The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-09

mate of Minnesota:
Although the cold in Minnesota is f. seyaf, So,
winter, those who have lived n length If time n
these reg ions assert that il is far ON BEN ur -
able To health, there bern. no wind stii riug e.e,
when the Thermometer has fisn 20 deg hc.ow z.so
before breakfast, as II does sometimes, b, n ever.
the mercury congeas, the Weather not ha,irg ii ee
sudden changes which 10 upce,nfort 4 le n chr
latitude. The cold season scts in about Nateui...
and there is little cessation 10 still, cL ar Coi -a-
cling atmosphere for about four months and then s,
uninterrupted spring advances vegetation Ui.h -
rapidity quite surprising, ill before VIC are aware
We thrown into the lap Of Summer
WAsHINcroN, Nov. &
GEN. SCoTT AND THE ELLcrIoN.--t scnc,ai
Scott at:I butes his dcfeat-frsdy to the Neu Aoih
Herald; secondly to the detection Of Mr.. "a ester:
and lastly to the Iukewamucss of Mr. + ia. c ami
his friends The General has not been Wv fa..,
the city, and attends the meeting Of tn Military
Assylu Board every day.
PITcHING INTO GnEELEY-The AHa4,
knickerhocker, violent Wing PAPER, thus discoorscs
concerning the Tribune man:
80 long as the Wing patty l5ok upon Gree lev as
one OF tine fathers OF the church, and tahc. every
thing he u'tcrs for gospel, long may the, esuect g.
stand where they now do--among the s.use NJ AMI
annihi'ated. General Scott not defeat b. the
democrats, bit by the New York Tit 80. ~,
El5 iron temIei and satIct, would cru ane,i
Washington.
Mail on THURSDAY evening 81. We eli the fo,
lowing items:
QUITE AN ENTFRPRIsE.-We learn t..af two
or of the ST. Paul merchants are ma ,,, u,oD
arations TO have their goods stored in Thu .tv ard
hauled up To the Territory in wagons A 81 paul
is about 400 miles from Galena, the roa .tlr,io4
through an usettlcd country for than laf III,
distance we look upon this as an undo ,aiHg og
more than usual difficulty, in these days ul, ,hc
IRON horse does so much Of the work TO who aors..
flesh was once condemncd.-TGal jeff.
GALENA AND CHICAGO UNION RAuF04D
trip to Rockford on this road On Satu 'ay iast
satisfied Us that its business increasing iias r
", ANA that lis extension TO Rock River Fas- has
given an unparalleled impulse to its Traffic.
On Saturday we were informed there were over
1900 hogs along the line of the road was.i,1 for
means of transit aad that this was OK elusive oi
large numbers sent forward during the week
lhc passenger business has largely increased. ara
we learn that Tor the past month the recc,ts FROM
tins source alone were about 8 900 pcr d. This
IS great Increase Oh preceding months CLco-o
UcaocrGt
The Manchester Mirror refers as follows FL, ono a.
the most reprchensb.c Of clectioneeri, who,
has been used freely during the late Pr lea..si
campaign by all parties, and which has ca, ,a much
leatains and disgust III the mnds of IT,, upon
whom it WAS intended 10 operate, Us well as among
all other rght-lninded men:
s'The election is over Once more a Pr,-asf,.- r.
just rs good AZ Catholic and naiivebolri ct;s-,
rs a foreigner. Not having an, imported hlo.l IN
our veins, we have not k-lt upon an ecu; tv ,a,h
mankind for Il few months past. Now till The G.. ~
mencemcnt of another Presiden;ia! Gamma ~ sAH
free and equal
CoAL IN MIss;ssIPPI.-A b;umincu, mineral
resembling coal in every respect, easily ignteG sud
giving out great heat and blaze, has been f1pnI f.,
large quantities upon The plantation of Ger v E.
Miles, IN AGO county. Several tests ave been
made of IT. and with Uniform success. Nc ext..,-
sve explorations are about 10 be undertake , ana II
is to he hoped thai they will prove that oul ao can
furnish the Southwest with Ills exceedinrI ~ ,,ai,
commodity. coal mine will lie worth MOI +, n is-
sissippl than gold one. We shall await "a sons.
