The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-24

10 A company of immigrants, from iii
nois, with ox-teams, horses, and ninety-on
head of beef cattle, COWS and calves passed u
Third street last evening, en- route for the Min
nesota river country.
ES- We had the pleasure of meeting in tow
yesterday. W. II. CoLLING, Esq, formerly of 81
Paul, but now farmer of the Straight Rive
valley. He represents that Rice county is fill
ing up by the right kind of settlers with grca
rapidity.
FIRST VIEW or ST. PAuI.-COl. Harris, of tn,
Cleveland Herald, one Of the Excursion editors
concludes letter to his paper with the follow
ing graphic account of his first glimpse of til,
great Northwestern metropolis
The morning of the sth the Excursionist.
were summoned TO the decks to catch the first
glimpse of wonderful st. Paul, the city of the
Upper Mississippi. On rounding a point tn,
town appeared in all its beauty at distance al
about four miles. Expressions of surprise and
admiration were universal. Stretched along
on the bluff bank Of the Mississippi for nearly
two miles, CLEANED dome and spire, white
homes, gardens and shrubbcry. and extensive
we'll bnlt. brick, business blocks. No town
East or West. shows to better advantage from
distance. Magic had done its work. and St
Paul stood out New York in miniature.
FoUR Coon HABITs.-Thcrc were four good
habits IA wise and a good man earnestly recon-
mende'l in bis counsels, and also by his own
example, and which he considered essentially
necessary for the management Of temporal con-
Germs: these are Punctuality, Accuracy, Stead
mess, and Dispatch. Without the first Of these,
time is wasted; without the second, mistakes
the most hurtIul to our own credit and interest
and that OF Others, may be committed without
the third, nothing can be well done and with
out the fourth, opportunities of great advan-
tagc are lost. which it is impossible to recall
yny- 1t is stated that the remains Of Gen.
Lafayette lie in neglected graveyard at Par
is, will, only plain horizontal slab to mark
the spot.
FIRE AT THE WHITE MouNrAINs-Thc Notch
House on the White Mountains was totally des-
troycd 10y fire OH Friday last.
En- \ lady, regular shopper, who had
made an unfortunate clerk tumble over all the
stockings in the shop-thcy were fall goods
objected that none were long enough. "lwant
the longest hose that arc made Then mad
am, you had better apply at the next engine
house,
1;5s" Robert Scott, who was executed at .lu-
burn, Spencer County, California, wrote con-
f'ssion in which he gives account Of seventeen
murders which he had committed or been en-
gagged in. He and his special partner obtained
So, 900 from their victims. He said his name
was not Scott. He arrived at San Francisco in
July 1919.
INITIAL lNsrRANcE.-We have frequently had
occasion to speak of the great advantages of
this system Of insurance. We allude to the
subject again, for the purpose Of calling attcn-
ton 10 the advertising card, inserted in the
Minn" sotian some days since, Of the Union MI
tual Insurance Company. One of the unaltcr-
able rules of this company, is that no loan of
the funds is ever made to an officer or director
Through this principle. and by other good
management, the company was enabled during
the past year to declare dividend of forty per
cent. on their premiums. The year previous
the same character of dividends amounted to
fifty per cent. \. j. Whitney, Esq. has been
agent for this company two years, during which
time he has issued about sixty policies. We
have no hesitation in saying That citizens who
to call upon Mr.. Whitney.
1.i:- A proposition has been made TO citi.
zcns, by men fully able and competent, to build
Il Theatre in St. Paul.
nS.- Mr.. Durand of the Red Wing House is
in town and informs us that improvements arc
still rapidly progressing in that village
Et:~ The Democrat is a little too fast in grum
bling about the Daily Mail. The contract with
the Packet Company does not commence till
the first Of July.
Foul PLAY SusrEcTED.--Wc learn by lcttc,
from friend in SkOwhegan. Maine, that Mr.
Seth Sturdcvant. Of Norridgewock. an aged cit
izen of that town. died some two weeks since
under such circumstances as to excite suspicion
that he had been poisoned by his son and wife
Ills stomach had been taken out and sent t.
Boston to be analysed Ivy DR.. Jackson.
The same letter says that Mr.. Joseph kidde,
of Skowhegan, died the goth April. on board
the steamer Yankee Blade two days out from
Panama, on his way to California.
1t further says that intelligence has been re
ccivcd of the death of Henry Page Of Norrdgc
wock, in Australia. and Of Mr.. Dellingham o
Skowhcgan, in California.
ANTHONY BrENs-COl. Subtle says tina. nc
offer has been made to purchase Burns since
his return announces his intention of remain
ing at Richmond, Va, and declares that he
went to the North Union man, but returned
dis-uniOnist.