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The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10
The Pacific Hotel Disaster.

The st. Louis Republican of the Goth ult., says the
circumstances under which the warrant was sued out
are, We understand, about as follows Ephraim Doane,
whose remains we're exhumed from the ruins of the fire,
was reputed to have had the sum of 81, 900 in his pos
session. His room was adjoining that of Taylor, a plank
partition only separating their apartments. At about
ten o'clock preceding the morning of the disaster, Taylor
was seen to go to bed. In the neighborhood of one
o'clock he was observed at the corner of Walnut and
Seventh in company with Sharpe, Waterman of the
hotel, and Terrence. At a quarter past three he went
to the Townsley House, on Fourth street, without either
boot or shoes, and engaged a bed, where he remained
sheets were discovered to be considerably stained with
he had no cut or bruise from which blood could have
issued. All this, in connection with the fact that the
papers by which the body of Doane was identified were
bloody, ~ was also the straw out of which the remains
were taken, makes a group of circumstances fully JUST
tying Taylor's arrest. The l%atter's antecedents, too,
SHOULD not be forgotten. Not a great while ago be was
apprshended for a robbery at the Missouri hotel, and
It'd evidence Of his guilt, it is said, would have been
pretty convincing, but the prosecuting witness was
obliged to Leave the city before the trial came on, and
the accused was discharged. Moreover, report has it
that while in California he vas found guilty of q State
prison oGense, and was a prisoner at San Francisco
His general character, furthermore, is bad, being that
Of q gambler, a rske, and an inebriate.
The man Sharpe can scarcely be suspected of any
knowledge of the oatasprophe be6arehand, else he would
not now be lying in a critical condition at the hospital {;
but may it not have been that he MAS 3~esignsdly drunk
by Taylor when Terrence and he were OF with him, in
order that, in case of a fire, the flames mf1ht make suf.
Roadway to destroy the proof Of guilt, before he
(Sharpe) could give the alarm.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

A motion was offered by Mr.. Cale9 that the report
Of the Committee reporting progress on the Levee Be
accepted, and action on the subject be postponed till
the next meeting. Adopted. i'aas E@
On motion Of Mr.. C.lea the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted :zr53a gis 80
Whereas, The creation of q Ferry 10 deemed Of the
utmost importance to the development Of the reaoureee
OF this town; and whereas, At the same time, it 10 not
legitimately one Of those objects upon which the public
money can be properly expended and whereas, we IN
derstand that Leander Wells, Of this place, is DESTROYS
of establishing a ferry here therefore,
Resolucd, that the Recorder pro ten. il hereby in.
structedto correspond with Mr.. Wells, and 7sy to him
that the Board will furnish him 3 chain sufficient for
the purpose Of chain ferry, and give him the period Of
ten months ins which to pay for il, free of interest, be
furnishing, however, such security for the payment Of
the cost OF it at the expiration of that time, as may be
deemed sufficient By the Board. Also that the Re.
corder inform him that the President Of the Board 10
willing to donate to him q ferry boat to cost not more
than 500 provided that Mr.. Wells will proceed Of
once to create q necessary ferry and have the same ia
proper running order by the opening Of navigation.
BY Nh: Eaton, that the report Of the Committee re-
porting progress on Clarke Avenue be accepted, and
and action on the subject postponed to next meeting.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Eaton, that the Mr.. G. o. Robertson be Az.
thorized to close with the offer of Messrs. Headley &
Elston to finish the we'll on the corner of Clarke avenue
and 7th st. Agreed to. N
The President delivered to the Recorder, pro tenn, a
certified copy Of the Act Of Incorporation.
BY Mr.. Eaton that the thanks. Of the town be ter
dered to Ignatius Donnelly, Esq, for his liberal pro-
posal to build and donate to the town a ferry boat suit
able for the traffic Of carriages and passengers across the
Mississippi at this point. Agreed TO-.
BY Nh. Calef, that the Board adjourn to meet on
Saturday evening next at 7 o'clock. Agreed to. ssos
!s7h0af ca G.. o. ROBERTSON, Recorder pro lem.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

