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Tn PRoFEssEuR MoRse.-On lit dams le
Moniteur du &c avril:
"Une reunion Il Gu lieu avant hier au minis
tere DIES aaaires etrangeres. dams le but dexa-
miner me proposition faiie dams l@intere, du
Doeteur Morse, citoyen des Flats mis- dame
rique! a qui fon dot lie procede de communi,
cation ~telegraphique qni a recu son nom. La
decoaverte DIES principes sur lesguels rapose &c
procede n'appartient sans donte pas a NJ.
Morse, mais il a lie premier fat passer cette
decouverte du domaine speculatif de 10 science
dams celui de l'application materielle.
ngsest grace a des travaux ct a des etndes
don't rhonneur Iui revient incontesfablemeni
que Ia communication electriaue, qui n'eiaii
poar ainsi dire avant lui du'uhe simple afirma-
lion de Ia science, est devenne me realite ct
Tune des pins uliles acquisitions que potre
epnque ait faites ct qn'elle doive legner Q la
yenir. Importance du service que NJ. Morse
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Y Me,aet 4 gst, motif
! mn 20 81 mi
g * 1 SvoN3r Hi dine
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= scna ~ y ~ rnter
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stails n intimsS M 90
= ds i iepne kmMS.s .tentl
pretis&, 4 fnpps91f -usi pawn
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Msdxs W. stissst64r ! pu3sNsSSs III doctes
ccm6]k " sv1Bax ii CxmilSes b tebl0s
, pufs t. fStllffIss SSas sssgssSI s@s
I sUn ~ spsSk ClMAw D NH sGns
d ssse u jjeuse lkmN1 sldiSt & lppass k~sQtea9 4 i
i SiInS e. hoItps
moyjst IT'D un,e1Io 6sii3t1 snsri IvSiS ~
tdunnx Tinsiinog II S<r1f 5tj6G. T60f
parcs que Camille n &3sSx1JJt HIN xYSH3vit ~ an
seils 81 IN ami, h docteNr pksfg B fSSd3L ~.
1ls iiNpirts par utye etude. pffffxifoldS 4niia
ssfetes ~ II siemlye fsM,m,e. taAss 7NN8A
I'm tare DE- 1ifage2 1is9nt " NttcElxne
4 u6 srarcpn de ktaiao dixssS1 SptSs g
-l4yesrvous " TSpoudexs 0a nkee ps M apNe
s1lj1rnS
\ --Js he s6is - Itdnsisut6 Eufts 4 ingg vtk
paa. ss@sS S sS s@ss
S~-P0lrqn0i nssftudies-voiia ~ v0are cst4.
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THEODOSE s. ROBIN, Ayocat, dfYre scr
4 SEES services a ses arnis et al plblit dn Quat0izi.
efne et Qninzikme District Jddiciairt. Son biFean
est aux Opeldnsas. ASrii I.
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TOHN ID. KING. AydcAr.--A transpurie
- son 0aice 4 l'encoignnre DIS tues Landry ct
Marchc, ct %attenant a son %domicile, pressure en- face
du bureau dill Grefiier.
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~ w. MUSE y CO.-Mirchauds Com.
~. missionaries de proJuit, st agents de bateaux
a vapeur, No. IL, rue Gravier, NsOrleans.
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THEODORE DEVALCOUnT, Notaire
Public ct sncahteur dams OF pour Ia Paroisse
ST. Landry. Bureau an Grand C6teau. Tout ordre
laisse au nagasin id Mt: j. 3. PdLi11uE sera
dromptement execute.
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WlLLIAM H.gSPENCER, Ayocat.-
Y Exercera "a profession dans les differences
Coars dn Lime District Judiciaire. Par son assiduis
"a et son indastiis II cdInpte meriter l'9hcdbragelient
publit! Bureau aux Upelohsls.
