The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-17

TnE CUBAN SLAVE TR,nr.--Refsrence b,,
bren made recent, L. the fact that is uui;e com
TO nave vessels fitted out in Havana. and
other Cnhan po.s, tor the African slave taie aud IL
was but few days since h1t i stated t.,at ths
British IN ,ate Ncsta a!oE, ha; lrou.h: in no fewer
than f,u top-sa schooners that had ali been fitted
ou ,Jr the arcHrsel traffic. We have now a few
further al cuiars {" add ~ lie authority OF Ic..crs
received hy the Em he Ci'y. TAe names Il the
fur srhooae!s N qucson, a.e, the Venus, Carlat,a
tuatres iicrnanc.. HnJ the A'r gante In!eo. The
venus when taken pis.n me-, Was veil provided ~it,,
.h2c,rs, sl.yc decks, and all other necessalcs III
N Al lean voyage. The ,ihe, yessels were sinii-
!aIly e,YI ped Ihe trai ot th- parties engaged in
this basii.ss was 10 have tahen place ca the 29ih
# Dec 'nlar, b., II thorCi:t Ila, he influence
the =, an,b officials " ho s'ro} 4 , sd>F eCtft
i com sanc. mii the slave traders wnnId be rotefi
enough TO prevent them being h oughtto justice.
WHtrLISG MArcn.--A wheelt,g match cnma
~ on N,w Iea : dn, at Somerset, Pa at tle rats
81 d dollar i,n eacl chan"e. The performers vera
hn.f,ldrd and the game was who co,iId plant
i whrcifarow nearest a stake, at the Distance df
hunh I'd Nards-he chance being gone as soon as
the pc, former cast anotap, - uck the fnce on Ell
thr side ut 'he bot. The purse, s IS, won ty
Same, J. i.:chiy oi West Ward. Ony ;our or five
nf the whole nuibcr got - here ia the n-iehl Of.
ho d Of the sqnc, the otl-rs snihin! the fence on
either >.dc a, d.s1aHce va.yia. fum twenty TO "A
hundred vs,ids. Some tti.d - tske advantage of
,her knowled.c of rhe ground, bat ,hcir perform.
ance was n h,'"r than that 81 lh rest. The fan of
thc crowd gas .ias; aud 81 icus. y
SARDlNfs.---t Paris letter to inc Washington
Republic snys: "liow nany sardincs do l.lu spIpose
have been taken this yeaf upon the c,as, Of Prany,
two hunlred miles ion-! FIvs hundred and seventy
IN millions. Hall ct them are To ic preserved aud
sold fresh, aad bal! TO be pm, down ils OIL. One
hundred and sixty vessels, manned hy 6ys ,housag,
five hundred sailors and i.he,mrn, arc engaged in
rbs he ....tf ..f.
the fish em i'y t.n Thousand persons. Inc ihou,and
Of these arc occupied all Winter III the mahlns and
n4uling Of nets. The fishing lasts hundred
d',s, and Yields M profit 10 ali ooncerqca e three
miiione francs The sardincs disappear in Novcm-
lcr ana rerurn il April. Where they 20 curing
these fur months, why they 80, os what they do
white gone, has vci been discovered ! he fisher
mcn :ha the SAM individuals never come twice
-tha; tvt'y successive asiiya is composed nf fish
nu"h smaller 'hlu til that a~t ic'and that they
~ p,ar Ca be thcia ,ou15. At rate, they count
ml,Iirtly on tiscr a,VeaIance; and no sa dac vas
ever known Vel 10 bicah an engagement 'hGs 'act.y
entered INTO
The state goee: nmen, Of Iowa las !,ccn organized
lny six yeas. Al that time the population Was only
80 400. Il appears now by recent Iessagc to rhe
Legislature, that il i 230,0O0, an increase which
may challenge comparison from any other State III
the Union.
ExrRAcr FROM 4 CALiroRsIA Lrr11R--
81 would not encourage any person to 10 this
cOuntrv, but on the contrary, would advise them to
stop at home, if they know what is good Cor them
This is a comtry Of misfortune, disappointment, and
misery. ] have secp more pcrsous in niser, 10 TIN.
place than ever saw IN any art of the world IN my
life, ami many wovli 60 hHme ii they could obtain
BY any means money To Tay theIr WAY.
Temaia Your, with ree;eci,
". o. SULLIVAN"
Hon Thos. S. Wilson, Dubuque, Iowa.
-rDub Her
WAsHuNGrox, JAM Is, 1853.
Th, House met At twelve o'clock. Prayer by the
Rev James Gallahe..
The Journal Of Yesterday read and approved.
MIR: SlRLtr. short time since, gave notics
10 the Noisc of my inicntion 10 Introduce l 20
grant the States Of Louisiana Atkansas VI ssouri
md Iowa, and 20 the Territory If Minnesota, por-
ion of thc public lands aid IN the coustsuction Of
railroad from New Orleans to ihe northern b ,ua,i-
ny Of Minnesota. hope tha, rs ! have TO, .res-
assed up0n the time Of the House all dm ,ug tho
present session. there will he objection lorecerng
he bill fr the purpose Of 'eieiing it To tie Csm:
niiiec Public Lands,
Mr.. LFrcHEa. ! object.
Mr., Pa,tington saws the best "anccioier for 'spi.
in" is not t. take the ''larncd stuff"
EXPORTS TO rHT Lower PRovIxcEs-Thers
las been decrease Of over 2000 th. year CONF
JARED with last, IN the amunt of tonnage emf loved
y the export Of provisions, &r, from th, port TO The
over provinces; and Ne have 10 b, ievc that
here has been tua, kcd decrease in the trade from
Montreal. This is sudden ard startling falling of
+" trade that just beginning tp lie of importance.
ei, iear il is but the prelude a i,niner de-
,rcase.
G.LryA, Jan, ~, 1853.
Mr.. EpIroR Nil! YOU -, ase To announce that
,n this (F,ida,) Evening. O'Clock, there will ie
a meeting al the Council Chau.,cr 70, the purpose #
aking int" consideration the exrcd,epos charging
he name of Fevre River, and of adopting measures
neccssa'y td carry the into effect, and ly SO
ding ~lige
MANY CITIZENS.
The late Anns Lawrence Of Boston, gave away
luring his III. IN RI Inn $4,000. On his pocket
bpk was inscribed the following words "What
shall it prof, man Il he gain the whole world and
oss his swn s,o'."