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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-02

PERsoNAL.-A large number of the most
prominent and influential citizens of Boston
have rendered Speaker Banks the compli-
ment of public dinner. In their letter of
invitation they award him the highest praise
for his discharge of the difficult duties of the
Speakership, and also for his share in the
important change made in the Tariff "by
which the industrial and commercial inter
ests of the country will be largely benefit
ted.' Mr.. Banks, in reply, declines the in
vitation. in consequence of pressing engage
ments, and speaks of the new Tariff as GER
tain to influence advantageously all the great
interest of the country. He also pays a very
high tribute to the industry intelligence and
ability of the last Congress-the legislation
of which, he thinks, is not likely to receive
from the people the full measure of credit to
which it has just claim.
Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams have ap-
peared 200 nights in Irish and Yankee char
acters at the Adelphi Theater, London, where
they had been received with great applause.
Queen Victoria, her husband and children,
attended frequently, and exhibited the great
est delight at the representations of the pop
ular comedians. Mr.. Williams has, we are
glad to learn, forwarded $4,000 to w. E.
Robinson, Esq. (his Law Agent in this city,
for Judgement in Bank. This is but the
latest ofseveral remittances. The Williams's
have played "Yankee Doodle" over the the
Britishers. More power !-Ne,c York Irish
american.
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Wisconsin Leather Co.

NO 50 EAST Wa TER STREET,
milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Have on hand at all times the largest and best assort-
ment in the West of
SOLE AND UPPER LEATHER CALF AND KIP,
French, Philadelphia and Slaughter Innings, BINDINGS
Findings Harness. Bridle Collar, Sheep Skins, Lacing
Band Leather, and
PATENT LEATHER BETTING.
Having an immense Tannery Of our own, and unsur-
passed facilities for buying can safely say that we
DEFY OMPETITION.
At all times, Cash and the highest prices paid for
Hides, Pelts, &c.
Any one wanting anything in the line, will do well 10
visit our City and give us CALL
Milwaukee, April, 1851. myz-wi"
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The Stage.

| We give below some extracts from thu
discourse of Rev. DR.. Bellows. Pastor of .
Unitarian Church in New York City, deliv
cred before The Y. M. Association of thai
city, defending the drama, or rather the dra
ma as it should, and ought to be and which
has called down upon him the venom of the
religious press of the country. We venture
to assert that the Rev. Dr.'s positions are
tenable, and the view he takes of the sub
ject entirely fair, candid and impartial:
There is no public amusement so com.
pletely identified with the civilization of the
world as the theatre. Cosmopolitan rather
than national, it yet finds special encOur-
agement in America. Combining in itself
dramatic, mimetic. scenic and musical fasci-
nations it unites the intellect, the taste, the
passions, the senses-the solitary and the
social nature-in its employment. 1t is
thus, in its nature, the completest of in
door public amusements, and as such is
about as likely to be driven from the world
by the whips of ascetic moralists as the use
of animal food by the Vegetarian Society.
Who that has read DR.. Kane's delightful ac-
count of the dramatic performances by the
crew of the Hecla, shut up in the ice of the
ice of the Polar Sea, does not bless kind
of entertainment which was match for the
scurvy The spread of the theatre in our
country from the Arctic circle to California.
proves that our people have a great taste
and talent for it, and the rapid growth I'M
der all kinds of names-Oiten hypocritical
and cowardly names-of places Of dramatic
entertainment, indicates the general craving
Of the people for this form of amusement.
In this state of things, it is a great mis-
fortune that the virtues and sober DO. ton of
the community, should waste it's energies in
opposing, instead of directing the irresista-
BILE current of public sentiment. In my
judgment the only adequate cure for what
the theatre, is its adoption by good sense and
right feeling of the community as legiti-
mate national amusement; its complete ma
tionalization as an innocent and useful enter
tainment. When the lecture-rooms of our
smaller towns ard villages expand into MIN
ic theatres, in which the abundant private
talent of our smaller communities can exer-
else and display itself for the popular enter
tainment, and give occasional audience to
public or imported talent, we have taken
great step towards the publication of the
stage, and soon concentrate an amount of
virtuous ability upon the preparation of
without being prosy, and in
structive, without being dull-which will
perfectly redeem dramatic literature from
the pollutive hands of unprincipled play
wrights. Meanwhile, rejoice to hear that
our city stage is becoming continually more
and gifted, and thu t the public
grows more exacting of propriety and moral
purpose"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-02

