The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-21

ADVANCE I'm. THE Beer AND PoRx
MARkET.-The New York Express SAYS
mere mas been gradual advance in the
prices OF Pork and Beef in their market
for some weeks past; and the figures, as
now quoted in the daily commercial renort
are higher than they have been for twen-
ty years past. The stock on hand lust
now, is said TO be very light, but the adj
vance is not attributable to this fact 50
much as an inadequate supply from the
West. Since last spring, mess beef has
gone up from $ll TO $l8 55, and mess
pork $l4 to 500. The export TO Europe
is not much greater at present than is
ordinarily the case.
The New York Evening Post says
that there will be very extended crop
OF the flax this year, raised purposely,
with view 10 its application, by means
of Claussen's invention, TO the production
of hax-co'ton goods. In another month
the crop will be harvested and on sale,
and large preparations are making for its
manufacture. 1t will be mixed with cot
ton or wool to considerable extent, and
produce great reduction in the cost. In
Connecticut it will be first tried. In all
the Eastern States, many Western and a
few Southern, the patent obtained in this
country by Claussen has been purchased.
At the late election in Iowa, seven ed
itors were candidates for officc-two
Wings and five Locos. The two Wings,
it is said, were elected, the five Locos
defeated.
Thompson's Bank Note Reporter quotes
Land Warrants as follows:
Buying. Selling.
100 acre warrants, $40 $l44
80 g 4" 70 ~
40 IS Sc
NORTH OF IowA.-It is probable, that
Montgomery and CARRIER, Wings, are
elected Representatives in Clayton coun-
ty, and it is reported that Harrison, Wing,
has about 500 majority for the Senate
Alamakee, likewise, gave large Wing
majority, considering its age.
The weather continues fair, with cool
nights and warm days. Both corn and
potatoes are suffering for want of rain
A gentleman just returned from the east
informs us, that the drought does not ex-
tend far in that direct .4dp.
LouIsIANA.-TheL Louisiana State Con-
venton adopted the new Constitution by
Il vote of SO TO 8. The State election is
fixed for the 9th December.
PITTsBURGH, Aug. 8, 1852.
The Delegates to the Free Soil National
Convention are assembling in great num-
bers. The hotels are already nearly
filled. Ohio, Pennsylvania. Illinois, Wis
consin and Kentucky are largely repre-
scented. Seven Delegates arc here from
Maryland; twenty-seven from Wiscon-
sin. Among the arrivals are Messrs.
Giddings and Judge Spalding, of Ohio ;
Rodney French and Charles F. Adams,
Mass Lewis Tappan, New York, and
Rev. DR.. Brisbane, Cincinnati. Several
other prominent men are expected to-
morrow. Tomorrow will be spent in
caucusing. 1t appears to be the general
determination to nominate Hale, notwith-
standing his declination, and thus throw
on him the responsibility Of breaking up
the party, if it is to be broken up. Messrs.
Giddings, Spalding and Lewis, of Ohio,
are spoken of for Vice President.
BASE CoUNrERrEIr.-We were shown
YESTERDAY morning, some counterfeit half
eagles, made of a villainous compound of
lead washed with gold. Any one can
tell them by the light weight; but if this
test is not satisfactory, they can be bent
double like piece of soft lead. We are
told that large numbers of them have been
passed off to raitsmen, in exchange for
paper, though the counterfeit is so base,
we should think no one need be deceived
by them. The community should be on
their guard, and the police on the alert to
grab the audac;ous villains who own the
mint. They should be made to know,
that their criminal work was the hardest
kind of work, and that they, after all,
make but little money by their money
making.-Galena .Adr.
An Irish paper says, that among those
MORALLY wounded at Waterloo, was Ma
jor O'Brien, afterwards Mayor of Dub
lin.
RATS VS.. DoG.-Tke Louisville Jour-
nal says terrier dog was actually killed
by number of rats in that city last week.
They attacked him with fury, and, though
many were slain, others supplied their
places. The dog fought his natural enc
mics valiantly. and died, like Macbeth,
with harness on his back"
MONUMENT TO AARON RURR.-The
Princeton Wing says that a neat and plain
monument of marble has been erected
over the grave of Aaron Burr, lately.
The inscription is "Aaron Burr, born
Feb, 9th, 1856, died Sept. 18th, 1886.