The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-10-07
SAMt FL. IEECH ,
WIN. FREEBORN.
Mass Meeting..St. Paul Precinct.

Inc citizens ot st. Paul opposed TO the nominal
lon made last Saturday, met pursuant 10 CALL al the
Court House, on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 6, at
O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose Of nominating four
candidates to be brought before the people at the en-
suing election as representatives in the Legisa-
ture.
ID. r. Brawlcy was appointed President, Edward
Stewart Secretary, and ]. f.. Whitney Asst. Scc'y
On motion of J. j. Noah, Esq, the meeting went
To baliottins for four candidates to for the Legs
latnre at the coming election, which resulted in the
election of the following gentlemen:
B. L. SELLORS, JOSEPH r. BROWN.
On motion of F. f. Collins the following gentle
men were appointed precinct committees.
Lo,cr To'ra.---F. f. Collins, Jas. Dav, Veta Gu
rem J. r. Brown
Upper Ioun.-H. L. Bcvcns, ]. r. Irvine. John
Harrington, Alden Bryant.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the polls.
ID. +. BRANLEY. President
j: T"' w Srnnnar' Secretaries.
ST PAUL.-The following extract from the cor
respon'iencc of the Knoxonan, published by the stu
dents of Gaicsbrgh ILL.,, Institute is rather compI-
mentary:
eve arrived at ST Paul at two O'Clock on Wedncs
day morning, having left Dubuque at four p. NJ, on
Monday previous thus running up in thirty hour
a distance of 42o miles. When we returned we got
on the same boat, and she competing with the
Nominee. and we made the down in twenty -four
hours, leaving st. Paul at nine one morning. and
reaching Dubuque at ten the next morning. st. Paul
is the capital of Minnesota II was commenced only
three years ago, but such has been the rapdtv with
which IT has sprung up. that II will now rank with
almost any city in the West; and, indeed few any
where can surpass it, The population was told i,y
the editor OF the Pioneer, was between four and five
thousand The buildings all neat, and most of
them quite stylish and handsome in appcarahce.-
There appeared TO he great deal Of refinement and
fashion there. Many elegant equipagcs were 10 be
seen in the streets filed with beauty and fashion
Coaches are at all hours in readiness convey per
sons to the Falls, nine miles distant There are ;
newspapers, all Of which are doing a good business
seven churches and others erecting.
The Territorial Capitol and large Seminary Of
learning are also in progress. ST. Paul is rapidly in
creasIng, though some think st. Anthony will in
time, superscde it, Minnesota has adopted the
Maine liquor law, and thereby set noble cxanrle 10
her sisters, the older States"
TERRIBLE STORM AND WATERsFoUT--On
Monday evening, July 9Th, the North was visited
with an awful thundcrstorm; the rain fell I'm sheets
and great damage has been done to the crops The
SpInneymore branch of the Clarence railway has been
washed away for as much mile in length, in some
places the embankment being feet high. The
GARTH siccpcrs, and rails carried the fields
forming wide spread mass of dcssoation. The
storm was so violent that the driver and stoker IN
charge of coal train glad to stop and seek shell
ter, and, while under they thought they heard
tra'n approaching and went to look after their engine
hut were met by mass of water and earth coming
down like cataract, and brcahng up the line Of en-
h,nkmcnt, vast the torrent made by that body
OF water SIX feet deep as IT rushed down the cutting
through which the line passed, carrying everything
before IL, sweeping the heavy rails like st,aws
and lake straws, and leaving marks of its course high
mp the banks each side of the lne.-Giondon
Paper.
DOG SToRY.--The accuracy of the following
statement IS vouched for by correspondent at Belle
vile, y. Y.
dog two years old, belonging 10 Mr. William
Col.ar of that place while chasing rat in the race
way OF Messrs. Stephens & Sons, at Belcville ran
INTO the water wheel, which had smooth lining Not
being observed by the workmen, the wheel was start
ed and turned for nine hours, making twelve revolu-
tons minute, IN circumference of thirty-six feet
The dog, running along upon the bottom Of the wheel
must nave Travelled IN that time, a miles $50 feet
w hen discovered, he fatigucd but not otherwise
injured A chaIlange is offered FOR the production of
a similar incident of a dog OF. equal endurance -
Newark Advertiser.
HORRIBLY ArFAIK.-Panola county has a,,;n
been the scene of outrage and bioodshed On last
Saturday. about ten miles north of this place. rem
counter took place between a father and son. which
resulted in the death of the former The family in
which this unfortunate affair occurred are named I'm
gers. We have not learned the full history of the
circumstances which led to the death of Mr.. Tinqer
but 1t Is sufficient to say that the Young man debcr
ateiy shot his father dead with rifle gun and thar
ne has since that time been tried before comnittng
ooft' ana is now IN the county jail Pamela, Mss
L icayune.