St. Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1860-11-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

-PrlnceSs Alice, the second daughter OF
| Victoria, has been betrothed to Prince
Louis, of Hesse Darmstadt The Prince
is nephew to the rcigning Grand Duke, and
cousin to the King of Prussia.
-Isham S. Bolt, of Louisville, South
Caro- lima, for some time past had been
much harrassed in mind with the fear of q
slave insurrection. His apprehensions at
last drove him mad, and few days since
he blew out his brains with q shotgun,
which, for months, had lain beside him ev-
cry night.
Wood and stone pavements, the ma
terials laid in alternate rows, have been laid
in England, with much success. They
| give good foothold te the horser, and are
much less noisy than stone, and less slip
perry than is the wood or stone separately
Andrew B. Hutchinson, brother of the
Hutchinson vocalists, died at the Lunatic
Hospital, in South Boston, on Saturday,
9th, of chronic insanity. lie wss 90 years
| of age.
The Prince of Wales partook Of
collation. at the house of resident of one
of our Western cities, and it is said that
when the daughter Of the host walked with
tie Prince to window, in order TO point
fine view, the father rushed up in the
most familiar manner, and cried out, 81
shall have to look after you, young peo-
pie"
General Cornelius Robinson of Ala
bama offers his valuable plantations and
negroes for sale. lie is "disgusted,' ne
says, with the submission policy of the
South" and is determined to convert his
property and leave.
The Marquis of Chandos, who with
his wife has been following the grand tour
of the Prince, is gathering collection Of
choice paintings OF America scenery. The
pictures are said to be very well chosen.
| The Boston Gazette mentions rumor
that the Duhe of Newcastle hinted to a
prominent gentleman of this city that an
other year this country and Canada might
receive II visit from q royal perronage
whose presence would be signaled, he did
not doubt, by even more glorious recep-
ton than bad been extended to the Prince
When that person comes, the question
will be-" Who shall dance with the
Queen."
Mrs. John G. Calhoun, reict of the
distinguished Senator from South Carolina,
ha, b,p'n for some time on a visit TO her
daughter, Mrs. Clemson, near b adensburg
| Mrs Calhoun is now sixty-eigbt years Of
agc, with an eye scarcely dinlnrd by age,
| cheerful in conversation, and refers with
pleasure to her many valued asso iations
du,ng former residences in Washington
and Georgetown.
On the occasion of the Princes visit
to Cambridge, a collation. was provided at
| Harvard Hall. The Prince beckoned TO a
waiter and requested him to get glass of
wine. The waiter promptly replied that
they /" haven't got any" President FELTON,
here remarked to the Prince, in his bland
manner, thatit it was not in accordance with
usage on such occasions to provide wine.
"Then," said the Prince, turning to the
waiter, "get me glass of beer" For the
second time he was Obliged to reply
haven't got any Cambridge Chronicle.
Seven colored citizens of Racine, Wis,
left on Monday on the cars for Baltimore,
with the intention of going to Liberia in
the ship Of the American Colonization So
ciety.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blount, aged sixty.
eight, was married ut Kingston, N. c., last
week, to A. V. Bulger, aged TWENTY-FIVE
The fair widow had $40, 900 to counteracl
the Summers" which have passed ovel
her head.
The fig harvest al Smyrna this year
is said TO be much better in quantity and
quality than for several years. The usual
number Of American vessels are waiting
there for cargoes.
They have two theatres in fun bias,
, in the Pixies Peak region---one at Centra
City, called "The Olympic" Waters
Co., managers; and the other at Denver
called the Apollo" Mr.. Langrishs, mama
ger. They have crowded houses abou,
j every night--these places Of amusemen1