AN exchange says it is one of the singu-
larities of the period in which we live, that
there are more frequent murders, assassina-
lions, elopements of wives with other wom-
ems husbands, and husbands with other
mems wives than at any previous history of
the world; and then there are poisonings by
wives and poisonings by husbands, elope-
ments of young ladies with their fathers
coachmen. Elopements to get husbands ;
and these irregularities" are confined to no
particular locality--city, town, and country
folks fare alike. All have had their portion
of monotony disturbers.
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STARTLING IF TRUE.-The Memphis Ea-
gle and Enquirer says it is informed by
STAKEHOLDER Of Tishimingo county, Miss, that
there are many persons in that county who
are avowed anti-slavery men; and that some
of them are in the habit of declaring they
are for dissolution of the Union, for the
simple reason that such a catastrophe will
necessarily result in the abolition of that in
stitution." Our Contemporary. further alleges
that it was distinctly charged, in 1851, by
the Fire eaters, that there were three hun,
dred abolition voters in Tishimingo county
This is certainly very singular and rather
startling. Abolition in Mississippi We
don't pretend to understand it.-N u. Bnt-
Lii.
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GAME is still plenty. Ducks are numer-
GUS all along the river, and on every Lake in
the neighborhood. The finest of fish are
sold from wagons at four to 6 cts. per h.
IF the river does not soon open, everybody
will have to take to hunting and fishing
for subsistence, as the stores Of provisions
are getting alarmingly low in every ones
larder, while prices are becoming ominously
sfl. 81 &N.fs - E.sz..o , Z - 'tIAi
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COMMERCIAL.
MINNE5OTIAN OFFICE, I
ADril 30. 1887 Z

MrSSKsorIAS OFFICE,
| April 30, 1857.
The markets have presented but little interest during
the past week. Nearly all the large stocks Of goods In
our wholesale stores reduced be nearly
Of many leading articles All are waiting anxiously fol-
the first boat" which will institute a total change In
the prices Of many things quote below. We give the
ruling Wholesale prices Of the markets at this date as
possible.
FLOUR-The market Is tolerably well supplied now as
lots have arrived from below during past week.
We quote superne from 90 to $50; Extra, 81 to e. So
The tendency is downward, and will materially alter
on the opening Of the Lake.
EGGS-From 40 to 5Oc per Dozen These prices are
merely temporary, in few days the market will be
well supplied.
BUTTER-From 20 to 2Sc per ID In irkns, with down.
ward tendencyost dealers expecting lots of Ohio and
Illinois butter.
GRAIN-Some Wheat in market,-held at 81 so; but
few Oats in store, though has arrived per boats
during the week; selling at 81; Corn held at 40
HAY-This is selling at from $40 to 1926 per ton
considerable demand is noticed.
WOODS selling at from sc to 81 per cord; the
demand has been good during this cool spell.
PROVISIONS Pork from s26 to 1877 per Dbl but lit
tie ia market Bacon from II to 15c per ID Potatoes
81 rs per bashe Beans 81 to IS per bushel Corn Meal
$3.50 per sack; Crackers IS to $50 per Dbl.
FRUIT-Apples, dried, $40 to 1880 per Dbl; Green do
81 to So; Peaches, $40 to Il, per Dbl.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RiJ, 141lc per ID Java, 19c per
lib; Tea GOa'5c per ID: Rice Sc per ID Sugar, Brown
13a5c per lb Loaf do 17s1sc per lb; Molasses-none
in market Candl Star, SOa37c der ID Talow do II
also per IL; Goldfish, sa1oc per ID Lard On-none in
market Lard, 1Sa29c per Id.
LIVE STOCK-Beef on foot, So per cwt Cows mlch
$35a$65; Work Oxen, $125a$175.
FRESH MEAT--Beef, 12a15c per Id; Mutton, 20c per
lb Pork, l5c per lib; Veal, 15a20c per lib.
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LAKE ONTARIO IN THE TIME OF NOAH
Mr.. y. Skeel sends us communication from
South Butler, Wayne county, N. Y, in which
he makes very curious and interesting
statement. Promising the account of h S
discovery with the generally received suppo-
sition that the surface level of Lake Ontario
was ages ago, several hundred feet higher
than its present position, and Of course that
its waters submerged many miles of the
country now surrounding it, and which is
now covered with cities and villages, he
says:
81 have discovered the former outlet of
this Lake when it Occur led its ancient terri
tory and before the river ST. Lawrence had
being. | Lave proofs incontrovertible on
this point, and by them are convinced beyond
doubt of the truth of what 1 have stated.
The ancient outlet emptied the waters of
Lake Ontario into the Valley of the Mohawk,
at or near the locality of Rome, Oneida
county, thence into the Valley of the Hud-
son, and from there into the Atlantic. This
discovery is the result of actual observations
made at the point of egress from the ancient
lake while l was located as pastor of a
church in Northern New York.-M Y. Tai-
bune
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uALIFAN. April 81.

