Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-01-16
CHEAP L,vlSS>.& NEW York. The n.
7. correspondent Of tho Boston TIay.

Now i" the time TO 60 to tiovsskccp-
iag-now, if ever. Everything here
y cheap. Furniture, bedding, crock.
cry, labor-all the essentials and most
Of tho lox"rics of life are twenty-five
per CEN. cheaper Man they were six
'hoat''s ago. House rents remain
abonthiably cxtravagant as usual, but
Young couple on $500 per annum
can do better now than with $500
they could have done a year ago.
That this fact is duly appreciated, is
evidenced in the great number OF
marriages that have taken place dur.
ing the past fort,si CHIT and month.
Three sra1,dred and ten weddings
were solealnizcd from the l3th of
December 10 the 23d, and Eve hundred
since the first of the same month. r.
ToAsr ny Gov. BANKs-Governor
Banks presided at dinner given by
abe Boston Cadets, on New Years
eve, and, after an eloquent speech,
offered the following sentiment:
The gallant MJor anderson #
Eort S"mpter:-May the people Civ.
him honor he deserves, and God give
the United S:atcs courage to back
Ain.
NAAr JACKSON SAID. Tho follow.
ing wuses in .ack*on's proclamation to
The people Of South Carolina in SAG
express the determination of the pco.
pie of the Union to-day:-"My bre,h.
ren, the distnrbcrs of the Union you
may be, but its deslroyers, nsver.''
PHLADELplIIA, Jan, II. The high
price obtained for coal ut Charleston,
has induced persons in this city to at
tempt sending ship load Of it there,
but ship owners refuse to take it
though five dollars ton freight j.
offered.
TIE whole cost Of the pleuro. rneu
nonia affair to Massachusetts is
$4,000, of which sum $4,000 were
paid for dead cattle, and $4,000 tc
living legislators.
THERE had been severe snow storm.
IN various parts of England, blocking
the Railroads. At Northumberland
the snow was proceeded by violent
thander storm. The same phenomc-
non occurred at the Isle Of Wight
AT the latter place the lightning done
much damage, tho tower Of Kenwir
church being demolished, and wo
man struck dead in the street.
"a BLoony TRAGEDY.-We learn the
most fearful tragedy was enacted o.,
Christmas night in the vicinity OF
Dogtown, some forty miles west Of GU,
city. So far as the circumstances
wero known to our informant, a ma,
by the name Of Wright attacked hi.
own family with IN ax, at late hou,
Of the night, killed bis wife outright
and inflicted wounds on the persons
oftwo Of his boys; and at length, as :
climax to the dreadful scene of blood
cut his own throat with razor.-
(keokuk Gate Gty.]
MOBILE, Jan, 4.-Thc United
States Arsenal was taken at daylight
this morning, by the Mobile troops
without resistance. The Arsenal con-
tsins @ stands Of arms, 1900 barrels o
POWDER. 3O0, GOO rounds OF muske
cartridges, and other munitions of war
1t is rar''ored that Fort Morgan wa'
taken last night. ...
TIE New York State loan for 81
100000. per cent stock has been tax
en- at An average premium Of abou
one and = quarter per cent. -Four
millions were bid.
COOP FOR OLD SAN JAc1Sr1c!-A
accession convention was recently
held in Texas, and during its session
Sam Houston was called out for ,
apeech. Instead of falling into thu
current as many trimming Politician
would have done, he made a bold
eloquent appeal for the Union, an6
was not only heard with respect, bu
Revolutionizcd tho tone Of the meeting
carrying his audiancc enthusissticall,
with him! a g..
MADISON, Jan. 4 The people of thi
city are observing the proclamation o
the President III a novel way. III,
flag of the Union floats over the Cap
ito', and at noon 4 national salute o
SO guns was fred in honor Of Majo
Anderson.
OMAHA, Jan. 4. The Nebraska
House Of Representatives on the LIST.
oI iietio1i Of Gen. Downs of Roe
passed the following resolutions a4.a
RESOLVED, That the Nebraska Leg
ialature sends greeting and thanks t.
Major Anderson of Fort Sumpter, 70,
his gallant conduct, and wishes him
and lis a%':1Isply New Year" sr.
PErKRsDt: rGu, Va, Jan. 4. Busi.
ness in this city to-day was unusnai',
suspended, and tho churches were al
thronged with people. tits decided,
tie hioSf so:em day ever witnessed II
the history Of Petersburg. At Rich.