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The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28
The Destruction of the U. 8. Train by
the ssSafnts -,

the ''S01ntS -
BY reference to the latest news column, it
will be seen that the rumor given few days
since, OF Government train having been
destroyed by the Mormons, is abundantly
corroborated
There can scarcely now remain any doubt
that the Mormons intend to act in open hos
taity to the United States, and resist them to
the last. The Administration seems from the
first to have disbelievcd that the Mormons
were in. earnest in their threats, and even
now, dispatches say, it "is undecided what
course it will pursue"
The last advices from Col. JOHNSON, who
had q force of two thousand men in his COM
mand, state that they had gone into winter
quarters near South Pass, whe.e "they are
in no peril whatever from either the Nor
mons or the season, and that the expedition
will not suffer the slightest Inconvenience
from the destroyed trains.
The daring acts of these outlawed fanatics
show that inf1amed by their reckless leaders,
they will endeavor to make good their threats
The assembling of the faithful at Salt Lake
shows some bold coup d'etat is medtated-
Doubtless their mode of warfare was to have
been guerilla species Of fghting-to have
picked of, harassed and surrounded parties
of the troops while separated in the defiles of
the mountains. But now that the U. S.
troops have gone into winter quarters, the
war will probably remain in statue quo, with
out any move on either side, until spring.
The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28

The following table shows the annual ag-
gregate amount Of tonnage Custom House
measurement for each year, and the annual
The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28

ate of increase since 1850 A:
The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28
The following shows the time Of departure
of the "last boat" and the number of days

From the above exhibit, 1T appears t
The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28

Gang oft aglee."
There is difficulty, and not slight one,
in the onward pathway of our State and of
these Statesmen. In the same Article v. Of
the Constitution, there is a section which
reads as follows
"SEc. Z. The term of each of the Ezecu-
tiue Offices named in the article, shall com.
mence upon taking the oath of Office, after the
State shalt be admitted by Congress into the
Union, and continue until the first MONDAY in
The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-11-28

up the country -duOuI Iue SOuIiciudn
fond Of his iokc''-why he thus joked -
about the strap he set for Republican gulls p
and the queer place he set it in render
ing burglary" necessary to get into it
might afford to know a little more, and peo-
pie will think it does know more about the
preparation" Of those genuine returns which
it so facetiously speaks of!
Now, fellow citizens, without regard to
party, we address few words for your calm
delberation.
You see by the foregoing, that out of their
own mouths, and without drawing at all up
on the fund of ,al evidence we have in re-
serve on this subject, that our allegation of
forged returns from precincts up north having
been prepared or FORGED by Democratic
hands to secure the election of Mr.. Sbley, is
abundantly and acholly sustained!
We claim that this paper, and these edito-
rial columns have done good work in even
thus partially unmasking the traitorous enc
mics of the country who are guilty of these
tb;nps-enemies more to be dreaded than all
the armies and navies Of the world, because
thew are enemies who sap the vitality of our
institutions, and take away that which gives
us all our strength and power. That we are
government of the people-that the masses
rule and are soverign-and that for redresslng
every grievance they may suffer from the
measures Of government and righting every
wrong they think inflicted by its action
| They have a weapon surer set,
| And better than the bayonet,
| weapon that comes down as still,
| As snow flakes fall upon the sod,
And executes the fl eeman's will
As lightning does the will of God:
are truths upon which our whole political
fabric is based. Here Yerolutiou against the
government to defend popular rights would
be work of supererogation. Aslong as the
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

How rnr CABINET Was MADE UP.-Ths Hon.
Jesse D. Bright, Senator from Indiana, in re.
cent speech, made the following statement:
"Just here" said Mr.. B., "it Is proper for ne
20 tell you one thing which have never told
before. Buchanan did ofy me place In bic
Cabinet. declined it. Said to Mr.. Buchan.
an, 4 have been reelected to the Senate; the
Office is one Of doubtful tenure, and il will nos
do for me to leave IL under present eircunssAn'
ces, and take a higher and better place. Ny
enemies shall not say of me, bright IL very pa.
triotic indeed! He gladly leaves a g, 900 Ohiess
held illegally. for one worth $1,000"
Mr.. Bright remarked that the question: nighs
be asked, why he did not secure the Cabinet seas
for some other citizen of Indiana, after declining
il himselff He did recommend four or nve Of
our citizens, and urged them separately with all
his might, but Mr. Buchanan's programme was
so marked out, that If he (Bright) did not take
the appointment, It vas then to be offered 20
Michigan. It was accordingly so offered, srd
accented"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