The House and Assembly have passed a
bill giving the N. Y. F. & London Telegraph
Company the privilege of landing sub-ma-
rine telegraph cable from any part of Europe
on any part Of the shores of Nova Scotia
and Boston.
The English Government furnishes three
steamers to assist in laying the Atlantic
telegraphic..cable, it will be completed in June
and laid in July.
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A Brave BAcHELoR.-It having been
noised abroad in England that the future
minister in the new parliament would pro-
pose an allowance of $4,000 year to the
Princess Royal on the occasion Of her mar
rage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia
(which event is soon to take place-the
matter matter became the subject of frequent
questioning at some of the political gather
ings in London. One of the candidates for
the House, who had been asked if he was in
favor of the measure, responded that "with
regard to the dowry of $4,000 to the Prin-
cess Royal, he thought it a large amount to
pay, and as he was bachelor unattached, he
would take her off the Prussian Prince 3
hands for half the money.
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srEpHEN AT HOME AGAIN!
saint Paul and saltwater Stages.

From and after Monday, the 18th instant, Will run
A DAILY LINE OF COACHES,
BETWEEN sTILLWATER AND ST. PAUL,
Leaving each place at O'Clock, A. NJ, and arrive At
~ O'Clock, Noon. Fare each way, 81. All Baggage
weighing over 60 lbs. to be charged extra
-.... s. POWERS, Proprietor.
A. wnLouoHBY and J. R. LAKE, General Agents. ?"
Paul; c. A. BRuxLEY and ISAAC GRAY, Agents. sui"
Ps-At present shall run open Coacnes' ~ 49,
the opening Of Navigation shall run some ne y. -.
CANT Coaches, far superior to any ever use" !"
so,. h.for-. tap11-atD
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ST. PAUL, SALTWATER & Hudson

ST. PAUL, STILLWATER & Hudson
Passenger and Stage Line.-Will leave daily
at O'clock A. NJ, and o'clock P. NJ arriving IN time
to give hours at each place 10 transact
business and the day. Passengers caed LOT
at the Hotels Teams in readiness at all tunes 10 convey
Passengers from St. Paul to saltwater officE-Mer'
o.ns Hotel corner of Third and Jackson Streets, OPP
,,o. Tho steamboat landing st. Paul. Passengers will
n,ease report their names at the Hotels.
T. B. GALCSHA.
Mr.. The undersigned having recently purchased OF
Powers all his interest IN said Passenger Lines, he
&; the sole owner thereof and hopes to merit the cons
ned patronage of the travelling public. II u. u.
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Yesterday was fruitless day for report
ers. The rain, and impossible state of the
streets rendered items scarce. No one ex-
cept those fortunate enough to have India
rubber boots three feet high could get around
with safety.
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Cathcart Il Co.,
WHOLESALE RETAIL DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,

