Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-24
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.

The 1imss says: 1t is rumOred that Mrs.
Burdell Cunningham is about to be married
to gentleman of this city, and that the bridal
outfit is nearly completed.
The La Crosse Union says that all the
Steam Saw Mills at North Lacrosse have
been closed for the winter, and the people are
going to hunt muskrats
The Legislature of Vermont has passed a
law against billiards, which provides that the
Selectmen Of the several towns in the State
shall, whenever in their opinion the public
good requires it, forbid any game or play upon
any billiard table in their respective towns
The penalty affixed for playing upon q table,
the use Of which is forbidden, is $40 day.
The old stage proprietors, agents and dri-
verS, who, 20 years ago, on the banks of the
Connecticut first commenced to lay aside the
"wip and horn," to make room for the "bel
and whistle" met in Springfield, Mass, on the
2lst of December, and partook of an old
fashioned stage supper.
An agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad ab-
seconded from Harrisourgh some days since,
having delaulted to the company in the amount
of about $4,000. He was subsequently ar
rested at Pittsburgh, and some $4,000 of the
money recovered.
A bill has passed the Massachusetts, House
of Representatives permitting Courts to grant
a decree of divorce for extreme cruelty or
desertion; and also in case either party is
addicted to gross and confirmed habits of in
toxication, contracted after marriage.
A dying West India planter, groaning to
his favorite servant, sighed out, "Ah, Sambo,
l am going on a long journey" "Never
mind, massa," said the negro, consolngly, "it
am all tie aray doom hW."
The Hartford Press says the venerable
"Father GIDDINGs" showed us the light of his
beaming countenance on Monday afternoon.-
While in the office he wrote letter and affiix-
ed q stamp thereto, the first time, he remark
ed, that he had paid postage in twenty one
years! His franking privilege had expired at
noon on that day
Mrs. Mahala Doyler, who accuses John
Brown of having murdered her husband and
sons, makes an affidavit in the premises, in
which, it is instructive to remark she does not
even mention JohnBrown's name, nor intimate
any knowledge that he was of the company
that committed the murder in question. Such
appears to be the character of most of the
charges made of cruelty, against Brown in his
operations in Kansas.
Gov. Magoffin, Of KY, recommends law
to be passed, prohibiting, under severe pen
alties, the marriage of cousins. He argues
that imbecity, insanity, &C., &C., are the
result Of such marriages.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, states that a
mad dog in the 9th ward of that city bit ten
persons, fifteen dogs, one cow and pig, on
Monday, before he was despatched.
Hon. jerome B. Kimball, Attorney-Gen
eral of Rhode Island, died in Providence on
Saturday, the 10th inst, of typhoid fever
He graduated at Harvard College in 1852.
We learn from the Church Journal, that
Rev. DR.. Forbes, who recently left the Roman
Catholic Church, which he joined about ten
years ago, has been re admitted to the COM
munion Of the Episcopal Church, but not to
the ministry.
S. S. Pomeroy, one Of the most prominent
business men of London, G. w. failed few
days since. His liabilities are over 100000
He left for parts unknown.