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THE MINNESOTIAN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1854.
Lmber Seizures.
The Timber Agent owes it to himself, and to
the publio of Minnesota, to vindicate his repu
tation, as a man and an officer, farther from the
charges brought against him recently, than by
the mere publication of personal denials of all
that has been charged. We say this in all kind
ness toward the Timber Agent, who, we know
has been trying to deal out justice to both Lum
bermen and Government, at least since the ar
rangement made here a few weeks since ; and
we now also have every reason to believe he
was aiming at that end all the while.
The reasou we open this question again, is
because the papers below, particularly the
Democratic papers in Galena and Dubuque—
reiterate the charges that contributions were
levied by men on board the Berlin, during her
cruise as an employee of Capt. Estes, and by
persons professing to be in his employ at towns
and places along shore. A paragraph which we
published yesterday from the Galena Jefferson
ian shows that editors below are still positive
the first charges were made upon good ground.
We have also in our possession an authenticat
ed copy of a receipt given by one of these un
derstrappers to au owner of St. Croix lumber,
for tribute paid by said owner. Now, it these
men have acted without the Timber Agent's
authority, as he asserts they have, we repent it
is a duty to himself, and to all concerned, to
have these assumers of legal authority brought
to justice, and that speedily.
Latest (rent Washington.
Washington', May 15.
Senate.— Mr. Ward presented several peti
tions against the Nebraska bill.
A motion to recommit the report of the Com
mittee of last session on the subject of securing
religious freedom for American citizens in for
eign countries, was taken up.
Mr. Cass made a long speech, chiefly in reply
to a letter written some time ago, by Bishop
Hughes, of New York, on the subject, defending
the Tuscan government in its treatment of the
Madai family.
Hocsk. —Mr. Richardson withdrew hisdemand
for the previous question on the resolution he
offered last Thursday, in regard to closing the
debate on the Nebraska bill, and offered a sub
stitute for the resolution, extending the debate
until Friday, at noon, and demanded the pre
vious question.
Mr. Washburn of Maine, moved to lay the re
solution on the table.
Mr. Sage demanded the yeas and nnys.
Mr. Giddings moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose of introducing a bill to repeal all
parts of the law of the United States, which au
thorizes coastwise slave trade.
Mr. Clingman objected.
Mr. Campbell moved a call of the House.
Mr. Dickenson vainly attempted to introduce
a resolution to the effect that every bill on the
calendar of the Committee of the Whole, which
was not aside last Monday, shall be restored to
its appropriate place.
The call of the House was not sustained.
Mr. Richardson asked leave to offer a resolu
tion to terminate the debate on the Nebraska
bill next Saturday, and that the l'acific Rail
way bill be postponed until the 24tb.
Much consternation was manifest at this.
Mr. Sage objected.
Mr. Richardson moved to suspend the rules,
which was carried—yeas 138, nays 6(i.
Mr. Richardson then moved the previous
question on his resolution.
Mr. Hunt—l wish to propose one amendment
as to time, which will make the resolution more
acceptable to the opponents of the bill.
Mr. Sage moved that the resolution be laid
on the table.
Mr. Hunt rose again to make a proposition.
Mr. Craig objected, amid cries of hear him.
Mr. Hunt said the gentleman compelled him
to take ground he otherwise would not take.
(The remainder of the sentence was lost in deaf
ening cries of order.)
Mr. Craig said the gentleman was a faction
ist. (Loud cries of order.)
Before the result was announced on Mr.
Sage's motion,
Mr. Hunt said if the gentleman from North
Carolina calls me a factionist, he states what is
falsa.
Mr. Craig said he would call the gentleman
to order as soon as any one else.
Mr. Hunt.—lf the gentleman calls me a fuc
tiouist, he Btates what is false before God and
the country. (Deafening cries of order, during
which the Sergeant-at-Arms rushed to preserve
the peace.)
The result on the motion to lay the resolu
tion on the table was announced—yeas 56,
nays 134.
[Cries of question was then raised long and
loud, and which caused them in the lobbies to
rush in, expecting a fight was progressing.]
Calls of the House and motions to adjourn
were submitted, amid great confusion, and
strong effects to stave off the main question.
Mr. Richardson's resolution was put, veas
127, nays 62.
Mr. Washburn (Me.) moved to lay the reso
lution on the table.
The Speaker decided the motion out of order.
After calling the yeas and nays until 5 o'clock.
Mr. Stuart, of Ohio, having called for the first
part of Mr. Richardson's resolution, proposing
to close the debate on Saturday, at noon, it was
carried—yeas 114, nays 59.
The remainder of the resolution was then
adopted, postponing the Pacific Railway bill—
yeas 123, nays 53.
The House then adjourned.
[The Democratic members held a caucus be
fore the meeting of the House this morning,
and it is generally supposed, arranged the pro
gramme which so well succeeded to-day.]
Washington. May 16.
In the Senate this morning, Mr. Mallory de
clared that recent acts x>f Cuban authorities
clearly Bhows a design to throw Cuba into the
hands of the African population. Mr. M. called
the attention of the Senate to quotations made
yesterday by Mr. Badger from the Shepherd of
the \ alley. Mr. M. denied that the paper was
the organ of the Catholics.
The vetoed Insane Land Bill was taken up,
but no speaking.
The House, yesterday, on motion of Mr. Rich
ardson. agreed to close debate on the Nebraska
bill next Saturday, and to postpone the Pacific
Railroad Bill, which was made the order for
Tuesday, the 23d.
Prom Thompson's Bank Nott Reporter, May 13.
The financial barometer has pointed towards
“ fair weather'' for a day or two past. Several
bright streaks of sunshine have appeared thro'
the clouds that have bung over Wall street so
long, and there are evident signs of a partial
clearing up, if not a permanent one. The re
turns show an advance in the deposits, specie,
loans, and circulation, of nearly half a million
in each item. Two California steamers have
arrived, bringing two millions and a half in
gold dust, and more encouraging news from the
mmmg interests. We noticed that several of
our friends, who are inveterate croakers, came
down this morning with w hite hats and sum
crayata on, and without umbrellas. De
cidedly the times are getting brighter.
