The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-03

debted to our old friend, Jno. Evans,
ESQ, for beautiful bunch Of flowers of
the season. He keeps the plants for
sale at his horticultural garden" ''..,1~
We get the above from one of our ex-'
changes, we don't this moment recollect
where. Few flowers are cultivated in
Minnesota, save those grown in the great
garden of nature, and which receive all the
care bestowed upon them directly from the.
hand of Him who causeth the rain to fall
upon the unjust as well as the just. We
often wish our people, particularly in the
towns and villages, would pay more at
tention to the cultivation of flowers,
though where so many beautiful varieties
of wild flowers carpet our luxuriant
prairies, perhaps it is not considered a.
matter SO essential to the good taste and
enjoyment of the people. We receiveda
fine bouquet of these rich beauties of ma
ture's garden from the hands of some lit
tie school girl friends some weeks since,
when we were quite unwell, and ought
to have thanked them for the pleasing
gift at the time. We warrant it was
more becoming and beautiful than the one
from Jno. Evans, Esq.," besides the
motive that dictated the sending of it,
ard the hearts of the little donors are
more pure, and consequently in truer
harmony with the present itself, than
those Of all the John Evanses, or other
2 finale creatures" in Christendom. Bou-
: quets and John EUans! What shock
e ing degradation of sentiment-what stem
, from the sublime TO the ridiculous
/ what blending of poetry with the flat
est kind of prose! Our friend, Mr.. G.
W. Harrington. has the finest variety Of
flowers we have seen in any garden abou,
, St. Paul.
a contract was entered into on Thurs.
| day for the erection of an extensive addi-
ton to the Central House. 1t is TO be Of
brick, three stories, fronting on Third
street, and extending the full width of
, the lot. The work will be commenced
Immediately, and completed in time for
> the fall business. DIR. Borup says he i.
determined to have sufficient hotel room
to accommodate all who may come; and
we presume the two extensive buildings
which he will have ready for use before
the season closes, the Kittson and Cen
trial, will about do it.
We have half concluded not TO ex-
change with any editor who writes the
name of our town ST. Paars. The Pio-
neer, as well as ourselves, have endeav-
ored till we are out of patience TO learn
them there is no such place in Minnesota.
Meantime editors at home should be more
careful in examining their proof-sheets.
We notice the Democrat this week speaks
OF st. Paul's-an oversight, doubtless.
Mr.. Johnson. late of the Galena Adj
vertiser, was in town few DAYS this
week We regret to learn he has left the
Advertiser, as he is good writer.
staunch Wing, and firm friend of Min.
nesota.
! II. l.. Moss, Esq, U. S. District All
torney for Minnesota, is about to remove
TO st. Paul. His residence, as is known
to most of our home readers, has hereto.
fore been at Saltwater.
Maj. Fridley. Winncbago Agent, is in
town, in good health and looking well af
ter the usual se,ni-annual conflict with his
refractory children and their dependcn-
cies.
The pockets of some of our ardent ST.
Paul gents were lightened few dimes
by the advent of the Franklin. No. 2. +,
Cheever's Landing. The transfer was
into good hands, however.
We find the following paragraph, Of
some interest to our produce dealers, in
the st. Louis News of the 25th:
hDVANcE IN PoRK.-By a dispatch
published In another column, it will be
seen that mess pork was held in New
Orleans yesterday, the 2lst, at 800 per
Dbl. This is higher price than it la.
attained before for years. The stock
there is less than 10000, and in the en-.
tire West less than $4,000 bbls.
The unterriiied Tiger, with the ele-
plant and all the smaller animals aboard.
came up on Thursday, and yesterday wa.
talking of going up the Minnesota. Ma
ny are anxious to take passage.