The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13

Ma33aFA4ST ~ E1s1xz 49, N*
a psciss iissa foot = y Con hs1sl
lNded ; CaSusssgs4 Nh sads haks
county. Thsrs Ssso
Of Red Wing having too ~ 3H6
funds. Cannon Falls is onsaft1At
most thriving places in the State ;~t6e 66flggtseR1Sl
are excellent. Several fine mills, : hotel,
two bridges, and a large number Of dwellings were put
up last year.
Ex-Governor German has opened q law Office at St.
Paul.
The subject Of a usury law is being discussed by the
journals OF this State it was q matter that Gov. Med.
in his late Message, commended to the favorable
con ideratien of the Legislature.
Two papers in this, State have hoisted the name Of
I've Hon. s IA. nouEliss' as their choice for President
in 1850. Some politicians are so sanguine Of his cleo
sivsshst heysssss
The Rochester Democrat says there are %, 900 bush
IF wheat ipi store az the mills 10 that town, and Is sell
ing at 60 cents ! bushel. What i starving 1 condition
proves Minnesota te be in. s9sei'
i There are two mock Legislatures in session inst nov
in Minpesota-one at Red Wing and the other 1t Rocb.
ester. They are got up in place Of Lyceums 10 prac-
tice debating. They model their proceedings after The
mode adopted in the u. s, Senate, and have Afforded
the young men in those places pleasant entertainment
) Mr.. Mark Wright Of Point Douglas was thrown
from his team and mad his skull fractured by ss&riking
against y tree His recovery is doubtfalsi 9sia94a Ina
The Henderson Denocsus says that . fierce battles was
onthe 9Th inst, near that aplaee,, obetweenpi d
party Of Chippewa and Sioux Indians, ID which 25iof
the former ami 26 of the latter we're killed elosf ,g3s
/ Snow fell 70 New Y.rk Oh tie 26th Def Boston
there was q cold SNOW torm-at Montreal andQ debec
I degs.a.bei6w zero, the same ID 81. nJohn's !, n and
Iascsfh Maine In this town it averaged " diegRss.. above
on that" day: On the 18th inst. We 1tad 8 warns
fain,, which melted the snow. a.,5is2 5'9os a'lw qp D9so
/ The estimated expenses Of our State government for
the present year are l40, 900 dollars, and 4O. on. dolkIs
for the expenses Of the Constitutional Conventiipopp
= Ad,large foundry and machine shop was. J1esntly
opened at Belle Plaine, on the Minnesota Rivsr.oo It 10
ned BY Messrs. Wells Il Maiden, late Of Ohio They
intend building steam engines, and Touring sHd SAT-
inachifTery. ms pnA ffssAD1g9 lo &atTo on Ut b3ha1
A'Ls,ceiuum has just been started at Albert Lei. The
town is progressing finely. It was, lately. made the
county seat Of Freeborn, but the election, for \ 7rea.
son or other, We understand, is to be contested by the
citizens Of Bancroft. The editor of the AHets, Leu
Sur says. he has had . summOns to attend 4 contested
election case before the Legislature at St. Paul, but it
be impossible for him tosdoqso until that body ad-
yances the means to pay his expenses there. What
Bro Swineford have done if he had been elected,
IS he was up for Legislative ihonors !! He don't mean to
say, we hope, that alLegislator has more credit than an
Editor in his district. +. Theresa good time coming
friend Swineford, usa I'D s~e5st.datss ns7d sad aoi1s
/ The ice over the Mississippi, in this region, il re-
garded as dangerous for teams to cross . the warm sun
rays have rotted it in places. 8 On Saturday last two
teants, drawing wheat, broke through the ice and were
while crossing ati Prescott. S46f ~ al9a ri sAs
: taata aa$ -G@L1aJ3 ab% ~ sAm@
= d~sgsssuas Latest Kansas News. srai lsis44As
The Lecou,pton Constitution, with the slavery. clause,
adopted by a large majority At tie election on the
list December. The Free State men abstained from
voting, but numbers of Missourians came over, and
part in the election, some Of whom were safrested
the United States troops as''nW SO a4l9 70 ~
: A party Of men under 4 u. s. Marshall undertook. TO
collect taxes under the obnoxious laws, from the Free
State settlers at Fort Scott they we're resisteds aud .
