The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-08
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EE Books have been opened in the di
ferent wool-growing counties of Ohio, fe
subscriptions to the stock of the Wool-g grow
er's Bank, which is to be organized unde
the new Banking Law of the State. s7:'l
* The trains on the New York an
Erie Railroad, are now running on time, an
with full loads of passengers. Everything
quiet along the road, and no farther Difficult
ty is apprehended from any source. e.-
, ~ Mr.. John Shakespeare, of Leicester
shire, England, has placed f25O0 in tn
hands of the Shakespeare House Committe
for the purpose of isolating and protectin,
from fire, the Shakespeare House at STRAIT
ford. tr 4 lfta0 .t-.i@
q In the Episcopal General Conven
ton, the resolution declaring it expedient t,
create the new diocese of Kansas and Ne
braska failed, for want of concurrence in tn,
two orders. fr ot h
e. They have had ice quarter of az
inch thick in the Pewce Valley, Kentucky
Large quantities of corn have been injured
and the destruction of garden vegetables has
been quite extensive. -,..
I.s- The barn of Hon. I. P. Walker, on
Eagle Prairie, Wisconsin. was struck by
lightning recently, and with all its contents
consumed.
S- A Washington letter says that Gen
eral Thomas, Assistant Secretary of State
is engaged in preparing an official report Of
the cases decided by the late joint British
and American commission for the settlement
of private claims against the respective gov
ernments by the citizens and subjects of the
other. ot
E South Carolina and Bully Brooks
have met with powerful competitors in Utah
and Brigham Young. The Prophet swears
that unless Utah is admitted into the Union,
he will withdraw with all his wives from
connection with the government. and ap-
pealing to the Lord, set up on his own hook.
E1 In New Jersey the Republicans are
marking the trees along the highways, streets
and lanes of towns with the word FREE
Two carpenters marked $50 trees with the
magic word in two days. -.-... -....-
Gy- No less than nine forged checks for
sums varying from $4,000 down to 500
were offered at the banks in Boston ON Mon
day. fi .r. .r. ., .s..-,..
Mr.. WAKELEy, the able and learned Cor
oner Of London, lately declared at an inquest
on a drunkard, who died suddenly, that Pc
curiary distress and habits of intemperance
were the causes of more deaths than all the
contagious diseases put together. . ~
HORSE RAGING is against the laws in Bos-
ton, SO they call ga grand agricultural horse
exhibition" and "purses" are called &C pre-,
miums." Good people, those Bostonians.
:e- Ira A. Blossom, Esq, one of the
oldest and most respected citizens of Buffa-
10, died on the 22d. He was a native OF
Maine, and settled in Buffalo in 1896.
THE South Carolinian of Oct 18th, afte /,
having heard of the result of the election in
Pennsylvania, says: "That the election Of
John G. Fremont to the Presidency is daily
becoming more probable" ,<''e
FoRrY-oNE $1,000 bonds of the Albany
Northern Railroad were sold at auction or
Tuesday of last week, at from $l3 to $2e
each realizing in all 81, ,122.
TWELVE city lots have just been sold in
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, for the sum total o.
$l4, 4,322.50. Eight years ago $500 was paid
for them, and it was then thought an enor-
nous price! e-s ssr- .i runaa ~,
JOHN HULL, sexton, died in Quincy
Massachusetts,, on Wednesday last, upor
his hearse, while he was driving it to fu
neral. a9...l .r. sI q. ual 9dl aaao 4i]
The Mechanics Fair in Boston closed OF
Wednesday evening last, after being oper
for threeks, and having been visited by 100,
600 people. The receipts were about $50
600. ~ y.
1t is stated that the Cunard Steamship
Company have arranged with the builders o
the Persia, for an iron vessel of more ggan
tic proportions and greater speed than any
that has hitherto crossed the Atlantic. 9h.
new steamer is said to be 33 feet longer thar
the Persia, will have greater breadth Of beam
and be 1900 tons more burthen. Her nam,
will be 'Scotia," and she is to be afoat in l.
months. NJ. e.. foa9s @
The Savannah Republican says the mucl
talked Of Convention of Southern Governor
at Raleigh, to deliberate upon the prope
course for the South, in the event of Ere
mont's election, was attended by Gov Wis,
of Virginia. and Gov. Floyd, of South Caro-
lima, all told. .4 Is4rrn
We see it announced that the ladies OF til,
Greenport Presbyterian Church have elected
Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan and Joh,
G. Fremont, honorary members of the Lonl
Island Bible Society. aE fa9
Late advices from Europe state, that Goa
of the most excellent quality has been dis
covered in the Ural Mountains in Russia
The discovery has heen confirmed beyond
7 doubt. - 7i4t i.'.
E% The Albany Times states that
pistol has been invented in that city, whicl
! will fire ninety times per minute, carry
> ball FORTY wards further than any f;stol noy