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Taking the Census.

Madam, will you inform me of the
number of inhabitants in this house:'
'SirS'
fTEe population in this mansioni'
Wei. there is eight in the room 0.
verhead.'
How manyr
Eight
Are they all adultsi'
NO, they are ali Smiths. except two
boarders,'
Smiths, black or white smiths mad.
am;' -.
4 would have you know that l don't
1--we IN a house with niggars.'
i didn't allude to color II meant
calling
%, that's it,then, is III Well, ifyou
had been here last night, you'd have
found out. for they was calling out as
lond as they could scream
Madam. | merely wish to know how
many people you have in this house and
what they do for living
yes, yes, now understand. Well
let me see, here's the two Mullines -
that's one.
That makes two, madam
'Weil, If you know best, count 'em
YOURSELF
1T is my business to inquire. madam
well you had better attend to it, then
and not bother me-
Madam, | am out with the census,
and
'Well, you act out Of census, should
think, to come into my house asking
such questions
1t is in accordance with an act Of
Congress.'
'Well. you tell Mr.. Congress, or
whichever his name is. that no acts very
foolish. sending you round. axins such
shaller silly questions
The man left.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08

sue precisely the same course as Gen.
Taylor, il would not be received in the
Southern States with the same conf
dence, or meet with the same acquies-
cence. Gen. Taylor's policy, while
eminently national, was essentially an
conformity with the sentiment of the
North-in him the South was compelled
to concede its disinterested nationality
while in Mr.. Fillmore, the South would
probably denounce it as Northern abo-
litionism. The difference in the posi-
ton OF the two men, so far as the settle
ments of the slavery interest is concern
ed, was greatly in favor Of Gen. Taylor.
Mr.. Fillmore will approach the same
subjects under far greater embarrass-
ments. and with far less prospect Of
conciliating and harmonizing public sem
timent" 7T
This is sort of attempt to force Mr..
Fillmore into the Regency plan Of set
Ting, or rather unseitl,ng the slave cues
tion. 1t Is odd. then, if that plan was
regarded as favorable to the North.
Southern Wings should declare it to be
it TO be essentially favorable to the
South! The Courier, in speaking of
Mr.. Fillmore's opinion, adds:
'Nr. Fillmore has never been re.
garded as an abclItionfst, never hes acted
with that party, and has never enter
tanned their peculiar views npon the SUBJ
Ject Of slavery. During the canvass.
he wrote letter TO Gov. Gayle. of AIs-
bama, in which he states explicitly his
position upon this question. He regard
ed slavery within the States, as exclu-
s'vely matter for the States themselves
to regulate. The Wing press of ths
South received this declaration of. sem
timent as entirely satisfactory, and gave
him warm and earnes. support. He
wrote also another letter, at about the
same time, denying that he held the
opinion, that Congress should rightfuIly
interfere with the trade in slaves be-
tween the States. His position upon
the whole question was then regarded
as emnently sound, national, and con-
servative. In the differences of senti-
ment upon this subject which have, to
some extent, prevailed in the Wing party
in this State, Mr.. Fillmore, It is well
known, has acted with that party least
hostile to slavery"
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rillmo ore and the Slave Question.

The New-York Courier and Enquirer
has strange editorial, which is q fore
shadowing Of the dilemma of those vio-
len, Wing Journals, who have made il
a business to assai all other plans for
the settlement of the slave question, bu,
that of the recent Regency. The En-
quirer is the paper edited by Col. J. w
Webb, Of whom Senator w. II. Seward
called himself the unwavering friend, in
speech which provoked the fearful
overhauling Of Seward by Gen. Foote.
Before coming to Mr.. Fillmore's opin-
ion OF the slave question. the Courier
explains the Seward policy as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Fillmore, who succeeds him,
does not enjoy, to the same extent,
these peculiar advantages. Ee is a
man of recognized ability. but without
that close, strong hold on the popular
attachment that Gen. Taylor possessed.
He is Northern mao, and therefore,
unable to control Southern sentime nts
to the same degree ppon questions OF
scctionsl interest If he were 10 pur-
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08
ST. TERRITORY, THURSDAY AUGUST 1880
had recovered from those that robbed

had recovered from those that robbed
u.s."
Hunger pressed him so hard that he
resolved to make a small dictionary of
their language and thus learn to express
his wants. He made himself as familiar
as possible with the children, in order to
become acquainted with their prattle. -
Says he, when once i had got the
word Tahetchiaben or Taketchiabein
which signifies How call you this?
began TO be soon able to talk of such
things as are most familiar. For the
want of an interpreter this difficulty
was hard to surmount at first. For in
stance, if | had desire to know what
''to run" was in their tongue, was
forced to mend my pace and actually
run from one end of the lodge to the oth-
err, until they understood what meant
and had told me the word, which pres
emily set down in my dictionary" +
To be continued,
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Gentle ReprCof.

