The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-12
NUMBER 81. :

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PATTERSON, N. J. Mar 2. &
Passaic river, above the falls, fell this A. NJ as
the time when the test of "a tons mas applied
There were about thirty persons on II at the
time it gave way, the omoet of whomsWere pro-
cipitated into the water. Two of theng wers
severely injured, and it is feared there are some
among the ruins. as number are missing. This
Is the second suspension bridge which has been
put over the river. o'L,5 =: 7ot.5o befsigEna.
ass! sa. nr 80 20 BosroS, Nay 3D.
Late Halifax papers state that the most fright
iui distress prevails along the coast The Can
ad.an French are the sufferers. 9'''.''1 "
fhe Nova Scotia Parliament has been dis2
solved by proclamation Of tho Governor and =,
aew election called for on the l22d inst : =.
.~o7ss- f-.r Hartford, May Sd.
The Legislature this morning elected wms'
A. Miner, Know Nothing. Governor of Com
nectlcut for rue ensuing year. The vote was-I
Miner. l77; lnghsm. Democrat. 20. The other
Know Nothing State oficefa we're also elect.
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The bail ef Consul Fabian was fixed at 500. :.
OO0 instead Of SIS, 900 NJ first reported. .Ed.
mund Boyle. Of Rondout, became his security,
but was refused.
Goob EvES FOR YAxxEr.-some man Hon
considerable way down East, has invented
what he calls the e Patent Ncver-failinr Gar.
den Preserter or Hen Walker" the effect o.
which we should like 10 zee tried In 4 certain
tocality. n consists of small Instrument
something Ike aSspuf, only considerably
longer. Which is attached to the hind part OF
the hens leg. pointing at an angle of IS de-
srees toward the ground. When the hen: with
this Instrument on her legs enters the garden
in the Spring after the seeds, she puts her foos
forward to scratch. the "walker - catches ii
the ground. and forces her forward; and ihus
she h walked, in her efforts to scratch. eatirel,
out OF the garden. sro-F f.-a '..--- =
TEE FRurr CRors-We are happv n \. n.
formed, by aearefal observer, that the prospect
or an abundant yield of fruit was never iairef
than at this present writing. Notwithstanding
the backwardness Of the season. and the sever.
ity of the cold during the latter part Of the
winter, the tender bues of promise have won.
derfully escaped their trials. AL! the fruit
trees are studded with blossom buds. full
plump, and now beginning to cast their winter
coatings. under the influence of genial SUM-
shine. The peach crop especially. -Ciueinnon
Commercial ,
GSMoney was plenty in London at the last
accounts, aud the rates ofinterest ranged down.
ward from 4a per cent. There was an increased
demand for American securities. -,
@ The Detroit .ddoeyf;ser states that ths
Lake Superior region contains a population e..
timated at $4,000. In 1853, the copper expop-
TED was valned at over . million of dollars. and
IN 1884 at q million and half ~ Il
- 1t ia stated that the great railroad ylc-
soris Bridge. at Montreal, is to he abandoned.
It would have cost 81, 600 900, and the pressure
IN the money market has produced this change
in the plans Of the Grand Trunk Railway Com.
pary. .,-.--
~ boy in Terre Haute, Indiana. recent
y recovered $500 damages from a man who
had sold bis father glass of liquor on the day
he was drowned.
REVOLVING HUNANIrY.-A tailor In ondoa
has invented waistcoat with four fronts. Ii
would be capital thing for some Of our poll.
ticians.
~. Rev. Daniel Poor, one of the oide,t
Missionaries of the American Board, died at
Ceylon, in February, Of cholera, which was
then ravagng the island. aE
Va The Buffalo Democracy says Mr.. Roeb-
ling. the Engineer of the Suspension Bridge.
lately attempted to sound the Niagara river at
the Upper Suspension Bridge. with wire, to
which was attached AZ pound weight. Tho
attempt was fruitless. The current was 80 DOW
erful as to throw the weight to the top of the
water. .-..
DD tits said that George Law, who wishes
to be candidate for the Presidency, has pur-
chased the Albany State Register for ten thoa-
sand dollars. -t
BouxD wEsr.-A man with adog team offour
stout animals, passed through Toledo few
days since, coming this way. He was freight.
ed with email wagon full of goods, consisting
of boxes and trunks over which foated the
American flag. r-lf
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M1ss NIGHTINGALE AsroxisHEs rHE FocrEs.-
Miss Nightingale is the real hero of the present
war. Lately transport Of sick arrived at
Scutari. In the hoepital. where no bedding
could be provided tor them. they were laid on
,he wooden door Of the corridor. Miss Night
ngale Immediately sent TO the purveyor for
bt DIS and mattresses, but got the answer that
no stores could be delivered by him unless he
got regular order signed by two respective
officers and physicians of the hospital. Miss
Nightingale sent him word again that she must
have the bedding Immediately. but promised
that the necessary formalities should be com
piled with 40 soon a. the officers and phSsi.
clans should return and find time for writing.
Meeting with . second refusal. she ordered
some twenty convalescents to follow her. vepS
straight TO the storehouse, had its door forced
open. and carried away the necessary articles
he storekeeper stood aehast ct such unoeri-
nonious infraction Of HE authority and of ill
official routine. but the lady said coolly RE
port TO headquarters that liss Nightingale has
forced open the door and carried away what
was wanted for protection Of the life OF her Ma
jestys sick soldiers, on her own responsibility"
England ia. Of course. delighted at such inde-
pendent aad manly conduct, though the Minis.
try cannot openly encourage such acts OF in
hN0T n fn0t tim