davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

New YoRK, Sept,

-. .' New YoRK, Sept. 10.
The City of Washington took out $685., 900
in specie. About $44o 600 Nv wa 60 forward ny ard
day $1,OOO,OOO. The weekly bank state
%snt closing oo sSd;y is expected pee to show
crease in loans. The business of the Corn
Exchange during this week has been mod
erately active. Prices of breadstuffs have
been variable, but generally close higher.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

A DARK AFFAIR.-On Friday evening sew
eral gentlemen of color were gathered at
the "La Belle Saloon" on Bench street, play
ing poker, when an alteration ensued be-
tween two of them, named James Castle and
Henry Jones. Mr. Jones said Mr.. Castles
dealing was not honest. Mr.. Castle retorted
"Mr Jones, if you don't retract dat ar insin-
uation, sab, will demand OBJ you de satsfac-
ton OBJ a gemman, sah!' Mr.. Jones would
not retract, and Mr.. Castle drew razor and
cut him. They were separated and pushed
out of doors, when Castle cut him again, in
fiicting several deep and severe wounds on
Jones' head, neck and thigh, from which the
blood poured in such profuseness, that before
the wounds could be bound up the poor fell
low was almost exsanguinated.
Castle was arrested on warrant charging
him with assault with intent to kill, and after
an examination before the Police Justice COM
mitted in default of $1,000 bail, to await trial
at the term of the District Court commencing
to-day.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
N d a.iRIVER,
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER H., 1869.
: y. .
DIE D

On the evening Of the l4th instant ALicH En-
daughter of TRUMAN NJ. and MARY S. B. Surs.r
aged two months and fifteen days. III DTS g,.u !;
At noon yesterday the 18th, Of congestion of the
brain, EHA H.; infant dssghter of Resssr A.,
Sxr1H, County Treasurer, aged about one year.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-At the annual
election for officers Of Hope Engine Company
No. /, held at the Engine House on the even
ing of the 18th inst, the following persons
were elected for the ensuing your:
Foreman-M. H. Sullivan.
First Assistant-L. H. Eddy.
Second Assistant-G. W. Dart
Secretary--Jayin B. Irvine.
Treasurer-C. w. Riehl.
Steward-M. E. Waldraven.
Finance Committee-Benjamin Bradley, G.
S. Uline and John II. Wiley.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

Nsw ORLEANS, Ser

Nsw ORLEANS, Sept. IL.
It Is rumored that Gen. Miramon, with
5000 men, had marched into San Luis Potosi
Marquese was in Racatecas. Gen. Orelegs
had been killed in battle.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
1ohbsry OF tho Brooklyn r. O.
BROOKLYN, L. l., Sept. 10

BROOKLYN, L. l., Sept. 10.
The Post Office was robbed last night
Al the letters were opened and rifed of
$3, 900 in money. An drafts and money-or-
ders were mutilated and rendered valueless.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
An American Vessel Fired 1t.

BosroN, Sept. 10.
The barque armenia, from Constantinople,
which arrived here this A. M, reports, that
while passing the Strait of Gibralter she was
fired upon twice, from the Spanish Fort Tarifa.
The first fire was blank cartridge, and the
second round shot, which passed through her
lower main top sail. 80.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
From the Dubuque Times, 9th ult.

DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD ExTEN-
sIoN.-Gen. Booth, who has just returned
from the East, brings the gratifying intelli-
gence that contract for the extension of the
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad was perfected
on Thursday last, and that work upon the
road will be commenced Immediately Oliver
P. Root, Of Oneida, Oneida County, N. Y,
has the contract for the entire extension from
Nottingham to point ten miles beyond Inde-
pendence, and according to the terms of the
agreement he is to have the road completed
to Manchester, nine miles from Nottingham,
by the first Of October next; to Winthrop,
twenty miles from Nottingham, by the LIST of
November next to point five miles beyond
Independence by the fist of December next !;
and to complete the balance of the aggregate
distance of eighty miles from Dubuque by the
first of January next
Mr. Root will be here next week and put
the necessary working force into immediate
operation. He is practical engineer, man
of great energy and abundant pecuniary abil
ity, and has had much experience in railroad
construction. The people of Dubuque and
along the projected route Of the Dubuque and
Pacific Road, may therefore congratulate
themselves that the extension westward of
this great corporate work is now to be recon-
menced
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

CHICAGO, Sept. II.
The Fair of the National Agricultural So
ciety opened to-day; weather delightful =
entries are already very large prospects
yery fattering. t....
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
Composition of the Next House.

