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Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Farmers, Club.

We attended very interesting meeting of
this Club ON Wednesday evening The SUBJ
ject for discussion, was Wheat-the number
of bushels raised to the acre-the mode of cul-
tivation-the quantity and the kind. Many
members of the Legislature, who are farmers,
gave their experience in the raising of wheat,
and the evening passed away in very pleas
ant and profitable manner. Another meeting
will be held at the Capitol on Wednesday
next, and every one interested in our agricul-
tural resources (and who is not?) should at
tend. The proceedings of the first meeting,
will appear tomorrow.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
LIVE BRAVELY.

The world is half darkened with croakers
Whose burdens are weighing them down,
They croak of their stars and i'll usage,
Aud grope in the ditch for a crown
Why tax TO the v ind OF thy fortune,
Or clutch at distinction and gold,
If thou canst not reach high on the ladder,
Thou canst steady its base by thy hold.
For the flower, though hid in the corner,
Will ranitle sly finish its bloom,
Will reach for sparkle OF sunshine,
That clouds have not chanret to consume
And wouid>t thou be less than flower
With thought, aud Il brain, and a hand?
Will wait for the dribbles of fortune,
When there some hing that these may command
There !, food to bc eou from IA. furrow,
And forests that wait TO be hewn
There is MAJ BILE untouched by the chisel,
Days that break not the forehead of June
Will you let the plow rust in the furrow-
Cnbuied A house or a haliy
Nor bid the stones wake from their silence
And fret if tretting We're all!
Go Learn cf the blossoms and ant hill.
There's something thy labor must give,
Like the beacon that pierceS the tempest,
Strike the c"d from thy footing and live.
Iiye-uot trail with thy iac. in the dross heap
In the track of the brainleSs and proud,
Lif. e Ger mentS away from thy manhood,
Thou TT robbing the dead of a shroud.
There are words and pens to be welded,
Ther" are thoughts that must die if unsaid,
Woud,t thou sauner away amid roses,
Or sepulchre dreams that are dead
No, drag the hope to the pNre,
Dreams dead from the ashes will rise,
Look not down upon the earth for it's shadow,
There is sunlight for thee in the skies.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

PoRK PACNNG.-Our Commercial Report
cr dropped in at Strong d Mcr'S Yesterday,
and found them busy as possible in cutting
up some large pclkers they had just purchas-
cd. ThcirpacI<in9 department is i'll the base
ment of the large building, and after Nh Hog
is slid down stars it is not long before he is
cleavcrcd INTO small pieces, and properly dis
posed Of. Messrs. S. Il VI. have packed tins
far about 800 large porkers, averaging 200
lbs each, for which they have paid the high
est market prices. They have about 1000
hams, and the same number Of shoulders in
salt, and have manufactured 4 large quantity
of lard, besides selling the heads, feet and
sausage meat. Thus no part Of Mr.. Hog is
lost. The pork packing business has sprung
from nothing into quite a trade at once
Last year it amounted to a mere trillc. This
year probably a thousand hogs will be pack
cd, equal to 200, 900 lbs Of pork. As hams
are selling at 800 BE now, the amount sa-
we'd to to our city by manufacturing at home
what we have hitherto been compelled to buy
from abroad, will be very great. Let next
winter show not one, but a dozen, extensive
pork packers.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Presidents Message.

The message has been altered several times
in consequence of the delay in organizing. 1t
has been intended to send it to Congress to-
morrow but, if dispatches are received giving
assurance of a treaty with Mexico, it may be
deferred still longer. The great public have
ceased to feel any particular interest in this
document, as the Presidents recommendations
have been unheeded, even when his own
party was dominant in both Houses But
for the lIarper's Ferry affair he would be to-
day as powerless in the Senate, with 4 politi-
cal majority Of twenty, as he is in the House
of Representatives, where, while there is no
distinct party majority, the administration is
in decided minority, as will be seen by the
developments which follow the Speaker
election Wash. Cor Of Mira North Amer-
icdn,
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
More About DiSuniOn.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 2l.-A special
dispatch from Columbia dated the 10Th, says
that both houses have adopted resolution for
the protection of the South from any enemy,
and for the purpose of military protection for
any emergency, voted the sum of Sl25,O00.
The Senate also adopted a resolution that
while still deferring to her southern sister
States, South Carolina, respectfully adopts
what, in her judgment the safety of the slave
holding States imperativcly dcmants, a special
and speedy separation from the free States OF
the confederacy, and warmly invites and urges
the other States of the south to originate a
movement Of southern separation in which she
pledges herself to join.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
Fire at st. Peter...Free Press Office de-
strOyed.
c.,

