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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24
California.

The following paragraphs are taken
from letter of Gov. Shannon, Of Ohio
to his family, dated San Francisco, August
twenty sixth. The picture he gives of
affairs in California is rather dark one,
and confirms the reports heretofore re-
ceived of the mseries encountered by
those emigrating to that country. We
think the California fever is rapidly subsi-
ding, and every man who can earn
competence here had much better remain.
The day for rapidly accommodating for
tune in California has passed away, and
not more than one out Of every hundred
that go there now can do more than earn
sufficient to keep body and soul together.
That California presents at this time
bad prospect for those desirous to emf
CRATE 10 that country. And he hopes that
no more of his friends will be found COM
ing there. The great mass already there
are not realizing sufficency to support
them. All the localities whore gold is
found are becoming so greatly crowded,
that it is with difficulty place can be Sc
|
coming crowded. Even the Law is not
so profitable as formerly, owing to the
great number engaged in it. There has
! been vast number Of failures, and more
are expected. One individual failed for
one million one hundred thousand dollars.
The truth is, there must be one grand
crash here | have lost some fees by
these failures.
This is bad place for ME at this time.
Every body in the west knows me, and
may think they have claims on me on the
score of political favor; and for mere sup
port. They come here without dollar
wherewlth TO buy themselves a crust OF
bread, and they are continually calling
upon me for aid. cannot refuse them.
It is hard TO see 4 respectable man in a
cold and selfish community like this,
without dollar, and nothing TO eat and
no place TO sleep. This is a terrible tax
upon me, and l must quit the place as
soon as possible. l will wind up my af>
fairs as soon as can: for | am anxious to
see you all. There has been a war al
Sacramento City, in which many lives
were lost. The desperate condition to
which many are reduced in this country
will lead to all manner of crime-robber-
les and theits are the order of the day.
was much surprised two weeks ago to see
the two Messrs. Anderson step into my
office. regret their coming 10 this coun-
try, and | advised them TO go up IN the
mines and work to procure enough to take
them home, and to return without delay
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24

vThe Washington hteLigencer, pub
lishes a letter from Lieut.. Haven, who
commands the American expedition in
search of Sir John Franklin. The letter
is dated "Port Leopold, Aug o." Moth
ing Of particular note had transpired up to
the time of writing. The two vessels
"Advance" and Rescue had separated
and gone in different directions. Much
ice had been encountered. The officers
nd crew were well. The prospects oi
sucte, in recovering Sir John were bright.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24

sPatronize the Barber.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
Benton County Convention.

By crOwding out our advertisements, we
are able to insert the following abstract of
the proceedings of an adjourned con-
yentinu held at Swan river, on the 10th in
staut.
w. 4. Atkins, President; Col. Curtis
Bellows, Vice President; w. w. Warren,
Secretary.
On ballot for Delegate to Congress, Col.
\. NJ. Mitchell received Al votes, Charles
w. Borup votes, and David Ol;nsted /
vote.
For Represe natives. the Convention
nominated David Gilman, d. /. Sloan, W.
w. Warren, a. Morrlsoi,; for County Com
missioner. P. Beauprey; Surveyor, +. A.
Warren; Treasurer, {. Bellows; Coroner,
Asa White; Assessors, Reuben Richardson,
Duncan Stewart, aud 1 ho,ilas Holmes. 1t
Was
Resolved. That we do not in any way
recognize or counienance the election OF
Delegates who represented Benton County
in the 81 called Territorial Convention at
81. Paul nu the 10Th instant, tn nominate a
Delegate 10 Congress, fr"m The fact that
there was no convention called and none
hut IA few transient persons present t"ne or
two eXcep.l"n> wh" wers, made delegates
10y having their EXPENSES paid and We VIII
not ~ any wise cUuntenance any such pack
ed delegation.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
hig Convention.

BY requeSt,~e make r""F' for the follow
ing abstract of the doings If a Convention,
of Wings at Saltwater, on the 10Th Of Au-
gust.
Samuel Burklpo was chosen chairman.
and Albert Harris Secretary. After ad 'pt-
ing several resolutions, the convention pro-
crrt'rd to hnilut for a candidate for Dele
gate To Congress, Mr.. Mckin>try and MIR
Harris acting Is rellerS; ~hereupnn, all the
vote, being cast for Col. ~: Greene Wilcox,
that gentleman was Declared 10 be unani-
n"u,iy Nominated. Mes.rs. Johnson, Me
kinstry, and Cyphers, were appointed IA
Committee To inform him of his no,nina-
ton. SAMUEL BURKLEO, Chm.
ALBERT HARRIS, Sec.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15