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TAKES On VIlatE-AtsSntiohl
- Mlc d'Assesseinent dcA taxess nnft{{le1xskksles, lnAF
Gensetl De Vile des 0pelonsaA, pour l'annfe si(oes
sont maihtenaut entire. meg nMinA. I'm sc6A3(jtS6jAss
.hles ~ ladite VILE safts pSAAf n pf6sent aylS n61NA<A
Suu0 leufx taxes spnt Sdssts.Aa 1T Que HON N0urfa nS2
trouver nu bufeaM ~ 1DscrN u. Richard fESSKSAn{
vingt jours MI ~saivront ii date d. eAftAhDticss, papf
aeA recevoir y l~t.ontants " n 4 rexpirAttunl ~
iyiiiEts llnuEs, lkNirs taxes sesfscctiyes I'D NM spsN
,svAesje rrotederal i On faire III collection dsapfSS
Ia loi.
UpelousAs, 10 mal latass AS a5s.s 4 .#
MlTCHAEIg MJJSSANR C0alecto,f.
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AMOUR EFT CouRAGE.A Pres de. Norwich.
comte de Chcnango, New York, vivaient detX
families de cn,tivatenrs aises. Enlre ces deux
families il existait me haiue inyeteree qni Sc
tradnisait freu,lemment Ell ~yexaiinns lie louie
sorte. Les chefs de ces deux families passaient
Ia plus gral,de tartie de leur Temps a Sc nnire
Fun i ~lantre, ct les e~nfanis qni ayaient herlte
de Ii baine De leirs parents imitaient ayec
zele leur eSeniple. II y await cependant detx
exceptions parIni ces derniers. lie Ills alee
dune DIES deux families ct Ia file cadetle dc
laatre ne voyant auclire raison pour Sc hair Ell
sc faire du NAL, jngerent quill serait plus sage
de ~s'ainier. lis saimereut done et Sc ~jnrerent
fdelite. Leurs parents s'apercNrent bienioi
de ce qui he passait, ct en- devinrent flrleis.
Jean ct Marie furent severement reprimandes,
ct r~ecureBt lordre davoir 4 cesser leurs
amours. MATS, helas! alton jamais vi obeir q
I'M pareil ordip. Plus on lenr defendant de al
mer ct plus lis s'aimdient. Enfii les parents
de Jean voyant que lenrs reprimandes ct leufs
merlaces he servaient a rien lenvoyerent chez
mn de scs oncles, dams fOhio; et les parents de
Marie l'cnfermerent pendant ule s~enlalne ponr
I'enpecher de suivre celui qlelle aimait. Tn
soir dn Alois de novemBre dernler toute Ia IA
mile de Ia ieune Allie Sc nit i 10 tonrn1enier
pOaf tacnef ue III lalre Ieilu'loSi 9 so" ""'o-''
Les calomnies les plus atroces, les insultes
les plus infalnes fnreit debitees il fadresse dn
ieufle homme Anne. La jeune file he repondit
mot; mais la paleur de son yisage, Fagltatlon
de ses levres montrait quill Sc passait quelqne
chose d'extrhordinaire dams son esprit. Aussl-
tot que Ia famille Sc lut retiree ct que tout le
monde fut endormi, Ia paayre file descendlt de
sa chambre sans brnit, ouvrit la porte de Ia
maison ct partit an milieu des tenebres de ID
mutt. An niilieu de son trouble ellie navall
pensee qn'a une chose; fair. Ellie Sc troasa'f
sans aueune resource pour taire lie long votya-
re qu' elle await entrepris. Ellie sayalt GU jean
demeurait ct ellie etait bien RESIDUE a aller le
reioindre. Au point du jour, ellie await falt
dix miles. On lui donna a dejeuner dams une
ferme; ellie s'informa de la route du ellie devait
s~niyre, ct Sc remit en- route. Chaqie johr el'e
~faisait I'M peu de chemin, mangeant ct col-
chant dams les fermes. Quelguefois nn ferm'er
charitable la c~onduisait a quel1ue distance en-
%voiture. Enfn. epuisee de fatigue ct de pr,ya-
lions ellie arriya an but de son voyage. Ellie
~retroura Jean, lui conta ses peines ct les per.
