The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-11-05
Facts and Fancies.

The charge of the Democrat, that no
measures have been taken to prevent the
WInnebagoes going south, is like every
other assertion in its last number, entire
ly false. Major Alexander has been out
several days with large force of Dragons,
driving them back to their homes.
The. Rev. Mr.. Rihcldaner, missionary
of the o. S. General Assembly, of the
Presbyterian Church, has taken up his
residence at st. Paul, with the view of
gathering second Presbyterian Congrc-
cation.
We arc requested to give notice that
for the present, he will preach every
Sunday afternoon, in Mr.. Nell's Church.
The bell will ring at three o'clock, and
the public are respectfully invited to at
tend.
The steamboats, are reaping their har-
vest. The Nominee on her last trim
brought up about $50 tons of freight, and
the two Franklins, and tie Lamartinc,
up since our last, were loaded to their
guards. AS the close of navigation APP
proaches, the boats begin to put up the
tariff on freight.
Quite an exciting scene occurred at
Saltwater on Saturday evening. The
steamer Lamartinc was attached for some
old claim Of last year. The sheriff went
on board and took possession; but going
ashore for a moment, she slipped her
hawser, leaving it and deck hand ashore,
and showed clean pair of heels down the
lake. The hawser will about pay the
costs of prosecution.
Our fellow citizens, Thos. Burton and
Chas. S. Cave, have taken the Central
House, and will open it in good style, in
few days. We want a first rate hotel
at the lower end of town, and feel as
surcd in saying that these gentlemen are
thoroughly competent to keep one. We
wish them all success in their new en-
terprise.
The new brick building on Third be-
low Jackson street, has been rented by
Secretary Wilkin, to accommodate the
Legislature the coming winter. The Sec
retary's office will be removed to the room
over j. Farrington's store, St. Anthony
street.
The new Catholic bell was consecrated
Oh Friday; it is, we believe, the heaviest
bell in town, and has very fine tone.
S.. Paul has now four church bells, with
more coming.
The Board Of Building Commissioners
allowed sundry claims on the capitol at
their last session, but the money is not
forthcoming. The Treasurer is in the
woods somewhere, but whether he has
tic $40 GOO with him, we do not know.
Trot him along
The low water III the OHIO river Is
producing the most serious consequent
ces. So far as the transportation of
freight is concerned, navigation is en-
tirely suspended. The heavy stock
purchased at St. Louis and Cincinnati,
to supply the towns along the river,
in the warehouses of the merchants
The paper of the Ohio river traders is
maturing, and having no goods to sell
they have no means Of meeting their
engagements, and the result promised
is general and inevitable crash OH
that river. Some remedy will have to
be provided against a return of such
disasters. AS the country becomes
cleared up it is that rivers are more La
bic to freshets in spring, and drouths
in summer, and this is eminently the
case with the Ohio river. The ONLY
remedy would seem to be the construc-
ton of Railroad parallel to that riv-
CT.