The New York Herald exhibits the strength
of the Republicans, Democrats, Anti-Lecomp-
ton Democrats, and Southern Opposition par
ty in the next House of Representatives, as
follows:
Rep. Dem. Anti-L. ID. s OPP.
To be elected .. lis. .1...
Total .... .113 .. 49,. .1O...... "a
Total vote of full House. ..................2 1856
Majority. .................l liz
According to this classification the Repub-
licans would lack six votes of majority over
all others. But the Herald puts such men
as Reynolds, of Albany, Clark and Haskins,
of New York, Adrian, of New Jersey, HEX
man, of Pennsylvania, and Davis of Indiana,
in opposition to the Republicans, when it is
morally certain that at least .1iue of them will
vote and act with the Republicans from first
to last And there is no good reason for sup
posing that Schwartz, of Pennsylvania, and
Riggs, of New Jersey, will vote against the
Republican candidates. But least of all is it
likely that any Of the Southern opposition or
the Anti-Lecompton members will support the
Administration candidate for Speaker or
Clerk. The Herald, as usual, is trying to
figure out crisis but it will discover
when the time comes that the Republicans
will control the organization of the House.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

The GRAND JURY ADJOURNED The Grand
Jury of the County adjourned yesterday
morning, and came into Court with the result
of their labors embodied in the following in
dictments
State VS.. James Castle-Assault with in
tent to murder.
State VS.. Thomas N. Boynton-Same Of
fence.
In the following cases, we learn, the Grand
Jury failed to find b ills of indictment, for va
rious reasons:
Alexander Sypes, for larceny Henry B.
Holmes, stealing logs Samuel Sholebrook,
rape; Louis Hyneman, cmbezzlement; Pat.
Day, larceny John Walker, aiding prisones
to escape Frank and Henry Wezell, steal
ing logs.
STRANGERS TAKEN IN..-Two sable blades
from st. Anthony, named A. d. Baptist and
Jno. Livingston, were arrested on the street
at a late hour on Friday evening, for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct They were
shown to quarters at the Forster House, and
Saturday Judge Simons presented them their
bill on behalf of the City of st. Paul, whose
peace and dignity they had fractured and Of
Tended. The sable st. Anthony-ites thought
His Honor was rather high in his charges, -
$40 each, and costs,-and pleading poverty,
were Hospitality sent back to their rooms for
q few days longer.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Board spent sometime in considering
the following statement OF the valuation of
property as returned for the various Town
ships land City j
Valuation of land assessed for taxes in Ramsey
County, for the ensuing year, as also for last year,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

BUSINESS REvIvING. yesterday
betokened speedy revival from the lethargy
in which our city has been slumbering, COM
mercially, for the past month or two. We
observe numerous Of our merchants busy
actually busy, in opening and displaying new
goods, and the rumble of drays, express-wag-
ons, &C., is again heard quite cheeringly, and
makes our citizens feel decidedly jubilant
The farmers are bringing in their grain
quite brisk, and their wagons are seen on the
streets at all hours, piled up with produce. =
This is one cause why trade and business has
been better the last week or two, as most
Of the money obtained is at once circulated
among the merchants, thus benefitting all
classes.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

~ Suns are the sunaowers Of higher
light.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
Board OF County Supervisors--.Annu
Meeting.

