The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-19
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SATURDAY MORNING, NAY u. 1855
ee- The War Eagle, Captain Harris, arriv

SATURDAY MORNING, NAY IL. 1855
70 The War Eagle, Captain Harris, arriv-
ed yesterday morning from Galena. The Cap
tain says he brought this trip the heaviest
freight he ever landed at st. Paul. Eigh'y
head of cattle composed q part Of It, Inc
whole of the Pork for the Sioux was among
the items of the manifest. He started from
Galena with about 500 tons. and brought
400 through. There were 25O passengers
Not a case of sickness of any kind occurred on
the trip.
Ge- They have been doing an extensive
business at McKenty's Auction Room the past
week. Sell-em-quick Collins informs US that
the sales up to last evening amounted to up
wards of $4,000. When we consider the re-
markably low price which they have been
sold, some idea Of the enormous quantity of
goods disposed ofmay be formed.
NJ A mother of Great Falls, N. H., boasts
of eighteen living children-two pairs Of twins
and triplet being on the list
Ms- The Montreal Gazette of the oath ult..
says The ice still holds as we write. on Mon
day evening; but it is evident that it cannot
much longer. There have been several little
"shoyes," and a large one opposite Tongue
uil.
rs A grand military encampment will
commence at Cleveland Ohio, on the I'd of Ju-
ly next. 1t will be attended Ivy numbers of
military companies from different States.
E3- The House of Representatives OF Mas
sachusetts have refused to give a two-thirds
vote for proposition to amend the constitu-
ton so as to exclude foreigners from ever hold
ing government offices in Massachusetts,.
TO A proposition is on foot to consolidate
the city of Pittsburg and her neighbors, Allie
gheny, Manchester, Duquesne, Lawrenceville,
Minersville Birmingham, &c. The consoiidat-
ed city would have population Of about 2O0,-
900 souls.
WHAT NICE PARTY A train Of cars that
recently passed through Michigan contained
954 paying passengers and 525 babies! Only
think of that-over halfa thousand family or
gans! What glorious concert they must have
given.
VIRGINIA ELECrIoN.-Mr. Wise estimates that
he will be elected Governor by $4,000 MAORI
ty. On the other side, the Know Nothings
claim from 10000 to 10000 majority. Elect
ion on the oath.
QUEEN VICTORIA INsANE.-It is asserted in
diplomatic circles at Washington, says the
Buffalo Democracy, that private dispatches,
received by the last steamer. leave no room to
doubt that the Queen of Great Britain is rap
idly going the way of her ancestors, symptoms
of arrangement having plainly shown them
selves during her recent illness. 1t was said,
and probably with truth, several years since,
that the hereditary malady was apparent in
Victoria, but she recovered at that time. 1t is
NO. ali unlikely that we shall soon hear of a
Regency, and Prince Albert may yet attain
the height of his ambition, and reign over his
English cousins.
RETURNED.-We had the pleasure of a call
yesterday, says the .Nil,Oaukie Sentinel, from
Mr.. W. B. Draper formerly of the ORielly
Telegraph Office in this city, who accompanied
Com. Perry's expedition to Japan, and has just
returned after four years absence. Mr.. Ora
per put up and worked the first telegraph line
in China, the Loo Choo Islands and Japan.
The telegraph excited the special wonder OF
the intelligent japanese, and interested them
more than any other present sent out by the
U. S. Mr.. Draper talks of returning to Japan
and building telegraph lines in different parts
of that populous and wealthy Empire.
AN IMMENSE BUsINEsS-The earnings of the
Great Western Canada Railway for the past
week, says the Hamilton Banner reach the
enormous sum of fifty-sx thousand seven hun
dred and fffty-eight dollars and sixteen cents,
being considerably more than double the amt.
earned during the corresponding week of last
year.
No SHAVING ON SUNDAY-The Cleveland bar
bers.-taking the hint from their New York
brethren,-have unanimously resolved to keep
open on the Sabbath, NO LONGER.
~ The Astor, the st. Nicholas. the New
York and the Clarendon Hotels in New York,
have raised their prices of board from two fifty
to three dollars d.y.
@ A bill has passed the Pennsylvania
Legislature providing for the sale of the Main
Line of the State Public Works-the price be-
ing fixed at sS,500,000.
~ Fifty-six ofice-holders were discharged
last Saturday from the New York Custom
House in consequence of the great falling oil in
the imports.
E@ On the Sd inst. the Ohio River was fall
ing slowly at Cincinnati, with nine and hall
feet water in the river at Louisville.
rs It is computed that $4,000 converts to
Mormonism have left the agricultural districts
Of England for Utah.