The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-07
NEWS ITEMS,

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FRA blacksmith and wheelright sho
situated on Fort street in the upper part
the city, was destroyed by fire Tues,ia
morning. Everything connected with tn
shop was destroyed, but no damage to SUI
rounding property occasioned. The fir
broke out about two o'clock. We under
stand there was no insurance upon tn
property. s. sH 81
GARRoTING IN BUFFALo.-The following
method Of garroting has been introduced in
to Buffalo 1t is said to be painful: AS
gentleman was about leaving house in tn
fashionable quarter of the city, where he hat
been spending The evening pair of whit'
arms were thrown around his neck, and hi
lips were stifed. The suddenness of the at
tack deprived him of all powers Of resist
ance. AS usual, no policemen were to bt
seen.
STRIKING INcIDENr.-It is striking in
cident in the case of Preston S. Brooks
that he was attended by DR.. Boyle, the same
physician who, when Brooks was on trial for
the assault of Chas. Sumner, swore that the
injury received by Mr.. Sumner was very
slight; and that, on this occasion, as we learn
by dispatch to the Boston Journal, he mis-
took the nature of the disease, and says that
if he had known what the disease was he
could have saved him! IT,
ANOTHER SCARLET LErTER.-1t is re-
ported that letter signed by Sidney Web
ster and ranked by Franklin Pierce con-
corning a certain sugar plantation in the
Kinney Mosquito purchase, has been dis
covered among the diplomatic and financial
crriosities of the Nicaragua imbroslio.
ACALIFoRNIA WIFE.-When John Big
Ter, late Governor of California, was mem
Der of the State Legislature, Mrs. BIGGER, his
wife, absolutely washed the clothes of hon
orable gentlemen for so much dozen. AT
the time of his election, Bigler was very
poor, and his per diem was hardly enough
for himself and his wife to live on in those
prodigal times. To make both ends meet,
and to save something against rairy day,
Madam Bigler put her shoulder to the
wheel. .e. ...
The BURDELL EsTATE.-There seems to
be ntest about the administration of Dr.
Burdell's estate. The Public Administrator
for the city and county Of New York, Las
given notice of his intention to apply to the
Surrogate tor letters of Administrations
The other applicant is William Burdell, of
Columbus, Ohio--a brother of the deceased
TAE CAMELs ARE CoMING.-A New Or
leans dispatch of Jan. 80, says the United
States store-ship Supply, Commander Por-
ter, had just been telcgraphed at the S. W
Pass, from Smyrna, with forty-one camels
on board-all of which were brought over
without difficulty and in good health.
MADAME IDA PFEIFFER.-Late accounts
from the Cape Of G oil Hope state that this
celebrated traveller left Cape Town on the
Goth Of November for the Island of NADIA
gascar.
e The Washington Union Indignantly
deEes that President Pierce now is, or ever
was, interestel in the slightest degree in the
Mosquito or any grant in Central America,
declaring that the charge WAS manufactured
by the New York Herald We suppose
however, there is no doubt that Mr.. Cazt-
neau testified to something of this sort, as
reported in both the Herald and Times.
~ A man named Cyrus F. True. well
known fina: cier of Rochester, N Y. Was ar
rested at Detroit on Saturday last, on a
charge of fraudulently obtaining $500 bonds
of the Michigan Southern railorad company's
cashier at Adrian, and Of Williams & Co.,
and Wood & Co., at Toledo. But alters me
explanation and disgorging, True was releas-
ed, and the whole party adjourned to tue
Biddle II use, and had jolly time of it,
GA young lady named Davies, aged
eighteen years, has been arrested at Balls
town for seducing the oldest son of Mr..
Clark in Albany, aged l6 years. She had
induced him to el"pe with her, and she foot
ed the bill at the hotel where they were
stopping. The frantic youngster tears his
hair and swears lie will drown himself in the
cistern, if Miss d. is punished.
- Archibald Campbell, Esq, the pre-
sent chief clerk of the War Department, has
heen nominated by the President to be the
CommissiO, er on the part of this Govern
nent to run the Northwestern Boundary
under the treaty with Great Britain and the
act of August IL, 1856.
- Hon. ID. A. Smalley, of Burlington,
has received from the President the appoint
nent to the United States Judgeslip for the
strict of Vermont, left vacant by the
death Of Judge .Prentiss, and the appoint
nent has been confirmed by TIE Senate.
The court martial which commenced in
NV York, short time since, to try Lieute
rant Up1egraff and Surgeon Holden, upon
charges of disubedience Of orders anil neg
lect Of duty, have acquitted the defendants,
md the Secretary of War has confirmed the
decision and dissolved the court.
LEThe Charleston Evening News re.
ports that the friends of Elk Governor James
Fl. Hammond will run him for Congress in