DT IETER, Dec. Zl-lU3, L. NJ.
Editors Minnesoton aud Times:
The st. Peter Free Press office, together
with all its contents, is in ruins. Less than
an hour ago the alarm of " fire" was given,
and in few minutes the building and its
contents was totally destroyed. Not thing
was saved. The fire had burst out of the
roof when first discovered, and upon reaching
the spot, the whole inside of the building was
found to be in flames. For a few moments
the greateet excitement prevailed, as it was
thought that boy who slept in the upper
story Of the Office, had perished in the flames.
But, fortunately, he had not yet retired.
The loss Of Messrs Dodge and Moore, the
proprietors, cannot be less than $4,000. No
insurance.
The Free Press office was undoubtedly the
most complete printing establishment in the
State outside of St. Paul, being fitted out
with powerpress and everything else neces-
sary to carry on book and job printing
Hastily yours,
E. PAGE DAVIS.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
N II w SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. 3.



BY Mr.. ABRAIIAM-Tha the Judiciary
Committee be instructed to enquire whether
the State Auditor, in allowing the removal Of
OHIO State Stocks and the substitution therefor
OF worthless stocks, has not rendered himself
liable to impeachment for fraud in office.
ADJOURNMENT.
MIR. SECOMBE moved that when the House
ad'"""n to-day, it be until Tuesday next
Ca.3 .
Several members asked and obtained leave
of absence
1t was stated that there was not quorum
left.
Mr.. SECOMBE demanded a call of the
House A quorum still appeared.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and the House then adjourn
ed,
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Printing Question in the Senate.

The majority report of the Printing Com
mittee of the Senate, came up for discussion
in that body yesterday. Its adoption was ably
discussed by Messrs. Winn, Bishsp, McLaren,
and Heaton, on the Republican side, and by
Messrs. Cowan, Andrews and McKubin on
the Democratic. After pretty thorough rid
ding of Goodrich's contract on the part of the
Republican members, the majority report was
adopted. The Senate had previously passed
resolution, declaring NEwsoN, MOORE, FOSTER
& Co., incidental printers of that body. We
are not unmindful of the compliment paid us
and shall seek to continue to merit it.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Last OF the Straw Stack War.

CnARLEsTowN, Va, Dec. 3l.-The militia
ry are daily leaving, as fast as the Railroads
can carry them homeward. The Fincastle
Guards left this A. NJ The whole military
encampment will be disbanded on Saturday
next, when Gen. Taliailcro and his staff will
also separate, and the restoration of the civil
government and civil rights will be the occa
sion ofa grand jubilee among our people
President Buchanan has addressed letter
to Andrew Hunter, Esq, enquiring whether
Stevens will be tried in the U. $. Court or by
the Virginia authorities. He was unable tc
give any definite answer on account of the re-
fusal of Attorney-General Harding to enter a
nolle pros
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
A FARMERS SONG.

We envy not the princely man,
In city or in town,
Who wonders whether pumpkin vines
Run up hill or down; -
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold,
We would not own his sordil heart
For all his wealth thrice told.
We are the favored ones of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We sow--we reap the golden grain
We gather in the corn:
We toii-we live on what we earn,
And more than this We do,
We hear Of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them too.
The lawyer lives on princely fees,
Yet drags weary life,
Has never known peaceful hour
HIS atmosphere is strife
The merchant thumbs his yardstick DER
Grows haggard at his toll,
Why don't he leave his pent-up room,
Why don't he till the soil;
The doctor plods through storm and cold,
Plods at his patients will
When dead and gone, he plods again
To get his lengthy bill.
The printer-(bless his noble soul,)
He grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our welcome sheet,
To cheer the farmers hearth.
We sing the honor of the Plow,
And honor of the Press
Two noble Instruments of toll,
With each a power to bless.
h.nn n..t nf hn- q ~
True wealth of human kind
One tiils the ever generous earth,
The other tills the mind.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Students at philadelphia a.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-A morning paper
states that a dispatch was received last even
lug from several Southern Senators advising
the medical students not to mix in politics, but
to stay where they are. It is also reported
that some of the fathers of some of the stu
dents telegraphed to their sons not to join in
the movement 1t is almost certain, howcv-
er, that 200 will leave here to night, $50 Of
whom stop at Richmond
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
THE LIGHT GONE OUT.
BY JENNIE CACLFIELD.