Meeting.
The Board was called to order at ten o'clock
yesterday, being its annual meeting.
Present-Supervisors Baker, Clark, LAM
bert, Marvin, Schiller, Stees, Taylor, Wolff
and Chairman Wilkinson.
PETITIONS.
A protest was sent in by VIM. B. Aldrich,
of Lake Como, in Rose township, against the
change of road made by the Supervisors of the
township-as it run through his grain fields
and asking for special committee to adju-
dicate it. .....
Yc man from Rose township opposed. and
pitched into Mr.. Aldrich who, he said, had
bothered the Board too much. He moved
Messrs. Taylor, Clark and Marvin be ap-
pointed as the special committee, which, after
considerable debate, was carried.
A COUNTY PRINTER ELECTED.
Supervisor Baker offered the following:
Resolved, That the St. Paul Daily Times
be and is hereby declared the official printer
of the county for the ensuing year, at the
same prices as last.
Which was CARED mem COM.
ANOTHER swINDLE-THE LAKE COMO ROAD
BRIDGE.
Supervisor Stees, minority from the Commit
tee on Roads and Bridges, presented a minor.
ity report, showing that Messrs. Schiller and
Lambert, majority of said Committee, had att
Committee Injecting, awarded the repairs o.
the Lake Como Road!Bridgs to Messrs. Briggs
& Co, at a rate about $500 higher than Other
contractors, Messrs. Fitz & Grindell, proposed
to do it for, against his protest. and accom-
panied it with communication from Messrs
Fitz & Grindel, supporting the statements
made in Supervisor Stees' report.
PRETTY STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Here regular flare up ensued, and some
rich eliminating speeches were made, not com
plmentary to the honesty Of some member
of the Board 1t was finally terminated b.
the Board ordering all the bids, and sucl
other information as they have in their pos
session, to be laid before them in order t.
sift the alleged righteousness of the transac
ton.
COULDN'T PRODUCE THE PAPERS.
For some reason or other, the bids, &C.
were not forthcoming will not say VIII
-(although it was asserted that some on
had destroyed them for fear they would com
up as evidence)-and finally, as the debat
progressed, new facts came out that showed
most lamentable state of affairs on somebody
part. 1t was finally referred to Selet
Committee to investigate the whole thing
Messrs. Taylor, Baker and Wolff were az
pointed.
ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY REGISTER.
The committee appointed to audit the az
counts of the Register of Deeds, asked turtle
time, and presented his bill for service
amounting to $4744,2l. Among the item
we notice
For {, 1856 certificates of sale of delin-
auent taxes of 1856, at IS, and de-
livered to County Board. ........... $685.
Acknowledging same. ............... $685..
$685.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
More Work for LSbOrins Men.

The, other day, we published an advertise
ment from a st. Louis paper, calling for Ia
borers on a Railroad in louisiana. By the
following article from Dubuque paper, We
learn that there will be chance to obtain
work shortly nearer Minnesota-on the Du-
buque and Pacific Railroad Extension. Look
out labor rs" It's the early bird that catches
the worm." ..t -.,-.r. ..
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17
We have no comments to make.
The Board of Equalization were granted un-
til this morning to report.

The Board OF equalization were granted un-
til this morning to report.
COMMITTEES ABOLISHED.
Supervisor Marvin offered the following
Resolced, That the Committees on Proper
ty, Jail, Roads and Bridges, be abolished, and
that select committee to be called Commit
tee on Roads, Bridges and Property, be ap-
pointed in their place.
Supervisor Lambert wanted the Committee
on Claims, against which he had some grew
Gus charge, included-Lost.
The original motion then came up, and was
carried
Ayes-Clark, Marvin, Schiller, stees, Taylor,
Wolff, Wilkinson.-6.
Nays-Baker, Lambert.
The Board then adjourned until this morn
ing at O'Clock.
ANNUAL MEETING-sECOND DAY.
The Board resumed their session yester.
day morning, and all the members found pre-
sent except Supr. Larpenteur.
The minutes of the day previous read and
approved.
| PETITIONS.
OfMessrs. Iglehart and II. T. Welles, ane
Rev. DIR. Van Ingen, a church committee
asking remission of taxes on some church
property held strictly for charitable, benevo
lent, and educational Unprecedented t
4 Committee on Taxes ~
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A MrMRrR
A communication from the Town Clerk O
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

follows;
Rep. Dem. Anti-L. d. s Op.
Members elected :. Ill. .9....... Is
To be elected. ...... g.. .1S.......1....... 6
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

