Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-10-07
News Items.

Bay The American board of foreign missions
have recently been in session at Hartford Conn.
For the first time, we believe, in the history OF
this powerful institution, whose influence is felt
not only in every section of this country, but
in remote parts of the earth, the slavery ques-
ton has been made the topic of virulent discus
sion, and as q consequence of action, hostile to
the south.
By The Russian government has revoked all
the permissons it has granted to Russians OF
Poles to exhibit their productions at the Paris
Universal Exhibition of 1855, and has, at the
same time, prohibited all Russian subjects from
making any purchase, either directly or Indirect
ly, at the exhibition"
Beg Friday the 22nd ult, was observed in
Charleston as day of g humiliation, fasting
and prayer" to the end that the heavy Affections
under which the city is now suffering may be
ameliorated Divine service were performed in
the various churches and collections taken up
in aid of the destitute afflicted
Ray The amount of wealth of Sebastopol is
computed at e2O,O0O,000 The Notifications
have cost not less than CT 100000 and the
naval and military stores are of prodigious
value.
The farm belonging to the estate of the late
Daniel Webster at Franklin, N. H., was adver-
tised to be sold at auction on Thursday, the
2Sth ult.
ia There was a sharp frost in some parts
of New Hampshire and Maine on the lth ult.,
which has put stop, it is stated, to the growth
of vines, tomatoes, and tender plants generally.
New York WIG STATE CoNvEST1oN-The
whig state convention of New York, lately as
sembled at Syracuse nominated as candidate for
governor, Myron H. Clark of Ontario; for Lieut..
governor, Henry j. Raymond, editor Of the New
York Times, both of Seward stripe.
Has~ Bayard Tayloris engaged by Mr. Nichols,
of Cleveland, to deliver 200 lectures this fall
and winter in the West.
A MELANCHOLY AvowAL.-Bulwer, the novel;
list, in a letter to a gentleman in Boston, says
81 have closed my career as a writer of fiction.
am gloomy and unhappy. have exhausted
the powers of life, chasing pleasure where it is
not to be found.
PHILOSOPHY FOR BUILDING.-A correspondent
of the London Builder says that houses should
be painted in the autumn. Wood work painted
in October, he says, looks better at the end of
four years than, if painted in June, it would at
the end of two.
Ba" Corn bread is easily digested; easily
dgested food frees us from pain and keeps the
system regular; we'll regulated systems give
birth to good health and cheerfulness cheer
fulness makes us urbane, while urbanity gives
rise to good breeding and hospitality.
KENTUCKY STATE FAIR. - The Lexington
Statesman says that during the first two days
of the state fair at that place. there could not
have been less than from 1000 to $4,000 per-
sons present, and on the third day when the
horses were shown, from IL, 900 to 10000.
BsSs@ A merchant of Portsmouth, N. H., bought
in Boston, few days ago, three chests that
were supposed to be filled with prime article
of tea, but on being opened, were found to con-
tain worthless chatf, rice hulls, &C., rendered
sufficiently heavy practical purposes, by the ad-
dition of a collection of unburnt brick bats,
of Chinese origin.