St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Princess Alice, the second daughter Of
| Victoria, has been betrothed to Prince
| Louis, Of ilesse Darmstadt The Prince
is nephew TO the reigning 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 a
slave insurrection. His apprehensions at
last drove him mad, and few days since
he blew out his brains with shotgun,
which, for months, had lain beside him ev-
cry night.
| Wood and stone pavcmentS, the ma
/ terlalS laid in alternate rows, have been laid
/ IN England, with much success. They
| give good foothold &c the horser, and are
much less noisy than stone, and less slip.
| perry than is the wood or stone separately
Andrew z. Hutchinson, brother of the
| Hutchinson vOcallstS, died at the Lullatc
| Hospital, in South Boston, on Saturday,
9th, of chronic insanity. lie WIS SO years
OF age.
The Prince Of Wales partook Of
collation. at the house Of a resident OF one
Of our Western cities, and IL is said that
when the daughter Of the host walked with
tie Prince TO window, in order to point
a 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
hauia offers his valuable plantations and
negroes for sale. lie is "disgusted,r me
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
prominen, gentleman of this city that ar
other year this country and Canada might
receive d visit from a royal perronage,
whose presence would be signaled, he did
not doubt, by even a more glorious rscep-
| ton than had been extended TO the Prince
! When that person comes, the question
will be-" Who shall dance with the
| Queen"
- Mrs John G.. Calhoun, rclict of The
! di>in .u-hed Senator from South Carolina.
| ha, bpn for some time on a visit to her
daugh,cr, Mrs. Clemson, near Il adensburg.
Ms Calhoun is now siXty-eigbt years of
agr, with an eye scarcely dini,urd by age,
| cheerful in conversation, and refers with
| pleasure to her many valued a.so istions
DUNG 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 10 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, that it Was not in accordance with
usage on such occasions to provide wine.
Them said the Prince, turning to the
waiter, get me a glass Of beer" For the
second time he was Obliged to reply
haven't got any Cambridge Chronicle
Seven colorcd 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 at Kingston, N. c., last
week, to A. V. Bulger, aged TWENTY-FIVE
The fair widow had $780, 900 to counterac'
the summers which have passed ovel
her head.
The fg harvest at Smyrna this year
is said to be much better in quantity anG
quality than for several years. The usua
number Of American vessels are waiting
there for cargoes.
They have two theatres in full bias,
in the Pixies Peak region--one at Contra
City, called "The Olympic" Waters
Co., managers; and the other ct Denver
called the Apollo" Mr.. Langrishe, mana
ger. They have crowded houses abou
i every night--these places Of amusement