The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-17
Summary Of News.

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Summary Of News.
No less than three Homestead Bills are now before
Congress Senator Foot's to grant a homestead Of one
hundred and sixty acres of the public lands to actual,
settlers; Senator Johnson, granting to any person Who
is the head Of a family, and q citizen of the United
States, a homestead Of 100 acrcs of th' public domain
upon condition of occupation and cultivation for Eve
years. And Mr.. Crows Bill, which is to prevent the
future sale of the public lands under proclamation of
the President until the same shall have been surveyed
for at least fifteen years.
The CAUSE or THE MODERATE WEATHER Severn
captains of vessels state that the Gulf Stream runs this
year forty or hfty miles nearer the American coast than
hitherto. The fact is mentioned as accounting for the
extraordinary mildness Of the winter weather thus far.
But We should like to know what has caused th;, .;,.n.
lar variation in the course Of the Gulf Stream Per.
hsps the following from the Spiritual Ekqroph NAV
account for the milk in the cocoanut. 1t saws that a
medium in the Office of that paper was lately Informed
by a resident of the other world why it is we have such
warm weather at this season Of the year. The adopt
ed son of the spirit land says, the warm weather ar.
tualIy originates in spiritual causes resident in some
newly and divinely e~nergized condition of the spiritual
spheres enveloping our world AMI acting upon il a. .
whole
A new illustrated paper is about to be started in Lon.
don, on the plan of TIE illustrated LonAou N,x. A
large capital is guaranteed for the new paper, which will
bear the title Of The illustrated Mros Of London.'
Some prominent literary New Yorksss are to contribute.
MAcAuLAY AND PESN.-Lord Macaulsy has replied
to Mr.. Hepworth Dixon on the subject of William Penn
and the Pardon. brokerage at Taunton. An elaborate
note to the second volume of the new edition of his His.
tory OF England sets forth the argument: If it be said
Chs lordshlp conciudes) that it is incredible that 50 good
man would have been concerned in SO bad an affair, I
can only answer that this affair was very far indeed
from being the worst in which he was concerned. For
these reasons l leave the text, and shall leave it exactly
IS it originally stood
The WEALTH OF LoNpoN.-Some idea of the wealth
IT the city OF London may b. CLEANED from the follow.
ing facts published not long since. The estimates we're
made previous to the year 1856, and of course are some.
what increased since that period -
The business Of the Bank of England is conducted
by about 0OO clerks, whose salaries amount to about
l9O,OOVk The Bank in 1850 had about twenty mil
lions OF bank notes in circulation. IL the same wear
there were about five millions deposited in the savings
banks OF the metropolis. The gross customs revenue Of
the port of London in 1919 was II ,O7O, 17G; sixty.6ve
millions Is the estimate formed of the total value Of pro.
luce conveyed into and from London. The gross rental,
IS assessed by the property and income tax. is twelve
aud q half millions.
The gross property insured is l66, 600, OOOL, and only
two-httlls 1T the houses are insured. The amonnt Of
capital at the command of the entire London bankers
may be estimated at %sixty-four millions the insurance
companies have always ten millions of deposits ready
for Investment; seventyeight millions are employed in
discounts. In 1871 the transactions of one London
house alone amounted to thirty millions. In 1889 the
payments maize in the clearing house were nine hundred
'nd nfty'iour m'''lons-an enormous sum, which will
appear still greater when we remember that all sums uu-
der lOOt are omitted from this statement
1t is stated that the St. Louis banks will resume .pe.
Gle payments on the LIST Of March.
Bayard Taylor is travelling through Greece at present;
next summer he will visit Russia, and extend bis .ex.
plorations to its remote provinces.
Santa Anna has m,de a reply to Gen. Pillow, in re.
lation to the charges Of the latter, that the ex. President
Of Mexsco had received money from Gen. Scott to end
the war. Tic is very indignant and peppery IN reply to
this gross charge.
The St. Louis Demo"r"t states as a report that the
banks Of that city will resume specie payment on the
LIST. of March.
The Nebraska House Of Delegates expelled a reporter
for calling one of its members a small potato
A ship with 600 coolies on board, from Macao to
Havana, was set upon by them several times to re. DOS.
-ersl"n OF IT.. A large number were shot before they
we're subdued.
1t Is stated that the late Mr.. Blennerhasset, of St.
Louis, who Is mentioned as the nephew Of the II Hermann
Blennerhassct who was made so famous BY Writ. had in
his possession the manuscript journal kept by Hermann
throughout all his transactions with Burr the same
document from which Mr.. Davis, in his Life of Burr.
has given several extracts. John Mitchell states that il
is the intention of u member of the family ut St. I1ou;s
to edit and publish that journal, together With some let
tiers throwing light on a transaction in which. American
people, especially Of the West, will never cease to take
AN interest.
On the Goth ult, the steamer Fanny Fern exploded
her boiler, a few miles below Cincinnati; by which dis.
aster thirteen lives were lost, and several persons badly
c,lded. As ~
The fremont street Baptist Society has accepted the
Rev u. s.. KaIIOch'S ro>ivnat;on NJ Ko1tooh -;l1
pass the summer in Kansas, and may practice his new
of the law there or in New Engl.nd.
The Rev. Beverly Waugh, senior Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Baltimore, at the
age of SO years. '4
In the Louisiana Senate notice had been given Of III.
introduction Of a bill to import 5000 negroes from the
coast Of Africa.
1t is said that Dir. James Russell Lowell is editor Of
The atlantic Monthly.
The State Of Rhode Island, with a population Of near
" ZOU,OOO, and no death penalty, had no murder com.
United within her borders during the year 1857. The
City OF New York, with about ~quadruple the population
If Rhode Island, had not less than Thirty murders.
Rhode Island has a dense population, engaged in manu-.
features. much Of it foreign. born and uneducated.
Mr.. W.. h. Russell, the f. mt US Crimean correspond.
et of the Lom"om Tins, has engaged with Mesers.
Routledge to write f. hen a novel OF modern life.
A few days since, q country fellow entered one Of the
New York banks, and marching up to the counter, ex-
claimed. Here l am, | want you to take a fair look at
me- Without a word further he strobe out. The next
LAY, the same customer appeared, uttered the same
words, and again disappeared. The third day, at about
the same time, he walked in, and advancing to the
teller's desk, threw down a draft payable three days af-
ter sight. Now said he, you've seen me three times,
[ want the money for it!
The Marechal d'Etrccs, aged l03, heard Of the death
Of the Duke de Treame, at the age of %. am sorry
for If , said tho 41.r. chul . hmt not surpriSed he WAS a
poor-worn out creature 1 always said that man would
never live long,
A gentleman having fallen into the river Exc, relating
it to Sir 7. A said, You will suppose was pretty
Yes said the Barcnet, wet, certainly, in tbs
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