We have all feard Of the husband,
who in moment of hasty irritation. said
to her, who but few months before
united her fate to his
If you are not satisfied with my con.
duct. go; and return to your friends
and happiness
And will you give me back that which
/ brought your
Yes he replied, 'all yonr wealth
shall go with you'll covet it not
Alas, she answered, 4 thought not
Of my wealth, ] spoke Of my maiden aC-
tections; eau you give these back 10
mei'
NO, said the man, throwing himself
at her feet, mo, l cannot restore these;
| will do more; will keep them unsol-
lied and unstained; I will cherish them
througe life and in my death; and / will
never again forget that have sworn to
protect and cheer her who gave to me
all that she held most dear 20 her. .r
Did not tell you there was poetry in
a woman's look--a woman 5 word. See
it here! the mild gentle reproof Of love
winning back from its harshness aSd
rudeness the stern and unyielding tenn
per of an angry man. All, if creations
fairer sex only knew their strongest wea-
pen, how inany of wediock's fierce Bat
ties would be unfoughf, how much of
unhappincss and coldncss would be a.,
voided. ICharlton. su wH
=.
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$4,000
SI22.SOO


or more than one-eighth of million of
dollars for the expenditures within our
limits. during the second year of our
Territorial existence, exceeding what
has ever been granted to Territory in
cash, in any one year, since the torma-
ton of the Government. / hope and
trust that this money will be laid out to
the best advantage, ,and that our author
tiles will shun the wasteiul disposition
heretofore manifested in other Territor-
ries, in disbursing the large sums fur
nished by the liberality Of Congress,
for purposes Of internal Improvement.
1t is difficult to say who will be the
members ofthe new cabinet. Mr.. Web
ster's friends are sanguine of his ap-
pointment to the State Department. and
it is generally believed that Mr.. Vint, n
will go into the Interior Department, and
Graham Of North Carolina into that of
War. However, every thing thus far
is conlcctural, but the nominations must
necessarily soon be made, as the pres
ent cabinet retire on Monday next.
The half-breed treaty is still before
the Senate.
MINNESOTA
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08
MINNESOTA.

We here insert the gist Of good
story about a fight with the Camanches,
cut from the New York Spirit of the
Times
With the command was four pound
gun, which, at an immense sacrifice OF
time and toll, had been dragged from
Fort Leavenworth, beyond the cross
tinbers. 1t now came into play; and
giving it an inclination of about Is de-
grees, filling it almost to the muzzle, it
was discharged. Thank God says
R, 1T was Spanish piece, and
didn't bmrstl' The shot fell on tho prai-
rie mound, and shattering the laminor
stones to the right and left, laid on the
sod half dozen redskins. Away the
Indians went, and never interfered a.
gain with the rifles
Several years rolled by, and Major
Il, met in the streets of St. Louis a
gentle man named c., who owned a
large trading establishment in the then
departments ofTexas. After some con-
vcrsation, said c.:
Major, you had fight once with the
Camanchcs?'
Yes, big fght--all one side
i know more Of it than you do.
MAY be 50! You can tell me, per-
haps, how many Of the red Skins were
killed.
No. but I can tell you this. In the
summer of lS2-, some $500 mounted d
Indians came to my trading house,
They were much alarmed, and upon ex-
animation thus expressed themselves:
we are not afraid of rifles, and
laugh at muskets but a man in the prai-
rie shot wagon at us!' This ls a
free translation from the Kiowa)
1t was true, for the first time in their
lives they had seen artillery.
Poor Ben Moore, Captain Of d COM
pany, lst dragoons-killed in Kearney's
San Pasquale fght-uscd to improve on
this and say that all that was required to
route an Indian force was to wheel your
ox-teams into battery ,and that the Cam
anches would never wait for you to fire
on them.
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ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE IN.
4 L. !, IL