CathCaFt n Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS In FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
COMMENCED Business in Saint Paul Four Years ago,
little than Indian trading post since that
time has risen from the dimensions of an obscure VII
lage to City of 10000 nhabitans-the emporium OF
commerce which already counts by millions Their own
success has kept pace with this PROGRESS
Their business has
MORE THAN DOUBLED!
Every year since its commencement They have re-
Gently built,
ON THIRD ST., BET. ROBERTS AND MINNESOTA,
A New and Spacious Brick Store,
Fitted up in the most MODERN STYLE, and adapted in
design and capacity and in the elegance neatness and
convenience of its interior to the increas
ing exgencies of the and the astonishing expansion
Of their
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESS.
Their extended facilities and intimate acquaintance
with EASTERN MARKETS, have enabled them to select
stock of Foreign and domestic DRY GOODS USEoUALED
IN NORTHWEST! for its extent, splendor and va
riety Itcomprses all the Choicest Fall and Winter styles
OF DRESS AND FANCY GOODS!
And consists Of all grades and prevailing modes now
offered to the taste and fashion Of the East and South
REGULATING the start, the INsoLENr ASSUMPTION Of
some inexperienced dealers that Anything Will DO ior
the West ,-instead of attempting to fost shopworn
wares and obsolete modes upon the Market they nave
aspred to bring the resources OF
Fashion and Taste I'm Minnesota
Up to the most EXQUISITE STANDARD or BROADWAY With
stock Of 800, 900, selected on this principle, and
now displayed in large and magnificent Salssroom,
where q corps Of gentlemanIy and obligng Clerks are
always in attendance, they have commenced their
sEMI-ANNUAL SAFES. They invite particular atten-
ton to their spacious
CARPET WAREROOM,
Filled with the most superb and elegant Carpetngs and
Druggets Floor Oil Cloths, &c. offered in this City
department of their large establishment Is devo'eu
exclusively 70
Hosiery, Gloves, Fancy Goods &C.
In which they claim the pre-eminence universally ae'
corded their taste and discrimination.
| CATHCART CO., call the attention Oh vi. ~
| chants and business men OF the Mhneso'e CIV
,ipp Valleys and throughout the Nor'n e' '" ''e''
WHOLESALE DEPARTmENT'
..xsd their utmost resources to place thei'
$3.50, Rusness on . footing which will enable 81
- comnete with the most favorte depot Of Westerr
rae Their stock footing over 100000, nils the wno
FOUR FLOORS Of their spacious establishmens' ana
long experience has qualified them to select the
and Grades most suitable for the Market ana 'he eA
tended facilities enable them to
Sell At Chicago and st. Louis Prices!
With the mere difference Of freight added NOBODY vi
ioubt this who will do them the favor 20 examine "s
| stock and facilities h"'i''"
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OMIrrED.-In noticing yesterday the ar
rival of Mr.. MACE, of Indiana, we s0rots an
accompanying paragraph, stating that he was
in company with his friend, Hon. Gro. W.
CHASE, of New York, but it didn't gel
printed. Mr.. CHASE was also hard worker
for Minnesota's interest while in Congress-.
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The HUrcHINsoNs will give another of
their inimitable Concerts this evening at
Manuel Hall. Admission so cts; tickets to
be had at all the bookstores and at the door.
| Let every body attend.
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To CAPITALISTS Great chance for in
Observation-Disclosures made in a day. Be
quick, or the chances will all be taken!
Steamboat City!
This fourishing city has been laid of
within the last ten days by number of
Steamboat Captains, who are well known to
the citizens and travellers in Minnesota,
Iowa, and Illinois, and, indeed, the whole
West.
lis beautifully, delightfully."-, Economically,
BEAUTIFULLY, and advantageously situated at
the foot Of Lake Pepin, the lovelest lake of
the Mississippi River. The plat is as level
as floor.
The town was commenced but few days
since, and was laid off into ten blocks, con
tanning 100 lots each, on which strange to
say, there were erected, as if by magic, a
comfortable dwelling for small family
Two persons live in each dwelling, and on
| pinch accommodate extra dodgers.
ADDITIONS have been made daily. Block
after block laid out and occupied immediate
-ly. Two additions made daily!
This city of a day, it is estimated con-
tains $500 inhabitants! Astonishing! and
| true !!
The amount of steam machinery is larger,
positively, than in any other city in the
world-of the same size. On each block is
an engine of from one, to two hundred horse
power, driving beautiful and useful machine
~. What city in the world can equal this?
Men, women, and children are arriving
daily by hundreds and settling in comforta
BILE houses. Every variety of business has
its representatives.
Now is the time to buy The chances
will be gone soon. BLOCKS sold cheap fol
cash Don't delay.
Enquire of the undersigned on the premi
ses. The last chance will be sold to day, a.
shall not be there after the Lake opens!
April 80, 1856. Q.P. D. T.
P.S. Mr.. EDIToR:-I don't believe il
blowing, and have given but plain state
ment about this wonderful town. Publisl
this notice and twelve columns of editoria
recommending it to capitalists and will Civ
one lott If you will get the members o
the legislature (don't bride 'em) to locate al
the terminus of the Railroads, and tell then
that will give them one lot each.
srs $3.50 -r ,1H.' '7tsi~isf @. P. T. D.
J.. as.9
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Chicago, s.. Paul and Fo4 d4 Lac Rail-
road Company,

