The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.

is in sight at last: "There is no doubt about
it, as many of our citizens who have seen it
can testify. 1t may be seen about the hour
Of O'Clock in the east, or rather q little
north of cast, few degrees above the hori-
ION, occupying, relatively, an upright posi-
ton. 1t could even be seen this morning
through cloud, and may be seen by an,
one who has curiosity enough to draw him
from bed at the incOnvenient hour when it is
in sight, On the other hand, Prentice, OF
the louisville Journal, Says:
" The comet is cay deceiver. He prom
ised to iostle the earth but it has only Tilted
her. The rogue has told tale instead of
showing one."
ABOUT THE POSTAGE ON WEEKLY PAPERS
The Postmaster General has recently deci
ded that DO a fide subscribers to weekly
newspapers can receive the same free of pos.
tage if they reside in the county in which tn.
newspaper is printed and published, even if
the office to which the paper was sent is
without the county, provided it is the office
at which they receive their mail matter
This will be an item of interest to newspa-
per subscribers living near the county lines.
AN Interesting antique has just been dis
covered at Munich, in the shape of Luther's
wedding ring. 1t is described as of pure
gold, closed with single ruby, and the cir
Gle skillfully engraved in relief with the EN-.
bems Of the passion-such as the cross, lad
der, sword, sponge and cloth. In the inside
is engraved I'D. Martina Luthero, Catha-
rine Bora, ID Junius 1925" Such is the
description given by a Munich journal.
THE Noble County CO., Republican an
nounces the death of William Beatty, citi.
zen of that county, at the advanced age OF
LOG years. Mr.. B. was born in Ireland in
ISL, emigrated to the United States in 1910.
He had passed through the horrors of the
Irish Rebellion, and witnessed the rise, pro-
gress, and happy termination of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
THE Evansville Journal in recounting the
municipal history Of that city for the last
three years. says: Gone of our ex-consta-
bles is in the Penitentiary, and two, Others
left between "two days. and have not yet
returned. An ex:justice elected year ago
swindled his neighbors and left for parts un-
known, and finally in these latter times we
find q justice and constable locked up for
safe keeping. Wehope the Democracy hav-
ing elected Carter and Tominson, will see
that they do not suffer during their confne
ment. If 'to the victor belong the spoils,n
certainly it is the bounden duty of the "Vic-
tor" to care for those who are wounded in OBJ
tanning them
SANTA ANNA is again becoming ambitious
of ruling Mexico. The Eerad has a trans
la'ion of an address issued by him to the
Mexican people, denouncing the present gov
eminent Of Comonfort the new constitution,
the laws affecting the property and privile-
ges Of the clergy, &C., and announcing that
there must DC another sanguinary revolution,
even though half of the territory of the re
public should have to be sold to supply the
sinews of war.
CHIEF OF Police MATSELL SOON TO Emf
G2ArE.--Mr, George W. Marshall, who. for
the last thirteen years, has occupied the posi-
ton of Chief of Police of New YORK city,
soon starts with his FAIRLY for Iowa, where
the designs settling. Beside his family, two
or three other officers, who have been connec.
ted with the Chiefs Office for several years
past, will accompany him. Mr.. Matsell first
commenced public life as Custom House
Officer and.was subsequently elected Police
Magistrate, which office he held for five years
during the old watch system. He was next
appointed Chief of Police, which position he
held until recently.
THEearnings of the Michigan Central Road
for the second week Of June were $780,
9Gl ,l3, against S64, 1890 IN the same week
last year. The same week on the Michigan
Southern shows a variation of only $50 on
last year.
CHARLES CowLA,r, clerk in the post Office
at Portland, Me-, was arrested on Monday
for robbing letters containing money to the
amount Of $4,000. He acknowledged his
guilt. About $1,000 of the money has been
recovered.
THE mail contract from San Antonio,
Texas, via the River ella to California, was
concluded on Monday at Washington with
James f. Birch. Compensation $4,000.
BUNKER HILL CELEsRATIoN.-At the
great Bunker Hill celebration there were
1900 Free Masons in full regala. FIVE reg
iments of military marched in the procession,
which took an hour and a half to pass CIV
en- point.
NOTWITHSTANDING the heavy exports of
specie last week, the New York bank state
ment for the last week ending the Goth
shows an increase in specie of SSl5,516.
PEARLS IN WAYNE County, N. Y.-The
LYONS Press says large number of real pearls
have been obtained from fresh water clans
picked up in the bed Of an old canal in the
town of Galen. The yield of pearls is said to
be very fair, averaging one to nearly every ten
clans, and hundreds of men, women and
children, are busily engaged in gathering the
blvalves.
CALlronxrA GorD.-According to state
ment prepared for the London Economist, the
exports of treasure from Sa Francisco for
the three months ending March Both, 1855,
we're in amount SIC, 43O,95O. For the cor
responding months of 1057-SlO,250,54 0.-
Decrease in ls57-$172,402.
The California papers state that in conse-
quence of the extravagant price demanded by
the Panama line for passage, nun Der OF
parties, consisting Of both ladies and gentle
men, have been formed for the purpose OF re-
turning across the plains. The overland route
will be preferred hereafter, both as more eco
nomical and agreeable. Even if the Nicara-
qua transit should be re-npcned. it will be, no
doubt, so controlled as to benefit the Panama
monopoly.