The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-04

and subscriptions that we see about town, look
shocking; the chirosmphy is so negligent, drawl-
ing and siovenly. Many too lazy, apparently,
to write their Christian names, and so only write
the initial letter Of it. They give s,enographic
signatures, like the sign board on the steamboat
"Anthony Wayne which the painter abbrs-
waited into ga. Wayne" They are as lazy as
writing his name, used to make big j. and
then job his pen through the paper, for the
"Hole."
EXTENT AND LOCALITY OF MINNESOTA.
Minnesota is about four times the extent Of
Ohio, and reaches six hundred aud seventy 1--we
miles from s. E. to N. W., and lies between N.
of the Territory is about twelve hundred miles in
direct line, from each ocean, one thousand from
the Gulf of Mexico, and eight hundred from Hud-
sons Bay.
The FIRST PRINTING OrFICE.-The first
printing press on the Mississippi river, that ever
went above Prairie du Chen, was the Pioneer
press; and the first printing office was in the
building belonging to c. p. V. Lnli, on the north
side Of Third street; to which building an addi-
ton is now made in front--ihe whole to be occu-
pied BILLIARD saloon.
RIVER RIsING-SArURpAYM oRNING.-
The river has been rising yer since the ice closed
over it yesterday morning. This, we suppose, is
caused by the current being retarded by friction
upon the rough under-surface Of the ice, which
projects down into the current, numberless frag-
ments that were crowded aud wedged together,
many Of them canted upon the edge, SO as to
catch the force Of the broadsde, like sails
and were thus CONCEALED into a mass. The water
being thus checked and damned up, continues to
rise between the banks of the river.
! DAGUERREorYPING CArrLE.-An artist
in St. Paul. had favorite cow, which strayed
away and he supposed was lost. He Glanced TO
have a daguerreotype Of the animal. A man
from the country, in neighborhood where they
do not take the papers, happening to see the like
ness of her. said he knew where the animal was,
and for S. 90, went and drove her home to the
owner.
GLORIOUS News FROM PEMBINA THE
WINNEBAGo AND HUDSON BAY CoMPA-
NY COALITION Defeated THE People
TRIUMPHANT We learn by maIl from Penn
bina, that the election Of the "a Tuesday in Oc-
tober, resulted in the choice of Norman w. Kilt
son, for member Of the Council, and Roulette
and Grignon, for the House of Representatives.
Only about 80 votes were poIled out of popu-
lation much exceeding thousand. Many
qualified electors were gone to the fall hunt, al
the time of the election; but the truh is, that an
infinite majority Of the inhabitants there, are moi
qualified to vote, for want of access to the clerk
of the District Court, with whom their declara
, tons must be filed. There ought to be specia
Commissioner authorized by the Legislature, to
administer oaths to these men and to forward and
file their declarations in the District Court Of Ben
, ton, which is distant from them, about 500 miles
Their poll list, if such provision were made,
would number several hundred votes. In thu
meantime, the idea, that these people, and thei
wives and children, are not entitled to their full
representation upon the basis Of the census is toe
, Liberal, absurd. exclusive and undemOcratic, T.
receive the countcnance of any considerable mum
Der of good men in Minnesota. Every reasona
BILE man and every good democrat, knows, tina
population. not poll-lists, the only equal ant
honest basis Of representation Mr.. Charles Cavi
leer, Collector Of the port of Psmbina, writes b,
this mail, that the census Of WIN. Dial, deput,
marshal, was not exaggerated; and that in hi
: Judgment, the censusabe inhabitants Of Pembina
are more than he has returned in his tables.
STRANGER THAN FIcrIoN.-When tn,
: Redman and the Indian dance, shall have disap
q peared from our midst, they will in few
It months, to be remembered only as dream, BY
n Us the old settlers, how like fiction will appea
d the scene we witnessed here, only about one yea
;. ago, and which we find thus related in the Pionee
: of Nov. 81, 1850
= "The other evening, near the Upper Landing
}, we saw a revolving spectacle-a Sioux squaw
!, evidently furnished, gnawing the head Of do
she had found dead and which she had been er
9 deavoring to make more savory, by roasting it
the ashes; but without much as sprinxling Q
!, salt, pepper, sage, or any of those condinen
n which the people Of our town generally deem in
: dispensahle to render any portion Of the anims
n palatable. Judge Of the sufferings of these poe
. wretches, destitute of money and Of provision.
r aud thus gioatng over the very otfa aud refuse
a our butcher Shops
e Snow STORMS IN MINNEsorA.-Pike,t tn
r, explorer. relates that there was severe sno,
e storm here the 10th day Of October, 1905.
IS Last year (ls5o) our first snow storm dates @
of the 18th of November. The weather was IA
is until Just after SUNRISE but the sky gradually darl
er encd, and about noon, sent down its feather
g flakes of snow, like good old fashioned winter.
IS The LAST Boar IN IS50--In the Phone,
lie Of November 2ist, 1850, we find the followir
notice Of the arrival of the last boat of that ses
2 son:
" 'sLast Monday night one Of anxiety for pc
!, sons in St. Paul, who were bound down stream
They nearly despaired of seeing another boat,
IL news came that Lake St. Croix froze
u Several bets were made that we had seen the la
i, steamppe Of the season. Men were busy a
night in constructing skiffs to paddle off in; viii
y the owners of small water craft, watched all mig
er 10 preycnt their fioatabes from being taken dow