The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-07
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particularly engages the attention at Berlin
in Prussia. The consumption of this article
has reached the amount Of 100000 tons per
year. A stock company on large scale is
being formed for the manufacture Of this
beverage. Among the directors are several
bankers and other individuals of high stand
ing, and a celebrated brewer from Munich
has been engaged for the undertaking.
HUNDREDS of thousands will drag out a
pitifal existence this Winter, east of the ALE
ghanies, who, as soon as April shall melt the
icy chains of the great thoroughfares across
the continent, will trundlc their baggage
aboard of some west-bound car and seek
their fortunes among the lovely lakes, and
upon the boundless prairies of Minnesota.
A GREAT excitement is prevalent in Mon
treal, on the subject of preaching. Mr.. Han
ma, great religious agitator, attempted to
speak there last Sunday, but was instantly
stopped, and sent home by the Mayor. A
constabular force paraded the city all day,
four hundred strong, and several serious dis
turbances were quelled.
The good people of Peru have just solved
o problem of some interest to them, to wit |:
the existence of the third vein of coal beneath
them at distance which will not prevent it's
profitable working. 1t was struck by the
Peru Mining Company, few days ago, at a
depth of 345 feet from the surface. The
Company has been at work more than year
on their shaft, and we are glad to announce
it's success.
PUNCH advises the Governor of Utah to
Ego it while he's Young" The Louisville
Journal adds: "The advice is sensible, for
somebody is Cumming who'll check him."
Hon. N. P. BANKS of Massachusetts,, deliv-
cred the Anniversary Address of the Ameri-
can Institute in New York, on Tuesday eve
ming. The meeting was in the Crystal Pal.
ace. The Tribune says there were fifteen
thousand persons in attendance. The Ad-
dress was upon the present financial crisis.
The London Times says that England. is
at present in conflict with nearly one halt of
the people of the globe. What contrast
with the United States, which is at peace
with all the world.
The little Prince Imperial, of France, is
entered upon the roll of the French Grena.
der Guards, draws pay, and his name is cal
led at muster, when answer is made for him,
son leave with his family"
The Boston Journal has seen a specimen
of wrapping paper made from the fibre of
the Chinese sugar cane, in Newton, Mass
1t says the specimen conclusively proves that
paper can he made from that plant.
THE clipper ship Dreadnaught, sailed from
New York on Saturday, for Liverpool, with
three hundred a forty passengers-the larg-
est number ever taken in a sailing vessel from
this country to Europe.
AN Irishman tells of fight in which there
was but one whole nose left in the crowd,
"and that belonging to the tay kettle"
Mr.. S. D. GRIMES died recently in Geor.
gia, at the great age of ITO years. He was
never sick.
DURING the quarter which ended on the
3Oth of last September, there arrived at
Liverpool from the United States, $500 pas
sengers, of whom 2.769 were returned emf
grants.
The BARRIERS in New York are suffering
from the crisis. Men, they complain, only
get shaved half as often as formerly, and
many have quit shaving at all. This is the
most sensible plan.
SUNDAY afternoon lectures are delivered to
the Students of Hamline University, Red
Wing, by one Of the Faculty, in the College
Chapel.
The Cincinnati Gazette speaks of biga-
mist as one who loves not wisely, but TOO
well.
THE price of Harper's Magazine has been
reduced in Philadelphia, and other Eastern
cities, to Is cents, in consequence of the pres
sure of the times.
HONESTY is the term formerly used in the
case of man who paid for the newspaper
and the coat on his back.
THE late vote in Kansas will range between
$1,000 and 10000. This indicates popula-
ton bordering closely upon 100000