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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
The Minnesota Baptist AssO citation.

This body held its annual session at Has
tings, Min, on the 9Th and 9th days of Sept.
The Rev. A. GALE, of Minneapolis, preached
the opening sermon. The Association was
then organized by appointing Rev. A. Glib
SON, of River Falls, Wis, Moderator, and
Rev. j. D. Pope, of st. Paul, Clerk Dea.
A. H. LAVENDER, of St. Paul, Treasurer, and
Rev. Mr. POPE, as Corresponding Secretary.
The meeting was full and interesting, and
much business of an important nature trans
acted. Interesting letters were read from
the various churches of the Association,
showing very prosperous state of things,
and great increase during the past year.
There were % Baptist churches reported in
Minnesota and seven more were added to
the Association at this session.
Three churches were dismissed, and their
membership divided to constitute new ones.
This Association now numbers twenty-six
| churches. There are two other Baptist AS.
socations in Minnesota, and altogether there
are forty churches under their control. The
one of which we speak, embraces churches at
points as far down as Lake City and Fari-
bault, and west as far as St. Peter, up the
Mississippi to St. Cloud, and eastward into
Wisconsin. Over nine hundred members
were reported by the various churches, and
owing to incompleteness of the returns, it is
safe to estimate that the Baptist church in
Minnesota has over one thousand members,
and increasing very fast.
A Baptist State Convention was formed,
for the purpose of establishing and maintain
ing domestic missions, and having Baptist
preaching at points where there is no regular
congregations. This body will be regularly
organized soon, and secure charter for their
purposes.
The Central University, located at Has
tings, also claimed attention, and measures
were taken to establish school at that point
Immediately.
Some interesting statements were made in
regard to the Scandinavian Baptist churches
in Minnesota, from which we learn that four
years ago, Rev. Mr.. NELSON and wife, and
one other person, we're the only Swedish Bap-
lists in Minnesota. Now, there are ia in
membership with the Association, gathered
in four different churches
The next meeting of this body will be held
in Hudson, Wis, on the Wednesday and
Thursday before the second Sabbath of Sep
TENDER, 1859.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Mr.. SPRINGER, the Republican candidate
for Judge in the First Judicial District, vo-
ted aye in the Constitutional Convention to
permanently locate the State Capitol at Fort
Des Moines No objection to this, were It
not for the fact that Mr.. Springer had pre-
viously or about the same time secured a ten
acre tract near by where it was determined
that capitol should be located Dubuque
Herald.
If your point amounts to anything, then
we can furnish plenty Of ouch motives for pub
lie action amongst the Democratic leaders of
Minnesota. For instance HENRY Fl. SIB-
LEY's name appears amongst the petitioners
in the Congressional document, praying for
the confirmation of the Fort Smelling Swim
die, and endorsing the price. as ample, &c.
But then, just before he signed it: he had
secured thirty acres Of the aforesaid swindlinq
purchase, at " reasonable figure" all as the
property of H. H. SHELLEY!
Doesn't this account for the milk in that
cocoa-nut?
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
A PiOus Democratic Bid for a Cargo of
Negroes.

We have already given an account of the
capture of SLAYER, by the U. S. brig Dolphin
The crew called her the Echo," but on rub
bling off the paint over the name on her stern,
it was founl to read General Putnam"
showing her American origin. She had
aboard 455 negroes, and in the brief voyage
across ia had died from starvation suffoca-
ton and disease, in her hold, where they were
packed in tiers
The question arises what shall be done
with the 240 starving blacks. The Richmond
Enquirer audaciously proposes to sell them in
to slavery. Hear it:
1t appears to us then that to restore them
to Africa is of very doubtful humanity to the
negroes. To liberate them in South Carolina
and make free negro barbarians of them is
certainly out of the question. There remains,
therefore, but one other solution, and that is
to select masters for them and make useful
labOrers of the now ignorant barbarians.
This is the religion of Democracy
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

