Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-09
The rhree Millions. Due to ,Icxic,.

y statement whlch appeared IN II Mexican pa
per in connection with the Hight of Santa Anna,
aud was thence copied into our journals, that the
Government had refused to pay Santa Anna the
three millions which remained due the purchase
of the Mesilla Valley, was, it appears, without
foundation. The treaty does not bind the Unite !
States to pay this sum until after the completion
of the boundary survey between the two coun-
tries AMI as that has not Lccn brought to ter
minaticn, the money is not get due. The third
article of the treaty is in the following terms =
SIN consideration of the foregoing stipulation, the
Government of the United States agrees to paw to
the Government of Mexico, in the city of New
York, the sum of ten million, of dollars, of which
seven millions sh Ill be plid Immediately upon the
exchange of the ratfcat;Ons of this treaty, and
the remaining three mil lions soon til. bound
ary line shall he surveyed, marked and establish
ed.'' The seven millions paid i'm accordance
with this stipulation, anu the balance is Withheld
only because, by the terms Of the treaty, it has
not vet become duo.
GEH. WAsmiHGroN's LAST VorE.-A corrcspon-
dent of the Charleston Courier relates the follow
ing interesting circumstances:
81 was present when Gen. Washington gave
his last vote. 1t in the spring of 1899, in
the town of Alexandria. lie died the lth of De-
ccmber following. The court house of Fairfax
county then over the market house and inl-
l.
into it by slight flight OF crazy steps on the
outside. The election was progressing-scve
thousands Of persons in the court house yard and
immediate ncghbOring streets and was stand
ing ON Gadly's steps when tho Father of his
Country drove up and immediately approached
the court house steps, and when within a ward or
two of them, saw eight or ten good-looking men
from different directions, certainly without the
least concert, spring simultaneously and place
themselves in position tn uphold and support the
steps should they fall in the Generals ascent of
them. WAS Immediately at his back, aud in that
position entered the court house with him-fol-
lowed in his wake through dense crowd to the
polls-heard him vote-rcturned with him to the
outward crowd heard him chcered by more than
two thousand persons he entered his carriage,
and saw his departure. There were five or SIX
candidates the bench sitting, and as the Gcncr-
nj approached them they rose in u body and bowed
smilinslv, and the sautation having been returned
very gracefully, the General Immediately cast his
eyes toward the registry of the polls, when Col.
Dencal, think it was, said s'Wcll General, how
DO you votc:'' The General looked at the candi-
date and said "Gcntcmcn, vote for measures,
not for men," and turnili. to the recording table
aulby pronounced his vote, slw it entered, made
graceful bow, and retired.'
QUEEN NICroRrA.-At twenty her majesty was
doubtless pretty, and mcrited the touching title
of ''Swcct Rose of Eng land" She mu>t have
always been pretty, rather than beautiful her
form never can reach the matchless grace of Eu-
Scnc's. Victoria has, however, still her charms.
Her figure is naturally n,sgao, though time has
rounded it Il little into fulincss. | think she must
count less even than the feminine height of tho
Venus dc Mcdici'S beauties. Years sit lightly on
her Majesty, though they have cast their rosy
shadows over the blonde face. 1t is Il pity to af-
firm it, yet folly tn deny, that the Qnecn is now
often positively, and without qualification, really
red. Her Magesty's hair is light, and sandy her
forehead and eyes are fne-the latter large, of
beautiful form and expression. Her nose is cx-
quis tcly delicate and rather a1uline. The up
per lip is pretty, but the pearls sadly long,
and the small mouth in attempting to close over
them, becomes even disagrccallc in cxpression.-
In short, the Queen should never shut her mouth
| she looks better with it open. Her smile is
agreeable and affect ;Onutc. Her quiet dignity in
spires respect. and her womanly and motherlv
grac"s, unite to intelli yence, cultivation, and
fautlcss domestic virtues, render her the idol Of
her people. The English love their Queen, as
the French do their Virgin Mary.-Pdris Cor. Of
~ y Tribune.
| CHARACTERISTIC ANEcDOTE OF PELLIsrER.-The
following characteristic story is told of the COM
mandcr- in chief of the French army in the Girl
mea:
''Somc years ago, Pcllsicr on parade one
morning got angry with sous officer Of caval-
ry regiment, whose tcnuc seemed to him quite de-
fcctive. He abused the man most violently, and
cut him across the face with his whip. The man
seized ono of his pistol and cndcavored to fire at his
commanding officer, but the pistol missed fire.
Pelliser, swearing fearful! oath, but otherwise
quite calm, said: Fellow /! | order you u three
days arrest for not having your arms in better
order!''
To Mn RANCROrr has been maid the com.