The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-02

| A PRIVATE BULLETIN FROM SEBAsroPoL.-The
Paris correspondent of LIE Progress, published
at New York, says the General-in-Chief com.
handing the French artillery at Sebastopol
has written the following letter to the Emperor
If authentic, how did it get into the hands oil
the aforesaid correspondent c
Sir promised you that would main
tain the bombardment for certain number OF
days. l have kept my word; my task is accom-
plished. We have not reduced the place and
we are not in condition to attempt the as
sault There remains to US only the alterna-
tive of retiring our forces in good order. Our
siege-guus, in consequence Of the prolonged
fire, are completely incapacitated for further
service; we must leave them. as old iron, in the
hands of the enemy"
The Missouri Republican daily bowls with
anguish over the notification of Massachusetts,
in passing the Personal Liberty Bill. 1t re-
CARDS it as violation of the Compromises of
1850, and seems to forget that it was loud in it's
advocacy of the first infringement upon these
compromises in the passage of the Kansas Ne
braska infamy,-and is now equally loud in
defending the violation of law and the Consti-
tuition exhibited in the recent invasion of Kan
sas by the Missourians
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE English papers
mention the suicide of a Mr.. Boylstone, who
ten years ago, was worth one hundred and fifty
thousand pounds sterling, which be has since
squandered in the qualification of his appetite.
He had agents in China, Mexico, Canada and
other places, to supply him with the rarest del
icacies--and single dish sometimes cost him
fifty pounds. At length, ON the 18th of April,
nothing was left him but solitary guinea a
shirt and a battered hat. He bought wood
cock with the guinea. which he had served up
in the highest style of culinary art. He gave
himself two hours for an easy digestion, and
then jumped into the Thames from Westminster
bridge. .-r
REDUCED TARiFF.-We gave not long since,
says the Chicago Press. q tariff of rates for
freight between Chicago and Eastern cities by
the way of the Great Western Canada Railway.
This has been cancelled by new tariff for the
summer, of greatly reduced rates, with which
merchants and forwarders will do we'll to ae-
quaint themselves. The first, second and third
class of freights are carried from Now York to
Chicago respectively, at sl,56t, sl.2Oa and
Sl,05a per hundred pounds; and from Boston
to Chicago at sl,67t sl.2sa and l.loa. Flour
goes through from Chicago to New York at
81, 40 cents per barrel. The competition of the
various lines is bringing down the rates very
materially.
~ During period Of 1873 years, the first
born of the Austrian royal family has always
been q girl.
Es- The Agricultural Bureau which has
been attached to the Patent Office, is to he dis
continued in week or two, the appropriation
for it being exhausted Most of the clerks
have already been transferred or dismissed.
Na- The New York Leader confirms the
statement that Fanny Fern is to receive 500
per column for contributions to that paper.
Fifty dollars column was first offered, and
then seventy-fve; and both offers were peremp
torily declined. 1t may possibly prove good
investment; but it will only show that the
public are disposed to pay eXtravagantly for a
poor article.
"A NEW DIsH"-Under this caption an ex-
change announces that "a Mr.. Engfed Ham
was recently married to Miss Jemima Egge."
We presume the union took place on fry
day.
BURNING FLUID IN DETROIT-An ordinance
has heen pased in Detroit nrohih. tinr tho uso
of camphene, spirit gas, or any explosive fluid.
for the common purpose of lighting shops or
dwellings, under severe penalties.
VA 1t is intmated that Geo. Law made a
sad mistake in sending the Grape Shot after
Baker. If acquitted, the latter may prove
formidable Presidential rival.
MARRIED,
I on q LIST inst by Rev. r..