The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-11-26
FACTS AND FANCIES.

TnlNKsGIvING.-We omitted, inadvertently,
to notice last week, that his Excellcncy Gov.
German has proclaimed Thursday. 22d proximo,
as day of Thanksgiving throughout the Ter
ritory. As usual, we presume it will be gene
rally respected.
NAVIGATION PROIoNGED.-The steamer Jenny
Lind made her first appearance at st. Paul this
season, on Tuesday, the 22d inst. On that day
there was no signs of ice in the river here and
the Jenny has the satisfaction of knowing that
she made the latest trip to st. Paul on record
provided she is not yet superseded before the
muchtalkcd-of close of navigation, by the
Clarion, or some other such enterprising craft
MAnS-A land mail which left Prairie du
Chen during the intervening time of the pas
sage up of the Blackhawk and DIR. Franklin OH
their last trips, arrived here on Saturday last.
the old land route is already in operation, and
will be continued during the winter. If SO.
Minnesota can take courage and be thankful in
this essential particular The Jenny Lind
brought up small letter-mail.
-Mcssrs. Robertson, Nelson and Baker have
returned from their second trip to the head of
Lake Superior. Mr.. DavidO. Cakes, who also
recently located in that vicinity, is now on a
visit to his friends in st. Paul. All these gen.
tlcmen appear to think they have found the Ell
Dorado of the northwest, and are preparing to
take up their permanent residences therein
They are located on the Wisconsin side of the
ST. Louis river, near its mouth. where the rich
est mineral Of the whole Superior region is said
to abound. They returned from thence to ST.
Paul on foot, by the st. CrOiX Valley, and rep
resent the intervening region of country over
which they passed as being fully as eligible for
dense settlement and agricultural pursuits as
any in Minnesota. 1t is also highly pract-
cable for the construction of all avenues of COM
to their new homes in q few days. Success to
| them, one and all!
| CONSTRUCTORS ACQUITTED-We are surprised
to learn, as We do by Ohio papers of late date,
that the Chapins, Cole and others, recently on
trial before the U. s. District Court at Column
bus for arson and conspiracy, connected with
the burning of the steamer Martha Washington,
have been acquitted. The result was brought
about by the adroit management of prisoners
counsel, the proof nevertheless being strong
against them.
| Nor TO BE- HANGED YEr.-GOv. German some
days since signed the death-warrant of Yu-hc-
"a, the Sioux Indian condemned to the gallows
a year ago for the murder of Mrs. Keencr on the
Minnesota river above Shakopcc. He was to
have been executed yesterday, but the Demo
crat of this week states that on account of a
"bill of exceptions" having been filed in the
case, the execution will be delayed at least I'M
til subsequent to the session of the Supreme
Court, in January next Our ncighbor further
remarks that:
at will be living disgrace to the name Of
justice in the Territory, if this scoundrcl is al
lowed to go" unwhipt ofjustice' merely through
technical bubbles and legal distractions
MAIL TO LAKE SrrEEIoR.-Thcrc are now set
tied at the head of Lake Superior, in Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota, several hundred people, in
Guiding many men with families. In fact, the
region about Fond du Lac is no longer an Indi-
an trading post, but civilized neighborhood
1t is within less than a hundred and fifty miles
of st. Paul, the only large town so near the set
tiers, and they wish strongly to open regular
communication with our people. A good road
is now finished to Sunrise river, nearly half way
to Fond du Lac, and the remaining distance is
easily Travelled over in the winter season. What
is now wanted, both by our Lake Superior
neighbOrs and ourselves, is q weekly mail in or
der to have regular intercourse and business
connection out this way. We have no doubt
our Delegate in Congress will attend promptly
to securing an appropriation for the carly COM
plctiOn OF the Point Douglass and st. Louis ri
yer road but we can't wait that long for q
mail. This is matter which needs early at.
tention and immediate action. BY next year il
lished the entire distance through. but it is the
duty of the Government to start the mail in adj
vance of private enterprise.
FURTHER FROM MAINE.-Wc last week copied
from Maine paper the views of an intelligent
citizen of that State in regard to St. Paul and
the country adjacent. We this week give OF
our first page an extract from the correspond
ence of the Augusta Age, leading journal pub
lished at the capital of Maine, touching the
same subject. We are sorry we have not room
+ for the entire letter. The writer, towards the
conclusion of his epistle, is highly compliment
airy of some of our officers, and speaks as fol
lows of Secretary ROsser, which we are sure
will find a response in the breast of every citi
zen who has had the pleasure of either social OF
business intercourse with the Secretary:
THE Secretary of the Territory, Mr.. Rosscr
is also very gentlemanly officer, and commands
the universal respect and esteem of the people
OF the Territory without distinction of party
He is a Virginian by birth and residence, and q
Virginian also in hospitality and gcntlcmanly
bearing
, The Jenny Lind has arrived-not the
Jenny Lind that sings, however, remarked q
| citizen on Tuesday, Immediately following the