The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-24

Marseilles. The Colonel was distinguished
officer in the Mexican War, and is an elder
brother of our neighbor, the editor of the
St. Peter Courier.
JOHN VAN buren,. The Washington
Union reads John Van Buren, out of the
Locofoco party after this fashion:
ave have indicated pretty distinctly our
opinion as to the propricty of allowing him
to run at large in the Democratic fold any
longer. AS we have caught him secretly
going over and ploughing with the abolition
heifer, we sl.au use our influence to have the
door closed against his return. His perfor-
mances in coarse humor and siip-shod buff
foonery have secured him from responsibility
long enough it is time to treat him, not as
political mountebank, but as a traitor to
the Democratic party"
E< The Spanish language is said to be
spoken by seventeen millions of persons in
America and five millions in Asia.
WHERE THE SPECIE GoEs.-The Presse,
a Paris paper, has the following explanation
why the banks Of England and France are
impoverished in specie:
Every one is aware of the principal rea-
sons which caused such large quantities of
specie to he drawn from the banks of France
and England money requiredin the Eastern
war, and by the negotiation of the Turkish
loan in London, the insufficiency of the crops
which forced France to buy her grain abroad
and alse the high price of silver in compare
son with gold. Every packet ship sent to
China or to the Indies take on board more
than Ten millions of francs in silver and
there are also very large quantities sent to
! the United States.
MALAKoFF-This name is becoming most
popular in Paris. 1t is to be given to new
French steamer, which will be unchristened
of its present name in consequence. Many
horses are already in possession of it; 9
book has been published Under it a shop
has beet dedicated to it, and great-coat has
been invented il commemoration of it,
e Why was King Saul the first Know
Nothing
Because, when he got Tito scrape, ht
called upon the spirit of Samuel"
LAND SURVEYS IN NEW MExrcb.-Th,
Surveyor General of New Mexico writes t,
the Commissioner of the General Land Offic
from Santa Fe, that he has closed ccntrac
for survey of six hundred miles Of the cor
rection or standard parallel lines east of tn
principal meridian, and also west Of said me
ridian, and south of the base line. The !dii
ficulties Of carrying forward these survey
during the dry season are represented to b
very great The deputy surveyors have bee
paying 75cents per gallon for water for then
selves and mules while surveying large pol
ton of the work.
; Mr.: WtBsftR's EsTArE.-The executor
, of the estate of Daniel Webster, have ser
printed circulars 20 persons having claim
: against the same, in which it Is stated tia
f the nett amounts o. assets in their hands
d. Ss5 $50 80, and the amount of claims
t about $lS5,OW. The executors are no
n making distribution afhong the creditor
: They divide twenty-one and three-quarte
: per centum, retaining IN hand about one p
e centum to defray the expenses and chafg
a I'M the suit against the city Of New Orlea
e for claim of So, 600 for counsel fees in t
. Gaines controversy 80. e's -z