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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
Bn;I0ine Materials.

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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
HE yOLks GARTEN.

like extremes. We aave been moving = long in
genteei ecciesia steal circles that il viii Nc relief
think TO rub skirts agains. the crowd. sing
with slight variation on one Of Mr. Thomas hoore's
earlier ditsiss "win you come to the 1ewer-yF
Your bed may not be roses be-spangbd with de~, ;"
but will treat you 70 An admission 10 the Chatham,
or the Volks GaTten. You prefer the Yo.ks Garten
So dc l. We viii g there. ......
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

Not long since Hon. d. Il. Smith, of Hen.
nepin county, offered in the Senate of the
State Legislature, the following resolution
"Resolved, That committee of three he
appointed by the President to ascertain and
report, at an early day, the number of miles
necessary for each member to travel in com.
ing to and returning from their respective
residences, and the amount each Senator has
charged for which certificates have been is
sued"
The object of the resolution was not only
to establish an accurate record of the mum.
Der OF miles Travelled by each Senat or, by
which the Senators of succeeding sessions
might be governed, but also to ascertain the
truth or falsity of certain rumors of fraud,
on the part of some ofthe Senators, in over.
estimating the distance actually Travelled by
them for which mileage was received. The
resolution was voted down by strict party
vote-all but one Republican voting affirm
atively, and all but two Democrats voting
negatively. This has been the result of ev-
cry attempt at investigation during the pres
ent session. The Democrats uniformly re-
fuse any interference whatever with corrupt
proceedings, whether their object be to force
upon the people defeated officers, or to shield
dishonest representatives in tn If depreda-
tons upon the public money. We give the
facts-will not the people make their own
deductions ?--BancroH Pioneer.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
The Senators from Minnesota.

1t seems to be the general impression of the
Washington correspondents of the Republ-
can press, that Senators Shields and Rice
have forsaken Douglas and pledged them
selves to the Lecompton Constitution. This
is painful suspicion to indulge, for it is i'm
possible to believe that if they vote against
Douglas they are free agents. They owe
their election and whatever political conse-
quences they possess to the Illinois Senator,
and were unquestionably committed up to
their very eyes against tho Lecompton Cons
titution. On reaching Washington they dis
covered that men entertaining such views
were not in favor with the majority, and they
may have satisfied themselves further that
they must give up Douglas or their Senator
ships. Politicians, nowadays, seldom search
in vain to find excuses for the promptings of
interest or ambition and it is not improba-
BILE that Messrs. Shields and Rice concluded
that they could serve their country more ad-
vantageously in the Senate, as the friend of
Mr. Buchanan and the Lecompton Consttu-
ton, than outside of it, as the friends of Mr..
Douglas and popular sovereignty.-M, York
Euening Post, 26th ult.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Minnesota Farm Products.

We clip the following from the Mankato
Independent and commend it to the particular
attention of those Eastern journals which
have been spending great deal Of labor and
incredible amount of gas, wasting reams of
stationary in their vain efforts to prove that
Minnesota was too cold to raise good crops
and the poor denizens of this shutdown region
were buried under snow-drifts seven or eight
feet deep this winter. Figure up this crop
of 25 acres and see what it amounts to-say
corn at % cents /; potatoes the same; Beans
So ;Onions 81; Turnips 25cts; all low prices,
and you have the snug little sum of $S22,5O
for the products of 25 acres of Minnesota
prairie. Beat this who can !!
BLUE EARTH COUNTY CRoP.-Mr. W. r.
Robinson, of the Crystal Lake, in this Coun-
ty, raised from 25 acres of ground, the past
season, the following crop:
1880 bushels of Corn.
$50 bushels of Potatoes.
60 bushels of Beans,
10 bushels of Onions.
60 bushels of Turnips.
We should like to hear from some others
of our Blue Earth County farmers. Mr.. r.
thinks this pile pretty extensive for the
ground, and wants to know who among our
farmers can beat it.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
For the Mime sotian.

