The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. LIGoN, Of Maryland issued procla-
nation on Friday last, placing the city un.
der martial law, and ordering out two divis-
ions, some seven hundred men, and their
commanding officers were ordered to enroll
at once and report for service, and hold them
selves in readiness to preserve the peace on
wednesday next tomorrow the day of the
general election. The Governor takes this
step against the decision of the Mayor but
at the request and on representations made
by responsible citizens. Considerable feeling
was aroused by the proclamation. There is
great diversity of opinion on the measure,
many considering it justified by the existing
circumstances, while others look upon it as
most unwisc and calculated to increase the
difficulty apprehended on election day.
The Cincinnati Gazette states a circum-
stance which confirms the theory that truth
is sometimes stranger than fiction. An old
man was relating at Fifth St. Market, the in
cidents of his life, by which it tappeared that
he had abandoned his family when young,
and had wandered all over the world. He
came back to Pennsylvania, where he had
left them, and learned that his wife was long
since dead, and his children gone no one
knew where. He wandered to Cincinnati,
and strange to say, one of the listeners in the
crowd proved to be his son, who took him
home and cared for him.
The Persia, with three days later news from
England, arrived at New York on Wednes-
day. She brings over 200 passengers and
nearly millioa and a quarter in specie
Breadstuffs were dull and rather lower !;
money stringent; and severe panic in some
of the Continental cities. The cholera has
made its appearance in England. From India
there is nothing later.
The telegraph line along the Milwaukee &
Mississippi Railroad is completed to Prairie
du Chen, and in few days will be in full
operation. There are stations beyond Madi-
son, at Boscobel, Muscoda, Lone Rock, Spring
Green and Mazomanie.
We wonder how long it will be before we
have line to St. Paul ?
A CONVENTION Of Sabbath school dele
gates from all parts of Indiana. numbering
some five Or SIX hundred was in session on
Wednesday last at Indianapolis. Bishop
Ames, of the Methodist Church, presiding.
The object of the convention is to promote
the interests of Sabbath Schools in the State,
and increase them in usefulness aud impor-
tance. Various questions have been discuss
ed and acted upon.
The Utica Lock Factory, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of the 2Sth ult. Loss
$4,000, insured $4,000.
At a Democratic meeting at Lecompton,
Kansas, on the Goth, resolutions were adop-
ted strongly condemning the action of Gov
ernor Walker and Secretary Stanton, liz re-
jecting the returns of Oxford precint, in
johnson county. The course cf the Cover
nor and his Secretary was characterized as
high-handed, illegal and usurpation of pow
er belonging only to the Legislature.
A man named Hett, residing at Watertown,
Wis, was accidentally shot on Wednesday
afternoon while out hunting ducks in COM
pany with some others, in boat. 1t appears
he was STOPPING down in front of one of his
companions who was about to shoot, and
raised himself up just as the gun went OF,
receiving the whole of the charge in the back
of the head. At last accounts he was still
alive, but not expected to live through the
night.
THE new steam tug Stillman, exploded her
boiler on Wednesday noon, while lying at the
foot of Commercial street. at Buffalo, N. Y.
The crew, consisting of persons, were at
dinner at the time of the explosions; 4 of them
were more or less scalded, and one named
Keith, missing-supposed to be drowned.
A trotting match between the Green Noun
tain Morgan and Black Hawk Telegraph, for
$1,000 side, came off on Tuesday afternoon
over the Capital City Course, at Columbus.
The race was Won by Green Mountain Nor
gan.
AT Nashville, on the 9th, A. O. p Mich
olson was elected U. S. Senator from Tennes-
see, to succeed Jno Bell, whose term expires
in 1850.
THE U. S. bark Release is to be fitted up
as storeship, and will sail from the Charles
ton Navy Yard in few days for Sardinia
with stores for the Mediterranean squadron.
A beautiful young lady was mysteriousy
missed from her home in White county, Indi-
ana, last week, and before the next morning,
there were thirty five young men in search
of her.
A dispatch from Syracuse, n Y, says that
the entire valley of the Mohawk is badly
flooded, and much damage is done. Much
corn and buckwheat has been destroyed and
injured.
THE barque Fleet Eagle, lying liz Boston
Harbor, was smoked, the other day, to kill
rats. After the operation, five hundred and
sixty were found dead in the hold.
AMONG the Irish servants who made the
run upon the Wiliamsburgh Saving Bank,
lately, were several employed by two of the
leading officers of the institution.
IT is said that Judge Greenwood, of Ar
kansas, has bill prepared and ready to in
troduce into Congress, abolshing the Court
of Claims, and re-transferring all the bust
ness to the several committees of Congress.
UPeN comparison of the official state
ment of our whole imports and exports since
1e43 to the pre- ent time, we find that we
will owe $64,O51 ,528. And this also must