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The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-06
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

MELA NCHoLY OccURRENCE.--As the fer
Ripley, wi h party OF six soldiers, who had bee
over 10 work on the Company's garden, when
about the middle Of the river, a yoke Of oxen
which were on board sprang to one side of the
ferry boat and the boat filled, and sunk instantly
the current swept ali overheard and young man
named Andrew J. IIoriae, 23 years Of age, sank
10 watery grave. lie was a native of Jessa-
mine county. Kentucky. very sober uprgh,
young man, AMI fine soldier Mr.. j. Tesero.
who was at the time of tn e accident about bali
mile above the ferry in heavily loaded canoe,
went ashore, unioaded and by almost superhu,nan
exertions succeeded in rescuing one OF the men
about half mile below the ferry just as he was
sinking the ihid time. Another was rescued by
sent from the fort. Two others chung TO
the oxen and came safely TO shore, while the 9TH
er a SAT- swan ashore just below the ferry
The body Of the drowned man has not yet been
recovered.
GRAPHIC. Tie ST. Anthony Express of last
week, gives very graphic description Of the
difficulties excsr:scsd. ~ ,sc.3ob:n; j. :c:,y:
mon with st::p:u: asd:a: hs.::r q II: ;l:ce:
above ours, in landing their .gosds and. p.sse.
s:ts It OS: aSes sna s..aling:,i up as.::a:
'she .atneet%en DESERVES ,nt' co,i.iii:nis' o: lie
Express; and it is their business to complain, in
asmuch as every passenger and every pound Of
freight for st. Anthony, shares in the inconve-
nience. 1t will be gratifying 10 the Express to
know. that the work of making good evee and
grading our streets to it, will soon be commenced
and completed, by this "go-ahead town. AS St.
Anthony and ST. Paul use our landings he-e in
common, what would be the chance, neghbor.
in your one-horse tewn, to get a subscription to
aid US in this work Of improvement?
MAGYAR PLCNEs.--These feathers rese,n-
bling blnck Newfoundland dogs tails, are en- ire
ly out of place when stuck in the heads of gen.
tlemen. They ought to be looked upon as be-
hind the age; and we move for their indefinite
postponement.
The Albany Journal proposes to use the word
tetegram, 10 avoid the long and inconyepient
phrase photographic DESPATCH
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Rock Island is making great sacrifices to
build her railroad. Men there take stock
and pay for it 10y instruments Il few dollars
month, With the same degree of deter,nn-
way by the Galeneans, the Union railroad
might in one year, send locomotives down
to their proper depot on the Mississippi, to
quench their fiery nostrls and lap up wa
ter in the Mississippi, at the Tete DIES
Morris ferry. Rock Island is also building
plank road across Rock River, TO Cam.
den. Fifteen miles of plank road out of that
town rada,ing to three points of the com
pass, would secure for it more certain and
permanent prosperity, than any railroad.
Plank roads, reach out aud draw in retail
trade; but railroads do not. 4 railroad
may favor the growth Of 4 jobbing business,
on the river; but to what extent, ii any, we
consider prohlematical The intersection
of a railroad with the Mississippi, will
make a centre for STEAMBOATS, and fer the
carrying trade; but generally, the easier and
cheaper and the quicker merchant can
bring goods from New York, the less likely
he is to buy this side Of New York.
Buffalo ani Detroit have become mere
avenues of travel and freight. The railroad
is making the same thing of Chicago. These
towns do jtle retail business, and are
beginning to manufacture. The population
in them makes considerable home market
But none Of these are likely to be places OF
very large trade, As they promised to be,
before railroads came through. They make
what they can and levy all contributions
possible upon railroads, bat they cannot
stop the tram. Away goes ihe locomotive,
ana away 60 the country merchants, to be
picked up by drummers in Pine aud Pearl
streets, 10 be treated TO oysters and cham
payne and trusted TO the extent deemed
safe, after reference to the books of Tap
pan s. CO., with goods for their customers
at home. Buying goods therefore, ut the
same time and terms as the large dealer in
Chicago, they fly home and having little or
no rents and no city taxes to pay, will ac-
tualy underselI the Chicago merchant
Thus the trade of the country dealer, is
constantly encroaching upon western cities
This is the legitimate result Of railroads.
to dispense with the agency Of towns, vii
lagos, cities and merchants, bet,ceen the
importer and The consumer. The railroad
.lisperses trade, from our cities, where il
used to be, ali over the country; and the on
ly way it can be concentrated even in villa
ges, Of much size, is 10y raidafing plank
roads from them, TO the farms Of producers.
The terminus of Il railroad on this river,
may form rather an exception, and may
make large town. Very likely; hut we
think its prosperity will resul, less directly
from trade, that is from buying and selling
again at profit, than from carrying, man
ufacturing, steamboating, warehouslng AMI
whatever else is incident to transportation
and 4 change Of conveyance from land to
water.
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LEvEE OF ST. PAuL.-In the way of pub
hc Improvement, our town is progressing
rapidly. In despite Of tho continued high
water, the work at the Upper Landing is
pushed forward with great energy. Con
tracts tor grading various streets in the low
er town were made the other day. That for
grading Third, Fourth and Sihley streets,
has been let to Messrs. Markly, Morrison
and Slaughter. John NJ. Cashier WAS the
successful bidder for the work on jackson
street. Ii is contemplated to grade Third
street from Cedar to Slhley; the expense Of
which is to be paid by the property holders
on the street, III proportion is they are
benefited 10y the Improvement. This is
right, and 1t is the only way that heavy
tax can he eqnsabiy borne.-[ M.nnesolian
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Ii. OF r., March %. 1859.

