Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26
NEWS ITEMS.


NEWS ITEMS.
Nh. BUcHANAN's persistent demands for
"more money do not sound much like his
promised retrenchment." But it is always
the way with Democratic Presidents. Mr..
IaE BureG, when ho came IN, found our an
nual expenses Seventeen Millions, and almost
doubled them before he went out. Mr.. Polk
found them twenty-five Millions, and he
doubled them. Gen. Pierce found them
Forty Millions, and be very nearly doubled
them. Mr.. Buchanan, probably, is only try
ing to see whether he can double them again.
81 The Milwaukee Wisconsin says Judge
Bronson. of New York, has given legal
opinion that the 100000 acres of land have
enured to the La Crosse company by the con-
struction of its road from Portage City to
Tomah, and that the law does not require
that the road should commence at Madison.
HoY. JAS NJ. GREGe, Lecompton Demo
crat, in Congress from Indiana, got rather
cold comfort at home. He is candidate for
reelection. AT a meeting of his party, to ex-
press their choice tor bis successor, in bis
own home, he didn't get vote.
The evangelical clereymen Of Philadelphia
have formed an association for the cultivation
Of fraternal feelings and mutual suggestions,
for the advancement of the Church of Christ.
They will hold monthly meetings, from which
everything of sectarian nature will be ex-
cuded.
The vote in the U. S. Senate upon the
question of declaring Messis. Bright and
Fitch not entitled to seats as Senators from
Indiana, stood yeas %, nays 80. All the
Republicans and Messrs Broderick, Dorglas,
Mason and Pearce (Democrat), and Houston
(Am.), voted against the bogus Senators.
All the other Democrats and Americans pre-
sent voted to keep them in. Messrs. Stuart,
Cameron, Bayard, Crittendep, and Sumner
were absent.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania has APPROX
ed recent act Of tho Legislature which re-
moves the penalty heretofore attached to all
transactions in which a higher rate than
per cent is taken. Lenders and borrowers
may now contract at any rate Of interest they
please, the law taking no cognizance of any
higher rate, however, than 6 per cent. and
will lend no aid to collect back any greater
rate paid, unless the suit for the recovery of
the same is brought within six months from
the time Of the transaction.
PRENTrCE, of the Louisville Journal has
been made Son of Temperance, and upon
his initiation made an affecting address, ac-
knowedging the error of his past life.
A MAN attempted to get married to wo-
man at Racine, Wis, the other day, but as
he confessed that be had wife living in Mi
chigan, he ound that it was no go. Not to
be behind hand, the woman acknowledged to
the fact Of having husband living in Indi-
ana. People should be careful how they
form alliances with strangers.
Tue Augusta (Ga,) Gnnstautionalist, of
the 1lth, gives an account Of the death of a
coior,' girl. caused by the explosion of g
nearly emptieo -srasene tcoaD Ill barrel, to
the gas of which lamp in Ii..-hord set fire.
OSE of the latest British outrages reporte.
is that on the schooner Citizen, of Camden.
Maine. which arrived at Boston, from Saint.
Domingo, on the 9th inst, and reported tha,
she bad been boarded in a most unjustifable
and provoking manner by, British war steam
er in the Gulf She was not fred into but
'0as supplied s0iih a cask Of scater, which the
schooner rery much needed
A DISPATCH from Washington of the 18th,
gives items of Mexican news The idea of
a q. S. Protectorate, is ridiculed in Mexico.
Anarchy reigns in Sonora. Guaymez was
unsuccessfu!ly bcsieged for week by 1000
Indians. Whole villages had been burned
and the population murdered. Santa Cruz
de May had been entered by Indians and
every man killed. The women and children
were confined in church and burned with
the rest of the town.
THE rival candidates for Governor in North
Carolina, Ellis and McRae, who are stump
ing the State together, had o fight at New
berry in which McRae gave Ellis the lie, and
Ellis struck him. They were separated by Of
ficious friends.
IT is said that Walker, the fillbuster, is
certainly preparing third expedition against
Nicaragua. His followers in the South make
90 secret Of the matter, and the Administra
'iou has received official information of the
fact from the head quarters of the move
ment.
A letter from Fuh Ghu, China, of March
22nd, from Mr.. Maclay an American Mis-
sionary, states the probable death of the En-
peror of China in February last. II this is
correct, it will add fresh complication to
Chinese affairs.
Isaac Bear, a coIored lad, residing near
Marietta, Pa, had his tongue bit of. on Mon
day 18th ult., by q vicious dog which attack
ed him. s, ..s,s.