davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
To when Il nay Cenceru.
FOR SALE
The Large sss1 cell .lssos'sed
LII n 3 E Il.

Consisting Of
PLOORlN0-dry or Rre~n, pianed0r rough;
SIDlEG--haM insh thick or feather edged, plain OF
rough;
BARN DOlRDS-vlaned OF rough Of any length;
FRAMING LUMBkR-of every dm'nsion andleneths
YDHCING-os Ill lsnsths from - toN FL long
snIxGI.Es-No sAsvcd shingles, wasrsntesit - =
Shingles snd not sAAyinGe; Sawed Shtngtrs
equal 70 any No. Cut Shingles warranted.
.ATu, POCKETS AND WOOD.
Ny DOOR. SASH AND BLIND rA0rOnY J.
now oprn ~ receive orders f,r every description OF
the above syticls; aiso Cornces and ecrullwork OF
any postsrns made y ofd'r.
Rsu,emb the hail storm that j. to como next A.
mil bl,nds vim save you gtass.
ne shove Lumber v a9crrd and bound 70 Be Sid to
c,ore up this ysers businsas. Al p-rsous waiting
Lmmbsr VI any dsseresca, wil hnd to their 'nsss-
- 70 call -
C.lJN.NeON"S HILL,
IT. LoUoss Nan - osssad e.
You esa's nin II, lsok tss ~ "DnAv1 OLD OAK"
~ nlu vtu nm FOR abous . days, aud thoss PER.
80 vah,n9 bils save1 Womb - veil leave thsis
orsss = seea = psssh,e m thus eassre .hss Ny
neod. .. =. VA1AOW.
nOv13doU
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
CHICAGO.
=. r. GOE.V'G n 90.

NyAR DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO, I'LL.
NBERRAL wholesale Western Agents for Tarner
NJ Droehevs' celebrated HInger, blackberry, ana
ssAev NATIVE WINES AND tYktPs, etc; whole
ssie A~siers In Tobacco, Ctgars, Ogsssrs, etc We
nvsse the stssnton Of merchants la the above ar Tx
caes fsruer 4 Bros wines aud Syrups are H.
wsn hsevn 10 nerd commfnt, snd for the rrst, 80
sslI the best srtisi- 81 thu lowest pdrr.
Nov 3 d8m j y. GU1NS a Co.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

Oil ClOthS,
M he bes, Foreign and Dome tic Msaufsc ure iron
one yard " twenty -four 81 wide
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

Particular attention . invited 10 the sact tina, we
have many Of the ocse styles and qualities II goods
thot eaanos b Obtxined elsewhere. and we are now
o0srine eur entire stock NJ Greatly Reduced Plices
Doeeher, uollister ( wilkins.
ia 70 lAo9 4 lH les LAKE. LrRSEr
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

The Republicans of the Second Represen-
tative District, in the Eleventh Council Dis
trict, met pursuant to order in Convention,
Tuesday, May 18th. The Convention was
called to order by J. P. Phillips, of Glencoe,
on motion of whom Gen. R. S. Bartholomew,
of Hennepin County was chosen Chairman,
and B. e. Messer, Secretary.
A Committee was then appointed on
credentials, in the absence of which an invi
tation was extended to Ex- Governor Ramsey
to address the Convention, who in his usu-
ally happy manner by brief speech defined
the position of the Republican Party; after
which the Convention proceeded to the unani-
nous nomination Of the following persons as
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
r. s. BARTHOLOMEW, Hennepin County.
T. D. SIXTH, Chaska, Carver County.
HENRY EscHLIE, Yorkville, Carver County.
O. B. E. MRssRR, Hutchinson, Mcleod County.
Delegate at Ldr0e-C. B. SHELDON Excelsior, Hen
nepin County.
On Motion, it was ordered that the pro-
ceedings of the Convention be published in
the Republican papers of the Territory.
R. S. BARTHOLOMEW, Prss't.
3. E. MEssER, Ssc'y.
Full delegations were present from all
pats of the District, and the utmost harmo-
ny and unanimity prevailed. The selections
of candidates are well made, and the deter
mination is to elect them by large majority.
EDS. MIMI
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Editors Sued for Libel

