Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25
NEWS ITEMS.

The Erie Bulletin says that the remains o
the flag ship Lawrence, Of Perry's feet, are
being raised by Capt. Van Norman with his
wreckiHg machinery, and portion of the
hall was taken to the celebration at Put
in Bay. The timber is in good condition,
Notwithstanding the fact that 1t has laid a
long series of years. Some of the planks
and heavy timbers bear the marks Of cannon
balls, and are considerably shattered.
In accordance with orders transmitted to
IL. Il. Hunnowell, Esq, of Boston, by Louis
Napoleon,purchases have recently been made
for him of three beautiful horses. Two of
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. Nj. Hunnoweil 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 Revere House, Boston !;
the Nahant House; the Battle House, Mobile,
and Point Clear House, Mobile Bay. The
new hotel lease is at the rate of $50, 900 per
annum The cost of the establishment will
be $l,24O,000 per annum. 1t will be called
Stevens is to be the "Amphytrion" of the
new hotel now in course of erection at Ninth
and Chhesnut streets, Philadelphia.
TnE 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 ohserva-
ton The wall is to be removed at the point
where the remains eff Dr. FraukIln lie, and a
neat iron railing will take its place, through
which all who choose may look at the grave,
and tie lowly slab which covers the remains
of Benjamin and Deborah Franklin"
TIE Charleston Is. CO. Courier has a letter
from Havana Cuba, wherein the writer says:
There are five Spanish nien-ofwar 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 all offer of twenty seven
! thousand dollars for the five ships and their
/ contents, to the authorities Of the island.
, The speculation is, doubtless, a safe one
! SOME months ago Mr. Dickens commenced
to read his Christmas Stories sor his own BEN
/ eft, taking a hint, no doubt, from the success
that has attended his reading for charitable
purposes He started ia London under fat
,efing 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 81,
| 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 tic Spiritualists of New York
city and vicinity, growing out of the separa-
! ton that has taken place between Mrs. Cora
! L. Y. 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 SpiriJuailsJS seem TO pe 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 30.
d, A DUEL was recently fought in Mississippi
by 5. 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 Coggswei Jarvis, widow Of the
late Leonard Jarvis, Of BalhrGore, Md, leg
acy amounting to about $4,000, becomes
available to Harvard College, according to
the will of her late husband.
Mr.. Mason, our Minister a. Paris, has sent
dispatches to the State Department which
speak in tlatterng terms of the treaty negOti-
ated BY Mr.. Reed with China. 1t is said to
be similar IN All respects with those conclud-
cd with France and England.
THE English East India Company, whose
existence as q corporation ceased on the LIST
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, aud the
smallest 100 tons
1'aE Potato Rot though in some places, Sc
we're, is not general, and it is now evident that
rhe supply of sound potatoes viii be abund-
ant. at New York, the market is largely
supplied, and the price ranges from Sl.25 to
1925 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.
Tue 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 a boil. "Do you put any thing on
it 2" 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 few minutes between five