The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-21

wv, HUH d discriminating duuitOIy, liOL
likely to be caught with chaff, and none
too willing to let admiration get the bet
ter of their prejudice" In speaking of
her voice, the same paper remarks & The
compass of her marvellous voice embraces
twenty-seven notes, reaching from So
norous bass of barretone, to few notes
above even Jenny Lind's highest.
The erea of the Arctic Ocean exceeds
four and half million of square miles,
and its tributary rivers drain larger
country than the Indus, the Ganges, the
Mississippi and Oronoco combined.
EDIroRs,-There are fourteen editors
and executors in the Massachusetts Leg
islature. Four of them, one in the Sem
ate, and three in the House, have hereto
fore edited the Lowell Courier and Jour-
nal.
Locomotives now run into Erie, Pa.
Tqis contamination has been brought
about by the completion of the road from
North East to Erica link in the chain
from Buffalo to the Far West.
Nor DEAD.-It appears that James G.
Birney is not dead, as was reported
The report was published on the author
ity of the Detroit Free Press.
The London Morning Chronicle, in re-
ply to the proposition of the absolute gov
ernments Of Europe, that England shall
cease to be an asylum for political refu-
gees, gives Louis Napoleon, Schwarzen-
burg, and the rest, who hold power on
the brittle tenure Of popular hatred,
hint that they may want such an asylum
lres, some Of these fine mornings
before breakfast.
DOUGLASS IN OuIo.-The Cincinnati
Inquirer Loco says that the Loco Foco
delegation to the National Convention is
thus divided in that State: 7 for Cass, ii
for Allen, 2 for Butler, 2 for Douglass,
and one for Houston.
The Central Railroad Engineers are
busy on the line OF the road between this
city and Freeport, setting stakes and
making the preliminary preparations, &c.
for letting the road at an early day.-Gal.
.4dr.
The teams of oxen in Hungary are
said to be driven by race of men the
most picturesque in the wild and savage
looking line imaginable. Their dress is
made wholly Of sheepskins with the wool
on, and many Of the collars and seams
are ornamcnted with sort of embroidery
very like that of the North American
Indians.
GREAT Snow STORM IN GERMANY
The snow drifting in the cuttings of the
Selesian Railway, near Oderberg have
interrupted the communication daily
In some places the snow has been 40 or
so feet deep. Two engines on one occa-
sion were brought to stand a still, their
fires being extinguished. The heaviest
fall Of snow extends from Vienna to Bcr-
lin, and covers wide tract both north
and south of those cities.
Liquor LAW IN WIscoNsIN.-There
is great probability that the principles
of the Maine liquor law will be adopted
by the present Legislature of Wisconsin,
as the future law of that State.
New BoAr-TnE Wisconsin RIVER.
Capt. Samuel Thunderstorm, who COM
manded the Enterprise in the Wisconsin
River trade, last season, is now in Pitts
burgh, experimenting the construction
Of first class boat, suitable for the nav
igation of that river.
1t is said, that Nicholas, of Russia, has
given lomal notice to Turkey, that on no
account will he permit the sacred locali-
ties in the Holy Land to pass into other
hands than those Of the Porte.
A PREDIcrIoS.-Thurlow Weed, who
was in Paris al the time of the late cleo
ton of President, comes TO the following
conclusion:
The success of Louis Napoleon's de-
monstration will in defiance Of the max
i'm, roll back the wheels of Revolution.
1t will put out the fires Of freedom all
over Europe. There is no ray of hope
for Switzerland or Sardinia, and less
than none for Hungary.
COLD WEATHER.-The night of the
10Th, Of January 1852, was remarka-
bic night throughout the country. At
Baltimore, and at Boston, it was colder
than ever before known. At St. Louis,
the mercury was II degrees below zero.
At Rock Island, during 36 years of OBJ
servalion, the weather never was but once
known TO be as cold. In 1910 the mer-
curry there sank to % below zero-in
1852 to 81.
Lola Monies has published card in
the n. Y. Herald in which she completely
uses up one of the Willises who imposed
upon her confidence and generosity, and
who she says attempted to" compromise"
her person. Lola's card is about as fer
tile production as Kossuth himself could
indite, and must have whitening effect
upon Mr.. E. P. Willis.
/ PUBLIC CEMETERY.
The undersigned have felt much incon-
venience, for the want Of Public Gene
terry in which to inter the dead. Every
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