WHAT MoRNoNs HAVE DoSE.-The fact thAo
Utah Territory has been organized nine years,
and has an estimated population Of from $1,000
to $4,000, and that in that time not an acre Of
land has been bought from the Government, and
in Minnesota, organized at the same tine' mill,
ions Of dollars have been paid into the Treasury
by the settlers, for the lands which comprise
their farms and homesteads, speaks volumes.
Civilization reigns in the one Territory, and bar.
barism reigns in the other. While the people
Of Minnesota have entered their homesteads on
the public lands properly, the MOrmOns have ig-
nored the United States surveys, and bought
and sold the soil, precisely as if they held the
same BY original right Of the prOprietorship.
Judge Douglas, in his speech upon the Mormons,
at Springfield, ILL.,, states that nine-tenths oe
them are aliens, who have refused to be natur
allied. With such a population, the result OF
events in such colony is natural enough.-N.
y ErDress
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
(coxcLuDED NEXT wEEK.)

A CLEnGYxAz WHOSE GoSEsrT EQUALS BIS
IxDUsrRT.-Ths Cincinnati Enquirer says that
in May last, sojourner at the Spencer House,
Rev. J. B., called the landlord aside and an
nounced that he was dead broke" He want
ed the landlord to trust him for his bill and lend
him $50. Being an entire stranger, the landlord
was so pleased with his guests assurance, not
to say impudenee, that he complied. The other
day he received the following rather amusing
letter, dated Columbus:
FMEND PEATT:-Enelosed please find SIS, the
amount Of your claim against me; and also, my
thanks for the favor you granted. The Lord
since my return, has blessed me with an abun.
dance Of business, all Of which trust have
disposed of to his entire satisfaction. On the
18th inst, l baptized two hundred and twenty
three converts, all blacks but three; and the GER
emory, although performed with due delibera'
ton. occupied only one hour and i've minutes
You will see that this was nearly four minute
and consider it demonstration that the three
thousand converted on the day OF PentecOst
could easily have been baptized by the twelve
Apostles. each taking two hundred and fly, II
an hour and thirteen minutes. Please accept thu
money, and believe that shall pray for your fu
ture salvation
Yours in God, B..
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

A Coon RoAD- BREAEEA.-Ona visit yester-
day to the Eastern Penitentiary, in this city, W
saw curiosity. The Superintendent was pack.
ing up an order for $50 pairs of boots, just made
for plantation in Mississippi. There we're 9
due proportion Of sizes, but with one exception
For this pair paper diagram Of the sole Was
sent as guide to the maker. The boots, when
finished, were 1879 inches long, go across the
sole, and ~ inches wide at the heel. The paiB
weighed just eight pounds. The boots were
made for negro slave Of gigantic psOpsVpOs'
tons, sor. of deputy overseer on the Plauts.
ton, for whom the boots were ordered. Beside
them, the other foot gear, although BY no means
small, appeared fairy-like in compsrison.-Phl'
sdel,iia NORTH American.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
SURVIVING EXECUTIVE oSnczns--h may b

SURVIVING EXECUTIVE OgncEHs.-It may b
interesting 70 our readers, says correspondent
of the Washington Star, 70 know who of those
that have occupied executive Offices in our Co
vernmens, are now among Us. For this purpose
we subjoin list below;
0fthe ez-Presidents, there are four still liV-
ing, viz: Martin Van Buren,, John Tyler, Nil.
lard Fillmore, and franklin Pierce. r.
Of the Vice Presidents, also four-van Buren,,
Tyler, Dallas, and Fillmore; and four Secreta-
ries of Sate-yan Buren,, McLAne, Buchanan.
and Everett. Eleven Secretaries ofthe Treas.
ury-Rush, Ingham, McLane, ~ Duane, Ia
ney. Ewing, BIB, R. J. Walker, Meredith, Corr
win, and Guthrie. Seven Secretaries Of War
Cas-, Bell, Porter, wilkins, Crawford, Conrad,
and J. Davis.
Also seven Secretaries Of the Navy-Psuld.
ing, Badger, Mason, Bancroft, Preston, Graham,
and Kennedy. Eight POstmasters General
John Mclean, Kendall, Granger, Wicklifs.
Johnson, CoIlamer. Hall, and Campbell. EleV-
en- Attorneys Generd-Richard Rush, fancy,
Butler, Gilpin, Crittenden, Nelson, Mason, II.
~ Clifford, Toucey, johnson, and Cushing.
And all the Secretaries of the interior, viz: EW'
ing, McKennon, Stuart, and McClelland, are all
living.
There are also seven gentlemen who have
served as Speakers Of the National House Of
Representatives, now living, viz: John Bell, r.
NJ. T. Hunter, John w. Davis, r. C. Winthrop,
Howell Cobb, Lynn Boyd, and N. P. Banks.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

