, 1859-05-07

Ter Wheat was sold l!ere as low as $40 i'll
store, while yesterday. it was eagerly pur-
chased ut Sl41. During the same period
Spring Wheat has advanced 20c per bushcl.
The sulcs in this market on Thursday an yes
terday amounted to l35, 900 bushels.
IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS.
Within the past fortnight = very manifest
;,np7oyepcu. las taken place in the business
ACTIVITY Of our ctr. Ntt only is this Ene Of
business proper as rvi'lsnrcl 1w til" activity
or our merchants INT also i'll the ynrlous III
tlnstrial pursuits. But few idle men nr" to lie
seen Upon our streets. Everybody seeins I"
have something to d. aud is doing ii i'll Il ilF-
ry, Our manufacturing establishments fi al
most every description, are beginning to hum
and clattcr as Of old with busy industry Our
reaper builders are particularly bury. :" loo
are our planning n1i9ls our wagon manufactures
our engine builders, and everybody else Ill the
manufacturing line. The yast amount ol I'M" |
pgoycment it, progress in the city also gives
emp}oy1nept IL nlulttudts Of laborers.-
The pulling duv.n and the removal 10 the SUB
,1rbs of old buildings: TIN: erection Of nc" ara
spacious business blnks and private resi-
lene.s tic ralsig "t first e4ass
buildings II grade: rhe |nl'td'1'@ N
ARIA walls and the filing W Of streets:
The paving annl Maca'l'l!izillg almost every
where in progress: the cxtrus!on u water r'le
and sewers; the laying down Of inrse r;'''ro;s1
1.acks-all these and various other public and
priyute cntcroriz,.s lavr called into rc4u'Sl-
linn hundreds Of teams and thousands u nc
cllani>A and coznuon lahorers. and hase lrl'-
nared tn the city nluc!, ii the prcdoa''Iatlng
cl,aracteristics il was wont 10 wear prior I"
the rcvulsion-
Hore@u1 acr,an,s also rraul, "S fttAn the
country The l,rrsrn1 high pricr tf hrc:'''"
ssuGs, aud the probability Of kEe'.;s de!aa'sh
for the next tw" r1I'rsr yt'ars, together win
,hc latc favorable weather have impaired rc-
ncwcd courage and activity anon: the lrtn'
ers generally. They arc putting III Unusually
larn, crcps and such products ;'s
sre already i'll forward staf'
arc IL the mo.t promising r"n'l'f''''.
Ne shall undoubtedly 4avc scasen Of al'"'
dance. which, with M almost absolute ''s"
taintv Of eord prices. will pit the Whole
conutrv oncr mor' ur'on feet. Every l"H!!E
is Growing Courageous, as these attcrill= rr"s-
pccts day by day arc unioded, Tic country
undoubtedly is on lilo eve If r'n'arka'' cTe
Of prosperity.
The River Parasta.
Tie New York Tins says thai Capt. Fannet
Of the revenue rut!.r Ilarrir: Lane. just re-
turned from Paraguay, describes thc river far
ana as o,te Of the finest rivers i'll tue "orld-n
dcnth ranging from fourteen tert t" iep tutA"nl'
und varving in ~i.llh frnul one and hall 4
three miles, some nf the widest portions beln
fifteen miles.
Minnesota Republican Convention
The State Committee of the Republican part
Of Minnesota, met in st. Paul m Saturday las
and agreed upon The 2"th Of July next us I'll
time at which the Republican State conyentio
will assemble for the nomination Of State Of
GERS and canditntcs for Congress.
Western Inventors.
The following Patents were issued FROM Il
United S,ntcs Patent Office, far 1hr week en-
ing May 8, 1850:
1W. II. Andrcxs and John Oswald, Of Chicae
H.; for improved alarm water euayc
Ira Kinnlan, Of Frecport, Ill.,; for imrt''
mcnt in measuring faucets.
Olaf Shos1rom, Of Ahona, H.; Tor l'nrros
Wm. Vi alkcr, Of Pontiac. Mich; for impro'
1aeut in water wheels.
Charles Miller, Of bc'lcyile, ILL.,; frs i'np5ov
rotary engine.
The Wisconsin II. II. Farm Mortgage
Iu allution TO a statement in this paper. las
upon information supposed to br correct, tt
the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin had ayr.
upon decision declaring the farm nor,Ea'
un1i city and county bonds issued 10 railro;
in that State, to be unconstitutional and voi'
the Janesvillc GaseAs of yesterday says:
We do not believe the information inrar
to the Pass AND Tn1BCSE is correct. IL snr
decision tAd been concluded upon. 1t Is u
improbable that 1t would have been known
fore it il formally announced from the bel's
.nd II il believed that IN The important Gu
where decision had been made in the consu
tion room before the deat! Of Chief Jus'
Wilton, rehenrinS before the present 70
viii be had.
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Election In ST. Paul.
: Atthe munciral election in st: faul or 7
duv last, Col. A. n. Robertson tDem.]
elected Mayor over II. I. Horn, H'cople'-
former receiving l,':1' votes, and the Ia
1909, For Aldermen. the Democrats hat
nomination IN Iri>hnan from each ward, a
whom, ware defeated sAse ono. The <hit
otiaa says on this subject
Tue result o: thu election for Aldermen II
several x4sd6 Of ST. Paul was the complete
diaeTaceful defcnt Of the Irish Democracy
had candidate fur Alderman in every ~at
The ctr, as regular Democratic nominees
returns ehoH That the People hare elected
men in three out of thc luur WArds. 1T
beata rat S2s', BY decisive vote IN tue t
Wiley overcoues o'Gor1nan In tue THIRD ;
Berkcr Pat. Murnun in the Fourth. Il
Second, through the polling Of at least /
ierslvotes, O'connoT is elected by barely
msior;ty. This il \ glorious result. 1t
Ut the control Of the City Council for ont
prob* for two IT. 4he rsh Ihf to ea1z1 IN
eitT ticket. But '.just as wc expected" q
thcv did last sprinx, the Irish uoulinecs
fiefed and cuhed ia al directions, and
n,iniously defeated. J..
TO be voted for -
~ General Hcnnings"n announces
aietter to \ Georgian paper, tl'nt he a1le
r.l Of his friends hare Withdrawn fro
Arizona Expedition hrst formed, and III
tered into u new compact, nssoclatlnE
s-1yea under the title nf lIenningsen's 4
Em;pratiou Association" The members
counenv stc to rendezvous In Georgia
the month Of 3n1y.
--z Prof Burrus. Fhrcnolog'st@ Of
lind. O.. will lecture at Metropolitan Il