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

ANNALS FOR I853-We have for sale at our
Office a few copies of the Annals of the Mime
sofa Historical Society for the current year.
This is the most interesting volume yet issued
got up in good style and neatly printed. The
contents are: Secretary's Report; Sketch of
the life of Jean N. Nicollet, by H. H. Sibley;
Sketch of Joseph Renville, aVoyageur and ear
ly Trader of Minnesota; Notes on the Indian
Tribes of the Department Of Hudson's Bay, by
Rev. G. A. Belcourt, Missionary Priest at Penn
bina; Obituary Notice of James NJ. Goodhue,
late Editor of the Minnesota Pioneer; Notes
Supplementary to an Article on the Early
Trade of Minnesota, published in the Annals of
last year; Description of Mile Laos, by ]. G..
Norwood, NJ. D.; Dakota Land and Dakota
Life, by Rev. Edward d. Neill; Meteorology of
Minnesota, by John w. Bond. Price twenty
five cents. We have also on hand copies of the
Annals of last year-the two forming very in
teresting fund of information concerning Min
nesOta.
Our LONGITUDINAL RAuRoAD-Iowa and Mis-
souri, are moving in the preliminary work Of
starting the great line OF railroad which is to
traverse those States north and south, and
eventually pass into Minnesota A vote of the
people of ST. Louis city and county, recently
authorized by decided majority a large sub
scription to the stock Of this railroad. and we
also see Dubuque county, Iowa, is about to do
likewise. The ST. Louis papers are alive to the
subject. In late number of the Republican
we find this paragraph:
NORTH MISSOURI RAILRoAD.-We are informed
that the books for subscriptions to the capital
stock of the Company are now open. and will
be kept open, at the Merchants Exchange, in
this city, until further notice. Some one or
more OF the Commissioners appointed for that
purpose, will attend at said place every week
day, from eleven to twelve O'Clock, for the pur-
pose of receiving subscriptions. AS a consid-
cradle amount Of private subscriptions Tin adj
ditlon to the county subscriptions) will be
needed, We hope our public spirited citizens
Will not suffer so important an undertaking to
ianguish; but that every one. in proportion to
his means, will take a greater or less number Of
| shares.
AN ISciDENT.-The point where the West
Newton passed the Tiger going up the Minneso-
ia week before last, was in one of the acute an.
giles OF the river, and was named by our crew,
by way of distinction, Tiger Bend The tt
ger had rested there during the night, and
some of those aboard cut their names on the
trees by way of making claim The New
ton on coming down, in order to make the an.
gle, was compelled to throw her stern immedi.
ately into the tops of the overhanging trees
where said claim marks were blazed. Our
chambermaid had her washing hung out upon
the guards of the ladies' cabin, and a large por-
ton of it, including sheets and CERTAIN articles
OF personal clothing, was left hanging high and
dry upon the top-most twigs, futtering in the
breeze like Midshipman Easy's peculiar flag o.
truce from the masthead of his felucca. A
desperate attempt at wit was perpetrated or
the occasion by one of our company, who re-
marked that the chambermad had made q shift
to jump the Tigers claim The bend was forth
with christened with name Indicative of nea,
feminine relationship to a well-known crook in
the Lower Mississippi.
Mr.. EDITOR A few days since met with
some OF the Northampton colony on their way
to Minnetonka. They had previously been GU,
to explore and had made a selection which
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and will make valuable citizons Rnt the man.
ner in WEIGH they were treated at St. Paul was
anything but neighborly. They were there
stopped and told that the Cannon river country
was the best part in the Territory. They were
taken fifteen miles across a sandy prairie and
left in cold rain-stOrm, where there was not
wood enough to kindle fire. They remained
without fire or shelter, and returned on foot
with their baggage. Some of the party were
hoy too he
the river The others met at the Minnetonka
mill on their way to their new home. These
men will write to their friends at the East
some facts in the case. Our Territory will lose
nothing in the end by such maneuvering MOI
will st. Paul gain anything by it,
This is the last st. Anthonyism. The illib
eral feeling and cavling spirit still displayed
by some of the St. Anthony people towards St.
Paul is much to be regretted. The Territory
should be unit in matters pertaining to the
early settlement of her rich lands and the de.
velopment of her resources, and such result
we have endeavored to bring about The fore.
going appears in the shape of communication
in last weeks Express. We feel well as
sured had our neighbors of the Express known
the facts of the case. they would not have pub
llshed this wholesale sweeping charge against
the people of st. Paul. So far as we are indi-
vldually concerned, we can point with perfect
safety to the columns of the Minnesotian for the
past year, to prove our good feelings in fav Or
OF the Minnetonka region and Hennepin coun-
ty at large And the great mass of the people
OF st. Paul have no inclination whatever other
than to induce all the settlers they can to To-
cate oo0oe here-no great matter where, so
they go above. A man selfshly interested here
who does not act upon this plan when endeay-
orlng to select homes for immigrants must be a
stupid Ounce, and more blind to his own inter-
est than even the worst hater of st. Paul will
give our people credit Tor rather discredit) for.
1t may be that one or two individuals in and
about St. Paul expressed to the NORTHAMPTON
people preference for the Cannon river coun-
Try, and induced them to make visit thereto
upon very Indictment day. but for that our