The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-22
NEWS ITEMS.


home at Blackbird Hills, having captured
from six to eight hundred buffalo during their
absence, besides doing some service to emil
grant trains ON the plains, in recapturing
from bands of unfriendly Indians, cattle,
and other property that had been stolen.
They were to start on their winter hunt on
the 25th ultino.
LNThe most extraordinary efforts were
made to defeat Mr.. Burlingame in Massachu-
sets. In one of the hotels within his dis
trict, twenty voters were colonized from 9th
er wards so as to vote against him. In Cam
bridge, 16O persons were hunted up who
had not paid taxes and were therefore not
entitled to vote, and their taxes were paid
for them by them by the opposition. 1t is
said that over $4,000 were expended to Sc
cure his defeat
e Mary Pitkin, reported to be re-
specially connected at Chicago, was arrest
ed last week in that city for robbing lady
traveller at the City Hotel, of $40. Mary
denied the charge, but after search the mo-
ney was found secrcted in her chemisette.
She was held to bail in bonds of 5000.
* A letter dated Siam, July 18th,
says The British ship China is loading
here with presents for the Queen of England
from the King of Siam. Among them is an
elephant of remarkable color, which will,
no doubt, on it's arrival in England, cause
some little excitement.
e. At conference of the Wesleyan
Methodists, recently assembled at Bristol
England, it was stated that the total num-
Der of members in the connection in Great
Britain is 63,835-an increase of 2,977
over last year.
e New Orleans, it is said has receiv-
ed a new impetus in business the last year,
and the buildings in the course of erection
involve an expenditure of over two millions
of dollars, including a medical college, two
spacious churches, a synagogue and other
public buildings.
e There are said to be now in Mil
waukie warehouses and railroad platforms
about five hundred thousand bushels Of
wheat which have accumulated within the
past sixty days above the current shipments
in that period.
10 The Banner of Ulster, reliable
Irish paper, says that the potato crop Of
Ireland, North and South, is the best raised
in the country since 1889. The average re-
tail price is four to four and a-half pence pei
stone of fourteen pounds.
ag- Two curious cases of intermarriage
have occurred in Newton county, Ga. Mr.
S. Daniel, aged Sc, married daughter Of
N. Rogers, who was Is, and N. Rogers, aged
GO, married a daughter of S. Daniel, who
was IA years of age.
EE A powderhorn was discovered few
days since, on one of the "Hunting Islands, y
near the mouth of the Morgan river, in South
Carolina, marked "Randolph." 1t is the only
trace ever discovered of the revenue cutter
Hamilton, Captain Randolph, which was lost
with all hands off the Charleston Bar, S, c.,
in 1853, and never heard Of
y- The Northern Bank, Providence, R.
l., recently commenced business on capital
of $2O0,000- 100000 of which was paid in
with privilege of increasing it to a million.
Stephen S. Olney, Esq, is president, and
Peter H. Brown, cashier.
Miss Margaret Mitchell, on the last night
of her engagement at the Peoples Theatre
St. Louis, received from the citizens set of
sable furs, at the cost of $500, and also a
magnificent set of jewelry.
FATAL AccIDENT.-John Shrieves and
John Rutt, of Winterset, Iowa, were out with
party hunting deer in the western part of
the county, week before last, when the for
mer shooting at deer, accidentally hit and
instantly killed the latter.
IMPORTANT DEcIs1oN.--It is stated that
the Secretary of the Interior has decided
against the ruling of the late Commissioner
of Pensions making discrimination between
the volunteer and regular service. The SOL
diers of either service are, therefore, equally
entitled to bounty land. A large number of
claims that have been suspended pending the
decision Of this question will now be salts
fed.
NEBRAsKA.-Morton, of the Nebraska City
News, says in his last, that all candidates
for Office who do not send him five dollars
for announcing their names, will be with
drawn from the canvass, reported as dead,
and appropriate obituary notices written.
SOUTH CARoL1NA.-An Extra Session of
the Legislature was held at Columbia on the
4th inst, for the choosing of Electors of
President and Vice-President. The legal
number, eight, was chosen, and instructed
to vote for Buchanan and Breckenridge.
New -Buchanan's majority over
Fremont is 1888; over Fillmore 1884
Newell the Fusion candidate for Governor is
elected by majority of 1900
E@ Washington Irving, the most dis
tinguished of American writers, it is report
ed, voted for Fremont and Dayton.
* The New York Sunday Times says
it is nonsense to talk about C. French with
out master !" the French always have one.
- A woman has been fined S25 in Ra