odious sense in WHICH the word Is under
stood. Any charter granting trelassSt
pririirges by which company. or any
set of men, could Cypress the conlna-
nifty would be at once pronounced UNI
constitutional by the Supreme Court
If certain persons are chartered to exer-
else business, OF any kind, and IT -
declared that no other person shall fol-
low that business, that would be mo-
nopo'y and worse than unconstitutional
it would be tyrannical. But such acts
have never passed any legislative body
in this Union, and never will. If they
do, it will then be time to cry out against
exclusive privileges and monopolies.
But how private company of gentle
men, having no chartered privileges at
all, can with propriety be called mo-
nopoly. merely because they happen to
have little money, cannot imagine
AS well might it be said that rich man
is a monopoIist John Jacob Aston was
dangerous monopoly" though he
gave hundreds OF thousands to the pub
lc So was Stephen Girard, though he
gave more to charitable and public
uses, than any man that ever lived in
the United States. The truth IS, and
there is no Disgusting the fact, this cry
against monopOEes IS a pitiful humbug,
originating with The icicked 10 impose on
the ignorant.
The disappointment Of d few, the am
btlon of some, and the prejudices of
others, are put together a little froth
is made about election times; it serves
its purpose and then sinks TO nothing,
whence it came, and there is no more
of it till another election.
In conclusion-the Wing party is not
a party of faction--it is founded upon
principle-it acts upon principl e--they
have opposed the Democrats because
they believed the Democrats we're act
ing wrong; they are always willing to
support Democrats or any ore else who
will act right. The main pillar in their
political edfce is the public good, and
the man that can, and who they believe
will best promote that good, they will
support. They believe, il is true, that
their own principles will best promote
it, and when those principles are in
volved, will stand by their flag if they
die in its dusty folds; but they do not
fight useless battles, where defeat would
be felo de Sc, and victory fruitless--nor
do they enlist under leaders who have
enemies enough in their camp to carry
off all the spoils of victory.
A WING.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
The Canvass for Congress.

To TIE EDITORS OF THE PIONEER:
| see in the last number of your pa
per an account of the proceedings of
"Territorial Convention held in St.
Paul on the 3lst of July, to nominate a
candidate for Congress. And | have
witnessed every where | have been,
attempts to induce the Wing party to
support the nomination made by that
Convention. | have heard of similar
attempts where have not been. 1t is
said to be binding upon them. Now
without saying a word about the nomi-
nee, will say few words in regard to
the obligation of the Wings to support
the nomination. | have nothing to do
with the manner in which the convention
was gotten up. take higher ground
The Wing party has struggled for
years with a peitinacity, under repeated
defeats and various discouraging circum-
stances, unexampled in the history OF
the world, for the preservation of great
political principles, which they believe
to be identified with the best interests OF
the country. Having respect for that
portion of their fellow-citizens by whom
they have been opposed and so often de-
ieated, no tritling consideration, nc
matter of temporary expediency, nc
petty contest of personal ambition, nc
miserable spleen grow ing out of the
eagerness OF one class of persons over
another in the ordinary. business affairs
of life, could have kept up their organi-
cation for n moment; aud thev would
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
LATEST NE WS.

The Compromise, alias Omnibus Bill,
has now advanced to stage in which
its defeat seems inevitable.
On the 30,h ult, 20 houses were de-
stroycd by fire in Chicago, among which
was a theatre, and the National Hotel
The health of ST. Louis had greatly
improved on the Sth inst.
Missouri ELECTION returns of
votes have not, up To Aug. 18th, come in
sufficiently to determine the result. The
Wings claim a general success in St.
Louis Co, and there are stron" IndIca-
tons that the Wing and Anti-Benton
members of the Legislature will be
strong enough 10 prevent Mr. Benton's
return to the u. S. Senate. The Union
(dem.) however, claims a victory, but
without giving details.
The Galena Daily Advertiser, Aug 6,
says: The election returns this morning
leave little room to doubt of the success
Of the Wing candidates, Darby. Porter
and Miller, for the LIST, ID, and Sd Con
gressi ,nal Districts. Nothing has been
as yet, heard from the 4th and 5th
Iowa ELECTION county,
Dem. majority for State and Congress
ipnal ticket, III. Henry county, Wing
majority for same. 300 Louisa, Wing
majority from 45 to 90 Muscantine,
Dem. majority 81. Lee, Dem. MAORI
ty, reported 300. Hem: falls so votes
behind his ticket. Scott, Dem MAORI
ty on State ticket. about 20 In Gin
ton, same majority. jefferson, Dem.
majority from 40 to so. The Legisla-
ture will stand largely Den ocratic.
PROF. WEBsTER.-It is discovered by
an examination of the laboratory IN
which he killed Dr. Parkman, that his
confession is only another tissue of lies.
Hon. Orlando Brown, Of Kentucky
late Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
who contracted with Mr.. Rice for re-
moving the Winnebago Indians, died OF
cholera, on his way home from Wash
ln9ton.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
LOCAL AND TRANSFORM.

