The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-06

TnE DorBLE-SrGHTEp Yorrn-A correspond
ent Of the New York Herald in describing the
various notabiiites on board Of the steamship
Arctic, makes the following mention of my
ferrous youth, who must beat the sp;1itnal rap
pers all hollow if the description is correct:
The last. but by no means the least. Of the
army OF professionals on hoard. is Ernest Heller.
known more familarly throughout Europe, as
the Mysterious Double-sighted Youth: His
performance is what is called the second sight:
the most wonderful and incomprehcnsible a1,n;
eXtant, OF which we had several opportunities of
judging during the trip. He will allow himself
to lie blindfolded and placed at one end Of the
room. and his companion, a cousin or brother
believe. will go round aud collect articles from
the audience, and on the Youths being asked,
will describe most minutcly everything tender
ed for dcscriptiOn-cOns, rings. seals crests.
bills, cards, letters, signatures, notes, gloves,
handkerchief, and, in short. the most unlocked
for curosites. were handed out and all most
correctly described.
All sorts of cOnjecturcs were, of course, on
tiptoe as to his power of discrimination but all
failed to come at even a shadow of certainty on
the subject. 1t is said to be animal magnetism;
II so, it is the clearest illusion yet seen and will
go far to show up the fallacy of the spiritual
rapping doctrine. One of the passengers, Mr..
a. T. Stewart, thought he could puzzle the
youth, and very quietly showed his brother
letter he had received from house in England
the day he sailed, and asked if Mr. Ernest could
tell who wrote it. 20, certainly was the reply,
ask him yourself which was no sooner done
than replied to, and the name in full given, to
the utter astonishment of our friend Stewart. of
Broadway celebrity. This novel entertainment
will contrast we'll with the great events of this
miracle-working age"
RAu-RoAD.-We are pratifcd TO learn that
Mr.. John Corby. one of the Directors of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad Company,
has negotiated at par, the County Bonds issued
to the Company, with the Banking House of
Slmonds Lucas of St. Louis By this arrange
mcnt, together with the assessments upon shares
taken by individuals, the Company can command
the funds necessary to pay all demands against
it, defray all expenses for surveying. aud meet
promptly any engagements the Directors may
enter into.
There can he no better test of the confidence
in State and County Bonds. and the estimation
in which this Company is held by capitalists,
than the readiness with which they take County
Bonds at par, and State Bonds at 10 per cent
above par, endorsed by the Company. The
lands granted by Congress to the Company, if
properly managed, and there is no doubt but
they will be, will pay for large portion of the
expense of building the road this with the
amount OF business the road will do when COM
pleted, will make it one of the richest Railroad
companies in the United States and the stock
will be sought for Investment at rates greatly
above par
The engineers are prosecuting the survey
with all possible dispatch, and it is confidently
expected that the contractors will commence
operations this fall or carly in the winter.-St
Joseph -4duenture.
UTAH TERRiroRY.-The Polar Star arrived
Yesterday eypuion hrin Lo,
gers Mr.. Stephen Rose Indian Agent for the
tribes in Salt Lake Valley. Mr.. Rose left Utah
the last of August, and reached Independence
on the 18th ult. The Government train, with
annuities for the Indians, had reached Fort
Laramie The Sioux were already assembled,
and were waiting for Major Fitzpatrick. who
would distribute the annuitics. The Snake.
Neg Perces and Flat Head tribes were at Fort
Bridger, expecting presents from the govern
ment. Treaties were made by the Snakes and
iampanOos and negotiations for a treaty be-
tween the Snakes and Utah had been commen-
ced. Buffalo were uncOnlmOnly abundant
The newly appointed officers of the Territory
were met not far ont on the plains Before his
departure, the MoriEons had completed their
Tabernacle, and were preparing to build their
immense Temple. Crops in the Valley were
good, and the city was growing rapidiy.-St
Louis Mars.
| Curious MATRIMONIAL INCTpENT-The Preston
Chronicle tells comcai story of an irishman
who visited Chorley fair lately-without his
wife. After a copious sacrifice at the shrine of
Bacchus, Pat was accostcd by female, who.
with many witcheries, allured him into a cellar,
of which she boasted the proprietorship. Here.
at the request Ofthe charmcr the mellow Mile
| sian gave her his purse, which contained five
sovereigns and some silver No sooner had the
money touched her palm than she disappeared
not hOwpvpr hpforp PAT in n on nf hnor nd
suspicion, attempted to dctain her. Alas! the
substance fled. and he graspcd only bonnet
and shawl. Partially sObered by his disaster,
he sought the police Office, and, after considera-
bic hunting, it was found that the shawl and
bonnet belonged to the wife of Patrick himself
and that she alone had adopted the ruse at the
fair, in order to get possession of the purse, and
to punish him for his want of gallantry in not
taking her with him.
NEWSPAPER READING.-It is a universal fact.
that those scholars of both sexes and all ages,
who have had access to newspapers at home,
when compared to those who have not, are
LIST. Better readers, excellent in pronunciation
and emphasis. and consequently read more I'M
derstandingly. End. They are better spoilers,
and define words with greater ease. and accura-
cy. 3rd. They obtain a practical knowledge
of geography in almost halfthe time it requires
others. as the newspaper has made them famil
lar with the location Of all the important places,
nations, the governments, and doings on the
globe. 4th. They are better grammarians,
using better language, containing more thoughts
more clearly and connectedly expressed. 5th.
They exhibit more extensive views on variety
of subjects, and express their views with great
er iuency, clearness and correctness in the use
of language.
ANTIoUTY.-Recent discoveries in Hercula-
neum, Nineveh, and elsewhere. are conclusively
proving that the people of antiquity were ac-
quainted with many things in the arts of which
the moderns thought they had no knowledge
On the contrary, every year is furnishing evil
dence, not that the ancients were ignorant of
what We know, but that we are ignorant Of the
ancients and what they knew. They are like
the Bible, the oldest record of the early time,
with which the more we become acquainted the
better we shall like, and the more we shall re-
we're it-.Ne,cark .Adrertiser.
Madame Biscaccianti, (who has been reaping
laureis and humps Of gold, in Ell Dorado,) inspi-