The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-31
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

The remainder Of the Journal Of the proceed
Sioux, in readiness too late for our paper this
week, but will appear on our first page next
week; when we shall publish also, the Journal Of
proceedings, Indian speeches, SC, at Mendoza.
The Treaty at MENDOZA was opened on Tuesday,
and is now IN progress.
One Of the best features Of Trnverse des Sioux,
is its supply Of delightful spring water. which is
there filtered through gravel land gushcs in cool
springs. While at the treaty, VIM. Hartshorn
fitted up one of these springs, with an acqueduct
Of bark, which farnished1he hundreds assembled
there with water, and would furnish whole
town. larger than St. Paul.
A communication from the East, about 1.-The
Rose-n- bloom Is under advisemeut. Is it not
better to let Providence visit the iniquites Of the
fathers upon the children: 1t is hard 10 suffer
re,ribu'iou for our ancestry, from Adam down.
Capt Smith Harris, The untiring commander Of
the DR.. Franklin, No 2, is spending few days
at Saint Anthony. We hope he is suited there,
for no man better deserves to be.
We have received several numbers of the Il
Illustrated American News, very handsome
weekly, with graphic engravings. published in
New-York, at S2,00 per annuul. Amongst other
engravings, is a cut of George CONWAY, the Chip
peway. George is not only humbug, bu, if our
information is correct (and prepared to
furnish it) is capable of raising the wind by small
drafts, in way that is made highly penal by the
laws of most States. He ought to make better
use Of his knowledge of chirography.
1t is believed that there will be more than
enough small grain raised in Minnesota this year +,
to supply the whole Territory with straws for mint
juleps, the crops being excellent.
The Prairie du Chen Patriot says:
s'Deputy Marshal Thomas returned from his
trip, up country, yesterday week. He visited the
Black, Chippewa and ST. Croix rivers, on which
a vast. amount Of lumber is annually manufac-
tured. He seized about three million feet OF
sawed lumber, besides shingles, logs, timber, &C.,
and, with but two or three exceptions, a compro-
mise was effected with the owners, without sale,
by their paying or giving security for the payment
OF so much per thousand-the amount varying, of
course, according to the kind, condition. and Sit
uatiou of the lumber"
| The SAINT Anthony Express Of last Saturday,
trots the Democrat over column and hdif of
political corduroy, seriously jostling and rafting
about in It's solitary confinement neig hbor' IS
cone idea" Then there is Il notice of the pur-
chase Of certain Indian curiosities, from the Red
River train. by Messrs. Stevens s. Co.. an article
on humbugs (aways in season.; sensible article
on the Sioux treaty; notice Of the comple.ios Of
Mr.. Steele's bridge to the island; a notice of the
Infringement Of our ferry license at Saint Paul,
by the mosquitoes ,ranslating children free gratis
across the river in their beaks; "Cat and Mice
a sort Of sausage-melange, in Latin aud English
besides great variety of other things, too nu-
merous 10 mention, including Miss Coates, who
is about to deliver another course Of lectures on
what is it,
The young mnn who was discharged by Judge
Lambert, from the army, lately, at For, Smelling,
for the reason that quarters were not provided foI
his wife. was arrested deserter; and being
taken out Habeas Corpus again, before CHEZ
Justice Goodrich, was by him discharged, upon
proof that the soldier minor, and as such
was incompetent to bind himself by enlistment
A court of competent jurisdiction may discharge
soldier, on habeas corpus, who never in fact OIL
in law has made contract by enlistment; bu
cannot discharge him, for any alleged or real vio-
lation Of the contract made with him by govern.
'nent The soldier being discharged, left. ''Hi,
name was Haynes
There used to be bylaw, in the Division o.
the Sons Of Temperance here, prohibiting the use
Of ardept spirits, it is said, by the members.