The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-05
Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial Correspondence.
Here we are, bound for St. Louis, on
board the first class steamer Bay State-a
boa, from the Ohio river, chartered express
iy by Mr.. Nicholas Bowling, of Galena, to
transport from Pittsburgh to Galena, $50
tons of iron. Think Of that! A freight
bill of more than two thousand dollars at
one time, out of one pocket! The Bay
State is an rexcellent quiet boat. We left
Galena Saturday evening, and now, Mon
day Morning, are few miles below Quln-
cy. Savannah, Davenport, Rock Island,
Neutrality-suspicious. called Muscatine)--
Oquawka, aud in fact all the towns and viii
lagos along the river, appear just about as
they did FIVE or six years ago. There are
few or no cases Of cholera along shore; but
there are frequent cases on board the boats.
We landed the Bay State on Sunday morn
ing, in little reedy point, and laid poor
fellow in his moist grave. who had just died
of cholera. Many persons on the boat feel
symptoms of the terrible disease, which re-
quires prompt remedies. Last Friday there
were 20 or 80 interments in St. Louis, Of
the victims Of cholera. The weather is
warm here to-day; but warm weather is
evidently stranger here this season. Corn
is about 8 or A inches high; aud in Galena
strawberries were just beginning to be seen
in market You know we had strawberries
in St. Paul last week. The city authorities
of Galena are providing 1000 barrels of
lime to cleanse the city; thank God you
have more legitimate uses for lime in St.
Paul. may be absent few days longer
than intended. If so, the town will prob
ably grow out of my knowledge; and shall
want a pilot to show me the way to my
house.
On the 2lst instant pleasure party will
leave St. Louis for ST. Paul and the Falls Of
St. Anthony, in the Anthony Wayne, with
fine band on board. hope St. Paul will
be ready to take St. Louis by the>hand, in
true Catholic spirit. Capt. Riley, the
very popular commander Of the S. b. War
Eagle, is passenger with US, Oh his way
to St. Louis, where the War Eagle is gone
to be rebuilt: she will, after taking a new
body, be called the Minnesota. Our people
will be pleased with the compliment.
send you an article taken from the Mis-
souri, Republican, by which you will see
that the ground taken in politics by the Pr
oheer, meets the hearty approval Of judi
cious men.
Among the passengers on the Bay State, |
ought not to forget to name my friend Col.
HUGHEs, of the Chronicle, who is on his
way to Ohio. After remaining two or three
days in St. Louis, shall either proceed to
Cincinnati, or return to our fiourisbing town
Of St. Paul. We will say to our readers,
that if they will have little patience, we
will furnish them with the Pioneer on Il
much larger sheet; as large at least, as our
increasing patronage and growing town will
warrant or require. You would hardly be-
lieve that the river is falling here; knowing
that the streams above the Wisconsin are
so much swollen. Of course the freshet
will soon be here. The crevasse above
New Orleans not being stopped, and in fact
being abandoned as desperate undertaking,
it is hard to guess what may be the conse-
quences, to that city, of the June rise. St.
Paul, the Falls, Saltwater, and Minnesota.
seem to be the leading topic of inquiry in
every circle. We have the inquiry every
hour, how do you like the Governor? How
are you pleased with the judges? 1t is as
tonishing to find how widely are known all
our staunch old Pioneer settlers in Minneso-
ia. Our friends and acquaintance, not a
few, whom we have met in Wisconsin and
Illinois, invariably express their pleasure at
our prospects Of success with the Pioneer.
This letter seems to me on RENEWAL, to be
very plain and almost familiar; which will
be readily excused by them when they con-
slider that we feel disposed to extend conf
dence and the hanG of hearty friendship to-
ward every one of them.
THE EVENING OF THE FoURTH.-There
will be Grand Ball at the American for
merly Rice House. We trust there will be
large assemblage. Let the occasion be