Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-04

Phll0delphla, rev Gays since, Dy the discovery
that boy only thirteen years of age, named
Albert Migran, living with his uncle, A. Roides,
druggist, had destroyed his own life by strangling
himself with suspender. The deceased was in
the habit of committing acts of foolish daring for
the purpose of making display and it is believed
that the fatal result was not intended by the young
suicide, but that he commenced the experiment
in spirit of bravado.
cy- About 800 miles of telegraph lines are in
operation in California. Prices from San Fran
cisco to Stockton, SACRAMENTO, or Marysville,
$500 for first ten words, and ten cents for each
additional word. The tariff is higher than in
England, where 80 is paid for what would
cost twenty five cents in this country.
Ees- The Judgment OF the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania in the case Of DR.. Beale, the
Philadelphia dentist, was delivered last week
by Chief Justice Lewis. The Court refused
to grant the motion for a new trial, and direct
ed that the prisoner be sentenced according to
law. OF the five judges, composing the Court,
but one dissented from this decision and favor
ed the granting of new trial.
y Notes and drafts, to the amount of fifteen
hundred to two thousand dollars, have been found
in the woods back of Bergen, \. j. They were
mostly drawn by western bankers and merchants
in favor of New York firms. The Postmaster of
New York thought them part Of the proceeds of
IL mail robbery, committed some time in June
last, of which the Department had not been able
to get any clue.
Hen RENrS.-The Verandah Hotel in New
Orlcaus Was recently destroyed 10y fire, and there
is i'll progress of erection on the old site, row
of magnificent warehouses, ci2 hit in number, which
have been rented at the following rates per an
mum The corner store at 81, 700 the three adj
joining at $1,000, each; two adjoining at SIS zoo,
and the other two at So 900 each ; making total
of 81 900 per annum, besides what the building
will bring above the first story.
CHOLERA AT FORREST RErREAT.--The cholera
broke out ut Forrest Retreat, Nicholas Co., KY,
on Friday night last, and since that time Ex- Gov
ernor Me'calfc, and his son-in-law, John P. Camp
bell, and servant man, have died.
CO "A return, published by the London Ship
ping Gazette, show that the number of vessels
wrecked in the month of July amounted to TO-
In the previous month Of June SO vessels were
wrecked; May, 90; April, lO3; March, l49 !;
February, l64, and in January, 23S.
clF The gutta percha telegraph wire, sunk un-
der the river at the Highlands, and belonging to
the New York and Sandy Hook Telegraph Com
pany, Was badly hacked and cut, and several
hundred feet stolen few nights since, by some
unknown person.
KS Samuel Johnson, colored, convicted
some time since at Lancaster, Pa, of the muir
der of Elizabeth Thomas also colored, died in
Jail on Friday night last. He confessed his
guilt just before he died.
Es1= The correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune says that Mr.. Alexander Aumont so
well known in Louisiana as patron of the turf,
pocketed $4,000 as clear gain during the last
racing season in Paris.
BAD AXE COUNTY.-A correspondent of the
Prairie du Chen Courier, writes to that paper
from Viroqua, that the census of Bad Axe Coun-
ty is completed, and the population asccrtaincd
FREMEN's ExcURsIox.-The Firemcn of Oswe-
60, n. Y, have invited the frtmen of Hamilton.
c. w., to a festival. One hundred citizens of
Oswego have subscribed $40 each, making to-
tai of 81 900 to dcfray expenses.
CO The boys of Baltimore build forts, guard
houses, powder magazines, with sand, mounted
with wood en- cannons and streamers flying, then
ask passer's by for cent for Scbastopol!
CT The Louisville Democrat says that on
Tuesday the 9th ult., eighteen Germans left the
city for Minnesota, and that movement is on foot
to get up Kansas emigration society. -.
CO The Mississippi had risen #. at St. Louis
on the 18th, the rise being mostly from the
Missouri, which was coming up at the rate of
three inches per hour.
The City Belle arrived Thursday night and
left yesterday afternoon.
RAILnoAD.-C Chicago has now fifteen rail-
ways running into her streets, having total
length Of over 5000 miles.
CT German, on Monday, performed the
feat of drinking sixty mugs of lager beer success
sively, in Jersey City, for wager.
Cy Provoking-to dream that you have lots of
money, and then wake up and find Yourself an
editor.
CsS Two more Sisters of Charity left Balti-
more on Monday the 10Th ult., for Norfolk to aid
the Yellow Fever sufferers.
Gy The Know Nothing Convention of Georgia
have added new plank to the p!atform-the ac-
QUESTION of Cuba.
eyF Said Pacha, chief of Omar Pacha's staff,
and who is now in Paris, is said to be of Polish
origin. His wife and child are with him.