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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

The Grand Celebration 1t stillwater.
p The jubilee at Saltwater, in honor of the
passage Of the railroad grant, which came of
on Thursday evening was grand affair, got
up in manner highly creditable to the peo-
pie of that prosperous city. Numbers were
present from all the adjacent towns and
neighborhoods. The delegation from St.
Paul numbered at least one hundred.
About one half of this delegation moved
from the Fuller House, in procession, accom-
panied by band of music, at half past eleven
o'clock, and reached Saltwater about three
in the afternoon. The entrance into Still
water was quite imposing, and the process
sion was loudly cheered by the citizens.
In the evening every dwelling and public
building in the city was brilliantly i!lum nat
ed, and immense bonfires were kindled upon
the high bluffs about the city on both sides
of Lake st. Croix. The whole town and
surrounding heights were in blaze of splen-
dor, the spectacle presenting very grand
appearance.
Later in the evening, those who enjoy
such festivities repaired to Odd Fellows
Hall, and the ballroom of the Lake House,
to Join in the social dance. The ladies were
ont in numbers in all their destinations OF
beauty and dress, and the assemblys were
kept up till late hour. During the even
ing about one hundred of the solid men oil
Minnesota sat down to railroad supper at
the Lake House, at which F. r. Delano,
Esq, of Saltwater, presided. Appropriate
sentiments were offered and responded to by
NJ. S. Wilkinson, j. W. Taylor Judge Coo
per, S. j. r. McN1illen, L. A. Babcock,
Judge Goodrich and others of St. Paul
Hon. H. H. Sibley, of Mendoza, Hon. A. Van
Worries, Hon. H. H. Setter and A. P. Green,
Esq, Of Saltwater. '.'
We expect to give more full account of
the affair hereafter. 1t was a pleasant and
happy reunion of citizens which will long
be remembered.
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1OurS truly,

ia" WINTER LIFE IN MINNEsoTA.H--Read
the letter which we copy to-day from the
Ohio Statesman, entitled as above. The
writer is gentleman who has had abundant
opportunity to judge of all he says, practi-
caAy, as he has passed the winter in his
claim cabin, some fifty miles north of St.
Paul I; and besides this, we know, by long
years of acquaintance with him, that he
would not write as he does unless he knew
ne was writing the, truth. .,;,.rr ~
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

dOrsement from Ohio.
Mr.. Harris, the well known editor of the
Cleveland Herald, the leading Republican
journal of Northern Ohio, writing from Co
lumbus to his paper under date of March
18th, speaks as follows of our new Governor
and the manner in which the appointment is
received in that quarter. During the past
twenty years these two editors have broken
many lance in close political conflict:
"The appointment of Col. Medary to the
Governorship of Minnesota affords much
satisfaction TO his political and numerous
personal friends. The old wheel-horse of
Ohio Democracy can lily be spared by his
party in this State. He will make a good
Governor of that flourishing young Territory.
BY the way, several Republican members
OF the Legislature propose to make new
homes in Minnesota this Spring, among them
DR.. Kirk, of the Senate, from Knox, and Mr..
True, of the House, from Knox. Also, Mr..
Brayton, of Cuyahoga. Ohio cannot afford
to spare such citizens, but there is no such
thing as staying the Westward tide"
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From Kansas-.ResignatiOn Of Gov.
.. Geary.
.a.1To.os ST.. LOUIS, March II.

