The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-23
NUMBER 30.

DEATH OF Mrs. GEN. CAss-The Detroit Free
Press makes the following notice Of the death
of Mrs Cass:
"This estinable lady, whose life has for sew.
eral weeks past been held by brittle thread,
expired on Thursday night, at about ii O'Clock.
the event. so long anticipated has cast the
veil of sorrow over cur city. Widely known,
and as widely respected and loved, Mrs Cass
had entwined herself in the affections of all
classes and conditions of our people. To the
poor and suffering she has been for years as an
angel of mercy. Her bcnevolence was severely
taxed, but the deserving were never sent away
with saddened hearts. TO these her death is q
calamity, and will be deeply deplored. As
wife, mother in society, and in the church, she
has shone as bright star, shedding the genial
rays OF her presence all around. But she is
gone. The golden bowl is broken; a pure
spirit has flown to paradise.
'The dead are on:y happy, and the dying"
Mrs. Cass was the daughter of DR.. Joseph
Spencer, who removed from Connecticut to
Lansngburgh, n. T., in the year 1856, at which
place Mrs. Cass was born on the 9th of Sep
tember. l1oS. She subsequently removed with
her parents to Wood county, Virginia, and was
married at Vienna, Virginia. in 1906. After
residence of eight years in Mnskingum county,
OHIO, Gen. Cass was appointed Governor of the
itiAitois VI iHu III 1919 removed
with his family to Detroit. where, with the in
tervals of four years in Washington and six in
Paris Mrs. L. has continued to reside until it
has pleased God to call her spotless soul to
Heaven.
with the aged and beloved man who is thus
stricken with grief VIC sincerely sympathize
but
swhat world were this,
How uncomfortable Its weight, II they
Whom death hath sunder'd did not meet again"
Is IT CUBA? OR IS IT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 4.
The National Intelligencer intimates and
the sagaciOus Washington correspondent Of
the y. I. Times more than hints, that the pas
sages in President Pierce's Inaugural which
were at first supposed to apply to Cuba, do
really apply to the Sandwich Islands. Here is
part of what the Times correspondent says
upon the subject:
What if, at the next meeting of Congress-
that is. in Decembcr-it should come to light
IN the form OF treaty of annexation like that
OF Texas, that the earliest measure which Mr.
Pierce has taken, was to send out secret agents
to the Sandwich Islands, in order to reopen
that which We have once rejected-a negOtia-
ton for their transferring the sovereignty Of
the group to us? You will perceive, if you re-
examine the Inaugural, that there is nothing in
1t which is not recOncilcable with this theory.
TO such compact, European policies will have
strong objections: but they can oppose to it no
substantive claim that will warrant hostility
none, at least, Iut the French, who alone set up
some title. bad enough it is true, but quite az
sound as Mr.. Folks to all Oregon; quite good
enough, at any rate, for nation like the Gallo
as Democratic and outrageous as ourselves
to go 10 war about. 1t would. however lie
decidedly funny if Europe, in this case, siding
with Louis Napoleon, should meet us with a
MonrOe-doctrnc of its Own and insist that if
Mty have no right to come upon this continent
then IRE. Oh the converse, have no right to 90
ont OF it,"
ROASTING ArPIEs.--The New York Knicker-
booker reports what purports to be the speech
OF q celebrated political economist to his neigh
bors, in which he demonstrated to them by
careful estimate, that the sum Of two hundred
and twentv-scvcn thousand one hundred and
sixty-siX dollars and thirty-four cents might be
saved by adopting his new method of roasting
apples. The Improvement consisted in roast
ing the apple trees in May. that they nigh.
yield apples already roasted in October.
BoRIHG FOR MINERAI.-There is report that
a gentleman near Mineral Point has penetrated
the earth by boring something over two hnn-
drcd feet at which depth the auger passed
through layer Of lead ore seren feet in thick
ness. If this be so, it is favorable Indication
of the existence Of a class of deeper mineral de-
posites than those heretofore discovered. We
has been discovered within a few days at Shulls-
burg, at the depth of 14O fcet.-Galena .ldv.
GEN. THoMis f. MARSHALL KILLED Tho
Louisville papers publish the account of an af
fray in Lewis county, Kentucky between Gen.
Thomas +. Marshall and one of his tenants, in
which the former was killed. lie was a bravo
and magnanimous man, but hot and impulsivc
in his temper, which involved him in many
sudden brols. lie served his country i'm the
war of 1872, and was Brigadier General in
the war with Mexico.
CENSUS OFFICE-The entire body of clerks in
the Census Office, Washington, one hundred
and fortysiX in number, have been dismissed,
six only having been retained.
TRAVEL IN BR0ADwAY.-At the recent discus
sion of the question at Albany, in relation to
the construction of railroads through Broadway,
New York city, it was stated as fact from ac-
tnai count, that during 13 hours, there passed
the corner of Broadway and Chatham street,
6,373 omnibuses, and 9,442 other vehicles, Civ
ing an average of 1,216 per hour.
In Siberia the day after couple are welded,
the bride invites guests to dinner at the resi-
dence of her husband, the whole meal being
prepared by her own hands. This is to be her
Endorsement to the circle of her merits as a
wife. If such rule were observed in this cOun-
try, wouldn't some of our fashionable bellies be
seriously taboOd!
1t is stated that ]. ". Gray, editor Of the
Plain Dealer, has been appointed Postmaster at
Cleaveland. Editors politically opposed to him
admit that he will make good officer.
Senator Downs has been confirmed as Collec-
tor of New Orleans.
Ex-Gov. Letcher has been nominated to Con-
gress for Ashland District.
Hon. Pierre Soule has been confirmed as Min.
lister to Spain.
HON. GERRrr SMITH-The National Era says:
at may surprise some of our citizens to learn
that the Hon. Gerrt Smith, member elect of
the next Congress, has lately purchased dwell
ling house on Capitol Hill, intending to erect
his family altar there during his legislative ca
reer."
To feed an OK to one thousand two hundred
pounds weight, usually takes five years; while
tho same amount of pOllltrv can he made readv