The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-06-11

ObAOChAIlC hEETlHt.~4 W pECtlOuS
notice, large audience assembled at the Court
House, on Thursday evening, for the purpose Of
to the Democracy of the Terri
tory some definite plan ofaction in regard to the
ratio of representation in a Territorial Conven-
ton. His Excellency, Gov. German, was called
to the chair, and A. J. Morgan appointed Sec
rotary. Resolutions were adopted by the meet
ing, requesting the Democratic Territorial Cor
Committee of the Territory to call
a Territorial Convention at st. Paul, on the
2Sth of July, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Delegate, and that each precinct
in the Territory be requested to send one Dele
gate to that Convention for every thirty votes
polled at the last general election. Precincts
since last fall are also requested to
send one delegate for every thirty votes they
expect to cast next fall. This will give very
large Convention-probably sixty Or eighty
Delegates-as large as the famous Saltwater
Convention, attended by almost every voter in
the Territory, which elected Mr.. Sibley to Con-
gress not quite five years SINCE The lower
precinct of st. Paul will be entitled to thirteen.
The proceedings were ordered to be published
in the papers Of the Territory-a proposition to
publish them in the Democrat, Pioneer, and St.
Anthony Express having been voted down. As
the Secretary has not yet handed in the pro-
ceedings- if he had. we don't know that we
could afford to publish them, they will be SO
amplified by liberal use Of adjectives,-we
give the above summary.
AccIDENr.-In coming from the meeting at
the Court House, the other night, Mr.. E. Knox
fell from the top of the stairs in the Court
House, to the floor below, breaking his ankle
very badly, and otherwise seriously injuring
him. This is very dangerous place, and the
wonder is, that there has not been more Sc
rious accident before this Why these stairs
have been left without railing so long, we
connot conceive ; and we hope the Sheriff, or if
he has not the power, the County Commission
ers, will have one placed there Immediately.
We are not sure but the County is liable for
damages for all injuries sustained while such a
dangerous place is allowed to remain.
- McCloud & Co., Third Street, have very
superior article ofpatent candlesticks, of differ
ent sizes, said to be saving of 20 per cent. in
use. They are certainly very handsome and
convenient, as one will discover at glance,
and with one of their new shades, make very
agreeable light. See advertisement in another
column.
- The Greek Slave returned from Traverse
DIES Sioux on Sunday last, and soon after start
ed for st. Louis. The Shenandoah returned
from the New Post on Tuesday. She met with
some rough usage on her trip, having lost the
guards from off the ladies' cabin in one of the
many bends of the Minnesota.
- The North Western Democrat, is the title
of new paper which will soon be issued from
St. Anthony, by Messrs. Prescott & Jones. We
learn that the material has been purchased and
that the first number will be issued sometime
during the present month. A friend at our ell
bow is SO uncharitable as to ask why they should
insert the word Western in the title of their
paper. We think it is none of his business.
Gov. Stevens broke up his camp and start
ed on his expedition on Monday last. Several
detachments of his party had preceded him a
few days, but he expects soon to overtake them
TIMBER AGENTs.-We learn by paragraph
in the Galena Advertiser that II. NJ. Cady, of
Green Bay, has been appointed Timber Agent
for Wisconsin, and J. B. Estes, Timber Agent
for Minnesota. Who is J. B. Estes?
- The Grand Prairie is the name of boat
that made her appearance at out Levec on
Wednesday last from st. Louis, and is hereafter
ia trade. The St. Louis papers speak well of
her officers and bespeak for her a share of the
patronage of the travelling public. We call
attention to her card in another column.
MINNESOTA RIVER TnADE.-During the last
few weeks four boats have been constantly en-
ployed in this trade, and indeed at the date of
our last publication, there were five boats on
the river at the same time, viz, the Clarion,
Blackhawk, Tiger, Shenandoah, and Greek
Slave. Two years since, only three boats went
up that river, and they only to Traverse DIES
Sioux, although the water was unusually high
the entire season. Last year. at this time, there
was no boat in the trade. The Tiger came up
early in the spring and made few trips, but for
want of sufficient business abandoned the trade
till the ratification of the Treaty. There were
only twelve arrivals during the season, from
places on the Minnesota and some of these from
points no farther up than Shakopee Thisyea
so far, there have been more arrivals than dur
ing the entire season last year, and every one,
with but single exception from points beyond
Traverse DIES Sioux. These facts speak volumes
of the unprecedented growth of business in that
quarter, consequent upon the rapid increase of
population in the newly coded lands of our
Sioux neighbors.
FOURTH OF MARcH-WHY SELEcrED.-Do our
readers generally know the reason why the
Fourth of March was chosen as the day for the
Inauguration of the President of the United
States? 1t was selected because the fourth of
March in every year, commencing from the first
Inauguration, cannot come on Sunday for at
least three hundred years. This fact shows the
great REGARD which tho framarS of our royorn