SURANCE AGENCY.
COLUMBUS Insurance Company Of Co.
Iumbus, Ohio.---CapitaI $500. 900.
THE undersigned having teen appointed
] agents of this old and reliable Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, are prepared
to issue policies at fair aud reasonable rates
The character aud standing Of this Com
pany have been well established for many
years, and we are prepared TO give the most
sati~fa' tory evidence of its responsibility,
and Iil,erality i'm settlement of losses
RICE, WHITALL 4 BECKER,
2-2f Agents.
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STEAMBOAT CASUALTIES IH 1884
list Of the steamboat casualties. and the
losses of life by them during the present
year, is published in the St. Louis Union
of the Sd ult. There have been sixty
seven boats lost by being blown up,
collisions, fire, snagged. SC, causing
the loss of 46l lives, and number OF
persons injured and scalded, besides loss
"t' property.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08

THE SIAMEsE TWINS DEAp-The
London Medical times announces that
the Siamese twins, well known in this
country, are dead. They died of ma
rasmus. A post mortesn examination
proved what had constantly been sup
posed by the faculty, tina, the two cavi-
ties of the abdomen communicated by
means Of the hollow ligament which
united them, and that the lives Of the
twins were connected by membrane
about half an inch thick
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08
DRUGS AND
M Y D LCIN e s.
ST. PauI. Minnesota

st. Paul, Minnesota.
T IUST received from the east fresh supply O
- Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Var
nishes and Dye-stuiis, which will be sold ut the
lowest prices.
FAMILY MEDICINES.
Anti-billous, cathartic, vegetable, and ague pills
Coxe's hive syrup, Stoughton's bitters, burgundy
pitch, Liniment--voatile, nerve and bone, poor
mans and anodyne Am, I hompson's eye water
opodeldoc, paragoric, castor oil without taste OF
smell, rheumatic drops, Mexican Mustang Lini-
ment, together with every article in the Drug line
for sale cheap for casa.
DEWEY & CAVILEER.
st. Paul. April "a, 1850. LILY.
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TILDEN e. SMITH,

TILDEN e. SMITH,
General Land Agents.
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
UTlLL attend to the locating and Entering
w of Land, with Military Warrants, or
otherwise. Also, to the securing OF Pre-
Emption claims, and the sale Of Farms,
Town Lots, SC.
Village property for sale.
Office at the Centre House.
HENRY l.. TILDEN,
j. w. &. SMITH.
Feb. l6, 1850. diff
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TAILO NC.

YNHE subscriber would respectfully inform the
Il citizens Of ST. Paul, that he has taken the
shop recently occupied by p. r. Johnson, on ST.
Charles street--where he is prepared to make 10
order ali kinds of fGENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS
on short notice. From his long experience in the
business, ne is confident Of being able to give
satisfaction to all who may favor him with their
custom.
w II. TINKER.
ST. Paul, June llth, lS49, stf
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NEW ATTRACrION

MIR. CHARLES CAVE informs his friends
lV1 and the public that he has just opened
A Splendid Bowling Saloon,
with appropriate accompaniments. in Roberts
new building, near the new Post office, in Saint
Panl. The lovers Of the recreation of Bowling
will find the accommodations and entertainments Of
tho most complete aud rcrfcct description iyG2
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WIN. ARMSTRONG, A

iT the Central House, desires to have it
n distinctly understood, that those who are
indebted to him for his past servres with
razor and shears, are expected forthwith to
iiquidate; and that hereafter, his business
will be conducted strictly upon cash princi-
Piles.
nl-v2-tf
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RICE, WHITALL s. BECKER,
ATTORNEYS at Law and Solicitors in
ChanceTy,
VIII give their entire attention to the business OF
their profe e.sion. The collection Of debts, pay
ment of taxes, buying and selling Of lands &c,
promptly attended to. Their offices are at
ST Paul and st. .4nthony, Minnesota.
Ed. RICE, Z. O. wHIrALL, GRO. L. BECKER
October 2j XVII IT
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08

SAINT LOUIS MARBLE WORKS.
81, Washington .frenue, near Fourth ST.
M ARBLE Mantle Pieces of every variety
lV1 also, Italian Marble Monuments, Tombs
Head Stones, Furniture Tops. and Marble work
Of every description, for sale low by
23tf J. C.. WILSON.
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PAINTING.