The river still continues high-far above
the preredrut Of any former s+a>un. Last
week "Wednesday, the Nominee ran up rs
far aS Cheever>' landing.
II il remarked Throughout the whole
length Of the Mississippi river, thar bust
ness is very dull th,s season. The fact is,
the >hor, crops of last year, afforded hui
lItle surplus produce to forward this sea-
SOFT
Until within the past few mornings, we
have seen no fugS upon the river. The
Highland Mary and the Anthony Wayne.
have not made their appearance here for
some time back.
Oats are selling in Saint Paul at so cents;
corn i. worth Is cents; butter ! ) cents; beet
6 cents: eggs 90 cent>; pntat"e> (new) 81;
milk IL selling at 40 cents a gallon. A dial
ryn,af, with several good cows to supply
the town with milk, could do Il fair bust
ness.
The people in Saint Paul seem to express
general wish that no hnh,iiuy should he
erected on The margin of the bluff, %" the
south side of Bench street. That street
hen hnilr mp, n il soon will he with good
buildings, from one extreme Ia the other al
u,
any street ~ any town on the river. The
side of j, which Is left open, overlooking
the river, ought tn have sidewalk laid, oi
those fat rocks which can be so easily quar-
ri-d AT the bluff hrl,w the Catholic church;
and there ought also ~ he row of elm
shade trees planted ou that SIDE, through
The " hole length of the town. Thus, Benrh
street NAV soon hec"ne one Of the pleas
ATTEST prouenades in The world.
There is man stopping AT the Wedlel
| with mouth so large that hr has tn wea'
AN awning over il Ia keep the sun from in
| hiring his teeth. Strv-',S boards him for sc
much bite. [Cleve. Plaindealer.
! There is politician IN Saint Paul. 81
piurh addicted Ia sslmking TWO ways f.,
! Sunday" that hr will -"nn have to under
go Nh cperAiiun fur -Irabi>mus.
Lord Blu gh,m,at n recent meeting ofth'
Law Amendment Snciety ,ahn"unred his in
lr,lion to prncred IN the United States j,
january or February nrxt, with Il view Il
co-o,rrata with The law reforn in this coun
try, " hirh has already so distinguished it
self IN :he srience Of Jurisprudence. If h
can do snv,hing ~ relieve the Unite,
uppre>--s our country like AL incubus
with the support Of ninre than 10000 law
yers, w. will vote him the freedom of tn
town OF Saint Paul.
Civilization already begins to enervate tn
people Of the Far West. Last month pi
ano made its appearance even in Har'
Scrabble; while the landlord Of The Fight
ing Bears" who nohly resisted the inn"Va
tinn nf table rinths, has been Compelled 4
strike his coior 10 "russed Yankee" VII
a,iv-rtiSes clean plates at every meal. Bos
Tunes.
Madame Pasta, now GO years ut age, ha
consented to sing AZ u concert IN Lon'lnn
ou The 10Th inst, given IN a'd at the Italia
| exilrs. The 'eyent,' Is exciting gred
sensation IN metropolitan muSicai circles
There i. also black prinn Donna, VIII
has lately risen like blark thun'ier-ciou
in the musical horizon, and threatens {
eclipse the glory of Jenny Lind. She
said 10 sing quitesa well; and Is represent
s,l to DC uosi bcvircbing! beautiful.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
w On Monday last 25 Sioux

H- On Monday last 25 Sioux
from the age of six to fourteen, un5.
the direction Of an old Indian. p
begging dance, in front of several st4ras
IN St. Paul. Their juvenile voices Ac 4.
good time and showed good cullur -
Pity these boys, instead Of exhibit
themselves here, dressed only with p
breech clout and paint, could not b. pu.
to good New England farm schoo., be
clothed and put in right mind. When
will Government learn that the onlv
method Of permanently beneftting tae
Indians, is to institute farm school, and
compel them to work, and study tAe.r'
books? How many white boys, think
you, would make good citizens, If they
were allowed to spend their youthiu!
days in idleness, or fishing and cunning
If you would change the habits OF The
savage, take him in infancy out ct the
wigwam and train him amongst whites,
exactly like white child, and the thing
is accomplished.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15
Betting with a s'Cullud PussOu.''

