Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25
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! the flag ship Lawrence, Of Perry's feet ar
being raised by Capt Van Norman with hi
wrecking machinery, and portion Of tn
hull was taken to the celebration at Put
in Bay. The timber is in good condition
notwithstanding the fact that It has laid |
long series Of. years. Some of the plank'
and heavy timbers bear the marks Of cannon
balls, and are considerably shattered.
In accordance with orders transmitted t.
II. Il. Hunnowell, Esq, of Boston, by Louis
Napoleon,purchases have recently been made
for him OF three beautiful horses. Two o.
these animals were procured in the vicinity
and one was obtained in Montpelier Vt
One of the animals is of brown color the
span are of lighter color. They weigh from
eleven to twelve hundred pounds each, and
arc in all respects credible specimens of the
equine family. Nc. Hunnowell bought a
span for the Emperor last year, which ac-
counts, perhaps, for his partially for New
England horses.
Mr. STEVENS, who has just leased the large
Hotel at the junction of Fifth Avenue and
Broadway, New York City, owns four large
establishments-the Reyers House, Boston /;
the Nahant House; the Battle House, Mobile,
and Point Clear House, Mobile Bay. The
new hotel lease is at the rate of $780, 900 per
annum. The cost of the establishment will
be $l,240,0O0 per annum. 1t will be called
the Emo House 1t is also rumored that Mr..
Stevens is to be the "Amphytrion" of the
new hotel, now in course of erection at Ninth
and Chhesnut streets, Philadelphia.
TIE Philadelphia papers state that the
grave of Franklin is to><bc exposed to the
public eye by the removal of the brick wall
which now screens it from general observa-
ton The wall is to be removed at the point
where the remains eff DR.. Franklin lie, and a
neat iron railing will take it's place, through
which all who choose may look at the grave,
and tie lowly slab which covers the remains
| of Benjamin and Deborah Franklin"
The Charleston rs. CO. Courier has letter
from Havana, Cuba, wherein the writer says:
There are five Spanish men-of-war sunk just
in the mouth of the harbor. Two of them
have been there ever since the British forces
achieved the conquest Of this island learn,
from reliable authority, that an American
engineer has made an offer of twenty seven
thousand dollars for the five ships and their
contents, to the authorities of the island.
The speculation is, doubtless, safe one"
SOME months ago Mr.. Dickens commenced
to read his Christmas Stories for his own ben
eft taking a hint, no doubt, from the success
that has attended his reading for charitable
purposes. He started 10 London under fiat
tefing auspices, and is now on tour through
England Ireland and Scotland, giving his
readings in the most populous towns and Cit
les and with such effect that he realizes, by
four such exhibitions week, the sum of ST.
600, clear of all expenses. 1t is said that he
will soon make visit to this country to con-
tinue his readings
A GOOD deal of feeling exists at the present
time among the Spiritualists of New York
city and vicinity, growing out of the separa-
ton that has taken place between Mrs. Cora
l.. V. Hatch, the celebrated trance medium,
and her husband. 1t is alleged that the cruel
ty of her husband has compelled Mrs. Hatch
to seek the protection OF friends. The SYM
patny OF tile cpiriJuailsrs seem 10 be with the
lady. Mrs. Hatch is the fourth wife of her
husband, and there is great disparity be-
tween their ages, he being over 40, and the
lady less than 20.
| A DUEL was recently fought in Mississippi
by S. Knott aud A. w. Shott. The result
was Knott was shot. and Shott was not I'm
der these circumstances we would rather be
Shot than Knott.
IT is stated that by the recent death of
Mis-. Mary Coggswell Jarvis, widow of the
late Leonard Jarvis, of Baltimore Nd, a leg
acy amounting to about $4,000, becomes
available to Harvard College, according to
! the will of her late husband.
Mr.. MASON, our Minister at Paris, has sent
dispatches to the State Department which
speak in hattering terms Of the treaty negoti-
ated BY Mr.. Reed with China. 1t is said to
be similar In an respects with those conclud-
cd with France and England.
THE English East India COMPANY, whose
existence as corporation ceased on the LIST
I
INST, received its first charter in 1000, and in
the following year they, for the first time,
equipped and sent out fleet of five sail, the
largest of which was 600 tons, and the
smallest 100 TONS
IsE Potato Rot though in some places, Sc
we're, is not general, and it is now evident that
the supply of sound potatoes win be abund-
ant. at New York, the market is largely
supplied, and the price ranges from SI25 to
81 Is per barrel, the latter for very fine and
large MERGERS. There is no rot in the Middle
States, and it is mostly confined to some sec
sions of Massachusetts, and New Hampshire,
near the sea coast
THE Republican Convention of Bradford
County, Pa, has nominated the following
ticket: Member of Congress, Galusha A.
Grow President Judge, David Wilmot.
A friend Of ours was complaining to an
other of boil. "Do you put any thing on
it2" was asked. Yes" he replied, 81 put
a pair Of pantaloons on it this morning.
No questions were asked about the seat of
the complaint.
AN English paper states that laborer en-
gagged in cutting wheat field at Highfeld, in
Derbyshire, was smoking his pipe, when
some fire from it ignited the standing grain
and destroyed in a few minutes between five
and six acres OF wheat.