The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-22


consin, about 100000; to Minnesota, $4,000;
to the Central SUPPLEMENTARY (the St. Louis
DistricD about $3.50, 900 and to the Southern
SUPPLEMENTARY about $3.50.
Gen. Fletcher, Winncbago Agent who has
been to st. Louis after the annuites above re-
ferred to, came up on Tuesday last with the
money. Of this amount, we understand that
the Sioux will be paid at their new agency on
the Minnesota River, about $4,000, and the
Winnebagocs $4,000. 1t is said that the VIM
nebagoes will receive their annuitics on the
land lately coded to them adjoining Henncpin
county. The Chippewa annuities, of which the
amount paid in money is comparatively small,
will be disburs ed at Crow Wing.
SCARCITY OF Misunderstanding no time
since ourTesidence in Minnesota, have we heard
such universal cry of the scarcity of mechan-
les as at present. Many o. our master builders
say that they could have done three times as
much work this season as they have been able
to do, but for the scarcity of mechanics. The
lowest wages paid to carpenters at this time
are two dollars per day, while plasterers and
bricklayers receive $3.50 to $500.
The Nominee did not arrive until Tuesday,
being two days behind her time. She brought
up very large load of freight and passengers
The river is now so low, and there is SO much
freight to carry, that it will impossible for the
boats to make their usual time during the re-
maindcr of the season.
New BoAT.-Wc learn from the Galena pa
pers that John Brooks. so long and favorably
known as clerk of the Nominee, and Mr. r. II.
Lansing have united to bring new boat into
the Minnesota trade next spring. We are GER
tain that their boat will be one of the most pop
ular in the trade.
Snow fell in Oneida county, New York, to
the depth of one or two inches on the 4th inst.
equal depth in September. How different from
the weather in this northern cline For the
three last weeks we have been enjoying our I'M
usually delightful Indian summer 1t is the
most pleasant weather for the farmer to finish
up his fall business aud send his crops to mar
ket we ever knew. October is said to be the
month for hunting; and from the quantity of
geese, prairie chickens, ducks, &c, which we
see brought into town, we should Judge that
somebody stunning it to account. The wealth
or has been so warm and pleasant during the
week that we notice geese flying north. Who
knows but what they intend to spend the win
ter with US?
We learn that the elegant mansion on the
Cold Spring farm formerly owned by II. NJ
Rice, Esq, our delegate elect, is about to be
converted into hotel for the accommodation
of pleasure-seckcrs. tourists and others, who
wish to spend a few weeks of the summer in the
region of some of the most beautiful natural
scenery to he found in the Great West This
place will afford one of the most dclig htful re-
treats for the invalid from the South or East
we have none here-that we know Of
OCTOBER EIEtTIONs-We have no returns of
the result of the October elections in the States
except a report of Il telegraphic despatch. stat
ing that Ohio had elected Vim. Medill the
Democratic candidate for Governor, by about
10000 majority and in Pennsylvania, that Ma
yor Gilpin had been reelected in Philadelphia.
~ 'N"' "'J'i's "I't tHN SouNoliudLlOI lIChcI
for the Legislature had been elected
- A small payment of about $4,000, was
made by Gov. German to the Sioux. at Shake
pee, one day this week, being portion of the
removal fund.
-IIole-in the-Day, head chief of the Chippewa
nation has been in town during the last few
days, but left we understand when the grand
cash arrived for his people.
Prairie fires have begun to show themselves
in almost every direction in the evening. Look
out neighbors for your hay and wood. There
is usually 4 large amount of property of this
kind destroyed every year. We hope we shall
not be compelled TO record anything of the kind
this year.
We notice in our exchanges that Thomas p.
GoOdbuc, lately appointed Postmaster at Low
ell, Mass, and brother of the lamcnted editor
of the Pioneer died in that city on the 9th in
slant
CHOLERA IN ENGLAvD-The General Board of
Health have officially announced the preva-
lence of the cholera, in communication, from
which we make the following extract:
1t is painful duty of the General Board of
Health to notify third visitation of epidemic
cholera. The disease again breaking out in
Persia. has extended within the present year
over large portion of Russia stretching as far
northward as Archangcl, on the shores of the
Arctic ocean it has ravagcd Denmak. Norway
and Sweden and then developing itself in the
north OF Germany. it has attacked Stcttin. Bcr-
lin. Rotterdam and Hamburg and subsequent
ly it has appeared in England, again breaking
out on its northeast coast, in the near neighbor-
hood of the town in which it made its frst.ap-
pearance in this country in 1881.
In this wide spread course it has everywhere
overleaped the barriers which quarantine has
erected to stay its progress and where this
means of protection has been most rigidly en-
forced 1T has not Only disappointed the expect
ations of those who have relied upon it as
safe guard. often to the neglect and exclusion
of the most important precautions, but has ag-
gravated the evils of the pesticnce, and added
disastrous consequences Of its own.
The experience already obtained of this pest
Hence at Newcastle. Gateshead and Hexan is
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