Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-04
NEWS ITEMS.


the land lines we have had have been of any
use to the world. In fact, he rather inclines
to the opinion that upon the whole, they have
done more harm than good and as a cOnse-
Quence, that Franklin Morse, Field, &C., are
entitled to about the same kind of cOnsidera-
ton as Guy Fawkes who invented the gun
powder plot, or the inventors generally of the
internal machines" that from time to time
have startled the crowd.
A father tried to get lancet to his son
who is in Jail in Cleveland, recently, so that
he might kill himself. lie hid the lancet in
Bible, and tcld the jailor he wanted to give
his son the book but the trick was discovered.
Their name is Burns, and the son is under
sentence of death for numbering an aban-
doned woman.
Nj. ALEXIS SoYER, one of the most ener-
getic, intelligent and remarkable enthuslastists
in culinary science died on Thursday even
ing of renal apoplexy. "As one of those
| (Says the IimeS) who have greatly contrlbu-
| ted to break down the absurd and wasteful
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system so common in English kitchens, and
to train ND class of cooks whose knowledge
extends further than the common feat Of
boiling "a thousand pounds of meat hun
dred hours to make one basin of BROTH" NJ {.
\. Sever is worthy of mention and regret.
We believe, too, that the military kitchens
which he superintendent in the Crimea, were
emnentlv successful, and that his memory
Will lineer, associated with tine recollection
of many well COO ed meal, in the minds of
the British soldier"
The new steamship Prince Albert, Of the
Galway line, Captain Waters, left New York
on Saturday week, with fortytwO cabin and
about two hundred steerage and second cab
in assengers. Her cargo consisted of about
| four hundred tons of freight. To give eclat
to the opening of this new steamship line to
Ireland, the departure as we'll as the arrival
OF the Prince Albert was made the occasion
Of some festivities which were undertaken
and carried out on an extensive scale. A
steamboat was chartered to convey party
of friends down the bay, which were enter
tanned on board while the vessel was passing
throw the Narrows. There was considerable
rowder burnt in the way of salutes, and large
display Of bunting.
During the recent election in North Car
DINA, DR.. j. w. Blow, of Raleigh, called W..
~ M,r-l oil, Of fhot oft liar
whereupon challenge to fight duel was
sent by Mr.. Marsh, and accepted. The Doc
tor, however, refused to fight until after the
election, and finally declined meeting his an
tagonist on any terms, for reasons, he says,
personal to himself alone.
\ RosToN correspondent of the Express
thinks the Americans Of Massachusetts, will
nominate for Governor either Marshall p.
Wilder or Amos A. Lawrence. Either, says
the correspondent, will receive large vote
TIE Pest Office clerks in Prussia are COM
PEELED to wear uniform in the street, and that
government now intends to impose the same
uniforms on the employees of railways and
telegraphs. To distinguish, however, these
three classes Of functionaries, those of the
Post Office are to have on their caps a horn /;
those of railways, q wheel, and those of the
telceraphs an arrow.
By The ''act abolishirg arrest in civil &C
ton" &c, passed duriug the last session of
Parliament, imprisonment for debt is virtual
" abolished in Canada. The effect will be
to empty the jails of Upper Canada of debt
ors. Now almost every Jail contains debtors,
many of them large numbers.
WE see it stated that extensive prepare
ations are making in New Y ork for nation
al convention OF Germans in that city, to be
Composed of delegates from the various Ger
man emigration societies throughout the
Unon-the object being to urge the enact
ment of laws for the better protection of
on the first of October and continue for three
or four days.
TIE Bank of England has adopted the Ser
oypan plan Of protection against counterfeit
in-, by photography. and its notes will here
after be printed by that process. This me-
thod il The same as employed on the notes of
the Artisans and Chatham Banks, New
York, AMI on bills of one or two Banks of
New Haven, where it originated.
a TENNtssEAN named J. p Perkins, left
the Glen House at the White Mountains, in
great disgust, because he was rcbuked for
summoning the walters at tie table, by
whistle.
In the city Of Milwaukee the people are
taxed at tie rate of 50, 81 for every man, wo-
man and child, for city purposes alone. The
debt of the city is $2,31U,S50.
a NAN named Smith, living near Vim
Genes, Indiana, murdered his wife on Thurs
day last by striking her upon the head with
a stone, and then strangling her in q spring.
The Legislature of Nebraska is largely
Democratic in both the Council and House of
Representatives. A majority of the men,
be:s are said to be opposed to removal OF
the capital.
THE Hon. Caleb Gushing has accepted the
invitation of the United States A gricultural
Society to address them at Richmond on the
25th Of October.
THE Southern Monitor, published at Phila-
delphia, is Of opinion that VicePresident
Breckenridge stands the best chance for the
Damoc-otic nOminot;nn for SupcacSion to tho
White House.
HALF million of dollars in presents and
annuitcs are about TO be distributed among
the Seminoles. This seems to be an exceed
ingly expensive tribe OF Indians both in peace
and war;