The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-23
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-A Physician of Paris,

"Hp. tnc power Oh nearing. ny treatment
without operation. and two or three years later
OF enabling them to reply. so that they can re-
celve an oral education. He considers the great
dlfhculty conquered when once the patient hears
las a great majority Of those who appear to be
born deaf and dumb are only born deaf: the
dumbness is the natural consequence of their
inability to hear other persons speak. and thus
form words and sentences by imitation.
No MORE PuTTY.-The anxious inquiries con-
corning the price of this article, are about to he
silenced. Some Down-East operator has got a
way of setting glass without putty. The window
sash is made entirely of wood. the outside per
manent. The inside is framed in such manner
that the parts can be readily removed, for the
purpose of inserting the glass, which is placed
between slips of India Rubber which, when the
parts of the sash are replaced. causes the glass
to he perfectly firm. The movable parts of the
sash are secured to their place by knol,scrcw
which makes pretty tinish.-.N: y. Tribune.
GENERAL SCOTT ON HIS JOrRNEY.--It is not the
fault of General Scott that the people gather
around him. 1t is the custom of the people all
over the world to honor virtue and gallantry.
In the person of Gen. Scott they see Il veteran
who has been almost half century fighting their
battles. Called among them by public duty,
they avail themselves of the occasion to pay him
the homage of their gratitude. What has i'm
other times been done for Washington, for Jack
son, for Harrison, and for Taylor, is now being
done Cor Scott.-.dIbany Journal.
EIoPEMENr IN HIGH LIFE.-Thc Lcinstcr Ex-
press of recent date has the following para
graph. considerable excitement has been ere
atcd in southeastern county, by the elope
ment of titled lady, the spouse of "a wealthy
cOmmOncr, with gallant captain belonging to
an adjoining garrison, relative of her own
and who was on very intimate terms with her
] hI,CI nd W. nIin fbn MI, -,
are Lady Elizabeth Bryan. daughter of the Mar
qus of Conyneham. and wife of George Bryan
Esq, of JcnkinstOwn. county of Kilkenny, and
Captain James George Hay of the 92d High
landcrs. Lady Elizcbeth Bryan is in her 23d
year, and was married to Mr. Bryan (whO pos
sesses very large property in Lilkenny) some
two years ago. Captain Hay. the partner of
her flight. has been quartcred, for some months
past, at Carlow, with the depot of the gid
Mr.. Bryan is said to be in pursuit of the tilgi-
| tives. 1t is added that the fugitives sailed from
Liverpool, in the Pacific, for New York. and
that the brother of the lady has followed in pur-
suit.
The brother of the lady. Earl Mount Charles.
arrived in the Africa. Lady Elizabeth Bryan
is. we believe, grand daughter of the Mar
chioness of Conyngham, who figured so extern
sivcly durid2 the latter portion of the reign of
George 4th, and was the almost constant COM
panion of that Monarch at his retreat at Nir-
gina water.--ihbaRy Register.
! VANDERLYN. the artist died at Kingston lis
ter County, on Friday last. lie lad a high
reputation as a painter, and many of his pro-
ductions evinced skill and great power OF
execution. Many of his portraits were admira-
| bic. Those who are competent to judge, speak
| of his full length likeness of Washington pain
ted for the House Of Representatives, as supe
riOr to all other portraits of the great man, with
] =
voted by Congress was $1,000. but upon motion
Of Mr.. Adams. 5 800 in addition was awarded
him. His most elaborate work. the landing of
Columbus, fills one of the panncs of of the RO-
tunda in the Capitol. 1t is painting of great
merit. with one or two serious defects. He
painted it in Paris. beginning in 1899. and FIN
ishing it in 1871. The price was l0OOO.-BuG.
! Com.
The phonetic system of teaching the common
photography has been Introduced into III pub
lie schools of Massachusetts.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL. RAuRo ,p-Passcrger on
the Michigan Central Railroad for September
gOin" East. I22SS
! Passengers going West, 1J.lOO
Emigrants - 3,434
Total number passengers. 3o922
MURDER or An INDIAN AGENT-Thc following
morning. from st. Joseph:
| "Col. ID. ID. MITCHELL: Major Norwood, In
dian Agent. was killed on the goth of Septcm-
Der, at Sargent's Bluffs. by d man named ThOmp-
son. Thompson struck with the butt of his
gun, the cock entering the skull The Major
only lived ten minutes.
| J. c. FARRowS.'
Major Norwood was the Indian Agent for the
Sioux, and had subordinate general supervis-
ion of all the Indians on tie Upper Missour
river. He was from Wayncsvillc North Caro-
lima, where his family reside. The place where
he was killed is on the Missouri river. short
distance above the Iowa line. Orders had re-
Gently been given to him to pay the annuit;cs
to the Sioux Indians. at Fort Pierre under the
treaty made last year at Fort Laramie Col
Mitchell is now in the Indian Tcrritory-.No.
Rep.
Late London papers state a rumor that a
treaty ofreciprocal free trade had been arranged
between Great Britain and France, by Mr. de
| Pcrsiny. The principal on which this ARRANGE
ment is based. is that all the commodities of each
country shall be admitted into the other on
| payment ola low duty, the highest import lev
led by either on the productions of its neighbor
not to exceed fifteen per cent The rate of post
age between the two countries is also to Ee ma
tcrially reduced.
John Van Buren, said at Augusta. Me-. last
WIEN. tnitt Ie idl come GOWN TO Name to see
how matters stood there. He had been sur
prised by the State election. and as the tight
gentleman said to his wife about milk. he want
ed to know whether the Maine Democrats were
tiled up in something or lying around loose -
The National Intclliscncer says the Demo-
cratic papers at the South are utter:np COM
plants ut the late passage by Congress of the
RIVER and Harbor Improvement Bill. They say
1t is contrary to the Baltimore Platform and to
the settled principles of the party, and would
not be borne by them, only that they know that
FRANKLIN iicrce Will make great change in all
such matters, when he comes into power. and
bring back the Democratic party to their old
legitimate standard. They will not suffer their
brethren at the North and West to be improving
the tariff and improving the country if they can
help it; and they know and are sure thew have
got a man as candidate for President who will
take care to put down all such unconstitutional
schemes.
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