The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-02

per u; lard, 20 cts; butter, so "a 40; potatoes,
60 "a IS cts v bushel; cornmeai 500 y bush; oats
IS cts Y bush; tallow y h; candles Is Cts q
ID; star do 50; sugar 10 "a l2l cts v Ii; poultr,
none; -four Sc a 81 q Dbl.
THE STEAMBOATS,, Nominee, Iuclla, and En-.
tried. The ships in search of Sir John Franklin
have ventmed considerably the North Pole
than LA Crosse, Wisconsin.
+. E. Collins, Auctionccr, wishes an especial no.
ticc taken, Of his change Of place of business. See
adv. We hope that true friend to the Territory
may be well sustained in his business.
NEW YORK SroRE.-In advertising columns is
notice of change in firm. Mr.. Chamb!in is evident
~ we'll endorsed as merchant of honor. lie abides,
and to sell his stock quickly.
CoRRECrIoN.--Wc find, absolutely that we
were incorrect in statement that there is no sea-
soned lumber in St. Paul. J. w. Bass, agent for
Ard Godfrey & CO., has in his yard complete AS
sortn,ent of seasoned humber, of every description,
which he wishes to sell, to-day.
MONDAY, 29,h.
Sharp ffost last night This morning the forc>;s
are thickly invested III frost. The sun Shines lc;.r
The amrhithcanc of hills and the focsts dazzle
the eye like an Illuminated groto The sleishny is
excellent Newcomers delighted with IA Min
ncsota winter. We have no winds in winter t,
mention.
TUESDAY MORNING.
A special aan arrived from Prairie du Chen
hast night 1t would have broush hit the mail but the
Post Master woull not let them have it. The pas
sengcrs say that there is as much winter below as
here.
THE GREEK SLAvE.--rhe GaIena Jciler oman
gives some expressive winks about The moral cha,
aeter Of this boat. We can say this for hcr-She
stays at home closely, since winter Sc, in.
CLAEK's BANK NorE REpoErER-St. Louis.
November No. received. Terms 81 90 a wear. with
CON chart. Issued monthly. Ii gives the ST. Louis
prices cnrrcat. Ii is publication that every man
needs.
GLEAsoN's PIcToRIAL, Boston.-Ths superb
publication which rivals the London Illustrated
News, comes regularly. 1t has many cngyavincs,
Illustrations of and scenes Of tn. passing times
GoDKY's L>DY's Book, PhiIadelg 1.-THE
Dec No. received. Interesting, 1t shows az
production of talent and uncommon ialustry.
GETTING RICH.-Wc have now in this towa.
many men who three years ago had y means 20
bring them here, and are inIcpcndant--t,lcv are
dong good business, living we'll and pay their
debts. Bnt these have worked hard. Others
may in the same time do just as we'll There has
never been better chance for maxim. money in
Minnesota than now. This will be observed in the
fact that lumber our great staple which is free TO
every body who will cut il, bears about the same
prices that it did three years ago; that goods are
still sold mt great advance above the down river
prices, and that wages high. ANY man can get
rich here by industry and honorable dealing, and
without the extraordinary c;ertioa required Il sac
cess in the old towns of the States There some
writer of homies says:
Whoever wishes to get ao,g through the wo ii
has only to take lessons of a hen chasing p,ass-
hopper through field With a lnnr neck and nceled
eyes, take few hurried steps, stop Short peep ovcr
peep under now to the Jeff, thea TO the right. one
fiutter-and We have him.
THE LIQUOR LAw-Sincc the louor law came
INTO force in Maine great quantities of bottles labeled
''Day s. Martins Blacking'' have been Unmarried
into that State, and yet it ia observed that the
boots are cleaner than before Erchange.
We insert the above hint fof the benefit of
certain St. Paul merchant who recently lost a lot
Of liquors, which imported here in the ordinary
CASKS and were OF course easily scented by some
fogncs who stole them. We are told that on the
eve after the last arrival of the steamboat Greek
Slave, the freight was put on tic lc,ce TO remain
over night. The next morning Part of it was
missing, viz: One Dbl. sup. whisky, vancd at Sl2J:
do. brandy; do. wine. Nobody knows thing
ab,'t ito speak of.
NEWS FROM TRAvERs DIES SIoux.--Thc
Governor writes to a friend in St. Paul that he lu
snesS OF paying of the Indians is progressing and
that the commission may he expected in town in
about a week from date of the letter.
Sour-ERIFIc TALE, is the title of a story COM
n'nicated to the Pioneer by very clever writer,
who in this instance gives too large shell for the DIST
OF the wit. 1t tells of some Transfers who stoppeJ
on the road to Sank Rapids, at a rustic hotel having
upon ITS s'9nb"ard the annrnciaon to the whole
world that i, the ''Coo, Greek cabin Call and
G." One corner Of that signboar,l had in small let
tiers, otcs for sale" The said tcams.crs cat heart
'y OF boion apparently of pork and prairie chicken
The next day, they drove without eating at all.
and indeed drove all night, without vet feeling h,m
ger, but were remarkably wakciul waking the soli
tu'le with shouts and boots till daylight did arpear
The "pshot of the story is, that on another occasion
when that way, they espicd the cook when engaged
IN the same process Of preparing boulfn, chorpns
off the heads Of some hootny owls, which were I'M
doubleday the same sort Of poultry that had impaired
to them such illumination of wakeflness ON the
occasion before.
'uRIcHs. This correspondent who undertakes
to show how carefully h has read the editorials Of
contemporary sheet, and caught their rule-hcadcd
and tapermg to-the-taiI style, must be niprcd in the
bud we fear that if we were to admit his para
graphs, the Pioneer nigh be accused Of plagiarism
from the current literature of the day. as il now is Of