The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-08-16

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tx Buchanan has been seeking th,
nomination for the Presidency for abou,
twenty-five years., In 1886 he was repu
dated by his party for Van Buren,, and hs
was set aside again for Van Buren, in 1S4O
in 1874 he was turned off for Polk, in I84s
for Cass, and in 1852 for Pierce. And now
in 1856, he has been nominated only to be
defeated. A pretty hard lot for the old gen.
tleman. sJe5 = js2 4 61n
/ E@ In Marion County, Mo-, last week,
DR.. Taylor shot dead neighbor of his who
had written doggrel verses about his WIFE
DR.. Taylor is notedfor his quarrel with Bo
gardus, in 1S45, charging him to fight with
double barreled shot guns at distance Of
less than five feet%
/. IL Very extensive improvements in
the United States Mint at Philadelphia have
just been completed. The refining and coin
ing departments have both been enlarged and
new apparatus introduced.
F A silver-plated fire engine has been
manufactured at Roxbury, Mass, for San
Francisco, at a cost of eight thousand dol
lars. The silver is worth $4,000 and the
other work 5000. al@
Il A bear belonging to circus com
pany escaped from his cage at Saratoga, and
showed fight, when the<keeper thrust an
iron bar down his throat-ending the con-
test, and it is thought the life of the bear
also. r a ~-Fa a ,ea Es g
e. We see it stated, that eleven chill
dren were born on the steamer St. Nicholas,
on trip from New Orleans to ST. Louis,
with company of German emigrants.
@ Congress has granted pension of
| fifty dollars month for five years to the
widow of Commodore Decatur.
E The New Hampshire Legislature
adjourned on Saturday, after session of 80
days, during which l22 acts of all descrip-
tons were passed.
@ A severe hail storm visited the
southern part of Halifax county, Va, last
Saturday week. Corn, in some instances,
was stripped Of its blades, tobacco beat
down, and window glass broken. t'+
TX A statue of Washington has been
made from sheet copper, by coppersmith
of New York city, with hammer.
e The Boston Traveller states that
the earnings of the shipping tonnage of that
city-amounting to nearly GOO, 000-reach
$40, 100000 for the past year.
e. The Boston Journal says the report
that Edward Evrett has enrolled himself un-
der the banner of Millard Fillmore, is with
out the shadow of a foundation.
* The Patriarch of American Land
scape Painters, Thomas Doughty, died on
Wednesday last, in New York city, of a
disease of the brain, and in extreme penury.
The Peoria and Bureau Valley Railroad
has declared dividend of per cent, pay
able on the l1th instant, at the Office of the
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in New
York. ...-... ..,.F ..,f.f ...... .,... ...+.
A COUPLE were married in Charleston on
Monday, the bridegroom being II, and the
bride 16 years of age.
E The Illinois and Ohio Rivers are
both remarkably low at the present time.
EE The Fremont young men of Mich
igan are to hold mass State Convention at
Kalamazoo on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
MINERAL DIscovERY.-The Grant County
Herald says, that Messrs. Ritter and Schmidt
have made what is supposed to be very va
iuable discovery of mineral near Beetown,
Wis, on Muscalonge Branch. -sf s-.r
The Richmond Wing says that general
alarm from the mountains to the seaboard is
felt for the corn crop this year. The rains
which have been partial and limited in guam
tity, the chinch bug unifersal, and like the
sand of the sea shore for numbers. Many
corn fields are entirely destroyed by them
already, and Others can only be saved by
timely and copious rains. iasa nsGo9 I
The City Council Of Chicago commenced
a regular session at o'clock p. M. on Mon
day last, and continued, with short inter-
mission at 8 o'clock A. NJ, until 6 o'clock
I Thursday morning. 7a74 ~ 1
Mr.. John McInness, oil merchant, Liver
ipool, England, has invented a saponaceous
compound, which applied to the hulls of
ships, prev ents barnacles and SEA weed from
accommodating on them. rs. s3 -.
The tenacity with which officials hold on
to the public money in their possession, at
least many in every city, is illustratedby the
fact that one of the Justices in Chicago has
1000 in his hands belonging to the city
nearly q third of the amount the city lstely
had to loan at high rate ofinterest.
is5 3se7 ~ n.Fsreigni Mews.ts fhzas IL
The Arabia arrived at New York on the
7th. The news is not important. The diff
fculties in Spain were about being settled
by the triumph Of the Government party.
TheLondon Morning Advertiser says, that
the American question may be regarded as
virtually settled, and it would probably be
50 announced in the speech of the Queen on
the prorogation Of Parliament. The terms