The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-23

Business Prospects Frightening.
The Boston Courier notices several indica-
Tons for the better in the business circles.
Among them it mentions the following:
|. Foreign exchange has now fallen to such
an extent that it is believed that very little fur
thcr specie will be exported.
2. Monetary affairs are improving in the
West.
>. The receipts of gold from California by the
George Law, were considerably larger than was
expected.
4. The Atlantic for Liverpool took out only
S226,OOO in specie.
). The general imports continue to diminish
and the orders for the spring are quite mode
raic.
6. The drain Of specie from England to the In
dies is stopped, and it is beginning to return i'm
large amounts.
!. The Indiana Bank excitement has sul,sid-
ed, and the Auditor at indianapolis cancelled
about $4,000 in bank bills per day. State
bonds are given in exchange, 50 that the asgre-
gate circulation Of the banks is now less than
S4.000.000.
5. The banks Of most of the leading Atlantic
cities have contracted their loans sufficiently,
and will now be able to act on q more liberal
policy.
9. The new cotton crop is coming, and the
prospects look favorable.
and thus enabled many mills to go into action
that had been compelled to stop by the long
drought.
H. The New York Railroad Journal saws
that various new roads, the aggregate cost of
which has been something like $50, 900, 900. will
be rendered available next year, and thus divi-
dends may soon be expected upon this vast out
lay.
IL. The cholera and yellow fever have disap-
peared from the Southern and Western cities,
and activity and cheerfulness have taken the
place of despOndency and gloom.
These are certainly gratifying indications,
and we revert to them with pleasure. little
more courage and little more confidence and
all will soon be we'll again.
MURDER OF A WIFE--A WARNING TO MISCHIEF
MAKERs.--On Monday last most brutal muir
der was committed in the town of Bose, Oak
land County, Ly q man named Foster. 1t ap-
pears that Foster has returned from California,
after sojOurn of about two years. While he
was absent his wife remained at his residence
in ROse surrounded by neighbors who respect
ed her for goodness of heart and correct deport-
ment. Foster, however never had been ia
vOrite and no sooner did he return than his
enemies, under the guise of frienpship, began
throwing out inuendoes concerning the con-
duct of his wife while absent They finally
succeeded, fiends as they are, in poisoning his
cup Ol peace, ny IHahlug jealous
| OF his wife. The most trifing circumstances,
under their devilsh insinuations, grew to be
crimes OF the first magnitude, and the result
has been the nnscent wife was coldly murder
ed and the husband shut up in jail. whence be
is sure to go to the penitentiary for long pc.
riod, if not for life. The man whom those med
ding fools have implicated with the alleged
crime Of the wife stands above reproach.
and We forbear to give his name to the world.
On last Monday morning, Foster, excited by
stories with which his neighbors had been con-
stantly torturing him, boldly accused his wife
ofguilt. His threats and menaces became so
fearful that she left the house to 60 to near
neighbor's, s, to escape from his wrath. Foster
seized large bowie-knife. pursued and over
took her. He rudely seized her-and upon
her refusing to return, he stabbed her cutting
her breast and abdomen in q shocking manner,
killing her instantly. This done, he surren-
dering himself to the Deputy Sheriff, and was
taken to Pontiac, where he is now confined, to
await his trial.-Detroit Daily .dduertiser,
.N0v. 20.
GD- George Washington Lafayette is at
present in New York, stopping at the New
York Hotel. He is the son of General Lafay-
ettee, of the American Revolution. g..