The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-01

MINNESOTA PRoDUCrIoNs.--H. L. Moss, ESQ,
left at our Office the other day, fine, large
bunch of the Isabella grape-the first ever
produced in Minnesota. The grapes were fully
ripe, and of the largest size we have ever seen
OF this species. The vine was transplanted last
spring from the nursery of Merrifeld & Newton,
who are using great exertions to introduce in
to the Territory all the best varieties of the diff
ferent kinds of fruit. The fact is now demon
strated that the best descriptions of the culti-
waited grape can be produced here. Speaking
OF grapes, reminds us that we saw growing fine
ly, few days since, in the garden of Major Van
Voorhees, at Saltwater, vines of the Catawba
grape, which will probably bear next year.
The Major has the best garden we have seen
this year. He presented US with basket of to-
matoes, two ofwhich, growing upon one stem,
weighed four pounds. Several others, singly,
weighed twenty-eight ounces The vines from
which they were pucked are over seven feet in
height and still growing-green and thrifty as
two months ago. The soil of this garden is
swamp muck, spread upon bed of clay, and
the acid incident to this species of earth neu-
tralized by the introduction of lime and leach
ed ashes.
RETURNED.-Our citizens who have been East
and South continue to return by every boat.
This week we can mention, among others, Mr..
Randall of Fort Rdgley, Mr. F. Steele of Fort
Smelling, Col J. H. Stevens Of MINNEAPOLIS.
md Messrs. Rohrer and Geo. w. harrington of
ST. Paul. We are indebted to Mr.. f. for late
ST. Louis papers.
The West Newton went out yesterday we'll
filled. The boats of the Minnesota line are do
ing good business, We judgc.-Galena .adrer-
fiser.
We rather think they are. We came round
from Saltwater on the odd Doc.' this week.
and found her crowded to excess with both
freight and passengers. On Tuesday evening,
Capt. Lodwick gave our young folks another
one of those agreeable hops for which the
Doctor has become celebrated this season. The
Galena Packet Line was never more popular
| than at this time.
MERCANTILE MOyEMENTS.-Cathcart, Kern &
Co. have moved into their new store, nearly
oPPoSAeS Optueu up new
stock-an extensive and well assorted one.
Winnie Cooley, next door, continue to receive
by express, sundry nice articles to adorn and
heantify the outer man. Chamblin, round the
corner on Third, is back home with a heavy
| stock of all the fancy and staple articles in his
line; and Larpenteur, farther below, has kept
up his we'll known taste and Judgment in the
selection of his fall goods. Plenty of room for
all of them, aud all must prosper as ST. Paul
prospers.
A MODERN NIMRoD.-We find the following
paragraph in the Chicago Democrat of the 22d
Sir George Ross. from Montreal, arrived in
this city on Saturday morning. by the Michi-
gan Southern Railroad He has twenty one
dogs with him. three servants, four tons of bag
gage: comprising guns, pistols, and all the ma
| ter!als for sporting in all its varieties from
snipe shooting to Buffalo hunting, and other
shooting utensils. He leaves in few DAYS for
Minnesota. to take hunt. from thence he will
! proceed to Texas to spend the winter and de-
signs taking an excursion to the Rocky Noun
tans in the spring.
| Ifthe Minncsotian will quote any statutory
provision which proves that Mr.. Dow is not
legally qualified - for the Office of Prosecut-
| ing Attorney for Dakota County. we will admit
that some of our irons are burning-Pioneer
| The game is not worth the candle; but we will
meet the pcttifoggiug of the Pioneer Office and
its candidate by asserting the well-cstablshed
principle, that none but a roter can hold Office.
and no one but those who have resided in Min
nesota six months next preceding an election
can vote.
Col. d. A. Robertson left for Lake Superior
on Monday. He intends being absent several
weeks. Messrs. r. r. Nelson and D. Al. Ba-
ker left on the Franklin this morning for the
same destination. May health and prosperity
attend them.-Democrat.
| Ben. Thompson, and Messrs. Newton and
Stinson have returned from their Lake Superior
tour since our last. looking in fine health. They
bring no news of Importance.
Captain W. B. Dodd, the Pioneer states is
an independent Democratic candidate for the
Council in the Dakota District. This is rerar-
ded in knowing quarters as German and
Olmsted movement against Jos. R. Brown. the
candidate of the Rice Democracy. Neighbor
Brown has gone up the Minnesota to attend to
the Captains case
In Washington County, the prospect of
Mr.. Ricc's getting all the votes at first claimed
for him. is daily growing " small by degrees and
beautifully less" The Wings have rallied on
Captain Wilkin to a man. Put him through!
- Blum again starts for New York on Mon
day. after more goods for his Bazaar. He keeps
things moving.
We had a slight frost yesterday morning, re-
inlnding us that we were nearing October Ga
lena .4dv., 22nd.
We hadn't.
Davis d Co., at the Rice House have fresh
stock Of Groceries. &C., which rather knocks
anything they have yet had on hand, and they
are generally up with the times
EUREkA.-It will be seen that our neighbor