The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-25
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
A FARMER about $50 miles south Of Chi
cago got out of coal, and as the roads were
in a bad condition, he thought he would try
the virtue of corn in the ear to supply the
place of coal. It worked so we'll that sub
sequently he purchased load of coal and
tried it by measure in contrast with the
corn; and the experiment developed the fact
that the corn fuel soas the cheapest and the BEST
The corn and the coal were worth the same
price per bushel 80 cents each, and the corn
went the furthest, and made the .cleanest
\ and best FIRE.
AN INGRAM MILLIoNAIRE.-A Chicago
paper says that one of the grain and produce
firms in that city, handled within the last
year, in their business, $l2,50O, their check
on q single bank amounting to $S,OOO,OO0.
5,256,OOO bushels of grain passed through
their hands.
Mr.. JOHN B. SARPY, leading partner in
the house of P. Choteau, Jr., & Co., of St..
Louis, died in that city last week.
An OLD BRIDGE GoNE.-The Cayuga
Bridge, over the Cayuga Lake, in Central
New York, SO memorable in the travelling
and the political history of New York State,
has yielded to the pressure of the ice and
broken down. The old structure has been
too long convenience, indeed a necessity to
the travel, to be left in this condition. The
ice, moved by a strong wind, Frustrated sew
eral of the bents, and after many years. re-
sistance, they gave away.
GERMANS IN MrNNEsorA.-The Cincinnati
Gazette of the 9th says: "Above one hum
dred persons, all connected with the Ger
man Turner Association, left this city on
Saturday for New Ulm, in Minnesota, where
the Turner'S have been forming settlement
since the election difficulties two years ago."
POLICEMAN Stephen P. Hardenbrook, was
murdered in New York on the 18th, by two
burglars whom he arrested in the act Of rob-
berry. He was stabbed in the back and died
soon afterwards. The murderers escaped.
The frigate Wabash, laying at New York,
received orders to proceed to sea Immediate
~. Her destination is Aspinwall.
The SPECULATION IN MOUNT VERNON
The terms on which John A. Washington
offers to sell Mount Vernon are the follow
ing: LIST, He will sell only 200 acres Of the
estate any way. End. He asks $500, 900,
cash down, for that piece. Sd. He reserves
the right to enclose half an acre (iaclnding
Washington's tomb) and having it used as
burial place for ever, for him and his heirs!
AFArAL VIcroRY.-The Christian Mer-
curry, in speaking of the results of the late
Supreme Court decision on the South, says:
"The victory We have won may indeed be
glorious-more glorious because of the dis
aster of the engagement. But tits victory
more fatal perhaps than defeat, the forerun-
ner of complete subjecticn.
IT has always been the boast Of Colonel
Benton that he had never been in a foreign
country. Strangely enough, however, a few
DAYS ago he allowed himself to he drawn
over the suspension bridge, at Niagara, into
the British dominions. We are afraid Old
Bullion is losing his intense patriotism.
THE MANTLE OF THE PROPHET STOLEN.
Great sensation has been occasioned among
the faithful" at Constantinople by the sud-
den disappearance of numerous relicts OF
Mahommed and his successors. Among the
articles stolen is the Tandskaki-Scherif, or
sacred banner-the veritable mantle of the
prophet. 1t is conjecturcd that the theft
was committed for political purposes, at the
instigation Of portion Of the clergy. The
matter was investigated by the ministry, and
several Imams were arrested on suspicion.
DAVID BRUCE, the well known type and
stereotype founder of New York, died in
that city few days since, in the 89th year
of his age.
The steamer Ericsson arrived at New
York on the 10th inst, with dates from Liv-
erpool to April LIST. The steamer Arabia
was appointed to sail April 4tl,, in place Of
the Persia, detained for repairs.
Snow fell at Vicksburg, and in other pla-
ces in Mississippi on the l4th inst. SO it
did in St. Paul.
LAKE Champlain is now open, and steam
boats were to commence running on the 10th
inst.
A DYING Irishman was asked by his con
fessor if he was prepared to renounce tn
devil and all his works. "Och, yer riv
rance" said Pat, "don't ask me that, I'm
goin' into a strange country, an dom
want to make mysif enemies.'
Why is dram-drinker like the hay crop
Because the hotter the weather, the soone
he gets Cooked" $685..
WE recollect hearing from the late Chic
Justice Marshall, that Gov. Giles, of Virg
MIA, once addressed note Of this tenor t
Patrick Henry:
"SrR Il understand that you have calle
me a "bobtaiI" politician. wish to kno'
iii be true, and il so, your meaning?
H. WIN. b. GILES"
To which Mr.. Henry replied in this wise
SrR:-I do not recolIect having called "
bobtail politician at any time, but think
probable have. Not recollecting the tin
or the occasion, can't say what did meal
but if you will tell me what you think
meant, will say whether you are correct
not. Very respectfully,
PATRICK HENRY.