The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-09
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Sioux have gone to work in earnest to enforce
the restrictive clause of the late Sioux treaty,
concerning the sale of spirituous liquors upon
the ceded lands This is right and proper-due
to their own safety and the character of the set
tiers as law-abidng citizens. There will be no
peace with the Indians on that frontier, if liquor
is allowed among them. Our friends request
us to publish the clause of the treaty contain
ing, in this particular, the stringent provisions
of the Trade and Intercourse laws. We would
do so had we copy of the treaty, which we
have not, neither have we been able to procure
one.
- The Grand Lodge of Minnesota, !. o. o. F.,
held an adjourned meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall, ST. Paul on Wednesday afternoon. Ow-
ing to the non attendance of nearly all the
p. Gas connected with the Lodges out of st.
Paul the business for which the Grand Lodge
convened was not cOnsummated. An adjourn
ment was had to the first Monday in August
- 1t will be seen the Nominee now leaves
ST. Paul on Mondays, instead of Sundays and
connects at ST. Louis with the magnificent ST.
ALoulS pdChct, 10 a. gnu al
rangement For the Nominee to break over
her exemplary habits of former years, and be-
come the chief of Sabbath-breakers, by leaving
port on that day, at this late period of her life,
would not at all be cOmmendable. Besides
our citizens. with very few exceptions, would
prefer not to have steamboats, leaving the land
ing just at church time.
TIE FOURTH was enjoyed by our citizens in
various ways Our Temperance friends had
full Convention at the Court House. and re-
solved to do nothing in the way of party Or
ganizaton, until the moving of the political
waters. Various picnic and pleasure parties
were out upon the prairies and among the green
hills. The bail at the St. Louis House was well
attended and passed off agrceably to all con-
ccrncd. Nothing occurred to mar the fcstivi-
ties of the day, save the death of poor Dunn
mentioned below:
SAD CAsrALTY-On Monday last, as Mr.
Francis Dunn, OF this place. was returning with
| his family i'll wagon from an excursion. his
horses became frightened and whilst they were
running at full speed. he was. in his efforts to
restrain them, prccpitatcd forward on the
whiilletrecs. lie became entangled, with his
head dOwnwarls i'm such a way that he was nm
able to cXtrlcate himself and in that situation
was dragged nearly mile before the horses
could he stopped, when life had become extinct
lie has left wife, large family and nume-
rOus friends to bcwail his sad demise-Demo-
crdt.
GEovEIAND PEAs-Our ncichbors of the fine
agricultural district of Grovcland arc on hand
with the products of their gardens and fields
Mr. W. B. Quinn entities himself to our grateful
remembrance for the finest mess of peas We have
seen this season.
TIE GREAT TuNNEI.-No doubt the greatest
work in the way of tunneling in the United
States is now in process of excavation in the
vicinity of Cincinnati The length of the work
when completed will be about four miles. 1t is
intended to bring into the city through this
channel all the lines of railroad that diverge to
the north and cast-somc five or six in num-
Der. late Ohio paper says, another shaft is
now being dug to work at the tunnel and one
or two more will also be sunk There are five
points where work is now going on. There will
be seven or eight. The contractors are push
! ing the work with great energy
MACMLIsrEE.-Mr. Weston, agent for the
wOrldrcnowned Macallister, arrived by the
West Newton, and the man himself will be here
by the Nominee. The advertisement elsewhere
announces when and where the first perform
ance will take place. The advent of this great
performer will afford the citizens of st. Paul a
series of amuSrmcntS of n roro onJ J,,,b o,o,
actcr, such as they should appreciate and no
doubt will. As we have never seen the great
Wizard, we will allow our brother editors
abroad to speak for us. The following is from
the Philadelphia Enquirer:
Macallistcr the Magician, who is giving night
ly exhibitions at the Arch Street Theatre, at
tracts crowds. On the evenings of Friday and
Saturday, the dress circle presented quite
brilliant appearance, while every other part of
the house was thrOngc1. The applause at times
was truly enthusiastic. All the tricks are clcv-
cr, and some are quite wonderful. Among the
latter we may mention the Magic Clock, the
lneXhaustiblc Bottle, and the Mysterious Dis
appearance. The Spanish Harlequin. a piece
of mechanism invented by Mr.. MacalIister, is a
truly amusing affair. 1t dances, smokes plays,
whistles, and cuts all sorts of antics at the word
of command. The Magic Bottle is no larger
than an ordinary wine bottle. 1t is apparently
not changed during the performance, and yet
MIR. NJ. pours from it upwards of twenty kinds
of liquor, which he distributes to the audience
His manner is gentlcmanly, agreeable and plea
sing; his apparatus is quite magnificent and
the music OF fine orchestra adds no little to
the amusement of the evening
The Savannah Republican, a paper of high
rcputc at the South, speaks as follows:
There are men in all pursuits of life who
raise themselves far above the common level
and dignity any art to which they address them
selves. OF this prc-cmncnt class is Mr.. Mac
allistcr. lie is as far above his compcers in
the magic art, as John kemble was above one
OF his subordinate actors. They initiate; he
invcnts. 1t is to his mechanical ingenuity and
his real love of his business, that he is indebted
for the singular and strange inventions and con-
ceits that have astOnishcd the world With
him there is no laundering Everything goes
on like clock-work, and by an easy grace and
uniform courtesy he puts his audience at ease
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