Sum. Not* Liw.-The Ohio Legislature
P. M8 ® d » b,n ‘ he 2-th ult., prohibiting the
circulation of foreign bank notes under the de
nomination of $lO.
The Louisville Journal, of the 9th says of
the weather and crops South:
“Our Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia ex
changes all speak of the great damage done to
the growing~crops of cotton and corn by the
late frosts. Some arc of the opinion that the
damage is so great that the price of cotton
ought to be advanced one cent per pound. It
has been more severe in North Alabama than
any other region.”
Five boats were at the lower landing
yesterday forenoon, which we believe Is a lar
cr number than have previously appeared
thereat at one time. Three bad their shingles
up for the Minnesota.
jjs&- Capt. Maxwell, formerly of the Tiger,
one of the pioneers in Minnesota river naviga
tion, takes command of the Black Haw k under
her new proprietorship.
TUK East Groping in Darkxkss.— We do not,
as yet. receive any daily exchange from Buffa
lo, but it is to be trusted the cdtiors of that be
nighted city will feel it to their advantage to
send out this way for light. Mr. Ward, late of
Buffalo, already a regular go-a-heud Minnesota
Westerner, although only here some ten days,
verv kindly supplied us with two or three of
the Buffalo Dailies every time the mail arrives.
Mr. W. is a railroad man —connected at this
time with Capt. George in railroad matters up
town; and he with many others from that
section of the country, is very much astonished
thut a railroad newspaper, published in the
very centre of a great railroad comuiinuuity,
should be guilty of manifesting so much aston
ishment at seeing a daily paper from St. I’uul
as is expressed in the following, from the Ex
press of the 12th:
‘•lt seems strange to think of a daily way up
at St. Paul, but such accident w ill happen in
the best famlies. We hope the daily will be a
daily source of gratification and reward to its
enterpprising proprietors.”
This astonishing effort, gentleman of the
Express, returns, after a long trip to St. Paul
by Mr. Campbell's slow line, to meet you, face
to face, in the third daily which was establish
ed in our young city. The fourth one lias since
made its appearance; and even in that extreme
case of prolific birth, we are happy to inform the
Express that “the mother and child are doing
well.”
The Sangamon arrived from above last
evening. She ascended the Minnesota to a
point three miles below Eureka, where the wa
ter became rather slight. She lauded her
freight of grain destined for Fort Ridgley and
returned.
7MJ- New machinery for Messrs. Spencer A
Wilson's I’laining and Sash manufactory arriv
ed on Monday by the War Eagle. This estab
lishment will soon be able to greatly increase
its business facilities.
Wise Beyond their Day. —The Galena Ad
vertiser folks, in their issue of Saturday, again
conclude that the Minnesota Railroad Grant is
dead in Congress the present session. The fact
is, the Advertiser has not kept correct track of
the bill at all. It pronounced our railroad
dead for the session when it first met with a
mishap in March lust, but after a while that
generally reliable sheet found out the measure
was only taking a refreshing slumber, to awake
with renewed strength and vigor. After the
“great eclipse” is through with, next Friday,
we hope the Advertiser's optics, touching our
railroad prospects will improve. It must now
certainly be looking at these matters, and the
proceedings in Congress upon them through
that piece of smoked tin, which the Democrat
suggested for the use of sun-gazers on Friday—
practising upon our railroad bill in order to
get the right focal bearing upon the eclipse.
Rock Island Railroad. —Hass, Borup A Co.
have now their full arrangements made by
which they can ticket passengers through to the
East by the Rock Island Railroad. The rise of
water enables the boats below Galena to make
the regular connections, as originally contem
plated, with the Galena and Minnesota packets.
Tickets over the Rock Island road can be had,
also, at the offico of Mr. J. M. Lamb, Third
street, between Roberts and Minnesota, next
door above R. Marvin's, whose .'ale of the same
is under the direction of Messrs. Bass. Borup
A Co.
Cattle in New England. —The Boston Cou
rier remarks that—“ Beef cattle are held at
such exorbitant fancy prices by the graziers that
drovers can hardly pay their way to buy—that
is in the New England States. We must soon
look to the West for our principal supplies of
beef cattle. Many of our most enterprising
drovers have within a few months retired from
the business, on account of the scaicity and
high prices of cattle.”
Another Indian Murder. —The Cliippcwas
appear determined this spring, not only to ba
lance the scalp account with their hereditary
enemies, but to cut a few extra notches on the
credit side of the tally-stick. Several Sioux
scalps have been taken by the Cliippcwas, along
the waters of the Upper Minnesota, during the
spring. Mr. Goodrich, who came down from
Mankato yesterday, informs us that another
murder occurred at Swan Lake, about 15 miles
above Traverse des Sioux, on Tuesday last. It
appears that a house on the bank of the lake
was occupied by some Frenchmen, one of whom
was married to a Sioux squaw. On that day a
brother of this woman was there on a visit, and
whilst sitting in the door conversing with the
inmates of the house, a ball from a Chippewa
pierced his heart. In another instant, and be
fore the terror-stricken spectators could r co
ver themselves, the victim's scalp was torn
from his head, and the murderer, yelling the
exulting death-whoop, disappeared in the fo
rest.—Democrat, last evening.
It is stated that hydrophobia is produc
ing more panic in Boston and vicinity than ev
er did the small-pox or cholera, and not with
out some reason. Scarcely a day passes but
what some one is bitten by a mad dog, and
cases of death from this cause have been fre
quent. Many who have been bitt-n are living
in constant fear of an awful death; and there
are few who do not wish death to the w hole
canine race.
