The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-07-11

SION, uHu justice VIII DC zone 10 OOtn par
lies. M N
The last comet reported in our firma-
nent by the star gaZers is said to he dest-
tsute of n caudai appendagc A comet with
out tail! The romance has fled from it's
name; It's occupations gone; it is no longer
a tell-tale messenger of fate, 10 fright the
land from its property. Ii is decidedly a
dlsreputalle conct-in the opinion Of the
Philadelphia San.
The Gov. reports that he saw fine fields
of winter wheat growing at Leach and
Sandy Lakes, where he has lately been, up
north; and that all crops look promising.
There never was more ridiculous iGe
conceived than that we are too far north for
farming. We are many degrees south oil
! Great Britain. and OF the Baltic whea!
lands. M rrs
Gov. Ramsey returned at the beginning OF
this week, from the Upper Mississippi
He has established the new Agency for the
Lake Superior Chiprewas, at Sandy
! Lake, within a mile of the Mississippi, on
! the east bank. 1862 t+
| The regulars under command of Capt.
! Monroe, of Fort Smelling, and the Compa-
Eny of Saint Paul volunteers, Capt Mitchell,
who went up to Sank Rapids to queIl the
Winnehagoes, returned last Sunday having
taken 9 Indians prisoners aud one white
man, implicated in the affray at Polter's
trading house. The prisoners are all con-
fined at Fort Smelling. Every thing above
is now tranquil.
The troops while at Sank Rapids cele-
brated the 4th in high style. They had a
prayer by Rev. David Lowry; an Grafton
by Wm.D. Phillips; toasts, speeches, etc.
Capt. Monroe, Capt. Mitchell, Mr.. Benton,
Capt. Wilkin, Gen. Fletcher, Mr. Lowry,
and others, made short dinner speeches;
which were we'll received. The dinner
was barbecue, roasted OK, etc. all in the
bushes. In the evening they had very tall
ball; three of the other sex participating as
partners, and the rest of the couples being
, made UP of the masculine gender.
TABLE Rock AT NIAGARA Fallen
About 30 feet of table rock at the Falls of
Niagara, from which thousands have gaZ-
ed with mingled awe and admiration as the
stupendOus wonder of the world has fallen
carriage and six persons were on it when
it fell. They had just time to jump off,
one man jumped out of the carriage. The
carriage went over the falls. No lives
lost. [Galena Ad.
There seems to be no doubt, says a tele-
graphic dispatch from Boston, that Profess
sor w ebster is about to make clean breast
Of it relative to the Parkman affair. [Ga-
lena Ad.
The ERIAL STEAMBoAT.-A model of
an eral machine is exhibiting at Roches-
ter, and so elated are the citizens with its
success, that n formal meeting was held, at
which Prof. Dewey presided, which adopt
ed resolutions expressing belief in the prac-
ticabllty of navigating the air with steam
boats.
CALIFORNIA ALoNE.-Hon. j. D. Doty's
call for caucus was published in Wash
ington on the 28th ult. Its object is to de-
wise ways and means for securing the
prompt admission of California as an indie
pendent measure.
Maria Hester, wife Of Samuel l.. Cover
neur, and daughter OF the late James Mon.
roe, 9th president of the United States died
at Oak Hill, Loudon county, Virginia, the
18th uit.
gentleman from Illinois, opposite Saint
Louis, said to us OH Tuesday, 'Ihe largest
corn | have seen this season and
am not week from the corn fields of
the American Bottom, is by the side of the
road from Saint Paul to Saint Anthony
We had the pleasure of listening to IL de-
lightful serenade, i'll the night of the 4th.
A trunk was taken from Mr. Lamberts of
fee, Srd ST., Saint Panl. last Nj onday night,
and rlfied of an Episcopal communion SER
vice, worth so. Unavaiing search was
made for it amongst the plumber Of man
M lot. lu.
Meaghen had any quantity Of goods hid a.
way, evldently stolen. Dresses. skirts ,scarfs,
whole pieces Of silk etc, axes, an immense
number ofkcys, a quantity of silver spoons,
marked with the name of the steamboat Or
egon., Isl womens' skirts, and multitude
of other plumber. We like enterprise in
ST. Paul; but we think the place is TOO
Few for. Mr.. Meaghen's profession. Our
citizens invited Mr.. Meag hen's profession
Our citizens invited Mr.. Meaghen, w ed
nesday night, to take trip south on the
next boat. Weare satisfied i, w,H be bel
ter for has health to go right along.
Last Sunday, on the road from St. An
lhony to ST. Paul, or quarrel occurred be-
tween William Smith and VIM. Anderson;
the former being armed with a pistol and
bowie knife, and Anderson resisting with a
piece of rail. After discharging his pistol,
Smith struck a. with his bowie knife, lay
ing open his face lenethwise, from the left
eye to the china horrible cash; Anderson
then wresied the knife from Smith and got
him under. Smith begged A.. to spare his
life; which he dill, upon assurance from by
ISLANDERS, that Smith should desist from any
further attack upon him.
Such is the story as we have heard it.
The CANADIAN DIGNIrARIEs - in their
late excursion TO Buffalo, through the Wei
land Canal, must have had sorry time of
it, according to the accounts Of the Cana
dian editors who were present. They were
delayed at starting from Toronto, and after
getting into the canal, the steamer go. a.
ground, then broke some of the lock fixtures
and afterwards refused to obey her helm -
ran ashore number Of times, and at last
became almost unmanageable.' The off,
GERS and passengers partook too freely of
champagne, aud everything went badly
The following incidents of the journey,
from the Toronto North American, show
that the distinguished men of Canada must
have bad a decidedly rich time:
Some of the personal incidents must not
he left unrecorded Attornev General PAID