For the Minnesotian.
WHAT CAN BE DONE to draw immigration
into our Territory, and what has been done
in this matter /?
The former question has been discussed for
long time, and all agree that it is necessary
to make those who are about to look out for
a new western home, familiar with the adj
vantages offered to them by our Territory
In order to execute this design, bill prOvid-
ing for certain number of phamplets to be
published by our State authorities, and to be
distributed all over the eastern and middle
States, but particularly in Europe, has been
introduced into our Legislature, passed the
House and is now before the Senate, where
it has probably been laid aside among some
unimportant bills and how long it will re-
main IN it's present condition, nobody knows.
Under this uncertain state of affairs, our
German citizens have taken the matter into
their own hands by organizing the German
Association of Minnesota" for the purpose of
providing for proper means and to take at
once the necessary steps to carry out an OBJ
ject which is of the greatest Importance for
our Territory. We hope that this activity of
our Germans will be appreciated by our
whole community, and that every citizen of
Minnesota will assist them by contributions,
which will be received by the Treasurer or
any of the Directors.
At a late meeting of the Association the
following officers and directors were elected
and we are confident that the matter is pla-
ced into the best hands:
President-C. II. SCHURMEIR.
Vice President-FRANcIs BAAsEN.
Secraary-J. WHIppERMAN.
Tredsurer-A. PAAR.
Directors-F. VoN MINDEN, G. HOFFMAN,
J. WILLIUs @. RAUcH, D. TRoYER, II. PAN
KUcH, G. SCHILLER.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March II

w 1AoTCu IL.
HoUsE.-The bill for the increase of the
army by volunteers, was taken up.
Mr. Stanton, Of Ohio, favored the bill, but
thought that the disturbance in Utah could
be queled in one campaign, and therefore
the increase should be merely temporary.
He was not in favor of regulars for this
duty and was opposed to an increase of ex-
ecutive power at this time because he had
no confidence that it would be properly ap-
piled. He thought he knew the nature of
the motive of the ADMINISTRATION in asking
the augmentation of the army. 1t had stalk
ed its existance upon the admission of Kan
sas under the Lecompton Constitution, and
wanted the patronage of 1S5 army Commits
siOns.
Kansas admitted, Calhoun will certify the
pro-slavery members of the Legislature. and
if disturbance results therefrom the execu-
tive will have pretext for using the troops
in Kansas. He asserted as Constitutional
principal that the President had not the
power to use the standing army except in
case of open public war with foreign coun-
try, or of rebellion in State or Territory,
or to repel invasion, therefore he condemned
their employment in the Boston fugitive
slave case, in Kansas, or as last summer in
Washington during the municipal election.
Mr.. Quitman's volunteers bill was then
read, taken up and passed,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
The Pacific Hotel InvestigatiOn.

remarkable circumstance has been de-
veloped by the investigation into the Pacific
Hotel Tragedy at St. Louis, which will fur
nlsh ground for grave suspicion of guilt
somewhere. Uncoagulated blood was found
upon Doan's body, on his clothes and on the
spot where he lay-a fact impossible to &C
count for except upon the supposition of vi
olence previous to the action Of fire upon the
body, as the invariable effect of fire is to CO.
agnlate the blood. The doctors who were
called to examine DOane's body, refused to
decide upon the manner in which he met his
death. 1t is held the deceased may have
come to his death by falling timbers, and the
circumstances Of his having been found more
covered with rubbish than any of the other
four bodies on the piece of floor where he
was, is adduced in support of this hypothe-
SIS. On the other hand it appears rather SIN
gu!ar that fire hot enough to burn down the
ceiling of room, should not be sufficient to
rouse sleeping man from his bed.
The Republican Of Friday the 9th, says:
The testimony adduced Yesterday would
seem tn provo Tay-inr's innocence of firing
the Pacific Hotel, because it proves what
The lawyers call an alibi; but it does not es-
ablish that he was so drunk that he could
not have gone there had he wanted to CO.
The circumstance of his sleeping away from
his hotel on the night the fire occurred, a
thing unusual with him, is little remarkable.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

