The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-12-10
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Croix Falls. furnished with food and clothing
sufficient to alleviate their present wants. The
covcrnor.s rcasons for not doing this sooner
wore tbos the authorities at Washington inter
fcrcd lie has now taken the responsibility to
do as humanity dictates, and it is to be hoped
he will be borne out in his course. The Pho
necr makes the following explanation -
"Thc Department at Washington has for
some time past, refused to pay either money,
goods. or provisions ut any point except at the
Agency. The object Of this policy was to keep
those Indians within their own Territory, and
prevent their remaining in the vicinity of the
white settlements. These st. Croix and Chip
pewa river Indians still occupy their old lOca-
tons, great distance from the Chippewa Agen-
cy, and they visited the Superintendent, Gov.
German. Inst fall, for the purpose of soliciting
the distribution of their annuity goods and pro-
visions at some point more convenient for them
than that Agency. The Governor, in his reply,
instead Of saying he would select some more
convenient place, where they should receive
their goods and provisions" said he would
endeapor to obtain authority to distribute their
goods and provisions at some other point than
the Agency, and suggested the Falls of st.
Croix as probably the most convenient point for
both the Government and the Indians. Cover
nor German then addressed letter to the De-
partmcnt, stating many reasons why, in justice,
the policy of the department should be changed
at least for the present, and authority be grant
ed for the distribution of their goods and provi-
siOns, at tho Falls of the st. Croix, point to
which the supplies could be sent by steamboat
at a trif1ing expense, while it il of convenient
access to the Indians. The department not
having given authority for the proposed change
Gov. German did not feel at liberty to direct
the distribution to be made at any other place
hon hot fl,o. IL no. tnJ
until he was made aware of the suffering cOnd-
ton of the Indians, and their inability to reach
the Agency at this inclement season of the year,
when he took the responsibility of directing
a distribution of goods and provisions to be
made to them at the Falls of st. CrOix, where
many are assembled in anticipation of receiving
portion of their annuities. The payment of
these annuity goods and provisions will take
place, we understand, the present week"
COMING ALoNG.--We learn from the last Du-
buque Tribune that the construction train upon
the Illinois Central Railroad had reached Nora,
twenty-eight miles from Galena, and that pas
senger trains wonld soon run to that village.
Between that point and Galena, and between
Galena and Dubuque, there is much heavy grad
ing yet to be done. Pioneer please take note,
and consider itself posted. Nicholas Bowling,
Augustus Esty and John Tyler, Esqrs. have
been appointed Commissioners to assess the
damages on property on the line of the road in
Galena and vicinity. The grading on the Chi
cago and Rock Island Railroad is entirely fin
ished, and the cars running within twenty-five
miles of the latter point. Through. certain, to
the Mississippi by February at farthest.
Tur Evrc,-r,,y, Avn -Tka Coh;pot a. Wosb
ington appear determined to- go it upon their
own appointed officials, now they have their
hands in. Another example is about to be made
of certain prominent boilers in N. Y. State
Postmaster at Albany, &c.
MASSACHUSETTS ELEcrIoS.-In all the wards
but one in the city ofBoston, the vote stood -
For Governor Washburn, Wing, 7,l73; Bishop,
Democrat, 1850 Wilson, Frecsoil, ,314 Wales,
National Democrat, 1856 The vote on the &c
ceptance of the New Constitution, stands -
Yeas, 1926 Nays, $685. Six Wing Senators,
and forty-four Wing Representatives are chosen
in Suffolk county. The members elect of the
new Legislature arc reported by the Atlas as
follows Senate. IL Wings. all others, 10 !; no
choice, 10. House, l52 Wings, 81 Coalition,
National, I. Wing majority G.. The Wings
expect to carry majority Of the latter at the
next trial. Under the circumstances, this is o
great victory for the old line Wings. II has
placed the Frcesoilers and Locofocos in q most
humiliating fix. The Cleveland Herald re-
marks -
"No set of men were ever more confident of
success, and none ever displayed their conf
dencc with more arrogance 4; but they went up
like rocket and came down like the stick. A
very few patriots, including renegade Wings
and foxy Locofocos. on the pretext of certain
uneXceptionahle reforms, carried through the
Legislature project for q Constitutional Con-
ventiOn. They managed to get q majority of
theirstrfpe elected to the Convention. and when
that body met they did not hesitate to admit
that the chief object Of the enterprise was to
break down the old Wing party. But when the
hour came, the huge paw of the people pro-
cecdcd to pull up these schemcrs by the roots
They are now the laughing stock Of the whole
| country
NOT TO be PrIED.-Two buggies driven
through the streets by some Of the b'hcys in ra-
Their an excited state the horses on the full run,
yesterday evening greatly endangered the
lives and limbs of pedestrians. Finally, one Of
causing smash-np, and considerably bruising
one Of the inmates. 4 stop should be put to
these transactions.
"NEw YORK. Nov Is.
The horse that ran the hundred mile race died
the evening of the day of the race"
We do not remember whether Or not VIC pub
lishcd statement of this fiendish treatment of
noble animal, but the fact is simply that
horse, on one of the Long Island courses, we
believe, was compelled, for the pleasure and
sordId ends of lot of reckless gamcstcrs, to
run one hundred miles in ten hours. The Sc
quel is recorded in the two lines above. Brief
is the poor fellows obituary, sent forth to the
world over the telegraphic wires! What of his
murderers: Where are thcy-those noble, gen.
crous, good fellowss' They should certainly be