The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-22

Miss FREpERIKA BREMER's NEW BooK.-Miss
Frederika Bremer's new book of travels and So
journiugs in America, was to have been pub
lishcd in London yesterday, and to be issued
from the press of the HarEers next week. The
translation is by Mary Hewitt, done in herb best
manner. 1t is written in gossipping epl>t!e
style, and will make a decided impressiOn.-
The London edition is in three and the Amer-
can in two volumes. She treats us very hand
somely, gives us full credit for our virtues and
for two national sins, splitting and slavery only,
bears a wholesome lash. She was good deal
with Mrs Anne Lynch, in this city. and at her
soirees. shook hands with almost every literary
body that honored our locality during her STAY
She seems to have met with most of the verse
makers and magazine WRITER'S and her notes of
them are interesting of cOurse. She was much
at the house of Mr.. Downing, on North River.
and of Marcus Spring in Brooklyn. 1t was
there she met Professor Hart, of Sartain's Mag
azine. who came up to monopoliZe her pen for
the Magazine, and to whom she took a fancy
early
She writes much O: Emerson who is not
god, but very great man, and of his essays ::
as also of Hawthorne, and some others. She
translates portions into the Swedish, for the in
formation o. her country folk OF the politi-
clans she gOssips with equal freedom and spirit.
Webster she wondered at Clay was her favor
lite. Benton she abhorred as cOld-blooded du-
cllist and calls him the blood stained" the
"hawk of Missouri" Douglass is clever, de-
tcrmined little man. Shields is franker by far.
Soule is Il French knight but not Of the highest
order. Bcrrien is witty, acute minded. a gen.
tleman and a Christian. Houston whites du-
ring the session. The Pennsylvania senator that
she meets, is man of Quakcr-like simplicity
and with pure and handsome cOuntcnance. Sc
ward is a little man, not at all handsome with
a nasal twang, but uttering great, noble
thoughts.
| LA CROSSE RAILROAD COMPANY.-Wc under
stand that at the meeting of the Directors of
the Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad COmpa-
ny. held in this city yesterday, Mr.. Bean ten
dcred his resignation as President which was
accepted by the Board. and Dr. Judd, of Fox
Lake. elected in his stead We learn further
that the Board proceeded to locate definitely
the entire line from this city to Portage. adopt
ing the Northern, or Fox Lake route, aud re-
conciing. as is believed all the various and
sometimes conflicting interests along the line
The Board are united in the purpose OF pushing
ahead this enterprise with all practicable lcs-
patch, and harmonious in their views as to the
proper manag cment of the work Hugh McFar-
land. of Columbia Co.. has been chosen Di-
rector in the Lacrosse Company, to fiji the va
cancy Occasioncd by the death of Lieut. Gov.
DUTIES lHc Free DcIIOCTdl learns IDat Inc
contracts from Hartford to the Rock River have
been sub-lct to Mcssrs. Jackson. Mclaughlin &
Co., of Ohio. They have 25O or 800 hands at
work.-.Miirauhce Sentinel.
We are informed that a messenger was lately
sent from the Minnesota Indian Agency to call
the Indians of Lake Superior to Grow Wing r.
yer to receive Their payment. and that many of
them are already on the way to that point
Subsequent arrangements seem to have been
made to pay them at La Pointe, an agent cfthe
Govcrnmcut-Mr Smth-having arr we'd at
that place for the purpose of assembling them
at once. The goods. &c, are now on the way.
having just been landed at this place
We fear that this double arrangement | re-
suit in serious loss and Inconvenience to the In
dams and disgust them with the management
OF the government. through its agents. for the
payment of their anuui,ies. The operation of a
year or two past should have been sufficient
warning for the future. A third dsappoint-
mcnt is usually considered sufficient to destroy
all confidence i'll each other even among white
men. Indian fOrbcaranee may be greater
Lake superior Journal. Oct. /.
| ACCIDENTAL melancholy casualty occurred
at East Fork. on the 10th instant to a Cornish
miner, named Samuel Scncop. aged 81 and the
father of twelve children. The circumstances
are nearly as follows :-Sencop, at the time
"'' III l'ioH' HIS NOIk III Il Sl!aiI
some thirty five feet deep: while in a STOPPING
position. and Unexpectedly. a large mass of
Joint clay fell from near the top of the shaft to
the bottom, striking him on the right side. frac-
turing four OF his ribs badly. the left thigh bone
and the right leg just above its connection with
the foot at the ankle. lie was carefully re-
moved from his precarioHs position, and carried
home to his residence at Backlog. where his
injuries were promptly attended to by DR.. kc}-
J tn tnL S1,ri Az
remains in collapsed condition. and no hopes
are entertained of his recovcry.-Gaits.a .7dr
New IIoTEL.-Wc are glad to learn that Mr..
Marsden and Mr.. Hampstead are going to run
up their buildings adjoining the new hotel to
the same height OF the hotel, and so that the
upper stories will be made a part of the hotel
This is an excellent arrangement, and will add
greatly to the appearance and considerably 10
the capacity of the building. 1t will now front
~ feet OH Main street and running back 10
1eet to Commerce street. 1t viii be five stories
| high on Main street and six stories on Com
merce. and will be one of the finest cdilices in
the West, aud an honor to the city, \ few
years ago the old Court House stood on part
OF the same ground. 1t was the first frame
house built in Gaena. The contrast between
the two buildings would well compare with the
appearance of the town then and now.-Ga-
lena .4dr.
PROGEEss OF TUE PEsrUENcE-Thc New Or
leans papers of 10Th and Both ult came to hand
yesterday. The Picayune is full of the most
narrowing details of the yellow fever in Louis
lana interior, AMI in nearly all the towns along
the coast.
correspondent Of that paper who had been
on visit to some ofthc coast plantations, saws
that no family where the fever enters cscapcs
without the loss of some of its members and he
named several instances where almost the whole
family was swept off. In one OF fifteen persons.
fourteen died and SO on in the same proportion
iii smaller families.
SANDWICH 1sI.ANDS.-.it the last accounts
from these islands, great excitement existed in
consequence Of the awful ravagcs of the small
PoA. Inc natives are being swept away like
leaves Ill autumn. In some districts over one
third OF the population had died The wheat
crop OF the islands had been harvested. and the
yield is abundant. Many mills and machine
works are being constructed. and great efforts
making ainOnp all claSSnS 70 ;pcr,,e, I,.i