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The Chinese Sugar Cane has been talked largely Of
for soilipg purposes. made thirty gallons Of thick
syrup, and have also tried it for fodder the past year.
but cannot ecommend it for that purpose. / can. how.
ever, recommend something far superior to cane, corn,
or anything else l know Of, viz, Egyptian Niaet..a T~s
years since | fed what grew on ten rods to6ve cews, for
. period Of six weeks. It increased their milk rpensi.
bly,. We estimated the increase of butter made in con.
sequence at $40, or one dollar a rod. lean ecommen
it to all such as keep up any stock during the summer,
or have short pastures, as it comes just in the time the
dry weather usually begins and feed is short. The mast
season fed the Miltet to = yearling ball which was
Kept up all summer, and in about four months gained
32o lbs, or 2s lbs. daily. 1t grows from eight to ten
feet high, and when two and a half or three feet. high
should be cut and fed It Immediately springs up from
the old roots. Three crops can be obtained in q season.
Can commence to cut the last Of July or 6rst Of August,
Horses, pigs, and all kinds of stock eat it with the
greatest relish. I obtained the seed while travelling at
the South, and was informed by those who were &C.
quainted with it, that ten rods sown TO- the MiLlet would
keep a cow.--[F. H. W., Sunderland, Mass, 1853. :
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A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune, narrates !
most daring tragedy enacted at the Alton Penitentiary..
As one Of the guards was going his usual rounds
looking to the prisoners, he was knocked down BY one
Of them, and dragged into the cell, and tied 50 as to
render him powerless. The prisoner had . dirk knife
and threatened to kill the guard if an unconnditional
pardon was not granted to him. To prevent beinyg. shot,
he stood the guard up before the { little victual hole
and swore he would stab him IL any attempt was made
to enter the cell. The warden immediately went to
Springfield, and procured from Gov. Bissel ! pardon to
be used only ~ . rsse. The prisoner, q young tnsn
named Lindlay, demanded q revolver, to b loaded BY
himself, a full suit Of dress, quite an amount Of money,
and a close carriage in which to ride out Of town, taking
the guard as q hostage, until he should zee ct 10 libe.
rate him. The prisoner maintained his advantage for
two days, when in passing in some victuals, IN asternpt
was made to drag out the guard. Lindlsy indictsd
several severe wounds on him with his knife, but four
shots were fred into the cell, two Of which wounded
him severely, and he was captured. "A more daring aet
can hardly be found in the annals Of crine.nsa1aa ii hs
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A BILL

n 018/1 20 H
For an act to provide for thu location of the County
Seat in the counties Of this State. A~s4 -
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Of tie State Of Mime.
sofa
SECTION l. That when a number Of legal voters O,
any county in this State, equal to one half the highest
number of votes cast at the next preceding general cleo.
ton, in such county, shall, at least thirty days previous
to the next ensuing general election, petition the County
Commissioners Of such county, to be allowed to vote on
the removal Of the county seat of such county to any
point within such county, the said Commissioners shall
election, an article requiring the voters Of such county
to vote on the removal Of the county seat to the point
named in the petition. h.
Sec. 2. The voters Of any county so notified shall
vote at the next general election on the removal of their
seat by ballot, written OR printed as follows:
I" For county seat at (6lling the. blank with the
place named in the ~petition) or against county seat
at 10 filing the blank as above0 and if q ma
jorlty OF the votes cast are for the point named in the
petition, then that place shall be the county seat, other
wise the county seat shall remain as before. ~.f
Sec. 3. The votes for and against the removal of the
county seat shall be returned and canvassed in the
sane manner as the votes for County Officers. g.
SEC. 4. No county seat in any county in this State
shall be removed in any other manner than that pre-
scribed in this act, except by the amendment or repeal
Of this act. ~ d'.tl
SEC. 5. lion canvassing the votes a majority Of them
are found TO be in favor Of removal, then all the county
officers who are required to hold their Offices at the
county seat, shall within twenty days after such can
vass, move their Offices to the point 50 elected as the
county seat. ''>a 7e@ !