Fold the tiny hands so closely,
smooth the gold waves from her brow,
Wipe away the last sad tear-drop-
she has naught to weep for now;
For her earthly toll is ended
And obey'd the last behest;
She has gone down through the darkness
Into eternal rest.
Mark that brow Of snowy whiteness;
Joy and Mirth once sparkled there,
And her spirit had lightness
That was ignorant of care;
Now those eyelids, pressed so closely,
Hide dark, tear fading eye,
And that robe Of snowy whiteness
Shrouds form of mystery.
Stoop and kiss the pale lips fondly;
In the brighter, far-back years
He was won't to press them gently
When they smiled at his false fears
And since then she oft has spoken
Words Of comfort and sweet cheer
To the weary and heart broken,
When bowed down with grief and care.
Fold the coffin lid down slowly
Ger the beauteous, lifeless face;
1t will wear brighter glory,
And a nobler, higher grace,
In the morning when she wakens
In the sunlight of that cline,
Where the seasons know no changes
From the bright, perpetual time.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
From PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-National Ameri-
can Central Committee convened to-day at
the American House. Hon. Jacob Brown,
Chairman, Blautcn Duncan, Secretary Com
mttec appointed from Washington Monday
night to consider plans for uniting the oppo-
sition to the administration. A Committee
was appointed to prepare an address to the
American people. No other action.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

EsiFn 1t is said that near the close of DR..
Grliin's ministry in Boston, Daniel Webster,
who had just removed thithcr from Ports
mouth, went to hear him. As the audience
were retiring, Mr. W cbstcr heard one of his ac-
quaintances finding fault with what had been
said. why" said Mr.. Webster, IF you are
g0ing tue sante tcay with the lightning. il won't
hurt you; but if not, you had better keep 0ut
of tie rag"
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

The Typhoid feveris raging to a very alarm
ing extent in Pennsylvania, and has proved
very fatal in some locations. In Berks county
thirtyfivc persons who had fallen victims to the
disease were buried in one graveyard in the
course of one month. In Myrestown entire
families have died out with this fatal disease,
and but few families have entirely escaped it's
ravageS.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
Thirteen Persons Drowned.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 2O.-A white man and
thirteen negroes were drowned in the river
this morning, in consequence of the capsizing
of boat,
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

The Virginia papers are offering rewards
for the heads of Northern Republican States
men,
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

New YORK, Dec. 21-The Republican
Convention will be held in Chicago, June 13.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

The Tooth Anniversary of Methodism is to
be celebrated in 1860.
Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31

eN" The Nebraska Republican of the 18th
inst, says: ave understand thgt S. Muck
oils, Democratic member of the present
Legislature of this Territory, has instituted
U. 5. Court of this Territory, against certain
parties in Civil Bend, Iowa, for the recovery
of the value oftwo persons held by him as
slaves, in this Territory, and who escaped
last winter. Nuckols alleges that they were
stolen by the people of Civil Bend.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-01

MURTHA-In ,bi. city Tuesday New ~ Of cee'"Hpos
Rosana Mur.hs native Of the ceaniJ "e~tneh ire'aaa
ssrd q yeau.
nOTfIp Rrpokyu on Mordsy. Nov rs ., ~ p. Sesse
Mott Csptan yesss and Mary > b'ott aga See
months and q dsys .
PREyoST-Iu Pelham westehsstef County. n. H. on Mon.
day Hos. o. Jznrs r. Provost
QUIN-Ir ria city accidentally Monday, Nov - 'oae'
Opin. -
RALEIGH-lu this city on Tuesday mornns Nov - Mar
E.rrt Raleigh. wife Of James Raleigh, aged - yesS-
REILLY-Iu B-ooklvn OF Tuesday Nov. % o. Group Mary
Ana only child Of Philip B. and MARY p Reilly ssed yoe'
moths ard days.
SELLERS-In Nfrsown. Junisss County, Pa, en- Friday
Nov Is, hrs Rachel X selers wiz OF the hen 's''' W.
Mrs. Sellers Daughter o. Mr. Ruekunsa Of Lewis To~n
ship kotthumbsrland County and became member o. he
Peshytesn Church Warrior Run Ia Der St year ana us
sired highly respectable ard consistent profession >he
united with the Pcsbyt Church a NttntoNn snd a.
though yet he endeafed here 10 a oy h1t Aha
rnishe and gentle department. snd died deeply regetted oy
e circle Of eads relations Her hope il lie sn1 death
founded the Of and The peace o. God
tanned Ter under al her Affections.
VAN DYKE--In Brooklyu. Tursaay morning Nov. ~
Willie infant Of James and Mar A Van Dyke, aged
months and days
WOLFE-In uis city ou "Wednesday morning Nov. % Anna
E. wife Of Tdarho Wolfe al this city and daughter Of James
w Burke q Ne-OTltsns. in the 25sh yea y her age.
The rraves ard friends Of The family and Of JOEL Wolfe esd
are ssucfuy Invited 10 her moral Friday Dec
"A ocock or the residence OF her husband No 20 West
Fourteeath street
WiCKS-At Hobokea y J.. Tuesday, Nev. .. Charles
Nicks. azsd % years. II monshs and days.
WOODCOCK-In this city. Monday Nov. % Mary Emma
only daughter Of Jonas G. and Sarah Weodcock aged years
aud months.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-01
HEBREW CONTENTION.

