The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-27

The NEWSPAPER IN FAxLY.-A school
teacher, who had been engaged long time in
his profession, and witnessed the influence OF
newspaper upon the minds Of a family OF child
rem, writes to the editor of the Ogdensburg
Sentinel as follows:
have found it to be universal fact, with
out exception, that those scholars, of both sex
es and of all ages who have had access to news
papers at home, when compared with those who
do not, are
and emphasis, and consequently read more un-
derstandingly.
g. They are better spoilers, and define words
with more ease and accuracy.
8. They obtain a practical knowledge Of &C.
opraphy, in almost half the time it requires
others, as the newspapers have made them ia
miliar with the location of the important pla-
ces, nations, their governments and doings on
the globe.
4. They are better grammarians, for having
become SO familiar with every variety of style,
in the newspaper, from the commonplace ad-
vertisement to the finished and classical Grafton
of the statesman, they more readily compre-
bend the meaning of the text, and consequent
" analyze its construction with more accura-
cy.
S. They write better compositions using bet
ter language. containing more thoughts, more
clearly ana cOnneCteOly cApTtostu
6. Those young men who have for years been
readers of the newspapers, are always taking
the lead in the debating society, exhibiting
more extensive knowledge upon greater vari-
ty of subjects, and expressing their views with
greater iuency, clearness and correctness in
their use of language.
CALIFORNIA.-It appears from table publish
ed in the New York Herald of the 9Th inst,
that the appropriations made at the last session
of Congress exclusively for California, amount
ed to S3,744.l43 GO, as follows Army, 1858,
s42O, 900; Navy, increased pay, &C., S725 900
Mail Steamers, $738,0O0; st. Diego Harbor,
$4,000; Lighthouses, &c, sl55,0OO; Indian
account, S123.750; Civil and Diplomatic bill,
SLOTS, 700, Nearl y four millions of dollars for
the Star in the West!
DISCOVERY OF COMET. P. Pirssou an
nounces in the New York Tribune the dicovery
of new comet. When first discovered it was
about two degrees below the pole star, at
small angle to the eastward. 1t is moving in q
southwesterly direction at the rate of three
quarters degree per day. at the same time
rapidly approaching us. 1t is fine object,
condensng at the centre to a nucleus and al
though at present telescope, will no doubt be
visible to the naked eye in few days.
GALENA AND CHICAGO UNION RAILRoAD.-The
Frecport Journal says: This road is doing an
immense amount of business at this time. All
their facilities are put in requisition to accom-
modate the travel and passage OF freight. And
they are utterly unable to transport all the
freight that is waiting transportation over the
road. 1t is to be hoped that the power Of the
road will be increased
The Illinois central Railroad with its branch
es, is to be six hundred and ninety miles long.
1t extends from Chicago and Galena to Cairo,
at the mouth of the Ohio. The amount of land
which has been appropriated by Government
for the benefit of the road is 1851, l6O acres.
| Mr.. Charles Lanman, who has been for some
years connected with the State Department at
at Washington, and, by circumstances, been
brought into very close association and conf
dence with Mr. Webster. has in the press Of the
Harpers book that cannot fail to deeply in
terest the country. 1t is the Private Life
of Daniel Webster composed of materials
gathered by the author directly from the great
man who is the subject of the work, and from
personal observation and experience.
The CHNEsE-While the Governor of Cali
fOrnia is trying to drive the Chinese out of that
State, the Governor of British Guinea offers a
bounty of $50, on their importation.
The first column of the New York CRYSTAL
Palace was raised on Saturday week. in pres
ence OF vast cOncourse of people. Governor
Hunt, the Mayor. and most of the City Council
were present. Theodore Sedgwick, President
of the Association. made an address, to which
Governor Hunt replied.
The Fair Of the American Institute closed at
New York on Friday week, having been open
for nearly four weeks. A long list of the pre-
miums awarded was read in the afternoon, and
in the evening short address was delivered by
General Talmadge, an ex-President of the In
stitute. The receipts exceed those of any pre-
vious annual fair by nearly $4,000.