The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-01
EsOTA AFFAIRS.

The WEArHER.-Winter, after a Few days tuss'c
with "Indian Summer" has at last conquered and
now "reigns monarch Of all he surveys" To-day,
"wednesday, Nov. 3O,) the ground is covered with
slight fall Of snow, and the air is keen and biting
There is considerable ice in the river, and think
we can safely say that ''navigation" is closed.
FROM RED WooD.-Messrs. Forbes. Bailey,
Wells and others, arrived on Tuesday evening from
the new Sioux Agency, on the Minnesota. We learn
the annuity payments have been completed and the
Indians are on their way down, some to winter on the
Cannon and Blue Earth rivers, others along the
Crow River, and in the Big Woods, and others again
contemplate returning to their old hunting grounds on
the Minnesota and Mississippi. None Ct the Men
dawakanons o, Warpekutas will winter within their
reservation.
REcovEEEp.-We are happy to learn through
the Democrat Of last week, that old friend John
Greer, Esq, Of Kaposia Precinct, in Dakota Coun-
ty, who has been "confned his bed by proraoted
sickness, which for time threatened TO end his
existence" has recovered his health. We perceive
hy his letter ia the Democrat, that he writes much
from that used in his letter previous to his illness
Another confinement would probably enable him to
adhere to the TRUTH in his communications How
ever it is presumabe he has endeayered to conform
to the character Of the paper he honors with his let
,ers lie did not make such palpable deyiaons from
the truth when he wrote TO lie thinks that,
sswhen man is in Buffalo, he should do rs the Buff
faloes do"
ArFRAY,--On Monday evening last, a colored man
named Dickson, who keeps Eating Saloon in
) ST. Anthony street, while attempting to put out OF
his Saloon Lewis Monroe, (aso colored,) for disor-
de,y conduct, was shot the RICH, arm By said Mon
roe, as he leaving the door. 1t appears that
Monroe and a man in the employ of Mr. Dickson
were quarrclms when Mr.. ID. inteifered and ordered
) Monroe OUT first he hesatcd to go bu, finally
moved toward the door, and turning drew pistol, and
shot ID. as above. He was immediately arrested,
red before Truman NJ. Smith, Esq, and in default o:
5000 bail was committed take his trial at the
next term Of the District Court, held in April next
NEW TowN.--We understand that t. Holmes,
Esq, of Shakopee, is about to lay out new town or
Sand Prairie, six miles above the Little Rapids
on the Minnesota. The location is beautiful, and the
country good on both sides Of the river Mr.. Holmes
is building mill on Sand Prairie Creek, some two
miles from the proposed town site. The water pow
is equal any in the Valley Of the Minnesota, and
the location controls an immense tract Of heavy tim
Der land, Of The best quality, l, is the intention
furnish lumber from this mill for the supply Of the
different points the Minnesota below Sand Prairie,
and believe the undertaking will be entirely Sue
cessfu The great expense attending the transport
tation Of lumber up stream, has materially retarded
Improvement on the Minnesota this will obvate
that difficulty far Shakopec and other import
ant points below Sand Prairie are concerned
We have not learned the name proposed for the
new town. bu, have every confidence in its pros
perity Tom Holmes can build any where,
Lu at this pon. nature has done much TO assist him.
Success to his enterprise.
LARGE ONpN.--Mr J. c. Terry, the very eff
ccnt clerk in the Post Office in this city, showed
an Onion, yesterday, which measured l5s inches in
circumference. 1. was raised from the seed, by Mr..
Jackson, a shor, distance from the ciy.--Mr. Terry
will mail the Onion to the Editor of the Prairie Far
mcr, Chicago, that the denizens of the Lake City
may see what Minnesota can do.
CASTOR BEANs.-We have a stock containing
q full grown, well filled and perfectly ripe Castor
Beans, grown in the garden Of J. C. Terry, Esq. Can
Castor Beans be grown in perfection in any Of the
States approxmatins to this parallel of latitude Last
Of the Noun ains!
ArPLEs,-The Dubuque Herald says that APPLES
at Alton, Ills, bring than 40 FER bush,
and the market is glued at that, while apples
selling Dubuque for $500, and ST. Paul for 90
and $500.
! WINTER AMUsEMrYrs.-Are we TO have no in
teectua amusements in ST. Paul this inter. There
will undoubtedly be any number Of Balls for the cul-
tivapr of the heels, bat will any attention be gren
to the cultivation Of the head in the shape Of lectures
debates, Sc! 1t seems to us that among the many
young men in city, of lectures might be
got up, and made paia,ablc those who attend their
delivery. The winter evenings are now upon us and
it is time to act.
| Fort CAREY MAIL.-Mr Daniel Kline arrived
on Saturday last, with special mail forwarded from
Fort Garry, by the officers OF the Hudsons Bay Com
pany. There were in all l73 letters, 80 Of which
were for Eng land, Scotland and Wales, 81 for Cana
da, New RrunsHick, Sc, 10 for Germany, 6 for
France, for the Sandwich Islands, and for Cali
fcrnia.
Congress established post route from Grow Wing
to Penbina, which for time afforded mail lacil-
tiles to our people well as the British settlements
on Northern Red River The service on that route
having been suspended privat. mails from the Brit
ish Red River and Pembina settlements, have been
substituted We understand that it is the intention
Of the British and American settlements to Join in
dera.ins the expenses Of a monthly pail from
Fort Carey to st. Paul.
The mail to and from the British and American
settlements on Red River, would, we think, defray
its own expenses if the reestablished, and
it would afford great accommodation our settle
ments as well as TO those within the British lines.
Mcssrs. K. X. Nelson D. A. Baker md Col