| The Acts of the late immortal Legislature
keep coming to us through the columns Of
the State printers paper-the Pionee'-and
in the course OF year, we, that is, the sub
scribers to that paper, will have had chance
to read them all. Some of the most vitality
important laws have not yet been published,
though they went into force from and after
their passage. 1t was only in last weeks is
sue of the Pioneer that the important fact was
learned that the time for holding Courts in
this county is to be on the 18th inst, thus by
the lateness of the notice throwing our lawyers
and their briefs out of Court for another half
year, for the want of time to prepare for this.
While this important law fixing the time for
holding Courts remained unpublished, the
State organ came to US week after week
crammed with local acts incorporating st.
NOplace, Point Speculation, and other equal
ly important towns, which, having no money
to advertise, get charters and have them print
ed at government expense to serve as adver-
tisements.
1t may be that the Legislature took it for
granted that the few important laws passed
would be remembered by the members, who
would be able to inform their constituents of
Them on their return. If this was So they
were mistaken so far as the members we have
seen are concerned, for they can tell us moth
ing dehnlte about the laws, owing perhaps to
tfe 1act that they were all rushed through
Without examination or knowledge of the con-
tents, In the last few days of the session. he
| failure OF the Legislature to make provision
ior Their speedy and general publica ion, will
be productive of world of litigation. cost and
trouble.-Wasicjo Gazene.
The above article from a press of DODGE
county, shows the importance of some better
system for tho publication of the Laws Of the
State, Immediately on their passage, than
there is now in vogue.
The Pioneer establishment, instead of serv-
ing the State by the prompt advertising of
the Laws of general character, and the
prompt printing of the volume of the Pam
phlet Laws, takes the whole thing easily and
COSTLY and are in no particular hurry about
either.
The Laws they wish to advertise by degrees
along, so that only certain space in their
Weekly will be occupied by them; and the
pamphlet volume it suits them to get out also
ny degrees, so as to oblige them to put on no
more chan the ordinary printing force of their
office. They keepit as sort of job fer rainy
days, and dull weeks, when other business
does not press upon them
Thus, instead of serving the State and the
People, who are suffering from want of the
early publication of the Laws, they make a
convenience of the State merely to serve
themselves
There is no doubt that the Laws of gen.
eral character should be all promptly publish
ed by at least one paper in every county; and
then the legal maxim, that every man is to
be presumed to know the law, would no long
er, in Minnesota, be nothing more than an
impudent and barefaced legal fiction
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

announcer AuSuDfOS1ty from ). T..
Warren.
We omitted to notice that on Friday last,
another of those epistles from JOHN EsIAs
WARREN, which the Pioneer itself has termed
"lugubrious," appeared in that paper. The
only deductions we cam make from these
wonderful productions are, that Mr.. WARREN
is BUCHANAN Democrat ; he thinks that the
present divisions in the Democratic party
based on disagreement about principles and
measures, are bad, as they may affect the
ability of the party to carry the elections,
and so prevent the main purpose Of its organi-
cation in the North, viz: to. Keep the Offices
Therefore, Mr.. WARREN with fearful implor-
alton, urges the factions to throw principle
to the dogs and unite in support of the ad-
ministration, or else the Democratic party
will die. A melancholy case, truly.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
Ireland q Land of Plenty.

The following harvest report is from Cork
Ireland
"The sickle is already busy on all sides, and
a truly golden harvest is falling beneath its
stroke. The crops of all kinds are so abun-
dant and so entirely free from even the APP
pearance of disease or failure, that this may
be called the first year of plenty since the
family. The yield of all produce is far beyond
the measure of the best years we nave mad
for a long time, and the country may at
length congratulate itself in the assurance
that its trials are at an end. Even the pota-
to seems all at once to have recovered the
firmness and sweetness OF its best days. In
point of prosperity, Ireland need envy no
country in Europe at thus moment"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
Walter Savage Lander Convicted OF
SANDER.

