The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-08
to watch the fate of Madam c. Though in

an HAS no anxiety or care TOT tO-mOrrOW. lie
lives only for to. day. He therefore takes life
just as he finds it, aud is generally mirthful and
happy. Next morning at five O'Clock we were
sailing up the river. At eight We took break
fast The one bill of fare served us through
the journey. Thus we continued five days on
the Mississippi. during which time did not see
single human habitatiOn. We passed but two
white men, and saw only some eight or ten In
dians, in canoes. with whom we exchanged to-
bacco and -four for ducks and fish. | saw, far
away up the river. the Indian Chief to whom
Jenny Lind gave $500 at Washington. Eighty
miles of this part of the Mississippi runs through
a solid pine timber country, which spectators
are already impatient to take up, and will
doubtless do so the moment a treaty with the
Chippewa nation is concluded. The river is
very tortuous and winding as you near the
spring from which it takes its rise. At one time
the sun is in your face. and in ten minutes after
it is at your back \ few canals. of quarter
of mile in length, will save miles Of travel
There are several very fine rapids on this part
of the Mississippi which afford water power for
the uphuiding of Lowcls in the West. The
whole scenery is varied. beautiful and grand
The banks of the river gradually lessen in
height as you ascend the river. The only pest
and plague of the country are mosquitoes
those petty tyrants of the West. In a shower.
or just before rain. they come upon YOU in inn
mcnse swarms, as if notified by some mysteri-
Gus telegraph of the arrival of strangers Jab-
Der away they will like lot of old women at a
tea party: and. in the twinkling of an eye, they
present their bills, and demand fall payment in
blood. But ere you have time to consider the
business of their claims, your comhativcness
jumps up TO a hundred and fifty degrees above
zero. and with spiteful slap sends them by
scores into nOn-eXstence. "
WILD RlCE.-Mr. T. w. Higgins, of this city,
has sent us Il box of wild rice. gathered in the
country beyond st. Anthony's Falls. Minncso-
ia. 1t is popular article of food among the
Indians, and resembles the ordinary rice, being
somewhat longer and narrower in the grain
Though rarity here. this species of rice is very
abundant on the margin of the northern lakes
and the upper branches of the Mississippi. The
water-fowls feed on it, as well as the Indians,
traders and hunters. The grain is nearly as
white as common rice and it is almost as nutri-
tious. 1t may be used for bread. or in pud-
diEgs. 1t grows to height of about twelve
fcct.-CincinndH San.
A NEW DREss.-AIrs. Swisshelm thus discour-
scs throug her Visitor on a new style of max
ing the waists of ladies dresses:
1--WE saw last week. new STYLE for making
the waist of dresses. 1t is called the polka
bodice or "hasqe waist Besides being
very neat and tasteful it is the Catholicon which
is to cure one-half the "female diseases" which
now occupy the inventive powers of patent
medicine makers Instead of pressing the waist
into the shape Of a funnel, or saw log with
slab taken Off two sides. it is cut in graceful
curves to fit the natural form of the waist. 1t
is quite long. coming down on the hips. and
whalehoncd. so that whatever pressure there is
comes upon the ribs and hip bones. entirely re-
lieving the softer portions of the person where
there is nothing but the back bone to protect
the intestnes from being crushed.
a CITIZEN DRowNED-Mr. Bryant, the Coro-
ner, has handed us the following for pubIca-
ton -
On Tuesday last the body of an unknown
person was found floating near the lower land
ing, st. Paul. An inquest being held upon the
body. a verde: was rendered that the person
then lying dead came to his death from causes
unknown to the jurors. Upon his person was
found 1924. in bank bills and gold. No mark
of violence was found upon the body of the de-
ceased. The next morning it was asccrtaned
that the deceased mans name was Conrad
Brown, worthy citizen of saltwater: and fur
ther, that he left that place in the steamboat
Doctor Franklin. to 60 below after his winter
supplies. The probability is that lie fell from
wv '''"t utiii HlSHt. anu VIZ iCN itti, tiS
he had no coat or vest OH when found. His
family and friends at saltwater were duly mott
fed OF his death and his body taken to that
place for intcrment. Mr.. Brown leaves a
wife and several children to mourn his untinc-
ly death. A. BRYANT.
Coroner for Ramsey County
MAINE misunderstanding to the Portland
Advertiser of Saturday. the Senate will stand
eleven Wings eight Democrats. and twelve va
cancics to be filled by the Legislature on joint
ballot. The extreme eastern county, ArOos-
took. has become right side up defeating the
prince of wildcats Sheppard Cary. elccting
Blake. a sound Wing in his place, and two Wings
to the House Of Representatives. the other dis
trict being also doubtful. The Boston Atlas
foots up its returns of members to the House rs
follows: Wings and Frcesoilers, 10; regular
Locofocos. 80 Morrill, Democrats, Is. Two
districts remain to bc heard from.
THE GREAT NORTHWESTERN RAILRoAD.-Thc
surveying party. which left on the first of this
month to rcconnoitrc the route for the above
road. returned yesterday. on the Nominee. in
good health. They went through to the South
Bend of the Minnesota river. and the report is
unanimous. that the route is one of the very
best for railroad construction. They found some
marShy land at the head waters Of the Blue
Earth but not sufficient to prevent the taking
their team through without difficulty. 1t seems
to lis. that the next step should be, to get some
competent chronological engineer TO feeling the
bumps reported to he on the head of the Tetc
DIES Morris. that the true character of the same
may be defined. We can well afford some cx-
pense in navigating Il few miles Of the valley
of that stream. if we can thereby reach plat
eau. that will give two or three hundred miles
of comparatively level track, through one of
the finest bodies of land in the world. Captain
Gear. who was the head of the party. informs
us that the trip was made in twenty seven days
though the actual travelling time on the route
was only twenty. One horse straycd off and is
lost, but otherwise the party met with no mis-
fortune. Seven men went through to the South
Bend. whence they struck for the Mississippi.
ninety miles by land. and thence to st. Paul.
The face of the country over which they pass
ed. is what has heretofore been dcscribcd.- Gu
lena .4dc.
LARGE DlvInENn.--It is said that the net ear
nin%s of the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland
Railroad. for the last eight months. are equal
to a dividend of between 10 and 70 per cent.