The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-16
FACTS AND FANCIES.

waters, D. S. Harris, was Dissolved at the Lower
Landing when ST. Paul opened its eyes, She ar
rived between three and four o'clock that morn
ing, having left Galena Friday evening. She
was detained some hours on her way up by
wind, but met no distractions from ice in Lake
Pepin. Many of our citizens who have been
absent during part or the whole of the winter
returned, including Mr.. Hollinshead and others
from Washington. They brought news Of the
appointments mentioned elsewhere. Mr.. j.
NJ. Winslow, and Messrs. Whine, Newell and
Chamblin, merchants. also returned Very
few strangers came by the Newton, and not
very large quantity of freight, as it was uncer-
tain when she left Galena that she would get
through.
The steamer Greek Slave. after having
made trip up the Minnesota, and ripped part
of one side off by running into the woods, has
gone to st. Louis for repairs and inspection.
She made a trip down to the Lake on Sunday,
and meeting the Newton coming through with
out obstruction. returned to St. Paul and left
again on Tuesday.
strangers who went up the Minnesota on
the Greek Slave, express themselves, without
exception, highly delighted with the country
- The Mary C.-said TO mean Mary Cole
man-a stern-wheel boat arrived from below
Thursday evening with heavy freight. She
left Galena on Sunday, bringing no news of
Importance. We are indebted to Mr.. Dalzell,
the clerk: for Galena papers.
st. Paul once more assumes its wonted
business activity. New stores are getting
ready to open. and old ones are being enlarged.
Mr.. Rey, Roberts street, has added next door
to his old establishment, and is now awaiting
the arrival Of goods to fill mp. The Worlds
Fair has put on its summer livery, previous to
the arrival of the new stock-now hourly ex-
pected--and around the corner on Third, the
extensive new Grocery establishment of Mr..
Farmer, and the large Dry Goods establishment
next door below, are ready and waiting the ar
rival of their future occupants, who are ON the
way with large stocks.
MILITARY MovEMENrs.-The new fort about
to be erected on the Minnesota river near the
new Sioux Agency, is to be garrsoned by
companys c, and H. of the Sixth Infantry.
The former and latter are now, and have been
for some time, on duty at Fort Smelling Com
pany E. is at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Major Wood
is to have command Of the new Fort Fort
Smelling is to be garrisoned by the company of
Dragons now on duty there. a general Court
Martial is now sitting at Fort Smelling We
notice the arrival of Capt. J. B. S. Todd, com
mandant at Fort Ripley, to attend the court
Lit Col. Lee leaves in few days to attend
Court Martial at Fort Leavenworth, after which
he has leave of absence four months Only
three soldiers have recently deserted from Fort
Smelling instead of fourteen, as mentioned in
one of the st. Paul papers this week.
STILL on Holy GRouND.-We like to keep
the run of noted characters about town. Next
week we hope to be able to say something of
the lick which has befallen the tribe of office
seekers which left here some weeks ago for
Washington AS yet none Of them have re-
turned home, and none have been appointed to
| ofhce-that is, at the time we write this para
graph, afternoon Of Thursday. But we must
be allowed to allude to the fact. that Pop Corn
johnson is about as hard to drive from the
domains of the Holy Catholic Church as are those
gents from squealing after the expanded tcats
of the Treasury SOW at Washington. johnson.
after being prevented by the Bishop from build
ing his log shanty on the bluff opposite the old
Church, has now taken himself into the north
cast angle of the Convent lot, corner of Third
and Minnesota stroptc ,rhoro bo hoe
apple and candy booth. There is no excomml-
nicating such adhesive sinners as he He lays
hold upon little nook of the Pope's premises
and hangs to it with all the tcnacity of Min
nesota offce-beggar to Frank Pierces coat-tail
APRIL TIE MIDDLE, 1s53.-We had on We'd
nesday continuous snow squall. accompanied
by M"adcr and Lightning! During the storm
the electric fluid, in passing Off the lightning
rod of the American House, severely shocked
and slightly injured Mr.. C. D. Fillmore. who
was standing by. A snow storm at this season
OF the year is nothing singular in ATTITUDES
much lower. but accompanied by lightning it
was strange phenomenon. We understand
Commissioner lie Due occupied several hours
Iendcavcring to secure and bottle that day s
weather for exhibition at the Worlds Fair
The warm sun of Thursday nearly extirpa-
ted the snow of Wednesday. This fall of snow
VIII do much good in making the grass grow,
and preparing the ground for blowing. Don't
any one get scared. We have known snow
later than this as far south as Kentucky.
| MULE STAMPEDE.-IIOn. S. B, Olmstead. of
Belle Prairie Benton Co.. was in town this
week with the far-famed Fort Ripley mule
team, one member of which is reported to be
the identical animal which carried Santa Anna
so rapidly from Cerro Gordo toward Jalapa
when Gen. Scott and his boys were hard after
him. AT least, s. that nigh horse must be Mcxi-
can mule by the way he runs" as an Irish ex-
soldier remarked the other day, when the afore-
said team was going through town at locomo-
tive speed, to the great danger of women.
children and cripplcs, as we'll as the lives and