The manufacturers of whiskey in Ohio, with
some from Kentucky and Indiana, had a meet
ing at Cincinnati last week. Twenty-three es
tablishments were represented, which consume
14,058 bushels of corn and other grain daily, or
over four millions a year. The Cincinnati' Ga
zette says:—The whole number of distilleries
which send their whiskey to this market for
sale is aliout thirty, and the whole consume at
least five millions bushels of grain annually.
Large quantities of hops are also used in the
manufacture. These establishments also feed
upwards of 100,000 hogs. One establishment,
David Gilson s, at New Richmond, twenty miles
up the river, consumes 1440 bushels of grain a
day, and employs upwards of fifty coopers in
making barrels. The twenty-three establish
ments manufacture upwards of twelve millions
or gallons °f w hiskey annually, all of which is
so a in this city, and from hence it is shipped to
all parts of the United States.”
The crop of sugar of the State of Louis-1
iana, for the year 1853, was 449,324 bbds.
Arrival W the Atlantic.
The Steamer Atlantic arrived at New York
on the 13th inst. bringing news from all parts
of Europe, three days later than by previous
arrivals.
A dreadful catastrophe occurred in the En
glish channel.
On the 28th the American parque Vesper
came in collision with the Bremen barque Fa
vorite for Baltimore with 180 passengers. The
latter was struck on the starboard, cut down to
the waters edge and foremast carried away.—
The Captain, mate, and four seamen got on
board the Vesper, the remainder of the crew
are thought to have taken to the boats, but
have not been heard of.
i At daybreak nothing was seen of the barque
1 which undoubtedly sunk with all on board.—
The Vesper was slightly damaged.
I An account of the bombardment of Odessa
is officially promulgated at Vienna w hence it
j had been telegraphed to France and England.
It seems but half measure after all, but perhaps
, the accounts to arrive by mail may shoiy it in
in a more satisfactory light.
On the ltith ult. the British steamer Furious
1 was sent with a Hag of truce to Odessa to bring
I off the British Ex-Consul and some 70 -British
subjects. The Russians refused to allow the
steamer to enter the harbor, and ou her persist
! ing fired six or seven shots from the batteries,
and sent out ships to chase her.
On the 23d nine steamers of the allied fleet
took up a position before the ports that com
mand the harbor, and commenced throwing
bombshells and rockets upon the forts and city.
One statement says the bombardment was over
j in two hours; another that it continued inces
santly for ton hours, aud only ceased with the
night.
The Russian Telegraphic account is insuffi
cient. It is as follows : The English and
French Admirals demanded the surrender of
the Russians ships in the ports of Odessa, and
attempted to land 13.000 men failed. This be
j ing refused, the bombardment commenced from
| eighteen ships. A small part of the city was
destroved.
The Russians arc making great preparations
to attack Silestria.
The British fleet had been further reinforced,
and was awaiting the arrival of the French
Squadron. Until the arrival of the latter, the
British fleet will cruise oft' the coast of Fin
land.
On the 31st nintccn British ships anchored
before .Stockholm.
Napier arrived on the 24th. and on the 25th
had an audience with King Oscar.
The evacuation of Wallachia by the Russians
is complete, and was skillfuly performed.
The important post of Sillistra is closely in
vested, but a telegraphic dispatch, dated the
26th, says that up to that date it had suffered
no damage.
Accounts from Buacharest, April 10th, sav
it had been hard pressed since the 14th, and
would have fallen but for the determined valor
of its defenders, who expressed themselves
able to hold out till aid should arrive. The
Russians, on the contrary, expect to rcduct it
in a few days. Mustapha racha has a stiong
garrison, but is said to be neither well supplied
with victuals nor ammunition. The ford is in
the possession of the Russians, as are also the
intrenchments at the junction of the Ilriessara
—the Turks having retired within their defenc
es. The Russians were expected to assault on
the Ist of May with 30,000 men. They have
erected 17 heavy batteries, under cover of
which they will advance to the attack.
The passage of the Olcnetza is expected at
the same time. Notwithstanding all these for
midable statements, we must not forget that
Silistria is too strong a position to be carried
without a desperate and perhaps a prolonged
struggle.
For the Minncgotlan.
Messrs. Editors :—Public Baths are becom
ing actually necessary in St. Paul. Is there no
one to found such an establishment? Now is
the time to set about it. In a good central sit
uation (say in the vicinity of the Post Office,)
Public Baths would be a source of great com
fort to us all, and pour a pile of “placer chips’-
into the proprietor's pocket. Very little time,
trouble or expense would be needed for the
building, and our noble river would gladly give
her gratuitous aid.
“ Public Batiis ! Hot, cold, tepid and show
er Baths, at all hours, street, St. Paul,
Who among our worthy citizens will fill the
blank ? Assure him, Messrs. Editors, wc will
hail him as a public benefactor. Yours, Ac.,
Aqua.
Our correspondent says truly, such an estab
lishment is greatly needed here, not only for
home consumption,” but tor the wearied and
dust-covcred stranger who arrives among ns
with soiled skin and enervated muscles. Who
will start a Bath House?— [Eds. Minn.
We call attention to the card of Messrs.
Bristol A Whecloek. Both these gentlemen are
well acquainted in Minnesota, and well adapted
to the business they engage in. They have the
full confidence of all their numerous acquaint
ances.
The recent exciting contest which oc
curred in the House of Representatives at
Washington, on the Nebraska bill, continued
for thirty-six hours without intermission, dur
ing which time the votes on yeas and nays
were taken one hundred times.
Every Man's Right.— The Rev. William A.
Stearns, a Massachusetts clergyman, gave an
able discourse on the late Fast Day in that State,
upon the subject of “ slavery,— its present as
pects and relations.” In it we find the follow
ing sentiment:
“If any standing on the high places of the
nation for a time make bold to ask me why such
as 1 dare to express an opinion on public affairs
—I answer, first, because I am a man, and hon
orable senators arc no more; second, because
I am an American, and would not have my
rulers by ambitious compliances, become less":
third, because I am a minister of Christ, and
while I pay my tax?s as a citizen, and enjoy
no more immunities than others, I have as much
right to petition to Congress on subjects con
nected with my professional interests as the
iron men, or the coal men, or the merchants,
have to petition Congress on subjects connected
with their employment.”
