The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-11-12
FACTS AND FANCIES.

now at home for the winter, and with q full
in the printing line that would be required any
where, we have felt it due to the community as
well as ourselves, to renew our business card.
We call especial and general attention to it.
CLOSE OF NAvIGArIoS.- have just emerged
from the exciting pleasures of six days trip
on board the steamer Blackhawk, from Galena
to point on Lake st. Croix opposite Hudson.
The officers and crew did all in their power to
render their passengers happy and comfortable
but the boat and the river were against them.
The Hawk is worthless old tub. and the Mis-
sissippi is turned bottom up. We can safely say
that navigation is closed for the season-not so
much by ice as by sand-bars.
BoArs.-It is probable that the last boats of
the season have made their appearance at our
Levee On Sunday evening last, the DR.. Frank
lin arrived, having been detained on Pigs Eye
Bar for more than half day. The Nominee,
after several Intellectual attempts to cross it on
the same day turned back and landed her freight
at Red Rock. There was considerable floating
ice in the river, but not sufficient to prevent the
boats from getting here. had not the river fall
en- SO much in the last few days. We learn that
the Clarion unloaded her freight at Point Dou-
glass on Tuesday last, and that the Blackhawk
and Greek Slave were at Prescott on Thursday.
The Blackhawk started up the lake, and would
probably reach Saltwater. The river has fall
ell unaccountably during the last ten days, and
none but the coolest inhabitants" have ever
seen it at its present low stage. The weather
is now warm and pleasant, and if there wassuf
iicient water. there is no reason why naviga-
ton should close for several days The Black
hawk and Greek Slave are at the Levee this
morning.
SNOw.-They have had great snow storm all
through the East, falling in some places to the
depth of six inches. Passengers in the cars
from Albany to Cleveland, say that it was
continual storm all the way and that the for
ests resembled the middle of winter. Near New
York city. the snow was so deep that when it
finally turned to rain, it did not disappear for
several hours. The papers from the East all
bring accounts of this heavy storm. We saw
letter the other day from friend at the East
to friend in st. Paul who, after giving an ac-
count of this heavy storm, inquiries if we can
beat it in Minnesota. We beg leave to reply that
we cannot. Your storm was about the 25th of
October, at which time we had not seen snow
enough scarcely to touch the ground. On the
morning of the 9Th of November. we found just
snow enough to cover the ground, say about
one fourth of an inch in depth, which has since
disappeared. We may have snow enough to
make sleighng before our paper is Issued, and
we may not have it for two weeks but when it
does come, we beg leave to assure our Eastern
friends, it will not melt away like theirs, so that
our dealers Wilde a brisk business in the ''um-
brella and India rubber trade as an Albany
paper says is the case in that city.
"Cf irifh his head +; so much for Bronson"
as Frank Pierce said when he read the ex-col-
lectors letter to Secretary Guthrie.
THE ADAMANrINEs-This section of the Dem
ocratic party in New York, are receiving "aid
and comfort from the Democratic party in the
South. The Washington Sentinel has power
full article in defence of Mr.. Bronson, and in
condemnation of the policy of the Administra-
ton, and it calls on the National Democrats,
North and South to oppose it. The Richmond
Enquirer is also out against the removal of
Bronson, saying that "the Administration is
taking sides where there is the least political
purity and patriotism, and with men that will
betray them and the South
We would call the attention of our read
ers to the "Notice to Lumbermen," to be found
In another column. In view of the fact that
the Government agent and Marshal have COM
menced vigorous onslaught upon the MINER
GUS class Of our citizens who are engaged in
numbering, we cannot but look upon it as for.
tunate that these lands have gone into the hands
of individuals with whom the rights of parties
will not remain in the state of uncertainty as
heretofore, and as the small amount that NAV
be required in the way of stumpage will ulti-
mately fall on the consumer, the interests of the
Territory as we'll as the lumbermen will no
doubt be promoted by change of ownership.
Our friend Morris has started Dry Goods
and Ladies' Fancy store on the corner of Third
and Cedar, under the Daguerrean gallery
From the favorable reputation which Mr.. NJ
bears in this community, we have no doubt that
his store will be favorite resort of the Ladies
of ST. Paul and St. Anthonv