Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-11-26
NEWS ITEMS.

Francis L. Waddell, citizen of New York
well known to the habitues of Saratoga, died
a few days since. saar-
- The Rev. DR.. Bethune has accepted call
from the Reformed Dutch Church, in West
Twenty first street New York, to become
Associate Pastor with the Rev. Mr. VanNest,
the present minister The salary secured to
DR.. Bethune is five thousand dollars.
Mrs Yankee Robinson, of Circus notorie-
ty, died at Columbia, s, g.. on Monday NOR
ming
1t is estimated that Mr. Burnham made
forty thousand dollars a year while acting as
State Liquor Agent for Massachusetts.
Parson Brownlow, the we'll known Ten |
nessee editor and controversialist, was at one |
time a house carpenter at Abingdon, Viz
ginia. -a
In Springfield, Mass, John Brown had one
vote for Governor, and Lydia Maria Childs
one for Lieutenant Governor.
Solomon Ray, the Sheriff of Yancey Co.,
n. c., has absconded with about $4,000.
Geo. W. Glass Sheriff of Mcdowell Co., N.
c., has also absconded, carrying off large
amount of money.
The Bureau County (lll.) Republican says
Hon. Owen Lovejoy, our excellent Represen-
tative to Congress, will leave Princeton for
| Washington on Monday next. He will spend
| a few DAYS in Massachusetts, and will arrive
| in W WashingtOn in time 10 take his seat at the
opening of the session.
The Galena Adcertiser says "Some time
ago, we stated that the wife of 4. NJ. Parker,
| ,f% 81: o;t hoI ;nto fhaf q
fortune had fallen to her, and other heirs, in
to be worth about 100000. Shortly after
this, Mr.. and Mrs. Parker sailed for England,
and letter has recently been received from
him, in which he stated that the property is
valued at $50O,O0O, to be divided among
five heirs, and that his wife's share is at least
100000. Mr.. Parker was for some time
clerk in the grocery store of w. 4 j. Fid-
dick
While at Alexandria, in Egypt, during his
late Oriental visit, Senator Seward was pre-
sented with three splendid Arabian horses,
which he has shipped from Alexandria. Two
of them will, we understand, be presented to
the New York State Agricultural Society.
Captain G. Ludlow, an old, weli-knOwn and
experienced Lake Captain, died suddenly at
Dunkirk on Tuesday, the 10Th, of disease OF
the heart. Capt. Ludlow has commanded at
different times, number of steamboats, and
propellers, and his loss will be greatly felt by
s those connected with lake marine, and Others
! who knew him well.
Ex-Governor Matteson has been seriously
sick lately, at his residence at Springfield
Illinois, but is now convalescent.
Senator Douglas and his wife are reported
to be now out of danger and getting well.
The engagement of Edwin Booth, in Bos
ton, has lasted four weeks, and been one Q
the most brilliant theatrical successes eve
know in that city.
William 7. Lawrence, Whig member G
Congress from western New York in 1917 81
died at Cayutsvile, Schuyler county, ON tn
18th ult., aged II.
Prairie fires arc, or have recently been ia
.ine quite extensively in Illinois, Indiana am
Iowa, doing much damage to farm propert
and timber.
The Philadelphia Sheriff's advertisement
fill seventeen c. lumns of n, Cf The largest p,
pers in that city.
The official vote of the recent election
Maryland stands-Amcrican, 1906; Demo
a cratic, }S, 45s.
The National LteUiyencer happily style
the latest attempts to make political capt.;
out of the Harper's Ferry folly, Zeal witt
out discretion 1t is, perhaps, the best illus
tration of the axiom that has occurred with
in the century. ....