Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-11
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iIt) LIS EXCciltDCJ ioi o0"6 A''
The Governor was not in good fighting
condition, and SO got the worst Of it. He
received black eye. The slavery Democ-
racy of Missouri must be proud of their row.
dy Executive.
The proceedings Of the Tammany Hall
Democracy in New Y DIRK on the lst inst, evince
a disposition on the part of the office-holders
to PIT Old Buck On the track for 1860. The
result Of the struggle between the adherents
IF Bu .hanan and the friends of Dickinson,
says the New York Tribune, has in a great
meas re determined that New York will ap-
pear AT Charleston as unit for the renom-
nation of the present President; and that
Nh. Schell and the other friend of d. S.
Dickinson will be forced to postpone that
WORTHY genteman's claims for another four
years at least, if not indefinitely.
MAJOR p. Med COLLINS leaves New York
Tor ~. Petersburg on the next steamer, hav-
ing been employed by the Amoor River Co
to asst in their scheme for developing the
'nsslHn territory on the Pacific. One of his
schemes Is 10 forward canes down the Amoor
liver, ami transport them across the Pacific
to the Columbia river and Puget Sound.
JOHN MITCHELL, in his Southern Caizen,
calls The Atlantic Gable the "thrlce accursed
telegraph" and says " to us the most exhiler-
ating circumstance connected with the great
event OF tie age is that it can be easily ru-
ined." A most amiable man, isn't he?
The most astonishing item in the news
papers is that concerning man who return
ed from. G lif0rnia after seven years absence,
and, finding that his wife had obtained d.
vorce from him, married her again. The town
where this occurred is named Mazomania
Wisconsin. 1t ought to be changed to Mat
romania.
The death Of Oshkosh, head chief of the
Menomonee Indians on the Menomonee paw
ground in Wisconsin, is announced. He was
an old man, about seventy years of age.
friendly in all his acts to he whites, and much
beloved by his tribe. He is succeeded by
his eldest son.
a Portion Of the crew Of the SLAYER Echo
have hen lodged in jail at Charleston. Their
trial will take place in Columbia, S. c., in
November. Their offence, under the laws Of
the United States is piracy, punishable with
death.
The Austin (Texas) State Gazette, of the
Dist ult., announces that at the recent cleo
ton, the Democrats elected their whole State
ticket, as follows: Royal T. Wheeler, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court C. W. Buck
ley, Associate Justice Malcolm ID. Graham,
Attorney General; Clement r. Johns, Comp
troller; Cyrus Ii. r ,ndolph, Treasurer
The Charleston Mercury declares that 'the
evils of pardonns and supporting Douglas
will be the absolute destruction of the DEM
ocratic party, inasmuch as the party which
lis now weak at the North, will be repudia-
ted at the South, and between the sections,
fall hopelassly to the EARTH"
The London papers report that Giulia
Grisi is advertised to sing at Neuilly, France,
on the river Seine. Two hundred wherries
are to float around her, and the summer ev-
enng Is to close on musical festival unique
in its arrangements; the instrumental orches-
ira is to glide along the stream, the oars are
to keep time.
TIE oldest Postmaster in the Union is
probably Joseph Bicke, Postmaster at jones'
town. Pa. He writes that he was appointed
in 1902, during Mr.. Jefferson's administration
by Gideon Granger, then Postmaster General,
and has held the office filty-six years He is
eighty-ihrce years old, and does all the busi-
ness Of the office himself
In 1924 the Sergeant-at-a of Congress
was thirty-four days in travelling from WASH
ngton to Edwardsvle, Illinois. Fourteen
days were deemed short period for the jour
ney from Washington to Louisville. The
road can now be passed over in thirty-six
hours.
A PARIS cores ondent, under date of Aug
llth, says: Mr.. Sumner, yon will be glad
to hear, though still under the terrible treat
ment to which he has been compelled to sub
nit, is well enough to move about quietly,
and left this morning for trip OF a few days
to Chartres and that vicinity"
! THE total donations to the American
| Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
from Aug. 1st, 1857, to July 3lst, 1858, were
S304,O76 O5; donations for the missionary
packet, S2S,625 %.
TIE United States Minister at Turin, Hon.
John VI. Daniel, has applied for a recall, and
is about to resume his connection with the
Virginia press.
). II. BRANCH, of New York, recently
sentenced to tie penitentiary for lbeling the
Mayor and others, was admitted to bail on
Friday in the sum Of $4,000, which he readily
gave, and was released, pending the decision
on his appeal to the Supreme Court.
The nomination of Hon. E. d. Beach for
Govornor,by the Democrats of Massachusetts,
is an Administration triumph over the Doug
las men. In the Convention he received G37
votes against $50 for Mr.. Butler, the Douglas
candidate
| The death of Sut Miller author OF SUIT
Lovcngood papers,is announced in the South
ern papers. His death was caused by
blow received during drunken fray.
The project to purchase Prof. Agassiz
an estate and home has been abandoned, and
his friends now propose to provide him pecu-
mary facilities for the establis hment of a mu-
sewn of natural history on large scale.
w. C. BRYANT and family were among
the passengers who arrived on Friday last in