A NOVEL ENrERPRIsE.-Rev. DR.. Prime,
of the New York Obsarr, an experienced
traveller, is at the head of a company who
are about to set out on European trip on a
novel plan. The company are about to
set out on European trip on a novel plan.
The company are to charter vessel and sail
for the old world, visit the points, go to AL
exandria and the Egyptian ports, sail to Jop-
pa, visit the Holy Land, and come back in a.
bout six months. The cost of the round trip
will be about nine hundred dollars, and as
the company will be select one, the men,
bcrs ofwhch will have common sympathy,
the trip will no doubt be one of great inter-
est and enjoyment. Another company is in
the process of formation in New York to WIS.,
it Kansas and Utah. AS soon as the troops
are ready to move to the land of the Saints,
the company will have joined the military and
move along in the escort of the United States
troops. The object of the company is pleas
ure, speculation and literary fame.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
National Anti-LecOmptOn Convention,

The Philadelphia Press seconding the
proposition started by the nti-Lecompton
Democracy at indianapolis, for general
Mass Convention at Chicago, says:
Let the eople take the matter in hand,
anc BY their prompt response to the call, give
that herrty approval which must strike alarm
INTO the hearts of those who are covertly
striking at the dearest rights of American
freemen. Let the Keystone State be among
the first to Signaze her sympathy in this inn.
portant movement. Let State Conventions
cooperate to send their strongest men. Let
Douglas, the "Chevalier Bayard' of the
United Democracy of Illinois let Wise of
Virginia, the foremost son of that ancient
and revered Commonwealth let Stanton. of
Tennessee, whose pen and tongue have un-
waveringly championed the cause of the peo-
pie; let Harvey, of Kentucky, who can fitlv
illustrate the memories clnging to the dark
and bloody ground , let Walker, who has
klndled admiration in every true Pennsylva.
MANS heart let Bancroft, whose name all
the world over, is inseparably ass ociated with
our national history and literature let Brod-
erick, the gallant exponent of the unanimous
sentiment of the Democracy of the "Golden
State y let Stuart, whose vote and whose
voice have added laurels to the glory of the
Peninsular State let Payne, the late gal.
liant standard bearer Of the Buckeye Democ-
racy let these lend their commanding pres
ence to honor the Mass Convocation of the
People.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Very Late and Important News fro M
Utah-MOrmOns Preparing for War
BriUhaln,S PrOpheSy.

From, the Council Bluffs Bugle, March Sd.
Mr.. Wingate has just arrived in this city,
en- route for Chicago and other Eastern cities,
and only thirty-one days from Salt Lake
City. He reports no snow in Salt Lake
Valley at the time he left, and but little
snow in the mountains. He came by a.
route known only to the Mormons and
Mountaineers, by which horsemcn in single
file can pass the army without being discov-
cred. This route passes between range of
perpendicular rocks for thirteen miles, and
in many places is Lot over three feet wide
and completely covered over with rock
roof.
The A'ormons are making great prepare
tons for defending all the passes to the Val
percussion locks, and telescope sights. These
cannon carry two pound ball. and from
their peculiar construction will do execution
at distance of mile and half, with rs
much certainty as our common rifles will at
a hundred aad twenty yards.
They also have a mandatory Of revolvers
where five hundred are turned out per week.
They are also manufacturing coarse
powder, Which they calculate to use in the
construction of mines, by which they expect
to be able to blow up train without run
ming any risk themselves.
The Mormons aud some of the picket
guards Of Col. Johnson's command have had
a skirmish. in which the Mormons lost two
killed and five wounded, and he says that it
is reported that four of Col Johnson's men
were killed.
He also reports that Col. Johnsons mules
and oxen are nearly all dead, and that it is
believed by the Mormons that johnson will
not have "hoof'' alive in the spriDg.
Brigham Young breaches upon the subject
of war every Sunday. He says that Brig
ham is willing for Gov. Cumming and the
civil officers to come into the Territory and
enter upon the duties Of their offices; but if
the army attempts to enter the Valley they
will every one be cut off.
On the 2 18th Of January, the day before Mr..
Wingate left the city, Brigham preached to
over nine thousand people, and after the SER
mon he requested all who were in favor of
giving the troops I'LL in case they attempt
to enter the Valley to rise up-every man,
woman and child rose up. "Now" said
Brigham, IL am satisfied. The Lord is with
us, and if we determine of one accord to give
the troops bill, the powers of the earth
and hell cannot prevail over US, for l have it
revealed to me that not blade of grass, or
other green thing will be left on the Plains
for the support of the beasts of our enemies.
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri will be
made desolate, and famine will prevail over
the land of our enemies. Brethren, be of
good cheer, God is with us, and h-ll can
not prevail against u.s."
We could not learn upon what business
Mr. Wingate was dispatched from the city,
but have no doubt, that he has important
business with the Marmons in the States,
(which will be made manifest in due time"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Corporattons Ungratefuli

