The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-22


of time, Is sometimes single action of one
mind! AS upon a single hinge, turned all
the stirring enterprises which are crowdpg
into This territory through the door opened
l'y It's organization on the third Of March,
lS49. Honor To the energetic man, by
whose efforts it was accomplished. May
the same energy ever kindle the shirt u!
our people: when am dead said Napo-
leon, my soul will return To France, and
dwell ia the hearts of the French people,
like thunder III the clouds of heaven, and
throb with ceaseless strife in new reyOlu-
tons.
We are informed by correspondence that
the wife Of II man named John P,
residing near Little Falls was on Monday,
July 2oi, safely delivered Of FIVE childien,
at one birth, all boys, and that they with the
mother are all doing well. Beat this who
can. A lbany paper. a.
This broad challenge will probably excite
much competition. ...... ...... ..
On Thursday evening the roar of Saint
Anthony was more distinctly audible at ST.
Paul than we ever heard it. The O'Clock
receiite of Fort Smelling, came rolling down
the channel OF the Mississippi, as though it
were meant for some stray soldiers The
air was so raritied on that evening. that a
1nssy vapor appeared to he equally diffused
throughout the space between The earth and
moon, which shone softly through the
whole. .-.
We have often urged upon our citizens,
the importance of having erected in Saint
Paul, large, commodious school-house,
on the plan of the Boston schools; 10 be
bullt near the middle of the town, to be
provided with several convenient school
rooms, and pleasant play ground, with
shade trees and benches within handsome
enclosure; and as many competent teach
ers TO be employed in il, of both sexes and
of various qualifications, as are needed for
the complete education Of our children
We want children at school, to learn some
thing, TO be qualified for life, for business,
and not merely for a school exhibition. We
have oniewhere heard Of school teacher
preparing for an exhibition of his school,
who selected class of pupils and wrote
down the questions ana answers to ques-
tons he would put them on examination day.
The day came and so came the young hope
tuls all but one. The pupils took their bla-
ces as had been arranged and all went glib
ly until the question of the absentee,
when the teacher asked
'ln whom do you believer
The pupil who set next to the vacant seat
without noticing whose question it was, an
swered-
Napoleon Bonaparte.'
you believe in the Holy Ghost, do you
noi:'
No said the pupil, amid roars of nncon-
trollable laughter; the boy who believes in
the Holy Ghost hasn't come to school to-
day; he's at home, sick abed.'
A speed Of IS miles an hour is now attain
ed by the lake steamers owned by the
Michigan Central Railroad Company. This
is not the Speed" Of the telegraph line, is
it!
The wealth of Sir Robert Peel was so
great the duty or tax OIL the probate Of his
will amounted TO sixteen thousand pounds,
ana ten thousand on his legacies, giving TO
The revenue of Great Britain one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars for this
year. What a menopeiy.
"Night threw her mantle DER the world,
and pin'd it with star" A pretty conceit
of the pin; but it lacks point after all.
The Governor and Council of Massachu-
sets, have appointed Hon. Robert C.Win-
throp for the remainder of the term tor
which MIR. Webster was elected.
The number Of buildings erected in Saint
Paul since the Oath day of April last, to the
O'Clock, p. M, was exactly equal to the
1t is said that there is large portion of
the bank at Niagara Falls, in condition
which indicates that it will soon follow the
example of Table-rock
We learn that our townsman, Mr.. Day
ton, is building a warehouse at the mouth
of Trout Brook. This will accommodate
the shipping interests of Pigs Eye.
We mention as another instance of danger
Gus m enopeiy, the fact that the Elfelis are
laying the foundation ofanother large build
ing, adjoining their new store already part
Iy completed. .Henopeiies must look
out for election day. "Bridge aheadr' as
they Say on the canal boats.
A correspondent of the Kenosha Tele-
graph writes from California thus:
"This country is no more fit to live in,
than the crater of Etna is for an ice house.
No schools, no churches, no morals, no
Christianity, and no God but the Trinity OF
VS., whiskey, and gold. We get moth
ing to eat but what has come ronnd the
Horn. Every thing has been twice melted
or baked at the equator, and once frozen at
the poles. Our very necessaries are the
miseres Of life. Could you know when
we are frying our lean rusty, sinking pork,
and the wind was fair, have no doubt you
could smell it in Illinois. If you could not,
we could throw in a little butter, and you
would soon turn your head to eeward.'
The report Of the Benton County Con-
vention in our last paper, by which it ap-
pears that Col. Michel had the votes oi
over 40 Delegates, for the Office of Dele.
gate to Congress, the Olnlstead men say,re-
minds them of the Dutch story, viz: 81 and
pother Honce, and two oder togs, wash out
hunting next week, and we drove nine
woodchncks into stone heap, and kilt ten
out Of the nine before tey cot in
A correspondent Of the Mobile Republi.
can, writing on the first of July, from Forl
! Laramie, says:
'An express is just in from Fort Ha j
with the news that Col. Porter, with his
squadron OF Rifles, has abandoned that place