The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-16
FACTS AND FANCIES.

FACTS AND FANCIEs.
Tue SoIREEs MAGlorE of Macallister have at
tracted full and fashionable houses since their
opening. Our citizens have received the great
wizard with hearty welcome-rejoiced at the
opportunity to witness performances which have
attracted the intelligence and taste of the Eas-
terri and Southern cities. The wonderful me-
chanicai genius of Macallister is such that one
can scarcely realize his cwn senses, while his
manner of performance is of that easy and
| graceful nature which is calculated to please
and interest persons of all ages There is moth
ing in these performances that may not with
propriety be witnessed by any clergyman in
the land. The suspension act of Madame Mac
| allster brings down the house whenever it is
| exhibited, as well it may. 1t will be seen by
announcement in our advertising columns, that
Monday will be positively the last night, as Mr..
Macaliister's engagements in Chicago and else
where compel him to leave us. He cannot pos
sibly exhibit at any other place in the Terri
tory.
- Notwithstanding the attractions else
"'ANA -, WV vi WI. -NCiil CUuICH ulu IT,
markedly well with their Fair on Thursday and
Friday evenings Their nett profits, we under
stand, will be about three hundred dollars.
MEDICAL CoxvENTIoN.-We are requested to
state that the Medical profession of the Terri
tory will hold Convention at st. Paul, the
23d inst.
The Clarion on her trip up the Mime
nesota last week booked LOG passengers. She
brought down from Babcock's mill 1900 feet of
black walnut lumber-the first product of the
country sent hither from that quarter.
Political WORCESTERSHIRE Democrats held
primary meetings in the two precincts of ST.
Paul on Thursday of this week, for the purpose
OF choosing delegates to their congressional
convention, which assemblies on the 2Sth inst.
The contest was warm and excited between
what are known as the Rice men, and the
Nelson men, The former came off with ninety
five majority in the lower precinct, and carried
the upper almost unanimously. The following
gentlemen were chosen: Upper Preenct-Ju-
Illus Georgii, Luke Murphy, Lyman L. Benson,
Antoine ioerg, Richard Wilkinson. William
Hollinshead, J. l. McCarty, William Swcc, L.
NJ. Oliver Lo,cer Precnct-A. L. Larpcnteur
j. c. Burbank, Lott Moffet. W. NJ. Stees. Daniel
Rohrer, William Niehaus, Thomas Wall, Pat
rick Nash, Thomas Keegan, Antoine Roberts,
Solomon Cogswcll, Firman Cazeau and Fred
erick Oliver.
SALTWATER PREcINcr.-The following gen.
tlcmen were on Wednesday, returned as the
delegates, to the Democratic Convention. They
are understood to be favorable to the election
of Mr.. Rice. This ticket led the Nelson ticket
some ten votes. The Nelson men of Saltwater
were very much surprised at the result, having
previously deemed their triumph an easy mat
ter: Albert Stimson. VIM. II. Moore, L. E.
Thompson, Josiah Staples, George Kearn, Hugh
Mclean and Peter Flynn
CAPT. JoHN A. WAKEFIELD, of Alamakee coun-
ty, Iowa, noted parsonage in the early histo-
ry of st. Paul, has been paying his old friends
visit this week. He witnessed the perform
ance of Macallister on Thursday evening with
great establishment. Mac. borrowed the Cap
tain's hat for the purpose Of exhibiting some of
his tricks, and presently drew from it a militia
officers plume, scarlet red, about four feet
in length--supposed to be the same which the
Captain wore during the Black Hawk war;
A New OCCUPATIoN.-We see many little BOYS
and girls carrying beautiful boquets. gathered
fresh and blooming from the praries through
the streets for sale. What more delightful and
moralizing occupation for the young in years
What more needful mnistration to the taste
full and refined ornaments of our Offices, parlors.
and Chambers, these long summer DAYS! How
much more pleasing and happy our little friends
look when thus employed than when wallowinc
in the dust of the streets, quarreling and fight
ing over playthings; and how far greater con.
ducive to their health is it to be thus engaged
in brushing the early dew from Natures flower
garden than to be sluggishly passing their
morning hours in bed! The little boy or girl
who sells flowers in the streets of the city will
be happy through life, if they but properly COM
blne with their occupation the refined and ele-
waiting moral thoughts which naturally spring
nom a source so pure and heavenly.
-Monseigneur Spaecapietrah has been entrust-
eaoy the Pope with special mission to St. Do
nlhgo' Tor the purpose of browning Emperor
ms aos.ln L., in accordance with his request.
LUIS is a black business for the Pope!
Inc Black Hawk has retired from the Min.
neSo'a river trade, after a profitable season of
TWO months She has gone below. !