The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-06

se.vn, d, the coeuy seat qaessiop; and fos once,
The delegation If 81 Paul voted iosstAer. 4
The saint Paul Boom Company has takeu eff
lie coat and gcne q work % construct ? boom op-
posite our town, between sioux-land and the
islund. Tia cpn,mander Of Fort Snellns would
not allow boom to be but, from the island be-
low the fort.
The Mil Company Ct 81. Anthony, AFTER
scratching its head. finally determined TO raisetbe
top Of the mil! dam or fee. 80 as to stop the
logs in high water, which are herded above tho
dam; and is now pa,ting the work through with
characteristic energy.
On the 29th Of january, on motion Of Mr.. Sib-
ley, by unanimous consent. the bill OF the Senate
entitled .sAn act TO reduce and define the bounds
ries Of the military reserve at the ST. Peters
river. in the Territory Of Minnesota, and to Sc
cure thu rights Of The actual settlers thereon" was
taken fon, The Speakers table, and read first
and second time by its titls. and referred 10 the
COMMITTEE en- Public Lends.
/ We learn that last week, letter was received
from the Hon. Robert Smith. now at Washing
ton, stating that the committee on public lands,
wogld certainly report The bill without amend.
meni, and that b: considered it perfectly sure to
become law.
The House, Inst Thursday, in ccm niftee Of the
hole. adopted that loose provision Of the Iowa
statutes. which allows any married couple when
tired Of living together. TO make their appearance
before the District Court together and ask for and
obtain decree Of divorce. If this carries, swap
ping wives will be as common as swapping horses.
| "A daguerrean in 81. Paul. having taken front
view of one Of our citizens. who has very proni-
nent nose, broke seven glasses in wing 10 cover
the face in its frame, with the usual covering Of
glass; and was finally obliged to finish the sitting
| by taking side view, SO US 10 pack the nose III
the Pathways.
/ Where is "Thc Tawaxitku Kin. or Dakota
Friend:" 1t is said that the little press of the
Chronicle office, WAS horribly twisted and dstori-
ed by printing the ragged, crooked Sioux dialect
Of ''The Friend" We suspect from the crooked
stories and distorted facts appearing in the Demo-
Graf, that its proprietor, who bough, the Chronicle
presses, (apples ct Sodom to him) prints the
Democrat on the "Tawaxiku Kin" press.
| We learn the following additional particulars Of
the browning of Judge Hamlet H. Perkins, at the
Falls Of Saint Croix. 1t appears tina, it became
necessary to have large cake Of ice cut away,
which extended the swift current of the river,
and which was considerably above the surface OF
the water. Finding none Of his men willing to
venture oct to the ice, Judge r. took an axe and
went upon it himself, aud commenced cutting the
| ice, when the cake fell into the water, and he
upon it, The cake fcaied down with him anon
ii. amongst the rocks Ct tine rapids, when il broke
lie was precipitaled into the water, and foated
down 10 the edge Of the ice below the "a pids and
struggled some time to get out upon the ice. In
the mean time, two men swan in to try to save
him; but he was finally carried under the ice and
drowned. When found, his cravat WAS found to
be very tight, and some think that he was stran-
gled by his cravat, which was contacted by being
wet. That, however, is not very probable.
We learn that the Rice and Robertson interest,
is about {, establish one OF the Chronicle presses
at ST. Anthony, to publish paper which will be
anti-everythng, but Rice & Robertson.
W. P. Murray, ESQ, Of Saint Paul, on Thurs
d1y of last week. when on his way down the
river TO Red Reck. upon the ice, with horse and
cutter. in company with four double teams, about
four miles below town, paSed on 10 large field
of ice, which broke loose, and floated off with
the whole caravan Of men and beasts. at last
the aotiila fetched up on the east shore Of the
river. The men went ashore on foot, and by
means Of ropes, put around the horses necks, one
by one, they dragged the horses ashore after them