secations eu ellie await ebduree, ct lmplora sa
nrotection. Jean, CONNIE IN honnete hnmtne
anil etait, l,eponsa sur lie champ. Al lieu de
retourner chez leurs parents pour mpioref
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u T0LHDANO " TAYLOR, Mafchands
III Comraissionaires, encoignlre des rues Saint
Chdfles ct Union, Nonyhlle-O Orleans.
DEM. TdEEDANo. i. M'pbsAIb TAYLOR.
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+ .OUIS stage, Eneahtcdt Public dams
i1 et pour II Pafoisss 81. Landry. Bureau 4 IL
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GOSELtN, PIERRE, Mehnisier Ct phar-
~ ron, offfe ses services au public, res prix Sc.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pabiers dc Get
VI excellent Yin ,entmagasin, que nous vendronsA
AIN prix rebuilt, poGfuf0ge une consignation.
DEBAifsL0H 4 CARRIEfE, Washington:
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MEDALLION 4 CARRIERs, Gonsigna-
! t%aires, Exledltionnairds ct Mafchands Com.
missionaries, Washington, LIN.
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K LPHONSE DEBAJLLON, Encanteur
PUBLIC dams Ut pour Ia Paroisst ST: Landry.
Tout ordre laisse chez lni GU au bureau de I. s..
Robin sern proriptement execute:
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nUPERIER. HAYES s. Cos MdrcHaHds
IL Conauiissionaires, II rne st. Louis. N.Orleans
AEF. DuPEAIEE. ALIEN b. HAYES; RoBT.w, SANDERS
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MOULINS A COTTON DE gARVERS
WI ~patentes ct parfectiShnss de differences gran.
deurs a vendre par DEBAILLOH s CARRfERE
Washington, La, 4
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nNEzfME A.sGUTDRY, Notaire Il I'm
~ canteur public dams ct pour 10 paroisse st. Lam
dry, Bureau 4 Ia Afaison do Conr.
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NOUVEAU MAGAZIN DE DEPOT a
IN WASHINGTON
LIE s~oussign6, ayant pris lie Magasin de Depot enu
~autrefois par Messenrs Fontenot 4 Lyons, recevrs
ct expedicra ayec soin ct promptitude, tout lie fret
ct les marchandises qnit lui scront conhes par scs
amis ct lie public en- general.
Washington 7 N0seinbre 1857.
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pEssEssARTs, Golleclour q,
- Crieuf public, ofre sos services aux citoycasde
st. Landry Ioute atfaire qni lni sierra iconfi&e sreee.
yra sa pr0nlpte attention. IL NEST asaocid lavee per.
sonuc NJ pour Pune nj pour pautre dc cos dcux bran.
thes. 40 mars 1855.
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ENCORE UNE FOIS.-rous CENT nj
- mont pas enceIa iayfs lcuis tAxea Is Pstotaes
pour Fann6e 1a57, sontp sr slN pfatont noftaAA Su0S
w Commencement saus dtlal n Nitf6 HUI satsissSS; " DID
dix io,irs alras II sAlslc, 10 ffocslssef@ vendre III
proprlestas, des dellnauants, pour s~atistAire ! kar3
taxes, fesp9otiyess 4aS6as .asTEa
les IfiSfsnnnessa qM y~nadrsut, EssssisAF I'LL iHSs
rott btehs de venir Observation-Disclosures @Ns ss@s
0pelousas, 10 mai lsSs. Ss4' I
M .ssHs AEGHERT CAN'T. s.
w AAs aMM1 lthllActanr dca Na xnaNda pnrn3AaSs
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"A yENDRE.-Un excellent piano 4 dou.