PAINTING.
"OUSES, Signs, Carriages and Furniture
IL limitations Of mahogany maple, oak, rose
wood and marble.
Glazing, done quickly and rery cheap
Paper Hanging and Wall Coloring. Roofs painted
with hre-proof paint. Table-covers and floor
cloths TO order. Fine transparent painted win
dow-curtans Of the beautiful scenery Of the North
West.
Prices for all work will be moderate, and
terms accommodating. Paints ready mixed, of any
color, for sale. Shop on Bench street.
J. HOLLAND s. CO.,
May IL 3-tf Late Of Galena.
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aBRAM VAN WORRIES,

ADRIAN VAN WORRIES,
Attorney AMI Counsell"r at Law and Soho
ifor in Chancery. Will attend to all pro-
fessionai business entrusted to his care.
Saltwater, NJ. 4. a..ea ia
52.tf
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Politics is getting somewha: ,fgr-icua
ir these parts
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WIN. ID. Phillips,
e., ID. Ms.

{. d. BEVANS,
Dealer in Stoves and manufacturer OF every de-
scrpton Of lin and Copper Ware, a few doors
below the American House, Saint Anthony
street, lStf
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Lac Traverse and the Big Bend of the
st. Peter, to the line of Iowa in the d.
rection of Dubuque, to the amount OF
alternate sections for six miles on each
side of the road. There was provi-
sion in the bill for land for branch rail
ro3d to connect with the seat Of govern
ment, but the friends Of the bill feared
it would prove fatal objection and drop
ped that clause with the understanding
however, that should the bill pass the
House now, the branch road shall be
provided for at the next session. Our
Territory is greatly indebted to Judge
Douglas and the Messrs. Dodges, Gen.
Jones and others, for their aid in ad-
vancing its interests; Senators Cooper,
Seward, and Houston, are also among
our warm friends.
Thus far, including the amount pro-
vided for DEFICIENCIES in last years ap-
propriations, and the sum of nearly
532 900, estimated for the expenses OF
the current year, which will certainly
pass, the aggregate already secured and
which will be expended within the next
twelve months, is as follows, to wit:
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Gtillwater Dusiness pirrrtorp.

liz Henry l.. Moss,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and genera
Land Agent.-Stillwater, MINI. Ter. Land
Warrants constantly on hand and for sale
-.-srranted genuine.
Messrs. Woodward & Dusenbury, n. Y. City.
a.. p. Choutean, Jr., & Co., St. Louis.
.s X. M-Kensie 4 Co.,
Hampstead s. Wasbburn, Galena, III.
ss James Garter & Co., ''
H. L. Dou.nan. Esq. Prairie du Chen
Hon. II. II. Sibley, Minnesota Ter.
II. NJ. Rice, ESQ.,, IS
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D. ALLEN. 3fl VIII SEMMES
ALLEN & SEMMEs,
.4ttorneys at Lac, WiiloU R;rcr, 81.
t"' Croir Co, Wi.ccnsin.
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Vim. ID. Phillips.

Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Land Agent
Pre-enption claims secured, and entries made
by Military Warrants. Office on st. Anthony
street, nearly opposite the Upper Landing.
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= T A G + s

ST A G T. s.
SSF. PAUL AND STILLWATER-Thos
~ who wish to travel across the fine country
between these towns, ii distance Of only 90 miles,
while 1t Is sixty miles around by steamboat, will
fnd stage leaving each town for the other, eve
ry morning after breakfast, except Sundays.
ROBERT KENNEDY, Proprietor.
Snint Paul. July IS, 1880
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MINNESOTA HOUSE .