Definition of a Gentleman.— The late and
lamented Judge Talfourd, in the case of Wag
vs. Kelson, tried at the Bristol, England, As
sizes, shortly before his sudden death, thus de
fined the character of a gentleman :
“The evidence proved that the defendent,
while in the theatre, had said to the plaintiff.
Do not speak to me, I am a gentleman and
you arc a tradesman.” “Gentleman," said the
learned Judge, “is a term which does not ap
ply 10 my station, but to the mind and feelings
ot every station. The man of rank who deports
him sell with dignity and candor, and the trad
esman who discharges the duties of lire with
Donor and integrity, arc alike entitled to it:
nay the humblest artizen, who fulfils the ob
ligations cast upon him with virtue and honor,
ent,tle< l to the name of gentleman than 1
the man who could indulge in offensive and ri- \
bald remarks, however exalted his station.” 1
Anti-Liqi or Law Sustained in Mississippi.—
A Mr. Watts opened a grog-shop recently in
Regmond, Mississippi. He was brought before
a magistrate who committed him in default of
bail for his appearance at the Circuit Court.
His counsel had him brought before the Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals by writ of hea
beas corpus, who sustained the constitutionali
ty of the law and the action of the magistrate.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1854
Pardon of Monroe
There is considerable feeling in tow n against
Gov. Gorman and Secretary Rosser, owing to
the pardon by the Governor of Louis Monroe, a
colored man. who was convicted at the last
term of our District Court, of assault with in
tent to kill. Mr. Rosser was his counsel at the
trial, and has since labored zealously to have
his sentence lightened or a pardon granted.
On Monday last, Mr. Rosser circulated a peti- (
tion praying for the pardon, accompanied by a
statement signed by Judge Sherburne, aud thus '
procured the signatures thereto of many citi-:
zens of St. Paul. The ground upon which most \
persons, so far as we can learu, signed the peti
tion, was, that the statement of Judge Sher
burne, before whom the case was tried, assumed
that, in the Judge's opinion, the evidence ad
duced upon the trial did not go to show clearly
that Monroe was guilty of any greater offence
than a simple assault —that the intention to
kill was not clearly established. Upon fhe
strength of this written statement by the Judge j
—an officer in whom general confidence is re
posed by our citizens —the editor who pens'
this article signed the petition, as did also, lie
is fully persuaded, a great many others, who'
would not otherwise have done such an act,!
even to shield Gov. Gorman himself from the
Penitentiary, had he been found guilty of a!
similar offence by a jury of his countrymen.
The case stands simply thus: A jury found
Monroe guilty of a felony, which is a Peniten
tiary offence under our laws; the Judge before
whom the trial took place makes a written
statement, to be show n to the public, that the tes
timony, in his opinion, only carried legal weight
to the extent of convicting the man of a misde
meanor, the penalty of w hich is simple fine and
short imprisonment in the county jail.
Now, when a question of this kind arises in
these days of uncertain justice at the hands of
petit juries, sensible and straight-forward men!
are very apt to prefer and act upon the opinion 1
of the Judge—if they have confidence in his in- •
tegrity—rather than upon that of the jury.!
This principle was practically applied by those !
who signed the petition to pardon Monroe—at
least it was in our case as well as some others
wc could name. If the result has been extra- \
judicially brought about; if collusion and
“skullduggery ’have been practised over at the
capitol between executive and judicial officers j
--as is freely charged about the streets—and -
innocent and justice-loving citizens have been 1
made cat s-paws to shield Gov. Gorman from
the odium of turning loose upon the community i
a justly condemned culprit, in order to do a
personal favor for a friend and brother officer,
let the whole affair be enquired into and the 1
facts all brought to light. Wc will promise,
should facts turn out differently from what we
supposed them at the time we signed the peti
tion, that the doing of that act will be regarded
as in no wise binding upon us to remain silent un
der a conviction that wronghas been done the
community. We respectfully call for the pub
lication of the statement of Judge Sherburne, |
which Mr. Rosser exhibited while procuring
signatures to the petition for pardon.
The Times brought this matter before the
public yesterday morning, at which time we
had not learned of the pardon of Monroe.
,?©"■ The new partner in the Minnesotian,
whose connexion with the establishment was
announced in Monday's daily, takes the pres
ent occasion to say to the people of. Minnesota,
that lie comes to this country to earn a liveli
hood for himself and family.and to make a home
and a permanent residence among them. This
he does not expect to find without personal ef
fort. The most he hoped to do in coming to
the territory was to find a better field, a health
ier and more uniform climate in which to la
bor in some respectable and useful pursuit.
He was prepared to find, and to put up with,
some disadvantages, and if need be depriva
tions. such asjare sure to lie experienced in a
newly settled country. He finds, however,
more of the comforts, aud less of deprivations,
than might reasonably have been anticipated.
Society generally, is excellent,there isawholc-
some state of public morals, good schools,
. and much of kindness and liberality among
I the people, who arc equally characterised for
i public spirit and active enterprise. The soil is
rich, deep and productive, the climate salub
; rious and delightful, eminently suited to our
! Northern people. The country is well water
ed by rivers, lakes, and springs, the principal
I rivers being navigable through the very heart
of the Territory, by large and splendid steam
ers,which are under the command of as able and
accommodating gentlemen, as ever trod the
deck of our Eastern steamers.
Thus, the reader will see. that wc come ex
pecting to better our condition, and from our
own showing, if we fail to do so, the fault will
not be in the country so much as in ourselves,
or in bad fortune. We havc'fixed upon St. I’aul
as our place of residence, where we hope by in
dustry and prompt attention to business, to be
able to make a permanent abode.
