The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-28

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Tie Lecompton Consitusion, after bsiae virtually
killed, has been sg.in revived, and will no doabt b.
adopted by Congress. The House accep'cd the propo-
sition Of the Senate for . C"mmittse Of Conference
after refusing to recede from the position they had taken
that the people Of Kansas SHOULD be allowed "a accept
or reject il, a: they pleased. The Conferences Com nit
tee artfully added 10 this The donation Of valuable gifts
Of lands for railroad, educational aud other purposes II
they II. uld accept it and If not, they shouId not b
compete mt 10 become a State until they have ! p"puls.
lion Of o., $3.50. A Board Of Commissioner IL also
authorized to c"nduct the election. which is composed
Of persons favorable to its adoption.
The State Of Pennsylvania has just completed tho
sale of all her public works.
The Rev. Dudley A. Tying, Of Philadelphia, lost his
life on the 18th iu.t., caused by Injuries received in his
arm, while examining the working IT . s~hrashing ma.
chine. His father is the celebrated De- Tying, Of N.w
York, with whom be is confounded in the statement 4
this accident. = 8
A bill has passed the House Of Representatives. giv-
in9 10000 scres Of land for each Senatnr and Repre-
sentative Of States, and 10000 10 each Tersit DRY, in aid
Of agricultural educstion.
Contrary to expectation and the univerpl custom
heretofore. both Houses Of Congress have voted to adj
john IN Monday, the 9TH Of June.
We regret to learn, AS we d. through the late news
from Europe, of the entire failure Of the expedition
fitted out III 'inly from Philadelphia, nm Ter u charter
granted BY tho Legislature Of this State, ut its last SEES
sion, to raise the sunken Russian feet in the harbor Of
Seba~t"p"l. The attempt it seems has been a total
tailure-u"t a " s>el has been recovered. and the force
of shipping engaged in the at empt has been withdraw
and off red for sale. The diff :ulty seems to have risen
frs'm. the perfect Kidding If the >!ips by the worms,
render ng them 50 p'rous that the water flowed in al.
amast ~ fast as it Was pumped oat.IlHsrrisbaxgh
Telegraph.
MONSTER BANk-1t is proposed by somebody in
New York to fuse into one institution all the corporate,
banks in New York city. There are City -four Of them,
with an aggregate capital Of sixty Eve millions. The
idea is t. cen r .lize n New York I'LL the financial and
business NOV ments Of the country, BY means of this
one great engine g93s se
Emierati n from Europe is fallin1 %; the tntal ar
rivals at New Y,lk. since January first, are only 1000,
against Is 900 for the same period last year.
1t i, stated that Louis Napoleon. since til. attempt
on his lif., has exilsd over mir y tn ,usani men.
Z 1t is proposed to prepare AMI report a pan for a mn
form system Of marriages, births AMI deaths applicable
to the United States.
The king Of Prussia has become stark md lie oc.
casiuu lily believes tb 1t he i. a private sd iier, VII" has
,Mt received his commiasion as ensign, but has since
lost the parchment, aud therefore hs x0xinusly seeks it
in all the hidden corners Of tho palase, AMI n,,ks of
the garden Prince Ere ierick, with his Enslish wife,
may soon have an opportunity to try his hasd At gov
erninc. fsaz9 Za
Tue New York CanaIs opened for Business on the 10Th
inst. The immense stores tn be m'ved forward the
coming season, are expected to materially aid in restOr-
ing the business activity Of the country: s..
Col. B-uton died pc n, contrary to general opinion.
He was not a man that could be bought; nor . dabbler
in questionable speculations, AMI therefore had = small
share Of worldly goods. asf .tg era s8f EsA.
The Mormon war Is becoming . serious draw upon
the Treasury. I he cost up to this time is about ten
million dolIsrs-a sun, that would suffice to have bought
nut all the saints. ..vs to sssoeaIb sfa
A Texan correspondent informs us that the grass
hcppers have already M ue their appear in e, an ualsss
they leave before the corn gets up ill fexti bread
stLfs are ruined.
A new timetable will be adopted BY tbs PsnnsyI-
vania Central r Thread Company on and after to-raor
row, by which ~enigrants fur the West will be forwarded
with celebrity anil comfort. The ~emigiant cars arr
much bet er furnished than those on dny other road.
conveying this class Of passengers. Arrangements
have be, q made to send early next mouth, 1000 me"
TO Minnesota. who are about purchasing farms in that
rerritrv. 10000 pounds Of freight. belonging u tn
party have been alreaiy shipped. -lPhiladelphis Sun
lay Dispatch, March 20.
Captain PIERCE, who comm ,qled the Dean Richmond
n its trip fir I'M the Likes to liverpool, is quite indig.
q mt at a . paragraph in the Chicago Democrat stating
. that the attempt t., establish direct communicable"
b.tween Chicago AMI Liverp wl, by sailing vessels, has
allied In contradiction t. the ab've Capt. +. has
written t., Chic q !. that six vessels will sail on or be.
;;,re the first Of Jan. next, f. I'm ir Western Likes.
lirect for liverpo, u, with the intention IT establishing
tirect trade ts tl