The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-16

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN MEECIIANTs.-Thc
London correspondent of the New York Sunday
Times, in his last letter, institutes the follow
ing comparison between the Merchant Princes
OF the Old World and the New:
Mr.. NanderbltS stcam-yacht at SOuthamp-
ton has rdyther astonished John Bull. The
idea OF elO0,OO0 being expended on pleasure
yacht puzzles honest John. who does not reck-
on (bccause he has not heard of the chances of
said vessels being well sold in Europe Every
one praises the craft, however. which really
must be splendid affair. Mr.. V. is commonly
called Commodore Vanderbilt, and here.
(whcre no man assumes a title to which he real
ly has no clam-where a barber is not =. Pro-
tessOr" of sOap-suds,) nincty-nne out of every
hundred people believe that Commodore"
Vanderbilt holds bona fde rank in the United
States navy, equivalent frOm the regardless
Of-eXpense" manner in which he works it) to
that of Lord High Admiral of England! Our
merchant princes beat yours in wealth, (there
are five men in Manchester who arc worth
el5.OOO, ,000) but they hoard to buy landed es-
tates, out of which. by-and-bye, their heirs, if
not themselves, will rise to the rank of the no
bility. confess that much prefer the Ameri-
can mode of enjoying life while one can.
N. P. TAIMADGE.-Thc Washington County
Blade, speaking of this gentleman S recent spi-
ritual revelations, SAYS :-.' 4 friend acauaiIit-
ed with the facts, tells us that Mr. r, has seve-
raj hundred pages of what pnrpOrts to be the
writings of the spirits of Webster and Calhoun,
equal in all respects to anything they ever said
or wrote while in the flesh.''
Thirty varieties of cotton have been found
growing spontaneously in Africa. A mission
airy says he has stood erect under the branches
of cotton tree in GOulah village, so heavily
laden with bOlls that it was proppcd up with
fOrked sticks, to prevent it from breaking under
its own weight. The cotton was equal to that
of any country. The natives manufacture cot
ton goods extensively.
Senator Everett, in a recent lecture upon the
foreign emigration to this country, rccounts
the following incident:
''Whcn was in London, a few years ago.
received a letter from one of the interior coun-
ties of England, telling me that they had in
their house of correction, an American seaman
(or person who prctcnds to be- who was both
paupcr and rogue. They were dcsiroue of be-
ing rid of him; and kindly offered to place him
at my disposal. Although he did not bid fair
to be a very valuable acquisition. wrote back
that he might be sent to London where he could
be shipped by the American consul to the Unit
ed States. | ventured to add the suggestion
that if her Majcstys minister at Washington
were applied to in a similar way by the over
secrs of the poor and wardcns of the prisons in
the United States he would be pretty busily
occupied. But really felt pleased at time
when my own little State of Massachusetts was
assisting from ten to twelve thousand destitute
British subjects annually, to be able to relieve
the British empire of the only American paupcr
quartcrcd upon it,
THE ROTHsCHIIDs.-This family owe their
present wealth and financial Influence entirely
to their own eXertiOns. The house was found
ed by Mycr Anselm Rothschld, who was born
at Frankiort-on-thc-Main about the year l740.
He was Il money changer ana broker, Ill easy
circumstances. His first heavy operation was
to procure a loan for the ransom Of Frankfort
during the French Revolution of 1892. From
that time to the present, the house of ROths-
childs has been intimately connected with Eu-
ropean finance. They have met with wonderful
success in their heavy operations, never having
sustained but one very serious loss This was
produced by the French revolution of 1913,
when, owing to the sudden depreciation of all
funded property throughout Europe, they lost,
between March and December of that year.
about forty millions Of dollars. They stood the
shock, however, without the least injury to their
credit, and they are still said to be the richest
Jewish family in the world.--Nt,c York Sun
day Times.
COMPLIMENT TO AMERICANs.-Thc following
Americans had the honorary degree ID. c. l..
conferred upon them at the recent installation
of the Earl of Derby as Chancellor of the Uni
vcrsity of Oxford The Hon Joseph Randolph
IngersolI, Minister of the United States the
Hon. Martin Van Buren,, formerly President of
the United States the Right Rev. George Jc-
hosaphat Mountain, Bishop of Quebec; the
Right Rev. Charles Petit McIluaine, Bishop of
Ohio the Hon. Mr.. Justice Halliburton.
The Boston Herald gives the confession of
dealer in the ardent OF that city, who has been
sending off varieties down east since the re-
nowncd Maine law passed.
He has packed kegs Of liquor in molasses
casks, headed them in and filled up with mo-
lasscs, packed them in sugar boxes, filled around
with water packed piece of sponge, satura-
ted with oil, over the bung, and covered it
with piece of tin, so that when the cask it
rolled over little oil will be squeezed out,
thus deceiving the most knowing. packed them
in cheese casks, hole in the head, through
which cheese white Oak--was visible. Such
is the ingenuity of tradc-thus necessity stimu-
latcs invention. The truth is, it is very diff
cult thing to "hcad the crittcr!'
DANcING-Hcre is Horace Greelcy's opinion:
1--WE believe dancing mainly by small neigh
borhOod parties, without parade of dress or
other expensive adjunct ctrestrictcd to three hours
at any one assemblage, closed long before mid
night and rigidly guarded against all access of
stimulating beverages might be amost admira-
bic recreation, securing the appreciation and
countcnance of the religious and scdate /; but
conducted as it is, it probably exhausts more
than it renovates, and corrupts more than it
improves"
MOVEMENTS IN SrECIE.-The steamer Georgia
left Aspinwall on the 10Th, with S2,SO0.O0O in
gold. There are now over SS,O0O,000 in the
Sub-Trcasury, which is the largest amount ev-
CT accumulated. This sum will very shortly be
relieved by the payment of Government dues
On the lst proximo S5,000,000 falls due for
principal on the 5 per cent. Government debt,
and S2,OOO,OOO for interest. At the same time
the New York banks and Railroad Companies
are to disburse about S3:00O,000 making the
nice little sum of $40. 100000 which is to change
hands, large proportion Of which will fall in
tn active circulation This with tho larrn rn-