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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
ExtraVagant.

We have been accused of extravaganza in
speaking OF matters and things relating to
our much loved Minnesota, but we beg of
such of our readers as have made against us
this charge, to say if they have ever seen in
any of our statements anything half so ex-
travagant as the following statement of re-
port current in Ohio. It's given in letter
received from friend in Ohio:
"By this time think you must be satisfied
with your experience in Minnesota, and be
ready to return. We learn here that twenty
three children have frozen to death in Mime
sofa during the present winter
Isn't that little extravagant Who in
Minnesota that has had single child frozen
TO death here this winter Nobody. The
assertion is naked falsehood, without a ssad-
eo~ OF ytaet for its support falsehood got
ten up, like thousands of others, by interest
ed parties, to injure the emigration to Mime
sota Let our friends look at the statement
ccurred to elsewhere in our columns. of one
OF these interested land spectators. to the
effect that winter in Minnesota spreads over
some nine months! Bah don't talk to
US about extravagance-Lake Cav Tri-
bune
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

A MODEL BRIDE.-The Courier de Lyon says:
That marriage of young couple, during
the long exhortation of the priest, the bride
went fast asleep. The groom discovered it
just as he was about to put on the ring. He
was much annoyed, but concealed it out of
respect to the holy place. But as soon as
services we're over he got into carriage with
his friends and drove off, announcing to the
brides father that he was leaving Lyons, and
she might do as she pleased. Nothing could
change his resolution. He paid the forfeit
$4,000 frances) stipulated in the marriage
contract, and went to Belgium, where he has
a situation as foreman of tobacco factory.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
The LecOmptOn Constitution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.


Mr.. Clarkson, with the Lecompton Con-
stitution, arrived last night. He Immediate
ly placed it in the hands of the President
The Constitution is accompanied by a letter
from Calhoun. Clarkson says that the vote
Of Delaware Crossing Precinct, had been re-
turned to the Commissioner for Leavenworth
county, was in his possession at the time
when the returns were opened and counted
in the presence of the Speaker of the House,
President of the Senate and the Governor,
and that it amounts to something over 300
votes This gives the Democrats majority
In Leavenworth county, and consequently a
majority in both branches of the Legislature.
Calhoun is expected to arrive here in few
days. The Union is informed that the Free
State vote, said to have been rejected by Cal
houn because it was returned to Denver, was
the vote on the Constitution alone, not for
the State officers, and was therefore rejected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.
The Cabinet is in extraordinary council
this A. NJ, having for the first time an au-
thenticated copy ofthe Lecompton Constitu-
ton before them.
The Presidents special message TO accom-
pany its transmission to Congress is already
prepared, but may not be communicated till
tomorrow.
The Missourians temporarily in Washing
ton, numbering about fifty, paid a visit of
courtesy to the President this morning, who,
for short time absented himself to give them
audience.
New York Herald correspondence:
1t is reported to me on good authority,
that Mr.. Buchanan contemplate withdrawing
The troops from Utah. Mr.. Dernheizel, the
Mormon Delegate, has submitted PROPOSE
tions to the Administration showing the will
lingness of the Mormons to vacate Utah, and
colonize on some of the islands of the sea,
outside Ofthej jurisdiction of the United States,
provided they will purchase at fair value, the
Salt Lake City Improvements. Mr.. B. asks
that Commissioners be sent out to arrange
terms and details.
The Administration confidently expects
that Kansas will be admitted as State with
the Lecompton Constitution, and that there
will be less opposition from the northern and
western Democratic members than is gener-
ally supposed. Great calculations are made
On the consolidated vote of the South. 1t is
understood that the Lecompton Constitution
will be referred to the Territorial Committee
in the Senate, and may be reported upon
with the bill for the admission of Minnesota
attached, and that they will be passed to-
gether. Similar arrangements have been
made in the House. An exciting time is an
ticipated in both Houses to-day.
New York Tribune correspondence
The statement in the Herald about the
tariff inyeStiUat tine committee Is a mera fahr;-
cation, made up from conjecturcs and floating
runors. Nothing in Mr.. Stones testimony
duplicates Mr.. Banks in the least. The
Herald's 1000 dollars is the old affair of the
700 dollar loan, magnied ten fold
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

under the Lecompton Constitution as violat-
ing the rights of the people of the Territory.
Ascend series ofresolutions from the Kan
sas Legislature was read, asking to be admit
ted into the Union in spite of the Lecompton
Constitution, ard saying that the first Legis-
lature was seized on by fraud and violence, re-
voting to large majority Of the voters of
the Territory. The resolutions were laid on
the table and ordered to be printed. Ad-
iOnrned
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

