Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26
NEWS ITEMS.

MR. DUCHANAN'S persistent demands IOr
"more money" do not sound much like his
promised retrenchment." But it is always
the way with Democratic Presidents. Mr..
AZ Du1Ca, Wien 40 came III, found our an
nual expenses Seventeen Millions, and almost
doubled them before he went ont Mr.. Polk
found them twenty-five Millions, and he
doubled them. Gen. Pierce found them
Forty Millions, and be very nearly doubled
them. Mr.. Buchanan, probably, is only try
ing to see whether he can double them again.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says Judge
Bronson. Of New York, has given legal
opinion that the 307 900 acres of land have
| enured to the La Crosse company by the con-
struction of its road from Portage City to
Tornah, and that the law does not require
that the road should Commence at Madison.
HoN. JAS. NJ. GEEGa, Lecompton Demo
crat, in Congress from Indiana, got rather
cold comfort at home. He is candidate for
re election. AT meeting of his party, to ex-
press their choice for bis successor, in bis
own home, he didn't get vote.
The evangelical clereymen OF Philadelphia
have formed an association for the cultivation
Of frate,nal feelings and mutual suggestions,
for the advancement of the Church Of Christ.
They will hold monthly meetings, from which
everything Of a sectarian nature will be ex-
cluded
The vote in the U. S. Senate upon the
question of declaring Iessfs. Bright and
Fitch not entitled to seats as Senators from
Indiana, stood yeas %, nays 80. ali the
Republicans. and Messra Broderick Dorglas,
Mason and pearce Democrat, and Houston
(Am.), voted against the bogus Senators.
All the other Democrats and Americans pre-
sent voted to keep them in. Messrs. Stuart,
Cameron, Bayard, Critteudep, and Sumner
were absent
The Governor Of Pennsylvania has APPROX
ed recent act Of tho Legislature which re-
moves the penalty heretofore attached to all
transactions in which a higher rate than 6
per cent is taken. Lenders and borrowers
may now contract at any rate Of interest they
please, the law taking no cognizance Of any
higher rate, however, than per cent. and
will lend no aid to collect back any greater
rate paid, unless the suit for the recovery of
the same is brought within six months from
the time cF tho trarsartiou
Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal, has
been made Son Of Temperance, and upon
his initiation made an affecting address, ac-
knowledging the error of his past life.
4 MAN attempted to get married to wo-
man at Racine, Wis, the other day, but as
he confessed that be had a wife living in Mi
chgan, be iound that it was no go. Not to
be behind hand, the woman acknowledged to
the fact Of having husband living in Indl-
ana. People should be careful how they
form alliances with strangers.
Tue Augusta Ca Gpnstuu4ionalist, of
tbe llth, gives an account Of the death of
coiors.' si-I. caused by the explosion of 9
nearly emptieo -arasene (coaD ,il barrel, to
the gas of which lamp IN 7ii..,Ilo~A set fire.
ONE of the latest British outrages reporte,..
is that on the schooner Citizen, of Camden.
Maine. which arrived at Boston, from SAINT.
Domingo, on the 9th inst, and reported that
she had been boarded in most unjustiGable
and provoking manner by, British war steam-
er in the Gulf She was not fred into but
s0as supplied ,oiih cask Of sceter, aekich tie
schooner cery much needed.
A DISPATCH from Washington Of the 18th,
gives items of Mexican news The idea of
Q. S. Protectorate, is ridculed in Mexico.
Anarchy reigns in Sonora. Guaymez was
unsuccessfu!y bcsieged for week by 1000
Indians Whole villages had been burned
and the population murdered Santa Cruz
de May had been entered by Indians and
every man killed. The women and children
were confined in church and burned with
the rest of the town.
The rival candidates for Governor in North
Carolina, Ellis and McRae, who are stump
ing the State together, had fight at New
berry in which McRae gave Ellis the lie, and
Ellis struck him. They were separated by Of
ficiOus friends.
IT is said that Walker, the fiilibuster is
certainly preparing third expedition against
Nicaragua. His followers in the South make
20 secret Of the matter, and the Administra
ton has received official information of the
fact from the head quarters of the move
ment.
A letter from Fuh Chu, China, of March
22nd from Mr. Maclay an American Mis-
sionary, states the probable death Of the En-
peror of China in February last. If this is
correct, 1t will add fresh complication to
Chinese affairs.
Isaac Bear, a colored lad, residing near
Marietta, Pa, had his tongue bit of. on Mon
day 18th ult., by q vicious dog which attack
ed him. .s-