"A BILE action--eD bon etat. sierra Sendu i bon mar,
che ct h des conditions libarales. 5'adresser 4 -
bureau. 49, (
opelousas. as novsmbre 1857.
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III j. BEAuGHANP, Epcantenr dams, ct
= . pour IA Paroisse st. Landry, exac,tera aver
promptituae tnite effairc qpi lui sera coniie. nn.
reau aux Opelonsas. AZ mars 1858.
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r~agelient qui hi u etc accorde. e~tanion. $1,000
&c en- meme temps qn'il continue, INN 7bafs16
passe, 4 son atelier Il Washington Il fare t0utst
rarnir ae IT, vi II p |, am a,,ss spi les IN ens asa'ss HIN Il sstsSt
par son attention particulars. meriter IA continual
ton de Encouragement liberal don't n est l'ot3tts
Washington Line, N avifl ls5s,--la
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ISRAEL GUILLuRY
administrator.

A VIS-1nutea persennes ayant des reclnma.
40 lions ccntre III succgssion ID Landry IfollIcr
sopt par 10 present lnotiR& dc ter n~resenter SIMS dt.
lai NJ bureal de NM. UnprA q Gafiand. pour claei.
.ficatioMs & tALiEt{E ROY.
0pelousas, ~ mat 1851 administrator.
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S,GAY, Nniaire PuBlic, dams ii pour
. II Paraissc az 81. Landry. offsa M services au
public, et .espare spat nue sttiete attention, mix ne.
patronage public. Son bureau est 4 al residence, m
Bayosi Bnaf. sTous orhr6s latssAs Id bureau do pos
te 4 Washington NJ; iaaxasin do II, II, Morris q Bfg
Cane, nj au magaSiu de Akenhead au Bayou Chlcot
seront prom ptement EXECUTES.
Paroisse ST. Landry, 5 avril lss7.--la.
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n OUTS yANHILLE, .Encantsar public
~ dams ct poar ID patoiAse 81. Landry.
NpefOusns, 3 mni l55S,-lN
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utsad ~ shsFik 0palQasss AZ MaI Esz
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IA UGUSTE N. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pom
q ID paroisse 81 Landry.-Ohfs YEA ~ssrsices 4 lea
amis etsan public on general Oh ,ie trvttetA tou-
an bureau dt Reeotdef. ssa#
0pelousas, 20 mai 1888.
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TIT p. RITOHIE Hgetlsur Civil, Arbein.
Washington, Inc, II avriil iissss--ia
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NOTlCE.-4Ies soussisnes, par ces prt:
In sentcs, notiae 10 public qua partir d. les.Nik
verpbfe proclaim, 1855, toutas les marchxndissst u
autres articles qui deneurernnt Gu tRafasin OH ueIs
gu Moins, ssfont srjcts AK prix ordinstreA d mAfE
sipage. Et tols les articles qni Testerantt IA l63 IVA
sin plus d nm mojs stbiront nj charge addltto&f1t1j
pour chaque moia oil partie de mois.
Rieh ne sera livre = moins que 10 inasHsiunee sQlt
pare. ~
Washington. IL Oetobre 1850.
~ DERAlLfgnN b C4RRikW6. q
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SS9,96s,262 70

The counties from which there were no returns, were
Scott, Goodhue, Mower, Nicollet, lie Sueur, Stearns,
Pembina, Doty, Pierce, Superior, Todd, Brown, Itasca,
Lake, St. Louis, Isanti, Waseca, Faribault, Renville
and Davis.
We then find the following, headed Revenue for
1S5S':-
Estimated valuation of taxable property so, 000,O 900
Tax one mill on the dollar 10000
We rather doubt this summary statement. The coun-
ties heard from are twenty-five in number, and constitute
the w~ealthiest in the Territory; the counties not heard
from are twenty III number, and are the latest organized
and the poorest in population and wealth, including such
as Pemhina, Superior, St. Lousis, Isanti, &c. If the
first have yielded but s39, 900 of the $4,000 we doubt
if the last will make up the balance.