Messrs. Carpenter and Law, editors of the
Wisconsin (Madison) Patriot, have, been
sued for libel by N. B. Van Slyke, who is
President of the Dane County Bank, and
Alderman for the Second Ward of that City.
The Patriot is generally down on all public
plunderers, and passed some severe structures
on the conduct of said Alderman in negotia-
ting and issuing the city bonds. Hence the
suits. The defendants have been required
by Judge Collins to give So, 900 bail This
is the most excessive bail we ever knew to
be required in libel case, and no matter
what the motive was, it should not be toler-
ated. The press has no security what
ever under suchjudicial tyranny. The same
Judge, we are informed, not long since only
required $4,000 bail from the railroad con-
spirators who attempted to take the lives of
many human beings. by placing a massive
obstruction upon the track. The proof at
the time was ALMOST positive.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
chicago, IOWA and Nebraska Railroad.

We learn from the Lyons Iowa) Mirror
that tie cars on this road commenced run
ming regularly West from Clinton to within
three or four miles of De Witt, some two
weeks since. The balance of the road to
that town is all graded and will be finished
Is soon as the iron, now at Chicago, can be
received De Witt is some twenty miles
west OF Clinton. The road is all under con-
tract 70 Cedar Rapids, eight miles west OF
the Mississippi, and the contractors are
pushing forward the work with commenda-
bic energy. 1t is expected that it will be
finished to Cedar Rapids during the present
year.
From cedar Rapids this road is to follow
up the valley of the Cedar River, and at the
State liac It is expected it will connect with
,ha ON and South road from this place to
St Anthony and Minneapolis, forming one
Lthe most direct and favorable routes be-
tween this city, Chicago and the Atlantic
seaboard. The Chicago, Iowa and Nebras-
ks Railroad is il in the hands of some of the
heaviest capitalists and ablest fnanciers in
the Union. aud in addition to this it is un-
derstood to he backed by the Galena Rail
road Company. As Minnesotians, we have
therefore ample reason for wishing it album
dant SUCCESS. f.ss55ta
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
CITY Printer.

1.-THE annual election Of city officers yesterday In ehe
Board of Aldermen the MaNes0tidM was Designated
q official paper for the ensuing year. As the DEM
ocrats had majority In the Board, many Will doubtless
esteem strange that such selection should have been
made But Il viii at leisure, to enlghten
this result The election conducted by ballot. but
we have been at trouble to procure the vote OF
each member, as follows:
For tie Pioneer and Democrdt-Messrs. EMERSON
Ryan and Larpenteur.
For the MiRaesotiaR--Messrs. Branch, Schurmeir
Marvin and Taylor
For TIE Nmes-william B. MGrorty.
Absent-Norman w. Kittson.-DaUy Pioneer ana
Dem0crdt.
The Mnnesotian through the vote Of Mr. McGrortyl
has been chosen the official paper. Weu-we diant uy
for It, nor did we wish it, but much obliged to the
gentleman who gave us his vote BY the way, Ie
ported that MGrorty Is to for next ana sna
the Minnesotian is to support him. Wonder II ne VIII
be elected g-zynes.
Well, TIMOTHY, the Pioneer has again got
ahead of you upon the authentic news"
Its account of the vote is correct to dem
onstration. You managed to raise one vote
which was Mr.. M'Grorty's, and after know
ing this fact, you have the meanness to
throw off the only friend you appear to have
had in the Council.
"By the way it is reported that M'Grorty
is to run f r. next Mayor, and that the Times
is to support him. Wonder if he Will be
elected z"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Republican Nominations.

