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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
(Prom the Washington ssptinel.) \

While 50 many of our citizens are daily ma
king the trip to st. Paul, enjoying the grand
and beautiful scenery along the great River
bsloO that place, only few have ventured to
extend their observations aJoue The Falls of
bt. Anthony is great turning point in the
character OF the Mississippi and of the coun-
try ON its borders. The scenery below is
grand, but that above this beautiful. Instead
Of the bold bluffs, studded with immense mas
'ses OF naked rocks, the banksiare low gently
sloping towards the water. Beautiful farms
and smiling villages occupy these slopes.
The river is sensibly narrower, and the chan
mel has less depth slight rapids are encoun-
tered at several points. Nothing can exceed,
in calm and placid beauty, some of the turns
of the river, with the groups of low well
wooded islands and projecting points of land,
especially when seen in the subdued light
and brilliant tints of the evening sun, and
doubled by the inverted reflection seen in the
water below. ar .o., ..al 2. a.b.nle i1vf
The tourist will not find here the splendid
steamer with their luxurious appointments,
but small stern-wheeled affairs, suited to
the new condition of things. These boats
are daily thrOnged with hardy pioneers and
their "stuff,' crowding into the country along
this part of the river, where the lands are
still open for the first occupant Even the
floating lumber shows new character here.
In the place of the immense r.fts--much lar
ger than the general run of the city lots
that one meets with, and that make SO i'm
portant feature in the river below, we see
only logs, floating each on its own account
These are so numerous as to become serious
impeachment to the navigation, and form one
of the reasons why the little steamers are
obliged to lie by at night. With all the skill
OF our pilot, we could not avoid numerous
hard bumps against these solid masses of un-
sawed lumber, causing all on board to start.
These logs are collected at the Falls by some
ingenious contrivances, and formed into RATS
below. The numerous mills along the banks
OF the river have only to stretch out a
"boom' to secure supply Of logs for the
season. Each log is marked so that no trou-
BILE exists in regard to ownership. This con-
diton of things extends for eighty-three
miles up the river to ST. Cloud, a new and
very 1ourseing town near the Sank Rapids,
where the navigation is interrupted by chair
of granite rocks, and the river assumes ano-
Their character. At this place fine hotel
1.-THE Stearns House, situated on a command
ing eminence, affords good cheer and fine
view of the beautiful scenery around. The
town is destined to figure largely in the f,-
ture history of this part of Minnesota.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
The Convention.

Delegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton, which meets on Monday, have commenc-
ed to arrive. We met, yesterday, Mr. BAL
CoMBE of Winona Messrs. HoLLEY, BUTLER.
BILLINGS, CoLBURN and HANSON, of Fillmore
Mr.. ROBBINS, of Olmsted; and Messrs.
KINGsBuRY and BARRETT, of Lake and St
TOuiS
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

A PoUvD OF. CorroN WORTH Pound OF
GoLD.-Rev. DR.. Kirk, in a letter from Man
chester, England, says: a~.r ,-,nt
II had in the oldest factory Of the town
striking exhibition of the value of human art
and labor. A pound of cotton was pointed
out as worth pound of gold It's cost ds
crude cotton may have been eight cents
And as curiosity Of arr, I was shown
pound Of cotton spun into a thread that
would go round our globe at the equator,
and tie ina good large knot Of many hundred
miles in length.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Burning Of Houses Of HI Fame at La
Crosse. ,-,r

