The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-21

The editorial room of the Editor Of the Pioneer,
viii now be found al tla, end of the PioneerI
printing office which froats on Third Street, and
not % Bench Street, as heretofore. s.
1t y generally believed that Coy. Dewey. 81
Wisconsin, win commute the punishment of the
two Chippewa Indians. sentenced 10 he hung for
murder, az Wil.owtIscr we ifii,sis his Excellen-
cy will thereby exhibi. his usual good sense and
discretion; for although those savages ought moi
to go UNPUBLISHED, and even for their own securi-.
ty. as we'll that Of others, are better off in con-
finelieIt, we think IL wouidsbcia disgraoefu act
of barbarsm, II disiecate their spises ssilh hemp
cords, for doing what every savage is taught to
do. Its true they con,milted murder; but il was
not nlrrder Of that cruel, cowardIy, malignant
character, which signatized the hatchery Of the
fourteen Chippewa women and children, by the
Sioux last spring, at a sugar ,encampment, within
the sovereign jurisdiction Of WISCONSIN, and of
which no Judicial notice whatever was taken.
Last "Wednesday, the laih day Of November,
Mr.. Dold first got Capt. Dana's steam saw mill
in operation, at our Lower Landing, and sawed
some maple plank, which are to be used in con-
structing table to be placed in the Territorial
Library; they being the FIRST boards ever sawed
by s,capl power in Minnesota. "'a q
Saturday and Suaday last, the weather still
a. a. II
quite wintry, with bleak wind blowing from
the west. Some begin 70 despair of seeing
another boat this fall; but we have full faith that
the Yankee will try it again. .ita,.e,a
Last Monday night was one Of anxiety for per-
sons in Saint Paul, who were bound down stream.
They nearly despaired Of seeing another boat, as
news chime over that Lake St. Croix was frozen.
Several bets were made that we had seen the
last steanpipe Of the season. Men were busy
all night in constructing skiils to paddle off in !;
while the owners of small water. craft, watched
all night to prevent their ioatnbles from being
taken down the river, by those who must CO.
Fortunately, the indefatisable old Yankee polk ell
her nose around the bend before daylight on
Tuesday, and those who had been sything long
for her appearance, stretched ont upon their anx-
ious seats, and slept soundly until she returned
from Fort Smelling. e, ea. ga
I The Prairie du Chen Patriot says:
ave are informed by letter from Prairie Ia
Crosse, that the Winnebago chief Dondy, and
most of his band, embarked at that place, on
board steamer, few days since, TO join their
brethren Of the same tribe on the Crow Wing :;
the reminder, IT is expected, win soon follow"
We have seen nothing Of Dandy at St. Paul.
and do pot think that eminent parsonage has ar
rived; but we learn that he has promised to come
next Spring 1t is certain that Mr.. Rice has
spared no exertioa to have the gentleman taken
mp. "''i
Briggs, of Beetown, (Whig) is elected one Of
the Representatives to the Wisconsin Legislature
over Mat Woods (Dem) They s,unped it
through Casstille, Blake's Prairie, sc. Briggs
waupromised the people that the rairoad from Mil
kee should pass through to CassviIle on the river
Woods was supposed to be in favor Of terminating
the road at Potosi to head off Briggs, he prom
ised The people Of the Prarie a double track
railroad, with telegraph posts and wires on each
side, like doahle-breasted vest; but they did not
believe Matthew; and SO they elected Briggs.
1t is reported that Gen. Fletcher is removed
from the Winnebago Indian Agency, at Long
Prairie, and that Vim. Hoilinshead, of Pa, who
has stail in our Territory for three four months