The Republican Convention for the North
ern Representative District of Hennepin
County met at Minneapolis on Tuesday af-
ternoon and made the following nominations
for the Constitutional Convention
For Delegate at Larye.-Col. CYRUS AL
DRICH.
For Representative Delegates.-W. F. Rus
SELL, W. HAYDEN, .DELANo 7. SMITH, A.
Z. COMBS, E. N. BATES, d. MORGAN.
This is the kind of ticket to run in Hen
nepin ; and the manner in which it was
nominated is sure indication that all these
gentlemen will take their seats in the Con-
vent'on on the second Monday in July
Every precinct in the district was fully re.
presented.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

We learn that the farmers in Mcleod
County last autumn tried the experiment of
sowing winter wheat on the rich prairies that
are incident to the boundaries of the great
grainaires of the west; and we are now graf
flied in saying that their labors have thus
far. been crowned with the utmost success.
The result is moro gratifying because it
proves the fact that winter wheat will do
we'll in the Territory, even defying the "hoary
frost and the feecy snow" that was so Sc
we're during the past season. If fall wheat
can stand last winter, we may safely set
down Minnesota as good winter grain
country.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Our Railroad Policy.

Our correspondent, St. Paul." mistakes
the position of the people Of Minnesota upon
the Railroad question as we'll as the financial
standing abroad Of our most prominent citi-
zens. No one has ever been so foolish as to
suppose we want to shut out foreign capital
in building these roads, or to keep men re-
siding elsewhere from taking stock. We
have never heard any such policy advocated
by any one. Nor are we particular from
whence comes the money or who owns it.
But we can name at least forty men whose
interests lie exclusively, or almost so, in
Minnesota, who, if they were made corpo-
rators and directors in these roads to the ex-
clusion of all outsiders, are sufficiently well
known in money circles at the East to ne
gotiate the bonds, procure the necessary
means and 60 on with the work as any other
party of men that canbe picked out in any
Western State. Minnesota, in this respect,
is far ahead of any other community SO
young that has ever came into existence on
this continent fact which many people
seem to overlook. The man is also mista-
ken who supposes that our moneyed men
many of whom can count their unincumber-
ed real estate by five hundreds of thousands
of dollars each-are any way green as to the
manner of operating after they get the
grants, or that they are going into the stock
market as verdant countryman goes into
Peter Funk auction room.
We repeat-and we do not wish to be
misunderstood further-that we make no
war upon capitalists or railroad men of
standing and character, come from what
quarter they may. We want their money
to build our roads but our people, and our
legislators, are as determined to: keep the
roads under their own control as the Chinese
are to keep foreigners outside their empire.
This feeling may be impracticable, but it
cannot be eradicated at this time. Menmay
be forced to pursue different policy before
the Legislature adjourns, but we sec no
symptoms Of such contingency as yet. The
greatest danger to be apprehendedis aquar-
rel aiming ourselves.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Tenth Council District-.-Republican
Enmwomtfnm.
En,arge ment Of our Daily.

Tie DaQy A1innssotian of this morning
commences its fourth year in an enlarged
form. It $ now as large as any Daily pub
Eshed IL St. Paul, and we believe slight
degree larger. We have been induced to
take this step On account Of our rapidly in
creasing advertising patronage, for which IA
yors xe airs always thankful to our friends
and patrons.
The size and quality Of the paper which
we are compelled to use at the outset Of this
enterprise are not such as suit US. An i'm
provement in this respect will be made in
few days.
We shau, Of course, continue to use all
our efforts 20 Keep the Minnesotian at least
or ~ equal iooting with its contemporaries
- d commercial and news journal.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

,. ASTuDENT at West Point recently re-
turned to his home in Indiana, and, to his
surprise, found that lady to whom he was
betrothed, and with whom he had CORES
ponded regularly, was married and the
mother Of child. He determined not to
see her, but she asked an interview, and he
saw and forgave her. They then separated,
with the intention pever to meet again.
That night she died in consequence Of grief
and the excitement attending the interview.
When he learned of her death, the next
morning, he jumped into q pond to drown
himself but was dragged out by friends, and
his life was saved.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Communication.

We give considerable space to-day to gen.
tlcmen outside of our editorial beat VINO
wish to lay before our readers their views
upon the great exciting topic-the dlsposa'
of the Land Grant. We presume it is scarce
ly necessary to state, that it is the duty oil
all liberal journals to open their columns on
occasions like this to all responsible cores
pondsnts, whether their views agree with
those of the editors or not. Such has al
ways been the policy of the MinmesOsiam, and
such it will ever be while we control its
columns.
Having already plainly defined our own
position upon this great question, we are
more understandingly prepared to allow our
correspondents free latitude to write what
they please, so long as they keep within the
bounds of courteous argument.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Arrivals Yesterday.