SEC: 6. All special acts passed BY the Legislature
providing for submitting, to a vote Of the people the
removal Of the county seat in any county organized
previous to the first day Of Dec. 1857, are hereby re.
pealed. -H'ssae. lm he3I rs Fa 13sr,s3'
SEC. Z. All acts or parts Of acts inconsistent With
this act are hereby repealed. ,o.asi1.le . a.aasLq
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| u luuV III suvv%vut Hill - XuIIU '@IyJIVIvNy
Vyt W""sUtpu' 4<1u 1uuttul,
= - -. ..ako.a Co.. -. =.
wrnNrcnA ~ AnnT-r - ,oro
r.wrraan as-..a-.,a.. -
A Law va uaaaed - Tia aeas;o.s ~ orr r..;s,..r..
lust adjourned. providing for . r.ner.l $780, y tov,.
ship organization throushout tho STAT. Il d;rac, n.
Commissioners Of each countv d mear an y besor. n.
9Th Of April. inst. and proceed 10 divide their re.n.c.
tive ooanties into towns. 81 making q m,nv towns a.
there are townships. according 70 the Government sur.
vey. Fractions of to~uetiips nsrb,e,2S .tt,obed 70 =,
-adioiuiag town. 81 -portioned ~ 49, okher town.
az Otherwise arranged = 49, ~ YSed advisable.
The towns ara 10 besnanea2 &t stha# sSI y ,.;opers a.
= plnralitv ~ y sir s;nka b;t.n
a record d Skees;epNTocssd;sf " . b ~ i, The
Commissioners on . Aeforx ia i9lusof Xu1fsnsxt.
giving ths names ana bounds - y y.r}6u, Aovps .ana
nodes ars 70 Is nadsSoSS1b r sSsh texn. ~ the Com.
ninDioasrsa.cissF = nimnltS 49, 3 iiaitAbie plaoe for the 6r.t
[.t1xp n5s6nag which is to BE- ksldse6Sthe second Tues.
~ of nv next thereafser. Annnsl town meet;ppsss
~ lie frat. .re.te be held on The 6rst Tnesaav of
April, when there will be choseusbs The qualified eleo1s
ora in each town, three Supervisois. on If vhou1 shilI
be DESIGNATED "a chairman oses fovsa C,e.ttS n.sn AZ
SCISSOR, one Collector, one ,Osser,2aer Il thsPo&. ~
Coustobles, two Justices ofsshe reeacss and msHv]
Overseers Of Roads IS there are road districts in the
town. Justices and constables are to be elected for two
year, except to ell vacancies. u
Each town, under this act, is to be the election pre.
einct hereafter, and the supervisors shall be Judges of
election. = A'town containing over eight hundred in.
Aabitants is entitled to IN additional member in the
county board Of SUPERVISOR for each additional eight
hundred inhabitants, and for any additional fraction Of
over four hundred. Cities are allowed one member 81. in
the board Of county supervisors from each Of IL, Nardx
Agreeably to the provisions Of this Law. the Commits.
sioners of Dakota County met at Hast;ngs on the 9Th
inst, and proceeded to lay off and name the variou,
towns as follows - ..s.4 ,,,4
Mendoza. West 81. Paul. 1nver Grove N;,;r,.-
Hastings, Marshan. { ia r II DOUGLAS. / ia. ; II &
Hampton, t l1s, + II, and all in co Of I II. : ia
Sciota. t ll2. r 10 fW.terford and r.ev;.to,, Co..
Vale, t 11o. r 20: Popl.r Grovaot 10 = 10. Rerl;,
t1ls r 90; Lakeyille. { ia. r 90 un;on t115 ,ooI
and fraction west Rosemount. I liz : 10. rnn,n;,.
