The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-21
St. Anthony Items.
From the Express, Oct. II.

yers' as q site for the University buildings.
They have obtained twenty-five acres at this
point, which is universally admitted to be the
most beautiful location in the West, command
ing as it does, a magnificent view of the falls.
river and cOuntry'on the west of the river and
covered with large and stately oaks. and COM
handing all extensive front on the river The
price paid was $4,000.
SAD NEws.-Mrs. Lithgow, the mother of Mr..
Lithgow. who was recently drowned at Lake
Minnetonka, arrived at ST. Paul this week-ex-
pecting to spend the winter with her son. She
had not vet left the boat. when she heard for
the first of his untimely death. The news APP
peared almost to crush her with the blow. We
understand that there was strong feeling OF
attachment existing in the famlly-Mr. Lith-
cow having named his boat from which he was
drawned after his favOrite sister S. The Phoebe"
10 Rev. Edward Prime, of the New York
Observer, and brother of Irenua Prime, went
passenger in the Pacific for Europe. He tar
ries through the winter at Rome, acting as
chaplain Of the Protestant chapel there. and
goes eastward in the spring.
re- John Thompson, the banker, and edl-
tor of the Bank Note Reporter has sued the
Louisville (Ky.) Times for libel. That paper
published, in its money article, outrageous and
unjustifiable charges in regard to Mr. rs char
acter.
ns- a would be prophet down SOUTH said
lately in one Of his sermons, that he twas sent
to redeem the world and all things therein."-
Whereupon native pulled out tw five dollar
bills on broken bank, and asked him to fork
out the specie for them
re- The total expenses for street cleaning
in New York for twelve months has been $500,
sos, or thousand dollars day, Sundays ex-
cepted.
KILLED BY CMIoRoFORM.-On Thursday the
5th inst. some person entered the house OF 5.
Reynolds, at Kingston, n. y, by means of
false keys. and killed Mrs. Reynolds by admin
istering chloroform to her while she was in
bed and asleep. Suspicion rests upon an In
dian doctor.
The POPULATION OF BosroN.-By the last CEN
sus in 1885, Boston had $50, 900 inhabitants
The Increase since that time will bring up the
number to $50, 900. and, with Charleston added,
the sum total will not be far from 10000.
THREE CHILDREN AT A BITH.-At Washing
ton village, Massachusetts,, on the 18th inst, a
Mrs. Seaman gave birth to three children, the
aggregate weight Of the three being twenty
pounds. Two ofthem died soon after birth !:
IL; 81; bor
of the trio is as we'll "as could be expected."-
Previous to the birth of these three, the moth
err had had thirteen children.
TO Mrs. Anne Royal, who was somewhat
conspicuous upon the public stage during the
administration of Jackson, died in Washing
ton city on the lst inst, at a very advanced
age.
rs \ reformed burglar is lccturing to
crowded houses in the interior of New York
State. lie has served a term in every prison
in the Union, and gives his opinion upon their
conduct and management.
TO Madame George Sands "Ilistory other
Life" is about to be published in one of the
principal Paris newspapers. 1t is to fill alto
gethcr five volumes. The newspaper proprie-
tors esteem its popularity so highly that they
have paid Madame Sands e4, 900 for the copy
right.
GC- 1t appears from the Trade and Naviga-
ton returns of Canada for 1853, recently sub
mitted to the Canadian Parliament that the OK
ports for the last year amounted to So, sol 1902
and the imports to S3l ,9Sl 1856 The exports
to Great Britain were Sll, 400 ,4OS; and the
United States SlO,725, ass; imports from do
S1l,7S21i7. Exports to North American &C.
lonics 5 1900, 4G2 imports SG32, $50: to Bri-
fish West Indies O,lsi; from do 3479: to
other countries, s2O9, from do. Sl,O7i,O29.
The increase of the aggregate imports and ex-
ports since the preceding year was .ffyseren
per cent.
PRAYING FOR OUR ENEMlEs.-Prof. J. B. Soulc
editor Of the Wabash Express, published at
Terra Haute, Ind, is responsible for the follow
ing:
Parson Eaton, of IIarpswcll Maine, whose
three-cornercd hat, big white wig and shoe
buckles. indelibly impressed our childish men,
DRY, was one of those stern revolutionary Feds
who preached politics, as was the fashion of
the day and he prayed politics, too for in
one of his public performances. during the
strife between Adams and Jefferson. he said
so Lord. thou has commanded us to pray for
our enemies, and let US begin with Thomas
Jefferson
A VOICE FROM THE TOMB.-Douglas said in his
speech at Springfield that the Wing party was
dead. Lincoln, in the course of his reply, thus
playfully admitted the soft impeachment
Another thing he wished to notice was Doug
lass remark, that the Wing party was dead. or
swallowed up by the AbOlitionists He ey-
pressed himself obliged to inform the people
that they were being addressed by dead man,
and that he might appropriately remark, in the
language Of the poet:
uark from the tombs a doleful sound.:'
Arrival NJ ha Uu;cu