To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tIves Of the United States:
transmit to Congress letter. addressed
to me by the Governor of the Territory of
Minnesota, with the statements, to which il
refers, of the disbursements. up 10 the i, If
January last, Of the money appropriated Inv
the art approved llth June, 1850, for the
erection ofpublic buildings in that Territory.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
Washington, March 4th, 1852.
On motion of MIR. Sbley, it was
Ordered, that the said message and ac-
companylng documents be referred 10 IN.
Com'hittee on Territories, AMI ee printed.
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PosrpoNEAIENr OF TERRITORIAL Bust
NEss.-Ihe day fixed was the 10Th of April, for
Territorial business; but on the 10Th it was de-
ferred to the ID week Of May. We clip the fol-
lowing from the House Journal of April 18th.
Mr.. CL1NGMAN. l beg leave to make an
inquiry OF the Chair upon point of order The
Chair will, perhaps remember, that this week
commencing with to-day, was set apart especial
~ for the consideration of Territorial business.
have been Instructed by the Committee on the
Territories, IN the absence Of the chairman. to
suggest to the House, If it be more agreeable to
the members, in view of other pressing business
TO move the postponement Of the conslcra ton of
the Territorial business TO the third week in
May.
MIR. JONES, Of Tennessee. ] rise to n ques-
ton of order. The question pending, think, is
not debatable under any circumstances
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North
Carolina is not proposing TO debate anything; but
merely requests the unanimous consent Of the
House to allow him to submit motion that the
territorial busness-the consideration Of which
was fxed for this week-shali be postponed unit,
the third week in Nav.
Mr.. CLiNGMAN. do that, because pre-
sumo 1t will be more agreeable to the House we
having before US special order-lhe homestead
billiard other pressing business. The terrific
rial business can we'll be considered At the
time to which propose TO postpone it, and hope
there will be objection. If there be objection.
shall move to suspend the rules for the purpose
OF enabling me to submit the motion Indicated |
make this motion with view that it shall he :,
special order for that week.
On the same day, in the Senate, there was also
presented, petition of citizens Of Minnesota urg.
ing the early ratification of the treaties made with
the Sioux indians in the sunmsr Of 1851: which
referred 10 the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs.
Also in the House on the 9th Of April
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The Memo RAcE.-Bayard Taylor,
writing from abia, in Upper Egypt, says
"lhose friends Of the African race, who
point TO Egypt as proof of what that race
has accomplished, are wholly mlstaken.-
The only negro features represented in
Egyptian sculpture, are those Of slaves and
caPtives tnken in the Ethiopian wars of the
Pharaohs. The temples and pyramids
throughout Nuhia, as far as the DaiiIr and
Abysslnla, all bear the hierogiphy Of the
monarchs, and there is no evidence in all
the valley of the Nile that the Negro race
ever attained higher degree Of civilization
than IS at present exhibited IN Congo and
Ashantee. ! mention this, not from any
ieel'ns hostile TO that race, but simply 10
conirovert an opinion very prevalent in
some parts of the United States"
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First Assistant Postmaster Gene

