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

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luxuriant, the trees finer and more abundant,
than we had before seen-every thing Oh our
path was beautiful and gracious. save the hui
manlty, which was wrctched and poverty
stricken in the extreme.
BALLOON DEMONSTRATIONS Petin has pub
| llshed an account of his recent aerial excursion
from Springfield. 1t contains. however nothing
of a novel character except the following:
I'VE passed over the broad Connecticut. which
stretched away in both directions into the hori-
zon, and here singular optical phenomenon
was observed by us. Looking directly down
| from the great height at which We were, we saw
as distinctly as though we had been an eagle
peering down from that lofty height for his prey,
the fish. in great numbers. darting hithcr and
| thther beneath the surface
| notwithstanding the acres ofpublic buildings
owned by the people, at Washington, Uncle
Sam is one of the most extensive tenants in the
city. The rents which he pays for rooms and
offices for the present year, amount to S32, 900
For the use of ''Winders building" he pays SO,
600 per year, which is equal to about fifteen per
cent. on its value. The funds to build similar
structure, can be had at four per cent year.
which shows that our esteemed relative is fool
ing away some $4,000 annually. without any
cause, except that Congress refused either to
purchase the rented building. build new one
on public account, or hurry up the Patent Of
flee Improvements.
Who killed Tecumseh? We know not how
many individuals have claimed the honor of
this deed. But like many other mysteries the
cloud of applicants only increase the darkness.
Col. Skinner down in Texas has recently put in
a claim. Hear him:
Gentlemen" said he. 81 was at that battle
where Tecumsey was Killed. was! comman-
ded regiment there I'm not a gwine to say
who did kill Tecumsey-I won't; but this much
l will say: Tecumsy was killed with one of
my pistols; and gentlemen man wouldn't be
very apt to lend out his pistol on casion of
| that sOrt!;'
LITTLE ADvENTrRER.-The st. JohnfN. b.
Freeman says:-On the 25th of last month. Mr.
BurrOn, of Grand Lake, sent his three children
to search for his COWS. When they were about
to return, the youngest, a boy scarcely five years
of age, remained behind. Some time after
search was made for the child, but in vain. The
assistance of the neighbOrs was obtained, and
the search continued day after day in all drcc-
| tions, but without success. The weather was
very severe and stormy, and all hopes of the
child's recovery were abandoned He was acc-
dentally found on the ninth day, at the distance
| of six miles. by party who were not in search
of him. A dog had found the scent, and led to
| the spot. The little fellow, when found appear
ed unconcerned and gave very sensible ac-
count Of his adventures. When he tried to get
back he could not find his way. He cried the
! first day, but not afterwards. The first night
he slept Oh tree, but he said he was afraid he
would fall when asleep, and on the other nj ghts
he slept on the ground. He ate berries.
TIE CITY OF JFRUsALEM.-Bayard TAYLOR,
who has very recently visited ''The Holy City. ,
thinks it is dirty hole. Jerusalem" he says,
internally, gives no impression but that OF
filth, ruin, poverty and degradation. There
are two or three streets in the Western or high
| er portion of the city which are tolerably clean,
but all the others, to the very CRATES of the Ho-
ly Sepulchre are channels of pestilence. The
Jewish quarter, whichis the largest, so sickened
and disgusted me, that | should rather go the
whole round of the city walls than pass through
it second time"
GREAT LoNGTrTY.-On the 22d September
last, Mrs. Lois Peck, relict of Mr. Amos Peck,
departed this life. in Hamden, at the advanced
age of one hundred years eight months and sir
days! She was the mother of six children,
grandmother of twenty-nine-great grandma
ther of eli ighty-fve- and great great-grandmo-
ther of eighteen. The total descendants during
her lifetime were 13S.-.netU Hauen Palladi-
unl.
IHc SiHClHHdtl SOHlIueTcldl says tncrc are
two men in that city. born and reared in the
West, who are firm believers in the Mahomme-
dan faith. They became convinced of the truth
of the Mussulmanic faith by reading the life Of
the Prophet and the Koran. This is singular
but true.
The War debts of the European nations a
mount to 500, ,0OO, 900. 1t would require
the labor of four millions of men, at $50 per
annunl, to pay the interest of this sum at 6per
cent. To pay the principal, it would be neces-
sary to levy a tax of at least $40 on every in
habitant of the globe.
A couple of pedestrians, SCENTS from town,
passing through q toll-bar, attempted joke at
the expense of young woman who stood at the
door, by asking what the charge was for passing
through the bar. "If you are gentlemen, no.
thing; if you are donkeys, penny each," re-
piled the damsel, much to their discontinue
One Of our exchanges has discovered that
peaches are very hurtful at this season. if YOU
swallow the stones. Half a peck, eaten in the
morning before breakfast, have been known to
produce sense of fullncss Singular!