Captain Morton, Of the Police force Of this city, as
sisted by the Sheriff of Pierce county, Wisconsin,
arrested at Point Prescott one of the boldest and most
extensive forgers and swindlers ever Gagged 10 this re-
gion, named Sylvester Steele.
1t seems that for a long time Steele, who Is we'll
sold large bodies Of lands, (Which he pretended to have
entered but not received warrants for,) to various per
sons. The quantity Of lands thus fraudulently conveyed
We are told ranges from 8 to 1000 acres ! So boldly
and openly were these transactions carried on that for a
long time 10 suspicion of the fraud was entertained.
But by and by the game was played out. The land
Officers at Saltwater got hold Of the smart operator, and
the necessary documents were placed in the hands Of
Geo. Sternberg. Esq, U. S. Dep. Marshall, who accom-
panied by a.. 7. Grant, Of this city, and the clever De-
tective, Capt. Morton, proceeded on Saturday to Point
Prescott. Two acc ,mplices were arrested at the same
time. Steele denies his guilt, AMI declares he does not
even know how to write fNtnnesotian.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

And although it is justly deplored and regarded With
horror by the civilized world, such an act as the late
attempt at assassination will be followed by others, if
deemed necessary, till the decisive blow can be struck.
When We regard such an unhappy state of affairs in
the most enlightened part Of the world, We feel to be
grateful for the blessings enjoyed in our land, where
so much power is in the hands Of the people, and which
is dispensed to produce the greatest good to the greatest
number; and where the only fears of tho magistrates
are a loss Of favor and Office, instead Of their fortunes
and lives; and among the people, that their servants
may misuse their trust and squander the public funds.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

We learn frongfhe Faribault Hesa,M that the mills
destroyed there lately were not insured nor that of
Anderson / Thompson, destroyed by FIRE at East Prairie
aefew weeks ago. It is strongly conjectured that these
destructive confagrationswere the work Of iucendiarism.
Messrs. Anderson Il Thompson's ~neighbors raised and
loaned them $1,000 without interest, when they imme-
diately proceeded 10 replace their mill. Within the
last year these losses have amounted to over $4,000.
Besides the ADORE, Faribaulssh has eight mills within a
circuit Of three miles. e saaiiaaa1 sss4 -9ta
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

That Minnesota has been a fast Territory, and vii
be a fast State is beyond question. But for its OWE
sake it is to be hoped that its juvenile fastness will give
place to a more rational and permanently profitable one
Obtaining large sums for town lots, and sending the
money to the East for costly Jim crack 6xings, has been
the rule for the past, but the time has arrived for diff
ferent course of action. ~,ta3 -a,
Minnesota should now resolve to Systematically foster
the manufacturing at home Of very many Of the useful
articles she has hitherto procured from the Fast. 1t il
only by thus spending at home the bulk Of the money
she receives for land, thereby greatly encouraging i'm
migration, that she will be sure 70 90 on prosperiug and
to prosper. 5 r9l ~ tsfsas X.
NiAingcr, March Sth, 1885, 96i lsssaa 4sse
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

u. EsAr LE ~ fn4E TL frTH
The steamship America arrived at New York, with
dates to the 18th Of February.
!" In the House Of Commons on the 10th inst, Lord
John Russell's bill, modifying Parliamentary OATH 80
as to admit Of Jews taking them, was debated, andrssd
. second time. ,,n. .eom aft SERBIAN ane %eas a..
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. Bright presented Q
petition from 5000 citizens Of Birmingham in favor Of
Parliamentary Reform. 7A' 81 49, = H&s -
Lord Palmerston iutimated that il was mot costeu.
plated to. appoint . Minister Of Justice, or to sstablisb
a system Of public prosecution. be4 80, - gs.,a .sfres
Sir John Pakington, in a long speech, moved that ~
address be presented to her Majesty for : cornmissica
to inquire into the present state Of popular education in
England, and to report what changes if any are required
for the extension Of sound and cheap elementary 10
struction to all classes. - AIT ~
Lord Pslnerston explained that 30 far from Louis
Napoleon having paid the legacy bequeathed By Ma
poleon / to Cantillon for an attempt to asaasSiuate the
Duke Of Wellington, an application for it had bssn re.
jected on the ground that the testator must have been
been crasy when he made the beqaest.
Lord Palmerston moved for leave 70 bring IN his new
India Bill, to transfer the Government Of india from
an The Bank Of England has reduced it, rate Of discount
from 81 to 8 1.l1th. -, ,.t. q .4f lis s,0
A letter states that . violent earthquake Was felt at
Yoroatsk, town situated to the west Of Lake Barkal,
in Siberia, whichsxtended to Kiakahta, on the frontiers
of China. sell .trrbS gaee.
The journals Of Moscow-contain y list Of 500 landed
belonging TO- the sordes of the Noblesse,
who have given in their adhesion to the measures of tie
Emperor respecting the emancipation Of serfs.
The alleged submission Of Schamyl is not confirmed.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

