Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29
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The Davenport Gazttiee of Saturday las
says that nine of the persons arrested a
Iowa City for the lynching of Boyd Wilkin
son, are now lodged in Davenport Jail for sal,
keeping till the June term of court, The
charge is murder, and at their examination
before Judge McCleary, at Iowa CITY. Mr.
Clarke, who is assisting the Prosecuting At.
torney, opposed the attempt to put the pris.
oners out on bail, or to make the charge q
baiIable offence, as he believed them guilty
of murder, and thought there was testimony
enough to convict them. A certain blind
man of the number, called Capt. Irish, is said
to have been one of the chief leaders.
The President has ordered the postpone.
ment Of the land sales in Kansas until No
vember. They had been advertised to take
place in June, but in consequence of the
hard times, many of the people knew they
'ouid not purchase their claims. A conven.
was Called and three persons were sent from
'nat convention to Washington to reques,
Tue presl !ent to postpone the sales. lie
listened respectfully to their statements, and
complied with their requests. This will b.
Joyful news to the squatters of Kansas, as j,
gives them longer time to raise the money
necessary topay for their lands.
A correspondent of the Mo. Democrat Of
the I'D inst, writing from RushyiIIe. ILL.,
says that "much of tn, winter wheat tina,
Was So promising few weeks ago. is now
generally conceded to be Of entirely too large
growth, will most likely cause it to fall
(before ripening) and be lost For corn. tn.
prospect was never more gloomy, not even
n IA. The quantity of corn planted up to
his date is very small, compared to wha,
mad been planted at the same date in tina,
year C44,) and must necessarily rot, as it i.
most instances, under from three to fiv,
inches water, and weather very cold. Grass
bids fair to make an abundant yield"
The special Washington correspondent o
he N. Y. Tribune, under date of the Goth
'elegraphs to that paper that " the lmp,e,
ion is very decided among those connected
With the Administration, that the Utah new.
vas manufactured to affect the appropriation.
or the three regiments If volunteers now
pen'ling before Congress-"
The Chicago Press OF the 22d inst, in it,
money article, says "exchange continue.
lose; but rates are as usual, 3 There is n,
rcsent indication of change, but rise i
inevitable unless there, should be more ac,iv
ity in Easttrn shipments. The banks have
plenty of money for all legitimate bushes.
purposes. Discount rates 10 per cent. Cole
without demand and sell ng in small lot.
At and per cent. premium.
The Guttenburg, Cha, ton county, Journo1
OF the 10Th, speaking of that town, saw.
the streets pre- ent quite busy appear ance
owing partially to the influx of persons at
tending court Business is brisk. The no.
els are crowded, and many of the private
houses are filed with bonrders.''
The Alton (Ill.) Courier CT the Dist inst
avs that citizen Of that town who was u,
II Macoupin county few days since informs
t that the wheat, where he las been. is " fir
nS' badly, ard that farmers are much alarm
d IN consequence. The ground has been Sc
vet, too, they have been delayed with then
planting, and many of them have not go
'helr corn in the ground yet. Our exchange.
f'on. many other portions of the State brin.
us the same discouraging news.
THE Alton, ILL.,, Democrat of the goth, saw
the price OF corn is going up. Thirty fiv,
cents per bushel was paid for wagon load.
'he day previous in the street. The cold
'ntl corn planting weather may have Some
thing to do with it.
A fashionable Mis- Ca:harine Brooks, q
.oung lady of Albany, aged IA years, took a
'ose of arsenic on Saturday, for the purpose
u beautlfy ing her complexion, and on Sun.
LAY morning was array.d in STROUD for the
grave.
statement has just been made that with
In the last twenty two years the Baptists in
The United States have made clear gain ct
65G5 cbuIcles, 422l ministers, and 593 G39
members, being an annual increase of 1876
.;hurches, 1872 ministers, and q 500 mem
bers.
TIE Philadelp hia Ledger of the 2lst says
that Barnum is getting up an opera compan.
Europe for the United States that will
embrace the first musical talent in the coun
Try.
The Rochester, MIMI, Democrat of tie
10Th, gives the market prices OF that interior
Minnesota town a, follows Wheat GO and
10 cents; -four Sl.75 and So per hundred );
oats ~ cents; corn rs and 80 CENTS butter
l2a and Is cents ; eggs cents; beef and
10 cents; fresh pork u. cents salt pork
l3 cents.
THE Premier of Spain stated lately in tie
Cortes, which is the Spanish Legislature
that no stipulaiiors for the abolition of tie
slave trade could be effectual. Negroes
We're Indispensable in Cuba, and would be
had.
Ir is stated in the n. Y. Times that the
amount of specie now in that city is the lar
gest ever known. III c banks and sub treas
ury together have nearly forty-onc millions
dollars of gold and silver stored in their
vaults.
THE Canadian Parliament has passed to
third reading, bill to amend the naturaliza-
ton laws, and reducing the period of resi-
dencc subsequent to which foreigners can
claim naturalization, from five years to three.
The Washington States Of the Goth, comes
out strongly in favor of an increase of our ma