Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-02
NEWS ITEMS.


oles connected with the best families in Gu
ba, have recently been found murdered in the
streets. In every instance they have been
young men of distinction and promise, known
to favor or suspected OF favoring liberal prln-
ciples. There is a strong belief among the
native population that these diabolical assas-
sinations are produced through the con'f.V-
ance of the government, and the no'ori"ns
robber and highwayman, called Ell Valencia
no, who was not long ago pardoned by Ten
eral COncha, and placed in the cont len lal
police, is the agent in these outrages on hu-
mainly.
PARsoN BROwNLow has given up his mis-
sionary tour in the North. He returned 10
Tennessee Immediately after his debate with
Mr.. Pryne at Philadelphia. His proposition
to the latter gentleman to continue the dls-
cussion at the South, was declined by Mr.. T.
from prudential motives-mainly, he says,
because he has no taste for brick-bats and
bludgeons.
A LONDON letter writer says there is In that
city "a young lady, from Baltimore, who is
the most beautiful woman in the British do
minions. She is the dream OF the poet the
beau ideal of the painter, the unequalled, the
heavenly mould of the inspired sculptor
Her eyes reflect both heaven and earth, and
are more brilliant than either" The fellow
must be in "luv."
THE Boston Post gravely asserts that a
movement is n.foot for the organization OF
political clubs in various locations, bringing
forward General Winfield Scott as candl-
date for the Presidency in 1860. 1t is stated
that ample funds are provided, and that it is
the intention to run him as the Peoples can
ddate.
IT is known that the New York Herald
has an unexampled correspondence from all
| parts of the world. How it gets it may be
inferred from the fact that the Herald pub
| ished letter on Wednesday purportng to
be from the Saranac at CIR. ytown. The
| SaraDac is at the other side of the continent
altogether. and was at Panama, all well, Sep
tember l. The Herald goes in for home
manufactures.
| JIM LANE of Kansas has been brought
| down to a level with the Governor of MiSsou
RI He has been whipped, as we see By the
ST. Joseph papers. The whipping was dore
by lawyer named Quigley, and occurred II
one of the border towns of Kansas. Lane
was dissatisfied with the thrashing and sent ;
challenge to Quigley. 1t was accepted and
duel was expected.
THE citizens of Milwaukee are the mos
law abiding people in the world. One o
them being asked why so many people were
drowned in their river, replied that it was OF
account of an ordinance of the city, which
fortids swimming in the city limits. Whel
one of them slipped in, he recalled the ordi
nance at once, and rather than violate it
went cheerfully to the bottom without
struggle.
AN English officer writes from India o
the taking of a Rajah and the sacking of hi
palace. They found in the treasure vault
bags containing 100000 rupees and tSo,O0
in gold, with jewels estimated at f2OOOOO.
The citizens Of Vernon county, Missouri
have resolved in public meeting that the
will not permit cattle from Texas to Re drive
through their county. They declared in thel
resolutions that Southern cattle commun
cate to those of Missouri a disease known a
SPANS, or Texas fever, which is very malis
nant ard has caused the death of great nun
bers of native cattle III Vernon county.
The New York Meas, an Administratio
paper, publishes letter from Chicago whlc
says of Douglas: "Hc works unceasingl..
and but few constitutions could hold II
under the effort he is making. He spend
money lavishly. He has sold his fiji
mansion in Washington, mortgaged all h
property here, and if he is beaten he is cor
sidered to be not only politically but pecun
ary bankrupt"
AMONG other cases that are in preparatio
for trial before the U. S. Court at its preser
20, IN at Chicago, is that Of Geo. G. Bates v
tho 7, Tnois Genital Railroad, involving Il
titls to +, re ground at Chicago on which IL
Great Cent, al depot stands, worth it is EST
mated one mil, ion of dollars.
AN extraor dina ~ case is now pending b
fore the civil tribun; u OF Castlesarrazln, ne
Toulouse. Frauce. A lady of that town, wi
was married so far back as l $40, has broug
an action against her husband to have tt
marriage declared null and VOID, on Il
Ground that he is not a man but a woman.
Mr.. DANIEL WEED, four miles south
Mosinec, informs the editor OF the Wars
IVisconsia that he has killed seven bears will
in the past two weeks in his immediate v
cinity. and all within half mile square. Il
should now forbear.
THE Wilmington On. c. iHeroM says: W
understand that the oysters and clans whic
abound in such profusion on our coast, hay
become diseased. On opening them the col
tents are found to be perfectly black, pr
senting singular appearance. In cons
quence of this the Saunders have stoppe
eating them altogether. Who can tell II
cause Of this mortality among the oysters
ALL the accounts from France concur
stating that the grape disease is passing vel
lightly over the vineyards, and that there vi
be an early and abundant vintage. In col
firmation of this it is stated that empty cash
are selling throughout the vine growing r.
gion at extraordinarily high prices. The fiji
appearance of the vineyards and the immen'
stock in the bonded stores Of Paris have pa