The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-05-01
1t will be observed. on reference 10 the

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Laws of Minnesota, contained in our pa
per of this date, sec. 3, OF chap. 2, that the
statute authorizing the appointment Of No
ltaries Public, is SO amended that the COM
mission of all those who were appointed
previous to the first of September, 1851,
will expire on this, the first day of May,
A. D. 1852. According to this, the most
Of those who have been acting as Nota-
ries previous to this day, will find their
occupation gone. There is another Sec
ton which provides that all Notaries APP
pointed hereafter shall hold their offices
for two years, unless removed by the Gov
ernor.
There is but little doing in Congress of
much interest TO us Minnesotians-the
principal part Of the time being occupied
in President making. On the first of
April, Mr. Sib'ey offered resolution, that
the Committee on Military affairs be in
strncted to inquire into the expediency Of
providing for military post at some eli
gible point on the w"ters of the Upper
Minnesota river; and that said committee
report by bill. or otherwise. On the same
day Mr.. Hem, from the Committee on
Public Lands reported back TO the House,
Il bill granting the right of way and ma
king donation Of public lands 10 the Ter
ritory of Minnesota, 10 aid in the con-
struction of railroad from the Falls of
S.. Louis river. to St. Paul, on the Mis-
sissippi river" without amendment, and
witha recommendation that it pass. Sub
sequently, on motion of Mr.. Sibey, it was
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
a person will have to take daily walks
over St. Paul, if he begins to keep track
of the new enterprises and improvements
commenced in various localities of the
town. Nothing is more common than to
see four or five workmen putting the
roof on some building where yesterday
there was not even pile rock. If you
ask them whose building they are putting
up, it is ten chances to one that they
don't know, but they believe it is for
somebody who has just come to town, and
who is going TO start shoe shop, or
clothing store, or a provision store, or
something else as the case may be; and
the next time you have occasion 10 go
that way, probably the building has been
finished and some business has commence
ed in earnest. Our readers in the States
may consider this fancy sketch, but we
assure them it is not, OF which all our
citizens will readily testify.
Among many other new enterprises,
we take pleasure in mentioning that the
O'Hara Glass Manu- turing Company,
of Pittsburgh, have established an agency
in St. Paul. (See advertisement We
are glad to see these different branches Of
business springing up, as nothing better
illustrates the progress of the town and
country than the fact that these separate
mercantile interests can be sustained
among lis. Mr.. Marvin, their agent, has
opened store nearly opposite the Post
Office, where the sight of SO much beau
ti:u glassware is daily drawing forth all
kinds of CALCULATIONS from the wondering
Dakotas, who are attracted towards it.
1t would be useless for us to say any
thing of the grand holiday on Saturday
last, occasioncd by the arrival of the
Saint Paul. After the full description
which has appeared in the columns OF our
contemporaries, any remarks from lis would
J be either Pathological or superfuous.-
Suffice ii TO say that about o'clock the
booming of cannon and hoarse locomo-
tive whistle announced her arrival. The
morning was pleasant, and hundreds of
our people, including many ladies. had al
ready assembled to give cordial recep-
ton to her gallant officers, long and IA
vorably known on the Upper Mississippi
as the officers of the little Yankee. The
boat certainly realizes the fonde>t antici-
pations Of its friends (and who are not
its friends?) After lying here a few
hours, during which the ceremony of
presenting stand of colors by the citi-
zens of St. Paul, had taken place, the
boat proceeded to the Fort, loaded dow n
with our people, where we were well
coined by Uncle Sam orators. Concern
ing the speeches at the welcoming and
presentation Of the colors, also at the
dinner table, ard Of the dinner itself, to