Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08

ltUt. 'no 'Vueeungl DlStrlct to the Virginia Z
Legislature, Is an active member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, whose head
quarters are at Washington.
Mr.. Ben. Halletts (of Mass. easy-going de-
tinition Of popular sovereignty, as something
by which one "means what he has mind tor
and another means what he pleases," is en-
joying a wide circulation. The ALBANY
journal says it is much better than the def
mtons Of either Mr.. Douglas or Mr.. Black.
The present United States correspondent
OF the London Times. il. John c. Bancroft Da-
WIS, son OF the late Hon. John Davis, of Mas
sacnusetts, and nephew of the historian Ban.
Grot; Mr.. Davis resided several years in
Lonoon as Secretary of the United States Le-
eauon under Hon. Abbot Lawrence. He
succeeds c. Edwards Lester.
A private correspondent in Paris writes to
the N. Y. Tribune, o"the pretext for the f,,.
ture and apparently unavoidable war between
france and England, will be the canalization
OF the lsthmus of Suez." {.
The citizens of Ohio, at the October elec.
tlons, Vo.e upon an amendment to the consti.
tuuon, establishing annual instead of biennial
sessions of the Legislature. ''''
The quizzical attempt of the New York
Tribune to make James Gordon Bennett the
Democratic Mayor of New York, does not
seem to have met with distinguished success
although vigorously backed by Mr.. Bennett
himself 1t is pretty well settled that Isaac
V. Fowler, the present Postmaster of that
city, will be the candidate.
Mr.. Horace II. Day, of India-rubber i'm
mortality, has invented elastic suspenders for
ladies', SO that they may hang their petticoats
from their shoulders, instead of fastening
them about their hips A good thing, we
dare say. ~.-, 80 - =.
The vote Of the people of Parma for an
nexation to Piedmont was 63,5O3 against
SOC. s. no ..-,
Memphis is boasting prodigy, a negro
boy, nine years of age, born at Hickman. Ky..
and now the slave Of r. B. Bone, of Fayette
County, Tenn. AT his birth he weighed six
teen pounds; now it is three hundred and
ten pounds, and his height five feet six inches;
he measures ten inches around the smallest
part of the wrist, twenty. four inches around
the arm above the elbow, and sixty.four in
ches around the shoulders. He is able to car
ry on his shoulders, with apparent ease, 800
pounds dead weight, and raising from the
earth, with scarcely an effort, four hundred
pounds. ... - g..
A gentleman of New York lately lost a
package containing the amount of 81 eli.
Their IN the cars Or on the Jersey CITY ferry
boat The package was marked "For depo-
SIT IN - Bank. As soon as he discovered,
MS loss ne set about searching for the pack
age, but without success. After much effort
and deep anxiety he went to the Bank and.
found that the amount had been duly deposit
ted by some person unknown. -
A child of Mrs. Henlen, of Columbus A..
| bout two years old, while sitting on a door
step, was seized by large hog dragged into.
the street, and severely injured before some
| boys who noticed the act could drive the in
turlated brute away. One leg of the child
was shockingly mangled, but no serious result
| is feared. -.
| Warren Aiken, the Democratic candidate
Tor Governor OF Georgia, has written letter
III reply to inquiries, declaring that he will
not vote tor Douglas, even if he receives the
Charleston nomination, because he considers
lis doctrine of squatter sovereignty worse
than the Wmot proviso. He also saws that
in his opinion it is the duty of Congress to le-
gislate fol- the protection Of slavery in the ter
ritories, whenever it may be necessary; and
ne adopts this as part of his political creed,
and pledges his influence to maintain this
| doctrine. g..
Miss Helen M. Dresser, a pretty girl of
sweet sixteen, and an escaped Mormon, is,
lecturing on Mormonism in Connecticut.
The new book soon to be published bv DR..
j. 6. Holland Crimothy Tltcomb), is 10 be
called 'Gold Foil Hammered from Popular
Proverbs"
| A tavern keeper Of Harrisburg, Pa. has
been arrested and held for trial. at the suit of
widow whose husband had died from the
effects of drinking to excess at the tavern of
the defendant. A civil suit for damages will
also be instituted.
| A judge in Detroit enjoined a licensed bow
| ling alley in that city, on complaint of a neigh
Dor, who was disturbed by it. The complain
ant had built his house after the alley was es-
| tablished.
A little boy in st. Louis, who found and re.
stored to Its owner pocket book containing
$l,20O, was dressed up in new suit Of
clothes, presented with handsome silver
| watch, ana sent home to his mother with 800
in cash as reward for his honesty.
A most amusing as we'll as striking gener-
alization of the things sohicA are danqer0us an
the dark, was made few nights ago by an
acute, but timerous little negro boy of five
years of age. Hearing in dark room what
ne supposed to be stealthy movement, he.
fastened with i'll concealed alright to his mis-
tress, and whispered in soft accents of terror:
MADAME Madame ! there's something COM
ing, and it don't acaM neither ~
"Is Mr.. good ~ asked a bank officer of
director the other day, in the hearing of a
friend Of ours. "That depends on whether
you mean God-ward or man-vard," was the
answer. "God-ward," continued the director.
''Mr. - is good. No man in the church
is sounder in the faith, or prays oftener in the
meetings, or is more benevolent, according to
his means. But harvard, | am sorry to
say, Mr.. - is rather tricky"
A Milwaukee contemporary tells of an Irish
man who, while at work in the stone onarrv
near the city, saw On animal, which he recoo.
nzed as one of his neighbours kittens. glide
under large fiat stone upon which he was at
work. He called a comrade to hold the stone
while ne got the poor thing out without hurt
ing 1t: Getting down upon his knees he
reached gently under the stone and drew the
cat forth; then dropping her instantly. be
ciapped both hands to his nose and exclaimed.
"HOwly murther what has she been ai,iny -;
1t was skunk
The Atlantic Monthly, it is reported, is
about to be sold. Several parties are negoti
ating TOR its purchase, among whom we have
heard the names of Prof Longfellow and Jas.
Russell Lowell mentioned.
6W The National Democratic State Cen
tral Committee" Of Illinois, representing the
Administration wing of the party, have issued
call for State Convention, to be held at
Springfield on the 10th of January next, to
appoint delegates to the Charleston Convcn-