The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-10-31


been attached to the 9th Regiment, and who
iaurels in the Mexican war. has never before been
stationed at Fort Smelling.
The steamer Yam ee brought up the engine and
boiler Of Capt. Dana's steam mill last Monday
$50 the engine of the Yankee takes this huge,
untried engine along to labor for St. Paul, as
tame elephant captures wild one for the service
Of some Indian nabob.) Capt. Dana's mill at
the Lower Landing, an Messrs. WATSON s. Cos.
at the Upper Landing, will both be- in operation
now in n few weeks.
Our autumns are The most splendid seasons of
the year. People who We're here last summer,
and enjoyed our beautiful and bealth-inyi gorating
climate, should come here now, If they would
wish to Minnesota IN its unrivailed loneliness
Such splendid weaiber--such fine atmosphere.
who could not enjoy himself in strolling over our
beautiful country; visiting the charming lakes,
ahe sparkling rivulet TO the romantic waterfalls,
the picturesque bluffs, sc. The mention OF them
is almost enough to cure an invalid Of the dyspep-
sia, TO say nothing of the enjoyments which an
actual participation Of these scenes would ensure.
The DR. Franklin, No. |, came up with heavy
freight on Saturday last
/ The House Of Bishops have refused to restore
Bishop Onderdons, and have rejected the petition
of the diocese of New York, both by a jorty
of about TO 1.
! II is not so generally known as it deserves to
be, that the tomato. when grown among corn, is
/ far superior to that grown III the ordinary way.
/ They must of course, have fair chance of room
TO grow, and not be too much crowded b. the
corn.
! We find the above in an exchange paper, and
we should like to see some OF our Minnesota ag-
racuturists try the experiment and report pro
gress.
An lTEM FOR DIsTILLERs.-father Mathew
has administered the pledge TO nearly'a quarter
of million Of people since his arrival in this
county. In New Orleans alone, his converts num-
Der 1900. Some knowing liquor dealers, how
ever, smile as they ask the significant question,
SLOW many Keep the pledge!''
/ Cough, the celebrated temperance lecturer, is
talking to the Montreal people. Those who hear
him say though temperate IN INDUCING III strong
drinks, he is very incorporate in the language he
uses towards those who partake of little "now
and them
Fish on the Irish coast are plentiful II is thought
them into the shoai waters of the coast H. the
starving condition of Ireland, the great monster
of the deep ought to be canon zed saint for
the good he Is dong.
The Hon. William b. Robinson, on the part
Of the United States Government, has concluded
"A treaty with the Chippewa Indians, inhablug
the northern shores Of Lakes Superior and HUI
ron, ~ which the Indians have coded all the
lands from the eastern extremity of Lake Huron
to Pigeon River, on Lake Superior, and inland
to the height of land, toge her with the Islands Of
the lakes and rivers. The price paid was > Is,
900 IN hand, and an annuity forever of e45, 900
The Buffalo Express says that person in pur-
suit Of fugitive slaves met colored womani in the
streets of that city, and began to ipterrogate hel
concerning her claims to freedom. As his in
oui.ies became pressing, she drew "A revolver
which caused his retreat. The same paper say,
that most of the fugitive slaves in that city are
armed.
Nor BAp.-The n. Y. Mirror says that the
Philadelphia tifetneu are getting up petition t,
Jenny Lind for donation for the purchase OF &
battle field, 10 be used exclusively for their riot,
and tights
Run OVER By A IEousE.-ln all our expe
} ri:nce, says the Boston Post, we never had oc
cason to mention such accident as happened
at Bath, Maine, where house ran over youn.
man named Hale, breaking his ribs and injurn:
, his lungs They were moving the tenement, AM
he was caught by one of the rollers.
Within the las, few days the prairies have beer
on fire around -. Pau! and on the river TO con
siderable extent The fire swept over portion. 0
the reserve. and some few shantles Of the squat
ties and srabites, - that were raced by the orde
of the colnnlandant of The Fort were consume,
by the deyouring element.
QUEsTroNABLE.--Th papers are circulating
Il story in reference TO recent haiistorm in Pitts
burgh, which we find very hard 10 swallow. Ih
haiistones ihat fell on the occasion referred to- ar
said to have been thirteen inches in cireumter
cace, An unfortunate pigeon had lis head take
off clean that it never knew It was hurt, Will
the windows were smashed all to pieces! W
feel very thankful that do not live lii Pitt:
5 burgh
A tremendous explosion was lately made of
s huge chalk rock, 300 feet high, at Seaford Gin
4 on tho coast of Sussex. There was about 10, 90
people present. The quantity of powder use
was % 900 pounds, and weight of the roc
thrown into the sea, about 250 ,000 tons. Til
explosion prOduced Il sudden shower in which
literally rained chalk and whitened every bod
and every thing around, and one of the by
ISLANDERS said, making milk enough to supply Lon
|, don for century.
9 INTELLIGENT AS DARING.--Frederic Je
rome, who became so famous By his conduct o
the occasion Of the burning Of the Ocean Nor
arch. while in Liverpool lately, was rendered !
e the Humane Society. the gold medal which ha
been awarded TO him. or its equivalent in money
He preferred the cash, and pocketed twenty gum
cas-.
All an entertainment given by an engine com
pany at Burlington VT, the other day, ]. 6
: SAKE, Esq, uttered the following excellent toast
, elf Prometheus was worthy of the wrath
heaven, for kindiing the first fire upon earth, no,
ought all the gods to honor the men who make
their professional business to put 1t out!
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1S52.--Aliens
who have been three years IN the United States
{ and who did not arrive under eighteen years
age, in order to he qualified to vote at the pres
Dental election in 1852, must declare their inten
ton to become naturaiized on before the sew
3 enth day of the month of November. 1850, other
wise they will lose the privilege of voters tina
occasion.
II is said that the only capital punishment, tia
the ladies' are in favor Of is changing aroua
their necks." Capital enough.