CITY, t ia. r 10: vesrmuillIiiop.. : ia Is
The names and boundaries NAV be ch,noea sna mod.
lied on or before the 10Th inst hv pet;.;o, f.o,n ~.
parties interested, to the Board Of Commissioners 3s
Nininger takes in all Of township liz. ran 90 Il tha.
is the county. and runs , one mile east in rance II than
south to the township line. A some cb.rs.. NOV ).
made BY the Commissioner. -. vii, mt sn..;f, a..
= -. ,.a. ar =. 4AsR~ Eav s. "a 80 r. - -. = I
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1864, and complies fouraths Of The entire length Of
its road before the year 1888, and any failure on the part
Of any such company to complete the number Of miles
Of its road or roads, in the manner and within the several
times herein prescribed, shall forfeit to the State all the
rights, title and interest Of any kind whatsoever in and
to any lands, together with the franchises connected
with the same not pertaining or applicable to the por:
ton of the road by them constructed, and & fee simple
to which has not accrued to either Of said companies,
BY reason Of such construction, which WAS granted to
the company or companies, thus ailiugt to comply With
the provisions hereof, BY act Of the Legislature Of the
Territory Of Minnesota, vesting said land in such com.
panies respectively.
SIC. 2. The foregoing amendment shall be submitted
to the electors Of the State, 1t IN election to b held on
the 18th day Of April, one thousand eight hundred and
6fty-eight, in the several elective districts Of this State
The ballots at such election shall be written Or printed
as follows those in favor Of the amendment /" Loan Of
State Credit for Railroad-Yes." Those against the
amendment (" Loan Of State Credit for Raihoada-No."
The polls at said election shall be opened between the
hours Of eight and ton o'clock, A NJ, and closed ct six
P. NJ, and the said election shall be conducted and the
returns thereof made and certified, in the mannsr provid-
ed BY law for returning votes for Territorial Delegats'to
Congress, except that the said returnsshAlts Be addressed
to the Governor, b. whom the same shall be canvaased
within twenty days after said election; and If It shall
appear that . majority Of voters present and voting =
said election have ratified tho proposed amendment, The
Governor shall incorporate the foregoing amendment II
the Constitution, and shall make proclanation Of the
result, and deposit the election returns in the Office Of
the Secretary Of State.
Sec. 8. Besides the publication prescribed by existing
laws, this Act is hereby directed to be published in all
the newspapers of this State, for which publication
the same rate Of compensation is hereby Fixed Us for
similar insertions in the official paper of the Legislature.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from and after it,
passage. GEORGE BRADLEY,
Speaker pro tenn Of the H. Of r.
RICHARD G.. MuRPHEY, )
President pro tenn of the Senate.
Approved March 9, 1858. ~~@~ @as@--@Sss
CHAs. L. CHASE, Acting Governor.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE, Minnesota,
March 9, 1858. q
hereby certify the foregoing to be q true copy Of
the original on 6e in this Office. So s.
CHAs. L. CHRsI, Secretary.
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Amendmsnt to The Co.stitut,er.

Y % t0e C00Se1tutlO0 sIs
Besides the Loan Bill amendment to be voted On ..
the election on the 18th inst there is also to be sub.
united to the people for their ratification or rejection
Section seven, Article S Of the Constitution, to read a.
follows . heu seS es4
The term Of each Of the Executive ofacers named in
this Artlele.9shall commence on taking the oath Of Office
On Or after the FIRST day Of May, 1858, aud continue
until the first Monday Of January, 1860, except the
Auditor who shall continue in Office till tho frst Mon.
day Of january, 1851, and until their successors shall
have bsen duly elected and qualified ; and the Same
abcve-hnehtioned time for qualification and entry upon
the duties Of their respective Offices shall extend and an.
ply to all other officers elected under the State Consti.
tuition, who have not already taken the oath Of office,
and commenced the performance Of their official duties.
