The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEWS ITEMS.

A DECISION OF interest 10 the railroad trav'
cling public has been rendere in Boston,
A man purchased ticket for certain point,
and on board the train received check
He got off at station on the way, and staid
over one day, when he took another train for
his destination. The conductor decided that
the check was not good, it having been is
sued for the previous day, and insisted on the
man again paying his fare. This he refused
to do, and was arrested at the suit of the
company on charge of an attempt to de-
fraud. The parties were heard efore JUS
ticc, who decided that the company Was
wrong aud that the man was right.
Mr.. RUFUS uPHAM, a we'll known citizen
of Cherry Valley, in Leicester, left his home
last Monday morning and proceeded to the
cemetery to dig grave. A short time after,
young man happened to go into the ceme-
terry, and found Mr.. Upham dead in the grave.
He was in a sitting posture, and was grasp
ing with one hand his shovel, which was par
TALLY filled with dirt, showing that he had
died without struggling. The deceased was
68 years of age, and was apparently as well
as usual when he left his home.
On Thursday, as Mr.. Kengla, George
town butcher, was proceeding homeward
from market, he stopped on the way, leaving
his money and wagon in charge of a colored
boy. The latter opened the bag and appro-
priated portion of its contents to himself
for which he received a castigation on his
arrival home. His colored associates getting
Wind of the affair." so tormented the poor fel-
low that he procured dose Of arsenic, and
died from its effects.
BENJAMIN MANLEY, of WestGeld, was
driving home from Middletown last Monday
evening, accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, the latter young lady Of twenty years,
and being sadly intoxicated, be held the reins
with an unsteady hand, overturning the wag-
on at last, and throwing all to the ground
His daughter struck upon her head and was
killed instantly.
The Hartford Times tells of man who
objected to having Christmas boughs taken
from his farm, and demanded SIS of the la
dies who were dressing church. 1t was
finally settled by the pastor offering to marry
him for nothing, it having been ascertained
that he was preparing for that interesting
event, which was agreed to, and the contro-
versy ended.
THE Lessees of the St. Nicholas and La
fargo Hotels, New York, have suspended
payments. 1t is said, however, that the own
ers Of the buildings have granted an extern
sion on the debt for rents, and generously
given the next years rent free.
MIR. W. II. EMERSON, OF Newport C. W.,
was robbed of a satchell containing $l4,5OO
on the New York Central Railroad on Sat.
urday. He got out at Rome to get some re-
freshments, having the satchel in the car, and
it is supposed it was taken during his absence
on that occasion, though it was not missed
until the train reached Schenectady.
The Davenport Gqsste of Thursday states
that Mrs, Mary Longinotte, of that city,
young, handsome, and bride but few
months, killed herself by taking strychnine.
No reason was stated for the act.
COUNTERFEIT twentieS on the Bank of
Kentucky are in circulation in Cincinnati
Counterfeit fives on the John Hancock Bank,
of Springfield, Mass, were set aAoat in New
York on Thursday last; seyenteen persons
were arrested for passing and attempting to
pass them.
1T is reported that Ex-Governor Walker
intends to take the stump against the Ad,
ministration in the South He has letters.
approving his course from leading Democrats
Of Maryland and Texas,
ThE Hartford Press Of the 22d says -
"To-day is Forcfather's Day. and the citizens
of Plymouth, where the Pilgrim Fathers
landed, celebrate the day, how, think you,
reader? By ta0o public dancing parties.
A MAN in London named Croft has pro-
posed to pay the Indian Relief Fund $4,000
on Nena Sahib, with his military clothes and
sword being delivered to him in London
1t is suspected that Croft may be stray
Yankee whom the hard times have forced to
look about for same profitable speculation.