The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-31
Facts and FancieS.

DuIHiS TIC id'c iIeSi'C' III TIC AScu 'iNc'
country, the U. S. Custom House at Penn
bina received some injury. The water
rose to the second floor of the building,
and undermined the chimney, which fell
to the ground. The Collector took up
his abode in the seccnl story, into and
from which he made ingress and egress
by the hole cut through the logs for the
chimney. 1t was many miles distant to
dry land. Owing TO the destruction Of
crops on Red river, the hunting parties to
the plains, on both sides of the line, are
much larger than usual. 1t was some
what feared that difficulties would ensue
between the hunters, while absent, and
the Yankton Sioux. These Indians have
committed several depredations upon the
half-breeds during the past year; and it
is not at all improbable mat should the
beIligerent parties fall in with each other,
a ta:tle will ensue. In such an event
the Indians must be the greatest suffer-
ers, as the hunters are brave to desperation
and thoroughly armed. Mr.. Cavileer in
forms us that the country, by the new
route mentioned in our last, over which
he travelled from the Bots Sioux to Ira
verse des Sioux, is the finest grazing
country he ever beheld-well watered,
and the grass on the prairies not equalled
by any in other parts of the West.
We are rejoiced to learn that it is the
intention of the people of Pembina to send
back to the next Legislature their faithful
representatives Of last year, Hon. Messrs.
Rolette and Gingras, provided they will
consent to serve. Others would like the
place, but the friends Of these gentlemen
feel confident majority of the people
will call again upon their old faithful SER
wants. In this they act wisely; for we
can assure the Pembinese, that two more
intelligent, efficient and gen,lemanly men,
bers were not in the last House of Rep
resentatives. We observed them closely
from the beginning Of the session to the
end, and found them ever in their places,
working faithfully and zealously for the
interests Of their constituents and the
Territory at large. 1t is an honor to
Pembina to have such men in the Legis-
lature, and gives the lie, daily and hourly,
to the ISLANDERS and abuses heaped upon
her people last year, by the Democrat
and its adherents. These gentlemen will
be much more useful the coming winter,
now that they understand the routine and
business of legislation; and we hope they
will feel it incumbent upon them to heed
their constituents wishes and stand a poll.
The St. Charles Hotel, at St. Anthony
after considerable difficulty, has at las,
been placed in possession of Mr.. Clark,
the gentleman we mentioned as having
taken it some weeks since. He will now
go ahead and continue to keep it in the
superior style he at first intended. No
doubt it will be house every way wor-
thy the patronage of the public. 1t be-
comes necessary to mention these facts,
owing to rumors having gone abroad that
Mr.. Clark was not to have the house.
On Tuesday morning the DR.. Frank
lin, not wishing to be out Of fashion,
made short call at Pigs Eye bar. The
DR.. is the lightest draught boat in the
trade, and if she gets to sticking our
river is in bad way truly.
We trust it will not be forgotten, that
the pews Of Mr.. NeilPs church are to be
leased on Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock.