The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-10
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The Sieamboat Franldia, No. arrived here ~
sundpy lase She had ~ passengers and mud
freight. Yhe Red Wing baud Of Sioux came up
on the Franklin, and are on their way to the
'frsafy. Thefswas & good deal Of live stock On,
board, and we were pleased to see several fine
horses and a splendid coach Of NIessrs. wiiiousi-
by * Powers come off the bort. The coach will
run between 81. Paul and ST. Anthony.
SrocKpRIpGE IHpIANs.-Mr. John w.
Quinney, principal chief Of. this tribe, accompa-
MED by two Of their head men came up on the
franklin, No. I. They visit Minnesota with
view Of making suitable selection. Of two town
ships Of land on which TO locate their people,
Mr.. Quincy is an intelligent and educated man,
as are also hrs companions, and but for their
swarthy compilations. no on would take them for
Indians. These men, il will be recolec,ed, were
here short time last Fail, and they carried back
such an account Of the beauty and fertility Of
our Territory, as to have induced The whole tribe
to determine on emigration TO Minnesota. They
are all farmers and all speak English indeed,
some Of them cannot speak their native tongue.
They are now, and have for the last 20 or 80
years resided at Green Day, Wisconsin, 1t is
probable they will make selection Of lands, Ell
ther up the Minnesota river, or at point on the
west bank Of the Mississippi. opposite Point Doug.
lass, should the treaty which j. now being held
with the Sioux for the extinguishment of their IT,
tie to this land, be ratified BY the government
The Stockbridge Indians now number about 200
or 300 souls, and are the descendants of the an
Glen, tribe Of that name who are often mentioned
in the history Of the settlement, of Massachusetts
RENcoNrRE WITH -FOUR CHIPpEwAYs.-
While returning TO his home at the mouth Of Rum
river, with his family, Mr.. Antoine Roberts over
took four Chippeway Indians, near the mouth Of
Coon creek, who had got supplied with liquor from
some source or other, and who insisted on and
actually forced themselves into his wagon, much
to the annoyance Of his wife and children, one of
whom was sick. This family endured all man
ner Of insults from these drunken rufians, who
would strike the horses with their guns, lie down
on the children, who were sitting in the wagon,
sc. In this way they rode in the wagon till they
reached Mr.. Roberts house, distance Of abou,
seven miles. They then demanded whiskey,
which Mr.. Roberts would not let them have; and
it was with the utmost difficulty that he prevailed
on them to get into his fat boat so that he could
set them across Rum river. When they had got
across, they wished to return and took great Of
fence at Mr.. Roberts putting their trappings
ashore, and hourished their knives and toma-
hawks around his head, but did not then make
any attack. Mr. Roberts then returned with his
boat and went to his house; when some Of the
Indians swan across and stole another boat be-
longing to him, and recrossed. which they were
going to carry away. Seeing that he was about
to lose his property. Mr.. Roberts, with another
opposite bank. The Indians then, being infaria-
ted by liquor and disappointment, at not being
able to carry away the boat, attacked them with
their knives and tomahawks. They defended
themselves with their oar blades, and during the
fracas one OF the Indians was killed. his skull
having been split open by an oar blade The
other Indians then fed. Mr.. Roberts is very
worthy citizen, and keeps tavern and ferry at the
mouth of Rum river. lie is brother of Louis
Roberts, Esq, Of St. Paul, one Of the Commits
! sioners Of Public Buildings. t''s
| fFai b}c.si BIZ. .. -'e 'sFti $50
The FOURTH OF JrLY.-There was no
public celebration the 4th inst at ST. Paul, but
many Of our citizens attended the pic mic at the
Episcopal Mission House, where they had an ora
ton and other exercises commemorative of our
glorious national anniversary. Many of our citi-
zens also went up TO St. Anthony, where there
was grand celebration. L. Atwater, Esq de-
iiyered the Grafton, and the other festivities went
off in accordance with the previous Published pro-
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At Little Canada, there was a celebration,
by the Canadian French, who turned out almost
to man to commemorate the great national jub-
lee Of their adopted country.
! At Traverse de Sioux, their celebration was
cut short by the uniimely end Of the Rev. Mr..
Hopkins, who came to his death by being drowned
on the morning of the 4th We not yet heard
whether there was a celebration in any of the
other parts Of the Territory. .., b, H
The Democrat Of this week comes very near
going into Mysteries, because it learns that the
Marshal Of Wisconsin has gone up the Mississippi,
and judges from this fact that he is about to seize
the hard-earned products Of our worthy lumber
men, sc. We are. informed by Mr.. Setter that
it was not the purpose Of the Marshal to interfere
with any Of the lumber from the AIirnesota pine
ries, and that he had accordingly let his (Mr.
Sstzer's) lumber pass along We also learn and
we publish an account Of it in another column,
that that the decision of the District Cont Of
Michigan. on which were based the prosecution
Of the lumbsrmen and the coniscatiai Of the lum-
Der taken from the public lands in Michigan and
Wisconsin, has been reversed by Judge Mclean,
of the =, 8; Supreme Court, We hope the editor
Of the Democrat will feel relieved.
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