The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-05-14

"A letter from Hon. J. P. Hoge, late Of Ga
lena, addressed to his father-in-law, Judge
Brown, and dated at San Francisco, states that
Maj. Hixon, a gentleman who was wont afore-
time to commit dreadful havoc among the finny
tribes of Minnesota, was one of the passengers
on board the ill-fated independence, and was
so fortunate as to be saved. This will be sad
news to the trout, bass and croppy of our lakes,
If the Major ever contemplates returning to
Minnesota. He made a narrow escape Of being
drowned. Thus, he who has in his lifetime
taken and eaten SO many thousands of fish,
came very nearly being food for fishes him
self!
- Rev. II. NJ Nichols, late of Massachusetts,.
has been appointed Home Missionary and Gen.
eral Agent for the Territory, of the Western
Home and Foreign Missionary Association,
and of the American Reform Tract and Book
Society. He is authorized to preach at large
through the Territory, to organize churches,
and through the Missionary Association, to pro-
vide with regular preaching, the communities
and new settlements now destitute of the same.
His post office address will be st. Anthony
Falls.
RECENT APPOINTMENTs.--Since the Senate
adjourned, the following appointments have
been made for locations in Minnesota and
adjacent points in Wisconsin: Francis Huebsch-
man, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, North
ern SUPPLEMENTARY; J. E. Fletcher, Winnie
bago Agent; R. G. Murphy, Sioux Agent; D.
+. +. Herman, Chippewa Agent; Otis Hoyt,
Receiver, and o. Henning, Register of Land
Office at Willow River; Theodore Rodolph,
Receiver, and Cyrus Lord, Register of Land
Office at La Crosse.
One of two things is true: Robertson of
the Democrat either betrayed the oyster-supper
candidates when at Washington, and secretly
worked dead against them, or he now puts
forth the most unblushing falsehoods in assert
ing that the appointment of other men through
out is all as he wished and precisely to his lik-
ing. How is it with Gen. Fletcher for instance
whom he now claims as his man? Did he be-
tray Mr. Lowry and go for the General, or is
he following up his old miserable trade of in
discriminate lying, in asserting that he is en-
tirely satisfied and pleased with the Generals
appointment
Mrs. Emily r. Hooe has been appointed Post
mistress at this place, vice B. W. Brisbois, re-
moved.--Prairie du Chen Courier.
Now. that rather knocks usr This Yankee
administration has sly way of taking the
wind out of the sails of Wing editors that is
somewhat annoying. Who on earth can we
hammer at now, when the mails fail in winter
time, and the whole town is stopping us of cold
, day in the streets to know the why and the
| wherefore thereof? We can't lay the blame to
, the Prairie du Chen postmaster any more, for
f -lrishly speaking-he is lady, and very
clever and competent one at that. But we look
for better times in the way of winter mails here
: after. On more occasions than one have irreg-
/ ular males been brought to sense of their duty
by the prompt and careful attention of well-d
posed females. We have no doubt such will be
the case in the present instance and if it is not
we will surely do right to look over and beyond
Mrs. Hooe to attach the blame. Mrs. H. is the
widow of brave and gallant officer of the ar
my, and we honor the patriotic and chivalric
spirit which has dictated this appointment She
is also a sister of Hon. Joseph Rolette. the able
representative in our Legislature from the
) Pembna district the past two sessions.
SETTLING IN CoLoNIEs.-Upon this head the
Galena Advertiser has the following remarks
. in regard to our
"YANKEE CoIoNY.-The Colony of one hun
dred families from Massachusetts,, many of whom
went up to Minnesota a few weeks since on the
Clarion, We are informed after surveying the
ground of their intended residence, concluded
to separate. In this, we have no doubt what
ever they acted wisely 1t is an easy matter
to imagine one hundred farms of an equal size
all lying contiguous--each with good soil
abundance of wood, and q fine clear spring of
pure water in the very place where you would
build house from choice: but it is impossible
to find such spot on the face of the whole
EARTH
Speaking of those of this Colony who have
settled in Hennepin county, the st. Anthony
Express says:
ave are informed that those of the Massa-
chnsetts Colony who have visited Lake Mime
tonka, are generally well pleased with the
country, and are making locations. Their
1" heads are right" There is no doubt but there
are more desirable locations in that vicinity
than in any other part of the Territory. The
county commissioners have located road
through from this place to the settlement on
the lake. A saw mill is already, OF soon will
be in operation at the outlet of the lake. We
presume hundred farms will be opened there
the coming season. From this year onward
Minnesota is bound to make more rapid pro-
gress than she has ever yet donc.'
In regard to this colony matter, we will state
for the information Of all concerned, that it is
not possible for one hundred farms, we'll water
cd and wooded, and of equal value, to be laid
off Immediately adjoining, in any part of Min
nesota no more than it is in other parts of the
West. At no place along any of our rivers
can any thing like that amount of tillable land
be found skirting the waters edge in one body,
and every farm lying in an accessible position,
But along the large lakes, such as Minnetonka,
you can come about as near it as in any other
portion Of creation. There is scarcely spot
along the entire lake shore of sixty OF a hum