IL
I,g,'Drsn 80. sf,,. crosse. - ..f~T
For some two months our city has been
disgraced by some Is or 20 public prostitutes,
associated with n arly as many pimps and
blacklegs. Our citizens have been much trou-
'bled, for weeks, and last night the ind,gna-
ton came to focus. Some two hundred
men visited one of the dens, near Deacon
Smiths, set fire to the house, and after rem
dering some assistance to save the furniture.
they passed over to the St. Charles, some two
miles distant, and although the inmates were
preparing to leave, and the furniture put out
of the house for the purpose, the mob set fire
to the house, and then burnt the furniture.
Both houses are heap of ashes The mob
next passed on to another house near Flint's
addition, and probably would have fired that
had they not been met peremptorly by the
Mayor and Marshal. After scattering the
upfortunates, the mob passed on to the fourth,
considered the most respectable one in the
city } and here the better feelings of man.
hood-some sympathy even tor the lost and
vicious prevailed. The Marshal was there.
and the house left unframed, with pledge
from its proprietor that they all would leave
by daylight. They have not left, while we
write. But the refrmers are swearing if they
do not they will burn the house tonight.
+ The women fed to retreats unknown. but
we are informed that one Of them was seril
ously injured. .ori3aser.;,.) o..,vrrg " 7
This morning one Of the crowd of refor.
Daers was set upon by some interested in the
ways Of vice, and very seriously knocked in
the face. .nolir'n',lI 10 g,9.FI
Theats, we understand, are being made by
those who were interested in the success Of
prostitution, against those who led on the
mob. We trust the authorities will prompt:
y secure an efficient police, that the malice
and vengence OF men may be rendered harm
less as against the peace and safety of the
city,-La Crosse Dem - .1t,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Steamboat Explosion.

The steamer Queen City, running on the
Wolf River, Wis, while racing with the
Pearl, on Friday, July Sd, burst her boiler,
Killing the captain. engineer and number Of
theirs. One young lady returning from the
Appleton College to her home in Berlin, was
scaled from head to foot; her case was pre-
carious. Out of the passengers and crew,
numbering some 30 or 40, only escaped
live. The boat was blown to atoms, and
presented a scene awful to behold.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
ing are the fig
Grand total .,..l 5I5

Gin johnson county, as we are informed by
gentleman who was present, many votes
were poled by Missourians residing in West
port, Independence, Kansas City, and other
adjoining sections. Some Of them profess to
lold claims in the territory, but are beyond
all civil and actual citizens of Missouri. One
If the delegates returned from johnson
county-George McGowan-is said to be
citizen Of Westport. Our informant states
that he met Mr.. Nolan, prominent citizen
Of independence at the polls at Green
Springs, and that Nolan said he was there
10 vote, but could not do SO until he had
seen Tom Johnson to learn which was the
the right ticket. 1t was impossible to find
poll-list posted up in the county before cleo
ton, but it is stated that the names Of Clay
Pate, and many other Missourians We're
upon it."
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

HEALTH OF CHARLES SUMNER.-The Bos-
ton Transcript says that the reports of Mr..
Summers health received by the Persia, are
not so favorable as his friends could wish.--
His chief difficulty appears to be in his spine,
>, ia easily fatigued by walking and after
as he seated any considerable length
having been about when rising, like q
OF time, ne moves. He is now visiting
veteran of eighty years. r. His mind IL
the rural districts of France. .--6,l.
very active, and his spirits quite Chez, !,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Death of Hon. w. l.. Marcy

le'l .a4 ALBANY, July 6.
ID The Hon. w. L. Marcy did at Ballston
springs at noon on Saturday. He complain
ed of a slight stitch in his side which had
troubled him for some time, and the q walked
about q quarter Of mile to Dr. Moore's, but
not finding the DIR. be returned to the hotel
and Went to his room, leaving an order at
the Office that the DR.. should be sent to him.
DR.. Moore soon arrived, and upon going to
his room found him dead. '7 ''''
His remains will be sent in special train
furnished by Mr.. Corning, in charge of the
Burgess corps, and will be deposited in the
capital in this city.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

~ slssEIs IN sscrIoss.-A company has
been formed met in England, the object proposed
oelne tne , construction and working Of vessels
composed of several sections joined each into
the other, and admitting of being readily d;s
connected One engine, it ID stated vii, ls',c
nee to work three sets of sections mo =.
sloadng at one port, d second discharo;ro - -
another port while q third is perfocninv the IL
'ypyage between the ports Of loading aud dis.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Bank Failure.
The Chicago Press Of the 4th, makes the
following statement:

luC OuiCdSO ITCSS VI tuC sui, iIldhtS tuC
following statement:
Yesterday morning the Bank of Commerce
Of the this city, owned by E. R. Hinckley &
Co., did not open its doors, and of course it
has "failed." 1t has never been a very ex-
tensive " institution" and its failure ought
not to effect the credit of Chicago bankers in
the least. We are not informed as the cause
or the extent of the failure, but it is reported
that the firm had been severely injured by
some of the corn dealers, whose disappear
ance from 'Change we noticed a few days
since +. r. Hinckley & Co. have bank at
PIattevilIe, Wis, whose bills we learn are Sc
cured by Missouri and Louisiana stocks, and
ifthe Auditor of Wisconsin has done his duty
they will be good beyond a contingency. We
advise our readers not to sell them at dis
count until they are able to learn particulars.
We shall keep them advised at an early day.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Disastrous Railroad Accfdent-FOur
Persons Killed and Twenty Wounded.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial

tnioI ea. MARIETTA, Ohio, July ], 1857. !.
EDS. Con-. The Cincinnati night train on
the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, due
here at 6 o'clock, met with terrible accident
about half mile this side of Vlncent's sta
ton, and twelve miles west of this city, ct S
o'clock this morning. At this point there is
a trestle some three hundred feet long, and
fifty-three feet high. The regular track at
the west end of it is not finished, and the
trestle is. reached by reverse curve on a
temporary track. The train had Just enter
ed upon thetrestle, when the passenger car.
from some unknown cause, ran off upon the
northern side, became uncoupled from the
baggage car, plunged Harvard and fell to the
ground, bottom upward, and was broken into
fragments. There were in the car between
twenty and thirty persons. The wonder, is
that every one Of them was not instantly
killed. Three were taken out of the car
dead, and all the rest more or less injured.
One. has since died, and several Others 90
badly wounded that their recovery 10 doubt
ful.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

LEIGH HUNr-The occasion which called
for the following lines was this Leigh Hunt
had brought some good tidngs to Carlyle,
which so delighted Mrs. Carlyle, who was in
the room, that she sprung up from the chair
and kissed the newsman. Leigh, who is as
courtiy gallant as John Honde himself,
sent her two bottles Of apple jack next morn
ing with these verses: $50 @'.' r fein'
Jenny kissed me when we met, ns ... tt N,. .-e,
Springing from the chair she sat in
Time, you thief, who love to get ~ - H y -
Sweets, into your book, put that in!
Say Pm ugly--say I'm sad
Say that health and wealth have missed me-
Say I'm growing old; but add
Jenny kissed me! 5t-e1J ,.4 rs. %
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
The Bogus Kansas Election.

The Quindaro Chindowan of the 9th ult.
says, "we have received returns, Gin most ca
ses Officially from nearly all the counties
where any attention was paid to the bogus
election, on the 18th inst 1t is believed that
further intelligence will not materially add
to the number of votes given. The follow
ny arc rho fiUuras
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
Trial of M0Wers

WAsHrNcroNvILLE, Orange Co., N. Y. July 6.
The trial of moving machines took place
betwee the following celebrated mowers =
Lancy's, Aliens, Dapford's, Weeks, Beck's,
Hollis, Sandford's and Ketchums improved.
A conaourse of 5000 persons on the ground.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

DErRoIr. ,Ju1v 6.

A row occurred here last night, in endea-
voling to quell which Deputy Sheriff's Small
and Austin received severe injuries, from the
effects of which Small died this morning and
Austin lies in precarious condition. Twelve
arrests were made.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

THERE iJailaw in South Carolina which
ineicts TIL penalty of death for grand larce-r
n.y. A tnan named Antonio Den has been
tried 1d convicted under it at Charleston,
anon Saturday last was sentenced to b,
,1ng in December next
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
From Utah.

I taf tr.. ilemo- ST. LOUIS, July g..
The Deseret News of May 9th announces
the return Of Brigham Young and party after
an absence Of Is days. Prospects for a plen-
teous harvest. No news.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

QalruARxcDr.s John, c. Young, Presi-
dent Of Centre College, Kentucky, died re.
Gently. His wife isa sister to Vice iPresi,
'snt Breckenridge. . . - -" ~
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

The City Council have changed their hour
Of meeting from seven o'clock at night to
three P. NJ.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
New York Municipal DimcuItics.