SANDER.
The venerable WALTER SAVAGE LANDoR,
now in his eighty-third year, has been tried
by an English court, and mulcted in FL 900,
for slandering Mrs. YEscoMBE, the wife of q
respectable clergyman, in whose family he
had been very intimate, during his residence
OF Bath, period of some years. In the
same family resided young lady, whose re-
moval to Cheltenham at the suggestion of
the fE>CoMBEs, appears to have reused the
old mans wrath. He at once assailed Mrs.
Y. with very gross charges that she was
guilty of perjury, false pretences in procuring
money and actual theft. A great scandal
was caused by this outbreak or venom, and
Mr.. JOHN FORSTER went to Bath and sue
ceeded in getting LANDoR's signature to an
entire retraction of the ISLANDERS. But not
content, as soon as FORSTER was out of the
way, LANDoR returned to his wallowing in the
mire of personal detraction, and wrote seve-
raj anonymous letters, which, the London
Times says, " contained such filth that one
may we'll wondor how the ideas could occur
to human BRAIN" The traduced party now
had recourse to the courts of law, and Mr..
LANDoR was brought to trial-the letters
proved, the libels admitted, and the only de-
Tense offered was the extreme age of the de-
PENDANT, and his education at period when
such dirty lampoons passed for the essence
of wit. But this did not save him from the
consequences of his indiscretion." A YER
dict of $1,000 damages was rendered. But,
truly, remarks the Times, I" this is the slight
est portion of the result. How ineffable is
the disgrace to man of Mr. LANDoR's abili-
ty and reputation at the close of long life
to be mixed up with SO disgraceful transac-
ton! A slanderer, and slanderer of lady
"a writer of anonymous letters, and those
letters reeking with the foulest odors of the
dirtiest stews-a violator of his pledged
worldwide is it to whom these WORDS must
now be applied p
who would not weep if Atticus were here?'"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Have You Heard the News from Maine
Ifyou hav'nt, a cheering dispatch under our
telegraphic head will inform you all about 1t
and how the Republican gain thus far is
only about 5000 votes from all of which it
will be seen that the prediction of the Pioneer
E Democrat touching the speedy "dying OUT
of the Republican party, is in process OF rapid
accomplishment.
This result in Maine is the more signiti-
can't that the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor was full blooded DOUGLAS man; and the
convention that nominated him adopted also
an Anti-Lecompton platform {! But even the
dodge of making concessions to Republican
principles to secure Republican votes was MT
salt enough to save them. Huzza! for Maine!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Col. Alex. C. Jones' to be Adjutant Gene
raj of the State of Minnesota, with the rank.
of Brigadier General.
Hon. VIM. Hole mbe, of Saltwater. Wash
incton county, James w. Taylor, ESQ, of st.
Paul, Ramsey county, DR.. John d. Ford. of
Winona, Winona county, VIM. r. Rogers.
Esq, of Hastings, Dakota county, DR.. AL
fred 4. Ames, of Minneapolis, Hennepin
county, DR.. Ebenezer Bray, of Carver, Car
yer county, to be Directors of the Steele
Normal School,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
Republican Ticket in Massachusetts

The following is the full ticket for State
officers nominated by the State Republican
Convention. All the present officers are nom
mated for reelection
For Observation-Disclosures P. Banks.
For Lieut.. Gouernor-Eliphalet Trask.
For State Ireasurer-Moses Tenney.
For Secy Of Sate-Oliver Warner.
For Attorney Genernl-H. Phillips.
For Auditor-Charles White.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
Profits Of the Slave Trade.

A writer in the Charleston Mercury states
that the Africans found on board the Putnam
were purchased on the west coast at from
so cents to 81, and costing scarcely more
than $40 or $l5 to be delivered on the coast
of Cuba, and were all to be sold by contract
at $500 round, or Sl17,9SO for the cargo
He argues that so long as such enormous pro-
fits are to be made by the traffic, it will be
carried on, in spite of all the efforts that may
be made to prevent it.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

No conference has yet been held between
the representatives of the Erie, and N. Y.
Central, and nothing has been done even by
way Of approximation to settlement beyond
the breaking up of the combination formed
against the Erie Co., and this fell through Of
itself, being Intellectual 1t is thought athe
companies are very far from settlement.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

