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THE WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN.
OWENS & MOORE,
VOLUME 2.
THE MINNESOTIAN,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,
BY J.P. OWEJYS Sr G. W. MOORE,
Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory.
TERMS :-Two Dollars per annum
in advance. Three Dollars if not in ad
vance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING,
tJIfOItrAREIL TV PE OR ITS E»l'l» ALIS I.)
TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS, $1 00 per square of
twelve lines, for the first Insertion, and fifty cents per
Square for each subsequent Insertion.
YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
One column, - - S6O 00
Half a column, ----- 30 00
One-fourth of a column, - - 20 00
Business Cards not over six lines, - 6 00
Over six lines and under ten lines, - 760
Over ten Hues aud under fifteen lines, 10 00
For all changes ordered in advertlsemants, a charge will
be made of thirty cents per 1,000 eras composition.
We agree to charge the above prices, uniformly for ad
vertising.
James M. Goodhue, Pioneer,
D. A. KOBLRTSON, Democrat,
Owens &. Moore, Mlnnesotlan.
St. Paul March 24tb, 1862.
M. £• AMES. R- R. NELSON.
AMES & NELSON,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY.
St. Paul, Minn.
WILL attend with promptness and fidelity to all law
business Intrusted to thetr care lu Minnesota, and
the adjoining counties of Wlsconslu.
53* Particular attention will be given to the collection
at debts, and the location of land warrants. y
W. P. HURRAY,
ATTORsVET AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
St. Paul, Minn. Terr.
WILL attend promptly and diligently to all business
Intrusted to him. Hali ng made himself acquaint
ed with the quality and situation of the surveyed lands
In the territory, he is prepared to locate land warrants
to the best advantage. Persons at a distance may send
thalr warrants here and their Interests will be attended
to as If they were present. S - Oftice ou Third sreet.
September 17,1861.
H L.MOSS,
\ TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT
.xL. Law, Stillwater, Min. Ter., will attend to pro
fessional business in all the courts of the Territory j will
atlend to ihe location of l.aud Warrants, &.c.
J3* Land Warrants for sale.
A? VAN VORHES,
A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT
JLA. Law and Solicitor in Chancery, will attend to all
professional business Intrusted to ills care, in the different
courts of the Territory. [Stillwater, 1862.
Isaac Atwater,
A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT
Cx. Law and Solicitor In Chancery. Will give prompt
attention to any business intrusted him in the line of his
profession, In any part of the Territory. Particular at
tention paid to locating Land Warrants, Payment of Tax
es, sale of Patents when issued, and Real Estate In gen
eral. Office at St. Anthony, ou Main street, opposite the
Falls.
W. Richardson,
"IYTOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer, and
X v I And Agent. Oftice, opposite the St. Charles
House, SL Anthony Falls.
WIL.KIX & VAX ETTEX.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over Farrington’s Brick Store, St Paul.
Dr K* BABBITT.
HAS bis office in the rear of Levi Sloan’s store, where
he will be ready to atteo<l to professional calls.
Saint Paul, Nov *29—mm y
Dr. C. L. Viet*her**,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND AC
JL COrCHKR— WiII practice his profession in Saint
Paul and vicinity. Office, corner of Fourth ami Roberts
Streets, over Cat heart & Ty*ou'* Store. 40y
John Bradley,
Carpenter and Builder* l*oint Prescott and Willow
River, Wisconsin.
TI7ILL attend promptly to all business
v V intrusted to his charge.
KeTERENCES. —The houses lie has built during the past
year in the towns above named. 43y
tV. H. Semitics,
Attorney at Law, and Solicitor in
Chancery, Willow River,Wis.
Will practice in the counties of St. Croix and LaCrosse,
Wlsconrdn, and in the District Court of Wiishingtou coun
ty, Minnesota. £s* Valuable town lots in the village of
Willow River for sale. 38y
W. 11. C. FolHOin,
Taylor’. Fall., Min. Ter.
TYEALER in Dry Goods, Groceries,
XJ Provisions, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Queens
ware. Ready-Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes kc. 43v
DR.j: H7DAY,
WILL practice hi* profession in Saint Paul and vi
cinity. Ofllce on Bench street,
nov 2b mm y
L. A. BABCOCK, II.S.WILKINSON.
LAW FIRM,
BABCOCK & WILKINSON Attornies wd Counsellors
at Law, Solicitors in Chancery, 4tc.
Office near the corner of Third and Roberts streets, St.
Pact. Min. Ter.
Will attend to business of their profession in all the
Court* of the Territory,
nov. 22,1861.
BRECK & WILLIAMS,
attorneys and counsellors at law.
Office on Tuinl St. Saint Paul.
Daniel Breck. a. l. Williams.
dec. ۥ
W*l. HENRY WOOD,
Attorney a counsei.eor at law. Notary
Public, and Land Agent. Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Territory.
Jacob j. jvojih,
A TTORNEY AT LAW and Justice
SIL of the Peace —Commissioner for the States of Maine,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana.
Office on Third St., St. Paul.
DR* T. R. POTTS,
Corner Roberts and Sixth streets, St. Paul,
WILL attend to the duties of his profession in St. Paul
and vicinity. September 17.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE,
AND DRAFTS on all parts of the United States, at the
office of the Minnesota outfit, by
CUAS. W. BORUP.
J. QUIJYJV,
■ROOT AND SHOEMAKER—Corner
JD Of Third and Minnesota St*,—Gentlemen’s boots
*nd shoe.; also Ladles’ and Children’s shoes, made to
/>rder In the neatest and moat durable manner, and of the
best materials.
J. R. BREWSTER,
House) Sign, and Ornamental Painter.
St. Paul, Minnesota Territory.
INSURANCE!
THE undersigned is agent for, and will Insure buildings
and goods in the following Companies:
Utica Insurance Company*
A£tna Insurance Company of Utica*
Orleans Insurance Company.
.Jackson County Mutual Insurance Company.
New York Protection Company.
—ALSO—
Will insure lives In the Connecticut Mutual Life In*u
ftmrm Company. ALEX. WILKIN.
