The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-27
NUMBER 81.

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RMuRo.p-Tbe above
company have established an Office in st. Paul.
for the sale of through tickets to all the East
ern States and cities. At its head, we have
the pleasure ofrccognizing our friend who WIS.,
tied us last year, Capt. /. C. George. formerly
in the same line ofbusness at Buffalo, Syracuse,
&c. The Captain has opened his Office on STAN
thony street, at the real estate depot OLA. Vance
Brown, nearly opposite the American House.
The location is in that central part Of town
where travellers most do congregate and has
consequently been well selected. The Michi-
gan Southern Company have appointed Capt.
George with full powers to represent theft in
terests in the passenger business at st. Paul.
Tickets can now be procured at his Office over
this road to all the important cities and towns
throughout Ohio, Perm ylvania, New York, and
the entire New England States. Capt. George
is thoroughly posted in reference to the NJ S.
Il. Il. and its important Railroad connections
throughout the Eastern and middle States, and
is fully prepared to impart correct information
to the travelling public. Give him a call, all
of you who are going beyond Chicago
Quick TEANsrORTATroN--A lot Of type which
we entrusted to Burbank q Cos express, reach
ed us last week from New York i'm about twen-
ty days from the time it was ordered, and it
had TO he manufactured after the order reach
ed the foundry. That may be called good
time in any country. Burbank Co. have
their arrangements now fixed so that they can
.J.ol~X q .cl I'll a.
10 The favOrite st. Louis Packet Admiral
left yesterday noon, with full cabin Of passen-
gers. She made long trip up. but it was ow-
ing to her heavy business. On the way up
she handled over six hundred tons of freight,
and had a cabin full ofpassengers all the while.
The Admiral hereafter may be looked for regu-
larly every two weeks.
PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT.--On Monday of last
week, Mr.. Richardson. the Nebraska leader i'm
the House Withdrew the demand for the pre-
vious question, on the resolution offered by
him several days ago, and proposed extending
the debate till Friday which was carried. The
ante Nebraska members have divided them
selves into platoons of thirty members each.--
The object of this was, to have that number
on hand to call for the yeas and
nays according to the rules of the House. while
the rest could husband their strength by TAX
ing little rest.
CHoLERA.-The Gaena Advertiser Of Fri
day says, there were no cholera cases yester-
day: and we cannot hear Of a single case in
town.
J7,G" Mr.. Cooley young artist who located
among us last fall but owing to that modesty
which is characteristic of true sons of his pro-
fcssion, keeps himself aloof from society and
worldly display, is engaged upon some very
fine potraits at his rooms in the Rice House
lie contcmplates shortly to offer the citizens OF
ST. Paul the opportunity of securing splendid
portrait ofone of Minnesota S most distinguish
ed men to be preserved, in some public place,
if the public spirited among us feel disposed to
the enterprise.
CG- Our neighbor Rauch can now show the
best assortment Of family and cpicurcan "knck-
nacks' that we have ever seen on sale in st.
Paul. lie purchased at the fountain head Of
all such things.
.GI5~ The Deputy L. S. Inspector for steam
boats in this district under the steamboat law
at Congress, paid Minnesota visit last week.
He inspected the steamers Gov. Ramsey and lola
while here. They and their boilers were found
all right.
~ The card in our paper of yesterday,
stating the partnership recently formed be-
tween Mcssrs. Starkey & Pettey., escaped
our notice. These gentlemen will be found
luly posted upon any business in their line
which the and-seeking public may wish at
tended to.
TO- +. ". Spencer has purchased the Black
Hawk, and will continue to run her in the Min
nesota river trade. The Hawk on her last
trip, was the first boat at Mankato this season,
and made the run from there down to st, Paul
during daylight hours on Sunday last Most
of the present rise in the Minnesota is out Of
the Blue Earth.
z,c- The late rains are worth at least halfa
million dollars to Minnesota. The lumbermen
all over the Territory are busy, and will come
very near to getting all their logs to mill and
market upon this rise.
nso- Our young friend, Mr.. L. c. Dayton, who
has been absent at the East nearly two years,
returned home by the Admiral on Sunday
looking enviably healthy.
Loss OF THE STEAMER fKE--LvEs Losr.--The
steamer Pike, on Friday night last, struck
,nag, about one hundred miles below st. Louis,
md sunk to within three feet of the hurricane
leck From six to ten persons on the lower
leck, including two Of the crew, we're drowned.
1ne of the victims was woman and two were
children. None of the officers or cabin passen-
gers were lost. The boat was on her way to