John W. Seymour. Secretary and Treasur-
er of the Hartford County Savings Associa-
ton, left town on Saturday, and since he left
has been ascertaned that he was defaulter
to that institution in the sum Of 100000 or
more. The money has been lost in stock or
other speculation Mr.. Seymour was Pres
ident of the Mercantile Bank, and was COT
sidered one of the most upright men in the
community. The bank does not lose dol
lar by Mr.. Scynour-neither as far as we
can learn, does any other institution, except
the Savings bank.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
Lancaster Municipal Election.

Thomas L. Burrough, the Anti-Lecomp-
ton Constitution candidate, has been elected
Mayor of the city by majority of Is over
Zimmerman, Buchanan Democrat.
This city has given the Democrats heavy
majorities for the last 20 years, and gave Old
Buck over 1000 majority.]
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

A NEWLY married couple, riding in chaise
were unfortunately overturned. A man
came to their assistance, and observed that it
was shocking sight.
every shocking, indeed replied the gen.
tleman, ito see new-married couple fall out
SO soon.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
Later from Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. l.
Calhoun, Cato, Carr, Hender son and sew
era others, arrived from Kansas yesterday,
en- route to Washington. These gentlemen
state that the Democratic State ticket is
elected. Democrats have one majority, on
joint ballot, in the Legislature.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

4 FELLOW walking through churc yard
stumbled upon the insciiption-'1 am not
dead, but sleeping Deeming this mani
fest attempt to impose upon travellers, he ex-
claimed,-"Well, if was dead, by thunder
I'd own it,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

Why IS IT 2-That the st. Paul papers ar
rive in weekly installments, when we have a
daily mail from that city? Will somebody
answer ?-Lake City Tribune.
Don't kuow-have to ask the Mail Con-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
ETERNAL JUSTICE.

Gods justice is bed where we
Our anxious hearts may lay,
And, weary with ourselves, may sleep
Our discomfort away.
For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win,
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

"OH, dear; Mr.. Tracy, you just when you
say that my baby is the handsomest you ever
saw'd-.-you must be soft soaping it." "WelI
yes-right madam; thought it needed soap
of some kind. Ahem ~
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

IT will take some time to raise your fortune
in fair way, and to fit you for better
world ; it will therefore be proper to begin a
course OF industry and piety as early as pos
sible.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

LAWYER in the interior of the State re-
Gently declined paying his merchant for his
bill Of goods, on the ground that the trader
might suspend and keep the money out of
circulation.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

An ingenious Neapolitan builder has dis
covered process by which plaster of Paris
may be prepared, so thai, when made into
casts, it is susceptible Of high polish, and &C
quires great strength.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
Philadelphia Politics.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.
The Democratic County Convention sue
ceeded in organizing, by the election of an
Administration President, by a majority of
two only, alter session of seven hours.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

LATTER-DAY DEMoCRACY.A"We wheel a.
bout, we turn about, we do just so.'
"And every time we turn about: the fur.
Their South we Co."
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

