Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-08
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descent upon the Salem Bank tor the re-
demption of $7O6 more. The amount was
tende: ed in American halt-dOlars, but this
kind of specie did not suit, so he applied to
various notaries, all of whom refused to is
sue protest against the bank.
MADAME ORsINI has left Paris to return
to til" Italian village, where she has long
been established as schoolmistress. Friends
helped to administer comfort by subscribing
handsomely to the widow fatherless, and 9
sum of $500 frances was placed in Madame
to which the principal subscribers are Eng
fish.
A despatch to the New York Herald, dat
ed Washington, April 2Sth, says that the
land in Rock Island on which the Rock Is
land Bridge is built, and which was advertis
ed for sale by the Land Department as pub
lie landhas been withdrawn by the Secretary
The company claim it under the act of 1852
which gives all railroads the right of way
through lands belonging to the Govern
ment.
Ex-MAYoR RICE, of Boston, is "booked'
for the next 4th of July Grafton in that city
LAST year quantity of new Barley from
Southern Illinois was marketed at ST. Louis
On the 9th of June. This season promises
to be one or two weeks earlier than last
The Chicago Press looks for the first offer
ing of Egypt" as early as the middle of June
PENNSYLVANIA has settled her Canal Dues.
ton. The Canals are to be sold, the Cana
Board, Canal Debt and Canal Taxes abol
lished. The bill has passed both Houses aud
is now law.
THERE is this difference between those
two temporal blessings, health and money
Money is the most envied and least enjoyed
Health is the most enjoyed, but the least en-
wed.
THE Lawrence (Kansas) Republican says
Money is extremely scarce in the Territory
Besides men are paying ruinous rates of in
terest for loans on short time business is
dull and the times harder than ever before
known in Kansas.
A SPECIAL election has been ordered in the
State of Iowa to be held on the fourth Mon
d'y in June, to vote for or against two sep
arate Banking Laws-the one is entitled a
" General Banking Law" and the other
State Bank of Iowa Law" Both, we have
little doubt, will be adopted.
LUTHER j. WOLF aged about IS years, a
son of the late Governor Wolf of Pennsyl
vania, was killed in Easton, in that State, on
Wednesday, April 9th, by falling from the
window Of his room, in the third story Of
Whites Hotel where he was employed as
barkeeper. He was suffering from mania q
potu.
THERE being fifty-three Fridays from the
first of May, 1857, to April 3Oth, 1858, some
of the weekly journals publish d on Friday
announce that no papers will be issued from
their Offices next week.
One of the two cones of Vesuvius, so often
described and so familiar to all who have
seen the volcano or its representations, has
been blown into the air, and the conforma-
ton of the mountain has been completely
changed.
ABOUT four months ago, meeting of the
citizens of Cincinnati, independent of parti-
Fan associations met, and after authorizing q
contract TO be made W tn Mr.. Thomas D.
Jones, the distinguished sculptor, to make
one hundred busts of Gov. Chase, at So each
appointed Committee of we'll known gen.
temen to solicit the names of one hundred
SUBSCRIBE These were obtained speedily,
aid the contract has been made, Gov. Chase
in graceful note, giving his consent.
A CALIFORNIA paper eontains the follow
ing take-off: The Rev. DR.. Gaines will preach
in the 'Tabernacle,' corner of Bush and Pine
Streets, Tomorrow evening, at eight O'Clock,
a sermon appropriate to the recent election.
Subject Zaccheus up tree: his mode Of
climbing This will be instructive to little
men seeking high positions. The defeated
candidates for logical offices and legislative
honors are particularly and cordially invited
TO attend"
The new spring bounets. says lounger on
Broadway, continue worn On the oyster shell
small and rounded at the cheeks.--
Eminent medic men attribute the great in
crease among women, of neuralgia, tlc-dolo-
'eux. loss of sight, and great suffering IN the
.ar, to this fas ion of exc, ssively small bon
.ets, which dress the neck instead of the
lead.
Mr. BUCHANAN recently gave an order to
me of his Irish footmen to wear livery. Pat
epied that he'd be ID if he'd make a
lager Of himself" Accordingly Pat lost his
'lace His experience is an important lesson
D the political placemen throughout the
ountry. Let them all sport the Lecompton
livery, let them make nagers'' of themselves
# they will have to walk as unceremoniously
S poor Pat did.
The Democratic vocabulary has recently
cen enlarged by the addition of several new
efnitions. According to Senator Bigher,
Or instance, to submit Constitution to the
eople, is "Congressional intervention;' to
npose Constitution upon the people with
ut consulting then, and against their con-
ent is popular sovereignty"
THE Schoharie Republican, Democratic
aper, has two editors. One of the two has
st received an appointment worth two
lousand dollars year, and the other is a
rivate citizen. The Office holder is of course
Lecompton man, and the private citizen is
] anti Lccompton man. Neither being will
,g to yield an inch, ,hey are fighting out