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


The Lecompton Constitution, after being virtually
killed, has been again revived, and will no doubt be
adopted by Congress. The House acccp'cd the propo.
siti"n of the Senate for a Committee Of Conference
after refusing to recede from the position they had taken
that the people of Kansas shouli be allowed to accept
or reject it, u. they pleased. The C Inference Com nit
tee %ur,fulIy added to this he donation of valuable gift.
of lands for railroad, educational aud other purposes il
they ii. uld accept it; AMI if not, they should not be
competent TO become a State until they have a p"pula'
tion of 1850. A Board Of Commissioners Is also
authorized 10 unuduot the election, which is composed
Of persons favorable to its adoption.
The State of Pennsylvania has just completed the
sale of all her public works.
The Rev. Dudley A. Tying, of Philadelphia, lost his
life on the 18th lust, caused by injuries received in his
arm, while examining the working If a t~hrashing ma.
chine. His father is the celebrated DR.. Tying. Of NJ. v
York, with whom he il confounded in the statement Il
this accident.
A bill has passed the House of Representatives, Civ.
ing 20, 900 acres Of land for each s. nat"r and Repre-.
sentative of States, and 81, 1000 to each Territ DRY, in aid
Of agricultural education.
Contrary to expectation and the universal custom
utlttOttlC, hCi0 u VI N'nA1VoO uoSC vVtSN " ~u-
jov,u On MoIday, the eth Of June.
We regret to learn, AS We do through the late news
from Europe, of the entire failure of the expedition
fitted out Ill ,inly from Philadelphia. un Ter i charter
granted by the Legislature of this State, at its last ses-
sion, to raise the sunken Russian feet in the harbor Of
Seta<tnp"l. The attempt it seems has been a total
taiiure-unt a Y, srl has been recovered, and the force
of sh'pp NJ engaged in the at emp has been withdrawn
and off red for sale. The diff :ulty seems to have risen
fr"m the perfect Kidding Of the :! fps by the worms,
render ny them So porous that the wAter flowed in al
most az fast as it Was pumped QUIT Harrisburg
Telegraph.
MONSTER BANK 1T Is proposed by somebody in
New York TO fuse into one institution all the corporate
banks III New York city. There are %6tty.four Of them,
with an aggregate capital of sixty five millions. The
idea is to cen r.lize n NV York ali the financial and
business NOV nents Of the country, BY means of this
one great engine
Emigrati- u from Europe is falling of; the total ar
rivals at New Y'lk. since January first, are only 5000,
against Is 200 for the same period last year.
1t is stated that Louis Napoleon, since tn, attempt
on his lf', has exilcd over ,ir y tn 'usani men.
It is proposed to prepsrs AMI report n pan for a un'-
form system Of marriages, births an deaths applicable
to the United States.
The king Of Prussia has become stark md lie oc.
casi"u lily believes til It he j. a private sd iier, VIII" has
list received his commission as ensign, but has since
tNNC tkC pa UyC 0UO ~ oAt'0S 0NCoSs ~
in all the hidden corners Of the pala,e AMI n''ks of
the garden. Prince Ere terick, with his Enslish wife,
may soon have all opportunity to try his baud at gov.
erninc.
The New York Canals opened for Business on the goth
inst. The immense stores to be m wed forward the
coming season, are expected to materially aid in restor.
ing the business activity Of the country.
Col. b .nton died pc r, contrary to general opinion.
He was not a man that could be bought nor a dabble,
in questionable speculations, an therefore had I small
share Of worldly goods.
The Mormon war Is becoming a serious draw upon
the Treasury. The cost up to this time is about ten
million doliars-a sun that would suffice to have bought
out all the saints.
A Texan correspondent informs US that the grass
hoppers have already nj Tie their appear IN &c, an ualess
they leave before the corn gets up, all Texan bread
sttfs are ruined.
A new timetable will be adopted by the Pennsyl.
vania Central r .ilroad Company on and after to-mor
row, by which emiyrants far the West will be forwarded
With celebrity an comfort. The ~emig,ant cars arr
much bet er furnished than those on dny other road
conveying this class of passengers. Arrangements
have be, q male to send early next month, 1000 mel
TO Minnesota. who are about purchasing farms in thai
rsrrit.rv. 10000 pounds Of freight, belonging to tn
p.rty have been already shipped. -[Philadelphis Sun
lay Dispatch, March 70.
Captain Pierce, who comm ,p1ed the Dean Richmond
III its trip fir IN the Like to liverpool, il quite 'ndig
O mt at a p.rayraph in the Chicago Dem~,at stating
that the attempt t., establish direct communication
btween Chicago AMI Liverp ~l, by sailing vessels, has
allied In contradiction t." the ab we Capt. +. has
written t., Chic tg , that six vessels will sail on or be
IRE the first Of Jun: next, fir IN or Western Likes,
lirect for Iiverpo d, with the irtenton # establishing
tirect trade