Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-06

Topeka has been selected Is the temporary
capital Of the State, Lawrence being = com.
petitor. The efforts Of the partisans Of both
places revealed considerable corruption
both inside and outside the Convention, one
or more members being implicated in bri.
berry. The indications ore that the ratifi.
cation ofths constitution will be vigorously
opposed by the Democracy, as its strong
measures, the annexation vf the Platte dis.
trice, the exclusion Of free negroes, the pro.
hibition Of bank Of issue, and the preser-
vation Of the present Western boundary,
which includes the gold region, have all been
defeated.
Gen. Sam. Houston, candidate for gov.
ernor Of Texas has written letter which is
published in the papers Of that State, and
pronounces Know Nothingism, in Texas
dead and buried. He also declares against
disunion and the re-opening the slave trade.
Louis Napoleon and the King Of Sardinia,
have been in the habit Of sending up per-
sons in balloons to observe the position
and movements Of the Austrians, and bv
this means were enabled on several occasions
to take them by surprise. Neither hills riv.
srs nor woods, could hide the Austrians
from the French balloonists.
The Evening P1s:, says that while the
news from Europe appears most unsati,fac-
tory for two important interests-the West.
ern trader and the importer-yet there is Of
course much reason for congratulat;on that
SO aeitatipg an element as the European
war ia removed from the financial system,
permitting wider action ofcontidence, the
essential condition Of prosperity in the ag.
grega&e. Who can doubt that whatever may
be the temporary disadvantages to the Yves,
and however slow the recovery FROM e.abar-
rasment, the termination Of the war will
greatly facilitate business interests, and ss.
tablish better state Of things generally.
The Bellies Of Saratoga at the presen,
writing are from tho West. Three young
ladies. called tho "Red, White and Blue, -
from the color Of their evening dresses, are
quite pretty and do great credit to the West
Tall, fair, and good natured, they seem to
20 into The nsz's and joys Of the "openins
season. to them, with heartiness that is
suggestive Of the strength of the Mississippi.
They seem to have adopted Wesley's mot
to-"All at it and always At it,
A Grand ewindling scheme, conducted by
knaves in New York city, who used the
name Of Rothschilds the great European
bankers for their purposes has just been ar
rested and broken up. The scheme con
sisted Of pretended loan Of $4,000, 600
horins BY the Grand Duchy Of Baden, con-
nected with lottery. The swindlers had
received numerous letters through the Post
Office, chiefly from the South and West, but
~ soon As suspicion began to be aroused
they took the alarm and decamped.
The Herald Of the Goth says, Virginia
Stewart, Macdonald's unfortunate victim,
was sinking fast At the City Hospital last
night. Although perfectly conscious At in
tervals, her case has assumed an unmist.ka-
bly, fatal aspect. During yesterday she
convsrssd frequent with her afflicted moth
or who told hsr she had soon to die and
must prepare to meet Hin against whom
she had 80 grievously sinned. The sufferer
appeared to be painfully conscious Of her
ntu.tion, but expressed her perfect ignor-
auoe ofhaying been shot by Macdonald.
W Horace Greeley. in one Of his late