.fIO o. OT. LOUIS, March II.
The Democrat publishes statement rela-
tive to affairs in Kansas, as given by Geary.
The cause of the Governors resignation
is in consequence of the failure of Mr..
Pierce to fulfil pledges made to him at the
time of his appointment. These pledges
were to support him (Geary) with army,
militia, and treasury, if necessary, but in
stead Of receiving this aid, he has paid $12,-
OOO out Of his own pocket to support the
administration. He has been refused mill
tary aid under the most trying circumstan-
ces, and thwarted by the Judiciary of the
Territory in every possible manner. -,i''a
The Governor states that fifty men were
under oath from the day he entered the Ter
ritory until he left, sworn to assassinate him.
provided his official conduct should not meet
their approval The Governor regrets the
step he is obliged to take. ' i''.'sr
He feels confident that if the promised as
sistance had been rendered, he could have
administered the affairs of the Territory, in
manner acceptable to all honest settlers in
relation to the outrages committed by the
pro-slavery party. He says the half has
not been told. The murder of Buffum by
Hays, the most cold blooded and atrocious
affair ever witnessed; his version of the
Sherrard affair is similar to that already re-
ported. He says, however, that the account
published in the Republican, over the sigma
ture Of Jones, is a tissue of falsehoods.
The Governor complains bitterly Of alb
stractions and mutilations Of his correspon-
dencc. He says the mail has constantly
been opened and all the Objectionable mat
ter to and from him extracted.
The Governor thinks the establishment of
a slavery constitution inevitable. ''s'9i
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Mr.. Young, Of our office has received the
following letter from Mr.. Fullerton, Register
of the Land OFF ,e at Saltwater: --A-
LAND OFFICE, SALTWATER,
.a-z.. March 10, 1857.
SIR:-In reply to yours of the 18th inst,
and to many similar letters from others on
the same subject, I would say
First. THERE'S no doubt but that persons
who settled upon any of the lands withdrawn,
before the withdrawal, will be allowed to prove
up and pay for their lands, as soon as the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
shall give instruction to that effect.
Second: 1t is probable that persons who set
tie upon such withdrawn lands after the
withdrawal, and before the lines of the Railroads
are 6red, will be allowed their claims, but of
this am not certain. We have no definite
instructions upon these points, and Yankees
can guess as we'll as we.
The lands withdrawn "unta further orders"
are the following townships and all south of
them in our district, to-wit:
Town 81 Range 20; T. 80 R. 81 !; 7. 80 R.
%; T. "a r. % and "a 7. IS R. IS and 26 !;
and T. sc r. q. All north of these remain
as before. Yours,
TN. FULLERTON, Register.
NJ. V. B. YOUNG, st. Paul, NJ. L.
The Pioneer publishes the following from
the Minneapolis Office:
MINNEApoLIL LAND DIsTRIcT.-The fol
lowing circular was issued from the Mime
apolis Land District.
By an order from the General Land Of
fee, bearing date March It'll, 1857, claims
can be made in towns 116 range 30, 1l6
range 81, III range 80, III range 81.
Plats of which are now in this Office also
on any surveyed lands west of range No. 81.
No claims or locations can be made from and
after the 9th inst, on any lands in the Dis
trict, east of range No. 80, except as above
designated. until further orders from the de-
partment.
Claimants on valid exemption claims,
made before the 18th inst, can prove up as
heretofore.
The following town plats were yesterday
received at this Office, viz:
Towns ll6 range %, III range 30, l18
range 81, 12O range 80, 12O range 80, III
range 81, llS range 81, ll9 range 81.
..-.,.,I A. G. SMITH, Register.
r. P. RUSSELL, Receiver.
Minneapolis, March Is, 1857.
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milwaukee, and Mississippi Railroad.
Old Prairie du Chen is shortly to be
awakened from her slumbers of two centu-
ries by the "snort'' of drove of those
scrittcrs" known as Iron Horses. We copy
the following from the last Prairie du Chen
Courier
"The completion of the Railroad to this
place, is near at hand. A train is now ma
king regular trips to point within this
county. 1t has crossed the last bridge on
the Wisconsin River to the West side short
distance from town, and is expected to "come
into camp" early next month. Two gangs
of laborcrs are engaged night and day, lay
ing the track as fast as men can. Mr.. Brod-
head is experimenting the work, putting it
through with all his well-known energy for
example, he starts for the scene of his la
bors' every morning on the first train, dress
ed for work in his indIa-rubber over-coat and
thick-boots, and there remains till night,
making things stir in way not agreeable to
drones.
Great preparations are being made at this
end of the Road, for the transaction of bust
ness which will be greatly increased when
it is finished. Expectation of future pros
perity to result from the road prevail among
our citizens with every appearance of being
soon realized" s. III
We of Minnesota trust to this road to ia
ciltate us early in the spring in transacting
our largely increasing business and means OF
travel; and we rejoice that it's completion is
so near at hand. Push it along! 3.I -
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The address Of the Majority"

