The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-28
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ACCOUNTS from Nasnlnglon state thal THIS
distinguished astronomer and ma,hema-
tician has become insane. A correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Republican, under
date of the 18th, says: g Night before
last, while sitting late at his labors, Mr..
Walker made discovery, by which To-
garithms are rendered useless in mathe-
mathical calculations. The most intense
excitement followed and he could neither
sleep nor converse. He continued in
this condition until yesterday at noon.
when his glorious mind gave way. 1t is
hoped that the misfortune NAV be tenn
porary, but the worst is Feared"
The FORREST DIvoRcE CAsE.-Many
of the eastern city papers have published
all the loathsome details of this trial. 1t
is an unfortunate state of the public mind
that demands such food; it is unfortu-
nate when editors SO far forget their res
possibilities as to consent to minister it.
The result of the trial destroys Forrest
as man worthy of the least confidence,
and it proves Forney, the present Clerk
of the House Of Representatives, to have
been Forests plant and unprincipled
tool. He pollutes the seat he occupies,
and disgraces the men who placed him
there.-Galena .Rdv.
TIMES ARE CHASGED.-The present
Lord Mayor of London is a member Of
a Congregational church. The "mansion
house" in which the Lord Mayor resides
was built ahundred years ago, and Els
600 collected as fines upon Dissenters
was appropriated to its erection.
Mn. CLAY.-The health of Mr.. CLAY
was thought to be rather improving, at
the last accounts. He does not rise
from his bed until II o'clock, and then
sits up about two hours. He still indul-
ges hope that he shall be able to get
to the Senate.
CRIME AND RETRIBur1oN.-A man
named Jones, with two others, entered
the house of farmer in Richland county
Ohio, on the 17th, and robbed him of
5000. The next day, Jones, with one
Of his comrades, was found in the woods
near the house, frozen TO death.
MAINE, FOR ScorT AND JosEs.-At
meeting Of the Wing members of the
Maine Legislature, at Augusta, on the
23d ult., there was unanimous express
ion of the members in favor of Winfield
Scott for President, and James c. Jones
of Tennessee, for Vice President.
PRESIDENT FILLMORE AND THE IRISH.
"A large delegation of Irishmen called
upon the President few days since, and
presented resolutions requesting his in
terpostion on behalf of their exiled coun-
trymen. The President expressed SYM
pathy, and promised 10 do all he could as
an individual, though as President he
could do nothing.
TRoops IN CAL1roRN1A.-The steam
ship Falcon, which left New York for
Chagres, took out five hundred U. S.
troops for California. The detachment
is under the command Of Major Patten.
of the second infantry. Capt. Day of
Second Infantry, Lieut.. Mason Of the
Third Artillery, Mrs. Mason and two
children, Mrs. Castor, Lieut.. Castor of
the Second Dragons, and some ten other
officers, are also passengers in the Fal-
con. These troops are intended for the
suppression of the Indian outbreaks in
California and Oregon.-.M. Republican.
Russia's naval force is estimated as
follows: Four ships of the line of 12O
guns each; six ships of the line of 80 to
ITO guns each; 26 ships of the line of 80
TO 80 guns each; frigates of 80 guns
each; "a frigates of 40 to so guns each;
"a were steamers, and above 40 corvettes,
schooners sc. The army consists TO-
900 men. The number of seamen main
tanned by Russia is estimated at $4,000.
Two persons were born at the same
place, at the same moment Of time. AZ
ter an oge of fifty years, they both died,
also at the same spot, and at the same in
slant, yet one of them lived one hundred
days more than the other. How was
this possible! Not to keep our friends
in suspense, the solution turns in Gu
rious, but, with very little reflection, a
very obvious point in circumnavigation.
A person going round the world to the
west, loses day, and towards the east
he gains one. Supposing, then two per-
sons born at the Cape of Good Hope,
whence voyage around the world may
be performed in a year; if one perform
this constantly towards the west, in fifty
one years he will be fifty days behind the
stationary inhabitants; and if the other
sail equally east he will gain fifty days in
advance Of them. One therefore, will
have seen one hundred days more than
the other, though they were born and
died at the same place and at the same
moment. and even lived continually ir
the same calendar.
FREEpoM.-Under the new constitu-
ton, it is said that the discussions of the
Legislative bodies in France will bt
strictly private. Nothing to be reported
without Government supervision.
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