Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1860-03-10
CURRENT EVENTS.

a-H3" IRefe are low n,!le Iseptii'lCah news
papers in Missouri.
Esg- Tire New Hampshire election takes
place On the 18th inst.
EH" The w mona Republican of the 28th
nit, calls Ex-Gov. GoRMAy " that incarnation
Of egotism
e-ge The Legislature to be elected in New
Hampshire, this month, will have the choosing
of U. S. Senator.
s-g- Not less than seven hundred persons
are said to be professionally engaged in coun-
terfeiting money in The State OF Ohio alone.
RY a Pacific Railroad from Buenos
Ayres, through passes in the Andes 10 the
coast of Chill, is under discussion IN England.
-Y The business men OF Buffalo are ta X
ing steps toward tfe establishment OF blast
furnace in tha. city for the msnufacture Of
iron ,rom Lake Superior.
eK The Hudson River is open as far as
Catskill, and the ice is fast wearing away
Above that place, navigation 70 Trey and Al
bany will soon be resumed.
~ Gov. MEpAEy has vetoed the bill
abolishing slavery in the Territory 5t Kansas.
the Legislature has taken the bill up again,
ami ssils probably pass II over the veto
s" Ohio is agitatins the question Of what
She wiz dc with her public works They
don't now, and never will pay expenses-a
stale Of things by no means agreeable TO con-
template.
sf" The Supreme Court of Ohio have de-
cided that persons Of mixed blood African
and white-but with preponderance Of the
lpf Ia, os&. te ,h,
OF the elective franchise.
a-~ An American Dentist, DR.. EVANS, Of
Paris, who went 10 Nice to set the teeth Of
the Empress of Russia, performed his work SO
satisfactorily that the royal lady gave him a
diamond ring worth $4,000.
e" The n Y. Tfibu,,e is responsible for
the statement that few nights since, at rat
pit in " hite street New York, Philadol-
phian, on wager, ats u lire rat, in the pres
gnce Of an admiriug and applsuding audience
c- The Cincinnati Police force appeared
in partially new Uniform on the 23d insl
The belts and clubs are the same as used 10y
the Metropolitan Police force of New York,
and was then worn by them for the first time.
s" Four thousand five hundred dollars
was lately stolen from a cellar in Montreal.
where it had been kept between forty and iif.
ty years. So that by not investing it, the
owners have tcst about nine thousand dollars
interest, and now lose the principal in the
bargain
aF~ The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Commercial advertiser says
that the insolence Of the Democratic hangers
on at Washington has disappeared in re.
Darkable manner since the Republican or
ganization Of the House. In many cases
their Democracy has also eVaporated.
~" Miss Susan l.. WHITE, of Bristol, Ne.
while skating, fow weeks since, accidentally
fell, striking her head with great force upon
the ice. She was taken up inSeDsible, but
soon revived she complained, however, ol
severe pains in the head, and soon after be.
came deiirious, in which state she continued
until her DEATH She was about sixteen years
Of age.
as" A bill! has passed the Kentucky
House of Representatives., providing that no
slave shall be deemed emancipated unless his
previous owner shall give bond for his re-
moval from tbe State within ninety days II
is made felony for negro to. enter lhe State
in future, Marriages Between persons of this
class and slaves are also prohibited.
Ley" The Maryland Legislature undertook
to interrogate Gov Hicks as to whether he
had sent oongfatulatory message to Speaker
PENNINGTON OF his election. The Governor
very properly replied in polite but PLAIN Spo.
ken letter that he ''recognizod no right on their
part to make any such inquiries Of hi,u" in
other words, that it vas nor.e Of their business
whether he did or did not.
~ A young man named ALBERT PATrER-
son, living in Washington county, Pa, close
on the Virginia line, narrowly escaped hang
ing a few days since, by some VirginianS
whom he had offended by saying, Old
BgowN vas a fool and Gov WISE Is TO bet
ter" They had the rope around his neck
just ready 10 string him up, when some ac-
quaintances happened along and rescued hin.
s"" The irish Americans of st. Paul"
says the La Crosse Republican,, " having been
made the dupes and tools of the Democracy
selves into a club for the protection OF their
rights. They feel that If they are worth any
thing, they should have some Of the Offices.
A species OF Know Nothingism must have
pervsded the Democratic party there"
s5y" The lady who figured in the Chicago
crim. con. case is now in Albany. She is an
adopted daughter Of ERAsTUs CORNING. The
lady was married some Eve years since The
wedding was gilt edged affair, and lei to an
immense time generally The lady is very
good 'ooking, ant has three children. Tic
husband keeps the two oldest. The infant is
kept By the mother. The injured husband
viii allow bis eriing wife $4,000 year &c
i've upon.
~" Tho Washington correspondent Of
the T. Y TINES writes -" 1t is ed that
President BUCHANAN has Mt last become sour
ed against the Hergtd, since its editorial pro-
nouncng Mr. BUCHANAE 40 clBdilate Ior the
Charleston nomination, and narrowing the
race down between PIERCE and DoUGLAs, the
last two he would be willing 20 see his success
sor On reading the editora alluded to, he
is reported 10 have said TO a friend We'll
BeNNEr aas turned fool at last'
@sg'' A Philadelphia correspondent of the
Atlanta CotJederacg says: Pennsylvania and
New Jersey are lost. They have been bought
ard paid for by the Black Republicans. So
far as the Presidential contest is concerned
he victery is gained before the battle begins.
The South has bat one thing 70 do: Nominate
a man Who can command an army as well az
direct cabinet, and vote for him unanimous
ly After the election iuaugurate him. lie
VIII be the only constitutional President
szs- The Richmond Eaquiytr says, of the
tifty-6ne Counties in Virginia whose proceed
ings Of Democratic meetings for the appoint
ment Of delegates to the State Convention
have been published, twenty eight, polling
1890 Democratic votes, have declared pre-,
ference for HENRY 4. WISE. Twenty-Five
counties, polling 1855 Democratic votes.
have expressed nc preference, and one county,
polling 298 Democratic votes has exdressad a
preference for r. 81. T. HUNTER
aP" The United States Consul ut ST. Hell
ena has procured stone from the toulb #
NAPOLEON for the National Washington Mon
Ument. It was transferred by the authorities
with considerable ceremony, and was put oa
board the z. s. steamer Mystic, which ieit
st, Helena, Jan. 4, for the coast of Africa, and
would probably be transferred TO the L. ).
storeship Relief, bound home 1t is incIosea