The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-04-10

this was Lieut. Col. May, who left Carl
isle, Pa. some two months since for
Santa Fe and California overland.
Bills INTRoDUcEp-Mr. DOUGLAS, in
pursuance of notice, asked and obtained
leave to introduce a bill to reduce and
define the boundary of the military re-
serve at the St. Peters river, in the Ter
ritory of Minnesota, and to secure the
rights Of the actual settlers thereon;
which was read first and second time
by unanimous consent, and referred to
the Committee on Territories.
Mr. Downs gave notice of bill to
authorize the issue of patents for GER
tain private land claims.
a. Remember the ball Wednesday
night, at the American House, in COM
pliment to Mr. Jackson, the leader Of
the 9th Infantry band.
ss- If they want chorister for a
gang of saws, at the Saint Croix mills,
we know of singer in Saint Paul who
is better qualified for that situation than
he is for singing in church.
ss- The fact that hundreds of thou
sands of MIR. Clay's Compromise and
Union speech have been printed "to or
der" for general circulation, and that
probably million copies of it have been
circulated by the newspapers, most con-
clusively shows that the sentiment in
favor of a compromise of the slavery
question, and for the preservation of
the con!ederacy as it is, is very strongly
entertained by the American people,
both at the North and in the South.
sI~ GEN. FLETCHER, Indian agent,
is gone down to hunt for the runaway
Winnebagoes, and to drive them back
home again to Long prairie.
&C. An old lady, in describing a fear
full event of her life, when she was run
away with In two horse vehicle, wound
up with saying that ''she put the firm
est reliance in Providence until the
preceding broke, and then she gave up. -
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT PROVIDENCE.
The Providence journal learns that a
man by the name of Holbrook, from
Braintree, Mass, was knocked down by
three rufiians, on Saturday evening
near the Cove, Providence, Just after
the train arrived, and robbed of about
$50, consisting of one ten dollar gold
piece, two five dollar gold pieces, with
bills and change. The rogues stripped
the pocket entirely from his pantaloons
and decamped with their booty.
e8- The Outfit fitted out an express
with a mail down the river, Friday be-
fore last.
RISE OF PROPERTY IN OREGoN
letter from Oregon states tina, land there
which last Spring sold for $4,000 has
been lately resold for $4,000
s-' The Indians say the SHOWS in
the north are very deep and that we
may expect the water to be higher than
it has before been for 25 years.
MopEsTy.-In a late case of seduc-
ton in England, the court room was
thronged with ladies. Baron Garrow,
who presided, said, 81 do not desire the
ladies to wait in court to hear any thing
that may shock their modesty, unless
they like it," The paper adds, zone
or two ladies then retired, but the re-
mainder kept their seats
SeUAw TEAM-Quite novel team,
consisting of sQuaws dragging a train
with a load Of provisions on it, made its
appearance, in Saint Paul, on Thurs
day last.
CoTToN Factory DEsTRoYED.-We
learn by telegraph, that the Planters
cotton factory, at Richmond Va, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday. 1t was
insured for $4,000, $50, 900 of which
was in the Hartford. Some two hun
dred hands have been thrown out of
employ by this calamity.
GIPsIEs IN LoUIsIANA.-The New
Orleans Delta records the fact that for
many years settlement Of gipsies has
existed at Biloxi, and along the south
'ern coast of the Mississippi. They have
subsisted by catching fish and oysters,
anu hh"iHeoin, III dh iCSpcCtS, tuelT HdD-
its of idleness and quietude.
l' In the edge of the bluff, at the
upper end of Saint Paul, our readers
will recollect a long narrow trench in
the ground. which has evidently had
roof over it. This was once horse
billiard room--the first in these parts
but now looks more like an immense hog
trough.
GREAT FIRE IN GARDINER, ME.-The
Augusta Age, of yesterday morning,
says:-"As our paper was going to
press we learn that great fire occur
red in Gardiner, on Tuesday night, the
10Th, consuming IL buiIdings.-The fire
was in the vicinity Of the Cobbossee
House. - Elk.
e- The wedding dress of Miss. Rus
sell, at St. Louis, was made Of glass,
and cost $500.
Why this was, can be "easily seen
through"
er The Pasha of Egypt has chal-
'enged all England to produce an En-