The ballots used at said election shall be written 81
printed as follows " For amendment to Section 7. Ar.
ticle 8" or "Against amendment to Section ], Article
Is the case may be.
: x1f the Stats should be admitted into the Union before
the election, no action is to be taken by the people /;
and such action if taken will be void If it should b
to the acceptance BY Congress Of the Consultation
81 Minnesota. -9
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The Lecompton Bill, after passing in the U. S. Sen:
ass ~ 2 majority Of 8, was defeated in the House BY the
same majority, b the adoption of an amendment by
nr: Crstenden, directing it to be unlimited to the
people for their approval or rejection. The vote stood
toe the amendment, 'f2o against it, 49, The Ssnuu, at !,
1''p'ed to concur. md the question is oil open sesin.
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M#N4M& oVWS0oo0&O WOvvU. SE
81. LouIe, March "a dilpeseh from Lssssa.
worth, 18th inst, says that the Kansas Cosstitutional
Convention had ~adjourned from Minaeola, and nj q
Lesvenworth on the evening Of the 26th. Charaee =
corruption were prevalent. Gen. Lane had reamsd
the Presidency Of the Convention, being a&is6sd don
the demonstrstions Of the feeisgssof the Fses Stsls
mep, that they prefer that the President shall not =
identified with Tho sxtrsmists. Il. was supposed III
the Topeka Constitution would b adopted Nth g
notifications. Lane vas pledged 70 Reign bsdea =
could be elected President. The extrenists IS ~
vention were becoming more modstate II their vie6S.
New ORLEANS, March s9.-Bysan arrival her =
learn that Matamoras was declared = flee port On the
2lst inst. .
Gen. vidaurri had issued q proelanasion dema,dins
the payment OF twenty-five per cent. on all money dus
for church property.
Tampico had not yet been attacked.
A battle was expected near San Luis de Potoei, b.
tween the adherents of Cara and Zulog1.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-In the Senate to-day lie
Minnesota bill was taken up, and Mr.. Mason,s amend
meat, to the effect that Minnesota hive but one Retire.
sentative in Congress, was rejected. Mr.. Wils6h's
amendment, which provides that the new Stxte. hare
one Representative now and additional ones hereafter,
upon the basis OF the returns Of 1 new census 70 l.
taken forthwith, was then carried By . najosity Of one.
Col. Johnston, in bis latest received o6seial4 d;spAeeh,
says that the Mormon troops are oreslised tSi resist
the establishment Of a Territorial Government by tthe
United States, and in furtherance Of that ohiecsthavs
erected works Of defence in the mountain passes, aud
near Salt Lake City. He does not believe that . split
conc'!iation toward them would now Be properly appesa
c'ated it would rather be wrongly Interpreted. ? un
WASHINGTON, March 26-The New Orleans papers
state that Col. Lockridge is expected to leave for. Texxs
soon with the intention of revolutionizing Northetn
Mexico, and that many Northern den and considerable
means are engaged in the enterprise. A letter from
Col. Lockridge confirms the statement f~.'s' ~. 1s1'
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Fence securely, till. deeply, enrich literally, seed
judicicusly, weed cleanly, and irrigate Is Tell q you
can, and you may reasonably expect the Anilspf 81 esvea
upon yon laboes. sS44
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to b used ash planting the sod ,vik1aow bsyaraea
odths potatoes, and they win b e15ossd dry asd de-,
ready for putting into the cellar.
have yet to go the first indication n 1890 rot
IN the tabsEs raised in this way. Asothsr advaaaagssis
also derived from this method Of eultivatisn: lheev11
is ready plowsd in the all preparstoey for the srt1ak
wheat crop, which is found to produce bstter ssecsSaf3te
. potato crop than any ether. rs.
