The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-11-22
Facts and Fancies.


Franklin No. 2, and took quarters at the
Central House.
The Chippewa emoval has not proved
a failure, as charged by the Democrat.
We have quite as reliable an informant as
it has, for contradicting its statement.
Whenever we see any thing in the Dem
ocrat about the Chippewas, we know pre-
cisely where it comes from; and if the
public were made aware Of the author, no
harm would be done.
The steamer Uncle Toby, came up to
Point Douglass on Tuesday, landed sew
eral passengers and little freight, and
put back in hurry. Was it the ice that
prevented her coming to St Paul, or SOM
thing else? We don't believe we would
have dunned her for that dollar she owes
us, if she had come.
We notice commissioner Hatch is in
town, and suppose the orders on the Cap
itol account that have been going beg
gng so long, will now be taken up. Good!
Ait Gen. Boal is authorised by the
Government officers to keep intruders off
the military Reserve and the Indian lands.
As the boys say, sit keeps him hustling."
The advantages of having a good grist
mill near at hand. particularly in new
country, are well known to every one
These advantages are now fully enjoyed
by the people of St. Paul and vicinity
Mr.. Tirrell at Winslow's mill is grinding
wheat, buckwheat and corn, and produ-
cling as good an article of flour and meal
as can be found any where. He handles
the machinery of mill with thoroughly
practical knowledge Of his business. The
mill is working with complete success;
plenty of water and every thing in the f.
nest order.
The Chippewa payment at Sandy Lake
took place last week.
Little Crow ofthe Sioux says, that when
he removes to his new home, up the Min
nesota river, he wants his white friends to
accompany him, and wishes church built
there, just like Mr.. NeiIl's.
"The democrats have carried the State
[ New York, with the exception of the
Attorney General.-Democrat.
Our neighbor always crows before he is
out of the woods. Advices by the Frank
lin No. 2, state that the official canvass of
New York elects all the Wing State Off
GERS except the Engineer. Legislature
tie.
The first and last boats of the season
always create quite a furry in St. Paul.
The Franklin No. 2, stemmcd her way up
through the ice on Thursday morning,
much to the relief of many Of our citizens,
who were still behind with some of their
freight, and also to some fifty who wished
to go down, and were just about taking il
lndian-or rather Smith fashion, in canoes.
At three in the afternoon, Capt. Harris
turned hisfback upon St. Paul, and we all
took the last glimpse of steamboat for
the space Of four or five months. Good
bye!
A singular coincidence in the date of the
departure Of the last boat from St. Paul,
has occurred for three consecutive years.
as follows: Yankee, Nov. 18th, l849 !;
Yankee, Nov. 10Th, 1850; DR.. Franklin
No. 2, Nov. Goth, 1851.
Our thanks are due TO our fellow-citi-
zen Geo. W. Harrington, Esq, for copious
files Of river papers from all the cities and
towns from St. Louis to St. Paul.
We are indebted TO Hon. II. II. Sibley
for two volumes of Patent Office Reports.
We have some interesting notes of a
trip to Pembina, which are crowded out
this week by news from abroad.
Communication from clerk of the wealth
or crowded out until next week.
1t was with pain we learned, on the ar
rival of the Franklin No. 2, that she bore
to his afflicted home, the corpse of our es-
teemed feilow-citizen. Rev, JonN P. PAR
SONS, Baptist clergyman of St. Paul. He
has been absent all summer, attending to
business at the East, connected with his
charge. He died on his return, near Ham
nlbal, Mo. Mr., P. was one Of our most
useful and exemplary citizens. No man
could have been called away who would
be more generally missed.
MIR. Parsons was about sixty years of
age. His funeral took place Yesterday