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

Ia The syer-reliabIe Yankee made her oUei-
sance to ST. Paul on Monday morning last
as usual. She brongh, up large number
of passengers and heavy freight. The
business on the river is UNUSUALLY active
this fall. -
The Galena Daily Advertiser says: ssAll
The Treaties which we're before the Senate
were ratified, with the exception of that
made last year with the Sioux Indians, for
| the purchase of the land west of Lake Pc
pin, which is postponed tlr December"
A bill making Milwaukee port of entry
has passed the Senate. &
JUDsE MEEKER CoNEIRMEp.-Ws learn
that Judge Meeker, whose nomination as
Associate Judge for Minnesota has been so
long pending before the Senate was finally
confirmed by that body on the 25th nit
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
says that his case occupied nearly the whole
Of one Executive Session, but that he was
finally confirmed without opposition.
The Bounty Land Bill has passed both
houses of Congress-, and only awaits the
signature of the Executive to become law.
1t is reported that the President will not
execute it until next session. Our readers
will get some idea of the provisions Of this
bill by an article to be found in another col
umn on that subject, which we copy from
the Galsna Daily ADV. sea... *
I CoNrInMED.-Col. Cyrus Aldrich has
been confirmed as Receiver at the Dixon
Land Office. Messrs. Mcknight and Mo-
bley have been confirmed, the former ms
Register, and the latter as receiver at Du-
bugue.
MIR. Maxwell was confirmed on the Goth
ulf. as Collector Of New York, and Me-.
Peters of New Orleans was rejected.
SrEAMBoArs.--On Monday, five steam.
boats left this port fully fret ghted two lor
ST. Louis, and three for the Upper Missis-
sippi. The steamboat trade seems more
brisk, by half, this fall than ever before. -
Frequently four, five and six steamers ar.
rive here from below in day. Galena i.
coming up.--[Cai JEFF a'i
Ii is a singular fact, that not single case
Of cholera has ever originated in the Terri
tory of Minnesota.-[ Bost. Pilot. ,.s5..
The first ticket sold for the first Jenny
Lind Concert in Boston, was bought for SIX
hundred aud twenty-five dollars! The frs
bid on il was $3.50! The name of the bio
fool who purchased it was Ossian E. Dodge
Another instaIment of the Winncba GO
Indians came up on the Yankee.
| MILWAUKEE AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
This work, we learn, is progressing rap.
idly. The Slsepers and rails are laid dow,
in the most substantial manner. The road
is to be built for service, and will be able
to endure it. This is beginning at the RICH,
end of things. The system of "iron hoop.
tackled To lalhs'' finds no favor in Wiscon.
sin. "Snake heads" therefore, are not tc
he reckoned among the perils of her rail.
roads.
HIGHLr iMPoRrANr.-We learn, says
the Galena Daily Advertiser, that Governor
Ramsey and Mr., Tyler, Of Pennsylvania
have been appointed Commissioners tc
treat with the Sioux indians, for their land:
west Of the mississippi river. Last year
1t will be recollected, the attempt TO trea
with the Indians for this portion Of thei,
territory failed. This year, we hope they
will have better success.
MORE GoLp.--Mr. William IT. Morn.
son, Of this town, returned from California
on Monday last, well laden with gold, we
and recommends all, no matter what may
be their situation, to stay at home. All the
gold man can get in California, he says
w'll not pay him for half the suffering and
privasion he endures.-[ Grant Co. Herald
We are informed by the Deputy Marsha
for taking the census, that the village o.
Plattevile disposes of articles, of her own
manufacture, to the amount of 81 80, 600. =
The population Of that town is about 100
-[Herald. .
The Stockbridge Indians have gone II,
the Minnesota river with view of pckin!
cut spot for the location Of their tribe
who have sold out their lands in Wisconsin
This once powerful tribe has dwinGlet
down to about two hundred. They al
speak the English language quite fluently
indeed some families among them canno
speak their native tongue. They have lon:
+ since adopted the manners and habits Of tn,
whites; they are all good farmers, and ar,
allowed by the laws of Wisconsin to vote
. Should the government make treaty witt
the Sioux IN a short time, it is expected tina
it will give two townships Gao ESQ acres,
to the Stockbridges, either in the vicinity O
Traverse des Sioux OF the Minnesota. O
below Lake Pepin, on the Mississippi
The Dubuque Telegraph has ceased il
publication. The editor announces as rea
, sons for taking this step, LIST. Want of suf
6cient patronage, 2d. Most of the patronag
the paper had was good for nothing, and 81
Those persons who had induced him t.
, start the paper, had deserted him. Tber
, never were three better reasons for stoppin
the publication of any paper.
: 1t is supposed that the quantity of publ
lands given away by the general govern
ment for different purposes, during the re
cent Session of Congress will not fall fa
, short of One Hundred Millions of acres
Uncle Sam is getting to be quite geuerou
with his acres nowadays. ..,..
!. The Episcopal Church was raised o
Tuesday morning last. There are now il
the course of construction three churche
: in the town Of st. Paul, viz: the Presbyte
rian Church (brick) nearly enclosed; tn
Baptist Church (fra,De) also nearly en-
closed, and the EpiscopaI--these, with tb
Methodist, (brick) built last summer, an
the Catholic, will make five churches in 81
Paul. Pretty good for town eightee
!, months old, 0 Is 1a'-2st '7fi sH