time and means, but our health and you will
not find us wanting when the alarm calls US to SUBJ
due the whitening flames invading the homes of
cur fellow citizens. (Applause.)
His Honor, Mayor Robertson, then replied,
and made one of his well known terrible har-
argues, conceived in bad feeling, and deliver
edin bad taste. 1t was "I'' all over; "big Ingun
me" stuck out in every word. After barney
ing the fremen awhile, he told what great
things he had done and seen-what tremen-
jus things he was going to do for the people
of this city, if the Aldermen would only Sec
ond his efforts, etc, etc. He then travelled
out of his way to give the MINNEsorIAN a
lick, because it said he had knocked the water
works loan in the head, and lost US $3.50, 900
of money. He was going to fix that-well he
would. "You''-the fremea-"shall have
lots of Whitewater at every street corner"
We would have splendid water works before
he resigned the throne of the Mayoralty. The
city would own them. They would cost on
ly $4,000. We would get $1,000 per an
mum from water rents He would ensure the
fremen good time, &C., &c. We would re
store the credit Of the city, then borrow the
$4,000.
He had saved the city from the clutches o
the gamblers" and "swindlers" who were
the operators of the water works. Nevel
mind. He had routed them. And with ,
triumphal blaze of selfgoriasstion, ST." tn
"chief Magistrate of the young and rising
city of St. Paul." sat down. Feeble cheer.
followed, but it was evident he had thrown
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27

HORRIBLE BARBARITY.-The following ac-
count Of the torture and execution of Don F.
Melchior, a venerable Catholic Bishop in Chi
ma, is related by the Hong. Kong Register.
The crime of the reverend father is not stated:
1.-The executioners stretched mat on the
ground, placed small carpet upon it, broke
the chain which was round the neck of his en-
lnence and made him lie down on his back
upon the mating. The Bishop wore at this
time nothing but pair of trowsers turned up
to the thighs. The victim being thus placed,
the executioner took two stakes which he fix
ed in the ground on each side of him, and to
which his hands were tightly bound by cords,
causing great pain. Two others were then
placed under his armpits and crossed over the
chest OF the Bishop, so as to press tightly
Two other posts were then set up at short
distance from his feet The cord with which
the feet were bound was passed around these
posts and stretched violently the feet were
pegged down, the loins were similarly secured.
1t would be difficult to conceive the tortures of
the venerable prelate thus bound and racked.
An order was then issued first to cut off the
feet, then the hands, afterwards the head of the
martyr, and lastly to eviscerate him. AT this
order five executioners commenced their
trlghttul duty. They were armed with a kind
OF blllhook or Ratchet, purposely blunted in
order to intict greater suffering. They COM
menced by cutting off the legs above the
knees, and each limb receiving about twelve
blows before it was severed. The same pro-
cess was repeated with the arms But the
power of speech had now failed the happy
martyr, who, so long as strength remained,
had not ceased to call on the name of Jesus
His head was then struck off after repeated
blows, and lastly his body was opened and the
entrails drawn with hook"
Subsequently his head was exposed for sew
eral days ON public gate, and then thrown
into the sea.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27
The Tarif-New Territories.

