The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-12-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
An unexpected redundancy Of news, excludes
leader this week.
We have reason to believe, from information
just received, that Mr.. Freetlley The new Winnie
bagc Agent VIII arrive here very soon, with the
Winnebagc anIuiies; also that Mr., Frecdley,
Will settle here permanently, as 4 citizen Of Min
ncsota.
We are now having good winter weather aud
we expect nothing else for several months. The
SNOW has fallen in such quantities : to chill the
water ia the river very much; and floating ice Is
running in large masses.
DIR. Thomas Foster arrived here last Saturday,
by stage, from Prairie du CHEN. Our readers
may not ali hGow that there mail routes
from Prairie du CHEN; the one Mr.. Orisbv's
route, which supplies IL mail to Wiiiowrivcr and
the Falls Of St CroiS, and to the places more re-
mole from ti.e river; the other Mr. Ric.'s route,
supplies the Off along The side Of the riv-
er, to ST. Paul. There ought TO be connection
of these lines on the ~. Cros, or rather an OK
tension Of both to ST. Paul, so as to furnish Us
with scmi-week!y mails.
4 WORD TO DUsUoE.-Why don't YOU push
good road through from Your city to the boun-
dairy line Of Minnesota? We will 90 down and
inert you there, right soon.
We have received an article all about "John
and the Of the Apostles which seems TO be ill.,
tended 10 cut up somebody; but not being in the
Hardware line, we cannot admit irony into our
columns; more especially this particular exc,
which scores So broad aud deep.
Mr.. f.. Brock, Of the Ogalla Mills, had terri
BILE fight, the other day, with an otter. He finally
kiiled the otter, as he certainly ought TO; acting,
IA i, appears he was, upon the defensive.
The Sacramento Transcript in speaking of
eciree given by the Mayor, says:
1.-The Mayor Of the city, the Indies, SC, were
appropriately and elegantly drunk, and the par
~ separated IN fine cheer
What an awful state Of morals there must be
in California, when even the press--nicn Of the
highest class of morals seven editors Of news
papers, thus cu.cgizc drunkenness.
The Minnesota Chronicle and Register, has
passed into the hands Of Mr.. Charles Ill. Henns
The late editor remarks, perhaps by way of com
pment to MIR. Hennis that it is impossible for
The character Of the paper TO dcteriorate in the
hands of IFS new editor.
The following, as near as we can recollcct, is
the history Of the changes in the propriesorship of
the Minnesota Chronicle and Register. The
Chronicle, was first published in June, 1919, by
James Hughes, proprietor and editor. A few
weeks afterwards, the Register issued. Ma
thanicl Mclean & John z. Owens, publishers
and iitors and Nathaniel Mclean and Isaac
Foang, the broh;r, tnow probably known by an
atlas, in Californir,) we're the Proprietors Next,
lanes Hughes collapsed and sold the Chronicle
TO Young and Mclean. The paper then took the
name OF The Minncsos; Chronicle and Register,
and was published by Mclean, Owens & Quay.
.tiikcnsidc then into sort Of partnership in
the job department, with the publishers; which
he made pretexr, after leaving the Territory, for
committing various iraunds, by obtaining subscrir-
money, representing himself as a partner in the
concern. lie left about one year ago. Quay,
was also smoked GU, Of the concern, about that
time. Quay. on his way down, collected come
Of the Chronicles bills IN Dubuque, and has not
since been heard Of. The next publishing firm,
MAS Mclean s Owens. Business connected with
the Bank Of 81. Croix, nj ~. Paul. or somc-
thing else, translated Isaac Young, to California
n. Me- can, then became sole proprietor. Such
representations made, that Mclean rcceiv-
ed the 'sn,all Office Of Sioux Sab Agent, in
place, rather, partly in place, Of Maj. Murphy.
Mclean next sold the paper, for $4,000, to Mr..
OIm----thsi is, To Mr.. l.. A. Babcock, tern,ina-
ting the Of John Z. Owens, as publisher
and editor Of the paper II was next published
and edited by Mr.. Bahcock, who afterwards
placed il under the editorial charge Of w. G.. le-
Dac, who maaiaIiy hung up one Of cur journey
men aud somebody else, in wood cut, and bea,
the devil ia the Chronicle office soon after which
exploits. he became martyr and was translated
81. also. Just as ine editorial mantle Of the office
was filling upon the shoulders Of Mr.. Hutchinson,
a gentleman Of high standing, Mfr. Hennis, IL is
s7id, bought the office. and is now publisher and
editor Of the Minnesota Chronicle and Register. /
The report that Col. Mitchell had done 50 much
for his friends hese--ihat nc hid made Mr. Hol-
linesllead W'nncbago Aseat, and John p. Ow-
cns--yes. John +, Owens! Chippewa Sub-Ageni,
and that he had played mob generally, with all
Ill A.
Delegate, turns nni 10 be mere gas. The anxiety
Of Mi.rhsll.s Gisnl-, to know phat he tas done.