The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-12
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Smelling. She returned to our landing
at five. BY the attention of her officers
we have Galena papers of Thursday
We extract the following:
CHOLERA AT DUBUQrE.-We learn
from the Dubuque stage driver, that Blu!
two or three deaths from cholera occurr-
ed in that city on Tuesday. The disease
appears TO be on the declne:--Jef.
The Excelsior, Capt. Ward arrived
from St. Louis yesterday at 5 o'clock,
with very heavy load of passengers and
freight for up river, and left same eve
ning.--7du.
For Sr. PAUL.-The steamers Saint
Paul and DR.. Franklin left yesterday for
st. Paul with an average of 800 passen-
gers each. and all the freight they could
carry. The passenger and freight trade,
above Galena, has increased 800 per cent.
within one year. Minnesota will treble
her populaton the present summer.-Jef.
Hon. WIN. r. King, of Alabama, is
the Democratic nominee for Vice Prcsi-
dent.
The Steamer Ben Campbell arrived at
Galena on Thursday, AMI was TO leave
for St. Paul'yesterday.
Our former fellow citizen, Mr.. John
Crombacker, who has been absent in
California two years, was passenger by
the Newton this morning
The DR.. Franklin arrived this morning
at half-past five o'clock. We are again
indebted TO Mr.. Melvi!l for papers.
by the following. from the Galena Adj
vertiser of last Saturday, it will be seen
an amicabc arrangement has been maze
between the GaIcna and Keokuk packets,
Ii regaId to carrying the river mall We,
and the whole upper country, are glad of
it:
We understand that Mcclure g. Co..
proprietors Of the Kcokuk packets. have
made arrangements for carrving the mails
between st. Louis and Galcna, with the
Galena boats, and that they are TO COM
mence Tie service at once. The follow
ing commanders have been consulted and
agree TO the proposition:
Minnesota, Glenn, leaves St. Louis
Monday. Brunette. Burger. leaves st.
Louis Tuesday. Golden Era, Bcrsie.
leaves ST. Louis Friday. Saranac, Riley.
leaves st. Louis Saturday.
Further arrangements will probably he
made for Wednesday ana Thursday, as
follows:
Shenandoah, -, leaves St. Louis
Wednesday. Danube, Green, leaves St.
Lonis Thursday.
SO the arrangement is completed at
last, III manner very similar to that
which we have suggested from time to
time, for some months past. The Kco-
kui Packet Company'> boats will no long
CT appear at our Le>cc, but we have Sc
cured all the Advantages that would have
accrued, had they done so.
M,IxE.-At the Wing Convention Cor
the iih Congressional District in Maine
hci! at Augusta on the 25:h ult., Hon.
David c. Magoon, Of Bath, was unaui-
mously chosen IA Delegate to the Wing
National Convention. lie was instructed
to vote for Gen. Scot.
The Wing Congressional Convention
for the 5li District, assembled at Dover
on the ooh ut.. and unanimously no,ni-
mated Hon. |. Wash5urne, Jr, the pres
cnt member of Congress, for reelection
Col. w. II. Mills, OF Bangor, was cho-
sen delegate to the Wing National Com
vcnton. He was also instructed for
Scott.
WIN. X. Kim5all has been nominated
by the Loco Focos of the Oxford and
Lincoln district as their candidate for
Congress. 10 fill the vacancy occaSioned
by the death of Hon. Charles Andrews.
Hon. Isaac Reed is the Wing candidate.
FRoM THE BLurrs-EMICRAyrs Re-
TURNING, &c.-The Delaware returned
last evening from Council! Bluffs, having
performed the trip 10 that point and back
taking upwards OF 600 tuns Of freight,
in thirteen days and half. She reached
the Bluffs on the Doth, and few hours
after the Honduras landed. AMI the day
following the two boats discharged ! 100
barrels of -four and o;her provisions
needed, III like quantities. INTO the town
and glutted the market. Flour, which
had been the day previous selling at So
and 81 per hundred, declined to 81 and
SO per bb!., AMI the general impression
was, it would go down to So. The cap
tain of the Honduras, who hid Il consiI-
cradle quantity Oh his own account, stored
it, and returned in company with the
is yet thronged with NIormans, the Cali
fornian and Oregon cmigrants having
nearly all left.
Painful rumors of sickness among the
emigrants on the plains, have recently
reached Kanesvilc and points below.
The cholera. it is sail, or a disease re-
semolns it, has played havoc with some
OF the trains. and the Indians are very