Hon. II. S. BENNETT, of New York, and
Hon. D. S. WALBRIDcE, of Michigan, both
Republican Members of the last House of
Representatives, and both reelected to the
next, arrived yesterday, and are stopping at
the Fuller House. The faithful work these
gentlemen did for Minnesota during the past
winter is already matter of record in our
Columns, and therefore familiar to our
readers. ,,4ay,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
= slight Move Of the Transit Train.

In The Council yesterday afternoon, that
body proceeded, in committee of the whole,
- consider the bill granting to the Winona,
German. ST. Peter, st. Balcombe Transit
Railroad Company all the lands donated by
Congress TO build roads from two initial
points On the Mississippi to a point on the
Big Sioux river south of the parallel of fol-
ty-fve The outside plans, apparently, had
al been made to the satisfaction of the man
ayers OF the rotten old Transit. Mr.. Bal
combe entered upon his duties Of chief en-
gineer with high glee and great alacrity /;
while German and Capt. Dodd, his main as
sisan,s, took the post of stokers about the
lobby
The train ran with remarkable smooth
ness Tor about fifteen or twenty minutes, but
suddenly one of the passengers, Councillor
FarEBoRN, discovered a slight defect in
portion Of me machinery, which, as an ex-
IerieDced mar, he felt certain would endan-
ger the whole train if allowed to proceed fur
-ber without stopping for repairs. He Of
fered to Undertake the necessary work i'm
mediately, but the engineer, Balcombe.
thought II not necessary to hold up. Our
s.. Paul Councillor, Mr.. Brisbin, at this
juncture, thought it advisable to let the train
lie over until this morning, SO that all DANA
ges might be thoroughly repaired, but the
engineer objected.
Finally, the engineer took some old ropes
ont Of dis pocket, about as rotten as his
atperating tackle, and after applying them,
attempted 70 proceed. But Freeborn still
would not risk his life in the rickety concern
and after another dispute all round, all hands
Jun ped off the cars and left them at dead
stand still in a very damaged condition.
To speak less alegorically, the Transit
people. who have been doing most Of the
gassing as % their immense strength and
resources, G y and causing most of the delay
since the Legislature convened, with Gov.
German and Councillor Bilcombe as chief
blowers, PANTY showed their hands in the
Council on his occasion. But, as will prove
- lie the case in all their operations, when
Mr. Freedom called upon them to redeem
their promises made to him, they were not
there We are glad they are at last smoked
out.
TIC truth is, the general remarks we
have applied on one or two occasions, de-
nouncing he pernic GUS outside influence
which IS attempting to control our Railroad
Grants, are mostly applicable to this Transit
concern; and if Balcombe and German have
rope for cay or two longer, they will work
tbs fact out to mathematical demonstra-
ton, and bang themselves-sure
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

AFFRAY ON Crow RrvER.-An sffray &C.
CURED last Friday on the North Fork of the
Crow River between two persons by the
names of Henry Abel and John T. Kings
ton, arising from the settlement af some
business transaction, when the former stab
bed the latter in his side, causing severe
and it is feared fatal wound. Abel immedi-
ately fed and has not yet been apprehended.
He is of midling stature, thick set and dark
complexion
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

New PAPER.-We understand that there is to
be new paper started at Glencoe, in Mcleod
county in few days. The Editor. and proprie-
tor is Mr.. Baxter of Wisconsin,; q gentleman of
good deal of talent, and we doubt not will
spread before the public valuable and in
teresting sheet. 1t is to be Republican in pol
itics. The west is great country. Eighteen
months ago, Glencoe was bowling wilder
ness; now it is village of some four hundred
Inhabitants, With p prospect Of being one Of
the largest towns in the interior.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

