Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-26
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gN Inc New YOrk tribune, after giving
long trial to the method of the London
Times, Of publishing its leaders without head
ings, has returned to the old practice. The
| change makes decided improvement in the
| appearance of the Tribune, and undoubtedly
affords satisfaction to its readers. One nat
urally prefers to have some hint of what he
is going to read about, before dipping into q
long article.
W The Washington States, speaking Of
a recent caucus of the Democratic members
ofCongress, says" The Democratic caucus
on Saturday night, disappointed expectations
We observed theI confusion of counsel, and
the languor in action, which always foreshad-
ow defeat" The States is opposed to the
Democracy yielding anything to the demands
for protection" 1t has, however, its mis-
givings. 1t says:-"The acts of the admin
istration are beginning to work, and we warn
the State-rights Democracy of the danger of
the overthrow of the free trade policy"
~. Oregon papers say that the portion of
the Presidents Message relating to Kansas
matters, is unfavorably received there, on the
ground that the policy advocated would re-
tard the admission of Oregon into the Union
They are right about it, as events have shown.
But for the Administrator persistence in
| the unjust Lecompton test, Oregon would
long ago have been State.
| ~s There is movement on foot among
the Republicans in Pennsylvania to give an
expression in favor of Gen. Simon Cameron
at the coming State Convention for the Presi-
dency, and thus informally place him in the
field, and also to get a united delegation in
the National Convention from that State.
w Four young ladies took the veil at St.
Xavier's Academy, Youngstown, Pa, last
week, "renouncing the world and all its plea
sures"- which, truly translated, signifies that
they shirk the duties laid upon them by their
Creator and adopt an unnatural and repulsive
life, under the shocking mistake that they
thus render to God extraordinary service.
az The Cincinnati Times, not much given
to joking, gets off good one on Prentice, the
editor of the Louisville Journal, who also
writes for the N Y. Ledger every week, a col
umn Of squibs. 1t asks, "Why is George D.
Prentice poor business man ?" and answers,
because he posts great many accounts in
his Ledger, which he never enters in his Jour-
nal
w A druggist sent his Irish porter into
a darkened cellar; soon after, hearing noise,
he went to the opening and called out 'Pat-
rick, keep your eye skind!" "Och divil
an eye," roard Pat, "but it's my noise that's
skint intirely."
W A farmer was robbed near Peoria,
Ill.,, recently, by "two remarkably pretty
girls in mems clothes, with whom he had
been drinking They proposed to see him
home, and on the way, gagged him and rifled
his pockets.
~ The City Council of Burlington, a.,
has reduced the salaries of the city officers
mentioned below, to the figures attached, viz !:
Recorder, 5000; Treasurer, 5000; Engieer,
5000; Street Commissioner, $500; Marshal,
$500; Market Master, $500; Solicitor, $24o.
| /, w The "U. S. Insurance Co. of Saratoga
Springs, has failed fat. PM McComber, of
Saratoga Springs, has been appointed Re-
ceiver