Our Bro. Twombly, Of the Prescott Tsunscvpf, has
had a sword added to his weapons Of war; the Governor
Of his State having made him Lieutenant Colonel Of
the 43d Regiment Of the State Militia. We have no
Governor in our State to promote rs as high "a that
80 We Present Arms ass atM
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

W~AsH1xoros, Feb. as.-Ths Tariff Ipvendesans
Committee arr very close-mouthed, but their actions
~evidently show that they smell WOODEN. They have
been artfully misled in some Of their bost investigation,
but are now on a hot scent. Rumor says that Writ are
out for one or two members Of the last House. whose
presence here is deemed urgently necessary. Lack eat
for starting startling developments.
Gen. Shields, United States Senator elect from Min
~nesota, has explicitly contradicted the statement that
he has agreed to support Lecompton. He says he haa
written a letter to Col. Richard g. Murphy, Of Mime
sofa, denouncing the Lecompton fraud unquali6edly,
and declaring that no honest man can support il. He
has authorized the publication of this letter, and it, ap-
pearance is dajlHsxpected.
The A-nti-Lecomptonites are full of hope. They claim
. gain Of two members, and possibly Of three nore.
On the other hand, the Administration claims three ac-
cessi0ns.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The movement to couple
Kansas and Minnesota is individual, and not according
to the present party programme, which n.y.faks that
direction finally. aswr~- TX
Hopes are now entertained of . small diverson in tie
House on the part Of the South against Lecompton.
The names of the backsliden are reserved.
1t is we'll understood here ID the most intimate circles
Of the Presidents friends that immediately On the id.
tournament Of Congress, Mr: James Gordon Bennett will
receive his commission 40 United States Minister to
Austria. This will Be the simple fal6llnent sf one Of
the conditions on which the New York Herald iiess its
support to the Administration.
WASHINGTON, March Judge Douglas attempted
to call up his Kansas resolution Of inquiry to-day, and
was proceeding to discuss its necessity, and commenting
upon Gen. Calhoun's course in not having declared the
result of the election two months after they were held,
when he was interrupted peremptorily by Vice President
Breckenridge, who announced that the hour for the
special order had arrived. Mr.. Douglas observed that
this was not the practice of the Chamber, and asked if
there was a serious purpose to check his remarks to
which Mr.. Breckenridge replied in the affirmative, with
much emphasis.of manner. There is an evident pur.
pose on all hands to bear down on Mr.. Douglas with
every element Of power.
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-10

Winter seems fairly to have hidden rs adieu-the
snow has all disappeared, and the frost is coming out
Of the ground. The sun is too warm 10 make heavy
clothing comfortable, and its influence is such that
We predict the disappearance Of the ice in the nv.
er before the end Of this month and that boats will
be passing up the river before the middle of next
month. From the milduess Of the past winter, We do
not wonder ut tho. formation Of = party to 60 to the
north pole to see if they can find a place where they
enjoy a steady cold for a few months It 10 too
mild here to know that winter has been upon ~ aad
and departed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17
IOWA RAILROADS.
ouc@osdeuos Of TIE n. Y. THbsns.

CLisros, lows, Msy 10, 1853.
In an article that lately appeared n the editorial de-
partnent Of TIKI TRIBUNE an error occurred that may
misesd some who sre seeking homes a. the West.
The article in question wa headed Whittier to
Emgra.e, and contained this statement. Tast "keo
"kuk and Lyons, we believe, are also pushing rail-
"roads iplaxd
This ia true of Keokuk but from Lyons there is no
railroad running westward. The only road running
west from the Mississippi, between Dubuque and
Davenport, n the Chicago, Iowa and Nebrssks
Railroad whose eastern terminus at Clinton Clinton
County. This rosd ia now completed forty miles.
The work on this line has rsver been suspended.
Most of the grading to Cedar Rapids, eghtyone miles
from Clinton has been done. II is the intention Of the
Company to have the cars running to Cedar Rapids
the present season. -Four dsily passenger trains
now running over this road and, with the stage cou
nections at tie west, forms direct communication
With the heart Of lows The receipts from this rosd
for the month of April were:
For passengers 4o Fot express and n'sl sis4 %
For freight. lS5 S2t -
Totel. eos10 d
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17
FOOD-CHEAPER STILL.
70 H< EditsY Of 7zs N. Y. TrSr'

