The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-18
MINNEsoTA AFFAIRs.


.rict Court. The jury were satisfied that the de-
PENDANT had had paralytic stroke, land hadn't
had anything else'' Ito use Ivesternisnl,) and
so acquitted him.
FALSE lMPRIsoNMESr.-N Merrick. of
Benton county, recovered damages Of $500 and
costs, last week, IN the District Court Of Ram
sey county, against Capt Monroe, U. s. A., for
false imprisonment Handwriting Merricls, who
was arrested ON a charge Of selling whiskey TO
the Indians, Merrick being seized on the east side
Of the river and not within the limits Of the In.
dian territory i7a
The WEATHER.-- Last week, until Friday
night, the weather continued very sultry (show-
ers and mosquitoes at night,) when there came
down profuse, drenching rain I; in the morning,
it was quite cool and autunnal again, continuing
cloudy all day Saturday river high and still
rising, with no prospect of low water during the
season.
CRANBERRIEs begin to come into our mar
ket; but not as abundantly as was hoped, by any
means. If there should be surplus of this frat
in market, it must come from some other sources
than Minnesota. The fact is, this year as well
as last, the cranberry marshes have been drown
ed out by high water. ~.
RETAIL Prices IN SAINT PAUL.-Fresh
beef is sold by the butchefs, at from 8 to 9cents
mutton the same; pork, none sold; chickens sell
at so cents pair; eggs zoe; butter ~ to Csc
cheese (but little sold, although there would be
large demand for good article at loc,) oats
SOC; corn 40; potatoes soc; tomatoes 81 90 per
bushel, onions 81 90. .1 ,.-
DIsTRIcT CoURr.-The business Of the
Court is dispatched, this term, with much prompt
ness; (and there is considerable business, as
there always must, where lawyers are plenty }
The IDENTICAL INDIAN PIPE, smoke by
oil Father iennepIn, at the first Indian Council
me attended with the Sioux Indians, near the
Falls Of Saint Anthony, is now in our possession,
the property Of A. s. II. White, Esq, of Wash
Lea to our Territory, and assisted at the late
Sioux treaties.
. The CAPIToL.--Some unexpected labor, ex-
pense and delay has been incurred, in preparing
the foundation and cellar Of the Capitol, at Sain,
Paul. 1t became necessary to excavate drain
1t is to be regretted that the building Of the Cap
itOl could not be more advanced this season. Ii
was TO be hoped that the walls, at least, might
have been completed before winter
The CHIPPEwAs REMovED.-This work
is AZ length completely accomplished. Maj,
Watrous has succeeded in gathering their bands,
which were scattered every where between the
west end of Lake Superior, and the region near
Green Bay, and removing them to their new
home west OF the Mississippi Some Of then,
had to be removed nearly 500 miles; and their
removal was attended with many difficulties,
some of which we do no, feel warranted in ex-
planning here. Mr. Boutwell, and Mr. Bsa ueau
ing Maj. Watrous; and the Major himself, who
Is one of those who would rather die than
fail OF accomplishing what he undertakes, NAV
well take pride in the prompt and speedy and en-
tire removal of these four thousand Chippewas-
a work which those best acquainted with the
matter, generally believed would for long time
be impossible. One Of the difficulties to over
come, was the belief Of the Chppewas them
selves, that they had not sold the country they
were to be removed FROM but had only sold the
privilege Of digging out the copper and copper
ore. ~.
Coon LAND.-We learn that there is still
plenty of 'od land, for entry, north Of our town,
which will be cheerfully shown to actual settlers
As for spectators and non-resden,s, we desire
them to understand that Minnesota is a poor.
sterile. hozen-up, God-forsaken Territory; and
that if they make entries here, there is no secu-
rity for them against high taxes, or the cutting
down Of their trees. 1t is a fnct, that q man who
does not want land here 10 culfirate and lire
upon and protect, had better throw his money or
land-wanants into the fire, than to make entries
here. We could mention scores Of instances,
where the lands Of non-residents have been
stripped of every tree, within month after entry.
For the benefit of widows and orphans, whose
friends desire to locate lands for them a,Iyauta
geously for increase in value by the general
growth and improvement Of our Territory, we
feel compelled 10 mention these facts, desiring
that this paragraph may be copied by the press
generally. As for bill passed by Congress, au-
thorzing the States to select their quotas Of land,
"a law providing for the distribution of lands to
the States) in the Territories, if any selections of
such lands were made in Minnesota, there are
not troops enough in the service to prevent auch
lands from being stripped by squa,ters and actual
settlers, of every g'een Thing upon, and every
valuable thing in such lands. asf'1
LEFT BowERs.--We have had some dealing
with a young man named Borers, who exhibits,
by singing songs and playing negro printed for
him large job Of bani-bs. We expected
Bowers to pay up, like white man; Blu, he pays
nothing. We took Bowers for trump; bat be