Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-10
The French minister of State informed the

THE French minister of State informed the
manager of theatres of Paris that the censors
have orders to strike out hereafter all slang
from plays, and no piece will be licensed
which contains slang. The motive is to pro
tect the purity of the language.
AT the latest date, Mr. Russell, the Cri
mean and India correspondent of the London
Times, was suffering from the effects of a sun.
stroke. He had previously received severe
kick from horse.
The Dayton Gazette says that no city in
the Union can compete with Dayton in the
manufacture of Linsced Oil. There are three
large manufactures. They consume 2OO, 900
bushels of flax seed, annually, making 1900
tons OF oil cake each, and yield $3l5, 900 year
ly. The oil is shipped te every part of the
United States, and like oil cake nearly all sent
| to England.
Mr.. JAMES III. HEADLY, heretofore a re-
spectacle citizen OF Buffalo, has been sentenced
to the State Prison for five years for passing
counterfeit money. The Courier says the
prisoner while receiving his sentence appeared
perfectly torpid, lying in an arm chair pale
and motionleSs.
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal
Church in Ohio, has passed resolution ur
ging Bishop McIlvainc to abstain from his Off
cial duties for three months, and to :seek rest
and renovated health in such manner as
shall seem best calculated to accomplish that
object"
Hon. JOHN B. Tyson, another we'll known
Philadelphia, died at his country residence,
in Montgomery county, on Sunday morning
the 9th. Mr.. Tyson was member of the
House of Representative for the Thirty-Fouth
Congress, and had also served in the State Leg
islature. At the time of his death he was
about fiftyive years Of age.
THE crops in Ohio are said to be wonder
fully good. The Cleveland Herald of June
20, says 4: Crop croakcrs are ont of business;
their occupation is gone. From all parts
come but one story, and that Of good crops
We have no doubt Ohio stands foremost, for
she has suffered little, comparatively, by the
floods.
VIRGINIA is using her endeavors to gather
back to her bosom the bones of her distin-
guished sons, who have shed honor on her
name for high positions in the Republic
The remains of James Monroe, now lying in
an obscure cemetery in New York city, are
to be disnterred and borne to the deceased
Presidents native State for final sepulchre
The transfer is to be made with due ceremo-
ny to-day.
We see it stated that the Postmaster
General has decided that when letters reach
any post-otfice addressed to fictitious names
or parties, they shall not be delivered to any
one claiming to be the representative of the
addressed parties, but must be sent to the
department of dead letters. This step has
been rendered necessary by the unparalleled
extent to which the bogus lottery and other
swindles have lately been carried.
TIE Baptist State Convention Of Connect
cut,,in session a day or two at Southington, dis
cussed the Episcopal form OF worship as used
in the army and navy. 1t appears that a
majority Of our naval chapans are Episco-
palians. and that to read the church service
is the performance of their entire religious,
duties. The Connecticut Baptists consider
these usage grievance, and have appointed
committee, headed by the Rev. DR.. Hodge,
of Bridgeport, to memorializc Congress on
the subject.
THE Syracuse Standard says that wealthy
farmer in Otsego county, New York, has now
on hand over 100000 worth Of hops. He
first refused 80 cents pound, demanding 37s
cents, and when offered that he demanded 40
cents, and when offered that he still rose up
the price, until fortune i'll one of her freaks
reduced the price to five cents a pound, leav-
ing the farmer to hop at his leisure.
IT is stated that the late movement for
the emancipation of scrfs in Russia has SO
revolutionary ideas as to cause great deal of
uneasincss to the wealthy landed proprictors.
In order to account for the propagation OF
such ideas, Russia publicly accuses Austria
of giving them currency by the means of Sc,
crct agents.
THE Havana correspondent of the New
York Herald: reports total cessation Of the
visitation of ourtrading vessels by British
cruisers The United States fleet off the ISL
and made very respectable show. The Brit
ISL guuboat Styx, arrve9 at Havana on the
10th, from cruise off the northeast corne
of Yucatan, and thus pleads an alibi to
many chtraes Of outrage preferred against
her