The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-14

n VIII be Z source OF general regret 10 our
Territory Ia general, and to 81 int Paul in pari u
lar, to learn that Capt JoHs A. WAKEFIELD,
! author Of the History of the Black Hawk War.
formerly Il member of the Legislature of Illinois
! also one Of the Commissioners in that State, to
locate school lands, Distinguished for many years
rs one of the brightest ornaments Of the bar, and
for the past year, devo,ing his distinguished abi-
ties, 10 the service Of Saint Paul, in the capacity
Of Justice Of the Peace, and moral lecturer,
has deemed ii proper TO remove into one Of the
new counties in the north Of Iowa. May he
there be properly appreciated a as ~
| Will His Excellency, Gov. Ramsey be good
enough to treat Minnesota this year to Thinks
giving' i.-'t err a
| An Hishman coming up the river the other day
/ 20 Iowa, ON board the steamboat Anthony Wayne,
had on board three plows, which he had brought
from Ireland, TO break prairie with, made entire
4 ly Of ron--beams, handles and ALL The plows
were upon the stern of a barge, lowed by the
Wayne; and one Of them was knocked into the
river by the Lamartine, as she was swinging into
the wake of the Wayne, after a holly contested
race. Such pows will be of no manner of ser
vice in breaking praires. 'r ~
| SATURDAY NooN.-The Nominee is Just in
from Galena with full freight, and reports much
freight yet to arrive from below-and the YAM
kee, which left Gaena the day after the Nom-
nee, close behind. 9t.s.-.t ..,-l
SATURDAY EvENING.--The Yankee arrived
full Of freight. She has been as far down as
Rock Island, having telegraphie despatch to go
and assist the Franklin, No. 2, at the Upper
Rapids, where she was lying with 800 tons of
freight and 200 cabin passengers, one Of her
shafts being broken, and hue collapsed-the
Secretary and all our other monetary officials of
Minnesota on board, but un,ucsily, no one being
killed. Just then the Minnesota came and agreed
to takc the DR.. Frankln's freight to Saint Paul,
at half the amount Of freight bills due for the
whole trip. The receipts of the Franklin through,
would have exceeded $4,000, mad she met with
no accident.
SUNDAY MoRNING.--What delightful, balmy
sunshine 2. The Yunkee left at about church
time for below, but the Nominee lies deyotionally
at the Upper Landing, while the new church bell
sends out its new, glorious peals, awakening holy
associations ON the east side of the river, and
savage astonishment on the west side All Saint
Paul and the Nominee were at Mr.. NeiiI's new
church, where that energetic man, who has been
sleeplesS In his efforts to accomplish the erection
Of this noble building, from the hour when his
/ chapel was burnt down, on the 10th Of last May
delivered appropriate discourse, of which
II Is sufficient TO say, that it was worthy of the
occasion and Of himself ft-t '3 '
We are indebted 10 our friend Col Robinson,
Of Galena, for late files Of Philadelphia papers.
In Saint CroiS County, Wisconsin, Eastman's
majority for Congress over Cole, the Wing tan-
didate, IS SO votes Bowron's majority for State
Senate, over Wright, is vote. lIenning's ina
jority over Brock, is 81 votes. -
Two gentleman of Her Majesty, Queen yicto-
ria's Guards, the Hon. Edward Stuart Wortley
and the Hon. w. Coke, have just arrived in ST.
Paul, on their return from huIA in tn buffalo
ranges of the Red River of tlss North, havins
been absent on a farlough of 5ss months. These
gentlemen report the unuadal success Of their
party, having seen as many as 200 buffalo cows,
killed in single fortunate driye by party of 80
horsemen, mostly haFSbreeds. The hunters
swept over the rans( far northwesto Of Devils
Lake, killing all thsbufiaIo they desired. 1t is Il
practice of the hunters, after drive, to return
and skin the cattle, and save the tongues, also,
the best part ofethe beef, which is pounded fine,
mixed with I flow, dried wi,hG, salt and packed
in skins; aId the meat thusprepared is tina, arti-
Gle of which we see su9f quantities. Annually
brought to SaintlPaul, bS'the Red River trains,
and sold by the anne of ''pommican.'' Messrs
w. and c. arsreturuns to England.
srsckBn1Dcr ADrAxs.LA delegation from
thisHemYnnt of The. Mohegans passed through
our village last week on their return from an ex-
Ploring tour, IN search y a new location for their
people. From John w Quincy, their principal
chief, we learned that they Aad selected new
hong on NermilIioI liver, west>bank of the Mis-
sisSIppi, in Minnesota Territory, about 40 miles
fove s.. Paul. Mr.. Quinney seemed highly
pleased With the location, it being a healthy and
Fertile Hregion SO divided between timber and
Fairieas 10 render itSery desirable for ugricul-
turab purposes. The selection is subject TO the
approval Of che Gy,eFal Gtsernment, which viii
no doubt be 0b'avsd'-Iwis Argus.
We hear of the arrival at SAINT Paul, of MIR.
j. S. Potter, of Massachusetts. 'lately appointed
at Washington. to survey and locate the Roads
in Minnesota, provided for in the last general ap-
preparation bill Of Congress.
Some tribes of Tartars use a machine called
Manu- for making their prayers. 1t is neat little
machine made of wool or iron OF Of copper
cyIinders-flled with long. but narrow roll of
paper or cloth, on which their idols and symbols
were painted, and below, prayers, either written
or printed in the Thibetian characier--about 8
inches in diameter and inches long. Ii moves
on points like horizontal wheel, and in small
string is brass frame attached to the wheel to
make it swing nicely.
We do not intend to be behind the Tartars, in
Saint Paul, any more in religious improvements
than in an any thing else
A correspondent of the Uov iestoxyn (Pa \ In