The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-10-10

four, hours sheiween- ST. Louis and Sandus-
Nv; t$enty-s'x hours between ST. Louis and
cleveland StsseBty seven hours between 81. !
Louis anj Pittsburgh; forty-two hours be-
tweeh 81. louis aud Philadelphia; forty .six,
hours between St. Louis and Boston; forty
Two hours between 81. louis and Baltimore;
and forty-four hours between St. Louis and
sANa~hiagson. Ci,y, az. a. ais rate Of railroad
speed.
PRoaREss OF NEW IoRV.-Besides the
large number of elegant private mansions
and ordinary dwelling houses now in pro-
gress in, New York, no less than eighteen
large edihces for recreafive, business, and
MISUNDERSTANDING purposes, are being erected
in various parts of the city. Their estiInat-
ed costs is nearly one million of dollars; and
and as the actual expense of putting up and
finishing n bniiding generally exceeds the
estimate, their true cost may be put down
at that sum. The number Of small and me-
diminished stores and tenements under con-
tract is without parallel in the past histo-
ry of New York. And yet the increase Of
our population keeps ahead OF the means
provided for its accommodation. Houses
cannot be built fast enough to supply with
homes the thousands Of business men, me-
chanics, &C., continually pouring into the
city by sea and land. Dwellings. stores and
offices, sare held at rents which nothing hut
a state of the most Iralmy prosperity in eve
ry branch of u ade would warrant; and yet,
such is thu demand for them, tina, the land
lords can command their own price. Una
BILE to obtain dwellings here at reasonable
rents, hundreds Of families who seek New
York with the purpose of settling within its
limits, are compelled TO locate themselves
in Brooklyn and Williamsburgh---and even
in these suburbs rents are higher than on the
Surrey side of London-[N. Y. Star.
The Hutchinson family are on their way
west. 1t is stated that they are to visit Mil
wnukee, Chicago, Galena, ST. Louis, &c.
1t IS not stated in express terms that they
are to visit Minnesota, hut We presume tina,
the '.S<c" means something. zaega
VIII the Milwaukee Wisconsin, in fl
ture, give the Pioneer credit for articles ex-
tracted from.sus paper. no! the "Miuneso-
ia Register 90 g, .H4.s~ f.s.trs
New CITIES IN MAINE AT it's late SEES
sion, the Legislature of Maine passed acts
TO incorporate the cities of Haloweil, Bel
fast and Calais. A new valuation OF es-
tates, and apportionment Of taxes 10 the
State we've also made. The amount Of the
new valuation is 500, Isl ,377, and the tax
to be assessed for the year 1851 is S20l ST..
The valuation of the city of Portland is 81
81, 1861, .ea
BRIpGlNa THE Mlsxass1PpT.-We learn
from the Express, that Mr.. Morgan, late
an engineer ofthe Chicago aud Galena Rail
road, after examining the Mississippi from
Rock island To this city, with the view to
erecting a railroad bridge, gives this pref
erence over any intermediate point, for such
purpose. Mr.. NJ. thinks il entirely feas-
lille to accommodate both the Chicago and
Gsiena, and Milwaukee and Mississippi
roads by means of single BRIDGE Dubu.
Trib. -e .-'l .i.l..t. ed :. lsl
Mrs. Darlington Gays, nothing despises
her so much, as to see people who profess
tn expect salvation, 60 to church without
their purses, when a recollection is to he ia
ken. s- A tI.sr
FREAKs or FoRruHg. -'rhere il a man
in New York, says the Day Book, who has
seen some fifty summers, OF goo, stature
and commanding figure, now driving Wa
verify omnibus. He commenced his occu-
patton in 1888, and has pursued il most Of
his time SINCE. His father was a wealthy
upholsterer, for many years in Maiden
Lane, and now he is a rich retired old gem
tleman, highly respectable on Long Island.
This son is man of fine capacity, has a
more than ordinary intellect, and is baud
somely educated. HIS fast living, for a
while pretty rapidly, dissolved two moder-
ate fortunes; which, together with some
family disagfeements, had the effect Of es-
arrangement between himself and father -
All Ill feeling is now over. His father has
given him $40, 900 a small PARTON of wha,
he will doubtless receive; The ntera>t OF
which he draws as he desires, and appro-
pirate as he likes. He is still following his
profession of stage driver bc.tuse he likes
il; because 'tis his pasti,ne; because he
earns his living by it and not from compul-
sion. I..., ..-
Ex-CaPr TYLER-In connection with
the great Fair Of the State Of New York and
Jenny Limbs Sixth Concert in the city oi
New York, we find the name of this ndi-
yidual. rs it appears on reference to some
of our exchanges that he was present at the
former and had taken seats for the latter
We are gratified that his name has been
brought to light.
The city of Portland contains, occordlne
to the census nearly completed, about 81 ,0o(
Inhabitants.
POPULATION OF DETRoIT.-lt appears
by the census, now nearly completed, tina
the population Of Detroit is full $4,000.
CENSUS OF WILMINGroN, DEL.-Ths
population of Wilmington il stated b,
the Marshal at about IS, 7O0-making ar
increase in ten years of nearly 1000.
Georgetown, d. c. has population o
1851 an increase of Gas since 1910.
RAPID GRowGH.-The present popula
ton of Rock Co. Wis. is 2O,s69. 10 ls4t
it was only LOO. ..eg .4 +;
Ono. The population of this State il
1910 was ], 100000. It's estimated that it,
present population reaches 200, 900. Ac
cording 10 past rates Of increase, she will
equal Pennsylvania on the present census.
The Census of Williamsburg, L. 1.
} shows population of 30.S84 inhabitants
embraced in $685. families aud S706 houses
The population in 1910 was about 5000
The rapidly Of its increase is owing to it
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