tl ARls s.lts4s 80 NEW YORK, July y.
The city remained quiet throughout the
day until shutdown. The military, however,
will be on duty to night.
Major General Sandford, who has been
absent since Saturday P. M. returned to-day
and will resume command. fsf. Hs.a
The captains of the police held a. meeting
to-day and arranged to hand over all the
property in the station house and close them.
A caucus of Democrat Councilmen was
bel d to-day to consider the question of sur
rer ,dering the station house to the Metropo
lita MS. 1t is understood that, the majority
was in favor Of the measure. The latter will
be discussed in the Board tonight.
=. One of the Metropolitan police beaten on
Sat urday is lying in very critical position.
A lad named Buckley, aged ID years, died
at the Hospital last night from wound re-
ceived in the riot Saturday .a91am
Several of the rioters. were examined to- day
before Justice Osborn, and of whom were
taken with weapons in hand in the act of re-
sisting the officers, were committed for trial,
bail being refused Their names are Patrick
Moore, Owen Keolin, Pat. Mcbride, Barney
Gallagher, Bernard McGevern, Patrick Noon.
ey. and Bernard Dye. .a,,....; .sg !
The cannon captured in Bowery by squad
of the list regiment has been sent to the ar
mory OF that regiment. '-..' !''.' /.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
LATEST NEWS.
Epc,> $500
From Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, July6.

we nave received KanSac dates to the Sd
inst. : 49, $40 F.-afs-s a4a.aa.aai
A Democratic convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress met at Iecompton on
the End July. Elmore presided. Ex-Gov.
Ransom, of Michigan, was nominated by q
two thirds vote over Ely Moore of New Y ork.
Resolutions endorsing the policy If Gov.
Waller and expressing a determination to
supp ort him were adopted. A resolution to
adopt the constitution to be framed by the
Constitutional Convention whether it is sub
mitted to the people or not was lost by 40
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11

reserve western railroads and corner lots for
separate consideration. . f-..tl- 20
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

made communication concerning the National Ho-
tel disease accompanied by letter from DR.. Hall, Of
Washington, showing that the disease originated
from putrid exhaations.
Dred Scott Plaintiff Dead.
New YORK, May John F. A. Sanford, the nom
inal plaintiff in the Dred Scott case died here on
Tuesday. -
Central American Treaty. g
NEW York, May 7-Mr. Evans, who took out the
Clarendon-Dalas Treaty, returned in the Europa,
bringing the official treaty.
Arrival and Departure.
NEW YoKK, May THE steamer Leopold l., from
Antwerp, is coming up the bay
The Hausa sailed to-day for Bremen.
The Burdell Case.
NEW YORK, May THE prosecution closed their
evidence in the Bardell murder case to-day.
Mr.. Dean, the attorney for Mrs. Cunningham, made
two unsuccessful motions for the dismissal of the
case.
The defense has opened. I'D.
Domestic Markets
CINCINNATI, May Flour is firm superine is
quoted at ss 25 to Sc 30. Whisky, 2ssc and active
Corn is scarce at 7sc. Oats are looking up. Rye,
81 20. Linseed Oil, s0c.
River Intelligence. -"~
ST. LOUIS, May THE river is swelling slightIyat
this point.
The Missouri and Illinois are falling 7s.-
The Galena (Ill) Advertiser says that the steam
boats st. Croix and Falls City have sunk in Lake
Pepin. -a.. Fss
Five other boats, uames unknown, are ashore. 81
LOUISVILLE, May THE river is rising. There is
now sufficient water on the falls to float the largest
boats.
The weather ia clear and the mercury stands at 10.
MEMPHIS, May THE J. Woodruff, Ohio Belle
and Newcomb passed down on their way to New Or
leans to-day - M .4-s
The Lakeland, from New Orleans passed up.
VIcKsBuRG, May THE Henry Chouteau passed
down at 2, this afternoon.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