New YORK, Jan. 26.-The Times's Wash
ington correspondent states that Secretary
Cobb is opposed to the proposition of the
House Committee of Ways and Means for the
increase of the tariff He has received assur-
ances from persons in this city, whom he con-
siders reliable and competent to give an opin-
ion, that the revenue from imports will reach
S63,000,0 900, which sum he considers sufficient
for all contingencies. He is afraid, also, if
the present tariff is intertered with, that the
movement in favor of protection will gain the
ascendency and control the action of the new
bill
The Tribune correspondence says majority
of the House Committee on Territories are in
favor of organizing a territory comprising the
Pixies Peak region. The name of Colona will
be dropped snd Tohosa substituted. Bills for
Tohosa Arizona, and Dakotah, will all contain
provision that the territories, when organized
into States, shall be admitted into the Union
either with or without slavery, as the people
may determine.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27
The Tariff Question.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Committee on
Ways and Means, at a meeting yesterday, de-
cided in favor of the modification of the tariff
Phelps, Phillips, Davis, Morrill,, and Macay
being in favor, and Crawford, Dowdell and
Letcher, against. The sense of the Commit
tee was then taken as to whether modifca-
of the tariff should be combined nth am loan to
be granted This was carried
Mr.. Phelps then submitted his bill for a
modification of the tariff. 1t proposes to raise
$6,000O00 of additional revenue by adopting
the decimal division suggested by Mr.. Cobb,
transferring articles from the free list to the
dutiabe schedule, and transferring some of the
existing schedules. All the duties ad oaIoren
The loan proposed by Mr.. Phelps, is $21, OOO.
600.
The committee had another protracted meet
ing this morning.
Mr.. Tufts Of Missouri, laid before them
a bill framed in accordance with the sugges-
tons of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, presented one sup
ported by two other opposition members, Mr..
Howard of Michigan, and Mr.. Davis of Mary
land, containing principally specific duties,
compounded and admixed, with advalorem
rates.
Mr.. Phillips of Pennsylvania, introduced
bill based on the tariff of 1916, with short list
OF specific duties.
Neither of these projects seem to be accep-
table to the majority of the committee
Messrs. Letcher, Dowdell and Crawford
oemg opposed to any change in the tariff at
Less than majority cannot make a formal
report The probability is that nothing on this
SUBJECT VIII be reported from the committee of
The above named bills however. will be
brought into the House by courtesy. or with n
view of obtaining decision on their senarate
merits. '0p"'"'0
The committee decided that thew re,ort 40
loan bill except with the revision Of tho tor;g
attached, and have fixed that amount M cox
OO0,0 00 to fund the Treasury notes and nav
the interest thereon. All parties are in !.
quandary about the tariff The Republicans
and the Pennsylvania Democrats will probably
support specific duties, but the majority of the
Democrats will prefer to let the tariff stand as
Y is, even If they have to come to direct taxa
tion to support the government
Closing the next fiscal year, the cost of the
Coast Survey for she thirteen years ending
lB56 was S3,000,000 and for the half yeur,
1867, $259,000 total, added TO the facilities
unfinished by the Navy, of "a, 247 900.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27

ENLARGEMENT OF PARIs.-A new extension
of the city of Paris is said to have been decid-
ed upon, by which the present octroi limits
will be carried back to the Notifications. The
space between these two points comprises, says
the Paris correspondent of the National Intel
ligencer, a vast belt filled with people and in
dustry under government distinct from the city
population. During the space of about nine
teen hundred years the walls of Paris have
been altered nine times encircling wider terri
tory. The first enclosure under Julius Caesar
contained but forty-five acres. Under Henry
Nv. it was enlarged to fifteen hundred and six
ty; this was in the sixteenth century A cen.
fury later, under Louis XIV, it was enlarged
to two thousand six hundred acres Under
Louis XIV, century ago, it was enlarged to
eight thousand acres and to-day the walls en-
close about eight thousand five hundred acres
The proposed measure of enlargement will
make the area equal to eighteen thousand six
hundred and twenty five acres, and will add to
the population 100000 souls. The population
of Paris proper in 1856 is given at 1,174,000
With the added territory, therefore, it will
amount to 1924 000
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27
Compensated Emancipation Society,

ALBANY, Jan. 25.- The Compensated
Emancipation Society held its session in this
city, this evening, Dr. Mott of Union College
presiding. The convention was addressed by
Dr. Mott, Elihu Burritt, Rev. DIR. Bell, and
Bradford r. Ward
Resolutions were introduced embodying
Elihu Burritt's principles of compensated
emancipation, and determining to raise funds
to carry out the plan.
The subject was discussed at considerable
length, and at an adjourned meeting the reso-
lutions were adopted and the convention ad-
journed.
The meeting is regarded as unfavorabIe to
the plan of compensated emancipation.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-27

RESTORATION OF AN AMPUTArED FINGER.-
Some three or four weeks ago, Mr.. G. w. Nc
Gully, of Beccaria township, Clearfeld Co.,
Pa, cut one of his fingers off with an axe, and
after going to the house, he returned to the
woodward, where the accident happened, pick
ed up the part of the finger which had been
cut off, and after cleaning off the dirt which
adhered to it, replaced it on the finger and
bound it on 1t is now healing rapidly, the
cut off portion having united firmly, and will
be almost as useful as if nothing had occurred
to it. This fact might be worth remembering,
by persons who may have the misfortune to
meet with a similar accident