The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-01-17
NEWS ITEMS.

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ES 1t is stated that the close of the
year gives no less than twenty-six millions
to the losses by marine underwriters during
1856, ofiwhich two-thirds falls on New York
City. 'SAlo .AeS aE .J2'5nab nldl g4aa
E9 John G. Watrous, United States
District Judge, like Lecompte Of Kansas,
has brought disgrace on the character of the
Federal Judiciary. Two memorials are now
before the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, asking for his impeachment-the
Senate of his state, too, has passed resolu-
tions demanding his removal. otsd F
EE Mrs. Sarah Ebaugh died in York
county, Pennsylvania. on the 2sth ultimo.
She was the mother Of twelve children,
grandmother Of 81, and great grandmother
of So.
EE Horace Greeley says this is free
country and man isn't obliged to use COM
mon sense unless he has it.
Il The documents recently called for
by the Senate are voluminous, and include
the heretofore suppressed letters of Gen.
Scott to the Secretary of War, relative to
his former pay, as Lieutenant General. The
correspondence on both sides is particularly
caustc and personal. Much anxiety for its
perusal is felt.
IL 1t is said, that Hon. Samuel Craw-
ford, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, will be
candidate for the appointment of Governor
of Minnesota. under Mr. Buchanan.
~ The Rev. Mr.. Tying, who was driven
from his church in Philadelphia for preach
ing against slavery, is to have new church.
The subscriptions alredy reach twenty thou
sand dollars.
~ A fast young Mississippi gentleman
went to Cincinnati with $4,000, and was
fieeced at a gambling hell, of every dollar
The matter is to be investigated, AMI excites
interest, as there are several we'll known
persons who will be numbered as witnesses.
JOHN L. MARSH, State Senator from
Rutland county, Vermont, had his right arm
SO badly injured in threshing machine that
amputation above the elbow became neces-
sary.
JUSTICE HURST, of Syracuse, performed
marriage ceremony recently. The bridegroom
was redheaded white man, the bride was a
good looking squaw, and the bridesmaid a
genuine African wench.
Two German girls, with hurdy -gurdy
and tamborine, have, it is said, netted two
thousand pounds sterling in ten months, in
Australia.
ES Mr.. Thomas Norscworthy, who died
recently at Salem, Massachusetts, at the age
of SO, was married six times. and hal 33
children. The old man sawed wood for q
living until he was more than seyenty-five
years of age.
TWENTY cases of wife-beating occurred in
Philadelphia, since December first. All but
six of the brutes are reported to be foreign
erS.
THE body of Mr.. Cleveland, who was
murdered in St. Louis, has been removed to
his home in Lafayette, Indiana for inter-
inert. The deceased leaves wife and one
child.
ES Justice Wayne, of the United States
Supreme Court, while holding a court re-
Gently, in Raleigh, North Carolina, was at
tackled with paralysis.
EE A Mr.. Berdan has in successful op-
Grafton in Brooklyn, New York, gigantic
bakery which can daily turn five hundred
barrels of flour into proportionate number
Of loaves of bread.
Ev~ Professor Hedrick, late of the North
Carolina University, was in Chicago ON the
18th ultimo. t..-....
EE Richard Mullowny has been recog-
nized Consul Of the Republic of Paraguay,
for New Yotk.
A fearful catastrophe occurred at Hills
borough, N. H., on Wednesday. A house
was consumed by fire, and two men named
Glen, and Mrs. Allen and child, were burn
ed to death and buried in the ruins.
AN examination of Lyman, the New
Utrecht murder, shows pretty conclusively
that he was insane on Spiritualism and from
physical causes at the time the deed was
committed.
A young lady at Newburryport, of some
considerable personal attractions, accepted q
wager to wheel half bushel of beans from
the store of the individual who made the
wager to his dwelling house. The young
lady delivered the beans in good shape and
won the bet.
A destructive fire occurred at Hannibal
Mo-, on the 28th ult.. breaking out in large
three story building on Maine, near the cor
ner of Hill street.
DURING the last session of the Lawrence
College at Appleton, Wis.,, there were 4l4
students in attendance. |
E8- Thomas D. Condy, United States
Marshal for the District of South Caroln
has been re-appo,nted by the President, his
term of service having expired. ..s.
The Pennsylvania Legislature met on the
9th inst. j. S. Gelt was chosen Speaker Of
the Assembly, VIM. Wilkins had been nom.