The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
NEWS ITEMS.

correspondent of the New York Journal Of
Commerce thus describes them The kid
glove is sewed with acontrasting colored silk,
and the seams on the back of the hand are
ornamented with a running wreath OF en-
broidery of the silk. around the wrist the
glove is gathered very slightly on an elastic
hidden by wreath of embroidery; very
narrow frill of the kid conceals the wrist"
A MERCHANT in Boston, worth his millions,
wanted, few days since, to raise $9OOOOO
and offered for the use of it one thousand
dollars per day for three hundred and sixty
five days, and could not procure it.
PAPERS have been filed in the State Depart
ment at Washington, proving certain Qua
ker gentleman in the State of Maine to be
extensively engaged in the slave trade.
A PREACHER in Arkansas announced his
text in the following succinct manner. My
brethcring You will find my text between
the two-eyed (TD chapter of one eyed CD
John"
THE Austrian Government has decided to
introduce the decimal system in its currency
forthwith. New guilders Tor guldens) are to
be coined, the hundredth part of which is to
be called "deut.' Copper coins of the de-
nomination of half.deut, one deut and two
deuts are to be issued, as likewise smaller sill
yer coins, of the values respectively of five,
ten, fifteen and twenty-five deuts. The cop
per kreutzers being thus superseded, will pro-
badly be shipped in greater abundance than
ever to the United States.
ONE of the best things of the season is
related Of large merchant in Boston, who
employs large number Of females. Being
compelled to reduce his expenses he recently
discharged considerable portion of them
After paying their wages in full, he informed
hem of his Inability to employ them longer
of his regret at dismissing them, and, TO-
ping that better times would soon dawn, pre-
sented each of them with ten dollars.
THE English government has started the
word telegram for Geographic dispatch. A
newspaper correspondent discusses the pro-
priety thereof and writes Gan epigraam, a
diagram, monograana had an auagrnm
an autograph, Autograph, a photograph and
telegraph. What is the principle When
the compound denotes the character of the
writing it takes gram i; when it denotes the
{o1- Tn fho of toll
graph message, the means of transmission
are indicated. Therefore the proper word is a
telegraph.
INSTEAD of sending specie over to pay our
debts in Europe, protests are going over by
he bushel. The country has failed to pay
New York and Boston, and those cities are
repudiating on their creditors over the water.
We shall have general liquidation now all
over the world This country must keep its
men, women and children from starving and
freezing to death. This is the all-absorbing
question now.
In 1887, when the business world was con-
vulsed in its centre, under the effects of a
monetary crisis, this country imported from
abroad, during the year over eight million
dollars worth of breadstuffs. In 1857, when
we are experiencing symptoms of similar
revulsion, we have surplus of upwards of
thirty millions value of breadstuffs for cx-
port. The difference is decidedly encourag-
ing.
! REV. DR.. ELLIOTT writes to lions Herald:
Our cause in st. Louis is rising, and so it is
in Missouri, and the Methodsm of the NJ.
f. Church will yet be the prevailing Method
! ism of Missouri, as in former days. The cri-
| sis is now over. The elements of freedom
existing in Missouri from the first, and great
ly increased in development in the midst of
ecclesiastical and civil border ruffianism, are
now in full process of development, so that
now Missouri is virtually free, and its legal
enfranchisement is only matter of, time.
TIE Trenton True american says that the
United States recruiting station in that city
is doing fonrishing business at this time
Large numbers of men are enlisting into I'm
Gle Sans service, who doubtless consider the
eleven dollars per month pay and board as
better than living on hope, or work without
pay, or no work and no pay.
Is there any magic in the number SEVEN
The years 1917, 81. '37, AZ, and 81 have
been remarkable for their financial revulsions
the alternate decades being the most severe,
until supersttious people have to regard the
seven as an unlucky number, and III, it is
supposed, will round the history with almost
convincing illustration. In the former periods
Of disaster, however, there was some method
in the general Madness some tangible cause
for the prevailing disquiet. There was panic
it is true, but the danger had local habi
tation and name" or if phantom, it took
personal form, and was believed to be real
and the danger imminent.-Now, there is no
excuse for fright,
AT trial of three year old colts, at the
Oneida County Fair, yesterday, Job Crocker
was trotting his tall, gaunt, smart colt at full
speed and in such an eager manner, with his
head stretched forward, and his mouth wide
open as to attract the crowd, when Donald
son sung out: "Shut your mouth Job or the
draught will stop your horse"
SIGNoR ARD1TT, who was for time in the
United States, has composed hymn for the
Sultar, for which he received 100000 for
himself 100000 for the managers, and 80, OOOf
to be divided among the singers.
M. ANsCHUrz, an Austrian actor: great as
Lear and an excellent Falstaff, has received
from the Emperor of Austria the Knights
Cross of the Order of Francis Joseph-an