BL Paul, November 5,1861 8
A/rONEY TO LOAN—In sums to
JLVJL ntt borrowers. Call at the Office of
«nr wilkin a van etten.
Central House, SI. I*anl.
CAVE St BURTON have taken this old and well known
house. They have fitted It up anew, and are now
prepared to accommodate boarders and travellers with
comfortable quarters. No pains will be spared to make
the Central House one of ths best Hotels In the West.
November, 1861.
RODNET PARKER, late of the American nouse Low
ell, Mass., having a lease of the large hotel at the
upper end of St. Paul, with everything In proper order
for the convenience of travelers, boarders, or families de
siring furnished apartments, respectfully invites bis
friends and the public to give him a call, believing that
he cau do as much for their comfort as can be expected
Id a new country, not yet supplied with regular markets.
m
St. Charles Hotel.
J. C. CLARK, Proprietor,
St. Anthony Falla, Minnesota.
This House has l»een thoroughly repaired and renovated,
and will be kept in a manner equal to the best Hotels in the
West. The Falls of St. Anthony, with the line fishing and
hunting grounds adjacent, together with a climate unsur
passed on the American continent for health and lovell
ucss, render this the place of all others to enjoy the hot
season. 44tf
Temperance House,
T OT MOFFET, Proprietor,—Corner
-JLj of Fourth and Jackson Sts., Saint Paul. Perma
nent and transient boarders furnished with good and com
fortable apartments. Charges moderate.
Half-Way House.
JOHN MORGAN, (mid-way between
v st* Paul and Stillwater,) begs leave to say to stran
gers visiting Minnesota, and the public generally, that
having made his arrangements complete for the accom
modation of the public, and being situated In the midst
of the most delightful scenery, surrounded by lakes that
abound with fish, and in an atmosphere of unsurpassed
purity, he hopes to sea company from abroad, as well as
from the neighboring villages. They will find the charges
moderate.
Minnesota Boarding-House,
SC- McCRAY would inform the pub
• lie—residents and strangers—that he bos taken
the large house on Kagle Street, opposite D. L. Fuller’s
Brick Store, where he Is prepared to accommodate his
customers with the best style of boarding. The house
has been thoroughly repaired and painted. His table will
be furnished with every thing the market atFords; and
those who come prepared to plank up the Ca«h every
Saturday night, will find the “Minnesota Boarding House”
a comfortable and pleasant home. None others are de
sired. [April 17 —6m.
Emmett & Moss,
Attorney* and Solicitors.
"IXfILL attend to professional business
v ¥ in the various Courts of the Territory- Particu
lar attention given to the location of Land Warrants,
buying and selling of lands, Ac. Land warrants for sale
for cash or on time. Office on the corner of Wabasbaw
aud Third streets, St. Paul Minnesota.
L. EMMETT,
July 1,1852. HENRY L. MOSS.
OAK HILL CEMETERY.
A LL persons desiring burial lots can
XX obtain information by calling upon the Secretary,
J. W. Selby, or the President, C. W. Bonip. 29yl
P. CHOUTEAU, JR. JAS. HARRISON, FELIX VALLE
CHOUTEAU, HARRISON & VALLE.
Commission Merchants and Proprietors of the St.
Louis Rolling Mill.
A ND manufactures of bar iron in all its
XX various shapes, Sheet Iron and Boiler Plate, Nalls
and Spikes from the ore of the Iron Mountain. Iron Store,
No. 129 North Second street, St. Louis.
September 1, 1861.
Nathan Spicer,
JEWELER AND WATCHMAKER,
cl at the sign of the Big Watch, Third street, dg
next door to the St. Paul Drug Store, is prepared
to make gold and silver watches, rings, spoons, |{h jjf
Ac., on short notice. Also to repair the same, as tiSmmm
well as music books, shell combs, or linger rings, brace
lets and ear drops. He also keeps for sale a great variety
of rings, perfumery, and whatever goods are usually en
quired for at a Jeweler’s.
W. II FORBES, ~
FUR COMPANY—St. Paul Outfit—
Also Dry Goods and Groceries, corner of Third and
Jackson streets.
jTwTbabcock,
FORWARDING and Commission Mer
chant, Upper Lauding, Saint Paul, Minnesota Ter
ri tory.
SPENCER, KIRKPATRICK Sc MARK LEY,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants,
LEVEE, LOWER LANDING, ST. PAUL.
febU 22-tf
S. P. FOLSOM,
County Surveyor.
May be found at office of of Register of Deeds, on Third
street, one door below Minnesota Outfit. 17—y
E. M>LAGAN,
STORAGE AND COMMISSION MERCHANT)
Jackson street, Lower Landing, St Pant, Minnesota.
lIHOMPT attention given to all consignments, and char
ges moderate,
St Paul, October 19, 1851
THEODORE E. PARKER,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
STILLWATER, MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
To my old friends,
AND THE “REST OF MANKIND,” I would say,
that 1 can be found during the winter, at the old
stand of Charley Cave, on Third Street, where I will al
ways be happy to wait upon them. Bar and house fur
nished with the best of every thing,
uov. 22. tt. WM. nARTSIIORXE.
painting.
SIIERMAX & MOREY, on Fourth street,St. Paul,near
the middle of town, in the building of Mr. Knox, up
stairs, may be foutld, Teady to attend to Painting in all Us
departments. House painting, sigh painting, carriage
and ornamental painting, all done up promptly, ond Mith
paints of the best quality. If we do our work in a slov
enly, unworkman like mannner we do not expect to get
business in the enlightened town of St. Paul.
Dec. 13, 1861. SHERMAN fit MOREY.
BOOKBINDING.
THE subscriber would respectfully Infoam the citizens
of St. Paul and its vicinity, that he is now carrying on
the above business in the 2d story of Spencer’s new build
ing, on the corner of Ff th and Roberts street.
Particular attention paid to rebinding old books and
periodicals. JaMES MACKINTOSH,
feb 7 21-tf
J C Burbank &.co. St.Paul] [WL Fawcette &co. SLlouls
NORTH-WESTERN EXPRESS COMPANY,
CONNECTING AT GALENA AND ST. LOUIS WITH THE
American and other Express Companies.