The readers of the Times are almost daily
called upon to laugh over its editors silly at
tempts at doing something which he never
accomplishes but the infamous drive made
in the above paragraph to black ball men of
his own party who did not choose to vote for
him for CITY Printer, calls for more serious
treatment. The "mistake" he corrects above
is, it is seen, the statement made by him
the day previous, that McGrorty voted with
Messrs. Branch, Schurmeir and Marvin, Re-
publican Aldermen from the First Ward, for
the Minnesotian. Mr.. McGrorty isfirst sneered
at for his supposed vote, but when it is found
that be did not vote with the Republicans.
the Times, q Republican paper, "begs pardon"
for placing him in company with majority
Of the Republican members of the Board !
And Mr.. Taylor, too, gentleman whose po-
litical sentiments are well known by those
acquainted with him as being strongly Re-
publican-although he was not party can
didate at the election-is very good man
one day with the Times, and is publicly thank
ed for his vote. But the next day, when
this moral and upright editor finds out that
Mr.. Taylor did not vote for him, but voted
with the other three Republican Aldermen
for the Minnesotian, then the immaculate
Timothy comes forth with rod which he
will administer to Mr.. Taylor's back unless
in future he does precisely as the Times may
dictate
In our whole lives we have never known
a more unmitigated piece of editorial impu-
dence and perfdy then is embodied in the
two paragraphs of Newson's which we place
in juxta-position above. s
The suppressed edition of of his paper,
which he was paid one hundred dollars some
two years ago to keep from the public eye,
contains nothing 50 UNANIMOUSLY mercenary as
these two paragraphs of yesterday and the
day before.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
One Dimculty Settled.

We are informed from an authentic source
that the dificulties between the Root River
Valley snd Transit Railroad Companies have
been settled 10 the satisfaction of the for
mer, and that so far as they are both con-
cerned there will be no further dispute
The Transit bill was ordered to third read
ing in the Council yesterday by the aid of
tle Root River votes. If the Transit people
bad not behaved so mulishly and SO like cor
norauts all ne while, this matter might
hsye been fixed ten or twelve days ago.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
The Hastings, Minnesota River and
Red River of the North Railroad Co.

The Hastings, Minnesota River and
Red River Of the North Railroad Co.
We learn that the corporators of this
company met at the city Of Hastings on
Thursday last, and organized by appointing
R. Winslow, President and Robert Allison
Secretary, pro tenn. The charter was accept-
ed, and Messrs. Plant, Hilleary and Curtis
were chosen Commissioners to open books
for subscriptions of stock. Our informant,
a prominent citizen of Hastings, says that
the intention is to push to an early compile
ton at least twenty-five miles of the road,
so as to form a connection westward with
the Minneapolis, Farribault and Cedar VAL
ley Road. The connection is intended to be
made at either Lakeville or Mortified, with
a view to still further extension westward
to Henderson. The favorable character of
the ground over which it will pass is such,
that engineers have reported $4,000 per
mile as sufficient to build and stock the road.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
"Omefal Paper Of the CITY,"

Thanks 10 cur fast friends of the City
Council, the MINNEsorIAN again assumes its
CID position as the official paper Of St. Paul.
This is an honor we did not expect under
the circumstances, and is therefore the more
highly appreciated.
The Proceedings connected with the
organization Of the new Board and the cleo
ton Il officers will be found elsewhere.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

KASpY1oHr.-This excellent part of the Ter
ritory appears to be attracting good deal of
attention. Some forty families, with horses,
cattle. pigs and common plumber" such as
good western farmers are possessed of, went
into the Kandyiohi regions last week to make
homes. They could not have made better
selection for themselves and fortune. I
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

The people of Hastings, at their municipal
election on Tuesday last, very wisely fol-
lowed the example of the people of St. Paul
and "cleaned out" the Democratic" ticket.
The following gentlemen were elected to
the several Offices: ......
Mayor.-A. H. Hanchett. .s.
Recorder.-J. F. Marsh.
City Jxstice.-E. North.
ALDERMEN-Fsrst Ward.-T. Hope, T..
D. Barker.
Second Ward.-O. F. Hayes. H. B. Plant.
Third Ward.-E. G.. Freeman, VIM. See.