The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-17

ENGLISH CURRENCY.-lt appears that there Is
q prospect of change in the long established
English currency. The Parliamentary report
on the decimal currency strongly recommends
its adoption, making the sovereign the unit of
one thousand millions; retaining of the present
coins the halfsOvereign, crown, iOrln, shilling
and sixpence calling in the penny, threepence,
and fourpence, and issuing new silver coin of
ten millions and twenty millions, and new cop
pers of FIVE, two and one millions. The only
difficulty of adjustment is in the value of the
present penny postage" four millions post
age, entailing loss of 100000 revenue, while
five millions" the public will not submit to-
FASHIONABLE DANcING.-The Saratoga Wing
says go There is change in progress in the
fashion of dancing as well as in dress, judging
from what we have seen from the hops and
dances at our hotels this summer; and we think
we may soon be called upon to chronicle the
Punishment of The Schottishe and Polka from all
fashionable ball and assembly rooms. 1t is
high time some change took place for the bet
ter in the style of dancing. We may be little
ahead of the times in our guess, but We think
that in less than two years the quadrille will be
the fashion entirely, unless it should be super
seeded by the stately minuet or some other mo-
dest and seemly style of dancing
EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION OF MOTHER TO
Two INSANE CHuDREN.-The Hagerstown (Md.)
Herald, records the death of Mrs. Nourse, an
old lady at the aims house in that town, and
adds:
"About forty years ago, a son and daughter
OF this old lady, both insane or idiotic, were
brought to the alms-house of this county. Soon
afterwards the mother left her home, and those
of her children, who were taking care of them
selves, took up her residence at the alms-house
with her afflicted and helpless offspring and
watched over them and ministered to their
wants, as mother only can do, until the bodi-
ly and mental infrmites attending the aged
disqualified her for longer discharge of no
BILE duty. She was worth about ten thousand
dollars in her own right when she thus immur-
ed herself in this unattractive building. but
she cheerfully surrendered all the comforts and
enjoyments which such pecuniary competency
anorded-severed the ties of friendship and
gave up the pleasures of society. that she might
bestow mothers love upon those who most
needed it. What proof of the intensity of
that love! What fact for the records of Hea-
venr'
The CARS ARE HERE.-At last, :fuer all the
disappointment and difficulties of reaching US
the cars have at last come. We have seen an /
heard the painting of the Iron Horse. and heard
the shrlll whistle Of the locomotive for the first
time in Freeport.
Yesterday the construction train crossed the
orioge over the Pekatonica, at this place. and
to-day will probably reach the depot grounds
at the lower end OF town. The passenger and
freight trains will run through from Rockford
on the 3lst.
FROM and after the 1st of September next
farmers and merchants throughout the county
may make certain calculations that the Rail
road will be In full business operation.
Our farmers merchants and business men of
ell kinds will rejoice over this event heartily
n hal Viii dali Al
avenue OF wealth into our midst.-Tyecpor
Journal
A FOREIGN MINISTER BADLY BEATES-A few
days ago. the French Minister. NJ Sartiges. col
into difficulty with an Irish porter, or hack
man, at Charleston, South Carolina, which end
Cd IN general attack upon him by score Of
the Irishmans friends, who beat him terribly
before he was rescued from their hands
The Union Washington has a long article
upon public plundering under the Sub-Treasurv
system, wherein it cOnfesSes much of the palpa.
Bile rottenness of that wonderful panacea for all
financial trouble. Ofcoursc ali the robberies
are laid to " the late administration, who were
the opponents of the Sub-Trcasury svstpm.''
Inc rascally Wings, according to the Union.
found out all the stealing places of the law.
wnlie the Democratic authors of the scheme had
Tor years remained in honest ignorance of any
such chances for fat pickings!-N Y. Tribune
TIE PREsIDENcY.--The editors in Michigan
during these warm days, are engaged in specu-
iating on the next Presidency. The Wolverin, S
boast that they have furnished candidate for
this high Office every heat since they applied
for the admission Of their State into the Union.
namely, Harrison, Governor of the North,
western Territory in 1886 and 1910; Birney
IN le4O "a Cass in ls4s (and their democra-
cy would have re-nominated him in 1852. if
.oey could through their delegates at Balti
more and the Mount Clemens Gazette presents
rierSe's Secretary of the Interior. Robert
mcOieiiand, as the candidate of the PeninsYlar
democracy Tor 1856. So Gen. Cass has With.
But ONE REMAINs.-We copied. a few dars
since, the notice of a society formed in Cincin.
natl, near quarter of a century ago. bv savar
young men called the Society of the Last Man )
Two were then alive; another, Henry L. Tatem
has since died. DR.. Waiter is the Last Man. y
NATURAL.-A New York paper says, an ex-
4uisite statue of girl at prayer is placed direct
beside platform weighing scales, in the
crystal Palace. We watched them both for IF
tsen minutes, and found that twenty-seven peo-
PIE weighed themselves, while one STONED to