TO and from all the principal cities in the United States,
California and Europe, for the speedy transportation
of money and valuable packages, col eclion of drafts, notes,
bills, accounts, Ac., purchase and sale of all kinds of
merchandize.
AGENTS.
c. R. Rice fc c#., St. Paal, Otis West, St. Louis,
J. Brookes, Galena.
B. —Particular attention paid to forwarding and
commission business generally.
may 1. 33-tf
AMERICAN SALOON.
1 TIRED. HARDY now keeps this well-known establish
-1 raent “on his own hook.” He hopes by a continued
attention to the wants of his customers, to merit their
patronage as heretofore*
SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK MANUFACTORY.
THE subscriber solicits the patronage of the public,
and assures all purchasers In his line, that he will
e 11 for cash, saddles, harness of all kinds, and trunks, of
a better quality, and cheaper than any other establish
ment in Minnesota. Purchasers will do well to call at
his shop, on Third street, St. Paul, next door east of S.
H. Sergent’s and Jndge for themselves.
_ A. R. FRENCH.
C KETCHES OF MINNESOTA, the
O New England of th« West, hy E. S. Seymour. For
sale by I.eDCC fc ROHRER.
FIRE fc MARINE INSURANCE,
I RI the undersigned agent for the Protection Insurauce
! U Company of Hartford, Conn. Policies issued upou the
1' most favorable terms by
W. P. Murray, Agent, Minnesota.
St. Paul, February 2# 1888 54-Im
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA TERRITORY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1852.
THE MINNESOTIAN.
From the Xew York Commercial Advertiser.
Shopping.
Several years since, Mrs. Flamley, my spouse,
requiring a silk dress, prevailed on me, after
much persuasion, to assist iter in the selection
of a pattern. Shopping is my abomination,
but there was no withstanding tlie honeyed
compliments which Mrs. Flamley passed upon
my taste in the matter of female fixings, and as
I had been but recently married, I was desirous
of seeing her tact in this most indispensable of
female accomplishments.
First we went to Stewart's, and to a question
of the polite and accomplished salesman of the
silk department, "whether madam would look
at light or black silk,’ Mrs. Flamley's reply
was ‘both.’
First the dark silks were thrown on the count
er in great profusion, each piece laid open, the
ends drawn out and most skillfully displayed.
They were of all conceivable shades, and in my
opinion were handsome enough for the dresses
of a queen, but not sufficiently so, my wife
thought, for herself. * Somehow,’ she said,
• there was not a sufficient character in the col
ors.’. This difficuly I proposed to meet by sug
gesting a brilliant red, or yellow, or pea green ;
but a toss of the head, and a request to the
salesman to show silks of lighter colors was all
the response she deighned to give.
Now the light silks were tumbled down by
dozens of pieces, a perfect avalanche qf them,
but they were all too light. Then silks of me
dium shades were shown, probably fifty pieces,
but not a piece of them all took my wife’s eye.
The patient gentleman behind the counter
then proposed that madam should look at the
silks with shaded strips on the delecate plaids.
To this, my wife readliy assented, and we mov
ed along to a clear place on the counter, which
was rendered necessary, not only from the fact
tiiat the striped and plaid silks were opposite
the clear place, but we had accumulated a pile
of silks some three or four feet high, and had
more been shown on the top of those we should
have been obliged to mount a stepladder in or
der to examine them. The clerk was equally
unsuccessful in his plaids and stripes; none of
them were ‘the thing.’ I made a rapid estimate
that we had already looked at silks to the val
ue of half a million of dollars, and I really felt so
ashamed and concerned at the great amount of
trouble we were giving the unfortunate sales
man. that the cold perspiration stood out upon
me like drops of rain. Still the exhibition pro
ceeded, from small plaids and small stripes, to
large plaids and large stripes, and figured silks
and watered silks, my wife all the while tossing
about these valuable goods with the most re
lentless indifference.
After looking just an hour and a half wc left,
and when we were in the street I remonstrated
with Mrs. Flamley on her extreme fastidious
ness of taste as to a dress pattern, but more es
pecially reproved her that on leaving the store,
she expressed no regrets to the obliging sales
man, that she was unable to suit herself. To
this my wife remarked, that it was the business
of a shopman to be polite and attentive, as
they were hired for that purpose, aud after we
had argued the matter a little to no effect, wc
entered auothcr Broadway establishment, where
the same process was gone through again, abor
tive as before. We looked at silks, sufficient in
quantity, and brilliant enough in lustre, quali
ty and color to clothe the females of a Court or
a Kingdom's metropolis, but none were just
what my dear wife wanted.
The third silk concern was visted, then the
fourth, the fifth and the sixth, and the result
was still the same.
On consulting my watch, I found that I had
now consumed five hours in this profitless and
bootless tramp, and while l was meditating
French leave, I found myself drawn unwilling
ly into the seventh large establishment, inward
ly grumbling at my folly, and avowing that on
leaving the store my experience in shop gad
ding should terminate for life. Advancing to
the back of the store, and noticing the peculiar
features of the salesman. I began to hope. I
am somewhat of a physiognomist, and when I
saw that clerk's little sharp, crafty eyes under
an overshadowing forehead, his well formed
nose, yet a little peaked, very little peaked,
the rounded projecting chin, the naturally com
pressed lips, yet schooled from the necessities
of his profession into a certain suavity of ex
pression. I made up my mind that Mrs. Flamley
had at. least met one equal to the achievement
of checking her further tramp by selling her a
dress. At this point I began to feel an interest
in the game, and kept my eye on the proceed
ings.
For the first half hour the movements and
counter movements on the counter, and both
sides of the counter, so to speak, were very
similar to those I had observed at the other
store, and I began to have my misgivings. Ca
ses of silks had been exhibited, and no dress, as
yet, bought. Still my eye was on that saga
cious countenance which would have done no
disgrace to a Washington politician. The
drama progressed, all the silks had been shown,
and none suited ; we had actually started for
the door, and I was reflecting upon the absurdi
ty of a belief in physiogomy, when the sharp
voice of that salesman—‘ One moment, Mad
am !’ arrested our progress. ‘We have,’ says
he, ‘ a piece of silk already sold and laid by for
a customer, which I should like to show you.