BISHOP james, of the NJ. E. Church, had
narrow escape from death at indianapolis on
Thursday. He was passing along the street
from the residence of Bishop Ames, when he
was struck in the face by shot from a gun
carelessly fired by some boy, and painfully
wounded. The shot entered the left cheek
and penetrated the side of the nose. A sur
geon soon extracted the shot.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
The Red River of the NOrth.-The Grass
hOppers all Drowned in the River.

hOppers all Drowned in the River.
By the last train from Se'kirk Settlement
we learn that the previous reports of the de-
struction of the crops and heritage, by tie
grasshoppers, are entirely unfounded.
Judge TOMBSTONE, the Recorder of Ruperts
Land, who came down by this arrival, states
that the crops were most plentiful, and that
in the respect of supplies of provisions, the
Colony was never better off.
The reports of the destruction by the grass
hoppers originated in this wise: When the
Red River trains left Selkirk, about the 18th
of June, the whole country was filled with
young grasshoppers just Matched, and the fear
and supposition was, that another such devas-
tation by them as formerly created famine
in the Colony, would be again experienced.
Under this belief, pork, -four, and provi-
sions, were ordered from here both by the
Hudson Bay Company and by private traders,
and the returning carts were loaded more or
less with provisions.
1t seems, however, that about the Goth of
June the grasshoppers rose in the air, and in
body attempted to emigrate east of Red
River; but 10 and behold their ambition
exceeded their ability, and down they all fell
and were drowned in the Red River, whose
surface they covered to the depth of three or
four inches This has improved the fisheries
On Red River, and the fish now caught, it is
said, are gloriously fat The drowning of the
grasshoppers, therefore, not only rejoiced the
hearts OF all the people of the Red River of
North. but even the fish thereof must have
shoutediwith gladness at the plentiful feast
spread before their maws. cts an ill wind
that blows nobody any good"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
Convention of Wisconsin Bankers..In.
accessible Banks ReHuir red to Redeem.


accessible Banks Required to Redeem.
A convention of the Bankers of Wisconsin
was in session at Milwaukee on the 9Th and
9th inst. 1t was unanimously resolved by
the convention that the Banks of circulation
in that State, located at inaccessible points,
should be required to redeem their circulating
notes after the 1st day Of October next, at
Madison or Milwaukee; and this arrangement
was agreed to by the Banks of circulation re-
presented. A Constitution was also adopted
for an Association of the Banks of Wisconsin.
which Constitution was subscribed to by As
Banks, and the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
Observation-Disclosures Mitchell Directors
M S. Scott, G. ID. Nash, G. G. Northrop.
Samuel Marshall Andrew Proudfit. J. t.
Kimbal, D. Vandercook, K. A. Darling. A,
L. Pritchard.
Such Banks as were not represented in the
Convention were requested to join the Asso.
citation as soon as convenient.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

The New Y ork Herald states that Prof.
Hughes will be dispatched from England to
Trinity Bay with one of his instruments, on
the 10th inst, and that he will probably be
prepared to operate the cable about the 18th
inst, or not later than the LIST of October
if he succeeds at ALL
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

A boy named Roberts, only Il years of
age hanged himself at Blacksville, Greene
county, Pa, on the 9th ult., because his
father had punished him for racing a valuable
horse. A few days previous, boy named
Mccormick, of about the same age, commit
ted suicide in the same manner, in New Ver--
non township, Lawrence county, Pa.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

PHILADELPHIA paper wants to know how
many body servants Gen. Washington had,
and how it happens that 81 many of them
lived to be centenarians. 1t thinks there will
always be servant of Washington alive, and
that they are "of the immortal kind that
were not born to oie."
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
A NUinnesOta Comet.