.ToBAcco,-one Of the eiergyneA - =
recent camp meeting in TOiIand county, c., vas
opposed To the use of tobacco as incompatible
with true piety. Speaking Of the raising Of to-
bacco in the Connecticut River valley, as con-
nected with the worship Of MammOn, be "wished
that Almighty God usuld send a hail-storm and
destroy the whole crop on the river"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

GES. sAH HoCsros.-The San Augustine Ess-
tern Texan, of the 9Th ult-, has the following:
We have heard Il stated privately tliat Gen:
Houston intends handing in his resignation, 70
take effect on the LIST Of March next. Ri8nOt
known whether be win return to the Senate du-
ring the winter. ~ -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
CBpite 4octrp.
OCTOBER.
nv TIE LATE WILLIS GAYLORD CLARK,

nv TIE LATE WILLIS GAYLORD CLARK.
eossnn, yet bssutiful TO visH'
Month Of nv heart, th0u dIWneSt here
With sad and faded leaves to strsW
The sumnerI melancholy bier
H..o.ains Ofthy ~isds hssf'
A. III. red sunset dies sfsF.
A.d bars ofparpls sIouas sressr,
Observing srsFy rising ''as. 1i
Thou solsnn month. fheaf Thy voice!
Il tells my soal Of other days,
When bit TO live was to rsioies,
When earth was lovely 70 ny gaze! a
Oh, vision brighton, blessed hours-
Where are thy living raPturss noWi
lax my Ipirit'I wssrisd POwers-
Irk nv pale and fsvsrsd brow!
Ilook TO nature, sad behold
Nv Iifs's dim emblem, rolling round,
In huss Of crimson and Of gold
The year'I dad houor' on the ground;
And ,irhins with the winds, feel
While their low pinOnS musnur By,
How much their sweeping tones reveal,
OfHfs and human destiny.
When Springs delightful moments shone,
They came ia zephyrs from the Westi
Thew bore the woOdsrks melting tone,
They stirred the blue lakes CLASSY breast;
Through sunmsr, faintinE in the heat,
They fingered in the forest shade;
But changed and strengthened now, they beat
In storm DER mountain, glen, and glade.
How like those transports Of the breast,
When life is fresh and joy Is new;
soft as the haleyons dOwuy nest!
Ard transient all as they are true!
They stir the leaves in that bright wreath
Which Hope about her forehead twinss,
Till Gisf's hot signs around il breathe,
Then Plsasurs's lip its smile resigns.
Alas! for Time, and Death, and Care,
What gloom about our way they ding!
Like clouds in Autumn's EuSty air,
The burial pageant Of the Spring.
The dreams Of each successive wear,
Seem bathsd in huss ofbrightsF pride;
Al last, like Withered leaves appear,
And sleep in darkness side by side.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

CuHroUs DrscoyEaE-A copper kettle has
been found seventeen feet below the surface,
near ottowa, H., inbeddsd in vein Of coal.
Il was found on BaEalo Rock, on the Illinois
river. Some Of the citizens think il was brought
there By some OF the carly French MisSiOnsries'
over 900 yeats ago; others give IL much ear,
lier date. All ask, how could Il comeinto . %.
lid bed Of eoal1 This question none can answer.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

TIE sAFEsr.-In travelling in a railroad car,
which is the safest seat in the train7 Many a.
anxious mother has pOndered the point. The
American Engineer, as the result Of scientific
and prOsracted experience, says he
safest seat IL in the mindle Of the last car but
one. There are some chances Of danger HhsA
are the same everywhere in the train, but othss
are least a. the above named place.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