Madam, merely for curiosity's sake. It is of
rare texture and the most recherche pattern,
and we had the pleasure yesterday, of selling
the whole piece to Mrs. Fitz Goggin. the lady
of Alderman Fitz Goggin, of Goggin place,
who had it laid by for her as soon as she set her
eyes upon it.’ At this I could see that Mrs.
Flamlcy's eyes fairly glistened; the right cord
had been struck, and I now felt that the crafty
eyed gentleman was master of his art.
If there is anything that will influence and
move the mind of my wife to action and decis
ion, it is the example of “ upper tendom," and
when the name of that distinguished leader of
the fashion, Mrs. Fitz Gammon, was mentioned,
Mrs. Flamley betrayed all the tremulous anxie
ty to behold the silk of that lady’s choice, that
a young Miss would evince in preparing to hon
or her first invitation to a grand soiree. As
soon as it touched the counter and was laid
open, ‘ what a love of a silk,’ burst from my
wife's lips. ‘ Now, my dear, you can see that I
am not so difficult to please after all; this is
just what I have been searching for all day.’
The salesman perceiving his advantage, was re
solved not to lose it; ‘yes. Madam, - he observ
ed, ‘ after Mrs. Fitz Goggin had laid it aside,
the lady of Gen. Bayonet, who saw it an hour
afterwards, offered au advance of fifty cents a
yard on the whole piece—but we could not sell
it twice you know.’ ‘Oh! of course not,' my
wife replied, putting on one of her most win
ning and insiduous smiles, ‘ but as I want mere
ly one dress, I am sure you will oblige me by
cutting it; Mrs. Fitz Goggin will then have a
large quantity, and would hardly miss it, you
know.’
At this the clerk affected to look puzzled and
wavering, and shaking his head in a dubious
manner, remarked, “ But, dear Madam! wbat
would Mrs. Fitz Goggin say, if she should find
it out? lam afraid wc should entirely lose her
custom.’
‘She will never find it out, my dear sir,' re
plied Mrs. Flamley, who could now afford to be
polite to a counter-jumper, ‘she never will find
it out, and besides I am expecting to purchase
a large lot of dresses for myself and friends this
season, and favor, you are aware, brings cus
tom ?"
‘ Yes, Madam, I know it does, and nothing
could give me greater pleasure than to spare
yon a dress of this superb silk, but I am afraid
the thing is impossible. However, I will speak
Office—Corner ot* Jackson and Fifth .Streets.
to Mr. Blank,’ mentioning the proprietor’s
name. At this he made up to one of the senior
clerk’s, as I took him to be, and got up a very
serjous discussion, all for effect; the result of
which was that as an unprecedented favor,
Mrs. Flamley was allowed to buy, at an extra
price, a dress from a very inferior piece of silk,
which according to the “ dialect of the shops/’ j
had been laid aside for the celebrated Mrs. Fitz
Goggin. | mwarn
I use the term “ dialect of the shops,” for 1
mv.wife had ample evidence afterward that the |
“ Fitz Goggin” narative was a poetical fiction
from beginning to end.
Whether she learned wisdom or not, I cannot
tell, for I have never, as I said before, shopped
with her since, but I learned two things.
First—That many ladies arc more fastidious
in selecting a dress pattern than they would be
in choosing a husband : second —that a Fitz
Goggin manoeuvre or something like it will ef
fect a sale, secure a place, elevate ignorance,
and, in short, achieve many an exploit which
fair and honest moons fail to accomplish.
Ichabod Flamley.
Anecdote ok Gex. Scott —We cut out the fol
lowing from the last number of the Buffalo Ex
paess :
This incident recalls to mind one that occurred
before Gen. Scott joined the army in Mexico.
Mr. Polk had conferred the office ofColonel upon
some small beer Democratic politician, as a re
ward for party services. The new fledged Colo
nel, with his cap and feathers, reported himself
to the General, who politely invited him to dine
with a number of distinguished gentlemen. The
Colonel was as vain as Gen. Pillow and well
nigh as silly. During the progress of the dinner
he flippantly remarked to the General—General
they say the churches in Mexico are full of gold
and silver Jcsuses—we will have fine times
when we get among them!” The General was
shocked and disgusted at the sacrilegious sug
gestion,but out of pity for its author assumed not
to have heard him, and continued to converse on
other topics. The Colonel presently repeated the
remark, when the General, drawing himself up
to his full height and looking the thing directly
in the face, said slowly and firmly, “Colonel if
any soldier or officer of my command, while in
Mexico shall enter any churclt except to say his
prayers, or other equally justifiable purpose,
he shall be punished; and if any shall presume
to touch the sacred emblems pelonging to God’s
altar, as you propose, he shall be hung!'' There
was silence at the table for a little space. The
Colonel’s face wasrpdder than his feathers, and
just at the moment, he would have been happier
in his citizen's dress, talking Democratic poli
tics in a bar-room at some four comers.
Strange Mortality —Three years ago there ar
rived inCleaveland a young German whose name
was James Hunt, but famiUiarly called Limber
Jim. He worked in and about this place till
some three weeks ago, when his parents arrived
with another family, numbering in all six. They
moved on their farm some two miles from the
Plank Roail; in about a week’s time one of their
number was taken sick with the cholera aud
died; in a few days another was taken sick, who
also died. In Ihe meantime, James, the old man's
son, came on a visit; he was also taken sick and
died the first day ; his wife tended on them un
till the old man died, when she went to her
fathers, where she died ; a girl that lived in the
house also died, and three others, numbering in
all nine. Out of the whole number none of the
family were left. It created quite, an excitement
in the neighborhood; the house was vacated, and
the sick were left almost desolate. One woman
lay dead in the house some thirty-six hours,
when by the humanity of a distant neighbor she
was buried, or caused to be buried, at consider
able expense. The town trustees have caused all
things to be cleansed ; and have taken into band
the personal property of the deceased, which
amounted to some $2,000. and are to dispose of
it according to law. Feeling that the extinction
of so large a number needed some testimonv of
regard. I send you the above, as the last* tri
bute to an unfortunate and ill fated family.—
Cleave/and Plaindealer.
