Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-09

c@ We'learn that since the appearance d
very refined article in the Free Press. that pa
per has had several new female subscribers,
most Of whom reside on the Fort road. The
editor should have mentioned this fact in the
article wherin he states that he issues 1000 pa.
pers per week I! ..ir sssat
CO The Chilicothe Sciota Gazette Of the 9th
ult., states that u hale old man of four score
years, called ut that Office and paid for two
years in advance, making 6fty-six years that he
has taken the paper, and forty-eight he has paid
for. .~.,,.,s..-
CO correspondent in writing from Chicago
says, sit is not an unusual occurrence to find
strangers dead in the street, who have been
Knocked down and killed for the purpose of rob-
berry. ~st
cV The American Almanac gives the follow
ing as a total population Of the globe Africa,
10O,OO0,0O0; America, 81, ,SS2; Asia. $685.
100000; Australia, 1,545 ,009 Europe, 253,5l7,.
81 Polynesia, l,50Q,OO0. Total, 1850, l69,-
403.
se1= The Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor has been set in diamonds and sent by
the Emperor OF France to the Sultan; the
first time His Highness has ever "condescend-
ed" to accept Of or to wear Christian decora-
ton.
EB The British Minister at Teheran,
Persia. has struck his flag in consequence, it
is said of some personnel insult.
ssY- DIR. Kane says that in high, northern
ATTITUDES that they are compelled to consume
more food than here. Eight ducks per day is
there an ordinary allowance.
CT The Philadelphia Ledger publishes list
of nearly seventeen thousand names of persons in
that city, who have not paid their taxes.
CT Nothing that is not truly honest can be
truly useful.
Gss The Niagara Falls Gazette has the
following, under the head of "The Ice Bridge
Adventure ;"-Previous to Saturday, ice had
formed up to Goat Island, and the landing
could be made from the Canada side. This is
a circumstance Of very rare occurrence. We
are informed that such thing has not happen
ed for the last 20 or 25 years.
EI A correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer says that there is living in Powhat-
tan county. Va, person who was born con-
temporaneously with the coronation of George
II, Of England----iorty-eight years before the
Declaration Of Independence, and, four or
five years before the birth Of Washington.
re Dickens and Macauly have more
readers than ever. Thirty.ive thousand cop
les OF the first number of Little Dorrtt have
been sold, and there will soon be ihirty-five
thousand copies of the History of England in
the market.
fSF He who is passionate and hasty, is gcner-
ally honest. It's your cool, assembling hypo-
critic, of whom you should beware. s'rhere is no
deception in ball dog" It's only the cur that
sneaks up and bites you when your back is
turned.
CT \ lunatc escaped from the Albany Aims
House, last Thursday, by forcing his body through
the bars Of his window, which were but six inches
apart. ana in II nude state made off. lie was
found the next morning. frozen stiff and dead.
w ASHiNGToN CANONlZED.-Dlu you KNOW That
Washington had been placed in the calender of
saints? There is church at Rivns, over the
principal portal of which is very well executed
bust of the leader of the American Revolution. On
the inquiry of IL native of the town. was inform
ell that it was bust of the ''good saint, George
Washington" | confess that rs passed this
church felt like taking off my hat, and did it.
not because of custom, but because | couldn't
help it.---Nicafayu" Cor. n. Y. Herald.
CO A private letter from lawrence, Kansas,
dated January 5th, says:
awe had 100 more of Sharp's rifles. Since
the war, that noble man, Eli Thlyer, Of Massa-
chusetts, has made present of 1000 Rifles,
superior to Sharp's, carrying two ounce bali
one mile,. We also have a twelve pound how
itzcr, with cannon and grape shot"
CT The weather still continues cold, but pleas
ant. Mercury below zero.
3 The snow is sal to have fallen four and
half feet deep, in Lewis County, New York.
Eall and Winter stock !!
IMMENSE ARRIVAL
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
L. F. IRVINE & CO.,
WHOLESALE AVID RETAIL GROCERS AND PROVI-
SION MERCHANTS,
Corner st. Anthony Exchange Streets, opposite the