The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-17

nave been tikcu on the boat 40 RIA VIE eiuz LINEN,
was lcii the boat, and came back to 81. Paul,
ON The Nominee, last Friday. People waiting for
replies to letters sent by that mall will therefore
exercise all due patience.
His Excellency, Gov. Ramsey md lady, left
Saint Paul By the Nominees last Friday. The
Governor has business with the Indian De-
parment Washington, which requires his atten-
dance there; bu, he IS expected 10 return in abou,
u month.
Gov. Dewey. Of Wisconsin, has appointed Mr..
Joel Foster, Of Willowriscr, County Judge OF st.
Crcix County, 10 Gil the vacancy caused by the
death Of Judge Perkins. -. .,l~..,
John $. Watrous has been confirmed by the
Senate, as agent to the Chippewss.
information is received from the Secretary Of
engineering corps for the roads in Minnesota, is
to be detached forthwith, and that Mr.. Potter has
instructions to complete the survey Of the road
from Pom, Douglass to Fort Ripley, before maxi
preparations are made in our Territory.
Gov. Ramsey sent detachment to the Win
uebago cncampmcnt, last week, and arrested the
Indian who murdered the Wnnebago known as
DIR. Johnson---whose murder We mentioned last
week-and has him now committed to Jail in Fl
Smelling. The matter is probably, however ad-
jus,ed, between the friends Of the murderer and
the friends Of the deceased; the former having
paid to the latter about $500 worth Of calicoes
and trinket', and having adopted the friends Of
the deceased into their family, Whereby they be-
come brothers, according to Indian custom. ,.
Secretary Smith, who left last Friday on the
Nominee for Galena, is expected to come back
here with the boat--lhus verifying the old proverb
concerning peace. W a'-i
We Gil no, receive by the Nominee, as a pres
ent from Charles l.. Lagrave, of Cassville, the
most famous duck hunter in tho West, n par of
mallard ducks, the largest and fullest we ever
saw in ST. Paul; bu, it would not have surprised
us in the least, if we had
Ii is not true that the Rice faction have prom
ised to run john ~ Castner, as th:ir delegate for
Congress next time. There is therefore no ground
for jealousy between Cashier and James 8. Nor
ris. .r etf b rr.. .s.in srf
On wednesday evening, OF last week, Lieut..
Castor, Of Fort Smelling, commanding dctacl,-
nent of 10 men, returned with The murderer OF
The Indian, DIR. Johnson, for whose arrest they
were despatched. In the detachment were two
soldiers, who started tho same evening to cross
the river in birch canoe, and go 10 St. Paul on a
spree. They took their blankets with them, it is
SAID, 10 sell for refres.meat. Their names were
VIM NJ Cray, an Iiishman by birth, and John
Conway, said TO be Il native Of Indiana. Being
few rods from the west bank, the canoe was
upset. by this time, Andrew Mould, another SOL
der, looking down into the river, saw the trouble
these men were in, and saw Conway sink.--
M'Cray called upon Mould TO help him; Noud
SWAN to his assistance, but before he could reach
him, he also sunk iu the wafer. .r.-.., -.
Collector llennss has bis sign up at the Lower
Landing, showing where the office Of the Col
lector of the port is. The bar-keepers on tue
boats, learning who is collector of the port here
have determined to keep no wines coming under
the description Of Port nor Scotch or Irisl,
whskey or pale brandy; for our Collector sezcs
on decnn,crs &C sucl, liquors wherever he can find
them. As for brurdy, he is doatl, on pale
brandy.
When thirsty soul breaks out Of The Sons on
ga tear" seeking dry places, or places where
those who are dry go to soak, he is as reckless
as parsons son at a husking.
Last Saturday morning commenced another
storm Of rain, which we had no particular need
of-,he storm continuing at intervals, all day,
with long and frequent intermissions, like the re-
cesses Of Tcuitorial Legislature. si. ,eia.,,
We are ofien requested to quote the price cur
rent Of produce and provisions at ST. Paul. We
should do this every week, il our market were
larger and less variable. Prices are SO extremely
changeable, that if quote an article at its pres
ent market value this week, it is nothing like a
sdh CiHe'uh " WHAT ~ ui'ty NC WOftn mere, Mnen
our readers down the river receive the Pioneer
We do not like 70 have. people disappointed. A
large lot Of butter, consigned here last autumn,
from Indiana. and which would have sold well
here the past winter, was frozen up before il
reached this market; and came up by The frs,
boat this spring. OF course the consignor mus
be loser by the operation; yet ii is not mproba.
be that he made his CONSIGNMENT upon his faith
in sorHe Of our market quotations of last autumn
Ills approxima,ing the truth, te stale the ruling
prices Of leading articles Of consumption now, il
ST. Paul, about follows: Flour. 81, so to SIS
Butter and Lard, i5c; potatoes, soc; corn 4Oc
oats, 4oc; hams, loc; shoulders, &c; eggs, 10 I,
II l-2c; fresh beef, at retail, sto Sc; fresh pork
Toe; ducks, l5,o zoe aud scarce; buffalo tnpgues
now in market (peulnican) 10 TO l2c; cigars, ne
n good one, in 81. Paul; dried apples, $3.50 I,
S2,25 at retail. nlf 81 . 4e.s,l !. fed-fj
/ We learn tlla, Capt John A. Wakefield. au
tbor or ,Ia IJ;sforv IT ~. pl,cL Ia ,l, ,,.r .,