The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-11-10

Of this paper, published IN the nourishing town of
ST. Mary, Iowa, by our old friend. Charles Sexton,
Esq. The paper is well got up, and we hope Mr..
Sections friends in Minnesota and Wisconsin, will
give him solid demonstration Of their good will.
Talking OF st. Mary, we see that another gen.
tleman from Minnesota has taken up his abode in
Sc them diggins." In looking over the Gazette, we
came across the following, among other notices Of
township officers" Cons,ables-J. Bunker and w
ID. Atwood" Go it, Bill, your head is right,-and
80 are the People Of St. Mary. We always feel a
sensation OF profound satisfaction at the prosperity Of
our friends.
"A RARE CHANcE.-Wc have a great MANY nice
young ncn about town, who are in want of fortunes
and we are happy to be able to tell them, this week k,
how and where they can he accommodated. Mr. j.
Fisher, OF Dcs Peres, st. Louis County, Missouri.
has discovered process by which anv person. of
ordinary business tact, can make from twen, one to
tweny-our hundred dollars year, just "as easy as
falling of log" and his phianthropic love of the
human family impels him to mpart the secret to all
who will forward two dollars, in letter, postpaid.
Look at his card and follow instructions.
DuBuQUE.-We refer our readers to the cards If
several business firms in Dubu1ue, Iowa. The nr.s.
cnt prospect Of much closer business connection I've
tween Minnesota and Dubuque. renders more init.
mate acquaintance with the business men of that
hourishing town highly desirable.
THE PRAIRIE FARMER.-This !, a,v,v. =, ,vs,-
come guest IN our sanctum. The October number
which We received but few DAYS since. contains
many valuable agricultural items. We woud recon-.
mend the Prairie Farmer to friends in Minnesota
because 1t contains many experiments and much use
iui information relative to the prairie farming, which
Is important to farmers in Minnesota 1t is publish.
ed monthly, IN Chicago, at one dollar per annum.
We call attention to the letter of Hon. Martin Nc.
Leod, in another column. We very seldom find an,
thing IN the Democrat worth copying, but the et,e.
oil MIR. Mcleod is decidedly rich.-We expect to
publish Capt. Dodd's letter in our next.
Ropes manufactured from cotton are now in usc q,
Boston. Ii Is thought that they will supercedc the
common cordage, particularly on vessels of nercbau.
die.
John Z. Hale has been presented with a medal
from the crew Of the sloop Of war Germantown, for
MS active exertions in procuring the abolition OF
hosg'ng in the U. S. Navy, Oct. 10, 1853. We
would be glad to one more curse abolished. viz
the spirt-ration.
The Indiana State Fair closed at LAFAYETTE. on the
l4th Forty thousand people were present, and tn.
receipts $1,000.
II is asserted that England and Spain have enter
ed into an arrangement to introduce apprentices from
Africa into the Island of Cuba to be worked as slcres
Tor the space OF ten years. and then to be liberated
The object Of both Spain and England is evdentl,
the ultimate abolition Of slavery in that Island The
ashmSton Union disapproves Of the movement, and
thinks our Government should interfere. Interfere
Tor what! To prevent slavery from being abolished
Or does the Union entertain fears that England is
seeking to grasp Cuba under the guise of philan.
throp'c motive! Possibly this may be, but we are I'm.
willing to believe it. If England and Spain are sin
'te IN the matter, in the name of Heaven don't throw
cold water on the movement. We think tina, If the
project is carried in good faith, in fifty wears sla
very will cease to exist in one of the ircs lands the
ouhe'er Snonc upon.
DEATH OF GEN. CHILDs.-Ths officer Of the
U. 3 Army, who served faithfully in the Florida
and Mexican Wars, died Of Yellow Fever at Tam.
pa Bay, on the 9Th nit. He was native of Massa
chusetts.
The Ga'ena Advertiser notices the departure O
Hon. Ii. NJ. Rice, from Galena, on the ID inst, 70,
Washington.
NERMoNT.-Robnson, Democrat, was elected b,
the Legislature, Governor of Vermont, on the third
ballot.
The New York Banks are said to be in sound
condition, the specie in their vaults being two and
half millions larger than their loans.
Nine laborers were drowned at Philadelphia on the
18th ult.. by the sinking of two mud scows. The
scows were being lowed by Steamboat, when wave
striking one, sunk it, and in going down, drew the
other after it.
1t is reported that the article which recently ap.
peared in the Episcopal Recorder of Philadelphia,
sIanderins Bishop Hughes, and for the publication
of which the Bishop sued the publishers for libel was
foul SANDER, and that disclaimer will be pu forth
making an honorable ane1Ie The article was IN.
serted in the absence Of the editor.
The Galena Gazette has entered on its twentieth
year The Gazette is a well conducted paper. and We
are gratited To learn that is in ourishing cond
,iol.
BEErER.-Our St. Anthony friends are deter
mined to beet "all nalur" in raising Bee,.. Hear
what the Democrat, says:
Large Beet, Minnesota against ssaH Creation -
Last week we were presented with Mammoth Beet.
which measures TWO FEET in length, TWEEN
ONE INCHES in diameter, and weighs NINE
POUNDS AND TEN OUNCES. IL was raised
BY MIR. Cobb, farmer living about mile and a half
above 81. Anthony
The Lake Superior Journal thus alulcs to Fon
iu Lac on Lake Superior:
''Fon du Lac is bound to be an important point on
the Lake, ii not the most impatgs, and TIA; too in
a very few wears. W,thin two or three yeas
there will doubtless be railroad commenced
to connect that point and ST. Paul or some other
point on the Mississippi. We are sorcy tempted to
o'n this new enterprise, although we have reason to