The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-02-19


The Lave enacted, we shall have a right to de-
,and its execution IL the officers Of the law in
ssrpret il literally and execute il fairly they have
right to be sustained BY the strong arm Of pub
lie opinion. Ne good citizen can refuse to justify
their conduct, under such circumstances, or TO
render them assistance, when proper and ncedfui
in the execution Of their duty. Are the siguers
Of these petitions ready for the emergency! Will
they then take the front rank, in defence Of the
law, and by their acts. as we'll a. By their lan-
guage, assist in its execution %
INSURANCE. AGAINST FIRE.-Ths saving to
St. Paul in the rate of insurance against Ere,
would more than defray the cost Of an engine and
FIRE apparatus, the first year. Your underwriters
are very sensitive about hazards. They would
rather insure one building that won't burn down
than half dozen that will; they arc SO selfish
In fact the most Of them, would not insure poor
mans building at all. if they knew it would burn
down the nsxt day and leave him and his family
houssless. We state this openly and boldly. with
out regard to personal consequences; and if they
or their numerous agents who advertise fire agen-
cies in the Pioneer, don't like it, they eaa tako
out their advertisements. II we had our plan Of
hydraulics completed, and stream Of water run
ming within pumping distance of every mans
door in town, and one or two small Fire Engines,
such as the New York, Boston and Philadelphia
Fireman would be happy to present to their young
brother St. Paul, "a prra nosnted syringe. that
could jerk stream Of water over three story
building, would answer every purpose insu-
rance would be drowned out Of its high places,
and would come down and occupy cellars. .Now.
the Insurers ask their prices for insurins; for
we have to answer inquiries about risks here like
the inan in Pawtucket who lately made appca-
ton for insurance on a building situated in viii
Iage where there was no FIRE engine. In answer
to the question-"What are the facilities for sx-
tinguishins frss:" he wrete: "H rains some
times
"PurrING THE BILL ON ITS IMMEDIATE
PAssAGE."- It ,oas reported that the petitioners
to our Legislature, TO enact the Maine Liquor
Law, having formed a procession, would march
down to the Capitol, surround it, deliver their pc
titon together with the Bill for nm Act, and hold
the two Houses there ia state Of SIEGE until the
Bill passed through both Houses and received the
signature Of the Governor. This expsdient for
drawing the Legislature on. by putting the Bill on
its immediate passage, reminds US Of stratasem
once resorted to, for ropins IN and drawing on
three monkeys, on ship aboard. A SLAYER was "
10 port, on the coast Of Congo; and the surgeon
s,f h.
with him to the U. S., three monkeys, for ana
tomical purposes Monkeys were there in plenty
but the natives had superstitious reverence for
those animals, and would no, allow them to be
disturbed. So the Surgeon hit upon an expedient
for taking them by a sort Of coup de efat. There
is nut found on that coast % remarkable for its
cattartic qualities, that no sooner is it swallowed
than it operates even nore instantly than castor
oil. The surgeon took long coil of cord, and
attaching one Of these nuts to one end of it, with
a strong Irvine, he laid it upon blanket, under
tree, in which the 'Simian family were daily anu
sing themselves BY, swinging suspended by their
long tails from the branches, and making grim
aces aud cutting up an infinite variety Of antics
and monkey-shine Tho other end Of the cord
was taken on ship-board. Presently three mon
keys sailed down the tree, and partly on two fee,
and partly on four, came dancing up to examine
the n-izs on the blanket Each seemed anxious
for the prize; ami while two Of them were s,riv-
long arm, and thrust it into his mouth. No sooner
had he swallowed it, than away il went, Irvine
and all, and the nextone seized and swallowed it,
AMI then the third one, with the same result So
the three monkeys were thus all caught on one
string, and easily rtped on shp-board by the de-
lighted surgeon. SO much for quitting thing
on its immediate passage"
THE NEW STEAMBOAT, The SAINT PAUL.
1t is with feeling Of pride we learn, that Cap
tain Harris, of Galena. his paid the high compli-
meni to our Territory and our town. to name bis
new boat "Ths Saint Paul" We venture the
assertion that in no instance before, has 70 young
a town as St. Paul, been honored with distinc-
ton so fatterins. We cannot omit this oppsrtu-
uty again to notice tbs noble pmmercal enter
prize Of Galena, and of the merchants, mechan-
les and steambolt-mcn Of Galena; who, by their
forecas, and liberal expenditure Of capital, have
literally created trade up the Mississippi river,
to its frozen sources; the work Of half century
accomplished in half dozen years, in which no
men have been more active or instrumental than
the Harrises. The Saint Paul will come in early,
Of the first boats Of the season, as a regular
trader between Gaena and st. Paul, NJ. X. Har-
ris master. The boat will make two trips week
Her dimensions are as follows: Length Of hull,
1872 i-2 feet; width Of beam. 90 feet; depth Of
hold, LIZ feet; three boilers. 40 inches in diam
e,er. "A feet long; IS Ia in,h cylinders; s feet
stroke; ~ fee, wheel and wfough, iron shafts ;
improved doctor. to sapply boilers with water;
FIRE engine and hose attached, to guard against
FIRE. Cabin finished 10 latest and most approved
style.
When Tbs Saint Paul makes her first appear
ance ut our levee, we want to see our whole town