How ludicrously this sum Of $4,000 Of taxes assess
ed, contrasts with the sum Of 5000 collected. We
say to our representatives, do not blind your eyes with
fancy figures, nor expect a revenue of thousands from
sections Of country bordering on the Red River and Lake
Superior. You cannot draw blood from a stone. The
income Of the State is s., 900 and no more. Base your
operations on that. Be economical as behooves a young
community composed principally Of poor men, and do
not rush into extravagances that will wreck your per.
sonal character, drive emigration from our doors, and
leaves us a crippled and impoverished people for genera
lions TO come.
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taxes than Ramsey county, which contains three times
as much taxable property. Where is the fault 2 With
the people or with the officers !? Who will give us a
statement Of the affairs of Dakota County Is not a
Report from the County Commissioners to be expected
about this time? One was published in this month last
year, and we see by reference to the Revised Statutes,
page 60, that at their meeting on the LIST Of January
they are required to make such a statement OF the fnan-
ces of the county, for the preceding year, showing the
entire state of the county treasury. Something Of the
sort is much needed. We hear rumors constantly that
we are $4,000 in debt after FIVE years of existence,
which would make our debts exceed our credits $4,000
yeory! If there is anything rotten in the State Of
of Denmark let US have it out but if we are to go on
al iindnit.m piling ON s., 1000 per year Of debt, we, for
one, desire to pack up our types and ~emigrate.
The following table will show our readers how poorly
the tax affairs are attended but little more than one
half the counties of the Territory have sent in the ncces.
sary returns as to the amount o: taxable property within
their limits. Take this with the foregoing table of de-
linquencies, and it is easy to see the logic upon which
our representatives are basing their proposed loan of
100000, to say nothing of their additional projected
issue of bonds for s5, ZOO, 900 to assist the railroads.
Truly we are fallen on evil times. The sharks have got
hold of US, and nothing but good mep and true can
help us =
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1t is very evident that Brigham Young intends 10
fight before retreating He is artfulIy arranging his
plans to give the Goyornmen: troops a warm reception
when they commence their march in the spring upon
Salt Lake. Large bodies Of Indians are under his ir.
fuence, who will act with him in isrrassiug aud cut.
ting of the supply trains. If the Mormons DO no,
maintain their position all this year, they will at any
rate give our army as much work as they can well Der.
f1orm. Our Government is we'll satisfied Of the iupo,.
tlnce Of this rebellion, and Is energctically working to
have it crushed without delay troops are moving for.
ward to the western stations, 10 start early i'd the sprine
to Utah. Men are being enlisted for the campaign il
most of the eastern cities. In California VIC see tina,
volunteer computes are also forming to act in the ex.
pected contest. One Of their journals SAYS
1t is generally believed here that the Government.
must maintain It's supremacy and vindicate its insulted
honor by conquering Utah, and a lively campaign is ex-
pected next summer Preparations have been making
in many Of the mining towns for the organization Of
volunteer companies in the hope that their services will
be required. Five thousand men could probably be OBJ
tanned here, in the character of volunteers, as cheaply
as in any Eastern State, and men who will need little
drilling to make good scldiers-many Of them having
been in the Mexican War, and all of them pluck to the
backbone.
The accounts about the Mormons preparing TO fy
from Salt Lake are no doubt true but this will not be
done until they have exhausted their efforts to defea.
the army sent against them. When they 20, they will
leave a desolate waste behind them, as this is their pur-
pose in removing their stores and property to a secure
retreat before the worst befalls them.
The Utah expedition has cost, up to the present time
eight millions of dollars, and the Government will incur
the loss of animals on the Plains this winter to a million
and a half Of dollars.