Avery interesting and curious manufacturing
process is executed at the Washington Factory,
occupied by John Garsidc. It consists in turn
ing miniature busts statues, and medallions,
from marble and ivory, by machinery, which is
similar in principle to Blanchard's patent last
machine, any number of repetitions of the same
pattern being possible. Busts and medallions
of Clay. Webster, Washington, Victoria and oth
ers, made in this manner, of marble and ivory,
can be furnished at a comparatively small cost.
Mr. Garside is. we believe, the only person cither
in this country or England, who has applied the
machinery to this object, and the superiority of
these productions in lieauty and durability to
those made of the common plaster of Paris,
which are so frequently seen, is obvious.
Mr. G. also carries on extensively the manu
facture of line table cutlery, with ivory, pearl,
silver and other kinds of handles, which are
turned out by this machinery, making a very
superior article, said to he cheaper than those
imported, which arc made by hand, and require
a degree of skill and considerable labor. The
handles can he made after any fanciful design,
and medallions at the same time worked upon
them in solid ivory, a very novel and tasteful
article being thus produced. These manufac
tures have received high commendations, and
with the numerous other triumphs of ingenuity
and energy, in our city, are exceedingly credit
able to us as a manufacturing community.— Am.
JVcwark, A'. J,
An Asfecti mi Incident.— We arc permitted
to make the following extract from a private
letter, written by a gentleman residing in
Bridgeport, Conn., to a friend in this city
“Since the great Balloon Ascension, which
came off in this city in July last, a perfect bal
loon mania has possessed every hoy in this city,
that was old enough to make a balloon of paper.
Soon after the affair alluded to above came
off, a bright boy of 14 years, made a paper bal
loon, and sent it up ; it lodged in the top of a
large maple tree, near the New Church. The
owner, nothing daunted, immediately ascended
the tree for the purpose of securing it; but, alas!
he ventured too far out on a limb, which was
not strong enough to bear bis weight; he fell,
head-foremost, to the ground, and was killed
almost instantly.
The boy’s parents were Irish. The father was
a worthy member of the Methodist Church—the
boy was a member of the Sabbath School con
nected with the same church —the mother was
a Catholic. The remains of the hoy were taken
to the Methodist Church on the forenoon of the
following Sabbath, and the funeral ceremonies
performed by the preacher in charge. The
mother not being satisfied with the services,
had the remains taken to the Catholic Church
in the afternoon, and procured the services of a
Catholic Priest, who performed the funeral cer
emonies agreeably to the forms of that Church.
The father immediately liecame deranged:
and has since been constantly in search of his
lost boy. His moans have been pitiable and
heart-rending. A few days since, he ascended
the tree from which he fell, in search of him who
was his heart's idol—but all in vain. He then
procured au axe, and felled the tree, (it was a
beautiful one. and could not have been pur
chased for £500,) and proceeded to strip oil' the
leaves, very carefully, in pursuit of bis lost
treasure. Slay He who ‘tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb,' restore to this unfortunate man
his reason—that brightest jewel of the mind—
and give to him fortitude to bear with Christian
resignation, this aftlictiug dispensation of His
Providence.”
Our German Farmers arc almost all for a Pro
tective Tariff and begin to realize the fact that
the only hope of getting one is to vote for Scott.
Traveling in Sweden.
I “Beta,” the foreign correspondent of the
j Springfield Republican, in a recent letter gives
! Bte following description of the mode of travcl
| ing in Sweden :
I “The posting system in Sweden is a very pe
' culiar one. No carriages are furnished except
; a little one-horse cart, without springs, so that
I if you wish to travel with any comfort you must
i your own carriage with* you. and this must
, i not only he provided with a large pot of grease
I hung from the axle beneath it, but also with a
lull set of blacksmith's tools, to be ready for anv
not too extraordinary emergency. Except in a
few of the large towns, no horses are kept in
readiness, hut when a traveller arrives, thev are
brought from the peasants living in the vicini
ty, who are obliged to furnish them, however
inconvenient it may be. But they arc allowed
to keep the traveler waiting three hours, at the
expiration of which time the Station master
must, under heavy penalties, have the horses
ready.
“This possible delay, however, can be entire
ly avoided, by sending what is called a‘forbud,'
that is, a messenger, to say that at such a time
you need a certain number of horses, and if they
are not then ready, the Station master is sub
jected to a heavy fine ; and a book is always
provided in which complaints may lie written,
and which is examined at fixed intervals by
the proper authorities. Horses may be kept
waiting an hour without any extra charge, after
which the charge is twelve skillings, or six cents
an hour per horse, till at the expiration of five
hours, when the peasant is at liberty to take his
horse home. The traveler or his servant is usu
ally expected to drive, some one, commonly a
l’°y> E°iug along to take back the horses, and
carrying with him a huge bundle of hay, or two
or three large crackers made of coarse black
meal, with which to feed them. With one horse
only one person may travel; with two horses,
three ; iu both cases of course not including the
boy.
“The Swedes, when traveling alone, usually
take with them a sort of two-seated, narrow sul
ky, the traveler sitting before and the boy be
hind, or sometimes, there is merely a standing
place for the unfortunate boy. The cost of
traveling in this manner varies somewhat with
the district of the country, but it is perhaps fair
to give as the average, 18 cents per horse per
Swedish mile, which is equivalent to a fraction
less than seven English miles. On leaving the
large towns, the cost is more, but in the more
remote districts it does not exceed 12 1-2 cents
per mile. A ‘forbud’ costs the price of one
horse, and with a couple of cents you make the
boy as happy as a king. At this season of the
year, however, I have found it quite unnecessa
ry to send on a ‘forbud,’ for I have, till now,
with one or two exceptions, got horses immedi
ately on my arrival, though occasionally I have
been obliged to offer a twelve skilling piece ex
tra, if the horses were there in ten minutes.
