The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-05

According to advices at the Treasury Depart
ment there was an almost unexampled scarcity
Of American coin Ia San Francisco at the date
Of the latest advices from there. United States
(treasury) TRANSFER drafts were worth q and
American coin per cent. premium. The mint
had been turning out Eve hundred thousand to
q million dollars per month, which were quick
~ bought up and Immediately shipped off by
the merchants, who use for their transactions
there for the most part the $50, $50 and $40
slugs. turned out from the Assay Office with
the Government stamp as to their va!ue.-.N:
Y. Sun. i f. tfff
We shall not be surprised to hear ofthe Cal
ifornians seeking relief from their troubles in
paper money issues. 1t}l.lLl.
A LUCKY EDrroR.-Mr. S. D. Carpenter, edi-
tor of the Patriot, Madison, Wisconsin, has
lately sold small portion of the patent right
for his excellent pump, for the sum of forty
nine thousand dollars. He will probably re-
alize treble that sum for his remaining inter-
est.
% A.beautiful child, four years of age,
finding its foot asleep and having no words to
describe the strange sensation, said-"Mamma,
my foot feels dizzy" The expression is as ap-
propriate as it is original. as.f.
HE HEssrAN MoUsTACHE.-The papers in New
York mention this as something new in the hair
line. 1t is called the Imported Hessian Nous
tache;" it is portable, and secured to the face
by atmospheric pressure; quickly put on, and
as quickly removed; so that on or off, changes
the appearance of the person-furnishing ia
cilities to those who choose TO be, at times, so
disguised as to render identification difficult.
The MAINE Law IN New YORK CrY.-The
more the people of the great city If New York
study the new liquor law, and calculate its
consequences, the more it excites, alarms, and
interests them. Those engaged in the liquor
trade in any way, have formed society, and
contributed over $4,000 to fee lawyers to try
the constitutionality of the law before the
courts. The Tribune and the Times sustain the
law-the rest of the city press oppose it openly
or tacitly. 1t will be hard battle before it is
put in force. Even Mayor Wood quails little
before the storm. The Tribune rises in bold
ness and determination with the occasion. 1t
says:
Suppose the act is proved unconstitutional
"a thing of which there is about as much
chance as of Gen. Pierce's re-election-why,
that will only defer the trial, not prevent it.
If need be. we will reform the Constitution, but
Prohibition must have its day."
MS The pay (says the New York Mirror)
Of the soldier was greatly increased by the last
Congress. 1t is now double that of any army
in the world. tttt
FRANCE AND CUBA.--It is stated in New
York paper, that the French Minister at Wash
ington has distinctly informed our government
that France would feel bound to take part in
support of the rights of Spain to her American
islands. and in opposition to any attempts on
the part of the United States, to rwest them
from her.
va The Common Council of New York
having repealed the ordinance against it, the
Tribune says SUNDAY Rum-selling fourishes
again in our city about as luxuriantly as ev-
err" Mayor Wood is powerless in the absence
of the law to back him.
The st. Louis Mirror says :--"At late ses-
sion Of the Missouri Legislature, an act in re-
lation to dram shops. received the signature OF
the presiding officers Of both Houses, and was
approved by the Governor, but the Secretary
of State refuses to certify to it. and thinks he
can prevent its going into effect
The COURSE OF TRADE-We Yesterday no.
ticed lot of Teas going on board the Boston
Stoov from hic ~ IL
in this city, and are destined for St. Anthony.
Minnesota. The West is yet to receive many
goods from Portland, and Portland to receive
much of the produce of the West-Portland
(JMe.) Paper.
@ Among the acts of the last Utah Legis-
lature, was one called the "Gift Law,u by
which the faithful are to vest all their real and
personal estate in Brigham Young.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BEIOIT.-From a pri-
vate letter from Beloit, Wisconsin. we learn
the following particulars of dreadful tragedy
which occurred in that place on the morning
of the Esd ult:
The wife of citizen Of that town was ava
kened from her sleep on the morning of the
23d, by noise which she heard in an adjoining
apartment. In a moment more she saw CLEAN
from q dark lantern, held by man in thai
room. and screaming with alright. awoke her
husband who was sleeping at her side. AS he
sprang from the bed the intruder fred at him
with pistol, the ball just missing his head and
burying itself in the pillow. Snatching a double
barrelled gun from the wall he discharged b. 9TH
barrels at the intruder. The contents of one
barr'l entered the mans head aud the other
bis body, killing him instantly Leaving the
body where it fell, the gentleman and his vile
proceeded to the nearest neighbours, told him
what had happened, and induced him to return
with them to their house. But imagine the
feelings of the neighbor. himself man uni
versally esteemed and respected. to recognize
Ia the mangled body of the dead robber--his
0lrn son! .f ..-.
Upon returning to his house. the father found
his sons room unoceupied, the window open,
and rope ladder extending from the window
to the ground.
The gentleman who shot the robber had sui.
fered the loss Of two gold watches before, in
mysterious manner, and now attributes their
theft to this person. 4sa.rtEc E.lTF Il
We learn from the Beloit Journal, that the
man who was to be robbed was Henry Moll,
German. who lived some four miles west of the
mer. Henry Needles. of Beloit, was arrested
as an accomplice. and made full confession,
and is in jail Gakena .Adv.
~ A Coroner's jury in Michigan were
called on recently to "sit" on hat and jacket
found on the bank of the lake, and after six
hours deliberatien, returned a verdict of