The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-06
NEWS ITEMS.

VI thaI FepuCHC 10 Opaln, atucO Dy tnt
French and English consuls. Baez had beer
inaugurated President in place of Santana
removed by Spanish intrigue. He still holds
possession Of the stores and armories, and
objects to the indscriminatc arming of his
troops with weapons from Cuba.
u A despatch from Washington states
that the President has caused to be formally
ly submitted to the government of New
Granada, proposition for the cession to the
United States of municipal control over the
Panama Railroad route, the cities of Aspin
wall and Panama, and strip of the terri
tory through which the road runs. sufficient
ly wide to ensure the protection of the route
from future violence.
E Another curious bet is stated in the
papers. A Maine Fremonter this week
walks with an eight inch corn-cob in his
month from Shad Lake to Bath Another
Fremonter in Saratoga stands all day with a
horse-collar around his neck. Both these
bets were lost in consequence of the failure
of the Quakers to vote in Pennsylvania.
ES Look out for counterfeit 8. fives -
on the Merchants Bank, Salem, photographs
finely done. Also for "threes " on the
Mechanics's Bank. Burlington, altered
eagle and shield on upper left corner--por-
trait of Washington on right centre.
E Italy has just lost two enlightened
men. Dr. Braun, Secretary of the Archseo-
logical Society, founded by the King OF
Prussia at Rome, died in that city recently
The death of Luigi Gamma, President of the
Museum and gallery of the Capitol, is also
ANNOUNCED.
IL Paris is lamenting the death of the
beautiful and proud Countess Fitzjames.
She let fall an ignited match, which caught
in the folds of her dress, and set fire to it.
After passing through a month of dreadful
suffering she was relieved by death.
G1 The inventor of steel ring crino-
lines, in Paris, realized in five weeks $50
600 on the proceeds of his invention.
E A Costa Rica paper announces that
Jose Dolores Munoz, Of San Jose for the
crime of secretly planting tobacco, has been
condemned to seventy years, two months,
and thirty days Imprisonment at hard labor,
and to pay fine of $3.50 and costs.
EI 1t appears by the statistics of the
New York Custom House, that the importa-
ton of London gin is increasing at the rate
of one hundred per cent. per annum, while
that of Hollands is rapidly diminishing.
ES An old man named Wilson, aged
sc, who recently died in Miller county, H.
lnois, left directions that he should be salt
ed down before being consigned to the grave
This singular request was complied with, and
he was buried in cavity of cliff at the
depth of fifty feet.
EE Daniel Farrell, landscape garden
er, born in England, died in Springfield on
the 18th inst, at the age of 93 In the
early part of his life he had charge Of the
royal gardens, and was honored by the ac-
quaintance and confidence Of George III. He
was buried with masonic honors.
& The towns of St. George, Andover,
Baltimore, Goshen, Ira and Ripton, in Yer
mont, gave all their votes to Fremont.
E< British ship Falcon, from Liverpool
for Portland, put into Gloucester on S nday,
with the crew in state of mutiny.
E@ Ships arriving at New York repor,
an alarming mortality on board. On Thurs
day the ship Donan, with twenty -four deaths
on the passage on Friday, ships Howard
and Humboldt, with twenty six and thirty
seven deaths.
~ In Eastport, Me-, Mr.. Norton, butch
er, committed suicide by tying his hands be-
hind him, and jumping into hogshead OF
water.
~ A Russian prince has summoned a
convention of guitar players for trial OF
skill at Brussels; promising gold medal to
the best player, and silver medal to the
second best.
sss- Ship Hemisphere left New York, on
Friday, with regiment of artillery for Fort
Myers, Fla, under command of Major Nor
ris, intended to suppress the Indian dis
turbances.
~ Buchanan has majority in but sin
gle county of Mich gan, i. e., Wayne, where
he has $50 over Fremont.
E@ Fiftya thousand copies of Emer.
sons I" English Traits" have already been
sold in England.
E& The Lancaster pa Bank, the run
upon which we have mentioned, has closed
its doors. The assets are sufficient to meet
the circulation and deposits.
Es- Advices from Rio Janeiro, to the
14th of September, intimate that the prices
of coffee will give way under the pressure o.
latest advices from the States.
~ Col. G. W. Porter, the inventor o.
the Porter Rife,' died at Memphis last
week.
E The returns from Kentucky show
Fremont vote of several hundred. In Cal
loway county 189 votes were thrown fo
Fremont.
Il Gov. Wise is reported at Baltimor
on the 18th en- route for Lancaster, Pa, on
Visit, it is presumed, to Mr.. Buchanan.