St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11
FeSies Cotton.

The British Cotton Supply COMMITTEES
have received from the Feejee Islands the
most wonderful specimens of cotton grow.
ing wild there. The samples are so valu.
able as to range from 13@24 cents per
pound. So it seems we shall have plenty
of cotton, South Carolina to the eontr ary
Notwithstanding. E.... .q..
VMARTIN FAEQuHAR TuPpER, OF Pro-
verbal Philosophy fame, has written .
lauditory sonnet to ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
GT DAN. SIokLEs is said to be living
with bis wife as happily as though the KEY
tragedy bad never occurred. a-r..
W- APPROPRIATE expression for huI
band whose wife had presented him With
twins" o, Gemini!'
R- The Legitimists and ultrs-Roman-
lists called Garibaldi Chemiss Rouge L.
Red Shirt the FIRST! r a.. II s,5;s
@- The Mexicans are about e elect :
new President. We trust they viii set
wholceome example, after his election, to
the Americans of the North. 90 - : 'l.
Es. Lord CowLEY, so long the English
Minister to the French Court, it is rumor-
ed will shortly be appointed Governor
General of India. 80. .,.
@ JOHN f. WATSON, . local historian.
and author of the Annals of Fhiladelphia'
died in that city on Monday morning, the
gath, at an advanced age. -..,.@'....I ~
sg- Marquis Mario de Osniis. father
of the celebrated tenor, NJ. Mario. has
been appointed by King Victor Emanuel,
COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the military di.
vision Of the Island Of Sardinia. -.
a> The Belgian cotton. 8 spinners ara
successfully working up certain samples of
Persian and Turkish cottons, forwarded
for that purpose by the Belgian consul .st
Trehizonde, with view to their introduc.
ton into Belgium. .-,'E '-0
s Though the Neapolitans generally
are delighted with the new state of Of.
fairs, the superstitious and treacherous lsx-
xsroni are very restiye under the Sardin,
ian Government. Numerous asassind
tions Of French and Garibaldisns have ro.
Gently taken place. sr na. lu
1as- Prince Albert has awarded to tI,S
University of Cambridge, of which be 70
Chancellor, an annual gold medal for the
encouragement of English poetry. lie has
selected for this year the subject Of "The
Prince of Wales at the tomb of Washing
ton" The exercises are to be sent in be-
fore the last day of next March, and are
not to exceed two hundred lines in length
"Mazzini has established new Gas.
socIation of National Unity" which has
for its object to attain the national unity
by aiding the practical completion of Ga.
ribaldi's programme, the unity of the M.
ton. with Rome as its capital; to assemble
and express, by all possible means, the
wishes of the country; and to promote the
political and social education Of the work.
ing classes. gl.3 j..
w-"What blessed thing it is" said
Mrs. Jones to the widow Partington one
day during the late revival, 'that 80 many
poor souls are being called to be saved. -
Dear me, yes" replied the widow; II only
wish that my dear late consort, Paul, could
have lived TO see this blessed reyisal. He
was most iminent Christian in his day
and generation, Mrs. Jones, although say
it, and have no doubt that he is now hap.
py in Beelzebub's bosom" And the old
lady closed her eyes to get q glimpse ~
the spiritual vision. 80 @.i3"
16s- The call for san earnest and hon
est effort to preserve the Federal Union"
by the citizens OF Memphis, appears in the.
journals Of that city. Ii was largaiy signed
by the best men of the city. s,a -
H~ The troubles of the country wsro
alluded to in sermon at Pbiladelphis on
Sunday week, and the preacher, slluding 10
q report that BUCHANAN was about to re-
sign, exclaimed, "God grant that it roay
be sof' to which the whole congregation
"Amen, Amenln '7553
e Judge JOEL PARxRR, Of the Cam.
bridge Law School has publishedA 8 long
letter, giving his reasons for believing the
Personal Liberty Law unconstitutional.
But he takes the occasion 10 exhibit his
opposition to any compronaise which would
give additional constitutional gparantees 70
slavery, or assume to protect it in any por-'
ton Of the national domain. -. -s.., a.....
9T By her engagement in Boston, Miss;
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN cleared about aix
!; in New York she pocketsd
about ten thousand, and there is stlesstfour
thousand waiting for her in Phihdelphil,
Whioh viii make . snnge twenty tlpussn1 Il
b 1dghtecn Fneks.g NJ Cpag1A1 ~ VI
worth shout 18g4 and VII cf
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