The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-02-26
Murder for Whi.key.

The other nigh, Chippewa Indians enei&d
tina house sf trader named Ssickisaan atIIay
river, and stabbed him 10 death. I his ths ~
formation given by the man who slepi With
Wickhln; AMI whom the Indians kept prisoner
until morning, when he went 10 Taiu,er's logging
shanty, raised crowd and wen, baek 10 Wick
hams. Three of the Indians gave up the fourth
ona as the murderer, requesting that he mighi he
killed. fainter saiJ he should have trial. The
murderer says he asked Wickham three time.
pleasantly for wiiiseey, as he by the Ere. when
w knocked him down. Then he attacked u
and stabbed him in the breast, wlth lis knife.
Said he was willing TO be killed or - be tried
He was taken to Wilson's mill, where !. wa.
agreed between Wilson and Oliver GilLcri. that.
G. should take the Indian the peat morna 10 VII
low River, for trial, w. being fvarlui ihas tho
Indians might attempt to rescue the prisoner; so
w. sent the prisoner down, the SAM n;shi 70
Gilbert, saying ''here is your Indian Won soid
whiskcy TO Wickham, which, was the cauu. Of
the murder, and now yon mast lake care If him.
for we are afraid of being attacked 10 n'ght, r
we keep him. Wilson had forgoten ,lla, hut
lately he had himself furnished Wicahsm with
whiskcy. q. sent the prisoner back 10 Wilson
again who took off his irons and let b'nl 20; then
W. came with all his men, TO my ouse. called
me out, said we had more trouble fftm y,h;ske,
that h. had spilled all his whiskcy ard asked II
was willing to do the same! ! said was and had
been for years, If others would do he Same.
rolled out my two barrels of wills ey : I'd they
knocked out the heads except Of III, hal barrel.
which learn was rolled behind tbs saot-koeso
and drunk by the mob. II had thou gbl th.s
they same to use force, they should nst have spl-
led my whiskey. Wilson, learn, had sold ali
his whiskey but 3 or g llons, before he detsr-
mined on spilling.
We have publisi,ed the above, tie substance og
AR. Gilbert's letter; bat Of the merits Of Use case
we know nothing. The story at an, rate certob-.
crates the fact, that whiskey ia 'hedevil
The RICE ORGAN.-Our nei,.hboi who ex-
GELS all ether journals for witbout wiz as
serts that ''the Democracy of the Pioneer i. Ill
dorsed. &c. 1t would be dificri 10 get any
body 10 indorse our neighbours d a,nocracy Tho
editor affects to be absent on a iauslra, hani ap
the Minnesota river and sends oack 4 few para
graphs, ''trsred with a feeble hand Our neigh
Dor complains that ''bo,row w.t. Poor Dem
ocrat f! Your credit is not good enough for thai,
If you could run your face for JOKE. il would
last You your life time you would BE-. like lIsdi-
$50 shy of uiing it," Half dozen good per-
manen, puns, IS larger capital of wit than yea
ever yet had as the basis Of your paper ISSUES.
Our neighbor is surprised at Mr.. Sibley's ha,igg
asserted that there ponds of fresh water IA
Minnesota. Mr.. S. has made the Rice faction
stake water often, that they hate the n,cr-
ton Of it. as rogue hates the mention If a rome
We know one Of that faction, who took s,,al-
ow of water from the Minnesota river once, By
accident, and was sick tor month afer t.
L. THREE GREAT MESA3. w. L. Geo. l..
Becker and l.. Il. Wait, have sent d cjrcuar %
Congress, demanding the rdisapprc -, IF the
-Apporiionnent Law oil lastwlnler. Judge OF the
sensation on The presentation TO the senate Of
that powerful document! When Tia death @.
President lay lor was announced, ii appeass fron
the journal Of the Senate, that 1.-THE Senate ad-
| journed.'' so on the day OF the presentation OF
the circular Of Nessrs. Lott, Becker and Wan.
those very words are recorded at The end Of the
journal. VIZ: The SECATs THEN ADIoUHN-
ED!
TRAVEL TO THE UPPER NrssIssIpPI.--
The Galena Advertiser, urging the importance OF
completing the Chica go Railroad 10 Calena says.
eve watched the Hotel arrivals at Chicago ast
summer, and we noticed party after party. ;ha,
h.y hoon .ri.lf tn fartt IL, tka
sppi and to the Falls Of ST. Anthony. bat TO
whom ride to Peru in canal packet or hua-
dred mile jaant in IA stage coach, were insnrmeuni-
able barriers. Give such kind Of ira c a chance
. to skim across our praires, from Lax Michigan
to the Mississippi in half day--and believe 80,
all the steam boats running to The pori of iairna
could not accommodates them through tie season
of summer travel. The primeyal and sublime
beauty of the Upper Mississippi is Known and
priced at the East. Year after yea the petur-
esqae tourist seeks other poin,s-- Eui- open
this way, ryet the last link, tunnel The hill J'R-
iculiy, and Lake Pepin and the Falls Of -. An
thony, the Falls of ST. Croix and Traverse des
Sicux will be much frequcned as Niagara or
Newport, Lake George or the White iaour-
tains. -
''VERY LIKELY he WAS DRUNK. Late
on New Year Day gentleman wha bad made
a large number Of calls, undertook very wise'y
10 discuss national matters, sc, &C., and ia the
course of his remarks attempted to prououncc the
words National Inielligencer; and this IS the way
he did 1t. poor fellow: .Na's-nl-nif-n' 81 =
/ This is reported to have occurred in Albany, but
upon our word, we think it was in San, PsBi.
The Democrat, calls The Pioneer "a cen
I sor of the Wing papers Of Minnesota -
/ The Democrat mada the sO,ue complaint
/ last year when our scensure" killed off the
old Wing ."Chroncle," of which ID. A.
Robertson was proprietor
| The Hon. w. ID. Merrlck, late u. :. Senator
from Mary land, we hear it stated, is 10 saeeeed
Lewis Cass, Jr., as Charge d'AaaIres al Rome.
The latter will be transferred. MIR. serrick, II
! is believed, viii be more acceptable a. The ko-