The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-12
Gg- The Galena is in earlier this week than
usual. She will leave to-day at ten o'clock.

usual. She will leave to-day at ten o'clock.
The ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. R.-From near Cal
70 the track is laid upon the Illinois Central
Railroad, to point about So miles north OF
Cairo except small portion at the crossing of
the Big Muddy, 60 miles north of Cairo. From
the northern termination of the track now laid,
to the crossing Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, is about 80 miles.
MOBILES RoUrE.-The Legislature Of Calfor-
MIA has made an appropriation for the survey
Of Mobiles celebrated emigrant route through
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the work is
to go Immediately forward. 1t is thought the
road will be in good condition by the time the
emigration Of next spring reaches the noun
tains.
@6- The Excelsior arrived from st. Louis
yesterday morning with very heavy freight
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE. - We are in
receipt of the August number of this valuable
monthly. 1t is filled, as usual, with highly in
tercsting articles, enbodying commercial and
statistical information which can be found in
no other publication in the world. The follow
ing letter from the Hon. Abbott Lawrence, for
merly U. S. Minister to Great Britain, to Mr..
Hunt, editor and proprietor of this work, speaks
of it in terms of high eulogium
BOsTON, June 10. 1854.
My Dear Sir: II have often had occasion
! nt nn1xy 1.f Irwin
abroad, to refer to the Merchants Magazine"
for information, upon questions of Importance
to the interests of our country, and beg to say
that am not acquainted with any publication
that contains SO much information upon the
subject Of our great national economy.
deem this periodical OF value not only to
the merchant, but to the statesman, diploma
fist, jurist, manufacturer, mechanic, agricultur-
list, and national economist. In fact, it is a
brief compendium OF knowledge out of which
all classes, occupations and professions may OBJ
tain something useful to themselves, to our
common country, and to the world at large.
The liberal principles upon which this maya
zine has been conducted, must, | think, recon-
mend it to the consideration and patronage of
the public. l assure you of my best wishes for
a circulation of this unrivalled periodical, COM
mensurate with its merits, and your own rca-
sonablc expectations.
1 am, ucur SIT,
Very sincerely, your obedient servant.
ABBOTT LAWRENCE.
70 Freeman Hunt, Esq.
THE HOMESTEAD BTII.-Mr. Rice writes that
should the substitute for the Homestead bill
which recently passed the Senate become a
law, "those now in Minnesota and the thou
sands that will 60 there, will he enabled to
purchase lG0 acres of land for forty dollars
and that too upon a credit Of five years. This
will more than double the immigration to your
Territory in the next twelve months" The
substitute had not passed the House at last &C.
counts.
WINONA AND RED WING LAND OFFICES EsrAD-
I.IsHED.-Mr. Rice informs the emocrat by let
ter that the land Offices at Red Wing and Wi
mona have been established, and the following
persons appointed to conduct them, viz:
Red Wing.-C. c. Graham, of Indiana, Re-
ceiver. W. W. Phelps, of Michigan. Register.
Winona.-Lorenzo D. Smith, of Winona, N.
T., Receiver. Deidr;ch Upman, of Wis, Regis
ter The Democrat speaking of the new Of
ticers, says:
Z" Mr.. Phelps is, We believe the editor of the
Pontiac JacksOnian. He visited our Territory
few weeks since and made favorable i'm
preston upon those who gained his acquain-
lance. L. d. Smith is we'll known to most of
our citizens, and we feel confident that no ap-
pointment could have been made which would
have given such universal satisfaction.
With Messrs. Graham and Upman we have
no acquaintance. The former We learn, served
as Captain in the Mexican war; and acquitted
himself with much credit.
The books. maps, &c, are to be forwarded,
and the offices opened at once. This will be
good news to the claimants in the vicinity of
those Offices. who, we trust will soon have an
opportunity for purchasing their lands.
TERRITORIAL LyBaARY.-An appropriation
Of five hundred dollars has been made for the
purchase of books for this Library.
TIE MONEY MARKET.-The panic is subsd-
ing at the East. The N. Y. Commercial AL
vertiser Of a late date says:
In reviewing the events of the last three or
four weeks, it certainly speaks we'll for the gen.
eral soundness of affairs of this city, that so lit
tie mischief has resulted from revelations so
well calculated to overthrow all confidence be-
tween man and man. Notwithstanding the
sudden and most unexpected shock to public
credit, and the consequent tightening of the
purse strings ofthose who had heretofore been
free dispensers of their means, there has been
scarcely a failure of moment outside of the i'm
mediate circle of those implicated in the fraud
recently discovered. True. two or three hous-
es did at first succomb to the violence of the
shock, but VIC believe in nearly every impor-
tant instance, matters have been satisfactorl
arranged, or are now in a fair way of being
so.
THIEVES About Our friend Coleman hands
us the following. We have no doubt the Mar
shall has only to know the facts Of this robbery
in order to catch the thieves if they can be
found:
MEssRs EDIToIS-P:casc allow me through
your paper to warn all persons at work on new
buildings to look sharp after :her working
tools for durinp tho mast wcck Como moan