From the Home Journal.
John Anderson, Wy 10, Amended.
This exquisite ballad, constructed by Rob-
ert Burns out of a different and somewhat
exceptionable lyric, has always left some
thing to be wished for and regretted it is
not complete. But who would venture to
add to song of Burns? As Burns left it,
it ran thus
John Anderson, my 10, John,
When were first acquaint,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonnie bow was bent
But your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the snaw;
But blessings your frosty pow,
John Anderson my 10.
John Anderson my 10, John,
We clamb the hill thegther;
And many a canty day, john
We've had wi ane anither;
Now maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand Wen go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson, my jo.
Fine as this u.s. it does not quite satisfy a
contemplative mind when one has gone so
far he looks and longs for something more
something beyond the foot of the hill Many
a reader of Burns must have felt this, and it
is quite probable that many have attempted
to supply the deficiency, but we know Of
only one success in so hazardous an expert
ment. This is the added verse:
John Anderson, my 10, John,
When we have slept thegither,
The sleep that a. maun sleep, John,
Wen wake wi ane anther;
And in that better warld, John,
Nae sorrow shall we know
Nor fear we e'er shall part again,
John Anderson, my jo.
Simple, touching, true-nothing wanting
and nothing to spare precisely harmonlzing
with the original stanzas, and improving
them by the fact of completing them. This
poetical achievement is attributed to NJ.
Charles Gould, gentleman of our town
| whose life has been chiefly devoted to the
successful combination Of figures-but not
figures of rhetoric. The verse was written
some years ago, but it has not hitherto
found its way into print yet it well de-
serves to be incorporated into the original
song in some future edition of Burns poems,
and we hope some publisher will act on this
suggestion. Ht
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

Mr.. BAGDANoFF of st. Petersburgh, an
nourcess that, by new method, he has sue
ceeded in extracting from bird feathers the
pigmerlta which color them.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

A VERY little boy, who at night had been
repeating the Lords prayer, was observed to
be in deep thought. After meditating a
while he asked his mother, if the "dsilv
bread" mentioned was butter.I
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
Four Persons Burned to Death.

CLEVELAND, Ohio Feb. 8.
Later reports state that four persons we're
burned in the Ashtabula County Infirmary,
which was destroyed by fire last evening
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

If the harvest of one year should fail,
nearly the whole human race would per-
ish.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
TEKRIToRY OF MINNEsOTA. MS.

EK RiAOKH OF MINNESOTA. DIS
L TRICT COURT, RAMSEY COUNTY, SECOND Dis
TRlCT.-lsaac w. Webb and Lizzie NJ Webb his Wis.,
against Luther {. Kinney, X. p. Hamilton and 4 y
hamiton' Defendants Summons for a money demand
on contract To the above named Defendants: Sirs
feu ana each OF you are hereby Summoned sn reouir
ed to answer the complaint in this action winch has
oeen MED IN the office of the Clerk of the District Court
ior he second District aforesaid, serve cepy Of
your answer on the subscribers at their Office in saint
fai, Ramsey County, aforesaid within twenty days af
ter the service hereof exclusive OF the ay of such
vice. and you fail answer the complaint as afore-
sail the Plaintiffs will take judgment against YOU for the
sum OF one hundred and sixtysix and sxtyseven
hudreath dollars and interest at the of twelve per
cent per annum from the Sd day of October thou
sand eight hundred and fty-six besides the costs of
ths action, together with two dollars costs Of protest.
Dated St Paul, October 9TH, 1857.
eAkBoRS FRENCH LUND, Plaintiffs Att'ys. dece5-w6w
TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA. DIS
4 TRICT COURT, SECOND DISTRICT RAMSEY
COCNTY-Thomas S. Whttacre and George c. STAR
buck against Apheus g. Fuller icor Fuller, his wife,
r. Pattson, John NJ. Hall, William L. Banning William
But knel, Henry MaItby, Martin j. Sheldon and Harriet
G. Hayes. Summons for Relief TO the above nameI
Defendants: In the name of the United States, Yon
each of you hereby Summoned and REQUIRED tn
the complaint in this action which is filed in the
OF of the Clerk OF the Court in the COUNTY of
sey, and to serve copy Of your answer to tho So;
paint on the subscribers, their Office in ST p
within twenty days after the service of this Snn,n,
upon you, exclusive of the day of sucb serv -
you fail TO answer the said Complaint wi,h; anu ~. IL
aforesaid the Plaintiffs in this action will ann,v 70 e
Court LOT .he renei demanded in said ComnIaip;y " ~
Dated at s. Paul, November 10th. 1sS9 piain'.
.. a u y. uILFILLAS Paintifs' Attorneys deco,.wev
OF MUNNrSoC. err.
OND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. RAMSEY ~ C,oi NV
ra;nst Eta. I0OUkT.1Charles Decker, Plaintiff. a.
fenaant Ia pecker Defendant To Eliza Decker, de-
ne.eoy commanded and required to answer to the COM
on e int the set ae which
CITY Of sait once OF the Clerk Of said Court, at the
C vi SAINT raul, and to serve copv of your answer
70 .ne sad complaint the subscEiber at his office in
ss,e Cy OF Saint Paul, within twenty days from the
VI ,e gay OF such service, and you fail said
.alGt within the time aforesaid the plaintiff vii. de-
"" ~ udeent from the Court for the relief asked OI il.
me c''rl'".ft ~ Of s,it
=. :. nj, ,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