ensued, in which threstof t~hemI,wsrsl killed
several wounded. Exaggerated stories have grown
out Of this, and mary false rumors set afost i il syi;
lent,, however, that. resistance will hereafter be made
against all assumption ,of power that has not been Sad
Toned by the cityensrof the Territory Civil wiz is
impending al as Senator Douglas Governor Walker, and
l,ther q distinguish I'd parties have declared, iffthei attempt,
10 force the aLecompton Constitution ia. persisted in.5s
Letters from Kansas state thstthe militia Law, which
passed over Mr.. 9Stanton'ssa veto IL imperative on
Of TIL, failure Of tie officers Is i, cceetttify, 10 its ii sec sec
1nd passage. The bill repeating 10; act which, created
The Convention shared the same fare, as did also the e.
of the rebellion act.
Gov. Denver declares openly that Walker and Stanton
dent y much mistaken if be 'sbudpipaoses. that he (Dea1et)
not follow their exanpplee.s ss'aoh is1s,s4 y s's aon
Senator pueh Is trying tV revive ttals1 scheme Of M
Stephenson Georgia, to pass the ,Eecaomntptons Consultation
through Congress '. = and aft after aecseP ! 9g y 1T "a refer \ ! bs I q
s.. Lours,, i1 thursday, De-. s1,siss7.s g
The gHPspnAisacs.s learns from 4 ,xentlemuaa w.hh66 left
Kansas on Saturday last. thai. the 4I4aYAsrepcs Convention
adjjoprped without M nHa any nomialagdgl Fl fnF Sat efr
ever, and the presentation Of ticket before The ~sllectiop
is deemed probable. sa8a "a ses.as sui, ersa ,saH
ClNclNNAI1. Jana, 1908 The st. Louis Denocsaf
that passengers report that on Friday ygtha 26th
ult news reached Leavenwerthsthat an enesgeineht had
place between the troopao Of Lane, Ut sugar Mohnd,
and the, dragoons.a The officers ordered Ianasta surren.
which he refused to do The dragons thenchaneedy
we're repulseds With the loss of three Of their num-
The dragons retired, and semitic Gov Denver for
e-en~forcements. Gov. Dehver ordersd four companies
Of ~dragpons to the seat Of war, and il Twas expected thai
there would be bloody WORK.. Asssoop esthe neuso Of
The engagement was received the psopla0oAneBnedsor-
yanizing,a and were hurryiae to assist Lane, asdiis xss
~sxpecteds that before The Dragons arrived laneiMould
be re-enftrced to the nnmber Of 2 ,5O0.so The excitement
Was iuttuSc, anu tuc people u AaWFeucc WeeV sRIcPNBsUS
to take 4he. feldsli Gen. Calhoun Aadsata, from the Ter
ritory ssY aagAn 4eW 4a. .laajs huo .od yltlapshs
,xsixsa Ms nsTHE CONTRADICTIONS II naiHsgsa 81
ga special dispalsh to the CiDcinnssi Gssettss Of yer;
laosning Neaies akyt kkersi - 6*J tr.dt ~ II. Orss
,o;ny r,porf. The St. Louis agentqo f' she5 .AsSoOiated
Press has bcenfunsble to attend 70 business sforasevefsl
lays, owingito illness nv .satassuasa sls1y ssod' II ~
aeGH ea5se ssn-rTrr-m - ---T-Tr-la 4aesa n % nas
We have DO further adviees homothe MoEmonsast tic
bspsaytn,ent, and tho tutnojr Of the; destrucaion IF
he cattle sda supplies is discredited, as tie whole fore,
Tas concentrated at the last accounts with every 4assnr-
Of safety fg A.sss4ls'eslf ,It ~ .ssfe
The Administrator III; not sighted nor. entertained
my disposition to interfere With GssGH. KITS I Seoti plan IL
conducting The Utah VA, and will sqt an oss yodlspupats
from the Pacific while sskin! for foos ussipsasss6
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