WHErLBARRow Mar MAS.-The Baltimore
American gives an account of a new method Of
surveying:
The "Wheelbarrow man" Is a surveyor, bus
ily employed in measuring the length and taking
the course Of roads, location Of buildings, boun-
dairy lines of farms, &C., preparatory to getting
up map of the County. Dispensing with a
chain, his wheel measures, in certain number
Of revolutions, exactly one rod on the surface Of
the ground. To the wheel is attached q clock
work arrangement and hands, and by inspection,
the distance from point to point is noted as he
rolls his barrow along. To the barrow is afhGed
a compass staff, and at every crossing, and
change of direction in the road, he sets his COM
mass and notes the course. Then this solitary
individual, dispensing with the usual parapher-
MALTA of ehainmen, Aagmen, axemen, chains,
pins and stakes, by trundling his little machine
around. will, in due time, present an accurate
map Of the country, showing all the roads,
streams, mills, churches, schoo! houses, dwell
ings, farms, with their owners name, and also
plats of our towns and villages. and this, too, at
a moderate cost to the purchaser Of the map.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon, win ask foE
admission into the Usipn at the approaching ses.
sion Of Congress.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

Az UNCOMFORTABLE PEEDrcAnrSr.-A few
mornings since. & young gentleman went TO battle
IN the East River, at . secluded spot above
Green Point. The water being rather cooler
than he expected, after swimming about four
minutes, he returned to the bank, and was pro-
ceeding to dress himself, when Durham bull
moved in stately form towards him, paving the
ground, tossing his head, and switching his tall
The ba.her, perceiVing the acquaintance becom-
ing rather close, shook bis coat at the animal, 70
deter him; but this appeared to have been taken
as an invitation TO advance, and the animal came
on ct an accelerated pace, when the poor wight
was compelled to save himself BY jumping into
the river. He was no sooner submerged, than
the bull took his clothes on bis horns, and pitch
ed them one after the other into the water. The
gentleman caught his clothes and hung By the
bank, trying occasionally to escape, but the ball
guarded the bank 50 as TO prevent retreat.
he was thus kept In The water for three hOurs,
until discovered BY some persons passing, who
drove away the Durham, and released the be-
uumbed bather from his unpleasant position.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

"Kansas h great country. Thermometer
over 100; excitement over 1900; justIee--be.
low zero" '1i 81
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
Pump Carpenter thus describes the habits Of

Pump Carpenter thus describes the habits OF
the late Minnesota Legislature. He says:
"This body Is composed Of thirty-nine mem
bers. Thirty Of the members use tobacco; six
smoke during the sessions; thirty-sight like
good liquor; ffteen put their feet on the desks;
all spit on the carpet; Eve play billiards. ten
bet on Faro; twenty-five are land spectators;
eighteen are aspirants for the Oiice Of Governor;
thirty-six would Ike to go to Congress; ffteen
wouldn't hesitate 70 be U. s. Senator; twenty
ownlarge cities Gin embrJol; six are tolerably
agOod looking" two perfectly "handsome;"
one decidedly "pretty;" and thirty-nine good
! Iivers." aH t'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22

MrIEs GREESwooD AND WESLEY SNEAD.-A
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette relates
the following oftwo weIl-knOwn citizens of that
place:
"By the BY, an aneedctS of the noted In
dependent Banker of your city, Dr.. Wesley
Smead, of tie Citizens Bank:
Years ago, he was 8 man of humble effort,
compounding drugs and retailing herbs and pow
ders at drug store on Fifth Street. His capt.
tai was small, but he was hopeful and generous
At that time poor boy, striving to succeed
vas going round in your city, with his basket Of
apples and peanuts, vending them at market
and the old Theatre on Third Street, when smead
took him into his pill-shop, and inspired him
with ambition to rise in the world.
Smead is now rich banker, and the poor pea
nut boy is now the enterprising and successful
mechanic and manufacturer-Miles Greenwood
A few days since, after the crash of the colos'
sal Life and Trust Co. Bank, Greenwood enters
the Citizens Bank, and boldly and sternly said
"smead, I want $1,000" smead answered,
"Greenwood, who would have thought, when
took YOU into my establishment, ragged, bare
foot boy, that would lend ysu $S,OOOf'
Greenwood promptly replied, "Who would have
thought you would ever have had that much to
lend7'
Il is needless to say that the ex-Chief Of the
Cincinnati Fire Department got all the money
he wanted"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-14
As. Mcbride,

