New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-12
MAIL GLEANINGS.

THE FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY.-The
Falls of 81 Anthony, the town and cyss It is called
forms city of three towns lower, middle and upper,
being about two miles long situated the eastern Bank
of the Mississippi with some beautifully CONTRACTED
houses almost as various and curious the indvlaua
owning them and rapidly improving The whole bine
miles between So Paul and this place Is lined on each
side the road th farms and fine houses, making one
continuous lane where may be the industrious yeO
many turning over the greensward while another, 10
distant part OF the field, Is narrowing in the oats
ahead of him, may be seen others throwing the seed to
be covered by the harrow held OF four or i've hum
bred acres In incosure, with twenty persons
employed. First come the plows, after come the
sewers of seed then follows the with the harrow.
This 10 TO uncomm6n sight all along the road tor one
hundred miles above 81 Paul. The mechanics seem
busily engaged having asmucn rs they all DO The
blacksmith carpenter, shoemaker, CARR maker tall
or painter and artisan and mechanic all round about
beside the miller manufacturer and day lsborer The
road between H. Paul and 81 Anthony Ia alive with
wagons buggies carriages, stages omnibuses and peo
pie gOing coming. IL Is delightful region for light
carriages Livery stables fine horses and carriages
plenty and at moe crate prices by the day, week or
month at ST. Paul aud this place There seems TO be
plenty 10 eat ard drink throughout this land and well
cooked II must be a delightful place for summer
for gentlemen Of wealth, pleasure and time. Per
sons who In the habit OF visiting Davenport and
Rock Island every summer, would do well TO extend
their journey tO this place Persons who have visited
Saratoga ~ " Niagara, &C. cay thatthey lind the Falls
of ST. Anthony country, woods and variety Of scenes
&c. far superior to any place and country they
visited before The cost OF ming here from ST. Louis
on line smboat and omnibus, Is $40 so; the hotel
prices 81 per week for board, and everything else in
proportion Its the finest country for sh ia the world
any amount be caught by hook and net There are
several Virginia gentlemen who spend their summers
here and return home in the fall and have done tor
hetwo past Everything is prepared for their
piion and comfort ST. Louis Republican
GENERAL WAsHINGToN's APPEARANCE.
This Courier des Etats URis gives fragment of
Journal OF NJ De Broge, written in l7e2 in which the
personal appearance and manners of Washington are
described az they appeart to a Frenchman
THE General is about fortynine years of age he Is
large, finely made very well proportional His figure Is
much pleasing than toe portraits represent IT, He
was fine locking until within about three years and al
though those who have been constantly with him since
that time cay that he 10 them 10 have gro old
fast 1t is undeniabe that the General Is s fresh aud
active as young man.
His physiOgnomy Is pleasant and open his address Is
colo, though polite his peDsive eve is more attentive
than sparkling but his aspect is kind noble and com
posrd. He msntains In his private department that
polite and attentive decency which satisfies all and that
reserved dignity which does not offend He is the enc
my of ostentsiOn and vain glory His character 10 al
ways equal he maniests the best amor; modest
TO humility he not 20 estimate himself duly
he receives with good grace the Difference paid % him.
but rather shuns than it, III. society is agreea
bic ard peasing-aways free and siabe withou. being
familiar the respect which he inspires becomes
painful lie tass little in general, and in very low
tone of voice but he is attentive 10 what Is said 70
him that you satisfied that he understands you and
are almost willing 10 dispense with reply. THIS con
duct has often been of advantage 10 him various cir
cumstaneeP NJ one has more occasion than he % use
circumspecton, and to weigh his words
SAUT SAINT MARIE.-The 5. b. Bal
timore Captain Wilson, returned from her 6rst nip 10
the copper eeion the 2ih of May, with 81 tuns OF
copper in barrels from the Cliff Mine two barrels AID
two msstes, being 259 lbs from the Pnenx Nine at
Eagle River and the fret shipment under the new or
csnizauon. This promising mine sprung OUT Of the
ruins Of the old Lake Superior Company, which was
one OF the pioneers In the mining business
and noted for It's silver and copper aud the rich
ness OF its stocks which offered at the moderate
sum Of 500 per share Under more economical
regime and the able management OF Mr. Mendieoann Il
promes 10 take rank among the paying instead oil
the pronisng mines on the lake.
The propeller Manhattan arrived from above on
the 2stb May with fne cargo u copper there being
81 l42 lbs from the Minnesots 81 ~ los from the
North American, 223jy los from the Northwest ana
SO los from the Aztec Mine al the above shipments
being az usual in mssfes stamp and barrel work, WITH
the exception ofthe ast which consisted et two masses
ard oaks Of bsrrel work This 10 the irst copper
ssrt down ON the Aztec Mue and fair beginning for
the sior,t the Company have been at work and the
imrl force they have employed. Lake Superior Jour.
SICKNESS on THE PLAINs.-We learn
from gentleman who came down the Clara yester-
day morning that the cholera has been raging 10 some
the eugrsnts on the tian- causing con
adorable Of panic among the trsins. Our informant,
who il one OF number who started for California some
time since but returned 10 consequence Of III health
says that there was quite an excitement among the emf
grants in consequence OF the death OF great number
Of persons among them from cholera many OF them
were deserpg their Trains and turDiDg their steps home
ward Holidays train, which left 81 Joseph few days
before our informant did had lost eight per-
sons and IL rumorsd THAI the detachment Of L. s.
troops under the command Of Major Stein, en- route Tor
New Mexico, bad suffered some loss previous to reach
ing Grasshopper Greek There were yet few emf
grants manning at ST. Joseph preparing TO start for
the psins and many Of them il sthought will be deter
red from attempting the trip by dscouratng reports daily
received from the advance trains There Duch lees
sckaess 81 Joseph than during the past week but
sno then Of cholera heard Of Business was be-
coming quite dull again Il is 10 be hoped that these
als ming repots from rhe plains much exaggerated
Is such reports almost Invariably prove 70 be-