Of this majority more than than one-half
was obtained in those very sparsely settled
precincts on the Missouri border, two of
which, Oxford and Shawnee, are in the Shaw
nee reserve on lands not yet open for settle
ment, viz:
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

'ERRlTORY OF MINNESOTA, COUN-
Il TY OF RAMSEY, DISTRICT COURT SECOND
JUDICIAL D1STRICT.-John a. Bass Plaintiff, against
Daniel A. j. Baker and Oornelia c. Baker, his wife, the
President Directors and Company of the Bank of Hal
lowell, Thomas J. Walden, J. NJ. Hall, A. &. Fuller,
John Hurd, j. A Packard, William Holm shead and
George L. Becker ate) copartners under the name and
fra OF Hollinshead Becker, Edwin Caldwell Albert
Caldwell, and J. Z. Whitney, A. Vance Brown and j.
NJ. Hall, j. Jay Knox, Henry NJ. Knox and John jaw
HI TX, copartners under the of j. Jay Knox Co.
Gordon II. Edgerton, John O'Sullivan, Peter Berkey
David Stewart, James Trmble, and John P. Thomson
copartners under the name of Trimble & Thompson,
Charles T. Whitney, b. s. Van Wick, d. A. Robertso,
G. G. Washburn, the Board of Commissioners of Pam
rey County and job McVeigh Defendants. Su8.,aOns
TO the above named Defendants. You, each of Won
are hereby summoned and required answ err the Com
plant In this action, which has been flea In the Office
OF The CLERK OF this Court, at St. Paul, in the
County of Ramsey, in said Territory within twenty
days after the service of this Sumnens on YOU excn-
the said complaint within the time Aforesaid the
Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the Complaint ~
Dated st. Pau, November 10th, 1857
AhEs, VAN ErrEN OFFICERS, Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS
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From personal knowledge of the settle
ments in and about the above places, we feel
that we hazard nothing in saying that the
great bulk of this vote is .fraudulen and fcti-
tions and talking into view other palpable
but less glaring frauds in other precincts, we
feel justified in assessing that not over &c, 900
of the bona fde citizens of Kansas cast their
votes for the Lecompton Constitution on the
2lst day of December last. The frauds in
the election as well as that on the 4th of JAN
nary for State officers, &C., will be laid before
your honorable bodies in few days in the
report of board of commissioners authoriz-
ed by law to investigate the same
We present the above facts in support of
our declaration previously made, that the peo-
pie of Kansas have rejected the Lecompton
Constitution by an overwhelming majority.
The object of your memorialists, and those
who support them, in participating in the ell
ection for State officers, ETC., under the Le-
COMPTON Constitution was not designated to
have the slightest sanctions to that instru-
ment, but on the other hand to destroy it, in
case Congress should admit us into the Union,
and thereby force upon the people an organic
law against their will, and that is repugnant
to their feelings. Our position will be read
lily understood upon this point, by reference
to the following resolution, adopted unani-
mously by the Convention, by which we
were elected, viz:
Resolved, That the candidates nominated
by this Convention on accepting such nomi-
nation, vii! be considered as pledged, should
the Constitution be approved by Congress,
to adopt and ezeente immediate measures for en-
ching the people through tie aew Constitutional
Conrention, to obtain such q Constitution as the
"a 20, rnnI n,lll1.n1.o ---- - /.
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ways appears in front, which 1 think is very
convenient for strangers. When the Omni-
bus is full on the inside the word complete"
is nut up, so that you are always able to tell
if there is room without stopping or hailing
the driver.
One thing that all American would notice,
would be to see so many soldiers on duty, and
lounging around the City. You can see them
standing in groups from three to twelve all
over Paris, and they are also on duty at all
the Public Buildings, and quite number Of
them were dressed in Turkish Costume. l
was told that there were near $4,000 sol
diers on duty and in the Barracks in Paris at
the time was there. Most of the Barracks
and Military Schools is located near the
Champ Mars. The champ Mars is very
large place nicely laid of, with trees shading
the walks, and is used almost solely for Mill
tary reviews &c.
The Police of Paris is fire body of men
They all wear swords and cooked hats, an6
they are always in groups of three or more
or that is when saw them. noticed thai
they wore the figures of three ships on the
skirts of their coats.
In many parts of the city there are sbor,
streets rooted over with glass. These streets
are not used for carts, cabs, &c, but Just 70,
those on foot, and are of course dry in we
weather. The stores in them are nicely fit
ted up, but are chiefly devoted to the sale o
fancy articles. In TACT all parts of Paris a
bound with stores of this kind. In some o
the finest streets the second story of tn,
houses projects over the side walks abou
twelve or fourteen feet and resting on pillars
making it also dry in wet weather. and unde
these projections are some of the finest store
In Paris.
Ny letter is already longer then expected
and I shall therefore have to defer the con
clusicn Of my trip to Paris uutil MY next let
4er. Yours, &c. Z. g.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-10-29

