The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-11
NUMBER 43.
WASHINGTON, July 2.

"AN~Ho"3 VotJ A'
Alarge two story brick building in the
avenue nearly opposite the National Hotel
was fired BY an incendiary and burned down
last night. 1t was owned by Littleton 4
Neaf, and occupied BY Reese, gas litter -
Dennager, PaniIer & Monck, gun and white
smitha The building was entirely vslulesa
and uninsured. The aggregate loss Of the oe-
cupants is from six to seven thousand dollars.
Monck Il Reese are insured, but the loss of
Dounger IL not less than $500. sd --a -
There was tremendous hail storm at Fred.
ericksburgh between four and Eve O'Clock YES
terday, accompanied by terrific thunder.-
Some Of the hail stones were as large as hens
eggs. All windows on the windward sides Of
the houses were demolished, and all the mag
nets except one in the telegraph Office were
burned
The destruction OF the trees and crops, it
is supposed, was immense.
The track Of the Railroad from Aqua Creek
10 Fredericksburg was badly washed. Both
the railway trains were temporarily DELAYED.
and one coming from the North was thrown
from the track and three passengers seriuous
ly injured. 5 - -
w ARLINGTON, June 80.
The Post.Master General, with the supro.
baton of the President, has selected the fol-
lowing route overland to California, viz -
beginning at St. Louis and Memphis on the
Mississippi River, hence forming junction
at Little Rock, Arkansas thence in the di-
rection of Preston, on the Rio Grande, as
the most suitable crossing of that river, to
Fort Fillmore or Donna Anna; thence along
the new road being made under the direction
OF the Secretary Of the Interior, to Fort Va
ma; thence by the best passes through the
best valleys for safe and expeditions staging
to San Francisco. -
The P. NJ. General with the approbatian
OF the President, has given the contract to
John Butterfield, W. B. Densmore, w. G..
Fargo, j. P. V. Gardener Marquis Kenyon,
and A. Holland, of New York, and Hsmil-
ton q Spencer, of Ills. at the price of $685.
600, semi-weekly service, they being the low
est bidders, and as they will perform 400
miles more than the other bidders proposed.
Five Of the persons engaged in the election
riot on the 1st of June, had been convicted
two of them had fed from justice, the other
three were sentenced to one years imprison,
ment and fined twenty dollars each.
The Court of Claims has adjourned till Oc-
tober. 4 @
w. Cary Jones, Col. Benton's son-in-law,
who recently left Panama on the U. s. sloop
of war Decatur, is known to have been sent
out by the Administration as secret agent
to the Central American States, to ascertain
the views Of the American government in
reference to the division of Nicaragua, and
the opening of the Nicaragua interoceanic
route.
The net amount Of gold on the Treasury
subject to draft is $2OO00000; As fol-
lows. r
In Boston ss,ooo,oOo in New York,
$2l, 100000 St. Louis nearly $l,OOOOOO
in Philadelphia, over $2,OOO,OOO in New
Orleans, upwards Of $4,000 and in San
Francisco, $l,50O.OOO. -s
Thos. w. Sutherland has been appointed
Collector of Customs, at Sacramento, vice
Ackley removed.
Lord Napier has engaged family summer
residence at Frost being near Cumber-
land.
$4,000 of Treasury notes, issued in 1856
and 1857 are outstanding
A delegation of the Tonawanda Indian AT.
fairs to-day in conference to the adjustment
of their reserved lands. .....,
Robert Cross, another of the election riot
ers, was arrested this morning after desper-
ate resistance, and seriously wounding officer
Robinson.