The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-11
Facts and Fancies.

week-lndlans all signed the amendments
officers and traders all worked like
beavers for the interests of Minnesota
Forbes, Rice, Borup, &c., pulling together
manfully-Gov. Ramsey expects to 60 to
Washington Immediately for the money
payment this fall, and the good time, SO
long promised, now coming certain, and
that soon ..' t...
Hon. Martin Mcleod is down from
beyond Lac-qni- Parle, and brings some
interesting items which are crowded out.
Kittson and party were far on their way
all well.
The stock of goods now opening at the
Worlds Fair has never been beaten in the
Western country. Our lady readers can
rely on this, and will please govern them
selves accordingly.
The Greek Slave arrived last night,
with good trip. Capt. Roberts, aside
from commanding his boat, is three deck
hands below and steam whistle above.
1t is the duty of every man in St. Paul to
throw whatever business he can into the
hands of the Greek Slave.
L. M. Oliver, Esq, requests us to
state that the Dakota Claim Association
will meet at the house of Alex. Mcleod
next Saturday, at one o'clock P. M.
Our citizens, who have been away re-
creating and attending to business during
the hot weather are getting home. Among
the arrivals since orr last, we are pleas
ed to meet our old friend and fellow Buck
eye, W. P. Murray, Esq, in good health.
Every thing, he informs us, prospers
finely in ''Ohier' except the Smith fami-
ly; they, we are sorry to say, are still
"going it y after the old fashion.
One of the best dscourses we have
listened to for a long time was delivered
last Sabbath by Mr.. Neill, upon the sphere
and influence of Woman. He kept inside
the ultraisms of the day in regard to this
subject, and at the same time gave the
other sex high and commanding position
in society. We wish every woman in
Minnesota could haze heard it. It's pub
LEGATION would do good.
Rev. Mr.. Sorin all able divine of the
Methodist persuasion, who we recollect
was one of large number of gentlemen
who visited Minnesota about the time we
came here TO reside, has recently become
permanent settler among lis. He has
chosen as his residence beautiful site,
Immediately beyond Trout Brook, which
ovcrlooks the town, upon which he has
already built substantial residence.
We came home the other day after be-
ing away three days, and found more
alterations in the way of improvements in
St. Paul, than could be discerned in most
towns after three weeks absence.
The Democrat promises its friends
abroad what ii calls g Democratic victo-
ry" in Minnesota next month. That
the same old story the editor told last
year, but when election day came, the
peop,e had quite different idea about the
matter. So will it be again.
Citizens of judgment, not time-serving
office bcggars, who have returned from
below recently, inform us that the cleo
ton Of Scott and Graham is a sure thing.
Democrats as well as Wings who have
travelled arrive at this conclusion.
BY reference TO the news on our out
side, it will be seen that the River and
Harbor bill, as amended by the Senate,
has become law, no thanks to WILLIAM
X. KING and the Pierce PORTION OF the
New Hampshire delegation, who voted
against it all The time.
We learn that Rev. Mr.. Cressey, pas
tor of the Baptist Church in this town,
will deliver three or four lectures upon
the Divine institution Of the Sabbath.
tracing it from Eden, through the Patri-
archal and Mosaic to the Christian dis
pensation; upon the reasons for its OBJ
servance being changed from the seventh
TO the first day Of the week, and upon
the manner in which it should be kept by
all men. These Lectures will be COM
mcnced at 3 o'clock next Sabbath after
noon at the Baptist Church, and continued
upon the same hour upon the succeeding
Sabbaths until closed.
Some canting hypocrite makes an ass
of himself by a driveling attempt in the