The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-24

40, there SIG votes cast In January
the city contained 30 000 and about 10000 voters.
In March, Al, there only six vessels in port,
and the 18th Of the following December Only four
and arrival for a week. Ia January, February,
and March, 1885, there but nine arrivals Of
sells, four of which from the neghboring POI Is
OF Monterey and San Pedro and for the last quarter
Of lS47, the imports amounted to $40 000 and the
exports to S58 800. From the 1st January 10 the
21st Of October, 1852, there 1927 arrivals, with
aggregate tonnage of $40 45 tons, and in the last
month over 200 vessels in port From January lst
to October 3lst Of the year 1882 1.-THE duties received
at the Custom House. amounted to 81 500, SAP Is,
and the number OF passengers arriving by sea during
the same period, was So S5l, whilst those who de.
parted IN the same manner, were 10 575. The first
brick building was erected in September 1SfS, and
this was the second brick house in Upper California
| there being at that date, one in Monterey
In the first two months after the discovery Of gold
IN December, lS47 the amount of dust broug into
San Francisco, was about $3.50 900, and during the
next two months, 100000. Now it is FIVE mi lions
a month. The first Protestant house Of worship in
California was built by the Baptsts and was dcdca-
ted on the 9Th of August, lS49 AT the present time
there are Is churches, two of which are Catholic,
aud the rest Protestant Jan. 1st 1853, there were
five daily and seven weekly newspapers, twenty pri-
vate banking houses, twenty-four auction houses
four bath houses, sixteen bakeries seventeen abe,
shops, forty-two backsmirhs, nine booksellers and
staioners, thrtythree boot dealers, twenty eight
butchers hiy master carpenters and builders sixty
two cothiers nine dealers in crockery and glass.
ware, one hundred and thirty commission merchants
tweniy-esht dry goods dealers, thirty -four druggists
nine furniture dealers nine fancy dry goods twenty
seven hardware dealers, ninety three groceries, six
livery stables, twenty milliners and dress makers
twenty-five house and sign painters, eight saddle and
harness makers, nine chambers, twenty stove
and tin dealers, twenty tailor shops egh-
teen uphosterers, thIty-siX dealers in watches and
jeweiry, about sixty physicians, and about hun
dred and fifty lawyers.
AUSTRALIANS WINEs.-The progress Of this
branch OF industry will be shown by glance the
statistical returns Of the last years In lS45 there
were GIL Of VINEYARDS under cultivation through
out the colony producing 81 ,996 gallons Of wine and
! l433 gallons Of brandy. In 1916 the quantity of
land under vine 749 acres, and its production
was so 1897 gallons OF wine and 1882 gallons of bran
dy. In lS47 there were 500 acres of vineyards pro.
dacns 54035 gallons Of wine and l402 gallons oi
brandy. In lS48 there s37 acres Of Vineyards
producing 49, 800 gallons of wine and ,l63 gallons
OF brandy. In l649 there 973 acres of vine
yard, producing 95,S43 gallons of wine and 226
gallons Of brandy. In 1850 there were 600 acres
of vineyards, producing Ill ,0S5 gallons Of wine and
,9oo gallons Of brandy, and in 1851 there were l.
500 acres OF vineyards, producing "a 643 gallons Of
vine and ,64l gallons Of brandy One Of the great
est difficulties which the manufacturers Of Australian
wine have had to contend against OF late. has been
that of procuring bottles, and they have under
consideration the propriety Of establishing a bottle
factory. This, however, is difficulty which would
not affect the producers of light cheap wines ior
mediate consumption, those wines would need no
botiIing.--[ Australian paper.
MARRIAGES IN IRFLAND.-A recent report
from the Register General Of Marriages in Ireland
deveopes the singular fact that in the famine year Of
1916. there were more marriages there than in any
single year SINCE According to this showing, there
truth in the old proverb, 'when poverty comes
IN at the door, love goes out at the window"
The RAPPISG MANIA.-The report Of the Ind-
ana Lunatic Asylum shows that the esprit Rapping''
Is fruitful cause OF insanity in that State. During
the past year eighteen persons have been admitted
whose insanity is ascrbed this cause. The reports
from nearly all the insane asy lums tell the same story
! CHINA.--The Rev. J. J. Roberts. an American
missionary, resident i'll China writes a friend in
California that the chief leader of the Chinese rebel
lion Is a man named Saw-Chacn, surnarned Hung
who, some 1--WE or Sin years ago, studied Christian
ty IN Caution; and now, instead of purposng to upset
the government, he seems rather srugglin, FOR re-
gous liberty and against idoatry. Mr.. Roberts saw
that while in Canton he applied himself to the ncin-
orlzin5 OF the scriptures, and maintained spoess
department. He requested to be baptized, b left for
l\wanes before fully satisfied of his fitness
When he first came to he brought some pieces
OF poetry and other essays, which he had written lie
specting the Christian religion the KNOWLEDGE Of
which he protested 10 have derived, FIRST from a
tract received at Of the examinations in Canton
and secondly, from vision he had while sick which
he said corroboratcd the doctrines learne ont Of the
book, and hence he said he believed in the true God
and came to Canton expressly to be instructed and
to learn the way of the Lord more perfectly from his
own word.
| am Informed that abou, 100 900 are now num-
bered on the side of the chief that he is popular
among the people, treating them with respect gene
rosity and kindness.
| A NEW RoUrE.-A railroad is in progress from
Nj, 10 81.
sect the road of Tennessee, through Nashville 10
Louisville. railroad is also process of cons,ruc-
ton from Louisville to Cincinnati, which, when COM
piee, viii open communication between Mobile and
Louisville of but about hrty-six hours travel For
ty-eight hours by packet, from Havana 10 Mobile
thrty-six hours from Mobile to Louisville. and about
/ Thirty hours from thence to Buffalo, would give the
NUTS OF Cuba IN four days and eight hours-sooncr
by two days than New York can get them at present.
! DR.. Ashel Smith publishes in the Austin State Ga
zcttc, letter to the effect that Prof. Morse about
twelve years ago, made formal grant to the Repub-
lie OF Texas, Gen. Hunt thea being Minister Of Tex
as at Washington, OF the right t, use the telegraph
IN Texas without compensation. Subsequently, to
annexation, Prof. Morse Informed the doctor that he
had not the right, and still less the inclination, 10
withdraw or resume his gift to the late Repubc
The people Of Texas, there fore have the riehi tn c
tabllsh telegraph lines, without compensation any
where throuSh out the State.
Another Cuban Invasion is said to be organizing
in New Orleans, and Colonel of the late Hungarian
army is to have command. Already is stated, the
force numbers 1900, quite a number being from Gin
c'nnat. committee Of supervision is in session
every evening, ut New o. leans but the active mcas
ures for starting will not be commenced e., five or six
months. CONNIE cia house in Boston is to furnish
the steamers necessary for the transportation Of four
companies.
The examination before the Police Court. Boston
Of Asa ID. and II. ". Pattee. charged win having
in their possession hundred and fifteen lottery
tickets, with intent to sell the same, and Also with
promoting lottery to be drawn at the Vermont Cen
trail House, has resulted in the discharge Of Asa d.
Pattee, and in Hiram N. Pattces being held for tri-
al in $4,000, which amount of bail he furnished
The Black Dress Coat is doomed. An ukase Of
his Imperial Hishness, Napoleon III, has banishcd
it from the salons Of Paris-and as Paris gives the
vogue to all the world, may soon see it disappear
from this western hemisphere. Its successor is a
blue velvet sing lie breasted standing collar, steel but
tons, braided and gilt. The old black was very
unpretending garment-and as it would las, indcti-