The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-09
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

CENSUS or SAINT PAULA careful and
enumeration of the inhabitants Of our
town, was completed Wednesday, the srh inst
The entire population, is one Thousand nine hun
dred and ihriy-fonr.
THE PAST WEEK.-The weather seems to
have settled down into the usual de ightful au
of other years--thc days are mild and
pleasant again, with cool nights, but no frost yet,
sufficient to kill corn. What is more delightful
than the dreamy, baImy, smoky, blue atmosphere
Of Indian Summer. Business is revivins in ST.
Paul. Building, which was suspended by the
rains, is commenced again, with much force and
is animated, new buildings are appearing III all
quarters Of town--ani new stores opening. The
large brick Catholic building is now enclosed, the
Court House is daily growing, and the Capitol is
in progress. noble work of rock excavation is
nearly completed on Bench street.-the opening
and grading Of Fourth street is in the way Of be-
ing done, and new bridge built on jackson
street-Third street is ihronsed with people, and
our town is full Of animation, hope and energy.
PoLIrIcs.-The political cauldron Of the Ter
riicry, is boiling hot. The election Of tho entire
Legislature and all county officers, occurs next
week on Tuesday. There is eaucussing ard cam
vassing and log rolling and electoneering, Of ali
sorts. going on in all quarters-men motioned
aside, held by the button hole and argued with,
as if the fate Of the world were depending upon
the coming election.
THEArRICALs-We learn that there is
forming in our town, an amateur theatrical COM
pany. A thing earnestly attempted in St. Paul,
is generally accomplished, in twnklns. 1t is
characteristic of our people. There never was
apo,her town. Of its size, that could do so many
different things, so quick and so WELL
The new steam saw mill Of Dana, Cakes s.
Co. is now running. John Il. Irvine s new steam
saw mill, at the upper end Of town, will be run
ming in few days. Attached to his mill is a
single factory--much needed now. There rs
not shiugle (unless it be some lawyers for sale
in ST Paul; while a million are wanted.
! Col. James Hughes, the Wing candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, says the Mineral Point Tribune,
has consented to canvass the State during the
present campaign. Col. II. is eloquent speak
er, and a faithful expounder Of Wing principles.
| lie will address the citizens Of Grant county, on
Friday, the 10th day of October, at Lancaster,
and the people Of Iowa county, on Monday, Oc-
tober 2O,h, at Mineral Point. What prodigious
growth Why, Col Hughes was once poor
editor in st. Paul Now, he has risen to the Dig
nifty Of being beaten for Lieut.. Governor of Wis
consin. An attempt was once lnade 10 tow q
boat across the Straits Of Dover by the force Of
a balloon. The Wing Convention of Wisconsin
which put up Col. Hughes, seem TO be repeating
the experiment.
How Drp HE FIND 1T OuT!-The Federu
r ice organ is very bitter against the Wings ant
complains, in late number Of the Democrat, o
their perfdy and treachery. BY us, who know
that he slep, with Wing bed-felows last winter
until they kicked him out Of bed, and that tn
most Of his party, were rabid supporters Of A
NJ. Mitchell, Wing, for Delegate, his expression
Of horror for Wing treachery, are we'll enougl
understood; bat those abroad, to whom his rep
reservations uniformly are that be is a Democrat
pure and unsoied by alliance or contact wit
Whiggery, and that he never attempted TO bar
gain with the Wings, and never caused Viii
newspaper to be published in st. Paul, Of whic
he was really one of the proprie.ors, may won
} der how he came TO knoU so much about tchi!
treachery. Our neghbor reminds as of Ger
, tain traveller who once arrived at village inn
after hard days travel, and being very tired
requested room 10 sleep in, but the landlord san
they were entirely full and i, was utterly impo,