Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-01-23

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More Snow
Within the last week We have been visit
ted with an abundance Of snow, and the indi
cations are that We shall have more.
Presentation.
We last week forgot to notice tho pre-.
|scntatioa, by the Sigourncyan Society Of the
flamIins University, to President Crazy, Of
a beautiful silver medallion of John Wesley,
tho great founder Of Methodism. The pre-.
sentation was made by Miss E. Cherrier
in few pretty and appropriate remarks
Prof. John Ogden,
Ofthc State Normal School, at Winona
will visit Red Wing and lecture to the
Students Of Hamlino University, and all
others who will attend, on the 2Sth of this
month.
Special instructions will be given in Nor
NAL School education. The various excr.
ciscs Of the occasion will be Of general inter.
est and will last throughout the day and
perhaps longer.
The Debate.
The first debate Of the Literary Society
took place last Tuesday evening, and was
very ably conducted. Besides the leading
disputants, Mr.. Pingrey and Meredith,
Messrs. Sorin, Webster, WEIGH and others
took part in it. BY voto Of the Society
it was decided in the affirmative. The next
debate will be on the question Of re .enac ting
the Missouri Compromise. Leading disput-
ants, W. W. Phelps and G. c. Webster.
Escape and Ite.arrsst.
Henry Schuneman, who was indicted
for murder, at the last term of the Court
broke Jail on last Friday evening about ten
o'clock. The doors were all carefully locked
and his escape was effected by help from
the outside. But short time elapsed be.
fore his escape was discovered and the
Sheriff Immediately set out in pursuit and
arrived at Schuncman's house but few mo.
ments after Schuneman had left it. Marsha,
Comstock continued the pursuit and the
Sheriff returned to offer reward Of $500,
for his arrest. On Monday evening a Ger
man who had been Looking out for him,
tracked him to tho house Of a man, who
Is known as "one-eyed Busch," and lives
near Frontcnac. lie was coming up to
Red Wing, after the Sheriff, when he met
Messrs. Simmons, Brown and Vandcnbcrg
to whom he impaired the whereabouts Of
Schuncman and they Immediately secured
that worthy and brought him to town.
Franklin Society.
The exhibition Of the Franklin Society,
on the 18th, was an excellent affair. a
very eloquent euloyium on tho life and
character Of Franklin was pronounced by
Mark a. Hoyt. 1t occupied about an hall
hour and was listened to with marked
attention and interest.
The following toasts were then read
"rhe days of our fore:athers, may they
never be forgotten by Young America"
Responded to by Henry 7. Bevans in a
speech of mingled wit and eloque,tce, much
to the pleasure Of the audience.
Art Literature and Religion, tie bright.
est gems in the crown of liberty"
Responded to, very prettily and POLITICALLY
by W.D. Bennett.
"rhe Franklin Society, may it be first in
war, first in peace and first in the hearts O.
the Sigourneyans."
Responded to in pointed and humorou.
speech by James Myers.
The exercises were the shortest and mos,
interesting that the Society has over held.
Fencing
Lawyers have never regretted their time
and expense in learning to fence, from thu
fact that they can dispose Of ruffian i,
the street with greater facility and courtesy
Surgeons from the fact that they mig
amputa:c healthy as we'll as gengrenou
limbs--in case Of war.
Editors and publishers Of papers from tn
fact that they have to fight our battles i,
various ways.
Clerks from the fact that they can writ,
ono third more in given time on account
|of the increased strength and supplcness o
! the wrist.
And benevolent gentlemen crequentI,
send some poor sprishtly boy Of ten year.
old and upwards from the consideration tina
he will defend his hearth in the decline o
life. II. STANLEY