The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-13
PASSING EVENTS.

E9~ Halt a dOZeE or so, OF the bache-
loos of Saint Paul, are preparing to
start for California at the opening oil
the river.
q The Delta says that Miss. Ca
ton, (now Duchess of Leeds after
having been engaged to Daniel Clark,
Esq, (of whom Mrs. Gaines claims to
be the heiress,) was informed that he
had never had an intrigue with lady,
whereupon she declared the bargain off,
and absolutely refused to marry him.
81 Building at Saint Anthony has
steadily progressed during the whole
winter; and real estate there is rapidly
advancing. Mr.. Steele has refused
5000 per acre, for that charming island
which with the eastern shore of the riv-
er, makes the capacious Enclosure into
which logs are driven to await their turn
to be sawed.
q A Belfast (Me. paper announ-
ces a new cure for the asthma. An old
lady was always troubled with the disease
when the wind was east; and her hus-
band, latter consulting all the physi-
clans without success" nailed the
weathercock with it's head due west,
since which she has had no return OF
the distemper.
s. The first grist-mill ever built in
Minnesota, was that old government
mill on the West side of the falls OF
Saint Anthony; the next, was Mr..
Bowie s mill on a stream which enters
lake Saint Croix, about half way be-
tween Douglass Point end Saltwater,
and these are the only grist-mills COM
pleted in Minnesota, if we except Mr..
McKusick s mill at Saltwater, in which
run of mill stones is sometimes used.
g The New York Spirit of the
Times has information that Head, the
victim spouse of Lola Monies, is about
to fly to this country. The London
Herald announces that Lola is also
bound hitherward. We suppose she is
hard after the fair-haired fool, and will
doubtless catch him somewhere between
Liverpool and shutdown.
~ Water street in Saint Paul, like
the equinoctial line, is rather ina ginary,
being principally in the channel of the
river at the foot of the bluff. The first
actual street in town, parallel to the riv-
er, is Bench street, on the bluff; and
the next, parallel to the river, is Third
street.
~ That ineffably mean man, Rus
sell, the vocalist, has heen hooted of
the stage in England, for walking of
with the proceeds eff concert which he
had announced would be given in aid OF
a charitable association. He is stated
by the English papers to have practised
this dishonorable trick more than once.
~ Application is expected to be
made to the Board of Commissioners OF
Ramsey county, at their next session,
for the survey and location Of road
nearly due north from Saint Paul, to
Banfill's on Rice creek; by which the
distance will be diminished about three
miles.
a. Beware of eating fast. A man
named Sullivan died by strangulation in
Boston last Saturday, in consequence oil
a piece of meat lodging in his windpipe.
This is the second fatal case of choak-
ing which occurred in Boston during the
last two weeks.
- Mrs. Riggs, Of Newbern, N. c.,
few days ago, shot a negro man dead
on the spot with pistol. He was dis
covered in the yard, and on being Or
dered off the premises refused to go,
and approached Mrs. R. in menacing
manner. a
- Itwould seem that Father Math-