Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-02
NEWS

members of the House voted, for raising the;
rates OF letter postage, and that seventy-six.
members of the House voted against the
homestead bill. What is still more remark 4
able, the seventy-siX persons in favor of rails,
ing the rates Of postage were almost identi-r
caIy the very seventy y-SiX men who voted
against the homestead bill, and of those sew
enty;six all were Administration men. When
this fact is recollected, and the additional fact
that the Democratic Senate killed the home,
stead bill and endeavored to increase the let
ter postage, the position of the Democratic
party in its entire opposition to the wishes
and interests of the peopleis unmistakable. =,
III sW- John Twitchell recently died in Brinrl-
field Portage county, Ohio, where he has re-.
sided for over forty years. He weighed three,
hundred and eighty-6Ve pounds two weeks
before his death. He wore vest six, feet
and ten inches in circumference" There was
cloth enough in his oyercoat to make four
overcoats for ordinary men, CIT 3yoqgua q
rH Senator Douglas has issued pam
phlet containing his remarks in the great de-
bate in the Senate on the Subject of the Ter.
rltorles, with some Of the remarks of others,
He has given to the work taking title to wit:
= Speech in opposition to the proposition to
enacta Slave Code by Congress- for the Ter
ritories, and in defense of the rights of the
Territories to legislate on the subject of Sla-
very for themselves, &C." ~ ..-.-.,-
- There was reunion of the Beecher
family, at the house of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, in Brooklyn, last week, to make a
visit to their father, DIR. Lyman Beecher, who
has now reached the age Of "a and is in good
health. All the children were present except
James who is now in China, engaged as Chap
lain to the Seamen at Hongkong.. 81 Their
names, in the order of their ages, are as fol-
lows: Miss Catherine Beecher of Hartford ::
Rev. William Henry Beecher of North Brook
field, Mass; Rev. DR.. Edward Beecher of
Galesburg, ILL.,; Mrs. Mary F. Perkins of
Hartford, Ct; Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe of
Andover, Mass; Rev. Henry w ard Beecher
of Brooklyn; Rev. Charles Beecher of George
town, Mass, Mrs. Isabella Hooker of Hart
ford, Ct; Rev. Thomas X. Beecher of Elmira,
N. Y. The absent son, Rev James G. Beech
er, is the youngest of the children. fj eiegTa
sW Gov. Brown, the late Postmaster Gen
eral, was an amiable but rather weak man.
with little refinement, but great hospitality,
His household expenses at Washington were
at the rate OF $4,000 per annum, which he
could well afford. He was a candidate for the
presidential nomination, and had already pub
lished his biography, which he distributed lib
orally to his friends and adherents. =. =. p.
a. Harry Meigs, the California swindler
and runaway, is cutting wide swarthin Chill,
the common retreat of Americans who get too
bad for San Francisco. 81 He is building rail.
roads and bridges, importing and manufactur-
ing machinery, and living in style of nabob.
He is reported to be worth two millions, and
making money rapidly. .'''' ''''.
~ The Dubuque Oowa) Herald says
that a gentlmen from the interior of that State
passed, % few days ago, sixty wagons for Pixies
Peak, struck fast in the mud The accompa-
nying emigrants quietly encamped, to wait
for drier weather. -, -.o.. ...,,.. .,.r, ,
eY About six weeks ago, Jacob Helsch,
who resided in the vicinity of East Walnut
Hill, Ohio, was bitten in the shoulder by a
vicious horse, and having neglected the wound,
gangrene set in; from tAe effects of which he
died lew Gays since. 'a.'IlE' isai'csl Ts-
q eY Gold is reported to have been recentlly
discovered on the Missouri river in Monitaire
county, Mo-, and also on branch of the Lit
tie Miami river, Symmes township, Ohio
Specimens Of gold, prrporting to have been
found in both these localities, have been ex-
hibited. There is no need of making Jour-
ney to Pixies Peak now. re. g NOM.
W A landslide took place in Troy, N. Y. .,
about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, involv-
ing the almost entire destruction of the build
ing in course Of erection at the head of Wash
ington street, near the base of Mount Ida,
| known ST pafor,c (O1louo Es-- r. .f--..r p
gS- In the small towns Of New Hanp-
shire the people are as stable in their attach
ment to parties as to the various churches
In the late election, in 81 instances the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates had ex-
actly the number of votes cast at the cleo
ton as in 1858 by the same party. In 40
instances the party vote was within one of
that cast the previous year, and there were
254 instances in which the variation was not
more than 10 votes from that polled last
year. ...
Gy- Two State elections will take place
next tmOnth-Connecticut on the 4th, and in
Rhode Island on the 9Th Governors and
Congressman are to be chosen in each OF
fdent of maintaining their ascendency
sW We may have another cable de-
monstration next fall. With an English COM
pany to manage the enterprise, subsidy
of $3,000,O00 from the Government, and the
benefits of an experience worth infinitely
more, such an event would seem to be
among the probable contingencies of the
future.
~ Our latest advices from Hayti re-
/ pracaDf ho v,ou Rnpnbl;oop rrouorop,oDk nc
harmonious and successful. But single
effort had beeh made to excite the people
| against President Geffard, and that was al
once overcome without even a single resort
to arms. so fafa'-. '...> oil
| ..Y TheC Chicago jury who acquitted young
/ Busch, of the charge of murder, went, afte1
the verdict was rendered, to the house O
Buschs father, and congratulated over tht
event in potations of champagne. ~ This seems
almost incredible, yet it is so stated in seye
raj Chicago papers. There were one or two
| of the jury who did not attend the celebra
ton. T. ..r =, r. Fry ggt.E: re lsg7'a.
| sW- Since the Office holders Convention
at Harrisburg, Pa, endorsing the Administra
ton SO unjustifably, Buchanan's friends il
Washington say he must be candidate a
C0ar10StOn. MUCH lUteTcSI Is dlSO lcll Ill pO
u litical circles at Washington to know wha
course Douglas will pursue since the disaffect
ed Democracy of Pennsylvania propose hold
ing a Convention to repudiate the action ant
! nominations of the regulars. .....'... ...
W At the Republican celebration il
Portsmouth, N: H., last week, a letter fror
U. s. Senator Clark said: "One week ago,
saw the last Democratic Senator from Ne,
England depart from the capitol of the natior
His place was assumed by staunch Repul
lican, and there is now from New England n
Democrat in either House Of Congress - ''
4 w The full returns of the election
New Hampshire give Mr. Goodwin a maiorit
3 of 1908. The Republicans have also eiecte
!, four of the five Councillors, and nine Of Il