To aI Eda.- Of IA. NJ y T,s-sA
SIR: A recent article in your paper speaks OF the
comparative chespuess Of eggs-only IS to l2l cents
dozen, or 8 cents q pound. Eggs" we are ted,
usually considered luxury, are now actually the
cheapest food they the working clssses) can u'e
1.-TWO eggs, one-fourth of a loaf Of bread, cents
"worth of butter, and little tea" it is added, at
"oost of only cents will furnish good hearty break
" fast for lsbonng man, at outside prices
This comparative cheopness Of eggs 10 not denied;
and yet it is not to be admitted they the cheap
est food we can use. Bread is but cents pound
coarse, whole meal Bread perhaps not more than 4.
Beans of the best quality are only about cents, and
corn and rye meal ony2. Are not these cheaper than
eRgsl Most certainly they do not contain less nutri-
ment.
1t may be said, from high authority, that We are NOT
to live on bread alone. Very well. Potatoes and ap-
pes, weighing more than ounces each, cost only
cent each, or only half as much by weight as eggs.
These true not necessarily as nutritious as the
egg; but when the latter is cooked at temperature
above 1859 of Fahrenheit the white or abumnous part
s always considered insouble by any ordinary solvents
except nitric muatic and sulpburc acids and these
ere not usually found in the human stomach. Taking
this fact into the account it is highly probable that
good mealy potatoes and the best apples quite
nutritious as eggs for since the yok in most is
the only part which affords us any nourshment the
nutriment of pound of eggs would not be creator
than that of pound of the former. And as to the gus
tatory enjoyment one who has ever made the meal
will hesitate to give the vegetable eggs the preference.
Let us see what breakfast would cost this pl .n
and ths, too without the cost Of cooking; whereas
the eggs in the other case were TO be cooked, at "a
slight additional expense to the cents mentioned
unless indeed they are eaten raw which would cer-
tsinly alter the case.
One-fourth of loaf of bread at cents, two pots-
toes and an apple about cents and q cents for
sugar and tea. Here is good breakfast for lsborng
man at only cents. Or if the butter and tea are both
omitted, well they might be- the cost would be but
81 cents. At cents however, 365 breakfasts in a
year would cost 81 30 year less than the breakfast
which included eggs.
better breakfast perhaps, for the laborer were he
accustomed to it. would be from half to three fourhs
Of loaf of bread of corn wheat, oatmeal, rye, or
barley at average price for the whole year Of about
cents beside cooking. and cents worth Of apples
other plain fruits, costing an average about cent
This would be cost for breakfasts annually Of only
$40 9 whereas the cent breakfast would be $29 DO
w A. A.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17
THE GEN. TWIGGS COURT-MARTYAL.

GrSERAL ORDERS, No. 4
wAsHScTos, May H. 1855.
p.aot KY speci.i Mo- Of Msb
49, 1852 the War Department and Of which Breyet Major
was srraned and tried Brevet Major General David Twss
u s. Army on the following charge and .Pechoaon' exhibited
Choyg.ubordnse conduct to the prejudice Of good order
and military discipline;
DspsTsnt Of Texas having received War Department Special
Orders No l2s Of 1857 did San Anonio on tho 9th Oct,
Examine matter. sSudsed and decided orders
&c ss @ 9 hi a' ia s T: az At
orders aforesaid publish orders to the troops undo. biz
ci,iOn pronounced in the Presidents orders Aforesaid
o% Se Wa Department IL letter GATED JAM IS 1853 n.truc
tions regard The bress. Of discne set out in the spech
Department Of TIss lie the said Twisss did San Antonio
Texas the 9Th Fb. 1873 10 contempt Of the ODE
pany publication to the troops uHder his command with
Commentary instructions drsnd to sdct and retute
the order Of the Presidents to 'be troops Command
TO which charge al specifications the cu'ed pleaded NOT
Guilty" -
The Court after msure deoerson hOds the accused breve'
Ia sp'egcGtion. Guilty, exceP' the word oontemP1,n'
Sd sg.esesS Sui ty and Guilty of the charge"
And the Court him. Brevet MAJOR General David
T. Twggs Army ito be reprmanded By the President OF
H. The proceeding, of the General Court Martial in the
going have been duly submitted to the Secretary of War
WAR DEPARTMENT. May 10, 1855
The verdict Of the Court Muis in the trial Of Major General
Twges approved But in consideration OF his distinguished
services and Of the unanimous recommendation oil the Court
the sentence 10 RENTED. >,
The record the Court exhibits in the proceedings
which proper notice. Admitting fog the defense evi'
deuce clearly incompetent and elovant and H. sustaining an
insufficient challenge to member oeuttmAra onsnt not
70 de that II has any when the rule of the law 10
Min and positive JOHN b. FLOYD, Secretary Of Wat
iii The General Court Martial Of which Brevet Ms General
Thomas S. Jesup 10 President 10 dissolved. - :.
IL Brryet Msor GENERAL Daniel Y. Twisss will his
sword aud command OF the Department OF Texas
" Wv. S COOPER. Afintant Genera.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17

