The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-25
NEWS ITEMS.

salutary of Mr.. Harris as editor and propri
etor, appeared in the Union on the l4th.-
Mr.. H. says he brings to the duties of hi
position considerable experience in editoria
services, with no small share of zeal ant
faith and devotion to the great principles o
the democratic party. Col. Carter of Penn
sylvania is retaided as assistant. The re
port that Edmund Burke and others were
engaged is altogether untrue.
THE Milwaukee and Mississippi r. r., ii
completed to the Mississippi river, and al
excurtion train left Milwaukee for Prairie
du Chen on the morning of the 18th, ant
arrived at the latter point in the afternoon
at O'Clock. A salute of 100 guns was fired
here in honor Of the event. Regular trains
commence running Immediately.
| The affairs of the Isthmusawere a matter
of Cabinet consultation on the 18th inst, and
exceeded all other subjects. Our govern
ment resolved that American rights in that
quarter shall be respected, and will shortly
instructions to the commanders as will, it is
believed, consummate the object and lead
to settlement of the existing difficulties. The
administration determined to take decided
stand.
The elections absorbed public attention in
England. Nearly all the contests in the bor-
oughs were brought to close on the 28th,
and the result proved disastrous to the Con-
servativcs. Golden, Bright, Miner, Gibson,
Mall, Leyard, Fox, Cardwell, and many
other opponents of Lord Palmerston and adj
ministration have been defeated. The gov
ernment has achieved complete triumph.
WISCONSIN ELECTIoN-Tne Milwaukee
Sentinel of the 18th, gives returns of the late
Judicial election in Wisconsin, from eighteen
counties, by which it appears that Judge
Whiten, the Republican candidate, has 5000
majority. This includes the strongholds of
Administration in Milwaukee, Washington
and Ozaukee counties.
The vote was a light one throughout the
State, the day being stormy one.
EMIGRArIoN.-The emigration at N. York
for January, February and March, amounted
to $3.50, being 1851 larger than the emf
grafton of the first three months of last year.
The arrivals are not as heavy as was antci-
pated. and it is a question whether emigra-
nj ha lar ~
the years 1854 and IS. During the past quar-
ter of this year, the steamsphips belonging
to the various lines have brought to this
country 9,8l8 passengers, and have taken to
Europe $3.50.
MOBILE AND Ono RAILRoAD.-The COL
umbus (Ky.) Crescent says chat there is
nothing to prevent the track layers on the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad from getting into
Tennessee by the 1st of May. Nine hundred
and sixty-one thousand tons of iron, one
thousand tons Of spikes, one locomotive and
nine cars, have already been received at that
place for the road. 1t will be remembered
that the Mobile and Ohio road is the extern
sion Of the Illinois Central railway system
to the Gulf of Mexico. The lands granted
to tho South to aid in building the Mobile
and Ohio road, were the compensation that
induced the South to vote the great land
grant to the Illinois Central Railroad.
A BOLD THIEF AND MURDERER-We con
dense from the Mt. Sterling Wing, the par
ticulars of the killing of two men, hereto
fore briefly mentioned. Edward Hawkins,
aged 81 years, stole horse in Estill coun-
ty, Ky. Constable James Land and Mr. J.
Irwin pursued and caught him. lie gave
himself up without resistance, and was
placed on horse behind Mr. Land to be ta-
ken to the county jail. Hawkins seeing a
revolver in the breast pocket of the officer,
drew it forth and discharged the contents of
barrel in the head Of Mr.. Land, killing
him instantly; then leveled the revolver at
the head of Mr.. Irwin, dicharging another
barrel and killing him also. Hawkins then
fed, and was accompanied by his brother to
Red River, and is supposed to have made
his way to the Ohio.
IMMENSE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.-In the
recent debate in the New York Senate upon
Trinity Church, it was stated that the Ro-
man Catholics of New York are about build
ing, and have made the necessary prepara-
tions for Cathedral at the upper part of
Fifth avenue, of size exceeded only by St.
Peters and st. Paul's of the Old World, and
the two towers of which are to rise one
hundred feet above that of Trinity.
A RICH Spaniard named Fresnada, at Hav-
ana, Cuba, has lately been sentenced to three
years hard labor in the chain gang, and to
settle an annuity of $1,000 per year upon a
young man whose eyes he had hired a negro
to put out with vitrol. This diabolical out
rage was committed because the young man
had bought female slave with whom he was
in love, and whose possession the Spaniard
himself coveted. l
THE Hon. Samuel Brenton, of Indiana, a
member of the last Congress, and reelected
to the next House, died at his residence, Fort
Wayne, on the 29th ult The vote of his
district for Congress last year was quite close,
adding up, Brenton, Repub.) 10,699; Lowry
(Dem.) $3.50; Brenton's majority, no.
Morton, (Rep) for Governor, 623. There
will of course be spirited contest for sue
cessor to Mr.. Brenton.
THE Know Nothings of Louisville had an
election for Mayor of that city, on the 4tb
inst. There were two candidates, Gen. Pilch-
er, the K. N. nominee, and Capt. Martin, In
dependent. Pitcher received 1877 votes
Martin 224. This was about one-fourth the
vote of the city, and shows how the right of
suffrage is enjoyed there.
MAPLE SUGAR.-The Freedonia Censor
says probably $l,OOO,OOO lbs. have already
been made in Chautauque, which at the
price likely to rule for some time, if not for
a year to come, Q24c. per ID. } will be worth
$l25,OOO. The "sap-bush has been nc
Insignificant field of labor this year, and its
yield is matter of some importance.
MEssRs. JEwETT & THOMAS have again
become the proprietors of the Buffalo Com