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The currency of the country is truly in a wretched
condition. Messrs. Mackubin l. Edgcrton, W. L. Ban
ming, j. J. Knox 4 Co., and Caldwell & Co., of St.
Paul, and Messrs. Ennis & Plant; of Hastings, have
sct aAoat over the Territory thousands of dollars worth
Of notes of the Central Bank, Grey, State of Maine,'
guaranteeing them with their endorsements, and it now
turns out, we see by the St. Paul papers, that no such
bank exists. The community will suffer little, for all
the gentlemen mentioned, are responsible, and will ulti-
mately have to redeem the paper endorsed by them.
The worst of it is, that the Bankers besides making
themselves liable under their endorsements to the pub
lie, purchased the miserable stuff from a certain MIR.
Mayall, and gave him their notes, bearing a low rate of
interest, payable in the spring. Between themselves
and Mr.. Mayall, a defence would arise to the notes on
the ground Of a want of consideration, but the man who
was sharp enough to outwit the money lenders, was
very likely sharp enough to pass off the notes to parties
who would receive them as negotiable paper, freed from
all legal or equitable defence. 1t certainly will not be
an agreeable piece Of business so- orr three-per cent.
per-month friends, to have To pay twice for their value,
less indorsements--frs to the people, and secondly It
the ~assignees Of the accomplished Mr.. Mayall, who vii
no doubt be hencsiorth be non est inUsrt@s. We regre
the matter for Ennis g. Plant, Of Hastings, who are il
telligent and thorough going business men, Bat as th'
Widow Bedott says, 'Sicli is life
How much do all such things IS this show the ne
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Our Winter Weather,

We had supposed that the weather in Dee ember was
most strangely out Of character for this latitude, but the
mildncss of this January weather is still more extraor.
binary. at the close Of the month three days Of warm
rain has carried off the little snow that had lately fallen,
and left our streets unpleasantly muddy the ice that
had barely formed a bridge across the river, has been
weakened, and along the shore broken up for some dis.
lance there is no crossing the river now, either for
teams or foot passengers.
1t is pleasant to feel the soft warm air instead of the keen
cutting breath of winter but work that should be car.
RED just now is interrupted, and farmers and others
would prefer cold weather, if it afforded good winter
travel. 1t is not strange i'll many that they are looking
TOR the river to open to St. Paul. A few days more
like those of the past week, would certainly clear it of
Ice. 1t is now quite thin and rotten, and the rapid rise
OF the water would soon make it give way. We under.
stand the boats have been able to ply up to Prairie dc
Chen all winter, and at Dubuque, the ferry has been in
constant requisition.
The New York papers speak Of it is remarkable that
men there can labor In comfort in their shirt sleeves out Of
doors. The same has been the case here in each of the
past three months. From present appearances it is
iikely TO remain mild-there being no snow in any d.
rection, the winds will not be cold the suns rays are
becoming quite warm, and the frost has not got deep into
the ground. We may therefore expect an early spring
this year.
The St Paul Advertiser has been publishing some
interesting articles on the climate of Minnesota, which
must aid to dispel the erroneous notions foolishly held
on the subject at the East. From government tables
furnished therein, it appears the winter temperature Of
st. Paul does not fall below the average Of places on its
parallel OF latitude, its spring temperature comedies
with that of Central Wisconsin, Northern Illinois,
ooutharn Michigan, Central New York and Massachu-
sets, its summer with that Of Central Wisconsin, North
ern illinois, Northern Ohio, Central and Southern Penn
sylvania aud New Jersey its autumn with that of Cen.
trail Wisconsin,, Northern New York, a small part of
Northern Pennsylvania, Northern Vermont and South
ern Maine; and its entire year with that of Central
Wisconsin,, Central New York, Southern New Hamp-
shire, and Southern Maine.
We give below a register Of the thermometer for the
past week, made by VIM. B. Reed, Esq, at his resi-
dence in this town, corner of Clarke avenue and 7th st.