Impotence to hear the results ol Gen Mile i,rtA1.
researchcs.-Natche@ Conier, Or. II.
A CHILD SHOT BY HIS FArurR.-Tbe
W liz sbaiTe, Pa. Advocate relates most M 1o,,
circumstance, which took place in Co, nc ,. tow
ship, Lucern county. A Mr.. JOHN William, stein.
his only son, Isaac boy abou, twelve veal ~ age
in the woods gathering chestnuts, and s,rpo . h,n,
to be deer. fired his rifle and shot the E fellow
through the back On approaching each cine the
boy exclaimed, "Faiher, why did YOU she. .s! 20
and afterwards added, ''Father. YOU will .,lv ne
on the farm, won't you!'' We are rcioccd q. i.l-r,
that the poor little boy survives, and is crnr
"BRoKES TO THE Our wiz; friends
have hugged themselves with the idea til, p,,r...
has lost hrsciy i'll his owa county in New lamp
shire. The figures tell a different tale "a ton
cord, he gained 29I, and in ever, other tow 81 he
State with two exceptions, he IS largely s.} oi
any previous vote. Ia Manchester where th. sep. 3
fraud" was concoc.ed he gains ZIG. and in N1,ts,
another place from which 'ccrtiEcatcs" WEI ,-sl-d
iur, boo.
his drunkenness and his bicotry. Tho "ih.d rae
lawyer Is Son'etcdy a; home as well IS abro;d.
SMOKE TURNED mo FrEL-A latc ,r.r.l,or
Of The Scientific American states that the : e ir
the factories of large cities III England and Srti,ri
is now communicable having been made a 7 o.. a.
fence by act Of Parliament for any factory .ilow
the smoke 10 escape. The smoke is alt b.u u.s.
simple con,ryanccs of furnaces commits. el of
Government first established dat the Lrn.rc IT
smoke was perfectly practicable and Parlairn, q. tlc.
enforced tic fact by law. The factory and II 4,,Y-
ers soon found out how to fulfil the the cond .-.5,
this law and the result i, that they save "a great
deal Of fuel by the operation.
AN INctpESr At rnE PoIrS.--On Tu ',ya
patriotic l:ishmar, little under the inAu oe a.
'OM Rye" after dopoSing his vote, esried e.. ,,--
tiibuon box fox the Washington Monument e..
the generosity Of his heart took out the cont,rf, #
his pocket books i5-and deposited the Whole
amount i'll the box. His wife came TO the ,.ls a
few hours afterwards and made such :; repif ,l .-
ton Of her circumstances tha, the Judges thc
Election humanc.v returned her $40 Of the ..oioy
deposited by her over generous husland.-Cm o..
STEAMBOATS, S;USX-During the last W, ek tic
Danube, liawkeyc and Shenandoah have al t.sa
sunk on CamlbcIi's chain Of the Upper Ra $500
The former two wrecks. The iiawkeye w; r.,r-
ed by a. Rcner of this place, and lader g.. +
wheat for Messrs Burrows * Prett,mar,. Tn Si,-
nandoah raised and loated down to Rock l.!ana
on Monday last, her captains intention Is 90 To
place her on the ways, but before ne could ehcc ms
object she again sunk.-Dqrnpot Gaz.
PoRK AND BEEF.--Thc roads having cor .,l.--
ably improved, the city for the last week h;,. ~cu
more crowded with people from the country, having
for sale provisions If one kind and another. PORK
and beef. the two Incpal articles Of traffic al Ibis
time, have been considerably reduced Ia price. Polk
may be quoted at 81 80 q > and leci at 3 ~ 4---
Dub. Eap., %.
A GREAT WoRK.--Thc railroad from Halifax
in Nova Scotia, TO Windsor, opposite Detroit. has
been contracted by an English firm at f1,5O3 rcr
mile The road is to he built a Government work