One word to our Eastern friends. We shall
take particular pains to keep them posted up
upon the local news of the East, and to supply
them with such information as shall be of ser
vice to them concerning this country. Wc
shall have a general supply of Eastern papers,
from which to extract the news in that quarter
and the papers will be preserved in the office
for the perusal of any who may desire to ex
amine them. We hope at toast, to receive the
calls of all ol the Maine Boys, whenever they
arc in the city.
Another fatal railroad collision occurr
ed on Saturday, on the Hudson River Railroad,
the Troy express train overtaking and running
into the Greenbush train which had started a
few minutes before the Troy train. The Green
bush passenger car was completely shattered,
and many of the passengers injured.
An express train ou the Michigan South
ern Railroad, ran over a cow on the 7th inst.,
about forty miles from Chicago. The engine
turned completely over, and one passenger car
was much broken, but nobody was hurt.
Beef cattle are now selling higher in this
market than they were ever known before.
I’rices ranging from $6 50 to $8 per 100 lbs.
A lot of sixty head, driven to market by Mr.
Thomas Tucker, ot Cooper county, Mo., sold
during the forepart of the week’at SB. St.
Louis Intel.
No. License. —Notwithstanding Gov. Sey
mour's veto, the boards of excise in the towns
of Constable, Burke and Chatenuguay, as well
as Malone, have refused to grant licensesfor the
retail of spirituous liquors as a beverage.
Malone Palladium.
The Minnesota Belle leaves this morn
ing at ten o'clock for St. Louis. She is a com
fortable and good farelng boat to travel upon,
and has competant and accomodating officers.
From Lake Superior. —Mr. Wm. Nettleton,of
Douglas Co., Wisconsin, the Western Lake Su
perior region—visited us yesterday afternoon.
He left the Lake on Saturday last, and lias
consequently made a very quick trip, consider
ing the state of the traveling, which he de
scribes as very bad. He brings no news ot im
portance; the ice all disappeared on the tenth,
and several Mackinaw boats had arrived from
below, but no steamers or propellers. Coun
try prosperous,and miners proving their claim,
on the mineral range near the new settlement,
which promises to come up to their highest an
ticipations. The great complaint is the want
of mail facilities. None whatever are afforded
these enterprising people who are now laying
the foundation of a great future commercial
mart.
Convalescent.— The man who fractured his
nether jaw reading that gunsmith's sign at
the corner ofFiftb and Jackson street, is slow
ly recovering. He will not be so indiscreet as
to undertake the tnsk again. The name upon
the sign more than decimates the alphabetical
platoon of its consonants. It is “Pfrffrrte.”
jz We see Mr. Keith, late of the St. Charles
House, St. Anthony, in town. It is to be hop
ed that he, or some other good landlord, will
take the Siuturainc House and open it forth
with.
JP9~ Hon. Robert Smith, of Ills, came tip by
the Minnesota Belle, and will stop a few days
among his Minnesota friends. Mr. S. as usual,
has been at Washington the past winter, lend
ing his influential aid to Minnesota matters.
:TZ£~ Mr. Dana White has installed himself
into the hat, cap and gentlemen’s furnishing
business at the old stand of R. 31. Spencer on
Third street. People will find it a pleasant
and eligible place to trade at.
TA J- The Times states that Capt. Roberts
has sold the Greek Slave to a company at Rock
Island, for $5,000. We are not advised as to
what trade she will run in for the future.
Minnesota Bei.i.e. —The Belle arrived yester
day morning from St. Louis, which port she left
on the 13th. She had a full freight and crowd
of passengers all the way up. We are indebt
ed to Mr. Bryant, Clerk, for the latest St. Louis
dates, and for the following memoranda and
manifest :
Left St. Louis Monday evening, May 11th.
In port for the Upper 31 ississippi—Lady Frank
lin. Hindoo and Editor. Met York State and
Julia Dean, above Alton. 16th.—Met steamer
Mansfield, at Johnson's Landing ; Prairie Citv,
below Hamburgh : Lamartine, at Hannibal;
Arabia and Royal Arcb.near Lousanna : Luclla
at Cincinnati. Heavy gale of wind during the
afternoon, with hail and rain. 17th.—Met
Prairie State, G. W. Sparlmwk and Excelsior,
at Warsaw : Alice, at Keokuk, loading lor the
Desmoincs river. Dcsmoincs had risen two feet
in twenty-four hours, and still rising fast. 18th.
—Met steamer Grey Cloud et Lower Rapids,
Georgetown, head of the Rapids; Golden Era,
at Fort Madison ; James Lyons, at Burlington,
lfftli.—3s feet water on the Lower Rapids. Left
Galena Sunday evening, 21st. A few cases of
cholera reported. Healthy on the river and in
St. Louis. River rising from St. Louis up.
St. Louis to St. Paul. —J. R. Irvine, 81 sacks
oats : A. L. Larpenteur. 1 sack feathers, 3 boxes
merchandize; Winnebago Agent,4oß kegs lard;
Sioux Agent, 99 kegs lard ; Stces A Hunt, 20
setts bedsteads ; Wood A Moore. 39 cases boots
and shoes ; W. Nixon, 4 casks ware ; Bass,
Borup A Co., 382 sacks corn ; W. 11. Davis 32
pkgs. sundries ; W. S. Combs. 7 pkgs. sundries;
passenger I). S.. 125 sacks dried fruit ; IV. G.
LeDuc, 1 box mdz.; B. Wcidc. 28 pkgs. mdz.;
W. Constans, 116 sacks corn ; D. C. Price, 12
boxes furniture. 50 pkgs. sundries ; Willough
by A Powers, 7 buggies and carriages. 1 horse ;
Wood A Dunn, 26 head beef cattle, 5 horses.
St. Anthony Items.
We copy the following items of local news
from the last St. Anthony Express:—
It is estimated that two thousand people have
arrived in the Territory the present week by
water and land carriage. The immigration has
now fairly commenced, and may be expected
to continue undimitiished for the next three
months.
L. C. Walker has been appointed Postmaster
at this place—a good appointment: and we are
assured that our postal matters will be hereaf
ter attended to with the strictest promptitude,
and every effort to oblige, consistent with the
duties of the office.
