The Minnesota pioneer., 1850-06-06
LOCAL AND TRANSITORY,

The S. B. Lamartine, from St. Louis
arrived at St. Paul on Saturday last, with
very large freight and about so passen.
gers. On Sunday morning, she lay wine
bounsi for some hours the strong wind from
the west shore preventing her from sw ingine
into the channel.
Some unfeeIing wretch attacked squaw
belonging at Kaposia, who remained ir
town until dark, on Sa turday night, with
rocks, one Of which struck her on the heac
and hurt her very much. She is much o.
tho time insane.
The distance from New York to Sain
Paul, by Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, and Ga
lena, is 1887 niles-by Ohio, Mississippi
&C., 1929 miles. One hundred and sevent,
miles Of the northern boundary Of MINES
ota is along the shore Of Lake SUPERIOR
mil. Sent.
MIR. Gilbert, Of Danville, Illinois, las
week came through with his loaded team
from Prairie du Chen to St, Paul, by Capt
Knowlton's survey. He says there is nc
difficulty in coming by that route, none
whatever although people at Prairie dr
Chen told him it was impossible. They
found plenty Of grass on the route, plenty
Of wood and good water. The only thinp
to retard their progress at all, was the cross.
ing OF the Chippeway river, which they had
to swim through for want Of ferry boat.
At one time Daniel Webster had diff.
cult case to plead, and verdict was render.
ed against his client. One of the witnesses
came to him and said, 'Mr. Webster, if
bad thought we should have lost the case
!! might have testified a great deal more than
l did, 'lt is Of no consequence replied
the lawyer. the jury did NOT believe word
you said.'
Taking an excursion into that expanse OF
beautiful oak openings, about miles north
OF ST. Paul, one day last week, a region in
iersPersed with small pebbly lakes, and un-
surpassed by beauty Of scenery by any spo,
on the face Of the earth, without roads. al
though We travelled every here over il with
huggies; and but the other day without hab-
Itations or the sign Of q settlement, we found
tho fresh tide'of emigration pouring in upon
little cabins, new fences, the fresh turned
cod, in every direction. At q distance of 6
miles, We found an Irishman who had built
cabinssn tho shUro Of romantic little lake,
and who, for want Of plow and breaking
team, was at work spading up the prairie,
and in this way had actually planted Is bu-
shels OF potatoes. aud was putting in q crop
OF corn in the same manner. Another maj,
was breaking piece Of ground EASY break :
ing. for which he said he was paving s4
per acre.
The California correspondent of the True
Delta advises southern men to carry no
more slaves to that country. Those who
have them there, he says, can do very little
with them. They associate too freely with
the blacks from the north, and thus soon
acquire propensity for gambling and
drinking. Besides this, he saws abolition
ism Is rampant among individuals.
Ono Of the citizens of Saint Pau, bs. .en,
teams up the river to break prairie. so,ra
six hundred or seven hundred acres. at d;c.
fereni points between here and For,
Gaines.
PALPABLE HIr.-Mr. r. of the chan.
Gerry bar, asked an M. p, better known nv
bis desultory and dull speeches than by his
wit or argument, il he intended to come in
10 parliament at the noxt session. sWhv.,
replied the dullard, Il do not know that
have cali6re enough for tho House of Com
MONS 'Calibre,' said r., Il know nothing
Of your calibre, but you have bore enoux6
for anything
EaUIvocAL.-sDeacon, is all that char
coal Of yours made from hard wood?' sNVal
-y-e-s,-the best part on it is of beech and
maple Boston Post.