“In this way, 1 have averaged, inclusive of
the tiinolost in chauging horses, a Swedish mile
per hour, a rate of speed which is, in part at
least, owing to the excellent roads which seem
to exist all over the country, and in part, also,
to the Swedish horses, which are usually small,
tough-looking little creatures, seldom fed ou
anything but hay, and yet seemingly possessed
of great powers ot endurance. They go slow tip
hill, but makeup for this by dashing down even
the steepest hills at a rate w hich sets an Eng
lishman's hair all on end, and occasionally has
a strong tendency to cause an American’s to
assume a perpendicular position. It seems to
be the custom to cut off the horses’ manes quite
short, so as to leave only a wild, boar-like crest
standing up along the back of the neck, which,
as you may easily imagine, gives to them a pe
culiar appearance. The traveler usually takes
his harness with him. With its rope reins and
other ‘fixing,’ it is seldom remarkable for beau
ty, whatever may be its excellences in regard
to strength. The traces arc never unfastened
from the whiffle-trees, but by some, to me, quite
obscure process, in w hich kicking, frisking, lift
ing. lowering and swearing are combined in
about equal proportions, the poor animals are
got into and out of the harness.”
Trade and Commerce of Cincinnati. —The
astonishing progress which Cincinnati is mak
ing as a commanding emporium of western
trade and commerce, is strongly shown in an
annual statement for the commercial year end
ing on the 31st of August, published in the Ga
zette of the 2d lust. The statement itself is too
long for our columns, but a collation of some of
the aggregates presented w ill not be w ithout in
terest to our readers.
Among the principal articles exported from
Cincinnati during the year, were, of pork and
bacon, 43,938 hogsheads, 34.398 tierces, 131,580
barrels, and, in bulk, 3,912,934 pounds; of liour,
408,211 barrels; of corn, 51,231 sacks ; of cheese,
150,689 boxes and 75 casks; of lard, 115,845 kegs
and 47.862 barrels ; of butter, 31,395 firkins and
kegs, and 3,005 barrels; of iron, 172,049 pieces.
36,368 bundles, and 11.329 tons; of seed-flax,
656,793 barrels.
The imports of hogs during the year amount
ed to 1G0.8G4 head ; ol pork and bacon, in bulk,
to 1(1,532,884. The imports of whisky show an
increase of 28,774 barrels, as compared with the
previous year, and the exports are 270,124 bar
rels, against 231,324. The value of the princi
pal articles imported into Cincinnati during the
year, is estimated at $24,715, 331. The value of
the total imports is not less than $40,000,000. —
No statement of the value of the exports is
given.
The commercial statistics show' that 207 dif
ferent steamboats arrived at the wharves during
the year, the registered tonnage of which was
G 0,543 tons, and their capacity may be set down
at 120,000 tons. The total numlier of arrivals
during the year was about 3,700. This shows a
slight increase, as compared with 1850-51, but
the aggregate tonnage shows a considerable in
crease in favor of this year—a greater number
of large boats having been engaged in the trade.
During the year, twenty-seven boats and six
barges were built, the total capacity of which is
about nineteen thousand tons. Ten large boats
arc still on the stocks, and not included in this
estimate.
We translate the following from the Kolnische
Zeitung of the 14th ult: “At the late drawing
of the Spanish State Lottery, eight poor little
Savoyards, who gained their livelihood as shoe
blacks at Barcelona, won the great prize—
-40,000 piastres about $30,000. One of them
heard ol it while on the way to clean a gentle
man's boots. He went on and finished his work,
took his two quartos -altout a cent for it, and
then hunted up his companions to give them the
joyous news. On the way he met the poor
widow-rich in children- of a former official, who,
when she was in prosperity, had done much for
the Savoyard, and once when he was sick, had
received him into her house and nursed him.
He now’ hastened to the w'idow, and made known
to her his good fortune, and the end of their sor
rows. He afterward held a councel with his
friends to decide in what way to render her their
assistance, and proposed that toy should give
her 10,000 piastres from the common stock.
Without hesitation the proposal was accepted,
and then away to the Church to thank God for
their good fortune. They afterward divided
| their remaining 30,000 piastres equally, and
! immediatly left Barcelona for Savoy via Mar
| seille by the steamboat."—[A". Y. Trilmme.
To Whippbfo Mothers.— A little boy yester
day, tumbled into the dock. A sailor sprang in
and brought him out again, about half dead with
fright and excessive draught? of salt; water when
he recoverdfrom the shock, he began to sob and
cry most piteously. He was assured that be was
not hurt.— “l know that well enough,” said he
with a fresh burst, but mother she would lick
me if I got drowned, and I know she’ll do it for
she always does. ” —Day Book.
Day and Newell Eclipsed.
We were shown yesterday a wonderful phee
of mechanism, which certainly goes ahead of
anything in the shape of a lock that we bare
ever seen or read of, in the essentials of recuri
ty from depredation. It is called “Yale’s
Magie Lock,” and is a? aliftolutely nnplckablc
as the kernel of a walnut would be without
damaging the shell. The only opening is a cir
cular orifice, half an inch in diameter, for ad
mitting the key, and through which there is no
possible access to the tumblers with anv instru
ment whatever—not even by the key itself
strange as that may seem. By a singular con
trivance a portion of the key is detached after
inserting, and sent to a distant part of the lock
where it mores the tumblers, and where the
tools of the burglar could never arrive except
by first battering the leek to pieces. The key
hole resembles the interior of a small pistol
barrel, and having no opening to the interior
basin of the lock, would not receive powder
enough to blow it open. The lock is therefore
absolutely gunpowder proof also.
Among other peculiarities, the key is suscep
tible of from forty thousand to one million of
changes. A change of the key changes the
lock also in the act of locking, so thnt one may
have a new lock every day for hundreds of
years! By a change of the ‘key after locking,
it is rendered impossible to unlock even with
the same key until altered back again. One
may thus lose the key or have it stolen, and
still entertain no fears of the lock’s being
opened with it.
Altogether, this look seems to us as perfect
as anything of the kind can be. It has decided
advantages over tiie most celebrated locks of
the day, which cannot fail to be discovered by
any one upon inspection. With all its advan
tages it is of exceedingly simple construction,
and not liable to get out of order. The pro
prietors offer a reward of SSOO to any oue who
will pick it through the key-hole, using what
ever instrument he pleases, and taking any
length of time he desires.
