The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-26
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Tribune says -. Bishop Spaulding. the Ro-
man Catholic Bishop of this State, is the veal
thiest man in the State. His real estate con-
sisting of cathedrals, churches, nionasteries,
nunneries, asylums, hospitals, &c, is worth not
less than from two millions to five millions of
dollars. Since the council of Roman Catholic
Bishops of the United States assembled in Bal
t!more in 1S48, promulgated their decree. re-
quiring all individuals and trustees holding
property for the use of the church, to convey
the same to the Bishops, all the church proper
ty in the State, as we are informed, has been
conveyed to Bishop Spaulding. Bishop Spaul-
ding is now more than a millionaire. Since
the issuance of the decree by the Baltimore
Council there has been concentrated in the
hands of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the
United States, one hundred millions of dollars.
M. Immense swarms Of locusts have made
their appearance in parts of Georgia. They
destroy all vegetable life that comes in their
way. They approach from western dircc-
ton.
w. 1t has hitherto been asserted that Lake
Huron was $50 feet deep, but it has been lately
ascertained by the U. S. Coast Survey, that il
is only 42O feet deep. Lake Erie is from 60 to
70 feet deep; Lake Ontario 452 feet--as low as
most parts of the Gulf of ST. Lawrence. All
the lakes cover an area of 100000 acres.
ED~ 1t is stated that statistics Of the Post
Office Department, show that the Boston PEG
pie write annually about thirty three letters to
a person; those in New York about twenty
four; in Philadelphia, fourteen; in New Orleans
sixteen, and in Baltimore ten. In the country
districts of the United States, there are only
about three letters annually to person, and in
the whole United States about four to each
person. y
BOUNTY LAND CLAIMS REJEcrED.--Over 1O0,-
600 applications for bounty land made under
the act of March Sd have been received at the
Pension Office, nearly one half of which have
been rejected, and suspended, because Of infor-
mality in presenting be claims.
Rejected and suspended claims lie over until
those properly presented are disposed of; hence
the necessity of the presentation of claims as
required by the Pension Bureau.
&G-One hundred RATS were lately destroyed
near Pittsburgh, by a sudden rise in the Allie
ghany river. The principal damage was done
by the RATS coming down in a mass, and break
ing against the piers of the upper bridge
EG- A correspondent of the N. Y C0ur-
Ter and Inquirer sets down the position OF
the Cabinet, on the Reedcr question, as fol-
lows: .'-~at
g. For Reedcr. Messrs Marcy, Campbell, Nc
Clelland. Guthrie and Cushing. Against Reed
er, Mcssrs. Davis and Dobbin. The President
is neutral" a .4.a.---
HEAIH OF GALENA.-The Advertiser of Tues
day says -" We have the pleasure to repeat
the previous report, that the health OF Galena
continues first rate. On close inquiry, we can
hear of no sickness on the boats on the Riv-
er."
TO- The Cleveland Plaindealer states that
come men engaged in whitewashing q house
in that city recently, discovered counterfeit
money amounting to 100000, all on Canada
banks.
10 Rev. D. Tying, of New York, one of the
most talented dignitaries of the Episcopal
Church, has become one of the editors of the
Protestant Churchman.
Ny~ Kossuth concludes his last letter to the
New York Times thus -" The volcano is boil
ing-no peace-and an eruption is sure to
Gomez ..,..--
TO The Government are on the track of
this time. N.e,-
Va. A ship recently sailed from Liverpool
for Australia, with cargo Of two hundred and
sixty-two unmarried ladies.
VA. The official majority for the Prohibitory
Law in Iowa, is 2,910.
@a. The New York Independent has cir
culation of 1900.
Gs~ The crops throughout Pennsylvania are
reported as promising
va. Gov. Grimes has given Hon. James
Harlan a certificate Of election, as U. S. Sena-
tor from Iowa.
COMPETITION REvIvED.-The New York and
Erie and New York Central Railroads have
each reduced the passenger fare between
New York and Buffalo to $3.50. The price
agreed on last year was 50.
The BEST WAY.--The meeting announced to
meet at Leavenwerth, Kansas, to take action
on the case Of MeCrea, who shot MaIcomb
Clarke. wisely concluded to let the law take
its course. McCrea was formerly citizen of
Dubuque.
va The "Old Stuyvesant Pear Tree" in
Fourth Avenue. near Thirteenth street, New
York, is now in full bloOom. The buds are
as thick and as good looking as If their veuer-
able parent, now some two hundred and thir-
teen years old, had just come to her blossoming
years.
W.. Oats have come down to IS cents in St.
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