The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-29
LOCAL AND TRANSITORY.

The Pioneer Office is removed to the LIST
door west of Capt. WakefelI's, (the FIRE.
mont House, being on Bench and Third
streets.
We see in the general appropriation bill,
$4,000 for improving the Mississippi river
above the falls of ST. Anthony.
1t is singular fact, that not single case
Of cholera has ever orig inated in the terri
tory of Minnesota,
! We have never yet seen the first man in
Minnesota, who denied Mr.. Sihley's quail
/ fications for Delegate, and who did not adj
init that it would be a piece Of shabby in
gratitude to defeat him for that Office next
Monday.
We are looking for the first number of
! the Saint Crox Inquirer, new paper al
/ Willow River. by Sexton and johnson, two
printers from Saint Paul, who deserve all
the encouragement that can be given them
| ny the good people OF that place - a town
/ by the way of high promise, and surround
ed by one of the best districts Of land in the
world.
The har-keepers at Saltwater complain,
and with good reason, Ofthe delay there in
bringing out candidates for the Legislature.
IL is u wrong thing.
Gov. Ramsey lately received, from the
Pembinese, the well deserved cornplimenta-
ny present OF richly wrought buckskin
coat.
We learn that it is deemed necessary, for
the sake of insuring tranquility, to delay
the Winnebago payment few days long
er.
We have another pair Of German girl.
in town, with hand organ, etc. What a
grinding monopoly!
1t turns out, after all, that Orlando Brown
commissioner Of Indian affairs, did not die
of the cholera, as was reported but still
lives to benefit our country with his valua
BILE services.
Il is not true, az reported last week, tina
Col. Mitchell has declined to run for Con
gresS, in favor Of John 2. Owens.
We are authorized to say that by the favor
of Mr. Kitson, esq, of Pembna, Mr.. Bias.
has had forwarded TO him, for gra,uitou.
distribution, TWO or three bushels Of the ia
nous spring wheat from the Red River o
the North. 1t is plump, beautiful berry
equal in appearance, TO the best winter
wheat. We hope that some such farmers
as Mr.. Ellsworth, or Solon Robinson o
Indiana, will send to MIR. Bass for SON,
of the seed, and that they will test its quail
i,y and adoption to their soil and climate
which is about ten degrees south of TIT
Pembinese.
That prompt and obliging boat, the Yam
; kee, was in again at breakfast, OH Monday
with several passengers, and with the goo,
news that the cholera is abating in Gale
ma.
The friends of John Lorrain, who's,
store was lately burnt down in Galena, will
he glad to learn that he will go right on
gain with his business. We wish hin
much success; for he is just and honora
BILE man.
We learn that a certain noticeable char
acter, who was employed To electioneer 70
Col. Mitchell, went down to Pigs Eye will
a keg of whiskey, treated the Canadians
with II; distributed amongst them the Col
onel's circular, about 'iny blood she'd etc.
and in ,he--end, got rather severely handle,
/ by the French Democracy there.
Mr.. Folsom brought in mess Of pea
last week, being of the second crop raised
this season, on the same ground, from tn,
seed Of the first crop.
We find in the London Morning Posi-, th,
4 following description of the dress worn By
Miss Lawrence at one of The queens draw
ing rooms:
/ Miss Lawrence - Train OF rich white
1 MORE, trimmed with bouilloncs oflvilc and