The Minnesota pioneer., 1850-06-06


lew intends TO cut etick,' is to see him sil
down at tho top Of Randall's stairs, with o
shingle aud jack knife.
HI. r., MAY l5.-Mr. Siblcy presented
memorial Of the people of Minnesota and
Oregon territories, praying that the Logis-
latiye Assemblies Of said Territories DO al
lowed to prolong their next annual session
to period Of ninety days.
Also, q memorial Of the people Of Min
nesota Territory, praying Congress to place
the school lands at the disposal Of the Leg
islative Assembly so far as to let said body
rent them.
Having now o5 lawyers in Saint Paul, it
is not unreasonable to suppose that our
good people will awake to realizing sense
Of the wrongs they have suffered, and the
injuries inflicted u pom them, and that they
will now promptly seek legal redress.
The Emperor of China is dead. a let
ter from Mr. Williams, Missionary to tho
Flowerv land, dated Canton, February IS.
brings the intelligence. Tho Emporer's
name was Tankwang-'The glory Of reas-
on, he was, it seems, son Of Kiakig, and
has been on the throne since 1921. His age
was 60. A son, some II years old, will
probably be his successor.
We will say, once for all, to the most of
those who send US letters Of inquiry about
Minnesota, postage unpaid, whether they
can do well in Minnesota, that in our opin
ion they can't do wel1 anywhere. Those
who are too poor or too mean to pay their
own postage, had better remain whore the
poor laws entitle them 10 settlement.
RAILROAD TO THE GRAVE. A branch
railroad has been constructed at New York
from the Long Island road to the Cypress
Hill Cemetery. Two trains day arc to
be run for the accommodation Of funerals
aud visitors. !:
They want precisely such steamboat as
the Gov. Ramsey now running between
Saint Anthony and Sauk Rapids, on tho
Wisconsin river, and another on the Fox
river. 1t is boat which overcomes any re-
sistance Of the current, however swift !;
making good speed against the current
when she is laden, with only IS pounds Of
steam to the inch; while her boiler has ca
pacity to bear 16O pounds to the inch. Fill
led with freight, she draws only IL inches
Of water, and makes twice rs much steam
with the same combustion, as any 9TH
er boat on the river. She has a proper
locomotive boiler, 1t being composed Of ma
ny small cylinders combined, SO as to pre-
sent a great extent Of fire surface and thus
steam is generated with a degree of rapidi.'
ty and a rcpcllent force wholly unknown to
the common steamboat boiler; besides that
the whole machinery is incomparably light
er. The proprctors Of this boat, have
done an incalculable service to Minnesota,
by opening to emigrants region Of coun-
try wholly fresh and unsettled, which all
who have seen it say is lovely beyond the
power Of description, extending for seven
ty or eighty miles up the river beyondSaint
Anthony.
IRISH WIr.-An Irshman, engaged in
moving the upright oval cast iron frame
part Of one Of our hand-presses, which
weighs COO lbs, the other day, exclaimed,
after tugging away at il, till he was all out
of breath Faith, an that would make a
good collar for an elePhanI!' [opringneld
Rep.
LARGE FIRE AT UrICA.-A fire broke
out Sunday night, at II O'Clock, in the COM
bination limo stables, consuming them and
other buildings, together with L. Cozzens'
lumber yard. Loss about .$6,OO0-insur-
ance $4,000.
l.. Cozzens, lumber dealer, was knocked
down by eobble stone aud severely injur-
ed.
The grading of the bluff on sr,l street, is
now SO far completed as to afford an excel
lent carriage-way.
RATHER SINGULAR.-We learn from the
New York Journal of Commerce, that two
or three cargOes of wheat are on the w.y
to this country, direct from Alexandra,
Egypt.
A shower Of looms fell last Saturday
amongst the lakes few miles north Of
St.Paul. Lighting upon the ground, it
is impossible for these birds to fly.
Mr.. Daniels caught one of the largest
of them and brought it home with him.
1t weighed 10 l-2 lbs.
AFFEcTING!-sWhat a strange thing
it is, remarked Frenchman, after tray
cling through our country from Boston
to New Orleans, that you should have
two hundred and fifty different religions
and but one gravy Buffalo Cour.
The Franklin, No. 1, with cargo
from Burlington, arrived at St. Paul on
Sunday morning. Few passengers and
no news.
New postoffices are established at
Pembina, Long Prairie and Sauk Rap
ids. Postmaster at Pembina, N. w.
Kitson; David Olmstead, at Long Pra-
irie and Jeremiah Russell, at Sauk
Rapids.
Judge Ewing, from Indiana, of the
we'll known firm ofW. G. s. G. w. Ew-
ing, fur merchants, etc., arrived in St.
faui last week, Wednesday, on the S.
B. Nominee.
j. c. Ramsey and Henry Jackson,
esq, have laid out a town on the bank
OF the Mississippi river, at the foot ofI
Sauk Rapids, being the head of steam
boat navigation on the Upper MISSISSIPPI
pi, that is, that part Of the river above
the Falls of st. Anthony. This new
town, Washington, is a most lovely site.
and will soon be village of importance.
The proprietors offer lots to actual set
tiers upon the most liberal terms.
Last week His Excellency Gov. Ram
sey and Staff, (Adj. Gen. Boal and
others took an excursion as far north |
as Sauk Rapids. They returned, ex-
pressing the highest delight at the beau
ty of the river scenery above Saint An
thony.