Mr. Philleo, one of the proprietors, is now
stopping at the Missouri Hotel, where the lock
may be seen and examined. We advise the cu
rious in such matters, as well as all who have
money vaults to lock up to call and look at it.
—j Mo. Rep.
Noble Sentiments.—l said to them that a
man traveling through this State would no
where be without a school house or church of
God under his eye ; and where these go togeth
er, good faith and public credit are enevitable.
And this is a truth which cannot lie too often
impressed upon the mind. Without the union
of education and religion, there is no faith in
man ; no, nor in woman either.— From Gen.
Scott's Speech at Dayton.
We have taken pains to extract and to iso
late front the admirable speech recently deliv
ered by Gen. Scott in reply to the welcome of
the citizens of Dayton, the foregoing sentiment,
as one worthy to be engraven on the American
mind, and to be cherished as a moral axiom by
a people who regard thediffusion of knowledge
as a public benefactor, and whose institutions
rest upon the foundation of civil and religions
liberty. It is upon such high principles as
these that Gen. Scott would administer the
Government, if called to the Presidency. His
private life and his public career are examples
that have attracted as high admiration ns those
great deeds which have and borne his name in
honor to the remotest corners of the earth.—
Under such a Chief Magistrate the Government
would be carried on with purity, economy and
integrity. Corrupt and designing politicians
would be made to feel the strong arm of a faith
ful sentinel, and to realize that the intrigues of
demagogues could find no favor under Winfield
Scott.— Phi/a. U. S. Gazette.
“ Forcible Entry ” by a Rail-Road Train.—
A special freight-train, very heavily laden, was
sent out West, from this city, about $ o'clock.
Saturday evening. Two Locomotives were at
tached to take it out to Waukesha, and the Con
ductors charged to move along carefully and to
keep their whistles going. This they did faith
fully, and arrived within sight of Waukesha
without accident. The light of the station
watch was there visible, and, no signal being
given, everything was presumed to lie “ all
right.” The train therefore approached the
Waukesha Depot at a good pace, but w lieu with
in a few rods of it, and too late to stop, the En
| gincer discovered to his consternation thnt the
I large Oak doors of the Depot were closed'. In
S the next moment the Locomotive, with the en
j tire train, bad walked through these doors after
| the most summary fashion, and having broken
in at one end, broke out at the other, (the West
entrnnee being also closed) in the same way.—
Providentially, no person was hurt, though’ the
splinters flew about the Engineer like a volley
of grape, and the damage was limited to the
smashing of the Depot doors into bits, aud the
breaking of the smoke-pipe, railing, and other
parts of the Locomotive. It subsequently ap
peared that the "look-out” was at his post, but
omitting to open the doors in time, became so
paralyzed with terror that he could neither do
that, nor signal the train to stop.— Milwaukee
i Sentinel.
Public Survey. —The parties of Surveyors,
under the direction of Messrs. Carlton and Sea
ris, retnrned last week from the region of coun
try south of the Ansc or Keweenaw Bay, where
they have been engaged for the summer, having
completed the survey of that entire region be
tween Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Mr.
Merryweather has a party Southwest of the An
se, re-surveying the work that was run over hy
Mr. Higgins a few years ago; and Mr. Wood
continues in the regions of Camp river, or to the
Northwest of it. These surveys will complete
this business for the vast extent of territory to
the South of Lake Superior, embracing the rich
est and most extensive mineral regions in the
world. There have been surveyed this season
about fifty townships, which together with those
surveyed last year, will make about one hundred
and fifty townships of mineral and agricultural
lands, subject to private entry and public sale
the next year. Here is a chance for securing
mines of iron and copper, coal and lead, piner
ies and mill seats, granite and marble, such as
never before has been offered in this or in any
other country.
Masonic. —On Tuesday, a splendid Past Grand
Master’s “Jewel” was presented by the Grand
Master to P. G. M. Wilkins Tannehill, Esq., a
man who has grown grey in the cause of Mason
ry. The jewel is pure gold, and contains a
suitable inscription, and a miniature likeness of
the venerable man to whom it was given. “The
old man eloquent” attempted to return thanks,
but his feelings overcame him. and he was una
ble to proceed. He has lost his eye-sight, but
bis other faculties are vigorous and unimpaired.
The interest of the scene was rendered more
striking, from the fact that neither Mr. Tanne
bill nor the members of the Lodge—except the
three or four who had the jewel made—knew
anything about the matter, until the presenta
tion. The Ecene made a deep and unfading im
pression upon every one present.— AltuhvUle
Gazette.
The Globe we Live in. —lt is known to be a
iact in Geology, that below the deptli of thirty
feet, the earthbecomes regularly warmer as we
descend. On an average, the increase is at the
rate of one degree of Fahrenheit for every fifti
eth foot. At the twit tom of the mines of Corn
wall. a depth of one thousand two hundred feet,
the thermometer stands at eighty-eight, equal
to high summer heat. At this rate, rocks and
metals would be melted at twenty miles below
the surface, and down in the bowels of the earth,
several hundred miles, the heat would be ten
times hotter than melted iron. Who is there
that can wonder at earthquakes, when all things
rest on a molten sc* of fire.
EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS.
Important from Afrtca.—On the 18th ot
June, w hile H.M. brigantine Dolphin was lying
in the river Congo, *n American brig, the Mary
Adeline, attempted the passage up the river,
but on reaching Shark 'b Point (a position of
great danger, owing to the strong current
sweeping around it,) she touched ground, and
In r few minutes the stream and surf bedded her
fitst ashore. Thedangerof the brig was instant
ly observed by the Dolphin, w hich at once made
preparations for her assistance; but while doing
so, the master of the vessel in distress seeing
(so far as himself and crew Were concerned)
that nothing effectual could be done to get the
vessel afloat, ntnde the distress signal by hoist-
Ing the American ensign reversed.