road Company.
In regard to the financial affairs of this
company, we find the following dispatch in
the Chicago Tribune of the 25th:
New York, April "a.
Ogden, Fleetwood E Co..:
Dodge, Bacon, & Co., of London, have re-
sumed payment. Our business with them
is closed without loss.
CHARLES BUTLER, Treasurer.
This will, of course, put quietus on the
rumors which have involved the Chicago, St.
Paul, and Fon du Lac Road in loss of a
million of dollars, by the failure of tie house
named in the dispatch.
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THE PEARL Exc TEMENr.-The alleged
finding of real pearls in the shells of mus
Giles near Paterson, N. j., is creating no lit
tie excitement. A friend assures US that
one pearl as large as small marble, (not a
piece of chalk, has been shown to Tiffany
& Ellis, the well known Broadway jewellers,
who estimated its value at 81 900, and offer
ed to advance 500 on it. 1t lacks the Pc
culiar tint of the Eastern pearl otherwise
its value would be almost incredible. The
man who owns it has already sold small
pearls to the amount of 5000. Everybody
is on the search, and whatever may be the
result, there is evidently no lack of muscle
at the diggings.-M. Y. Tribune.
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EDITORIAL VIsIT.-Among others from
abroad, we were pleased yesterday to meet
our friend SHEErz of the Owatonna Watch
man and Register, a staunch Republican pa
per, published at Owatonna.
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Dakota County Republican Convention.

The Republicans Of Dakota County hereby request
ed assemble in their respective precincts and appoint
Delegates Republican Convention, meet at Trips
Hotel in the City Of Hastings, Saturday. the End day
of May at O'Clock, for the purpose Of nominating
SIX PERSONS, candidates for the Office Of DELE
GATE to the Territorial CONVENTION, to form q
STATE CONSTITUTION, (that number being equal to
double the " Representatives from Dakota County IN
the Council and House Of the Territorial LegsiaureJ
the election therefor be held the first Monday OF
June next as provided by the Enabling Act Of Congress
The appointment precinct Delegates from the several
election districts Of the County, Is as follows Mendoza,
3: Rosemount 1 Brownsville, Lakevlle 8; Water.
ford, s; Holden,1 Empire City, 1; Vermilon -
Marshan, 1 Pine Bend, 2 Kaposia. 5; Hastings, g.
THOMAS FOSTER, Chairman.
J. J. BRACKET, 8. NJ. Cook,
CHAs ROLLINS, ID. W. TRCAx,
- MASTERS, TOBKx SMITH,
PETER CALiEF d. w. Brown,
D. L. TrRNPIN.
Republican, County Committee.
APRIL, 81 1851.
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CHICAGO, April Is.

CHICAGO April IS.
FLoUR.-The Chicago Democratic Press quotes spring
wheat extra at IS so. Some lots of winter wheat,
pc-fne, sold at IS per Dbl.
WHEAT.-Prices of all qualities tending upward.
Heavy sales of spring at 81 red, 81 Is white 81 40
CoRN.-Sales reported at SOC. and &c. per bushel.
Prices tending upward.
OATs.-In better demand. Sales at Soc.
BUrTER.-Very scarce and high.
EiGs-Plenty at 12kc. per doz.
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River Items.

The Reveille arrived yesterday morning
from Red Wing.
The Dubuque papers speak of the new
Minnesota river packet, Steele, 1.-THE high
est terms. This boat is now lying down al
Reeds Landing, with party of emigrants
for the upper Minnesota river.
The Golden Era, in one of her trips last
week, had quite little episode occur on
board, which was an addition to the mum
Der of passengers on deck. The cabin pas
sengers raised $40, which were given to the
little stranger. So says the Dubuque Ex-
press and Herald.
The LEvEE.-Nothing was going On at
the Levee the greater part of yesterday.
Quite a crowd was collected for few min
utes to see the Equator come in, probably
hoping it was q Galena Packet. 1t was
raining quite smartly at the time, and the
mud was deep and thin but the throng
soon dispersed, and it was deserted. How
contrasted to such dull silence will be the
busy, crowded acre Of ground there, in a
few days, when the feet of boats from be-
low will steam up to the wharf! Piled
high with freight, crowded with teams, and
the eager, rushing, excited throng Of men
for months to come, it will present more
inviting field for " LOCALS" than it has yet
this season.
The Equator arrived from below yester-
day morning, having but few passengers.
The Clarion arrived in the afternoon from
Mankato.
The river is still rising at this point, and
now affords the best boating.
The Reveille made her last trip down to
the head of the Lake day before yesterday.
She goes up to Mankato to-day.