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

pastor. Their house of worship, which has SO
! long stood in an unfinished state is now to be
completed, the amount necessary being already
pledged on subscription.
! TRoVBIE WITH THE StoUX INDIANS ALI. SET
TIED.-Fort Laramie, June 2S.-Up to this time
there has passed about G,O00 wagons, $1,000
persons. and $50. 900 cattle. Owing to cool wca-
Their and rain. cattle have got along finely. but
few lame, and those are sold to the swarm of
buyers that line the road at cXorbtant prices.
We hear of no sickness, and | suppose there
never were as many persons Travelled the same
distance who were so healthy.
On the other side Of the Platte, near the ferry
a party of Sioux of the Mnncconga band. had
| pitched their lodges and became troublesome to
the cmigrants by begging &c. Finally. a par
ty of the United States soldiers, who were re-
turning to the Fort from the farm. which is on
the opposite side Of the Platte. found the In
dans in possession of Il boat, and had to take it
away. As soon as they were few yards from
the shore Indians fired a rifle ut them, and came
near hittin%a sergeant. They came to the fort
and reported to the commanding officer, ut.
Garnctt.) who Immediately sent twenty-fou
men. in command Of Lieutenant Fleming TO APP
prchend the one that fired and bring him to the
| fort.
The command, with an Interpreter. went to
and what they wanted. The Indians were very
much frightened. and would not come out OF
! their lodges. They then cndeay orcd to cntcra
lodge. when the Indians fired upon them, which
they returned. killing four and making two
prisoners
The next day the head chief Matoioway. was
sent for. as also the chief of the Minncconga.
Uhc Little Bravc) The head chief had Il talk.
and expressed himself satisfied that all Was rinht
and his men deserved what they got.--St. LoUis
| n p1tJ|icaR.
| Tue LUMBER DlFEGOLIIES.-Onc Of The
schooncrs chartered l.y the L. s. Marshall to
bring to this port lumber seized in Michigan.
Has arrived with cargo Of shinglc bolts from
free Soil. We saw. yesterday. unloading ii
one Of our yards. quantity of shingles seized
| in Michigan while the owner was absent up the
river, and sold Immediately at private sale.
shipped at once, and here they arc. The OWN
er knew nothing Ct it, concluded the mate Of
the vessel. Il don't know what the l--ll he II
say when he comes to the month Of the river and
finds his shingles gone
The accounts brought from Manistee by YES
sells, show that there is more pros pcct of war
there than there seems to be in Europe. Ac-
cOrding TO their account, very excited state
of feeling exists at that place, and the inhahit-
ants. although willing TO submit to law as they
construc it, are preparing to resist the rcpct-
ton OF conduct they charge upon L. 5. Lumber
Agents. IN amusing account Is rife among
~. Poi VI ~. - Vi a e"i-
GIL '''',' '' ii ii' ,'H .c "Acn'H' ','tif re-:
S"', '"" eSN,'fe "Po' 'he'i ,tSsei' ana pursuit
f 'nc "Gci''S upon one u ,iI1Sc ci"il're" j!
aHr ILL., rom All accounts II 'hcfc Is MOI great
i"Iii anu "iuhE III '"c coilu"ct oI ohic!a!S II
the lumber districts there is great m;sapprc-
henslon OF their duty on their part, or great
misunderstanding on the part of the people.
me l. .. steamer IaichiSah' "h!ch lrit mere
laHt SATURDAY lcii Hraild raven Tor Manlstcc
Oh ethcsoat. urlhef news from thc scat OF
c"h'ehtIoh Is looked Tor with much interest by
our iuh7cr acaierSali business men generally.
-C"ic0S0 PTfSs.
A1uo.r Drrr ,,;su,,lor,,,,,,1;,, o,o,,,
oil d,r;na rn hrth L, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,;,,, j..
Nco~bnr in EnncniI llaI, Int,,na, 11'a,.,a;r
Trnnnor ne tho Wnnn,nr va ,'I D. .;il ~, a.!
I,onoIrn ,hn l,tnI, l.,',,,"I I';l -
choiInn,,o ,ra ,' ,if $50 nis'' 'A.'e. -
cd I 10 - i 'nJ iol''ici anu "ccep'-
Manchester. New I;amnsbirc and c,tnr,I,2 1,st
was the day. On that morn;n,, ,bn f,;n,,5S 81
O'Dopobuc caused his arrcst ~ tho onI,, ,nno,,'
left of prcyrrtinu tbc fatal mrot;mo liz ,,',.
tokcn hrfnrn tho nronn,. tr;L,,n, "
over in thc sum If 81 ooo f. In",, ' tI mo"a,u
the Du}ishcr Of thn Enstop p;to, am p" w.
hand Win I'm, i'0' ''5 ''"'S 'lic
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a Ii, WAN SINGLETON hAHEnDEDIN hocK.-Thc
GAINESVILLE (Ohlo) Times relates the following:
:.On Monday last while some hands an ,,o
Cincinnati. Wilmington and Zancsyillp pailvoad
at Cusack's Mill. about five miles south Of thi,
city. were quarrving stone. a human skeleton
was found embedded in rock. on a l,lutt bank on
r, ,3'" ",aicn VI ,ona'nal Scrcck, marty feet
nn, ,iie a"' y S1."i tissue III thc rock OF
:" II. "Iu' opened 10 ,c rest
VI 'nrsc ieh , WHich III All human
inr;ns T'h! n,"H ocen He posted mere cen
,lics ago me rock contained an indcntion of