THRILLING INCrDExT.--At a tenn
perance meeting in Philadelphia, some
years ago, learned clergyman spoke in
favor of wine as a drink, demonstrating
ii quite to his own satisfaction TO be
ScriPtural, gentlemaply, and healthful-
When the clergyman sat down, plain,
elderly man arose, and asked the liberty
of saying few words. Permission be-
ing granted. he spoke as follows:
"A young friend of mine,' said he,
who had long been Incorporate, wa:
prevailed on, to the great joy of hi:
friends, to take the pledge Of entire alb.
stinence from all that could intoxicate.-
He kept his pledge faithfully for some
time, though the struggle with his habi
was fearful, till one evening, in a socia
party, glasses of wine were handed
around. They came to a clergyman
present, who took a glass, saving a few
words in vindication of the PRACTICE
Well thought the young man, Il
elergymen can take wine and justify i
so well. why not 2 So he took glass
1t instantly rekindled his fiery anC
slumbering appetite and after a rapic
downward course, be died Of deliriun
tremens-a raving mailman = The oil,
man paused for utterance, and was Jus
able TO add -" That young man wa
my only son, and the clergyman was tn
Reverend Doctor who has just addresse,
the assembly,"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-10-29
TABLE OF DISTANCES.

showing The number OF miles from each post Of
nee to every other throughout the Counties. TO-
gether with the latest statistical information An
ornamental border will surround the map The
map will be engraved by the most skIfui artists
IN me country, handsomely colored and mounted
and viii be delivered to those who order said mans
On the most reasonable terms. We are now ac.
lively engaged in oTwarding the Work, and shall
eneeaFor 70 give every property holder an op-
portnnity Of ordering a copy and also Of examin.
ing the Work before its final COMPLETION, in order
10 make 1t entirely satisfactory as 10 accuracy
&C. he map will contain the information usul
ailY found IN town maps. for each ofthe towns IN
the Counties. and it is obvious that the most ill.,
eral patronage is needed to sustain us in produ.
| eng work ofso great magnitude and expense
AS II IS evidently OF such practical utility and in.
teresf to business men and citizens generallv-
presenting so minute and distinct representa-,
ION OF the Counties that even the child ma :
readily acquire correct idea Of each town. viii
lage, &c, and their true direction and distance
from each. We confdingly solicit and expect
the hearty cooperation Of the intelligent and en-.
terprlsing citizens of Lamoille, Orleans and Es-
sex Counties. ~
LOOMS, WAY & Co,
"'u Publishers Boston.