The Z" Address Of the Majority"
Our friends of the Oronoco Courier APP
pear to have regarded the anonymous pamph-
let purporting to be the address of the
majority Of the members of the Legislature
to their constituents, which was handed
them by Gov. German, while on his way to
Washington, as document for which that
majority is really responsible. The Courier
has only to note, however, the fact, that no
responsible name-no name at oil even, re-
sponsible or irresponsible-is attached to it,
in order to prove its bogus character. We
deem it but just to say, that not ten men,
bers who voted for the Capital removal
could be found at the adjournment who
would so far degrade themselves as to affix
their names to this mass Of falsehood and
vituperation uttered against tho people of St.
Paul and the few who were willing to en-
dorse the precious paper were like all other
public libellers and cowards-only willing to
do 80 p'ioataly, and by sneaking out Of any
public responsibility.
st. Paul has nothing to say in reply to
this anonymous production. This is the
first time any one of her presses has alluded
to it, and perhaps may be the last. We
only write this by way of calling attention
to the spirited review of the thing which we
copy to-day from the journal mentioned at
the commencement of this article. We may
however, before the June election, feel it
our duty to give history Of its conception
and birth, and the after refusal of those
whom it claims as parents to own the child.
Its consummate illegitimacy is carried upon
its own face. .. ...
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The reception OF proof of presumption
rights and payments is suspended until fur
Their notice. The business of the Office con-
tinues as usual in relation to the remaining
lands in this district. In the district de-
scribed as withdrawn, Declaratory State
ments only can be fled
........ T. NJ. FULLERTON, Register.
w. HoLCoMBE, Receiver.
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We congratulate the people of st. Peter
upon their success in getting the Capital re-
moved to that town; and shall look for an
invitation to the grand CAPITAL JUBILEE
which they propose to hold in honor thereof.
We understand that the Hon. Jos. Rolette
will be an honorary guest On the OCCASION
Shakopee Advocale, =,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28
st. Paul Bridge.--MOtionf for an Iniunc-
ton Denied.

A motion for an injunction against the St.
Paul Bridge Company at the instance of the
Common Council, has been pending for some
weeks in the District Court of the Second
Judicial District, and was yesterday decided
by Judge Sherburne adversely, the ground
of the decision being that the plan of con-
struction as adopted by the Company, and
which leaves a space of two hundred and
twenty feet between the first and second
piers, with height equal to the adjacent
bluff, is not only authorized by the terms of
the amended charter, but is no obstacle to
navigation by boats or RATS, which would
justify the interpositlon of the Court.
The case was fully presented upon the
pleadings and attendant affadavits, and was
argued two weeks since, at the Capitol by
Messrs. Wilkin and Heard for the City, and
by Messrs. j. and J. W. Taylor, for the
Bridge Company.
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Uncle Wales Writeth.

The st. Anthony Republican of last week
contains the first instalment of Mr.. Wales
defence Of himself aad associates for report
ing to the Governor bogus copy of the
Capital moving bill. The old man has not
come to the point, or to any point at all, in
this first chapter: When he says anything
worth taking notice Of we also may have
something to say. 1900. ,''' '''..'a
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

u The Washington correspondent of the
Herald says Col. Manypenny rendered his
resignation as Indian Commissioner. Col.
J.B. Stedman, of Ohio, succeeds him. Ex-
Governor Medill takes the First Comptrol-;
lership, vice Whittlesey, resigned. goTd ri
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

IHE fEcLIPsE.-The atmosphere was
thick with clouds yesterday afternoon, and
nobody in St. Paul saw the eclipse Of the
sun. DON'T know whether it came off or
"S'' '7'. '>- aW'4-.h4ss9rsib q y1Isdu
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THE citizens of Charleston propose erect
ing q monument to the memory of Mr.. Ia
Der, who was killed in duel in October last.
near that city. .a.6 Biz Irrgtg
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

In my opinion the Board of canvassers were
to blame in not rejecting the vote returned
from huntsville Precinct, as there was no
certificate to show that the Judges or Clerks
of election were sworn. l haa
.,..., A.. Yours truly, c.
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IT, n .HIt..gNIIT :
49, At mas been decided by Western court
:; :as' = clergyman can marry himself. This
10 Aee-saVlng process at all events. Iir-
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Correction.
MrNDnrA Mar

Editors Of the Ninnesofidn. r..,, -.
The Board, yesterday, reconsidered their
proceedings on reading the law, and took
both returns from Waterford, so that the
vote stands now: %. ''''.." ;i9'.' -i-
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The County Seat Question In Oak Ota.
MENDOZA, March oath.