Oats and corn may b raised sds.stagsossly % Aa5
broken from TIE tenth Of Nay up r he ars Of JssG
! have raised from twenty-five 70 thirtyivs bsshslI II
% the acre; this poasd shealdEInet h broken ness
thas two q three inches deep, thAt the cod nay h
easily dragged 70 pissss. A. C.. Poos.
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F s%'.::. .'': sss.:s:, ~ $. -
'oagAt = b. sad " hops h vi g. -
tsf!ible wpssds en- eon1ssss ~
I hssjsd, QeaAN4M1&A . - ea1lm4I
- ssS:s5s =. s.... ss.s ss.,,
Our Csifemis sdviess ere to The Sth inst. per Atss
1syar.s Prosperity q the State, both nissr.l aal =.
fi@lnsnl, = ssResssd. The quaadty Of goA ehss viii
j. psoesssd The present. ysas, promises to Be kpsaser
than ever yet expsrisacsd. wALI, 6r.am.
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,,xsy avqissa Cvass.

H. 81 ~ - E LHNf
8ae<a4eA33 pant Asa Journal. - es s3s'
Hskf111e : matter Of inportaa2s to the snigrass,
when 6rst sttsmpting agriculture N OF Pnilie country,
70 kaoYf what kinds of crops are best adapsa to the
first brsakisg. 1 have learned, a!fter Eve ~ expe.
'risace, that potatoes are the easiest and nost tain
crop on new breaking. I have raised from one IN led
to one hundred and fifty Bushels to tie acre, byydrop-
ping the seed in every second or third furrox, d11pend.
ing somewhat upon the size of the plow, 70 thh2 tie
rows shall b : proper distance apart. 80
In preparing The seed for planting. the potatoes shoaA
be cut in pisces, from t~o to four pieces each, acoo&tdiak
to their size these should Be dropped in the bottom Il
the furtow, and in blowing the next furrcw they will b
covered. After the Geld is thus planted, the grouad
should be thoroughly narrowed for the purpose Of closing
the seams Of the burrows, and in order to keep the sod
from drying up, to the disadvantage Of the potatoes.
After this the crop needs no further cultivation, exccps
the application Of q two horse drag two or three times
during the summer, which may b. done with no diaad-
vantage to the growth Of the potatoes, even when the
topsare six inches high and in blossom. From this
time sntil the crop is ready for harvesting they require
no 4azshsr care. When ready for digging, the plow ID
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- Agricultural Meetlngs AppolnteA.
On Saturday the 10th inst, an agricultural meeting
= appoiated to be held at Burwel's old stand, Pine
! On Friday 4 the 18th inst, . meeting will be held at
Hfnpte4nas ,l9sss1 Il i9ietga-8 t9
~ GA Saturday, the 18th, a meeting Of the same kind
b vksld 1t Lakeyille. Mt
!. The 3omtnittee in each Of those districts will zee to
che procuring Of the room, and taking charge Of getting
the faefmseso together and explaining the object for
whichtheys IRE cened out ; and each farmer should
constitute himself : committee Of one to get out bis
neighbors and have . crsdit.ble meeting in his town.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19
DAILY DEMOCRAT

DICKENS AS HE WAS AND Is.-The literary
editor of the Philadelphia Press,-a genius,
certainly, whoever he may be--among his
many rich n,orceaus, dished up for the liter
AIRY department of the Press, has the follow
ing;
Seldom did more highly dressed young
gentleman glitter on Broadway than the
CHARLES Dickens of l841. Were we satiri
cal-which we certainly are not-we might
even say that he was over.dressed Addicted
to that description Of has'iy vests, described
by Young England as very ioud stuck into
coat and pants, on which the genius of
STULrz had evidently been employed wear
ing the tallest and glossiest of chimney pipe
hats, the thinnest morocco boots. the gayest
kid-gloves, and the tiniest of all delicate
canes. CHARLES DICKENS, as he emerged from
Carlton House, "a great hotel of the time
much affected by English visiters to New
York; was a remarkable young man. He
would have struck a passing stranger as an
actor fully dressed to represent the charac-
ter of II fop, in some comedy or farce where
the dramatist desired to have a fling at
young men who, aping at fashion, ran into
wild eXtravagances of attire-Out Brummel-
ing BRUMMEL, and out. D'Orsaying D'ORsAY.
