The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-24

wick, about the naviyabiiity Of the Falls Of the
Ohio at Louisville Capt. Lodwick says it was at
infinite peril, that the Ben Campbell was taken
down the Falls. If our neighbours opinion about
1t were correct, 1t was a very foolish expenditure
Of money ever to have built the locks aud canal
there.
FREIGHTs.--Now is The time to get your
transportation up the river. Freigh,s never
lower. BY the way, we intend to take notice
mex, fall and report What boats take advantage Of
our necessities. Just before the close Of the river,
and charge exorbitant prices for freight and pas
sage. Remember them
THE CApIroL.-The St. Anthony Express
inquiries:
els there anything to be done towards The Cap
itol this season, What has become Of the um-
Der deposited on the proposed site, for building
purposes, VIVA, has become Of the money APP
propriated by the Government. for erecting public
buildings Who has the contract Who are the
b0ndsmen! Would be obliged, if the Pioneer
(Which IS generally posted up on local matters,)
would throw little light Oh this subject. There
are certain rumors noat in this vicinity, not par
ticulary creditable to parties connected with
! this matter"
! We regret to inform neighbor that this is
one OF the ''local matters Of, and concerning
which, the Pioneer not beng We. sufficiently ad-
vised, has taken time to consider. But If, as We
strongly suspect, there is anything "ro,ten in
Denmark" we promise ''io rip il clear over Jor-
dan. This much we know. that the uaLs Of the
! ,ttol oil Lat, c.il
spring; and are fearful that the whole thing i,
g frcze out"
encouraged in the cultivation Of wheat as 4 sta
pie product Of our Territory, by the welI-known
fact that grain grown in high attitudes, is inva-
rlably the heaviest and sweetest that is raised
This is now made more evden,, by the fact tina,
the War Eagle Mills of Galena, which ,nanufac-
ture -four from wheat raised chiefly in Wisconsin,
and up the rivers, are getting the preference for
their -four, all the way down the river; and the
War Eagle Brand is now sought after, all along
down the coast, superior article for the best
family use.
! TURs.-We learn tina. Louis Roberts, Of our
town, has on hand an immense stock Of furs, well
bundled, of all descriptions. They are stored,
ready for shipment, in the saloon and ten-pin al
ley, lately known as the French saloon, on Sd
street
Now, LIES NE THERE AND NONE, so
POOR, TO TO HIM REvERENCE.''-Wh Whatever
remained of poor old Bob Hughes, after the spirit
had left him Dob knocked into the river la 81
week, while playing with a bear, and drowned, }
was carried up through 30 street. in a rough box.
drawn upon dray. at the expense of the town
Rows OF decaners, IN the groceries, stood arrayed
on both sides Of the street, as the corpse passed
with tin labels, like aprons, suspended in from, Of
them; but none % the secret societies turned out.
ST. PArL,-The Express at ST. Anthony
pays our town only ust tribute tells the truth
and nothing mere, in declaring that st. Paul as,
III every sense, the metropolis Of cur Territory
She is the ecclesiastical, political, educational
and commercial centre Of Minnesota
y An ERROR CoRREcrED.-The St Anthony
Express says.
\ idHfif IIolli tHn~NlNdHh CONSISTING of
nine persons came up on one Of the boats and
landed at SiIlwater some day las, week-onh
three OF whom ving-six having died
o! cholera. II seems they had been complaining
OF the premonit"ry symptoms Of the disease, be-
lore they reached Saltwater, and had neglected
/ the means for arresiing it. When they left the
boat they were unable 10 obtain house aud took
up their lodging in a barn This they occupied
two days, when they removed 10 Il house some
two miles below town. But when they got irly
quartered here, six OF them were seized with the
choiera and yesterday morning u lay corpses in
the house. Terrible, indeed must be this af
| Fiction TO the survivors,
! Now this story may be all true. changing the
Venue to another locniiiy. The melancholy &C.
currence, here narrated, never occurred. how
ever, IN Minnesota. We aver ,ha, there has ner-
er get been Il case Of unIoubted .7siatic caolero
in cur Territory, FIRST or last.
CNI"N or TIE DEMoCRArIc PAPERS OF
MADISON. WIs.-Iho Argus and the Demo
crat are now united, and published by Brown s.
Carpenter the propriefors. They we'll remark,
that ''the existence of two democratic papers at
the Capital, with the necessary conhctin. inter-
es,s and separate friends. has long been depre-
Gated by large portion Of the democratic party
who viewed with apprehension every circum~
stance calculated to weaken the confidence or i'm
pair The sympathy Of those acting for a common
object"
Fourth OF JULY.-A programme Of exerci-
SEES IA published; and the intention is to have
rather tall doings. dinner at one dollar couple
included, should not be surprised to see few
hundred people here from below, to Join US in the
celebration. Grafton by DR.. Waterman Of Ga
lena.
TRUE TiME.-Mr Robinson, jewe'Ier, has n
time piece, tina, may be depended upon in any
weather. The effect Of heat and cold, upon the
length Of the pendulum, is countcrbaanced or
compensated, in this clock by an ingenious de- I
vice. The clock is warranted not to vary one
minute in year; and this clock, regulated by