To the Editors of the Ninnesoti0n:
The official canvass of the votes cast in
this County on the 18th was made to-day,
as required by law. By the vote of the JUS
tees of the Peace, who formed a majority of
the Board, both returns from Waterford
Precinct were thrown out. There were two
poll books returned. from which it appears
that an elecii ion was held at two different
places in Waterford Precinct at one of
which there were ia votes cast, and at the
other los. The exclusion of the Waterford
vote does not affect the result, or else the
Board would have proceeded to enquire into
the "merits Of the case,'' and postponed the
canvass. 81 -l.tfF f.. - g.
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The official canvass gives
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-28

Mr.. Young, Of our Office has received the
following letter from MFR. Fullerton, Register
of the Land Off e at Stillwater: @~.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
Marine AFFAIRS.


The United States mail steamship Black Warrior,
Cent Smith, for H.vsna and New-Oiesns, sailed or
TUESDAY forenoon. She took OF: about 20 passense-s
a.d =, {, zee in specie on freight.
TWO VESSELS Ashore.
Extract from a letter received by ElNcoi Water,
ESQ, dated ~ artic City. Feb J.
"Ttere are two vessels a.hore on Binsenton Beach
-ope the schooner Csrreleta. loeasd With hces, and
the Other the Bremen brig Charles Williams, loaded
with hdes. They nesE the Government house.
The Chslles Williams: : consigned % Hennnss, Muller
a Cooling.
LONG ISLAND SoCND.
Tie schooner Msil Of Madison & ETH iss; N Gard
rsrs Bsy TIE stesneI Connecticut went n sesrca OF
the StTaiford sh;-boa; or Sunday, but was unable 10
frd her She reports large hermsphrodiie bry 10 tie
ice OF Rsce Rock deeply laden and heumed II tightly
IL is said 70 be vssse. bound 20 NegHeyen but We
know Of vessel Answering tie description nov dae
here.
NewLopdor hsrbor q nearly ces, OF ice, snd sailing
yesssl. can low make their vsy out and in.
A schooner Of about 10 turs VS. seen on the 10Th
u floating IN dIift ice, of Gay Head her decks even
with the water. New-Haven Journal.
LAKE DISASTERS FOR 1856.
The Buffalo Conzer Adrerf.ser publishes com
plete let OF the disasters the Lakes for the year 1885,
which shows q large nofeske in the loss OF hfe and pro-
petty that Of the P-eviou. yea-. Tue total s on
sseam aud ssil ves.ei- spl their csrsoes. IL eao~T4
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
4 YOUNG MAN FATALLY SHOT
RESULT OF RECKLESSNESS.

On Monday afternoon, young man engaged ID the
prirtrg es,ablishmen; Of Bunce & Co., Pearl street,
resr Peck Sip, was shot, ard :. Il thought iata.y
wounded The raI:e OF the victim ls Richard
Murphy, printer who while emplOyed IN g making
10 frm was approached from behind by John
MIer, shopma.e, who sccos.ed him with ' where
hal shost you ," at the same moment di-ch9Fsing
tie contents Of pistol e him The bal to'k eHec' 10
me lower PSF: Of M1rphys back, AID he sank n
.,snt,y 70 the hoyr. MILF, Oh discovering tax DC
lad .ho: he comPenoD. was greatly insh;ened en1
declared that he had srqp3sed the psto. 20 De ln-
loaded. \ physician was called to aaen4 tae
wounded youth, att which, re wa t1Aen - me
Hc.pi:s'. Co-oLeI Perry bang ro''Se4 ina MS
wcurt wes rkey 20 Prove m3i'a, yes'sriiy pro
eeeded TO he Ho. p. AID took hli dyias dePo-'aon
IN which he narrated the fact. as above stated ana
asserted that be believed Re was seot seeieen'a'!'
Miller Wa. greatly distressed IN consequence oi "ha
hsd happened, and yesterday eiled at the C0'o,er
ctes 10 surrender himself untl the matter e"od DC
Investigated, bit tie Corener ro' beng n 81 the
tine he left There i but little prospect = Aufph!
love
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
A THEORY or THE MURDER.