COPPER, TIN & SHEET IRON WORKER,
No. z, BROAD STREET,
NASHVILLE, TEN NESSEE.
I HAVE this day purchased the interest of Mr. Henry
McCaslin in the above business and hereby tender my
sincere thanks TO all my old friends and patrons for their
Hberslty heretofore extended to the firm and would most
respectfully solicit continuance of favors from them and
wish info all the world and the rest Of mankind"
that have on hand and for sale splend d lot Of
COOKING STOVES
Of various patterns. Parlor Stoves for wood and
and laBcy Crates, Box Stoves for churches Ho
low Ware Of every variety hand made to order Fur
naces aud Foot Stoves entirely patterns Tin Ware
Of every description, suitable for house keeping.
JOB WORK.
am prepared to do all kinds Of job Work. such as
House Guterng Roofing any other branch pertaining
to that line
STEAMBOAT AND FURNACE WORK.
Myold friends of the River will find It to their advantage
to call and give heayag before bargaining elsewhere
for work.
ALSO, for sale, pair secondhand ENGINES cyin.
der II inches diameter aud four feet stroke with water
shaft and other fixtures suitable for light draught
steamer, which can be bought on reasonable terms.
june IA. s25
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-14
New Wheat Flour.


900 BAGS City Mills extra New White Wheat
AOO Family Flour in store tore and I6 for sale p b
SUGAR-76 hhds Fair to Choice LouisianaSuga or
y sale by
july2 STRATTON & EWING.
TOFFEE-5OO bags Bait Rio Coffee, choice;
~ so Laguyra do do
so Old Government Java Coffee.
In store and for sale by STRATTON & EWING.
july2
CABT-l2OO bags Fine Liverpool Salt, for sale by
- iuly2 STRATTON 4 EWING.
NNTHISKY-2OO bbls Ohio and Tennessee Whisky
w for sale by
iuy2 STRATTON 4 EWING.
NTAILS-5OO kegs Wheeling Nails for sale By
IN iuly2 STRATT0N d EWING.
WHEAT, WHEAT-2OOOO bushels Red and
w White Wheat wanted Immediately, for which
will pay the highest market price in cash.
iuly2 STRATTON EWING.
CTAR CANDLES-lOO boxes Star Candles;
y 50 d do do;
so 4 " do do
FOrssle by STRATTON & EWING.
iluy2-u
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-14
VALUABLE LAND NEAR NASHVILLE
FOR SALE

AN authorised to sell and make complete titles to the
Tract Of Land upon which the late NJ P. Walker re-
sded and the lot upon which the Blacksmith Shop stu
sted and the slaves and stock the place The place
Is situated the Gaatn turnpike and is nerseced BY
the Nashville and Louisville Railroad, is enough to
Nashville to make it convenient country residence for
persons doing business in the city, has fine spring
there in the State and is susceptible Of divisions into
several lots each of which would afford beautiful build
ing situations fronting the turnpike railroad am au-
thOrised to sell the entire Tract body or parcels
the place during the first and second weeks Of NOvem-
Der nex and will receive proposals for the purchase at
private sale Of all any othe above named real and per-
sOna property In the time any person desiring
examine he property can do 90 by calling on Mrs Agnes
Walker the place. and proposals 10 purchase be
made 70 her or John Taylor Mathew Allen the place.
addressed to me at Trenton Gibson county, Tenn.
Espt2A-f SAMUEL WILLIAMS, Trustee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-14
NASHVILLE STEAM STONE SAW WORKS.
Walnut Grove,
JEFFERSON STREET.

JEFtEhSON STREET.
c AMUEL HASLAM, having made important additions
~ 70 his machinery, and greatly increased his facilities
for manufacturing Stone Of every description is equal in
point Of finish ard durability to any made in the city and
at low prices and giving his personal attention to the
setting Of the work he feels confident that he can give
satisfaction to all who may favor him with their orders
such Setting Stone Front to Houses to Sill to Fencing
to Steps, to String COrnCe, to Large Landing TO Saw
Tagging, to Bush Hammered Flaggng, to CURLING, 10
Cuping TO Chimney Top, aud all the branches of Stone
Cutting, for cash. SAMUEL HASLAM.
WISH to hire negroes the balance of the year
i maV2s-lY SAMUEL HASLAM.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-14
Nashville Foundry,
No. u DULIENTE OIhEEI
TN, BRENNAN, Proprietor.

TN. BRENNAN, Proprietor.
7 would invite attention Of Architects and Builders 10
i the tne collection of patterns l have on band ard sm
making for every description Of Architectural Iron Work.
for open fronts Window Lntes and Slls Top COrnices
&c for stores or dwellings. Also, Verandahs. Fencing
and BalcOneys. will work to any design to me,
furnish designs if necessary employ the best skilled
Workmen to be had and use the best materials and am
confident that eau successfully compete with Eastern
manufacturing in this market and hope be sustained in
doing by those anxious to encourage home enterprise
sept24-F T. NJ. BRENNAN