The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-03
SMNTA TRRmRS


IMPROVE YOUR SIDE-WALKs.-We would sug-
gest to the property holders along those main
avenues which the street Commissioners have
given notice that they intend to have planked
with good and substantial sidewalks, the pro-
priety Of going to work and accomplishing the
improvement before the arrival of our noted rail-
road and editorial visitors next menth. Ifthose
best garb, and make good impression on that
important occasion, they will set themselves a
bout the business at once. The pay for the
work must come out their pockets in the end,
and it will perhaps cost less to do it by indi-
dividual enterprise than to wait until the time
of notice has expired and then allow the job to
fall into the hands of the city authorities. At
all events, it becomes st. Paul to appear in her
best dress on the morning Of June 9th.
.1sS~ Hon. W. II. Mobiles, of Shakapee. who
it is generally known has been absent at Wash
ngton some time. attending to business of in
terest to the Territory, returned home few
days since. He confirms what we had previ-
ously learned from other quarters, that Mr..
Rice is laboring zealously and with great sue
cess to forward the interests of his constituents,
but has been much annoyed by the schemes of
ambitious politicians of his own political party
here at home. We have nothing to do with the
merits of these disputes, but as citizens of the
Territory we cannot but regret that men in our
midst will allow their personal feelings to so
far mislead them. In all Territorial measures,
the Minnesota Whigs-those at home and at
Westinghouse far as VIC can learn, are doing
all they can to aid the Delegate in getting
through with the important business pertaining
to his office.
FIEE-A stable attached TO Fort Smelling
was destroyed by fire on Friday night.
Eas~ Mr.. Pattison, of the firm of Pattison j.
Benson, arrived by the Nominee. with a large
instalmcnt of new coaches and carriages for the
Red coach line. Mr.. p. brings his family, and
will hereafter reside permanently in st. Paul.
Good for him!
.1an~ The church edifice of the Second Pres
byterian congregation is rapidly approaching
completion. Measures are now being taken to
procure a bell for this building.
o- The hospital in process of erection by
the authorities ofthc Catholic community, will.
we are informed by Bishop Cretin, be completed
so far as to be susceptible Of use by the first OF
July. 1t will supply a great need in St. Paul.
HS~ We regret to state that unavoidable OBJ
staclcs will in all probability prevent the open
ing of the Sintomine House for the present.
The fault, we understand, rests with the St.
Louis partners in the proprictorshp.
iS- Judge Goodrich is making the old st.
Paul House. corner Of Jackson and Third, shine
forth in all the brilliancy of new hotel, by the
improvements his brother, the proprietor, has
authorized him to put upon it. But that stable
just erected opposite Mohett's, fronting on Jack
son, is a horrid eye-sorc to the modern fashion
able appearance the street is assuming.
rs J. E. Fullerton has something new,
nice and handsome over at his store. Call in !!
III We had visit on Saturday from sew
eral young gentlemen from Mississippi and In
diana, who came to Minnesota to engage in dif-
fcrcnt branches of business. Thus we are ga
thering the cream of the emigration from all
parts of the country.
.E5J- The Hartford Times the leading Dem
ocraic organ in Connecticut favor the dcmoc-
racy with the following sober truth touching
the Nebraska issue:
"Ifthere is any doubt, the issue is to be push
cd still father and euery free State in the I'm
ion will be taken from the hands of the De-
mocracy.
A Rival. TO HEMp.-Thc India Company have
forwarded to the Manchester (Eng) CONNER
cial Association, some samples of certain fibrous
grasses. said to grow in Assam and other dis
tricts of India. One Of these samples is identi-
cal with the fabric known as China grass, and
has been valued by Messrs. Marshal, of Leeds,
at G4S to ESQ per ton. Another of the samples
seems calculated to rival Russian hemp, as in a
recent experiment the former bore strain of
345 pounds, while the latter could only sustain
100 pounds.
ES- The Government of Venezuela were to
give freedom to every slave that trcads her
soil on the 10Th ultmo.
Es- The Legislature of Massachusetts clos
ed its session on Monday the sth inst. Among
the important acts passed at this session we no
tice one for loaning the credit of the State to
the amount of S2OOOOOO in aid of the Hoosac
Tunnel, and one for changing the mode of e.
lecting members to Congress making aplurali-
ty elect on the first trial instead of the second,
as heretofore new Banks of dcposite
and discount and fifteen Savings Banks have