The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-06

A Man Wo1F.-The Clamor Publco, Of Mad
rid has the following from COrunna, dated the
9Th;
"There has Just been denounced to the tribu-
nal of this city, man, who upon his own con-
fessiOn has been in the habit of going into the
forrest and killing and eating men, women and
children. He was captured in Castelle, He
has declared to the examining magistrate that
he had two accompliccs belonging to Valencia
and that they carried on traffic with Portugal
for the fat of their victims This horrible mon
ster added that he had killed and eaten his
mother and sister.
Great interest has been excited from the fact
that five of the most celebrated clippers, two
English and three American are now on their
way to England with cargo OF tea. Though
the time of starting differs, there will DE an OPP
portunlty sufficient afforded for testing the re-
spective merits and qualities of the crafts.
VIOLATION OF THE BANKING LAw.-JOhn 81
mOnds of the firm of Lucas SimOnds, entered
into Il rccOgniZance yesterday in the Criminai
Court. in the sum of $1,000, to appear and an
swcr prcscntment for issuing notes of less
denomination than fixed by the statute. Henry
d. Bacon, of the firm of Page Bacon. and Mr..
Chase, of the house of E. W. Clark & Bros,
were recognized Il day or two snce.-t ST.
Louis .Netcs.
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1SjI.-Wc learn
from the Secretary of the Executive Committee
of the United States on the Industrial exhibition,
that the Medals, Certificates. and Jurors Reports
have lust been forwarded to America from the
ROYAL Commissioners in London for dstribu-
ton among such of the citizens of the United
States a. may be entitled thereto. who will re-
ccive them at an early day.-.Ndf. IfeAigfn-
Ger.
PORK-Thc Cincinnati Price current, has the
following upon the subject of the incoming hog
prospects:
We hear of contracts by our packers, for the
future delivery, of some 10000 hogs, to DE fat
tened in indiana, at 3 and 81 cents gross
Several thousand have been engaged by Mad
ison packers for the next season at and Al cents
net We hear also of various contracts in Ken.
lucky at 3 and b cents gross. to be delivered
when fattcncd in the fall. \ sale of 900 head
has been made. delivered here. at Al cts. One
of our principal provision dealers and packers
sold 100 barrels of mess pork recently, to be
made of the next crop, and to he delivered III
June 1853 at SIS per barrel. which is SIS per
barrel less than the present price
In matters of great concern. and which must
be done, there is no sllrcr argument of Il weak
mind than irrcsoluton, to be undetermined,
where the case is 50 plain. and the necessity 50
urgent To be always intending to live new
life. but never to find time to set about it this
is as il man should put off eating and drinking
till he is starved and Destroyed WOtsOn.
AMERICAN IRoN.-Dr. Mushct of Scotland,
says that American iron is the best i'm the world.
He also says that Scotch bars only contain nine
ty per cent. of pure metal while the American
contains ninety nine. Another proof of The SUI
pcrior:ty of American iron was lately furnished
at the Washington Navy Yard. An English
chain cable of Il certain thickness, was rlIptured
by breaking strain of l7G pounds less than was
required to break an American cable of the
same size. During the experiment above re-
frrrcd to. the strength ola Chain OfFrcnch man
mfacture was also tried Ii yici'lc, at Il breaking
strain of 1850 pounds, while an American chain
of the same thickness only yielded at Il strain
of 1911 pounds. Similar results followed after
over two hundred tests. With regard to Scotch
and domestic iron. il was shown that the ten
acity Of the latter was more than double that
of the former.
CROPS IN IOwA.--The Frontier Guardian of
kancsvllc. Iowa. gives highly favorable ac-
count of the crops in that market The
wheat crop has never cquallcd the present for
many years. Corn is large and fine. and bids
fair to exceed all crops raised in this country
for years: in fact every kind of produce will he
abundant for the supplies of the inhabitants and
| the cmmigrcntS next Spring.'