An adjourned meeting Of the Hebrew Convention,
consisting Of delegates from the various congregations
throughout United States was held at the Cooper In
stitute Tuesday evening j. W Hart, esq, in the chair
The COMMITTEE on Constitution reported, through the
Rev. Isaac Lesser Of Philadelphia. The report hav-
ing been accepted was submitted - the Convention
by sections and adopted guide - control the ae-
ton Of the Executive until the Jet OF october next
The preamble set forth that there was strong necee
sity for union among the Lraess in the United States
with view to the advancement OF Their general IN
terests and that could be better done by an organza
ton such as was described BY the Constitution The
report Of the Committee accompanying tue preamble
and provisional Constitution WA read IL eel iorth
that "a pervadng sense appears TO be entertained oil
"be deplorble deficiency that exists IN respect TO re-
"gious organization, and OF an educational esaos-
uneut for The training Of American Jewish youth, TO
equality them 10 become ministers Of congregations,
but at the same time not 10 interfere with the inter
email administration Of the syna2ogues; Inc Com-
mittee recommended the following for adoption:
Whie this Board distinctly dissvOws political tendency
or wishing any Influence parry politics stu VIII
hep eye on al ocsSreHee' at home and
Tie Rev Mr.. Leesen presented minority report,
which was the cause OF an animated debate IN Wnloa
the Rev. Mr.. Leesen of Philadelphia, $. n. Hart OF
Charleston, L. M Morrison OF New-iork, and others
participated.
Messrs Hart and Marks were appointed Commit
tee TO nominate officers. The Committee reported the
following list of officers
Presdeni-Henry J. Hart. vice.Pre.deuts-Rey. Isaae
Committees N. Hart W Hart L. LovengOod R. Wyman,
A. = ssvor j. Levy NJ. S. Cohen, j. Conrad, j. ReiDheime
Flhs Joseph, NJ. Wofsohn A. Warm-en, J. Einsteiny =
Sckner Wizinsky Trustees-John Marks Bennett King
g. n. Hermann.
Aresolution was next adopted assessing each congre
CATION 10 the amount OF $40 enable the Executive
Committee TO defIay the expenses OF the American
Jewish Union.
1t was resolved 10 print the proceedings of the Con-
venton in English and German and distribute them TO
the various congregations two months previous TO the
next meeting of the Union.
Mr.. g. NJ Hermann made a brief address, and
moved a vote of thanks TO the prime movers Of the
Convention for their appreciation Of the wants Of the
Jewish people, and for this indication of the same,
VIZ the calling Of the Convention and the successful
result of its deliberations, which adopted unan
mousy.
vote of thanks to the Chairman of the Convention
brought the proceedings close, and the Convention
adjourned to meet again on the second Tuesday IN Au-
gust 1860.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-01
FIRES.
FIRE IL WEST TORTY-THIRD sTREET-PARTfAL DE-
sTRUcIION or CARPET FACToRY-FIKEAES IN

