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

MINNESOTA RIVER PACKErs-The Tiger and
Clarion have returned from the New Agency
since our last, safe and well. The Black Hawk
started for the same point on Monday, heavily
laden. r. N. Spencer, clerk of the Clarion,
has kindly furnished us with the following ex-
tract from her log:
Arrived in safety at Red Wood on Wednes-
day morning, at o'clock, May 4th, 1851
Passed Tiger on yesterday, near mouth of Bea-
yer river, in lake. Saw snow in different
places this morning. River very high, with
from Is to 20 feet in channel all the way up
The river has fallen at this point about feet;
the Red Wood has fallen about 10 feet; the
Minnesota still appears to be navigable above
the mouth, and probably is to Patterson's Rap
ids. 1t is very crooked, but can be navigated
with small, side wheel boat
Had to stop twice yesterday and cut wood
found beautiful site for the Agency, One-half
mile above mouth of Red Wood, with good
mill seat on the latter, one-half mile above its
mouth, with plenty of good timber and excel
lent pralrles for farming purposes. Springs on
the bill, 200 feet high. Shot large adder near
one Of them. Plenty of buffalo bones on the
plains, but no meat on them. Tiger arrived at
mouth of Red Wood in one hour after us. She
came up bowling.
PHYsIc FOR THE MuLoN.-Mr. Hunt. one of
the engineers of the West Newton, informs us
that when the boat returned to Galena after
her trip up the Minnesota, and her boilers were
cold, a heavy incrustation of sulphate of mag
nesia Epson salts) had crystalized upon the
lower plates and about the gauge cocks. We
have no doubt from the appearance of the
country and the waters near the Cotton w God
river, that this mineral impregnation was taken
into the boilers at that point.
THE FRUIT CRor.-Inasmuch as we of Mime
sofa do not yet produce our own fruit. we are
in knowing the prospects Of the crop
outside the Territory. We see by our exchang-
es, unless there have been severe May frosts,
which is not an unusual occurrence in the
West as far south as the interior of Kentucky,
the promise of an abundant yield through the
central and northern region of the West is good.
The Cleveland Herald of late date says:
"The fruit prospects in the Lake region were
never more fattering the LIST of May. 1t is
thought little or no injury has occurred from
the April frOsts. Several frosts occurred dur
ing the past week in the central portions of the
State, but the Ohio Cultivator thinks they were
not sufficient to nure the fruit prospects, which
were never better in the central region. Sharp
frosts were experienced at MaysvilIe, KY, and
Nashville, Tenn, last week"
Some parts of Indiana appear to have suffered
by the frosts last mentioned. The Terre Haute
Express notes the fact as follows:
"HARD on FRUET.--We had white frost on
Monday night last, which. it is probable, has
all tho fruif in fhic
We hardly know how any could have escaped,
as house-tops and fences on Tuesday morning,
were covered with crisp crust of frost. Such
is the mutability Of our climate. Prospects
early in the season may be bright but it wont
do to make any calculations until about the
time Of harvesting"
COw-ARDLY.-Under the head of GA strange
Visitor" the spicy city editor of the ST. Louis
Republican notices the following quadrupedal
incident:
A few evenings since about II O'Clock, COW
who had been out in the rain, took strange
fancy for the comfortable lodging quarters of a
we'll known Restaurant and Coffee House on
Fourth street, and without any invitation
walked slowly and deliberately in. Several
gentlemen were standing at the counter taking
might cap" and were very much astonished
upOI TOuUu 10 ODSoTVe InC horned WIS.,
ltor. One gentleman being slightly inebriated,
in the generosity of his nature Immediately
proposed to treat the beastess but the appear
ance of the cow indicated decidedly that she
was not dry, while very speculative young
gentleman considered it as voluntary offering
for the absence of beef or any other meats on
the lunch table.
PUTNAM's MoNTHLY.-LeDuc & Rohrer have
the May number of this sterling American pub
LEGATION. 1t is awell filled number, the leading
article being an original sketch, entitled "Old
IrOnsides, from the pen of the late JAS Fenn-
more Cooper. We are pleased to learn the en-
terprize Of establishing this magazine promises
to be entirely successful. We are gratified at
this not only on account of its intrinsic merits,
but because the principle upon which the pub
Usher acts is honorable and honest-opposcd to
literary piracy and wholesale robbery. Should
the contemplated copyright treaty prove sue
cessful, it will give great impetus to the sue
cessful career of periodicals such as this, and at
the same time compel the publishers of certain
other magazines to become honest, or quit the
business.
WI - cCott, vi eHis Guy, has contracted 10
do the brick work of the Winslow House. an ex-
tensive hotel now in course of construction at
st. Paul. MIR. S. is a superior workman.-GaI.
.4drertiser
We are pleased to welcome Mr.. Scott back to
ST. Paul. He was one of the pioneer mechanics
Of the town, and left his durable mark upon
the walls of many of the buildings erected here
in 1949.
The Madison Banner says that Senator Bright
'.fiercely objected to the appointment of Col.
German, as Governor of Minnesota also .the
recently given to Finley Bigger,
as Register of the Treasury" 1t is also stated
that Lieut.. Gov. Willard went to Washington
to "head off" Col. German from the General
Land Office. So much for harmony. Ifmany
more appointments from this State are made
over the rrto of the Senator from Madison, we
presume he will not pull we'll in the harness
Haute Express.
We used to know something about Indiana
local politics and politicians. We have gener-
ally noticed, that those men of the Democratic