To N, Edi.o, Of Tss y. \. TrtlHne
SIR Thus far there has been no testimony ait'eed
on the official inquiry into TIE fearful event OF Bond
street which would prove the completely OF any o. the
persons dwelling in the house in the crime therein
enacted and now that the fever OF evcitemen, into
which the event threw the public mind s giving way
to sober judgment and calm inquiry, reflection aud
penetration it may be well to suggest theory II re-
gard TO the mystery.
The victim when discovered was II Lis ordinary
daily costume. and the circumstances would seem 70
show that he was unsuspiciousy seated al hs desk,
which stood against the rear wall between two win
dows with his back toward the door when assaulted;
that he was straDgled rose up struggled IN tue d.
retion of the door, when he received the thrust 10 tHe
ler side of bis neck, severing tue carotid artery.
Would be have continued sitting a. his desk upon
The entrance into that room OF any member OF that
household Where Was he from the time OF his De,
pa,ure from the house for his dinner until his return
st hat hour did lie return Did be return a.one .
Did he not return eary in the evening say between
and : O'Clock In company with some person VINO oon
mcd the Ged. and fearing detection II he descended
the stairs with smeared hands, assembled 10 the s'Lc
and seized thai soiled shnt and nisn, so'n, wn.oI
were lying in the vacant space on that noo7 removed
the blood from him. and then quietly escaped INTO Tue
street. There were no members OF the amy ".
the uprer psrt of the houee DUNG the h'uis
named and the persons mcst hEei; 70 nv 80 -,
The parlors at tie hou-s nared-Mr Snodgrs's sai
Mis- Heer-had gone shopping, AID Mrs. CuGnlng-
ham wss engaged IN marking nen and most prooso.y
the children and servants were with Der. IL tnis 'n7ory
he truth Dr. Burdell could have msde bat IKE noise
for he rope with 81 fast kno-saeh ss listers Use
would have stopped his voice sn9s; insian ~ sea \
il therefore not strange that IL Iargr' he3'!
house-such as thst is-it was 10: ovefnearo
may offer al improbable solution OF the m's'sfy
but if i succeed in calling the peoples mind oacA 20
tire sober second thought away from that thust Tor
victim which n seasons OF popular eNclien ny reI;
such a cause seems 10 be q human ch2racterisuc-l
succeed in saving nnocen; hearts from further i,era
toH out of upjls, public suspicion-n protecting IN
measure the far fame OF ST lesst two OF The young
ladies' in question, which has hitherto baen unsp1tei
and who aIe dear 10 many friends Of their infancy and
their womanhood and who are low N that terrible
strsight hsn which desth i preferable, n Al h.ve
AIDE the press n shielding fron SaCm1y n Sc Eho
nay yet be proved Tree from this III. p. L =.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
prRTONS THEATER.

Al.lliaL. audience was present on Monday ght on
IN. occasion Of she APPEARANCE of Mr. Brousban, man
,ger Of the Bowery. From what occurred on thst
evening. NJ. Broughsm being called for erd making
speech We learned that there had been difference
iftween these Comedians, tu, is now arranged, AM
NJ. Bnu.ham accordingly performs q, Buttons.
There were three pl4ys Monday night in t1o o;
,leu NJ. Brouchsm appeared The second wa
D." John Bill. when he took tie character Of Denais
n.uIardd1y, art beirg ST In'A feln .t,ion played
w.. mneuse efec., 70 The great amusement
- N. audience. LoE was NJ Blr-on less excel
len. So job ThorLbe-ry. TIE play, however, a. e
whole was in3if. reBty cast. The lss. piece was an
alteration OF an old The, called originally IN UnwsE-
rsptable Intrusion -sfter the Frsnch-of 60 light
texture thai nothing but Messrs. Burton. and
B,ouchams wonderful viyacty kept il awe. Nj.
p,oushsc,s appearance L great accession TO Mr..
B,,rtor. Thea:er, which really needs improvement n
., .4cCk
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04

Some years sgo THE TRIBUNE suggested the bun
rg of bridge from some poin, in the City of New
York to some point on the Brooklyn lights. In the
present advanced stse Of engineering is raite posi-
bic TO accomplish this desrable connection with our
sister city, and would be glad % see The subject
sgan discussed. TIE brf1ge should be Of .he most
substantial character 100 feet wide snd high enough
for vessels to pass under it.