Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1859 — A Man’s Life Saved by a Dog. [ARTICLE]

A Man’s Life Saved by a Dog.

Last Wednesday, a stranger, on his way to Indiana, stopped a short time in this citv, and while here became ’ntoxicated. Obtaining a jug of whisky, he started, late in the afternoon, on his way but only succeeded in getting about half a mile east of the city, before he became so drunk that he could not go any further. However, he had piesenee of mind left to direct him to an old untenanted hut a short distance from the road. In this hut he was found the next morning by Mr. Elias Stafford, who brought him to the city in his wagon, that he might receive attention. Has arms and legs werebadly frozen, and but for hist faithful dog, laying upon his breast the night long, he must have perished, the night being cold and stormy. He is now suffering in the first stages ofdelir um tremens — WintersetClowa) Madisonian. New York Trrtwne gives at length its reasons for believing that Minnesota will return two Republican member of Congress at its election this fall. The principal reason adduced by the 'Tribune is, that at least ten thousand voters in Minnesota are now located on public lands which they have preempted, but are not able to buy. The Republicans bv their votes in Congress have shown that they were in favor of a homestead law, which should give every man who desired it, a small pitch of free soil which he could call his own. The Democrats in Congress have manifest 'd their hnstility’to a homestead bill. This vote will therefore tie cast <br the Republican ticket, which the Tribune flunks cannot fail ot success. This will give a decided majori’y in the next IL>me of Representatives, and enable the Republicans to elect their candidate for Speaker, a consummation devotedly to be wished.