DIVISION OF LABOR. The JOKE + A.
ToRY.-W hen our Federal neighbor re
seriously at work to get up joke, Re o
ders the raw material mp, from one &C IT,
papers below, just as Founder here ,v, u.
import his iron in pigs or blooms. -.
can make bargain; bat 1t takes 1t ss 81
these wits to make a Joke. For in. ~c.
The Galena Jelfersonian announces a..
"Ihe steamboat DR.. Franklin No. a-
rived black with passengers; amongst 1es
was the editor OF the Minnesota Phone s'
That was all easy and natural enou.l :
far as getting the pig Is concerned.
The Dubuque Tribune then takes ~. to
crude joke and turns it out for the Use c
the Minnesota Democrat, in the follsvln
shape:
"Ihe Galena Jefifr>onan mention II
arrival of the DIR. Franklin, black Isl,
passengers" from ST. Paul. How i, IN .
friend Robertson. All these ''b,ach- pas
sengers from ST. Paul %
Our federal iyhbor then takes the d. re
said joke, two thirds finished, and g.
the point and polish; thus:
"Ihe jeff. no doub, alludes TO the r. p.
able backgrounds Of the coal nion CYL
Goodhue and Owens, who blackend -,
popular boat, as they have this Ter TOR.
with their dark and ugly presence ~,
you any such black knights of the q .
Iowa, friend Merritt: "-[Dem
This process of making jokes, is al
tedious as converting beg ore INTO ca r.
needles; and after all, their needles he 81
more point than crow-bars.
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GUST received by the last steamers Il splendid stock
~ OF Dry Goods both for Ladies' and GentemcBs'
which have been selected by competent buy er
IN the Eastern cities for cash Which for style and cc-
gance oil design and patterns excel any thing Of the
ever brought lnto ts market And as 10 prices,
challenge competition; we can friends that
taey never have in this tcwn goods offered such
bargains Is now TO be had at establishment We
respectfully invite the community large give
cal before they purchase elsewhere.
ELFELT & BROS.
~. Paul. May 9Th 1852 SIT
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TIE MINNESOTA PIONEER
st. paul, nlinnssota.
Thursday Morning, May 6. '52.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

(Nonpariel type or its equivalent)
TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS, 81 90 per 50 re
II lines for the first insertion and 80 cents per
for each subscqu cnt Insertion
YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
One column, 800 90
Half column, III 90
One fourth of "A column, 20 90
Business Cart.s not over SIX lines 90
Over six lines and under ten lines, 20
Over ter linca and under fifteen lines, 10 90
For all changes ordered in advertisements. a charge
Will he .ade, Of SO per 1000 ems composition
We agree to charge the above prices uniformly, for
advertising
ST. Paul, March 2ith. lS52
JAMES NJ GOODUUE-Pionecr.
u A. ROBEKTSON--D Democrat.
OWENS Observation-Disclosures.
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VERY DrsrEEssISG.-The other day.
while a fire was raging in Detroit, gentle
man Of prepossessing appearance rushed
trantically from the Free Press office, ex.
claiming in hearlrendng tones, to the gal
liant firemen, "Gentemen, for Heaven.
sake save the Bank-if that burns am ru
ined; they hare got my note locked u1 in
theren'
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NEW CLOTHING HOUSE

0iNNE 4 COOLEY, Roberts street, first doc.
w north Of Stiilnan 4 Co. receiving al
extensive assortment OF Dress French, English and Ger
man tIoIhs and Cassmeres, well as rich Nestings, al
purchased expressly for their Tailoring Department.
Particular attention has been paid the Hosiery
Glove ana Shirt Department. In the Clothing Depart
uent, they challenge all competition regards quality
style and low prices
81. Paul. May 6, lo52. 3--tf
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BUFFALO Hunt NEAR Sr. Paul.
Inc past season, the Sioax captured FIVE b
on the head waters Of Cannon river. som
% miles distant from this place. We W
formed by the Indians and Ilalf-trseds
Sioux country that there is a hufialo ran.
the head waters OF the Des Mo;nes. Blue
and Red Cedar river, where budl ioes are
every season by the Sioux hunters De.
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Orr FOR ST.. PAUI.-We learn til
George Cooley is about TO leave Us, 10 II.
home IN St. Paul, Minnesota We !osc
Cooley, an artist that will be considered.
fashionable world of dress, irrepafahic.
recommend hun to our ST. Paul ue.hhet
hrst rate artist and good fellow. May !.
tend him.-[ Wisconsin.
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WASHINGTON, April 2

