The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-29
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

formation shows that war has not been declar
ed in form, although it has been virtually. Late
accounts state that both England and France
had resolved to assist Turkey.
SrGxs OF WINrER.-Last Saturday we had
few fakes Of snow, the first of the season, and
that night the ground was frozen pretty hard,
which made some of the unacclimated think
that winter was going to shut down upon us
in hurry but the old fellow has since let up
and we have had quite pleasant, though cold
weather during the week.
FARMING IN PREscorr.-Prescott, Wis, is a
fine place, and its agricultural reso rces have
been developed to a considerable extent during
the past season. Welearn from good authority
that about IS 1000 bushels of grain have been
raised this season, within a circle of ten miles
of Prescott, on the Wisconsin side of the Missis-
sippi.
- The Excelsior came up from Montrose, on
Saturday night last. AS the boat had been re-
ported sunk but a few days before, her appear
stand that Captain Ward will not make another
trip to st. Paul this fall, but will 60 into the
trade between Galena and st. Louis for the re-
mainder of the season. The Clarion is again
repaired, and made her appearance at our levee
on Wednesday morning looking none the worse
for her late accident
- We are informed by Col. Kelley, of Itasca.
that crops in Benton County have never been
better than this year, and that the amount of
grain has been very large. We should not
wonder if it would be as cheap in view of the
high prices below, for our st. Paul people to
get their -four and meal from above, this win
ter. Benton County is one of the best agricul
tural counties in the Territory. and as the farm
ers there have market at their own doors, it is
no wonder that they are all becoming rich.
Benton County was the first in the Territory
that organized and had in successful operation
an Agricultural Socity,-which no county, with
any pretension to agriculture, should be with
out.
SAFETY OF STEAM NAVIGATION on THE UPPER
MIssIssIPPI-On this subject the Galena Jeffer-
sonian most truly says, that /" the sinking of the
West Newton, short distance below Lake Pc
pin, few days since, is not an event of much
moment to any but the owners, who are fortu-
nately, able to supply her place in the Upper
River trade, and not feel the loss The disas-
ter, however, calls to mind the fact. that during
the twenty years in which boats have made
passages from Galena to St. Paul, no accident
Of the kind has ever occurred before In fact.
no catastrophe by which human life has been
lost and which may be justly attributed to the
use of steam, has ever happened in that trade.
On all other navigable streams in the United
States, where boats are plying, not season
passes in which greater or less number of lives
are not sacrificed but the Upper Mississippi
Ii. e. from Galena to St. Paul, } has clean rec
ord. The remarkable fact may be explained by
calling to mind the character of the stream,
which for safety has no equal. and the prudence,
caution and uniform sobriety of the command
ers and officers of boats. We point to the rec
ord with no little pride"
The last Masonic Mirror is accompanied by
an excellent Autograph likeness of Hon. E. B.
Ames, NJ. ". G. NJ. of the Grand Lodge of H.
linois. Mr.. Ames is a brother of Hon. A. E.
Ames, of Minneapolis, the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Minnesota. The Mirror is a
most excellent paper, published at Philadelphia,
by Leon Hyneman, brother of our St. Paul
Hyneman, and we can recommend it to the men,
bers of the fraternity in Minnesota as a paper
worthy of their confidence.
EDUCATIONAL CoNvENrIoN.-We hope there
will be full attendance Of the friends of edu-
cation to-day at the Town Hail. AS this is the
first Territorial convention that has ever been
held to consider this subject, we look to its de-
alterations with considerable interest. Rev. E.
D. Neill, late Superintendent of Common
Schools, will address the convention.
THE WORLDS FAIR is itself again. We neg
lected to state last week that Heenan had NOV
ed his establishment back to the old Worlds
Fair corner, which has been fitted up most ele
gantly for him. He is now in receipt of most
elegant stock of goods, which have only to be
examined to be admired.
| A SAFE FANILY.-We once heard of a Post
master in Chic, who had been in Office for seve.
raj years, and when some individual was one
day expressing his surprise that he should be
able to keep the Office under so many differen,
administrations, Whew," said he, ''if the Ad
ministration can change its politics faster than
l can, it is welcome to turn me out - but il
seems there is family in Jefferson City, Mo.
than can keep the Post Office without changing
with the Administration. The father is Wing
the son-in-law Democrat. In 1919, the SON.
in-law was turned out to make room for the fa-
Their. now the father is turned out and the SON.
in law appointed; in the mean time, the one
out of office performs the duties of clerk SO that
it makes no difference which party is in power,
the family is all right
TAKING IT COoLLY.-The Cleveland Herald
gives the result of the late election in Ohio in
the following manner:
at is customary in announcing the result of
an election to'iHusfrate the same by the use of
| ant designs We would ulofIv mt in n ,,;o+,r,