Saltwater. Min.-By w. E. HARrsHoRS.
No exertion will be spared to. ensure the COM
fort of Travellers. Porters will be in attendance
at the boats, free of charge. ,.9 b l7n
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Charles Cayileer,
Paints, Oils, Dye-S,uffs, Drugs and Medicines
Tnlrl sire ct.
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JOSEPH BOWRON,
Notary Public and Land Agent,
Wttior Rtrer, 81. Crotr co., Wisconsin,.
Presumption claims secured and entries made by
Military Land Warrants. Blank Deeds an
Mortgages constantly on hand, and conveyan.
ces carefully and promptly attended to.
REFERENCES:
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Mass.
!. p. Walker, Wisconsin
sc Charles Dunn,
II. l.. Doustnan, Esq,
Gov'r Nelson Dewey,
-Oct1S XVI If
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-05

We invite attention to the card of Messrs
Samuel II. Putnam & Co., who have embarked in
enterprise which we think will prove great
public convenience.
These private expresses were introduced at the
North about ten years since, by Mr.. Harnden, and
now they extended into every town. village,
and hamlet, and have come to be regarded almost
much a matter of necessity as the Post-office
arrangements for carrying the mails.
We are credibly informed that NewYork and
Boston have each over one hundred offices and
lines; and it is said that Company pays 800
daily for the exclusive privilege of running on the
Albany and Erie Railroad
The method of doing the business by which they
secure both safety and dispatch is to forward daily
a large chest to all the towns having communica-
ton with New Orleans, in which are placed all
the packages destined for each place. These are
Immediately distributed by the agent, who returns
the chest with all packages left with him for New
| Orleans A wagon is at all times at the landing
ready to receive and distribute throughout the city
so that persons may rely on receiving their pack.
ages almost as soon as landed This is done at
rate so cheap that almost every one would con.
cude at first blush that it must be losing bust
ness. But it operates on the same principle that
1
are pleased to learn that the proprietors have
wisely determined to adopt the same cheap rates
as those adopted at the North.
This enterprise, learn, has been in process
of preparation about eight months One of the
proprietors has visited the Isthmus of Panama
and secured agents. Messrs Zachrison, Wilson
| Il Co.. who have train of over six hundred mules
| This firm agents for several steamships, we
informed and possess every possible facility 70
the quick dispatch of all consgnments.
They have also made arrangements to connec
in New York with the old and well establshe
lines of Harnden Il Co., which we should conside
a sufficient guarantee that in that quarter ever
thing will go right; and through them, and tn
lines with which they connected the opera
tons of this Company may be extended to all tn
r principal cities of the North and of Europe. Nj
Putnam, who is the active partner is well know
in this city as young gentleman of fine bushes
qualifications and great energy of character. W
should think him well qualified for the unde
taking, and we heartily wish him and the Con
pany success. We may add that it has been sue
gested to us that in connection with this ente
prise, two steamships will shortly commence rur
ming between this port and Philadelphia,
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GeHhemea-l saw with great amazemen, in tIs o,... .
tins morning, the very grave complaint brought Inv o
ue DHeetors Of the Public Schools of the Second Mnn
panty at the meeting of the Board last night against ,
BOYS High School, was the astOnshed, a. the
regular exercises of the School have been for one mo
meat interrupted, by my sickness 1t fortunately IL
my power promptly to explain this mistake while vindl
cue myself and the explanation is amusngly simple
would seem that two of the Directors sat out for tn
s ue' 70 visit the Boys High School, VIII oh Is kept bae
SI q au Chufeh' Rev Mr. Goodrchs) Caihp street
NOW the well known private school of Mr. Blaekmap il
the rear of the Second Presbyterian Cbnr,b 5Rs M
stanton on the other side of Prytana street, and in
same neghborhood This rOom which had been closed a
aae, was Yesterday undergoing cleansing in prepare
uemen very innoeenty stumbled upon this place and @
the authority of the woman work ,hers who dnrhl
mad very ndsunct notions about the schools of tbe Sea-
made the Statements alluded to above in re
Very respectfully youF ohedient servant,
Sssse~ - as'@ TAoAAs S. BAeoH,
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ODD Fellowship IN Jefferson county, Mississippi
lhs hall built in Fayette was dedicated on the 10Th
ui', Dr. 5. c. Magon, of Natchez, delivered the
a a' More than hundred brothers were in
uie procession The population of that and the
oJ'',''ug counties turned out to honor the OCCASION
a sp1uuiu fepast was spread in grove near the
OIur'u' mere must have been at least ton of
an Gu '.ie 'aoIeS' One of the lo4yes weighed
half high and weighed one hunJ,sJ nnI al" 't;I,p
pounds. ' '''''' y
1t is supposed that some 1900 persons par,o,l, IS
the dinner. '''''''" VI
Al night ball closed the festivities.