Capt. Maggie, who was lately convic j.
fraud on Government, has been sen ''-
to Tour years confinement, in the pc
tiary.
II is stated that meeting Of mers
Congress will come off next week, vf't.
view 10 form the basis of a new na .D
party.
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TOLEDO, April y

TOLEDO, April ~
The Steamer Diamond arrived here from
Buffalo, at A. NJ, and the steamers Alba
ny and America at 4 2. nj. All heavily
loaded with passengers.
BosroX, April o.
The rise in the Merrimack and Concord
rivers is higher than ever before known by
the "oldest inhabitant," being Is feet higher
than summer mark.
New YORK, April oS.
Ex-Gov. Young died at his residence in
this city at O'Clock this morning.
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Proc a m n o n....Alexander Ram.
sey, Governor Of the Territory o.
Minnesota.

To all to wkom these Presents shall come, greet
ing!
WHEREAS: In and by an net Of the Lesisla-
tive Assembly, entitled, "An act for the res,ric-
ton Of the sale Of intox icatins liquors within The
Territory Of Minnesota" approved March OH,
1852, it was provided in the 18th section thereof,
that a special election should be held t.rou ghou.
the Territory, the first Monday of April instant!
ut which election the provisions Of said act shou i
be submitted to the voters Of the Territorg ana
all ballots cast at said election having the wori
"Yes'' written printed thereon, shout Jo
counted as voting for the adoption Of the aot, aud
al! ballots having written or printed there he
word 'No" should be counted as voting : a. INST
the adoption of The act And whereas, in II l9th
section aforesaid, it is further provided tn, The
Governor Of the Territory shall make his pr, IA
nation of the result of said election on or before
the first Monday in May, 1852; and If irou. tba
returns Of said election, j, shall appear tina, ira
jorty of the votes cast are in favor Of the ar,
aforesaid, then, and in that case the satne 4baU
fully and TO all nten;s and purposes, take effect
and be enforced according to the pro...i5s.s
thereof.
Now, therefore, I ALEXANDER RA-.rr.
Governor of the Ter tory Of Minnesota, .1,-
suance OF the duty enoined upon me as afo- ~
do hereby announce that from the returns c. ~.
in the office of the Secretary Of The Territ. #
an election held IN the several precincts e .be
Territory, by the qualified voters there -,
Monday the fifth day Of April, one thousana slrhk
hundred and hity-two, as provided in tho lelh
section of the act, entitled "An act for the Pr. re-.
ton Of the sale of intoxicating liquors wit Ina
Territory Of Minnesota" i, appears II the
whole number Of votes cast at said election re
thousand five hundred and fifteen, as f.......s.
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NOTES lost.

