The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-13
FACTS AND FANcIES.

10 quite tutt VI slusu ICE loTueo Wy Vic idliluk
snow, which makes it quite difficult for steam
boats to get along. Some are fearful, this morn
ing, that we will have no more boats this sea.
son, but we confidently expect the DR.. Franklin
here to-day or tomorrow, and the Nominee and
Greek Slave here next week, besides which we
presume there will be other boats before the
river is finally licked up in the icy furniture Of
winter. The Greek Slave is now lying at our
Levee, but will start this afternoon for Galena.
Many Of our citizens who are going to spend the
winter, or portion of the winter, in the States,
leave on the Greek Slave to-day. Several of
our merchants are below with their goods, and
will have pretty hard work to get them here
this fall, though we hope they will all reach
their destination in season.
SATURDAY Misunderstanding again; the
snow is now six or eight inches deep, and it
will undoubtedly be increased several inches
more before the present storm is over. 1t is i'll
ling up the river, rendering it almost impossible
that there should be any more boats here this
season. The Dr.. Franklin was at Saltwater
yesterday, but would not run the risk of coming
to St. Paul. and we learn she put of her freight
at Point Douglass. The Greek Slave did not
venture to 60 down the river when she expect
ed, and is still lying at our Levee, where she
intends to lay up for the winter.
P. S. We learn that the Greek Slave will start
for below at IL NJ, to-day.
HEALTH OF Mr.. Receive were unable to
hear from Mr.. Rice this morning, but we learn
that last evening and for twenty-four hours pre-
vious his symptoms were decidedly better, and
that there was reasonable prospect of his re-
coycry.
ARREST OF SUPPOSED MCRDEREH.--Am man by
the name of Grover was committed to Jail in
this town the other day for an assault with a
pistol upon q saloon keeper on Roberts street
He is said to be the person who committed
murder last summer near Lacrosse, Wis, from
which place he was taken to Prairie du Chen
for safe keeping, but there escaped. We could
not learn, after making diligent enquiry, achy
it was supposed he was an escaped murderer,
nor that he had been identified in any manner,
or that he had made confession Of his guilt,
though there is rumor aaoat that he Dragged
of his guilt while under the influence Of liquor,
but we could not trace this to any reliable
source. There are persons in town who can
identify him, if be is the murderer, and We hope
it will be done.
RAILROAD MEErlEG.--A meeting was held by
the citizens of St. Anthony at the St. Charles
Hotel on the Goth of October, for the purpose OF
CO. operating with the cities Of New Orleans and
ST. Louis in their efforts to build a Railroad on
the west side of the Mississippi. between New
Orleans and St. Anthony. Judge Meeker pre-
sided. assisted by Messrs. Case and Stearns, who
acted az Vice Presidents. Hon. 4. E. Ames
and J. C. Lennon were appointed Secretaries.
Messrs. Atwater, Brown, Hoyt and McAlp:n
reported set of Resolutions which set forth in
q clear manner the pract:cabilty Of the propos-
ed Railroad. IL committee Of correspondence.
composed of Messrs. Ames. Steele, Case, Atwa-
ter, H. NJ. Rice and Judge Meeker. was appoint
ed, whose duty it is to correspond with similar
committees appointed in New Orleans and St.
Louis After some highly pertinent remarks
BY number Of gentlemen present tie meeting
adjourned
Coon News FOR OCTSTpERs.-For the inforna-
| ton of those people in the States who must visit
Minnesota before next spring. we are happy to
state that Messrs. Willoughby g. Powers, Stage
proprietors in st. Paul. have made arrange
rneuts for the running of their stages semi-week-
Is between Prairie du Chen and St. Paul, to
commence on the 18th Of November. Therefore
they will see that they must make their way to
Prairie du CHEN in the best manner they can
when in five days they will find themselves in
St. Paul, the capital Of the Territory. We see
no reason therefore for outsiders to be discour-
aged, because the Mississippi ,ciU close up in
the winter season and shut them out from us
when they can get here 90 easily by land.
In our notice of the capture of the Sioux
murderer week before last. we stated that he
was brought in by the Indians themselves. We
are informed that such is not the fact but that
he was captured by the party of tn rty Eve men
under the command of Lieut.. Magruder. We
checrfully make the above correction in justice
to Lieut. Magruder's command.
NEWSPAPER AT LAEsiNG.--A newspaper is
about being started at Lansing, Alamakee Co.
Iowa. Lansing is a growing place and Alama-
kee is a thriving county. 1t has been settled
only about two years. but already contains a
numerous population. The paper is to be call
ed the Northern lo,co MAIL and will be under
the management of Mr.. WM H. SUMNER. Sue.
cess to it!
HrSrING.-The editor of the Democrat. with
two Oh three friends, lately paid visit to the
valley of the Cannon River. Near the Warpe.
kootay village they saw abundance of "deer
prairie chickens, grouse, geese and ducks" the
latter being very abundant. They spent two OF
three days in hunting and exploring the coun.
try, and returned we'll satisfied with the eSpe
dition.
THAr OMSIBrs which we spoke Of two or three
weeks ago, has got on the track, and is now