FIRE IL WEST FoRTT-THIRD sTREET-PARTiaL DE-
sTRUcTIOS or CARPET FAcToRY-FIKEhEN IN
JURED,
Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock fire
broke out in the western wing Of the extensive build
ing on FOrty-tbrd and FOrty-ourth streets, between
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, occupied by Messrs.
Higgins & Co. as a carpet factory. The wing in which
the fire originated is 100 feet in length by Is feet WIDE
and was erected last Spring.
The basement used for the storage OF wool; the
fret floor for spinning; second for weaving; third for
spinning, and fourth for picking and preparing the
wool The fire was first discovered on the upper Hoor,
but how or in what manner il originated is unknown,
although the suppOsiton is that il originated from the
spontaneous combustion of wool and rags, used I'D
cleaning the machinery.
work in the wing, and those Immediately engaged on
the upper floor could easily have extnguished the ire
as they had plenty of buckets of water at hand but
the dense smoke emanating from the burning wood
drove them away, and ali hands were compelled to
retreat to the street. On account Of the smoke was
impossible to enter the building, and the fire meantime
gaining Roadway rapidly extended from floor to floor
The main building 200 feet in hight and adjoining the
wing was at time, in great jeopardy but through
the exertoDs of the remen the flames were prevented
from communicating TO it, and this portion OF the esao-
Esbment was saved almost harmless. The machinery,
consisting of picking and spinning machines, was almost
entirely destroyed and the loss thereon VIII be between
$50 600 and $4,000. The wing cost about Sl50O
and was completely Quilted.
The walls remained standing, but must be pulled
down. The factory gives employment to about l,OOO
persons men and women, the majority of whom will
for some time be thrown out Of employment, as the
primary work done in the building destroyed Mr..
Kerr, the General Superintendent, gave hs opinion
that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion.
The firm are insured on the entire establishment for
1850 Geo. the Liverpool g. London having the heaviest
risk the remainder being divided among nearly all OF
the city and country companies. Mr.. A. Higgins de-
cned to give our reporter any information concerning
the insurance as he thought that matter was their
business
John Cable and j. Switzmeyer of Hook and Ladder
g. were badly injured; the former being struck upon
the head by falling rubbish and the latter being struck
upon the foot with an AK.
drunken man, named Mcdonald, while running TO
the fire, fell and broke his leg.
FALSE ALARM.
The alarm in the Fifth District, yesterday morning,
proved to be false. II caused by smoke elnanating
from the building corner of Baxter street and Centre
Market place.
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DIED ID.

BARFON-Ia PhlaieirAia- Msndsy Nov e. Eu-fi- IN
1T. ife Of p Barton sa, aad daughter 81 Caleb Chsoe,
ssq., Of Bos;oz-
IRyISG-At sa.nvzide. MO-dsy Nov. o, Washington
Irsinz In she IL yes- Q, ~ egr -.
r. $3.50. ef the euiiy Invited 10 sttcrt h
funeri AZ Gins. C-rch Tsr-yoTn. rsu-sdsy De- a.
TIN vii cre Cbsr1hr-s 5rocL e II, sr6 trains
re;ur- 70 the ely sbost snd The LEpress ttx'a
f-s Allan VII sse s:Sp u rsytosa about T. on i1si
day.
NIIEs-ra Brookiyn CT Tursd.y, Nos. "a Hsos A., Wn-
"a Ch,rs, n Miles sz-d 80 years AID months.
Ths f~od. ari Of TIE fsy arc resrectn-y IN
!, -t.pi he f1D-ra o. Tbnry, Dec q Nc. sib AdePa
st.t@ u-Ar q rsea aysrle-
MEAKlIn this city. Gere long iicss Elizabeth, fe4ici "a
10. ID. James Aeskrs. a.ed 70 yezrs-
Her s. "a to- - her sol Joan respectfully invited
I'd L-s ff-Crsi rc- Nc ~ Lsas HAeclf1 IT. %
K.iasy, Dec, 2 a. Es':SecS Il
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COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoEs.-NOy. sO-Bssore City
Judge Resell


Judge Resell
number Of prisoners previously tried were ar
razned a, the bar 10 receive sentence.
James O. Rice forging orders leather merchants,
sentenced 20 the Peuitensry year.
Thomas McAuey convicted Of assault James Burns with
knife sentenced 70 spend the length Of time on the
Island.
Taylor youth convicted Of burglary sentenced
10 " years In the Penitsutisry.
Patrick Gillespie alias Thomas Highly then ted on
indictment robbery the FIRST degree having assaulted,
the 50 Of September. named Thomas Mccormick, and
taken from him by physical force the Of 30 lie Was
found guilty and sentenced 70 the state Prison for four years
and sx months
Wilhelm Smith convicted Of grand larceny. He was
charged with stealing 100 worth OF property from Charles
Meyer Of NO 20 Edrdye street the 18th Of November
Sentenced 10 three years aud six months at the stats Prison
young gTi sixteen OF named ba y brady
n the family Of Mrs Elizabeth Pryor Of NO 20 Ninth
avenue on, indicted with Edward C. Morgan, the
chaze Of Or tho 18th Of September the house Of Mrs.
Pryor e in the bedroom while MIS- Pryor oct to
Subsequent the hr there evidence ourd 20
that Mary Lad been in the habit Of carrying OF various
articles giving them Mrs Kelly 10 whose house she
had about time Of ere been masnE psonst9 20 and
i've Half dozen witnesses ezsmned BY whose estl-
ony sppeared the door locked and that the he broke
out shortly ser clock in he mornings sse that h1d lamp
found after the FIRE had been extngshed distance Of
two Zee: und the bed The theory Of the defense was that
Mary dupc Thomas MorFs- The jury rst med
with verdict % acouitts'. Adjourned.