The First Railroad.— The first railroad in
Minnesota is about to be erected on Nicollet is
land. It will be eight hundred feet in length,
and will be equipped with a car to run con
stantly between its two termini. St. Anthony
enterprise is certainly beginning to wake up.
The Falls, having assumed their summer
dress, will be “ at home,” ready to receive com
pany the balance of the season. We arc happy .
to state that the immense jam of logs, that have
so long disfigured the beauty of the cataract,
will probably be removed the present season,
A. Godfrey. Esq., being now engaged in nego
ciating for the same, preparatory to their re
moval. |
We understand that M. W. Keith, Esq., has
sold out his lease of the St. Charles hotel, to
Mr. Bushncll. late of Madison. Wisconsin. Mr.
B. is said to be most favorably known as a po
lite and accommodating host, and wc have no
doubt but that the reputation of the St. Charles
will be fully sustained under his management.
We omitted to state that Dr. Ames informed
us on his recent return from Illinois, that in an
interview with Gov. Mnttcson, lie informed him
that he with many other citizens of Illinois
were making arrangements for a visit to Min
nesota the coming summer. One or two steam
boats would be chartered to accommodate the
large number who propose making the trip.
All right—“ Let them come, I repeat it.sir, let
them come!” They shall meet a cordial Min
nesota welcome, and as good cheer and accom- :
modation as wc miserable denizens of this by- j
perborcan desolate region can afford.
The Immense stage loads of strangers brought
daily into our village, exceeds anything before
seen at this season since the settlement of the
place. Not unfrcquently those large and splen
did coaches of Willoughby A Bowers, or Patti
son A Benson, come up six or eight times a day,
loaded to their utmost capacity with admiring
passengers, who arc delighted with the country.
Still, however, there is room “for a few more
of the same sort.”
Temperance Notice
A. R. French, John J. Dewy, W. 11. Tinker, A.
Van Vorhcs.Willian Holcombe, John B. Gal
bin. Henry 11. Kerney, Henry W. Crosby,
N. G. Wilcox, John McDonald. Joseph McAl
pin. Philander Prescott, Eli Pettijohn, C. P.
V. Lull, Comfort Barnes, Robert Kennedy,
and A. 11. Cavcudcr :
You arc hereby notified that the Grand Di
vision of the Sons of Temperance, (of which
you are members) will meet at Grand Division
ilall over Nathan Spicer's Jewclery Store in
St. Paul, on Saturday the 27th day of May.
1854, at 11 o'clock, A. M., to transact business
of importance.
By order of the National Division S. of T. of
North America.
A. R. FRENCH, T. G. W. P.
©renames of tl)c Citn of ot.f)anl
NUMBER 8.
AIM ORDINANCE establishing the Dalles and
Powers of the office of Marshal of the City of
Saint Faol.
THE Mayor and Common Council of the City
of St. Paul, do ordain aud establish as fol
lows :
Section 1. The marshal of said city shall
ci officio have and possess the powers and au
thority of a market master and wharf master of
said city, and shall exercise all such powers
and perform all such duties as arc conferred and
imposed upon him by this or any other of the
several ordinances made and established, or
hereafter to be made and established by said
mayor and common council.
Sec. 2. The marshal, or in case of his ab
sence or disability from any cause so to do, then
any ward constable of said city shall serve and
execute all legal process, whether civil or crim
inal, to him directed, issued by the justice of
the peace for the Citv of St. Paul, in all cases
whereof said justice fmsjurisdiction ; Provided,
That no ward constable shall serve any such ]
process unless the absence or disability of the !
marshal shall be made satisfactorily to appear J
to said justice, and he shall endorse such pro
cess as follows : —“ The city marshal absent
from the city,” or “ the city marshal unable '
to serve,” (as the case may be) and shall sign
such endorsement with his name.
Sec. 3. The marshal and ward constables j
shall perform the duties prescribed in the last '■
preceding section of this ordinance in the same ‘
manner, and shall receive and be entitled to !
the same fees therefor as constables arc allow- 1
cd by the revised statutes of this territory for I
performing similar services in justices courts. 1
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the marshal ;
to collect all lines for the collection of which!
execution shall be issued to him by the justice
of the peace for the city, pursuant to the pro
visions of the act of incorporation of this city : j
and to collect all license moneys or fees, all
wharfage fees or tax, all taxes on drays, carts, .
dogs, butcher stalls, simps and stands* for the ;
sale of any game, poultry, butcher's meat, but
ter, fish, and nil other provisions and vegeta
bles of any kind whatever.
Sec. 5. In case of any riots or noise of an
unusual character, or any unlawful disturb
ance ot any person or persons, oi any disorder
ly assemblage in or about any house or place,
within the limits of said city, which may dis
turb or annoy the inhabitants of such house,
place, or the neighborhood thereabouts, itsliall
be the duty of the marshal to repair to the
scene of such riots, noises, unlawful disturban
ces or disorderly assemblages, and there to com- ;
mand the peace in the name and by virtue of
his office, and if thereupon quiet and order be
not restored and preserved, lie shall arrest,
with or without warrant, all persons partici* 1
puting and being engaged in such unlawful |
proceedings and acts hereinbefore enumerated,
and for the purpose of making any arrests by
virtue of the ordinances of this city, he inay ;
summon to his assistance all bystanders, or any
male inhabitant of said citv.
Sec. 6. If any bystander or inhabitant as
aforesaid, after being summoned to the assist
ancc of the marshal, as aforesaid, shall refuse
or neglect to render all the assistance necessa
ry and within the power of such person to said
marshal, in making such arrests, lie shall fir
fcil and pay to the City or St. l’aul the sum of
twenty-live dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county jail of Ramsey county fur the period of
twenty days, or shall pay and suffer both such
fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the
justice of the peace for said city.
