Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-11
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whose oo)e ct it is to ascertain the disposition
OF the ire ,e negroes of this country to emf
CRATE TO Hayti. Those gentlemen flor gen.
tlemeh they appear to be, notwithstanding
tnelr color) are said to be well educated, and
polished in their manners. One of them is a
colonel in the Haytian Army, the other a
wealthy merchant. Besides the emigration
scheme, they have in view the establishment
of line of steam packets between New
York and some Haytian port.
A Texas paper makes the following refer
ence to a wonderful young African: There
is remarkable negro boy in Polk county.
lie has two faces fixed upon the opposite
parts of the head, with mouth, nose and chin
SO full and perfect, that it is impossible to
tell which is the front face, when the body is
hid from view. He is about six years DID,
healthy and of very sound mind, runs and
plays among other children with as much
sprightness as could be expected from one
of his age.
If he were only white, what extraordinary
natural advantages he would possess few
years hence as Douglas politician
The Board of Brokers in New York have
appointed a Committee to negotiate with
the Atlantic Telegraph for daily report of
London money market, just before the open
ing Of the First Board. The difference of
time between London and New York would
enable the New Workers to know at the
opening of the business of the First Board
the prices at the closing of it at London, the
same day.
a Nebraska correspondent of the New
York E0ening Post says that the returns of
the recent election "prove an unexpected
strength Of the Republican party, to the sur
prise of all, and especially to the disgust of
the National Democracy.
A REPUBLICAN Convention was held in
Mariposa county, California, on the Oath ult
the first ever held in that county-to send
delegates to the approaching State Conven-
ton. The Mariposa Gazette records with evil
dent surprise that all the thirty del egates
present were unarmed. Colonel John c.
Fremont was unanimously suggested as the
Republican candidate for President in
1860
In August last, Keitt of South Carolina
spoke of the Administration with contempt
as "paralytic Administration" and talked
savagely about the 'hypocritical President"
the "shvering Cabinet" and the "Cabinet
of mutes." Now he is jealous defender of
the Administration and declares that he finds
Mr.. Buchanan "upon the platform of the
South" Has the Administration degenera-
ted, or has bully Keitt improved, that we
find this astonishing change?
The New York Home Journal says Capt.
Eicsson's caloric engine is perfectly success
full as five-horse power.
SPURIOUS bank notes of the defunct Bank
of Chicago are in circulation. No such bank
is in existence.
The Hon. Calvin Wiley, formerly United
States Senator from Connecticut died at
Stafford. Conu, on the 23d ult., in his Sind
year.
| HE yellow fever continues its ravages at
New Orleans; the number of deaths on Thurs
day Sept. End being AZ.
The harvesting of the tobacco crop has
commenced in Connecticut. The average
yield per acre is LIS 90 lbs.
The Belchers, of St. Louis, are about
erecting sugar refinery at Chicago. They
have purchased lot on which the buildings
are to be erected, at a cost of $4,000. The
buildings are to be extensive and of the first
class.
GEN. HoUsToN has been making speech
down in Texas. He said that Pierce was a
very small man, and tainted in battle-Doug-
las he called "a puppy."-Such a fellow as
Yancy, of the Southern League, should be
put in mad house.
AN attempt was made last week by the N
Y. Banks to raise the rate ofinterest at which
they had been loaning money, but the at
tempt was complete failure, money being
still more abundant than there is use for it.
IT is stated that Mons. REVERE is making
arrangements with Lola Montez to give a
series of lectures on morals and fashions early
in the ensuing fall. The captain is said to be
staying temporarily with Lola at her cottage
out at Yorkvie, near New York.
Ir appears that the Marquis of Queens
berry whose death we recently reported,
committed suicide. He had been a heavy
! loser on the turf of late years, and at the
Goodwood races last month had staked large
sums against Saunterer, the winner of the
Goodwood Cup.
REV. Parson Brownlow, of Tennessee, and
Rev. A. Pryne, of McGrawsville, N. Y, will
discuss the question, Ought American sla-
very to be perpetuated ?" at Philadelphia,
the 9TH, and upwards, on successive days
thereafter.
In the Mobile Tribune we find the an
nouncement of the marriage of Mr.. Weaver
and Miss Sallie J. Houston, con the down.
ward train of Mobile and Ohio Railroad
while under full Roadway, passing through
Wayne Co., Mississippi"
IT is funny circumstance that Rev.
Mathew Hale Smith, who was branded in the
Independent a few weeks since by Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, as deliberate falsifi-
err should have filled the latters pulpit on
Sunday, during his absence.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Charleston Cour-
Ter strongly opposes sending back to Africa
the negroes found on board the captured sla-
yer Echo. He says it will be reproach to