The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-24
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

the lower landing Every foot Of ground will be
doubled in value; and every x-payer ought to
pay his assessment for the work. as checrfully
and promptly he would subscribe the same
amount to ensure Saint Pau! to be, in five years,
only third in the rank Of cities, from the mouth TO
the Of the Mississippi
BENroN County CorRr.-Ths Court com
menced its session ono week ago last Monday,
having. we learn. three cases on its doc let, two
of " hich were divorces. DEGREES Of divorce were
were granted TO 5. II. Axtell and to Mrs Aiexan-
dcr-a serious loss to the public printer next win
ter, as their bills fer divorce in the Legislature.
next winter, will no longer swell the daily jour
mails Of The two Houses. We feel particularly
grateful however, for the good they have already
done US in that way. The Court at Sank Rapids,
being held IN a log house, several strangers on
their way up the river, blundered in there. think
ing it grocery, to &c, something to drink and
were undece.ved by finding His Honor presiding
over the other sort Of bar, consisting Of two or
three lawyers beside the Disric, Attorney, fin
.
Der as Judge. We learn that the grand jury
were finding quite a number by prcsenments, for
viola ions Of the liquor law
| THE OLD BOARD, or corporation of ST. Paul
is through the mill. Judge Fuller stopped the
rag wheel and split i, off, leaving Il stub shot of
about ton months, being the butt end of the sec
ond year. Last week the carriage was run back,
all set for the new board aud here come the fresh
HE'D teeth OF taxation again, ripping RICH, through
| ST. Paul, like Il nuey-saw.
| SPIRIT OF THE FEDERAL Presses OF
MrNNEsorA.--The Democrat had half col
unln last week, on The nomination of Pierce &
king-n paragraph on steamboat compe,iton-a
notice Of Tracy Caves cave 1.-TWO miles up the
iiver, aud which the traveller y Ill fad a cool de-
iishitui, romantic retreat pro, ided with soda ice
ice-cream, cream and Strawberries, SIC. with a
straw in ill., notice Of Eiichcox & keioag's new
three story brick, and Of Mr.. Stees 1--WE do no,
wish to have the world abroad suppose, tina, we
make il paragraph of every new roof in town, ) the
intention Of Col. d >useman TO build a Cottage
the notice of Lieut.. Simpsons advertisement for
road contracts, 10 which we also invite attention
half dozen lines on the Ben Campbell (won-
der If those the lines that detained the Ben
here until Monday morning? Capt. Montfort a
resident of st. Paul-Odd Fellows in Sd story
o! llichcox s keogg's Drug Store Git would be
be physical imPosslbiIity for hem to be in the
4th siory)
The -HiaaeSoiiaa, has in it Barney Matthew'S
letter about Minnesota, copied from the Liver
pool CuZen--ihree or four columns Of MISCELLANY
"A column about the 'country north of U.S. for
a leader-hafa column of very small Wing Wit.
about Cen Pierce, the Democratic nominee for
Presidential column and half about the S B.
Ben Canpbeli--a two legged cane, which the
Collector Of the port Of Saint Paul has gone to
present 10 President Fillmore, from J. f. VI 'ku-
sick (the cane being loaded down with silver. 4
Sof, OF tcgetadH Gaiph.a, and quito an appro-
pirate present ia notice Of The Brunette (n,ors
ilaitefns than our ishbor lately gave the St,
Louis "onen) in provenient Of levec and build
ing OF new ware houses in ST. Paula notice of
cate of their exemplary conduc. while here; (,he
certificate raises fair presumption that they were
al drunk:) a mess, TO wit: three pods of green
peas. sent in by Mr.. Gibson 10 make paragrsnh
ct, (tIibSon must be green himself, if he thinks
we VIII ever put three pods of green peas in type,)
i notice Of our Democratic handful for ra,ifica
tIor meeting, SC, &c.
Tie SAINT .anhoay Express. again views
steamboats,. IN tho mirage, climbing up through
The spray of the Falls. Pleasing illusion! Harm
less mononanla, So the poor maniac VILLAGE
iancies she IS Cleopatra, ard strides an imagina-
ry queen-aye, every inch queen. The editor
proves himself TO be man Of most forye,ive. Gre
alive fancy; give him pipe and bow of soap
suds and he would presently create and send
whrlins through space, whole Planetary system
Of airy bubbles. lie thus paints and glds the
st. Anthony that may, can, must, might, could.
would or should be: ST. Anthony will bound for
ward on the path to greatness and wealth with
unparalleled rapidty. Herds i'll low on a thou
sand hills aronnd her drays cabs and ssbusses''
VIII rumble through her slrects--he spindle. the
loom, the hammer aud the saw will blend their
notes with the roar Of the FaIs-gi,,erins tur-
rets will point heavenward from a hundred
enthusiastically edices will line her thorough
fares-steamboas will whistle and puff, and dis
charge and receive their rich reis,,s at her land
ing, and all will be activity and hustle, elegance.
aiiluence aud con.for,
Next il an article about "The Difference"
which think it would be no harm to spI,
The editor says, Gin bitter irony We arc oompen-
ed 10 lhnk,) "SOca intercourse in the West i,
marked by an honest corday, sincerity and
hanhness. Ia the East you have to do wi,h ap
Penrances: in the West, you encounter The heart.
nature az II Is, and il should be- There. all
IS Formally, afiectation and deceit Hoe. words.
actions and looks, in the general are the unmis-
takeabe index o! the heart" Now we say there
Is not more smooth-spoken, smrking, rotten
hearted social hypocrisy, on the face of any part
OF Gods creation, than can be produced. Red or
White, in Minnesota. The flying Yves, Newton
The iIlustrous Col. J. Robinson of Galena-ylean-