&C. l.. e" relates an inimitable sto-
ry, which illustrates one kind Of "hunan
natur." 1t is to the following effect
The scene is a cockpit, which is q good
way ahead of any personal experience
of our own. There is a "High-comh-
Cock and "Low-comb Cock, repre-
senting the nigh" and Glow" OF the
game, and the warfare has begun. a
few bouts, a few sharp digs, and the
sport is at its height. "Hoorab!" says
a confident better leaning on the railing
OF the pit with beth elbows, and peeflng
intently at the feathercd combatants,
"Hoorah for the high-ccrnb cock, Ho
rah! Hoorah for the hi.b-comb cock!
A dollar on the high-comb cock! a ne
gro, ''his next friend" accept the
challenge and took the stake 'Hnoratn
continued the better, "Hoorah for the
hlgh-comb cock hoorah .-tor--lhe-
high--hoorah hoorah. hoorahr' Here
the the 'high-comb cock" began ppar-
emily to get the worst of it; and tn bet
ter continued more cautiously, 'Hocrah
FIR the gh'--here a severe din land
'high-comb' for q moment on his back,
and this was the turning point. 'Hoorah, ,
continued our hedger, 'hoorah for the
low-comb cock! give it t. him, little iei-
low! go it. that's right! put it into him
hoorah for the low-comb cock!' And
well did the low-comb deserve thu ap-
plause, for he straitened out his antapo-
mist in the next round; and as hich-
comb couldn't come to time,' victory
was declared in his favor. well, give
me the stakes, said the hedger to the
negro. 'E'yab! e'yah! guess not. re-
piled Cufee. you bet on dat high
comb Geek, and de money is mine -
NO, no: didn't you hear me hoorah for
the low-comb cock: Did mt | hooras
loud for the low-comb cock;' Yes,
e'yah! e'yah. you did so, answered the
negro, 'bdt you bet On the high-cnm5
cock, s-'elp me, Bob! well, SAD the
ariful dodger, scratching his head, 1
amt goin' to get into dispute with
you, and | don't want to quarrel; bu,
tell you what I'll do; you give ne 10y
dollar, and you keep your'n-and in
me, If I'll bet with niger aginp Aud
IN this way settlement was effected -
Kniekerboeker.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-15

