The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-26
The West Newton has new comman-

der, Capt. Chas. Morrison, formerly of
the Anthony Wayne at one time connect
ed with the Keokuk packets, and well and
favorably known all along the river be-
low Galena. Mr.. Gleim, new man
also, takes the post of clerk. The West
Newton has proved to the world that two
trips per week can be made between St.
Paul and Galena, leaving the boat sufficient
time to do all her business in port and
at intermediate points. No greater &C
commodation to our people could be con-
trived, than thus affording them opportu-
mites to make business trips to Galena
and back in three days.
The Galena Jeffersonian, after seeing
the 45th ballot Of the Wing Convention,
came out on Monday morning in extacies
at the prospect that " old Fuss and Feath-
ers!'-taking up the contemptuous cant
which the people will rebuke anon-was
doomed to slaughter" That's what the
last Locofoco administration, aided by
Santa Anna and all Mexico, tried to do,
but they couldn't come it. 1t would be
strange indeed if his own friends and
countrymen were to act SO basely. Why,
thou most miserably false prophet! Cease
thy vocation, or learn better the "signs
of the times" A lady at Elizabethtown,
New Jersey, nearly five years ago, saw
farther into faturity than you, when, up
on hearing that Gen. Scott was ordered
to Mexico, she wrote in delicate pencil
mark upon her window easement: "Win-
field Scott, the Wing candidate for Presi-
dent in 1852" But "the wish was faith
er to the thought" with the Jeflersonian.
The Temperance people of Minnesota
celebrate the approaching anniversary of
American Independence in grand style
here at St. Paul. We see there is also
to be celebration separate from this. A
large meeting assembled last night TO fix
the preliminaries. A committee of ar
engagements were appointed, SC.
We learn there was liquor seizure
at St. Anthony this week, which will test
the validity of the licenses granted by
the County Commissioners at their April
sitting.
Another fire occurred on Thursday
evening, by which an old and vacated ice
house, adjacent to the ruins of the new
hotel, was consumed. 1t caught from
fire in the shavings and saw-dust, which
had remained burning since Wednesday.
No great damage done, though greater
care should have been taken by those in
terested. The building belonged to J.
X. Irvine. When ,ciH our people organ
ize fire department properly and eff
GENTLY, and procure suitable apparatus
The people must go to work themselves,
and not leave the matter to rotten and
broken down political demagogues, who
endeavor TO make this and other public
enterprises and reforms stepping stone to
office. Do our citizens know what we
mean and who we mean? We should
think they ought to by this time. We
have but one meaning, and our meaning
is but one-singly.
LeDuc s. Rohrer have Mansfield's
life of Gen. Scott, which, as it is the
most accurate and faithful history of the
old veterans eventful career ever pub
llshed--the General himself so regards it
should meet with ready sale. They
have also an elegant Telegraph of the
same distinguished parsonage, by the En-
dlcotts, of large size, which every Scott
man in Minnesota should have copy of
to decorate his parlor or office. They
are bound to sell.
The nomination of Gen. Scott was re-
ceived with tremendous enthusiasm. at
Galena. A hundred guns were fired. and
the Wing people manifested their Joy in
the most unrestrained manner-yelled
and shouted themselves hoarse.
The popular steamer St. Paul, which
now runs through to St. Louis under the
command of Capt. D. S. Harris, had the
misfortune to break a shaft on her way
up at the foot of Lake Pepin on last
Monday night. She started out of St.
Louis with tremendous trip, having
over three hundred passengers and three
hundred tons of freight. M. S. Wilkin-
son, Esq, Register of Deeds of Ramsey
county, came home by the St. Paul, from
a three weeks jaunt to the Hoosier state.
1t will be seen that Messrs. Borun g.