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

Princess Alice, the second daughter 0
Victoria, has been betrothed to Primes
Louis, Of Hesse Darmstadt The Primo,
is nephew to the reigning Grand Dukc,a ,ant
cousin to the King of Prussia.
-Isham S. Bolt, of Louisville, Soutl
Caro- lima, for some time past had beer
much harrassed in mind with the fear of ,
slave nsurrection. His apprehensions a
last drove him mad, and few days sine
he blew out his brains with a shotgun
which, for months, had lain beside him ev-
cry night.
Wood and stone pavements, the ma
terialS laid in alternate rows, have been lait
IN England, with much success. The,
give good foothold te the horser, and arG
much less noisy than stone, and less slip
perry than is the wood or stone seperate,
Andrew B. Hutchinson, brother of tn,
Hutchinson vocalists, died at the Luuatic
Hospital, in South Boston, on Saturday
9th, Of chronic insanity. He wss 50 years
of age.
The Prince Of Wales partook Of q
collation. at the house Of a 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 poin,
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
hama Offers his valuable plantations anC
negroes for sale. lie is "disgusted,r ne
says, with the submission policy of The
South" and is determined to convert hi,
property and leave,
The Marquis of Chandos, who Will
his wife has been following the grand tou,
of the Prince, is gathering a collection o
choice paintings OF America scenery Tht
pictures are said to be very well chosen.
The Boston Gazette mentions rumo
that the Duhe of Newcastle hinted to /,
prominent gentleman of this city that an
other year this country and Canada nigh
receive Il visit from a royal perronage
whose presence would be signaled, he die
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 tn,
Queen"
- Mrs. John G. Calhoun, rcict of In,
d>iir sui-hed Senator from South Carolina
ha, ben for some time on a visit to he,
daughter, Mrs. Clemson, near Il adensburg
Mrs Calhoun is now sixty-eisbt years o
agr, with an eye scarcely dhniu,d by age
cheerful in conversation, and refers will
pleasure to her many valued asso :iation
DUNG former residences in Washington
and Georgetown.
On the occasion Of the Princes visi
to Cambridge, a collation. was provided q
Harvard Hall. The Prince beckoned TO
waiter and requested him to get glass o
wine. The waiter promptly replied tina
they haven't got any" President Feltol
here remarked to the Prince, in his blan,
manner, that it was not in accordance witt
usage on such occasions to provide wine
"Then," said the Prince, turning to tn
waiter, get me glass Of beer" For tn
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
the ship Of the American Colonization So
ciety.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blount, aged sixty
eight, was married at Kingston, N. c., las
week, to A. V. Bulger, sged twentv-fiv,
The fair widow had SIC, 900 to counterac
the summers which have passed owe
| her head.
The fig harvest at Smyrna this yea
is said TO be much better in quantity an
quality than for several years. The usus
number Of American vessels are waitin
there for cargoes.
They have two theatres in full bias
in the Pixies Peak region--one at Centr,
City, called "The Olympic" Waters ,
Co., managers; aud the other ut Denve
called the Apollo" MIR. Langrishs, man,
ger. They have crowded houses abot
! every night--these places Of amusemer