The weekly Minnesotian., 1853-01-01

the first number of this new monthly, politely
forwarded, it seems, by the lady editor, Miss L.
Virginia Smith, 1t is published at New Or
leans, by W. T. Leonard & COL. Virginia
Smith and W. 7. Leonard editors. We men,
toned, incidentally, some months since the in
ception of this enterprise and have made fire.
quent notice of the rising star in American lit
erature who now makes her debut in new and
more extended scene. The number before us
exhibits all the elements Of permanent success.
The mechanical execution is of the first order
the character and ability of the articles equal
to those Of the best magazines Of the day and
the general appearance throughout indicative
of a determination on the part of all concerned
to work with a WILL and know "no such word
as fail |" in the enterprise. 1t is eminently
worthy the patronage of the South and West,
and we wish it all success.
Scorr AND Co.'S REpumLcArIoNs.-No other
source within reach Of the great mass of Ameri-
can readers affords SO complete a reflex OF
European politics and literature as Leonard
Scott & Co.'s republications. The prospectus
of these works will be found in our advertising
columns to-day. The reputation of BlackwOod
as we'll as the Quarterlies and other MOnthlies
comprised in this series, is 80 worldwide that
anything we might say in commendation would
be entirely superaragatOry. The beginning OF
the year is a most excellent time to commence
subscription for these periodicals; and we
trust that all of our readers who wish to keep
thoroughly "posted up''-and what man Of
intelligence and correct taste does not?-in the
literary and political affairs of the old world,
will embrace the opportunity afforded at this
present season. Biackwood is at this time un-
usually attractive from the serial works of Bul
wer and of other distinguished writer's, which
grace its pages as original contributions, ap-
pearing first in this Magazine, both in the Brit
ish and American editions. By an arrange
ment with the British publishers early sheets
of the Magazine are regularly forwarded to
this country so as to enable the American pub
fishers to issue their reprint before the original
edition arrives. Notwithstanding they are
thus sure to be in the market before any of its
contents can be published in other forms. still
the popularity of these serial works is so great
that several of the leading publishers in this
country are content to issue other reprints of
them copied from the reprint of Blackwood
after it has already been placed in the hands OF
its numerous subscribers. THE Caxtons'
and ''My New Novel," by Bulwer "My Per-
ninsular Medal" "The Green Hand,'' and 9TH
er serials of a similar stamp are among the
works alluded to. The same arrangement in
regard to an early procurement of sheets has
been made for the Westminster Review. The
postage upon these works, under the new law
is mere rfe.
The Democrat recently remarked that il
had been sold in connection with the Sioux pay
ment That's not so. 1t only offered itself
as per its endorsement of Mr.. Sibley's democra
cy last June-but being considered entirel,
worthless, no one except the Swcctser gang
would take it as gift and, like the Arkansas
landholder, poor are they off at that The
more any one possesses of such property, the
worse he is off
BIOOMERs.-The Bloomer costume is agair
itching for a rage" Within week past some
halEdGZen ambitious females have pantalooncG
1t in silk and satin, in Boston. All creation.
a stage and some of the interesting actrcsse:
are Bloomers.-Galeno Jefsrsonian.
''Not if We can help it.' Just strike out the
'interesting." if you please. and insert 'brazcn
immodest, notwithstanding" or any other fit
ting epithet. Why, even the Sioux squaws up
; this way. who inherited Bloomers from thci,
mothers to the remOtest generation. arc begin
ming to discard them now that they have
learned what class of white women wear then
down in the States.
'llERR ALEXANDER. "A bogus Herr Alex
ander has been performing fcats of lcgerdemar
over the country, generally ending in showing
the printers and hotcl-kccpcrs how easy it was
to leave town without paying his bills. The
editors generally have been very severe upon
the rascal; still. we judge by our exchanges
that his brazen impudencc stops at nothing
Since Aitkcnsidc he is decidedly the hardest
case We have heard Of The Cleveland Herald
however. thinks that Dnnkirk can stake the
hat for it has beat the bogus Herr Alexander
who has beat every other town in the Lake re-
gOn A package of posters for Smith the ma
: gcian, and announcing that The Great Wiz
ard is coming" arrived at the Express Office in
Dunkirk. Alexander was there and claiming
them as his own, posted a portion of them and
gave performance. 1t was a humbug, OF
course, and the audience rushed to the door
keeper secured their money; and then locking
Herr in the room. prepared to entertain him
with chestnut horse and tar and feathers.-
At length an acquaintance of his in the crowd
begged him off, and he was allowed to mizzle
One Of the best managed railroads we
Travelled over last fail is the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton. The President of the Compa-
ny is one of the most thorough business men in
the West, and one of the few, who in former
days managed a printing office successfully, and
amassed fortune thereby. Ofcourse, after
that, he can manage railroad, even through