One of our ril,zrns, u preparng tn take
several ,iagurrentypes IL the town of SAINT
Paul. Such nught to be taken annually aud
preserved Us historical recoJ;.ls.oithe growth
&c the Town.
Somebndy says that politaness is like an
air cu>hinn. There may he nothing IN II,
but il eases our jols wonderfully.
At Saint Louis on the 18th; eleven men,
working upon sewer in Biddie-st., were
sun struck, aud FIVE of them died instantly.
On the 10th, uine more were struck. one
dying Instantly. Whether the others recov-
cred entirely or NOT, IS not stated.
Such Is the demand in Saint Paul for
building materials, that while lumber taken
down the Mississippi river from our own
nelghborhond, il selling at Saint Louis tor
about ten or eleven dollars per thousand
the same description is sold readily at Saln;
Paul for II dollars per thou sand.
|. The mills nj Saint Anthony, after being
suspended IN their operation for few days
aud sustaining some damage to- the dain,are
now saving again. M. McKu>ick's saw
mill, mt Saltwater, il still prevented from
ruuniug,;by the back water in Lake Saint
Croix.
Capt. Paul Il. George returned The other
dayfrom the East and is on the Saint CrOIx
river. That old saw-,nll law suit, like an
ugly nightmare, sui Expresses The village
uf the Falls Of Saint Crulx,
| One Of our neighbors succeeds in catch
ing fi-h in the river, by setting trammel
net (rhree nets together, betweeu which the
f-h ger Taught, after crowding through the
me>hes.)
| IN the political canvass which il approach
ing we desire tn avoid personalities rs muC b
~ possible; bit we shall fearl">si, mee
Is hatevpr question demands di-cu>-ion.--
We have seen s"n,ew here, the following a
mtsing illustration of the freedom Of dis
question:; showing to what extreme the ar.
yn,nentun nd hnminem is carrie ! III Europe
Frederick the Great was very fond of dis
| putatiOn; but he generally t.rmnited tn
discussion Ivy collt,ing his antagonist an
kmkng HIM; very few OF his guests were
disposed tn enter the arena against HIM
One day " hen h. was more than usual,
disposed for an argument, he asked one %
his suit ny he did not venture To express
an opinion Oh some particular question.
'It l. impossible, your majesty was ih'
reply. t" express an opinion brinre SOW
errign who has such strong c"mvictious,aIi,
who " ears such tLirk boots
That immense apron of rock, being a A.
sheet about so feet wide by one hundra'
sn,i fifty feet hong. over wh"h the water
of The falls al, SAINT Auth my lately poured
next L. the western SHIRE, fell down No
long since, under the weight Of the food
Our readers will recolect that we deScrih
eel The magnificent hall na'ie 10y this grea
root uf rock behind The sheet Of water, a
The time when Judge M-ekrr's court adj
j"urne,i to that place and explored II, ate
holding an Inquest IN thu old goverDDen
mill m,re than one year ago.
Water-melons are plenty IN ST. Pau
at from 20 to 40 cents a piece
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beautiful young apple tree, white with
blossoms "a If 1t were full blown mann
moth rose. Here, said the farmer, will
make my claim and build my house;
and under the shadow of that tree, bu-
silly did he ply the axe, and the adze,
and the plane, until presently there grew
up by the side OF the tree, smiling cot
tage and a garden was picketed and in
the door yard stood the tree, the pride
Of the farmers heart. The family came
the covered wagon-the cattle the
kitchen furniture--the wife and the lit
tie children took possession of the
little cottage. Autumn came; and with
it, came showering down the golden
fruit Of the apple tree, and the parents
and the children all ale of it and blessed
the treej for although some said it was a
sweet apple tree and some that it was a
sour apple tree, none denied the album
dance and excellence of. the apples.
Time rolled away, and the girls grew
taller and the boys waded deeper in
their buckskin pantaloons, until their
knees almost became manifest; and a
year y increasing flock of flaxen-haired
little girls built their play-houses under
the shade of the spreading apple-tree,
parading their bits of broken crockery
on the little rude shelves, and the wild
birds securely built their nests amid the
shelter of its boughs. One election day
lit was the first Monday in September
some Of the older boys came home
drunk; and they got their axes and
swore they would cut down the apple
tree. The old man demonstrated
"What," says he, twill you cut down
this noble tree, vigorous as it is, and
laden more heavily with apples, now
ripening, than it ever before was? VIVA,
shall We do for fruit What for shade: =
"We have stood it long enough" nut.
tered the boys. "Old man, this tree
goes down! Why cumbers it the ground
1t is too vigorous; it monopolizes all
the strength of the soil that is around ii
1t is in the way; it is in our Ii ght. -
"My sons" says the old man, we must
have tree here. With what better
can You supplant it," 81 will plant il
place of 1t, said the elder, "that beau.
iiiul misletoe, which has lately sprung
up, and is now entwining in its arm:
yonder stately elm; will remove hithe'
and plant together the nlsletoe and the
elm; for what is the parasite without d
suppoiter'"
"No;" said the brother; "not so; the
tree for shade. is that very popular tree
the Lombardy poplar; that is all the
fashion now. Let us remove the apple
tree, which am sick of seeing, ano
plant in its place Lrmbardy poplar"
"'Oh my snns!" sa d the old man viii
tears in his eyes, young men otter
think they know great deal while they
really are very foolish. Read your bi.
bic. DO men gather grapes Of thorns
or figs of thistles? If either of the
trees you propose to substitute for thi.
noble apple tree, whose fruit has fec
and whose foliage has sheltered you
were to take root and grow, it would
run up too tall for shade, and you nigh
look up forever into their branches ant
look in vain, for the golden harvest o
apples which hangs upon this noble ap
pie tree, under whose shelter your ole
father hewed the logs of our humble
houSep'
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NOTICE.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be rece we'd G
~ this office, until IL O'Clock, VI. on t. j.h
day of September, 1850, for the delivery pi
100 head Beef Cattle, on the hoof, at For s
ling, and
20 head Beef Cattle. on the hoof, i'1rt
Games. on or before the 18th day OF Octc
Der, 1850.
The Beef Cattle to average from $50 70 81
pounds per head, net weight, and be delis
at the respective Posts, without expense 10 'Ns
United States. The Contractor wifi be reluir. 8
to give bond with approved security. in tn pens
SUN Of two thousand dollars for the faith ID "a
iiinent Of his contract. The Assistant Tom
mssary reserves To himss II the privilege o. Psi
Iecting unreasonable bids.
Persons sending in proposals will cndorss
them Proposals for Beef Cattle" and give u
names of their securities
r. w. KIRNiIAM.
Bvt. Capt 9th Inf,ntry, A. c. :.
Asst Com. Of Sub. Office. Fl Smelling,
Min Ter, August 18th. 1850 L