Poor Times. after bearing the brunt-af-
ter doing all the scavanger work of the Rail-
road Companies-after all its exertions in
their behalf-it is mercilessly kicked over
board. without even allowing it to publish a
part of the promised SERIES" and the Pho
meer has become the organ. The Times was
to have been the organ-that was part OF
the contract; We sincerely hope it may not
be served quite so badly in the other part
But beware Corporations, you know, have
no souls and some of them very little of any
thing else, except brass. Therefore, we say
again, beware !! or they will chisel you out
of the other part of the contract. 1t would
be just like them! Corporations are VERY u''-
UrufpflHf
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

pledges which the State may give to the
public.
If the Companies are what these friends
of the loan bill' would have the people think
them, q tax law would be mere form-noth-
ing more!
We think these same gentlemen will adopt
this suggestion before the close of the adj
journed session of the Legislature Mark
the prediction! And mark further one !!
that the TAX LAW WON'T BE A MERE
FORM when it does come-as come 1t must,
if the people approve this bill.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Further by the Canada-PalmerstOn'
Ministry Resigned

HALIFAX, Mar. lO.
The British Ministry is composed as fol-
lows:
Premier, Earl Derby Chancellor of Elk
chequer, Benz. DIsraeli Lord Chancellor,
Sir F. Thessiger; Pres. of the Council, Earl
of Salisbury; Lord of the Privy Seal, Earl
Hardwick Home Department, Spencer Wal
pole; Foreign the Earl of Malmesbury
Colonial, Sir Edward Bull er Lytton Min
lister of War, General Peel; First Lord o.
Admiralty, Sir G. Packington; Postmaster
General, Lord COlcheser Board of Trade,
Mr.. Henley; Board of Control, Lord Ellen
borough Board of Public Works, Lord
John Manners Attorney General, Sir S.
Kelly; Vicerov of Ireland, Earl of Eginton;
Irish Chancellor, Justice Blackburn Chief
Secretary, Lord Mas.
Members of Government not in the Cab-
net. include the Duke of Montrose as Chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Mr..
Cairns, Solicitor General Mr.. Seymour Fitz-
gerald, under Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Earl Caernarvon. Under Secretary of Colonies;
Lord Hardings, Under Secretary of War, &c.
Parliament met on the 9th. In the Com
occupied by the Members Of the Cabinet
DUH I1OuScS Hdu duJOurIlcu uutu Marcn the
18th.
Mazzni writes to the Times in favor of Or
SIM.
A colliery explosion at Mountain Ash,
Wales, killed 10 men.
In the Admiralty Court verdict had
been given against the steamer North Amer
can for her collision with the bark Leander.
An appeal would be taken.
The China mail had reached England
The Cantons submitted and evacuated the
city on the Both of December. Commission
err Yeh, the Governor of Canton and the Tar
tar General were taken prisoners. The Gov
ernor was subsequently installed as Vice
Governor, with powers similar to those pre-
viously welded by Ych. The allies would
continue the protectorate until satisfactory
Pekin. At the departure of the mail all was
quiet, and there was prospect of revival
of trade within a week. In the assault upon
Canton the British lost 100, ard the French
30 killed and wounded.
The India news is of no Importance. The
relief of Sumblepone had been accomplished.
Sir Colin Campbell was gathering his strength
for the entry into Dude, where the final
struggle and determined resistance was
anticipated.
Letters from Paris report no better feel
ing with regard to relations with England
An immense number of arrests of Republi-
cans had recently been made in Paris.
The Belgium Chambers have passed bill
relative to attempts upon the lives of foreign
sovercjgnS.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Progress of the NeshO Territory Move
ment.