Sec. 7. The marshal of said city shall have
the power, and it shall be his duty to arrest,
with or without warrant or process, any person
or persons engaged in racing, or immoderately
riding or driving any horse, mare, gelding,
or mule, in. along orthrongh any street, alley or
way. or over or upon any grounds, squares or
other public place, within the corporate limits
of said city, or riding or driving any ox, mule,
cattle, or other animal, on any of the side-walks
of any street or alley of said city, or in any way
or by any means whatever doing any damage
or injury to such side-walks as aforesaid.
Sec. 8. The marshal shall arrest with or
without process or warrant, as thecasc niav be.
all persons who may be engaged in shooting
any gun. pistol, or other firearm, or firing off
any cracker, or igniting any explosive and
dangerous substance within said city, or exhi
biting therein any tire-works, unless such per
sons arc specially authorized thereto by the
common council of said citv.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the marshal,
with or without warrant, as the case may he, to
arrest all persons who may be found in any
street, alley, or public house or place in said
city, in a state of gross intoxication, or who
may be engaged in any indecent, lewd, immo
ral, or obscene exhibition of their person, or
any obscene pictures or statues, or n ho shall
be engaged in any other indecent, immoral,
lewd, or obscene acts or conduct, in nny street,
alley, or other public place or bouse *in said
city.
■Sec. 10. After making any arrest with or
without warrant it shall be the* duty of the Mar
shall to take the per.-ou or persous’so arrested
without any unreasonable delay before the jus
tice of the peace for said city to deal with ac
cording to law and the ordinances of thiscity—
Provided That if such arrest be made on S'nn
day or after sun set or before 9 o'clock in the
forenoon of any day thenin such case the per
son or persons so arrested shall be confined
by the marshal in the jail until 9 o'clock in
the forenoon next following such arrest or un
til such time as said justice may direct in per
suance of law and flic ordinance of said city for
the hearing of the charge and complaint against
said persons so arrested.
Sec. 11. In any case of arresf of any persons
by the marshal without any warrant or pro
cess it shall Ire the dirty of the marshal imme
diately after making such arrest to make com
; plaint against such arrested persons liefore the
justice of the peace for said city specifying in
j such complaint with certainty ’ the offense for
j which such persons was arrested and also to
I appear, prosecute and give evidence upon the
; examination or trial of such charge before such
justice.
Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the marsh
al to distrain, seize and impound in the city
pound all horses, mules, cattle (except cows')
swine nnd sheep running nt large in any street,
alley or public place in said city, nnd to give
notice of the impounding of the same in the
manner prescrib'd by the ordinances of the city
and to sell such impounded animals at the time
and in the manner prescribed by such ordinan
ces.
Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the marshal
to seize distrain and impound all dogs running
: at large in saidcity, unless such dogs have been
reported, registered and licensed at his office
and arc also provided with and wear about
their necks good substantial collars with
the name of the ow ner of such dog or dogs
plainly written, painted, printed, cut or en
graved thereon Provided that if any bitch shall
lie permitted to run at large in said city at any
time or any dog shall be so permitted to run n’t
large during the months or July .August, and
Septcmbc, or at any time when forbbiden by am
ordinance of this city, it shall lie the duty of the
marshal to kill and destroy such dogs and
bitches, while so running at large in a summa
ry manner Provided also that no dog or bitch
shall be so destroyed by means of any poison or
shooting with any gun or pistol within the cor
porate limits of said city.
Sec. If. The marshal shall be allowed for
seizing, destroying and impounding any of the
animals or dogs mentioned in the two last pro
ceeding sections the fees specified as follows
towit:
For every horse, marc, gelding, mule, ox, steer
or bull $0,75
For every calf or yearling o.AO
For every sheep, swine or dog 0.25.
j The marshal shall receive for each and everv
I day he shall keep the said animals or do-rs so
impounded for each oftlie same the following
fees towit: ®
tor every horse, or mule per day $0 75
For evey ox, bull, or steer per day oj>o
Eor every hog,sheep.cal for dog per day 0.25
Provided that such fees shall lie deducted from
the sum such animals, orilogs so impounded may
be sold for as provided by the ordinance of this
city, unless the owner thereof shall redeem such
impounded animals or dogs before the same arc
so sold, w hich said animals or dogs may be re
deemed by the owner or bis agent paying to
the marshal at any time before sale all fines
imposed upon such owner or penalties or other
liabilaties incurred under the city ordinances
by reason ofsnch animals or dogs, running at
large as aforesaid, and also all fees due said
marshal for seizing, distraining, impounding
and keeping the same in the city pound as
arc hereby allowed as aforesaid.
Sec. 15. The marshal shall be the keeper
of the city pound and it shall be his duty to
keep the same in a good secure and clean con
dition and well keep and feed with gorsl anil
suitable provender in snfficient quantities all
animals and dogs therein impounded and so
soon as any such animals ordogs shall lie plac
ed in said pound the marshal shall post a printed
or written notice upon the outer walls or sides
of said pound and in two other of the most pub
lic places in said city, in a conspicuous place,
particularly describing in such notice the ani
mal or dog so impounded by their color, size
or marks, if they have any .and giving the own
ers name if it be known and also giving no
tice of the time and place when and where such
animats or dogs will lie sold by the marshal
unless the same are redeemed as aforesaid.
Sec. 16. In case the animal impounded be
any horse, mare or gelding, mule, ox, bull or
steer, the said notice shall lx.' so posted as afore
said for one week before any sale of said ani
mals,and if the same be any dog, swine, sheep,
calf or yearling, such notice shall 1h- posted
three days before sale : Provided, however, that
in all cases such animals and dogs shall be sold
at such pound, at the time mentioned in said
notice at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash.