kkl l. b. Deweb5er, note for 800, drawn by +. p
R1 W itsop, 20 Faybier Couture, due Apr lst 1852
also a note for $50, drawn by G. Hum hrey i'll favor
B. Dewetber. All persons Will take notice that SAID
notes being lost, have passed OUT of hands without
consideration. the property therein still being mine; ard
the finder viii be suitably rewarded By returning tile
l. b pEWEDDER
ST Paul, Nav 6, ! % 3-lt
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New PosT OFFIcE-Post Office =
partnent, appointment Office. Apr. .1l
lS52.-Sir: have the honor tn iniiotr, NO.
that the Postmaster General has II IS ia
established Pos, Office ut Little Caasaa
in The County Of Ramsey and Territory 90
Minnesota, and appointed Abram La1.J.r
Postmaster thereof.
Very respectfully.
your ohedient servant,
S. d. JACOBS
First Assistant Postmaster Ge,e.f
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IHE CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS.-l ester
days Geographic dispatches announced that
at The alJournd meeting of the Wing mem
bers of Congress, the city of Baltimore was
selected as the place, and the 27th of June
next the time, at which the Wing National
Convention should meet.
The dispatch added further, though in the
brietest terms, that the Hon. Humphrey
Marshall, Of Kentucky, moved his expected
resolutions in favor of the Compromise, as
the platform of the Wing party, and that
when Mir. Maugum, the Chairman. ruled
them ont OF order, he withdrew from the
meeting.
We shall receive fuller accounts Of this
what has already reached us, as to what
was anticipated in this matter, il is not diff
ficnlt to form an opinion.
1t strikes us, that Mr.. Marshall was at
least premature and unwise in his action,
The Caucus was not body clothed with
the authority of the Convention, or acting
with delegated power in the premises. As
we have understood its purpose, it met sim
ply to perform necessary duty, which it is
a standing usage Of the party that the Wing
members of Congress shall attend 20. Be-
You'd this, any action by the Caucus is sim
ply an expression Of the individual opinions
OF It's members, and not necessarily of aoy
binding force. Why it should be expected
of them to lay down party platform in
advance, and thus usurr the legitimate func-
tons of the Convention itself, we cannot
see. The refusal of majority of the meet
ing to take any action upon such subjects,
no more expresses their opinion upon the sub
Jccts themselves, than would their refusal 10
resolve against Intervention, or in favor of
protective tariff. or any other measure
they had not met to discuss. On the con-
1rary, the decision of the chairman was
forced upon him by every rule of parlia-
mentary usage. The Compromise, or any
other party measure, was simply out Of or
der--out of piace-in a meeting called for a
particular purpose, and without delegated
authority 10 act upon any of them.
We think, thei efore, that Mr.. Marshall
was hasty, to say the least, in his withdraw
al Time enough to withdraw, if ut the
Convention at Baltimore, the Northern
Wings refuse to endorse the Compromise.
lime enough then, 10 refuse to support its
nominee, if he should he man unsound
upon these vital measures, or be presented!
rs the candidate Of a section. We have no
reason TO anticipate anything Of that sort:
bur even If we had, it is worse than useless
to Introduce the subjec, al meet ingsw here it
is premature and inappropriate, and while
time enough yet remains to permit freer
interchange of views and wishes between
the w higs of different sections than can be
had by meeting of Wing CongreSsnen.-
LSt. Louis lntelligencer, April %.
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WHAT TO Do?-Encourage 81 q
when he comes and show him no
where TO make beginning. The fir
to take, is that which is always mos. q
cult for stranger. Help him TAX
step. But if any poor improvidcnt e.
who has not a spare shirt, or spare d
thinks Of coming to Minnesota. we at
such to stay away.
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Our NATIONAL DEFENcEs.-Gen.T Tot
ten has reported in favor of keeping M
strong our seahoard Notifications, asains,
the possibility of war with England. In
the meantime, England is preparing her de-
fences against Louis Napoleon, and all En-
rope is arming. Will there be war; VIII
there be intervention? Where is Kossu,h !:
" here IS knkel? Where is the Cen
trai Hungarian Revolutionary Committee :
ifnve they any more muskets at two dollars
a piece!-any ritlcs-any artillery! We
snaIi want them all. Our Chief Engineer
of the army recommends us to arm for q
war with England
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That eight numbered and lily three vote : ; .
been cast in favor, and six hundred auf 49,,
two votes have been cast against the ado, y1 IF
the act-being majority of one hundr i aa :
ninety-one votes 10 favor Of The same; a9.i l.ft
by virtue of the provisions thereof, sald - ,, +.
take effect from and after The frs. Monday.
the third day Of May, in the year of cur L.. ,,.7
thousand eight hundred and ffjy-two.
~ in testimony whereof, have h. r-,r,.
:, set my hand and caused the Gre sd!
of the Territory TO be affixed.
Dated at St. Paul this thirteth dav Of apf,l.
in the year Of cur Lord one thousand cig l,-
dred and tilty-two.
ALEA RAMS
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GARDEN SEEDS.
LvHESH, and of all sorts reed and for sale by
h MAY 8, loj2. (3D HiCkON kEILOGG.
REY 4 FARMER

A re now II the daily receipt of fresh family GrOcc-
n rics, Prov sions q all aud ever article watt
ed Ter the table We wish 10 have it understood
we can an VIII give entire satisfaction all our Gus
toners.
Received per DR.. franklin No. 9, l. bxs Raisins p
drums Figs, 80 h,s English Dairy Cheese 10 hhls clar
fed Sugar. 10 bbls dried apples superior artcl bls
Lemons, and fresh eggs AT one biz per dozen.
Nav 9TH. Is32. 20 REN 4 FARMER