The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-17
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.
STEPHEN QUIRK.

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lNcENpIARIsM.--On Tuesday night of last
week. the dwelling house Of Amable DeFoist, in
kittson's addition to Saint Paul, was burned to
The ground. The house had jus, been completed,
being the net savings Of Mr.. DeFoist, who is thus
by its un,imey destruction, reduced to want. Ii
was no doubt set on fire by some eviI-disposed in
d'yldua, as there is no other rational superstition
as to the manner in which the fire could have
A subscription was started the next
day for the unfortunate Frenchman, and we state
with pleasure that many generous donations were
contributed. Sheriff Lull has offered reward of
$500 for the detection and conviction of the in
cendiary. This is third time that buildings have
been set on ERE in Srint Paul, within the last few
months. Our citizens should take prompt meas
ures to prevent, far as possible. the repetition
Of q similar offence, and do what they can to
checi the raising up among rs, Of band OF rcck-
less incendiaries, suei as have been the bane Of
some Of The Eastern cities.
The Or. franklin, No. 4, arrived here on Sum
day last, before noon, and the Excelsior about
midnight Of the same day. Both Of these beats
brought up good deal Of fieigh. and many pas
sengers, and both are dong a GOOD business .hi.
season. Fs3
Agenuernan at Saint Paul. who lived through
last season. by eating warm meals free on board
the steamboats, that run up to MENDOZA end baek
each trip. subsis,ing between boat arrivals, upon
dry crackers and shnkey, makes bitter complaint
of the steamboat Tiger. Cor robbing him Of his
meals. by moi extending her trips above ST. Paul
He will present bill agains, the boat, OF the end
Of the season, for ,he whole number Of meals he
has thus been swindled out Of, and il the Tiger
does not pay, will attach her on her last trip up
the river. Wefear that the gentlemen is too late,
as that boat has not been here within the past
three weeks. We hope she has not already made
her lasttrip, Fs4en ev3
PeIon, an old voyageur, now attending the
treaty at Traverse de SIOUX, used to tend Henry
Jackson's bar, In the old building. at the lower
end Of Bench Street, at the head of Randall
stairs, while Saint Paul was only the western sub
urb of Pigs Eye AT tlat Time all sorts Of iouos,
were sold out Of the same decanter; and stran-
ger coming in, asked Pelou if he had any confsc-
tionary. Pelon, no, knowing the meanins Of the
word confectionery y, supposed, Of course, il was
some kind of liquor. passed out the decanter Of
wbiskey to his customer, saying. ssOui. Monsieur,
here is ,confecshawn. yer good, superb, msgnifi-
Clique. pretty fair"
In 1892, the last buffalo seen east Of the Mia,
sissppi. (cf the kind Known as the woods butis-
lo,) were killed on Buffalo creek, near the foot of
Lake PePin.
At Traverse de Sioux, is a queer little old
French buryng-ground, around which the tents
Of The IndiIn Commissioners are now pitched,
enclosed with pickcts Sc, in the ground. The en-
closure is about two rods long, by ten or twelve
feet wide; and in it are many large wooden eros
ses, painted black. some standing, some leaning,
and others fallen down, on which are inscribed
the names and ages Of the respective tenants Of
this secluded little cemetery. The name of Mon
traiviile occurs mos, frequently. ssss ~
SEVERE HAILsroRM.--Or Der town was visised
ON "Wednesday OF last week, by one Of the most
severe hailstorms that we ever Witnessed. II
was continual discharge Of heavy hail. inter
spersed BY thunder and lightning for the space Of
about twenty minutes. Many Of the stones mea-
sured from an inch IN a N inch and ba f in d;ara