The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-29
NUMBER 80.

THE LATE ELECrioNs.-It is related OF a man
who had never visited Niagara before, that he
mistoOk the spray for rain. and kept housed for
a couple of days, unwilling to have his hest
clothes soiled with the damp. On the third day
lie inquired'of q boarder at the fsame hotel If
that Mfernal rain was ever going to stop. We
are in somewhat the same fix. Are these infer
nal elections. ever going to btoP?-Ohio State
Democrat.
MAIL ROBBERY CoNFEssED.-We learn that
Sylvester King. the stage driver arrested for
robbing the Eastern mail, this side Of Warren.
last Monday night, has made full confession
OF his guilt. On particular examination Of
his carpet-bag. such evidence of the stolen mail
was discovered, as fastened the guilt upon him.
whereupon he made free. and apparently full
confession. He was alone in the act, and he de-
clares that lie got but about fifteen dollars OF
money, which lie deliveredsup. AS stated. he
will be tried at Chicago this week. and in a few
days he will doubtless find himself in tic Pcui-
tentiary.-Galena .gdr., l7M.
FAILURE OF THE CoCIITUATE BANK, BosroS--
Advices Of the t5tR from Boston state that the
reported failure of the Coclituate Bank, led 10
great run upon it. Specie and current bills
were paid out up to l o'clock when the officers
declined making any further payments. The
securities are considered good, and it s thought
pension Of the bank is attributed to the failure
of one of its officers, who is largely Interested
in iron manufacturing. He is said to owe the
bank 100000. Report says the bank will re-
sumo payment soon. An Injunction was laid
on the bank, and business will not be resumed
until the Commissioners report.
SHIPwRECKs-GREAT Loss OF LIFE.--A tele-
graph dispatch. dated at Philadelphia on the
10Th. says The vessel lost at Barnegat is sup
posed to be the British ship Humboldt She
had between 800 and 400 passengers. all of
whom, it is feared, have perishcd. The ship
PoWhattan came ashore near Egg UarbOr Light
-cmgrants on board, not one of whom were
saved. Not vestige Of the wreck is left. The
schooner Manhattan was also wrecked near the
same place. All on board perished save one,
who is in slch condition as to be unable to
give any particulars
Man. IOBDER ARREsTED-Dr. J. J. Burnett,
Postmaster at Carthage, Tenn, Las arrested
Robert ilutcherson, mail-carricr from Carthage
to GainstOrO, on a charge of robbing the mali.
Some twenty or thirty letters, distracted from
the mail, were found in HutchersOn's possess
sion, besides 81 in money and S2G5 so in drafts.
Hutcherson is lodged i'll Jail in Carthage to
await his trial at the next term of the federal
court in Nashville. The mail bags which he
used were much worn, and he tore two of the
holes through which the strap passes, large
enough to admit his hand into the mail.
More TksTIMoNY-The Democratic General
Committee of New York city. at their monthly
meeting, passed series of resolutions, from
which We take the following:
Resolved, That the result of the recent cleo
tiOn in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Con-
nectcut, is to be attributed to the loss of the
Democracy in the fidelity of the President to
those great principles which achieved his elcc-
tion, and to the unprincipled conduct of his
"spoilS cabinet that while we regret the loss
of those States from the triumphant phalanX Of
1852, we must still view the sacrifice with that
stern conviction Of justice which actuated the
Roman judge in condemning his own son.
BUSINESS OF GALExA-The spring business OF
Galcna opens well. Many dealers who passed
by us last year, acknowledge that our market
is to be preferred, and are satisfied that they
will fare no better by going farther, and conse-
qucntly, purchase here. In the dry goods de-
partment particularly. there has been decid-
ed improvement in the amount of stocks on
hand, and our merchants find that in order to
secure large trade. it is essential that they,
a first requisite, have an assortment to SELL and
second. that they sell at reasonable profits.
Both these conditions are now being fulfilled ON
their part The Nominee came in from St.Paul
Tuesday morning before eleven O'Clock she
was compelled to refuse freight, and yesterday
she left as full as she could hold Of men and
things. Grocery dealers are full of work SO
are the crockery and furniture mer, &c. &c. A
cordial invitation from all is extended to the
trade to pay us yisit.-.4dr.
FkIsH OF THE SAILoH.-It has been said that
every leading thought Of sailors life is found
ed in faith:
He leaves home with faith in Che s.ars-faith
:; c,;t in, hio E,;t
in his chain cable. anchors and tiller ropes. He
returns with faith in the pilot. faith in the light
house. and faith in his wife, His whole life con-
sists of belief and if this belief sometimes drifts
away from reason into superstition, it should not
be matter of surprise.
KURcHILD PACHA AN IRIsIIMAN.-fhe Citizen
gives history of kurchild Pacha, the Com
mander-in- Chief of the Asiatic forces. and states
that be is an Irishman by birth, that his origin
al name was Qiunn," and that he was born in
Limerick, or thercabout. He is the same per-
son who during the Hungarian struggle, scrv-
ed with such distinction under the name Of
Guyon, and at the close of the war accOmpa-
MED Kossutb to Turkey, "embraced the Mos
lem faith ana donned the turban."
CHANGE OF TRApE.-It may have been noticed
lished yesterday, that our friends up the river
are beginning to export one thing and another,
instead of importing all. We also learn that
considerable quantities of similar productions
are ready for shipment above This is an en-
cOuragng feature in the trade, for it is only q
short time since the whole export trade Of that
region, by steamboats,, consisted Of few pei
tries and some cranberries Everything was
bought, and nothing sold inc return. The
change in this respect, now commenced, will 60
on rapidly, until much more freight is brought
down than is carried up by our steamboats, for
that country is destined to yield a surplus Of
productions, the amount of which cannot well
be measured by the magination.-GGlena .ad0.
Somebody says, that kicking colts, pretty
calico, and gunpowder. are the three most dan
gerous institutions in the world.
CAME1s.-Tbe New York Legislature has be-
fore it bill to incorporate the American Ca
mel Co.,-the object of the incorporation being
to introdoce the camel into this country as .
beast of travel and burden.
Gen. Twiggs has removed from New Orleans
and established his headquarters at st. Louis.