VENTILATION ON A NOVEL PR1NCIPLE.-Professor
Thomson, name of eminence in scientific circles
has for some time been engaged in researches on the
dynamical values of heat, and now shows that ma
chine may be constructed to be worked by water or
steam, which, with properly contrived valves and
mgress or esress pipes, would serve either for heat
ing or cooling an apartment. Such machine, ex-
pending not more than one thirtyifth of the energy
OF the heat impaired would raise or lower the TEN.
pelature thirty degrees above or below that of the
atmosphere and the Professor points out how cur
rent of warm air at such temperature as is conve-
nlent for heating and ventilating building may lie
obtained mechanically, either by waterpower without
any consumption of coal, or by means of steam
engine driven by fire burning actually less coal than
is capable of generating, by its combustion, the re-
quired heat; and secondly, how, with similar me-
chanica means, currents of cold air. such as might
undoubtedly be used with great advantage to health
and comfort for cooling houses in tropical countries,
may be produced by motive power requiring only
much diminished consumption of coal.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

Gov. WALKER AND KANsAs.-The Washington
correspondent of the New lork Times says in recent
letter:
The appointment of Hon. Robert ]. Walker as
Governor OF the Territory, was well received there
from the beginning but as the period of his advent
draws near, real enthusiasm is being excited among
all parties, and willingness in all minds excepting
those of extreme utais fanatics on both sides to de-
pend upon his sagacty and wisdom for solution of
past difficulties, and an equitable adjustment of the
claims of the rival factions by which we have been SO
sadly agitated. 1t is more than ever that Kan
sas will enter the Union Free State but salts
factory hope beginning to be entertained that this
desirable result will be obtained without the heart
burnings which had been anticipated.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08
THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH.-The New York Journ

THE OCEAN TELEGRArH.-The New York Journal
of Commerce, of the 3Oth ut. says:
Mr. Cyprus W. Field, who returned from England
in the last steamer whittier he had gone on business
connected with the New York, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company gives very encouraging
accounts Of the progress of the great Atlantic cable
Ihe manufactures continue to turn it out at rapid
rate, encountering no unexpected difficulty so that
there is every prospect of its being completed at the
time already txed-say by the latter part of July
Second only in importance to the construction of the
cable Is the perfection of the machinery to be en-
ployed in laying it down and confidence in the sue
cess OF this great enterprise is much increased by a
knowledge of the extraordinary precautions which
are taken with reference to this part of the work. to
guard against the danger of failure.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

The POWER OF A CoMET-The Louisville Jour.
nal disposes of the comet question in the following
summary manner:
see that some people appear to be still afraid of
the comet There is no more likelihood of the comets
hitting the earth than there is of the cold cows Jump
ing over the moon," and even if it were to do So no
harm could possibly be DONE A good sized ram could
butt fifty times as bard the biggest comet in the
Universe " ~
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

DIED OF RAT PoIsoN.-The Danville (Pa.) Amer
can says that a postmortem examination of Mr.
Montgomery the member Of Congress lately deceased
exhibited extensive abrasion of the mucous or lining
coat of the stomach and the entire destruction of the
membrane, both at the cardiac and pyloric orice
with general loss of tone OR disorganzation of the
thoracc and abdominal viscera The physicians ascribe
his death to poison. Mr.. Montgomery stopped at the
National Hotel, Washington during the Inauguration
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08

RAILROAD RIoT.-On the Goth and Both ult. a strike
aud riot occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at Martngsburg, in consequence of an order adopted
by the Board of Directors for sealing the doors of the
merchandsecars taking effect This plan of prevent
ing and detecting depredaons on the property tran
sported in the cars has been in successful use it is
said, upon some of the New England, New York and
other roads, The plan requires the conductors of the
sealed cars to give receipt for them as they are
taken from their point of departure and the agent at
destination in turn receipts to the conductor for them
on arrival To this the conductors objected on the
ground that it required too great responsibility of
them They and THAR friends assembled to the num-
ber OF about l5O drove the men from the rans took
possession and would not let them depart. The au
thortes intertered and prosecutions were commenced
against number of the rioters.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08
VIOLENT SroRM.-The Lake Providence Herald of

VIOLENT SToRM-The Lake Providence Herald of
Saturday last says:
We do not remember ever having witnessed a more
violent storm than the one which visited this region
on Thursday last Commencing about noon, and con.
tnuing for six mortal hours the rain fell in torrents
and the wind blew furiously. We have not heard of
any serious damage resulting from it. On low lands,
which are not well drained the yet tender crops must
have been well nigh drowned out