Sec. 17. The Nlarshal shall collect of every
steamboat, landing or touching at any wharf,
landing, dock, quay or levee in said city, the
tax or wharfage imposed on such boats by any
ordinance of this city ; and for that purpose it
shall lie his duty to ascertain the tonnage of
snch boats, and to demand the pay of such tax
or wharfage of the owners, master, clerk or pi
lot, or any one having charge of said boat, anil
in case the same be not paid in a reasonable
time after such demand the Marshal shall seize
and detain said boat till such wharfage i< paid,
together with all the fees due said Marshal for
making said demand, and seizing and detaining
said boat, and all the necessary expenses he has
incurred in so seizing and detaining the same,
and in case the owner, master, clerk, pilot or
person in commauil or charge of said boat shall
not pay to said Marshal the said tax. fees ami
expenses as aforesaid, within twenty days alter
such demand and seizure, then it shall be the
duty of the Marshal to publish in the official
papers or the city a notice describing such boat
anil stating the amount of (lie demand aforesaid
against the same, and tliut at a certain time
anil place within said city, said Marshal will
sell said boat at public auction to the higher
bidder to satisfy such claim, which said notice
must be published two weeks before tlie day of
sale therein mentioned ; whereupon, at the time
and place mentioned in such notice, lie shall
sell any such boat in the manner mentioned in
such notice to the highest bidder, for rash.
Sec. 18. When any wood, material, lnmlicr,
or other tiling or substances is placed or left
upon any wharf, levee, doek, quay or landing,
or in or upon any street, alley, side-walk ot
other public place within this city, contrary to
tile provisions of any ordinance thereof it shall
be the duty of the marshal to cause siirh wood,
lumber, material or other tilings or siib-tancra
to be removed bom said levee, wharf, dock,
quay, landing, street, alley, side-walk or public
place, to some convenient place for that jmr
pose established w ithin the city, at the expense
anil charge of the owner thereof: and in case
the same is not paid within live days after such
removal to the marshal, together with all bis
fees for such service, lie shall give notice a* in
case of unredeemed impounded horses and rat
tle, and in like manner sell such wood, lumber,
materials and other things to the highest bid
der.
Sec. 19. Tim marshal shall be entitled to the
following named fees for the following named
services, lo wit :
For killing any dog or bitch, to be paid out
of the city treasury, SI.OO
For removing any lumber or other material
or substances, as mentioned and required in the
last preceding section for each cart or wagon
load. .25
For each day lie shall detain any steamboat
for non-payment of wharfage, ’ l.no
For serving any notice required to lie served
by any law or ordinance, and where the fees
therefor arc not otherwise provided for. .25
For demanding nnd colleeting any wharfage,
fine or tax ten per cent, of the amount so col
lected.
I Sec. 20. The marshal shall keep in his office
1 open for public inspection a suitable book or
: I looks wherein he shall enter flic names of all
J steamboats plying between this and any port
| or place without this territory, that shali touch
i or land at this port, and the’ tonnage <>| said
\ boat, the number and date of the trips to this
port of such boat, ami the amount of wharfage
collected, and his proceedings in collecting the
same ; also the names of all owners of dogs
that shail be reported, licensed and registered
at his office, and the number of such dogs : the
names of all keepers of any licensed butchers'
stalls, shops and stands mention! d in the fourth
section of this ordinance ; the names of all
persons w ho may obtain license to drive any
, dray, cart or wagon in said city, and the nuni
! ber of such dray, carts or wagons : a list of
j the names of all persons licensed to keep anv
billiard tables orten pin alleys, or to sell spir
ituous liquors in said city, anil a statement of
the place w herein such tables or alleys are to
lie kept or liquor sold, and a statement of all
moneys received for any license whatever, and
of all of bis proceedings in discharging the
duties of said office : and it shall lie the dutv
I of the marshal, after deducting the amount of
his fees nnd legal charges therefrom, to pay to
the city treasurer, unless otherwise directed, at
the end of each and every month all fines.’li
cense moneys, or any moneys whatever, col
lected or received liy hint in the discharge of
his official duties : nnd also to make a w ritten
report to the mayor and common council at the
end of every quarter of all of his said pro
ceedings in s-id office, and of all moneys so res
reived and paid over a« aforesaid, and’to sub
mit his. book or hooks to lie kept as aforesaid,
to the inspection and examination of said Com
mon Council or any of its committees.
Sku. 21. If. Ix-fore the end of each month,
or before the marshal has paid to the city treas
urer any moneys collected as the proci cd’s of any
sale of any steamboat, or impounded animal, or
thing in pursuance of Ibis ordinance, the owner
thereof, or his agent, shall demand the amount
or the proceeds of such sale, the marshal, after
deducting therefrom the amount of his fees and
all charges and expenses hereinbefore allowed,
shall pay to siieh mi ner or his agent the balance
remaining of the proceeds aforesaid.
Ordained and dated at St. Paul, tiiis 23d dar
of May, 1854. J
DAVID OLMSTED.
. , Mavor,
Attest: Sherwood Hough. Citv Clerk.
Northern Emigration to Nebraska. A bill
has been reported in the Massachusetts Legis
lature, in compliance with „ numerously and
respectably signed petition, incorporating an
association to be known as (lie “ Emigrants' Aid
Society —the design of w hich is to encourage
and facilitate northern emigration to the Ne
oraska-Kansas, region. The bill, as reported
by the Committee, embraces a list of corpora
tors composed of influential men of all parties.
1 he capita' of the society is fixed at $6,000,000.
»?i '-J-l ** cr } lprt »i'icd of the passage of tho
. 'ii- l P r °j cc l°TS of the scheme intend to
establish agencies from the sea board to the
heart of the territory to be fully colonized—
to have that territory fully explored, and every
eligible plnce of settlement noted and the
moment the current of emigration sets that
way, to provide safe and commodious means of
transportation. It is anticipated thnt < pera
tions under this Massachusetts bill will com
mence during the ensuing summer, and thnt
the example will be followed in the other New
England States, and perhaps in New-Fork, in
the course of the year.
New Orleans, May 12—Dispatches from
„ . llato, l Friday, the 12th. quote
ork at sl2 75 to sl3: Flour $7 25; corn 62*
to 65c; Oats 40 to 4 4c; Lard to 9.jc. Ex
change on New York j premium.