Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-20
Railp Tir9iaiau.
Minnesota Legislators and Politicians.

minnesota LeBlSmtorS una foutlcl0nS,
An intelligent correspondent Of tho Now Hamp-
shire Statesman, draws tho following not very
fattering picture of tho rulers Of the young
State Of Minnesota in u recent letter from st.
Paul.
There isa very prevalent opinion through the
State that St. Paul il the focus OF 50 much poiti-
zeal knavery that decent legislation here is mn i'm
possibility. Tho whisky vendors. tho fur traders
and the miserable clan of political advcnturers
quartercd upon tho people here by the last two
Administrations, have all combined. heart and
hand. to tho city's degradation. Senator Rice and
Gov Sibley, represent the fur traders. and ex0ov.
Norman. with his motley Irish clan represents
both Whisky and Democracy. Tho grand jury
now in session In the city has been looking AFTER
some of Messrs. Rice. Sibley, German. Steele 4
Co.'s knavish, understanding of6ce-holders. Tho
Register Of deods for 1857 has been indicted for
bczzcment. llo fails tn account for 81, 900,
mud the account bosks for lS56.and 1857 arc miss
ing lie isl Frcnchman, The present register
h fresh up lrishmnn. has been indicted for vile
REGULATIONS upon tlr county US we'll IA upon indi-
kidunls. This pillar Of Democracy, entering upon
his Office in January last, has already accumulated
" claim against the county to the amount OF So
poo: and. be H. remembered that tho fees allowed
by tho statute for recording deeds make the oiicc
ln this county altogether moro lucrative than
bay other in tho State of Minnesota. lie says
he puid high for the office. and is bound to get
lis moneys worth. These hard times have open
I'D the eyes of the people, and they are on tho
track oi tho scamps. The superintendent in tho
,rccion of tho county jail. nearly completed in
hs city. indicted NJ dciaulter In some $780,
poo. has fled to Canada. his native country. to es
lnpe being the first occupant ol the establishment.
iqrman was before the grand jury the other day
l,nd swore that Mt the time the railroads were en-
l;incerng their charters through the legislature
,nst year. Brmis Of Wiuona n leading spirit in
lhe Transit Rond, told him liorman that their
har,er cost'them So 900 onsh more than it would
#, representative from -, Ind not got
Ilrunk. lie is n sworn enemy of Go:man, and an
,xcoria,ing bnckgunrd, the flashing of whose wit
ltccped in whiskey, Gorman hns otteu writhed un-
Her. Murray, lawyer and Democratic mem
ber Of the same legislature. informs the jury that
he is ready to swear that ono OF the railroad COM
panos offered him $40 900 cash and $l5, 600 in
tock for his vote aud influence. The ST. Paul
Delegation was then plotting to get this very
charter into their own hands. aud SO Murray re-
used the offer. But tho amazing feature Of the
,hing is, that w:.,a hurrny was figuring for
bigger rrnb tho other st. Paul members were
brought up and he wns lett out ot pocket, out Mt
The elbows. and out all round. Ono Of those men,
bcrs recently deceased in this city, and in the
chclnle of hls property is slo,O00 in tho stock
fMat raiirodd, tho same being his markc. prico
# course II will be understood rcndily that
iorman and Murray nre both at the tail end Of
tho railroad heap. hut they aro doing good ser
yice in exposing tho vilo crew with whom they
were deemed too mean 10 participate.
The legislature was in session when iirst vl~-
ed tho city this year. | frequently, for several
lays looked in upon tho distinguished body
They were n Jolly looking crew. Tho most prom
nent and striking manifestation in tho majority
sero whiskey nnd whiskcrs. Ono would be doub-
ed, heels above his head. blowing like n porpoise
rom an old juicy Mcerchnum (ppe) another, with
rms set akinln would be rolling stupcnduous
all al,r
bird. with mn excited score nbout him, would be
,randishing his arms about some project. like
mr. army in Flanders" In one direction you would
60 n hnrbrccd member. with his Indian ply sog-
,omy and long, straight. black hair hanging around
lis cars 4; in another would bo II fellow snoring
rom the last nil gifts revol here you would see u
elbow marching up to some old pipe in full blast,
fire up his own, and thaIey you would SEQ nnoth-
+. with husky accent, ianlering his neighbor to
odd and even" Tor the whiskey. While ever and
non, young-tcr would dodge up bis head nl'ove
he sneakers desk, rap once with his gavel; sing
ut - order" and then subside again and III tho
lidst Of all these 5rent transactions " the iloor
gould always be occupied by the members from
unkum ciiy," or some other settlement, drunk
otherwise, making an oration for the people.
This is no fancy picture. 1t is copied from notes
aiken ON the spot. Thislegsiaturc is universally
oted nuisance After loaing and revelling to-
ether here for more thnn half gear, they very
onsistently terminated their labors by voting
themselves each S7j in postage stamps. In the
cncral denunciatnu visited upon the body, some
RECEPTIONS are to be understood. There were
ew very excellent members who in virtue, intel
sence and ability, would grace any legislative.
,ody in the land.
A Child Sustained by its Mothers Blood.
The fable 50 feicously embodied in the coat
. ur arms Of Louisiana, Of the Pelican feeding its
young with its own blood, has received an illus
rntion in recent occurrence in Cincinnati, which
for narrowing interest, we have rarely heard O.
nuallcd in the horrors of city life The account
we take from the Enquirer of that city. which
further states that ample relief was afforded to tho
i, miserable family rs soon as it was discovered:
We Yesterday heard Of case OF desttution
which we believe to be unparalleled in the annals
Of want and misery. A servant girl in the employ Of
Mr.. McGrew, of the firm of Mc0rew Co., the
well-kuown jewelers. who resides in Eighth street,
between Gutter and Linn, on Wednesday after
noon last threw some garbage into an alley in the
rear of the house. She observed 4 couple Of lit
tie Children girls the eldest not over twelve years
old, rush Mt the pile Of refuse, and selecting por
tios Of it, put it to their mouths, and eat it most
rnvenously Struck with this exhibition of cx-
treme hunger on the part Of the children, she ask
ed tleln if they would like to have eomc bread TO
which they eagerly replied in the affirmative, inti
mating that they would be glad to take any thing
that would keep them from starving. She then
took them into the kitchen and gave to each
| portion Of loaf. When tho children left, she
watched them, and saw them enter an old and
quite dapidnted stable on the opposite side Of the
alley. Tie servant girl then informed Mr. Mo
in company with neighbor, visited the stable,
and there witnessed scene almost beggars de-
scription. Stretched upon the floor on some damp
and mouldy straw, were number Of children