The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-29
NEWS ITEMS.

step into her lovers carriage. when the stern
mother leads her back into the house by the
hand. Scene first-concludes with weeping
daughter, scoldng parents and disappointed
lover. Scene second-old folks at church,
baggage is sent off by the cars, lover and
lady take buggy to Chitenango, where
they take the train to Albany. Young lady
leaves a note saying they are to be married at
Albany, and threatening suicide if they are
brought back before the deed is consunma-
ted.
IT is a curious fact that the warmest
friendships are among persons of opposite
qualities. The very angularities of charac-
ter that arc most fatal to mere companion
ship, seem to bind friends more closely to-
gether. Give us for friend not one who is
mere copy Of ourself of which we have too
much already. nor one whose character has
no distinct ind vidual points, presenting only
an unmeaning superficial snoothness. Give
us one rather whose mora fame is all elbows
stuck full of salient points, from crown to
sole; for. as it has been truly said, pair of
minds thus made up may ''close into each 9TH
er as thoroughly as pair of brushes
The Big Sioux river forms the boundary
between the unorganized territory of Dako-
tab, the State of Iowa, and the new State OF
Minnesota. AT tsjunction with the Missou-
ri river is located, on the Iowa side, the -four
ishing town of Sioux is $50 miles in length,
through region of unsurpassed richness. -
On the Goth ult. the first steamer ever tried
in the stream ascended it from Sioux City, a
distance of thirty miles, and found the water
deep, navigable, and free from distractions of
any kind. On the Dakotah side the level
prairie was found extending as far as the eye
could reach, and possessing soil equal to
any in the Northwest.
THE Louisville (Ky.) Courier says: "The
harvest is now nearly or quite over through
o t Kentucky and in yield of grain is the
finest, largest, heaviest, aud best ever known
in this State. The yield is not only extraor-
dinarily large, but the quantity of ground
cultivated was found beyond any previous
season.'
The Evansville 0nd.) Journal says one of
the mills in Louisville contracted last week
for thirty bushels of wheat at one dollar per
bushel. The same paper adds: Prices on
Tuesday and yesterday had a downward ten
dency in that market and wheat was offered
by the farmers at one dollar but declined by
the milers generally
THE Logansport Ind Jourxal says har-
vest is about over, and the abundant crops
of wheat and hay securely gathered. The
season has been remarkably favorable, and
has enabled the farmer to get through with
bis labors with less than ordinary disadvan-
tage. Wheat sells at ST..
THE NATIONAL REvENUE.-The receipts
into the U. S. Treasury for the year ending
June 3Oth, were $63, 3,875,905 from customs,
$3,S28, ,4o6 for public land, AMI $l,0lS, ,SOG
incidentally. Total, $60,723,l96. The ex-
penditures, including redemption of public
debt, were $7O,822,724, The Civil List cost
$29, ,53l 1922; War Department, $40, ,26l,774
which, as the army is but Is, 900 men, is epnal
to $2,250 per head The Navy cost $l2,
424,363, which for the 10000 persons who
compose it, is 81, ,242 per head
KENTUCKY LEGIsLATURE.-Ita appears the
American party have majority of one in the
Kentucky Senate. Thirteen of that party
held over, and they have elected seven, max
ing twenty; while only six Democrats held
over, making, with the thirteen they have e.
lected, but nineteen. The Democratic major.
ity in the House is eighteen, and on joint bal
lot seventeen.
AN ALLEN PAUPER PosTMAsrER-The
Madison Courier says that at Coal Creek
Fountain county, Indiana, a very respectable
man, Mr.. Boden, has been garroted from the
post office and his place given to one Patrick
Farrell an Irishman, who to his official avoca
tions adds that of keeping a large grog-shop
in which he receives and from which he de-
lvers the mails of the United States o
Amer lea. 1t is said this Earrel went to Goa
Creek to work upon railroad, but he die
not work hard enough to prevent him from
becoming public pauper. He is not even
citizen of the United States.
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.-The London Ga
zette of the 24th dltimo contains the officia
announcement of the appointment, and ap
Proval by the proper English authority, o
Mr.. Gerard Ralston as Consul General fo
the Republic of Liberia. Mr.. R. is a Phil
adelphian, but for many years resident o
the city of London, where he has allowed
no favorable opening to pass unimproved il
efforts to serve the rising regro state on th
coast of Africa. If the American Govern
ment or people would aid this young natiol
with vigor, and devote the means requisite
to develop the plans of the COLONIZATION
Society, it would speedily become of great
utility in effectually crushing out the sav'
trade in tho African waters, an in introdu
cling civilization and christianity into tha
mighty continent.
Sickness IN M1cHrGAN.-The Detroit Trb
une says that in one or two towns in the inte
rior of Michigan, dysentery has assumed al
epidemic form. and has committed great hav
oc among the young children-the "babies
of the household. A lady from Lower Sag
nav informed one of our citizens on Saturda
that every infant in that place had died, saw
one, and that one was sick. Tn Jackson, tn
disease seems to. be doing as fearful execution
THE Bank of Commerce is the most exter
sive financial concern in New York. On th
Sth is loans and discounts amounted to SO
SlO,349; its deposits to S8,lO4, ,l64; speci
in vault to ST. OIL ,349. The b nix has Gil
culation of about two million dollars.
A sEAMsrREss in York, Pa, ,partook so fret
ly OF ice cream one day last week., that sh
died in a few hours, raving with delirium.
GEORGE SMTTH.-George Smith. the Will
Cat and Red-Dog Banker has returned to h
native land, Scotland. He has bought maj
, or, and it is said is about to purchase tit
of nobility. APsl A--' g q '~. -~ "