That we have comet amongst us IS no ION
ger matter for doubt. Our citizens, by
turning their eyes skyward this evening, to-
wards the north, in the direction of the State
Capitol, will see the comets flaming light,
unfolding tail of portent over the earth. 1t
is supposed to be the Great Comet observed
PAUL FABRIc1Us, Astronomer to the Empe-
ror CHARLES V, in the year 1856 and which
that Emperor weakly considered as special
omen of his own approaching death, which
did not, however, take place until many years
afterwards. In those days comets were re-
garded with certain terror, as the poet we'll
describes:
"Lo! from the dread immensely Of space
Returning, with accelerated course,
The rushing comet to the sun descends;
And as he sinks below the shading earth
With awful train projected DER tn. heavens,
This guilty nations trembe."
This comet was first observed in 1864 |; and
it's disappearance took place on the I'd of o.
tober; on which day, as it was thought, a
strange coincidence, Pope URBAN " died.
After period of 292 years, in 1856, it once
more famed across the heavens. Now, again,
after another round of 3O2 years,
I" Thro' depths of ether coastng numbered worlds
OF more than solar glory; doubling wide
Heavens mighty cape ,raversing earth anew,
In its long travel of a thousand years."
The precise calculations recently made by
NJ. BONNIE, of Middleburg, Netherlands, had
indicated beforehand the probable appearance
of the comet about these days, and that ii
would reach its parhelion about the I'd OF
August, 1858. And so we may safely say
here it is /! At the latest advices from Paris
it had been observed by the astronomers
through telescopes, but nowhere else than in
Minnesota have we as yet seen mention made
of its being visible to the naked eye.
We hatter ourselves, therefore, that in this
respect Minnesota has first copyright on this
light tale-a prior lien, which the universe
will please respect, under the pains and pen
aties of the act of Congress, in such case
made and provided! How many days the
tale will be "contnued is uncertain unless
the duration which this comet had unto hu-
man eyes in 1556-which was fifty two days
be taken as data to estimate it's present
sojourn with us. Allowing the beginning OF
August as calculated, to have been his first
advent on this occasion, sbout the Goth Of
this month accordingly, we may expect the
illustrious stranger to pass finally from hu-
man sight on another cyclous journey for
three hundred years more through infinite
and universal space.
1t has been suggested that the tail Of
this comet being turned with a rigid point
towards our State Capital, must be intended
as a menace of retribution upon the money
changers and corruptionists who lately filled
its halls, and some of whom still linger in its
offices. If this same comet once killed a
Pope, and then at another time badly fright
eued an Emperor, should not its special ap
pearance so plainly to US of Minnesota, be re.
garded with foreboding by our guilty rulers
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
JUST PRINTED.

Large Lot of warrantee, Mortgages, and QuitCiaim
Deeds, on a superior quality of paper Stationers
throughout the State will be supplied at greatly reduced
prices. Send in your orders. GEO W. MoohE.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

WILLIAM TIcHENoR Postmaster at Rens.
selaer, Jasper county, Ind, has been arrested
on charge Of stealing from the mails.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
NO ADNERTISERS.

All advertisements to secure insertion must De PAID
for n the first insertion Ana all legal advertisements
,,,.st be paid for the affidavit.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Large Lot of Printers Stationery, such as Paper
Cards, Env slopes, &c, &C GEo. W. MoohE.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
What the Mississippi Does for Us

Our energetic and respected townsman, Mr..
r. MARVIN, informs us that he has just re-
ceived valuable invoice of Chinaware direct
from Liverpool, the freight on which was 70
cents per cwt., exclusive of Custom-house
and forwarding charges. These in all prob
ability would bring up the sum total to one
dollar per cwt from Liverpool to St. Paul
The following is an account of the items of
charge:
Freight from Liverpool to New Orleans, per cwt IS 20
" New Orleans to St. Panl.. ........... SO
Custom House and forwarding charges-say. 30
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Compare these charges with the expense at
tendant upon conveying goods from Boston or
New Y FORK to st. Paul, and then our mer-
chants will see what the Father of w aters does
for US, and which no railways can deprive this
State Of
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

-ApvERrlsERs SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE
nNNrsOrIAN HAS DAILY CIRCULATION
GREATER THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN SAINT
PAUL
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
RIANKS. BLANKS!
FOR SALE.

Every description of COURT BLANKS just printed
and for sale at this office.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18
'UEWEEKLY MINNESOTlAN
: AMT p A UL:

Morning, Septelnbe Der 1S'
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