The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-23
LOCAL AND TRANSFORM.

segetatloh mas advanced wonderfully
within the last week.
While children are infants they should
be sponged every day. When they g ow
up, however, the most Of them ian
"sponge" for themselves
Many of the Winnebagoes at Pral rie
La Cross, whom it was intended to send
up by the last trip OF the Nominee, had
contrived to get whiskey, and were too
drunk to get on board the boat. ;
Children are queer philosophers -
MA, do combs eat :" "No child.:'-
What do they have teeth for, thenI"
| FIsH.-Any quantity of fresh ash,
red-horse, pickerel and perch, arc taken
at Little Canada, four miles from Saint
Paul ;
! A gentleman who has just visited Will
low river, on the east side OF Lake ST.
! Croix, says, there is one of the finest
agricultural regions in that vicinity, that
he has ever seen; and that Perringtin 5
Mills, at the mouth of Willow river.
possesses advantages for making pine
lumber, surprising, he believes, any
place in the world; the WATERPROOF er
being abundant and comfortable, and
the supply of pine logs more abundant
and convenient than any where else,
The St. Croix river is nayigable to
the falls, about fifty miles above Still
water, and probably will be, for some
time to come. A boat like the Gov.
Ramsey, at Saint Anthony, would run
TO the Falls of the ST. Croix in any
stage of water; and we have no doubt
that it would run in the waters of Rock
River, a the lowest stage of water
1t absolutely does not draw inches of
water and has power enough to run up
any rapids where piclerel can swim
In our opinion, the construction of this
boat, Is destined to extend steamboat
navigation in the west, hundreds Of miles.
Hon. j. Noryell Of Mich, is dead.
Coffee is now quoted at 8 cents in ST.
Louis.
Like some Of our cotemporaries down
the river, we acknow ledge the receipt
from the Hon. Daniel Webster Of his
compromise speech; but the fact; is,
like those contemporaries we have a;rer
receired ii.
QUARANTINE AT ST.. Louisville
Mayor of St. Louis has issued his BRO
clamatlon establishing a quarantine for
all vessels from New Orleans, having
emigrants, or sickness Of any kind on
board.
George w. Lan.down, who murder
ed Capt. John Howard, in St. Louis, is
sentenced to be hung on the 9th August.
BUFFALo, May 4
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT Disaster; rHIR-
TY-EiGHT LIVES Losr We learn from
a passenger on the steamer Dispatch,
that last night about IL O'Clock as that
vessel was off Grand River, Canada
shore, she unfortunately ran into The
steamer Commerce, by which IS men
out Of detachment Of $50 British troops
were lost.
The Commerce was owned by M'Pher-
son & Crane of Kingston, and is total
loss.
Bullock. the defaulting cashier of the
Georgia Railroad Company, was landed
at New York from the steamship Cam
bria, on the ID, and sent back to Savan-
nah. He had taken passage for Corn
wall, England, on The schooner Abel,
but his pursuer, having gone out in the
steamer landed before him, and was
ready for his reception. The reward
offered Tor his arrest was 5000.
ST. Louis, May III.
The alarm occasioned by the deaths
which occurred in this city on Sunday,
reported as cholera, mas entirely subsid-
ed. No new cases have been reported
for the last four days.
A little boy asked his mother how
many Gods there were. A Younger
brother answered, "Why one to be
sure. but how do you know thar"
inquired the other Because" an
swered the younger, "God fills every
place, so that there is no room for any
other"
Miss Ewing, the daughter of the SEC
rotary of the Interior, was married at
Washington, on Wednesday evening
week, to Lieut.. Sherman, of the army.
The nuptial party was very large.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10.
Mrs Frances Sergeant Osgood, The
poetess, died at her residence in New
York, yesterday evening.
In the Massachusetts House of Rem
resentatlves, the day after Mr.. Webster
arrived IN Boston, a resolution was Of
Tered concerning Mr.. Webster's recent
course, and instructing him to vote for
the Wilmot Proviso. The resolution
was lost-77 to 1870.
We frequently receive letters, inouir-
ing whether there are shoemakers. coon
ers, watch-makers, &C., in St. Paul9
The best way for inquirers to learn about
Minnesota, is to send two dollars in
letter, for the newspaper, year. Ad-
yeriising columns explain these things.
We do no want any body to come to
Minnesota upon our recommendation.
Those who do come, will find that here.
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