icen crcbanmen insutrd BY British NsvA eaosu in tbs
Wcst Indies ourNxs rxts-Djusus
and insultibs In the extreme nsoaA honor
Rsclrod Thai tho Of this their
experience 10 ofelxn waters has provS-tha the America
Navy has afforded TO Americas little pro-
tec,iop-
Resoleed That Congress should rqu. the Administrator 10
foroa rebuon for hh handed render
The American terror throughout the world.
Rtsoirc6. That Il" flag covers the cargo and ths.
froedom from search Ii Americans inLfensbs right at
Sea- much as freedom from the Intrusive Of foreign police
in domicies abore.
Re'olsed That meeting Of shpownere shpnsres sailors
and otber citizens be called Tuesday Afternoon 81 O'Clock
in Merchant kIehsng TO take such BE-
deemed necessary force The Administration 10 tAks such action
shs preserve nviose from British Jealousy and annoyance
much o. our Republic 10 afost ths bsh
A Committee also appointed in accordance with
last resolution to have such demonstration a. the
Importance Of the subject demands.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17

DEATH OF A CESTESARIAN.-The Rev. Ethan Os.
born Of Fairfield, Cumberland County, n. D., died
there the lat inst, in his Tooth yesr having been
born in Ltchfel0 Fairfield County, Conn, ne 2lst
Of August l758 At the age of seventeen Mr.. Osborn
volunteered az private soldier in the Revolutionary
army, served in the campaign of l776, and 10 the
retreat through New-Jersey The grester part Of his
Regiment taken prisoners at / ort Washington,
but be escaped through the happy accdent-or, as he
called II, merciful Providence'-of being absent
Oh sckleave for few days at the time the fort
rendered His fellow soldiers who were taken, died
or suffered terribly in the "Od Sugar House" tle
pIisonship On the expiration of his term of
vice be returned to his fathers homo Connecticut
arc sterwsrd went through the regular of stu
dies at Dartmouth College. He vas one Of four grad
yates of that institution ell lately living, whose CON-
bned ages exceeded four hundred years. At the age
of twenty be was licensed as minister 10 the
Presbyterian Church, and his first and only charge
was the Old Stone Church, at Fairfield, n. j., where
he resided altogether seventy years. He was ntsled
in the year 1885, and resigned his charge, AS active
pastor in 1884, making period Of "a years Of uuiner
rupted labors flock. During his ministry IN
this small country church he baptized about one thou
sand persons, performed about the same number OF
marriages. and buried about fifteen hundred pers ms
10 the same church-yad where be has himself at
length been laid at rest lPhisdslpha Bull, May 10.
EXAMINATIONS OF ASSISTANT SURGEONS AND CASDI-
pATEs FOR ADMISSION INTO THE MEDICAL CORPS or
THE NAvY.-Tbe Board of Naval Surgeons recently
in session OF Philadelphia, for the examination OF As
s-snt Surgeons for promotion. ard Of candidates for
admission, has Adjourned, aud its proceedings hsve
been approved by the Secretary OF the Navy. The
following Assistant Surgeons pissed satisfactory eI
sminstion John M. Browne, II. c. Caldwell, John
l.. Taylor. The following persons were approved as
candidates for admission into the service and viii be
appointed vacancies No. j. c. Bsrtolette,
Penn; >, T. W. Leach, n. H.; 3, n. p. Cnrstian,
Va. 4, J. j. Msgee, Penn; ,, 3. F. Gibbs, \. j.;
s. }. q. Burnett, Penn; Z, w. N. King, Penn.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE or DAGpERREAs ARTIST
A. w. Van Astyr, Daguerrean artist Of Worcester
Was found lying dead upoo q sofa in bis operating
room On Friday morning, under circumstances which
led 10 suspicion that he had committed suicide and
Cororefs Jury was summoned. The deceased WAS
formerly lccs.ed at Lowell, and lesves Any. He
was about 10 years of age.
TIE FIX revenue cutters recently built by Govern
mept for the lake service but which have been laid
a, Ssndusky to be put 10 conmssi On immediately
One ia 10 BE- ststoue on esca Of Lakes Erie Superior
Huron. Ontario and Michigan, and tie cther on Lake
s.. Clair ard Detroit River.
Don Fermu Ferer, ex-Presdent Of Nicrsgus,
hss token 70 wife Msths Z. Winter both ,n. youosst
sister OF MIS-. Ann 4, Stephsrs, the sltherssA