The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-08-20
FACTS AND FANCfES.

iNuA w.; "H.IH HttS upon tlC
slssippi at this point to some purpose. There
is now about four feet water OH the bars between
st. Paul and Lake Pepin. The Chippewa, Black
and Wisconsin rivers have all been on the rise,
as well as the western tributaries below
here, rendering navigation much better than
three weeks ago. \ rise of several feet is re-
ported at Dubuque. The Nominee, coming out
of Galena river last trip. took a sheer, and ran
upon mud fiat, where she remained over forty
hours, and was finally hauled off Ly the West
and did not reach st. Paul until five o'clock
Monday morning. The Doctor Franklin was
punctual to her hour Tuesday morning and
departed next day with a full cabin of passen-
gers. The Doctor, owing to her light draft,
will hardly fail of being punctual during the
season. The West Newton went down to Mont
rose last week for the Ben Campbell's cargo.
thc water being too low for the latter boat to
come over the Rapids and consequently miss ed
a trip TO st. Paul. She was, however punctually
on hand Thursday. with goodly company
aboard. The reports from below give but thirty
inches water on the Rapids. All the regular Ga
lena and st. Louis packets have hauled off. and
are running below Kcokuk. The interruption in
navigation between st. Louis and st. Paul is
materially beiOtc Galcna. The Greek Slave
came through on Thursday and Tie Excelsior
on Saturday last. Mr. Bryant, late clerk of the
Clarion, returned home by the Newton. and re-
ports that Capt. Thunderstorm has sold that IA
vOritc little craft, and gone to Pittsburgh TO
purchase a sidc-whecl boat adapted to the Min
ncsOta river trade. We are under OBLIGATIONS
to our friends of the Galcna packets, and TO the
clerk Of the Ben Campbell. who came through
on the Newton, for favors in advance of the
nails also, to the officers of the Excelsior and
| Greek Slave.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIvAI.-Thc noted St Croiy
steam packet Humboldt, Spelled without the
d)-engiuc of one tca-kcttlc powcr--arrivcd at
our landing late on Saturday night. Her fame
had preceded her, and early the next morning
the lcvcc was crowded with citizens and stran-
gers curious to behold her Lilliputan proper
tons The IL, wishing to make visit from
saltwater to st. Paul last week had concluded
to take near cut across Tic pra;rcs--thcrc
being sufficient damrncss for that purpose after
the hard showers of Thursday and Friday : hut
just at that moment Our friend Stccs came along
and chartered her to bring up q few thousand
feet of black walnut lumber he had at Prescott.
so she was compelled to follow the lake and
river around, of course losing much time by
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we understand Chccvcr tried to charter her to
make trip Up to his laadiug- oGtriug Il
lot in st. Anthony City as Il bonus. But
she misunderstanding her original pur-
pose Of coming across from saltwater ly land
as far less difficult performance. She has
made a second trip to Prescott and back since
then, We believe in tie Humboldt
- We are half inclined to move that mex
be voted to some Of the st. Anthony people by
our hardware merchants, in order that they
may have the necessary instrument whcrcwiih
to dig out q quarrel with St Paul. The las t
Express makes the following enquiry, in con
ncction with its remarks upon Gov German !,
Winnebago treaty -
Has the Governor suffered himself to be
too much influenced by a feeling which seems
to pcrvadc the st. Paul mind that makes the
people OF that place DESTROYS Of throwing every
obstacle in the way Of the progress and pros
pcrty OF the Upper MisssSppiy'
Prehaps not. II he did. he fell very far
short of the st, Paul mark, in regard to public
feeling therein. We have met Just ttro men in st.
Paul who defend the treaty and we have since its
negotiation, interchangcd opinions with at
least hundred. One of these was the acting
secretary of Governor G. at the time he nceo-
tated the treaty, and the other q person who
processes to be 4 Wig hut is bent upon stick
ing, like lccch, to Indian officers of the pre-
sent Administration, and grabbing the crumbs
which fall from the red mans tabe-he having
no other visible means Of support
AuGVsT ELECTIoNS--TIIE REACTION-That de
funct Wing party we have heard 50 much Of
has been doing a leading business in the recent
State elections. In Tennessee the Wings have
gained one member of Congress, although they
may have lost their Governor by small ma
jorty. In North Carolina there is also gain
of one member; in Kentucky gain of three :
in Missouri gain of two and in Alabama a
gain Of two or three These are the only States.
save Arkansas, in which elections were held
this month, in all of which the Wings have
gained. This is fine beginning under the new
administration. The reaction is coming sooner
than was anticipated, but is nevertheless the
commencement of that certain overthrow of
the heterogeneous factions which united for
the sake of the spoils, in the elevation OF Gen.
Pierce.
WISCONSIN WulG STATE CoNvENrroN.-A
month or two since, the Locofoco papers in
Wisconsin proclaimed to the world that the
Wing party of that State was formally disband-
ed,-that it had met in State Convention, and
resolved to go out of existence. The false as
sertion was echoed back from the press of other
States, and we presume even some Wings were
green enough to believe it. Now We see it
stated, that the Wisconsin Wing State Central