From the Arkansas papers, we learn that
a singular boundary dispute has occurred be-
tween the State of Arkansas, the Choctaw
nation and the United States government,
relative to the western line of Arkansas
The boundary was fixed by the act of 1886
admitting the State into the Union, and was
then duly surveyed and marked. A consid.
cradle population has settled on the land near
the line. Recently from some unexplained
reason, commissioners were appointed by the
Choctaws, the State of Arkansas and the
United States Surveyor has made it out
about eight miles east of the old one, thus
leaving large number of settlers in the Coch-
taw nation. The latter not being willing to
become Choctaws, have raised such distur-
bance that the administration has given or
ders to the Surveyor to adopt the old ooun-
Diary. The Governor of the Choctaws pro-
test, and the Fort Smith Times says that he
is undoubtedly right in his views, and that
the land must be given up to the tribe or be
paid for. Now this seems very simple mat
ter. Yet the effect of it all is to furnish q
civilized basis of population for the proposed
aew Stare State of Neosho.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
A Reckless Wa
A man named Bill Farr, was XIII,

A man named Bill Farr, was kill,
Christmas day, at Tehama, California.
was notable character in his way. L.
Red Bluffs Beacon says of him:
Our readers will remember an advertise.
ment that appeared in our paper last spring,
stating that Bill Farr would fight grizzly
bear, single handed, on the 9TH of July, at
Tehama. His life seemed to be of no conse-
quence to him. We have frequently heard
linn remark that he would as soon be killed
as not and on one occasion we actually
knew of his standing up very coolly with
person as reckless as himself each taking
shot at the others hat, distance of fifty
steps, as it remained on his head. The result
was that Bills hat was was shot through,
and small bunch of hair cut away, while
the skin On the other mans Uranium
was laid bare for three or four inches by Bill 8
hall ounce ball. Bill was great terror to
the Indians, having killed great many in
his time; some of whom, as he said himself,
he shot to see them fall.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
The st. Peter Free Press Against the
Loan Bill.

This measure has finally passed both
Houses by large majority after being
amended in various particulars.
We shall not attempt to give its features
this week but shall publish it in full in our
next. Neither have we time now to notice
ITS peculiarities as we desire, but this much
we will say, that we consider it gross fraud
from beginning to end 1t requires the
State to furnish all the capital required to
build the road, so far as the million and
quarter will go, without using cent of their
own money! 1t is simply giving to these
companies land enough to build the roads,
and then furnishing them money enough to
build them besides
With our present understanding of the
bill, we cannot, and will not give it our sup
port.-N. Peter FIRE. Press.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
Fort Smelling Investigation - Rice's
Dodge.
Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.

Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, March 6.
Mr.. Rice having declined the invitation to
appear before the Fort Smelling Investigating
Committee, pleading his exemption as proba-
BILE Senator from Minnesota, a formal sun
mons will be issued with the view, if it shall
be disregarded, of bringing motion for an
attachment before the House. His refusal is
considered significant. The plea which he
puts in as absurd, as he is no Senator till the
State is admitted, and the judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate have decided upon Gen.
Shields application for seat, that Minneso-
ia is not yet State.
Let Mr.. Rice be examined by all means
He ought to know who pocketed the profits
This investigating committee have collected
voluminous testimony, and will report in a
fortnight
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

WHAT IS TO BECOME OF MEXICO ?-The
London Times says there is not a statesman
who would wish to see Great Britain hamper
herself with an inch of Mexican ground. Let
the United States, when they are finally pre-
pared for it, enjoy all the advantages and re-
sponsibility of ownership, and our merchants
at Liverpool and elsewhere will be quite con-
tent with the trade that may spring out Of it,
The capacity of the Mexican population for
approaching constitutional rule is not so
remarkable that we should volunteer to adj
minister it,"