AT that time, too, DICKENS was rs closely
as shaven and shorn" us if he really were an
actor, and his face was deeply lined as the
faces Of actors often are, from the wear and
tear which the mucles are professionally sub
jeeted to.
1t is very different now. Seventeen years
have changed DICKENS, and improved his
personal appearance. He has become
stouter, without being too full-robust, but
not bulky. The orciIies have dsappeared.-
Either Time, or the barber, has thinned
his flowing hair" His taste in dress has be-
come mtigated, and he exhibits a limited
supply Of jewelry, exhibiting only a single
ring. He wears a Kossuth, instead of
chimuey-pipe hat The flash cloud" vests of
by gone years may now be catalogued
among DIokENss abandoned habits. The
flce once SO smooth, now is hirsute He re-
joices in full beard and moustache, though
lie still is whiskeress The hair which is
very sparsely sprinkled with gray, has re
tired little off his forhead, sa as to give
full view of that
"Dome of thought, that palace of the mind"
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19

A POET AFRAID OF PHILosoPHER.-A wri-
ter in the New York Evening Post, who is
narrating the Incidents of trip to the Sara
nae Lakes, tells good story about Longfel-
low and Emerson:
This reminds me of joke that was cur
rent at the Philosophers Camp about Emer-
son. This gentleman was noted for being
somewhat abstraeted, and by no means Ger
tain shot When the party was originally
organized to come into the woods, the poet
Longfellow was to join it, but he subsequent
ly peremptorily declined on hearing that
Emerson had purchased a double-barreled
gun of large ealibre to take with him"
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19

A GEORGIA DouGLAs MANA letter APP
pears in the Atlanta heteliigencer, of Oct,
18th, from Agustus b. Wright, the Demo-
cratic Representative in Congress from the
Fifth District in Georgia, in which the course
of Senator Douglas is fully sustained Wright
is of opinion that Buchanan and Cobb might
be better employed than crushing out the
Little Giant Tie Secretary of the Treasury,
he says should let President making alone
till the proper time comes, and the President
might probably devote himself to carrying
out the Monroe doctrine.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19
Fifty ContS Per Woo1x

kor one year, (per maD Observation-Disclosures. $l2 90
six months " .................. 90
three " observation-disclosures. 5 90
ADvERTIsING.-One square of twelve lines and
f,ore than six lines first sertion 49, each subsequen
snsertion 81 SO. When advertisements inserted
gatervals, each insertion will be charged the first.
FOR half square of six lines than three, first
fnsel ton S2 each subsequent 81 For three lines
or less first insertion 81 So Monthly advertisements
square of II lines, $40. When changed at the
end 'f each month, an extra charge will be made
For alf square of six lines, and more than three
Zines, per mOnth, ~. For three lines per month So.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19
ruE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT

Ispu u,ltshed every Saturday morning, and contains
tvent1 eight columns Of reading matter. The aim OF
,hs mn, fishers will be to make it a good paper, and
,tsbe Offering for friends in tn Atlantic States.
esRNs-s5 per annum; So for six months; 81 for
three months.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19
The Skeleton Clod Crusher,
gIEJD ROLLER

This is an npls neat tong wlnts by the farmer
of this country, to whom it will be of untold value. 1t
is composed of 3-inch sections, which operate indie
pendenty Of each other, and will thoroughly puver
ize, breaking every lump Of earth levellng the land,
and leaving sprin ding of loose earth the surface
to protect the gernnI Iting grain in its early stages,
and secure and protect it from drought, greatly in
creasng the Yell besides preparing the land for the
better operation of the reaper.