Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-16
NEWS ITEMS.

occupying q building 200 feet in length and
three stories high, were destroyed by fire re-
Gently, with 3 200 barrels Of -four, and large
number Of bags of -four and grain. The
fire was probably the work of an incendiary
The mills were insured for $4,000, mostly
in Boston companies. During the fire ma
rine named Walter Bennett, under the infu-
ence of rum, made murderous assault on a
Woman ..--l1- --aDy Ns.S@#. I'm a ark, tt-
stabbng her near the lungs, from which it is
expected viii cause her death. Officer }el
linson in srresting Basett was also severely
wounded.
.-g The Rev. Mr.. Conway, of the Unita-
rian Church, in Cincinnati, is in trouble with
his congregation A portion Of them wish
him to resign, as they think he is given too
much TO going to places Of amusement, and
is also unsound in his theology anu faith. Mr..
Conway, theologicsly is in sympathy with
Theodore Parker. He was obliged to leave a
society in Washington, two or three years
since, for his heresies on the patIlarcbiai jIstl-
tuition Of American slavery.
,-E@ Some weeks have passed without our
noticing any event in the Mortara case. A
recent number of the London Record says
that Sir Moses Montefore has left London for
Rome. He is the bearer Of an address to the
Pope, signed by the legal representatives of
the Jews of the United Kingdom, including
Baron Rothschild, asking the liberation Of the
Jewish child. Evidence will be rendered in
the first place that Edgar was never baptized.
The girl who says she did 1t, is proved 10 be
a person Of dissolute life. The respectable
tradesman, who (says she) urged her, swears
that he did not The Pope is earnestly in
vitcd to investigate these allegations.
~" IN Orange, New Jersey week before
last a man named John Koch, while engaged
in painting Oh the third story of house, fell
TO the ground and was taken up for dead -
He was conveyed to his residence, laid out,
and his afflicted relatives and friends in due
time proceeded to make the usual arrange
ments for the funeral, which was appointed
for Sunday. Shortly before the hour appoint
ed on that day, the body exhibited signs Of
returning animation, and in a few moments af-
towards, to the astonish oent Of all, the
young man in The coffin, who was, Of course,
thought to be dead, was able to converse with
his friends The physicians, however, pro-
nounce his present condition as extremely
critical, and It is doubted whether he may sur
vye the injuries sustained by the fall.
,1y" The Charlottesville J6fersonia11 says
that Mr.. Jefferson never franked letters for
any member of his family Correspondents
frequently inclosed in those directed to him
letters for some of his family, bat Mr.. Jeiler-
son invariably gave notice of the fact to the
Postmaster Of that place, and had the postage
of all such letters charged to him.
s1sy~ The Neapcltan exiles landed in Ire
land are professional men, with few exceptions,
and men of liberal education There are
among lawyers II, doctors 7, apothecaries 8,
notaries 4, gentlemen IA, clergymen I, tavern
keepers l, chemists ?, artists 3.
.Sy~The Pittsburgh Gazette says that Gen.
Cameron is beyond doubt the first choice Of
the great Opposition party of Pennsylvania,
and should the National Convention designate
him as the Peoples standard bearer, the vote
Of that Commonwealth will be castin his favor
bv 4 majority If tens Of thousands,
leg DR.. Daily, late Of the Indiana Unver-
sity was coilarcd by the husband Of lady
whom he insulted in New Albany the other
day He was believed to be intoxicated at
the time he gave the insult, but his friends
contend that he was crazy, and say that the
disgrace into which he has fallen has driven
him to despair.
scx5~ Morrissey and Heensn had little
| sparring exhibition at the B0wery Theatre a
J few nignts since. The papers state that Hee-
nan acted better than his opponent, and sue
ceeded in gaining the favor Of the audience.
It was a friendly set-to, without the least ma
licious feeling en- either part.
~ At New Orleans the lower levee cot
ton press, containing 10000 bales Of cotton,
J took fire on the morning Of the 9Th. The fire
spread to the four squares adjoining, contain
| ing about 70 houses. The loss is estimated at
81 900, 900.
~" Its proved by the stumps OF large
trees recently found standing III Lake Erie,
! below the level of the lake, that the water in
the lake has been at some period been ten or
twelve feet below its present level and that a
portion of ground it now covers was once dry
| land
'-Sgn At their election on the 29th ult, the
people of Leavenworth, Kansas, voted to sus-
tain laws for the observance Of the Sabbath
by Il majority Of nearly 500.
,,.Ey@ The Duke Of Cambridge, commander.
in-chef of the British army, and own cousin
to Queen Victoria, has been sued for damages
in the sum Of e40, 900, $3.50, O00 by the hus
band of lady with whom he has of late beer
too intimate