\\ithin half an hour of the disaster the brig
antines boats, with anchors, hawsers, Ac., were
alongside the brig ; but the tide falling at the
time, rendered merely preparatory measures
necessary for heaving off the following day.—
To the surprise of all, on the following morning
the river was crowded with canoes, from ten to
forty natives in each, ail armed, and at least
two-thirds with muskets. Their movements
[ left no doubt as to their predatory and hostile
intentions. A boat’s gun with ammunition wag
sent ou board, and fitted in the brig.
The Dolphin, as soon as circumstances could
admit, took up a position within gun range, for
her protectiou. The natives appeared deter
mined not to lose their prey, aDd pouring a vol*
ley of musketry into the stranded vessel, brought
their scaling ladders in front, evidently deter*
mined ou boarding. Under these circumstances,
the Dolphin opened a fire of shot and shell, and
in a little time cleared the beach of the assail
ants, whose numbers must huve exceeded 3.000.
This being done, the next object was to gei the
brig off, and every endeavor was made. On the
evening of this day (the 20tli) H. M. Firefly (!)
arrived, and sent her boats to assist. During
the night, the natives, who had merely retired
to the bush, again returned to the beach and
fired a few muskets on the brig, but without
injury.
On the morning of the 21st, a movement on
the part of the natives again took place ; they
appeared to concentrate and meditate a second
boarding attack, but a shot from the Dolphin
again dispersed them. The surf rolled in heav
ily during the day, increasing considerably the
difficulties and dangers of the necessary opera
tions ; so much so, that the Dolphin's cutter and
crew were capsized by the rollers, and one man
seriously injured. Finding it necessary on the
22d, to completely lighten the Itrig, the cargo
was transferred to the Dolphin, and by great
industry and exertion, the brigantine succeeded
in heaving the Mary Adeline off at 6 30 V. M.
Ihe brig Mary Adeline has since arrived at
Rio Janeiro, and letters were received in this
city yesterday, giving the captain’s account of
the affair.— St. Helena Chronicle.
Recovery of Lost Money. A very curious
ease of recovery of money missing from the
mail for several months, has just been hrought
to notice. It was that of a letter put into the
mail nt Sharpsbnrg, Md.. addressed to Mr.
George Waters, flour commission merchant,
Georgetown, I). C.. inclosing one thousand dol
lars in bank notes of large or smsller amount.
Of that letter nothing had been heard, since its
failure to arrive at its destination, until Wednes
day morning the Bth, when it arrived at its des
tination, (Mr. Waters’, in Georgetown,) from
the Richmond Postoflice, with the endorsement
of the Postmaster of that city, that it had come
in an envelop without postmark or anything,
but the address to Richmond. The package
was addressed to Mr. Waters, with a contrite
letter, purporting to be from a person concern
ed in taking it. The contents (the bank notes)
had, by moisture or water, become so matted
together that it will be difficut to count and
separate them ; but with care it is supposed it
may be done.
Affairs in Cnu.—Dissatisfaction is said
everywhere to exist. The most high-handed
outrages had been committed on the American
vessels. One of them, the bark Cornelia, on
leaving for New York, was ordered to anchor
and was detained one day. Two of her passen
gers were also seized and imprisoned. The
letter bags of the vessel were then robbed and
rifled of their contents. The barque Elizabeth
Jay, Capt. Brooks, from Philadelphia, was sub
jected to some stringent and unusual searching.
Extra officers were placed on board, and her
staterooms locked up by the police. The
harque Child arrived on the Ist inst., and was
likewise very closely searched, and all loose
papers seized and the vessel finally given in
charge of the Pilot of Havana. These outra
ges have been committed for no satisfactory
cause., but solely to gratify their spite.
The government was daily losing many sup
porters. M. Gusenau, Marquis of Duchess, and
his brother were both arrested and imprisoned,
and for no particular reason. The British man
of-war Rosamond, which left Havana on the
28th ult., refused to hoist her colors—the Capt.
being so utterly disgusted at the conduct of the
authorities.
Don Paciola, publisher of the revolutionary
paper, “The Voice of the People,” was garrot
ted on 29th ult. He met his fate with compos
ure. He leaves large and valuable estates.—
Included in letters seized on board the Cornel
ia, were several addressed to citizens ot New
York. The writers of these letters have been
cited to appear before the Mayor that they
might be opened in their presence, and failing
to present themselves, will be dealt with ac
cording to law.
We learn from Dr. Salisbury, Geologist to the
State, that within the paet three weeks, a sur
veying party, in Essex county, have stumbled
upon the remains of a city, which must bar*
contained once 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants. It
is located in a forest, a few miles back of Ticon
derago, and was evidently the home of a people
considerably advanced in the arts and comforts
of civilization. In proof of this, we may men
tion that the ruins of more than two hundred
chimneys are yet in a state of good preserva
tion. As no such city has ever been mentioned
by our historians or gazetteers, a question ari
ses aliout its original builders, which will keep
our Historical Society in first class.
The idea that such a city should have existed
w ithin four houn-' ride of Albany for centuries
and yet never have been discovered till July,
1852, is one of those singular facts which excuse
astonishment.— A". Y. Dutchman.
Great Longevity.—On the 22d September
last, Mrs. Lois Peck, relic of Mr. Amos Peck,
departed this life, in Hamden, at the advanced
age of one hundred yean, eight month* and
nx days.’ She was the mother of six children,
grandmother of twenty-nine, great-grandmoth
er of eighty-five, and great-great-grandmother
of eighteen. The total descendants during her
life-time were one hundred and thirty-eight !
A"ew Haven Palladium.
The Ttxnei—The Board of Railroad Engi
neers. who recently held a meeting in this city,
for the purpose of testing the various plan.
that have been submitted for constructing a
Tunnel across the river at this city, have re
lated in favor of Mr. Higham’s plan. It is es
timated that the work will not cost what its
friends are willing to expend upon it. The bed
of the river is to lie examined and tested imme
diately, and a meeting of the representatives
from the several railroads interested is to be
held on the 23th. There is now but little doubt
, that the Tunnel will be built. —Albany Pegis
, ter.
Goon Doctrine. —The Mount Vernon Jeffer
sonian says:
“ Support your own mechanics, and they will
support you. Support your own merchants
and they will support you. Snpport the home
press, and it will support von.”
NUMBER 7.