The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30

stationed at Fort RIdSiey. lhcy were III com
mand of Lieut.. Hendrickson.
Cc- Hon. W. Ii. Mobiles has returned home
from his expedition as guide to party cmgra-
ting to Nebraska across the Plains Mr.
y. only accompanied the party as far as the
Dcs Moines One of our citizens who was with
the party and returned, reports the streams
very high. and that they had rainy, disagree
able time of it.
10" MIR. Brunson arrived home in good
health by the Nominee. from attendance upon
his duties as Representative to the Grand
Lodge of the United States |. o. O. +. The
Grand Lodge had a harmonious session--the
principal legislative business before the body
being the adoption of the new contribution
The constitution of several State and Terrific
rial grand lodges and grand Encampments
stitution of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota,
which was confirmed without amendment. A
committee was appointed to report plan for
the consolidation of the subordinate Lodges
and Encampments throughout the jurisdiction.
Mr.. Brunson has now completed his two
years term Of service as the first Representa-
tive of the Grand Lodge Of Minnesota in the
Supreme Legislative and Judicial body of the
order. That his labors have been highly benc-
fetal to those whom he represented. and cred
table to himself in marked degree. are facts
already we'll known to the fraternity in Mime
sofa.
review At Fort SNEIIING.--A review of Maj.
Sherman Battery. Third Artillery, took place
at Fort Smelling yesterday. The command
went through the Flying Artillery cvolu-
ton in fine style, and with high credit to them
selves and their commanding officer. We re-
greet to learn that one of the soldiers had his
foot badly crippled by a wheel of one o. the
gun carriages passing over it,
PrrNAM's MONTHLY For OCT.-Mcssrs. Howi,z
& Co.. have placed upon OR table the Oct.
number ofths prompt and popular monthly
1t contains one hundrcd pages, filed as usual
with matter of merit and of interest to the COM
mon reader. 1t opens.with the portrait Of the
author of an article heretofore published in the
magazine. headed sour President which
many of our readers doubtless read at the
time.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDArE.-Alen Pierse, Esq.
will lie a candidate for the Office Of County
Treasurer at the ensuing election.
LAND SALEs-Thc La Cross Democrat says ::
The public Sale opened Monday at the Land
Office in this place, and upwards of 5000 acres
of pine land were sold at prices ranging from
SIPS to S2GOper acre. Tuesday the bidders
called a meeting to make compromises. and if
possible, to prevent bidding against each 9th
er. There is large concorse of people in
town. and considerable feeling is manifested
will be large Our hotels are full TO overflow
ng.'
THE BosTnN TR,pH.-R. Marvin is opening
Il large and splendid assortment orcrockcry and
glass ware at his store, which were purchased
in Boston. We learn that those of our dealers
in this City who have made their purchases in
Boston the present fall, arc hishly pleased with
the terms aud facilities offered them blythe mcr-
chants of that City. We thiHk dealers in Eos
ton would find their interests advanced by for
warding their advertisements othc Minnesota
papers. and thus inviting the trade Of our cti-
Zens.
THE New pIANET-In 1915 the number IF
known asteroids amounted to only four. YES
ia, juno. Ceres and Pallas. The recent dis
covery by Mr.. Ferguson at the Washington
Observatory raises the number to thirty one
On the night when the planet was discovered
the thirteenth and thirtyiirst were i'll the field
of the telescope together.
5aU- One hundred dollar bills on Shoe and
Leather Dealers Bank, altered from ones, beau
titully executed and calculated to deceive, are
in circulation in Boston.
REJECTED ADDREssEs.-Thc touching appeal
of the Washington Union, for an agreement of
the Democrats of NcwYork, upon one ticket.
is responded to in this wise by the Evening Post
Democratic
"Thcse overtures for a fusion Of the two di-
visions of the Democratic Party, are like pro-
posals of marriage from prodigal who finds
that he has spent all his estate. and now wants
10 recruit his finances by taking a wife who is
reported to have a little money in the funds
1t is courtship in which the sutton has no adj
vantage to oi,pr. a triumphant party might
not expect to so!icitin vain the return of Il band
of schislnatics: hut here is party which has
been signsly beaten Il: all the recent State
elections. and has before It the prospect OF
equally signal defeats in nearly all the elections
Eeid in the States nEfts Of the Potomac. Those
who ally themselves with it al the present no
ment have nothing 10 expect bit plenty o. dry
blows and no pay.
CLEEICa.- CoNrENIioN-Thc PRESBYTERIAN and
Congrc 9ationai ministers Of Wisconsin will
meet il convention. al Eon du Lac, tie 5th Of
October.
Frr the MINI 5otisn.
Great Crops at Red Wing--A Murdered man
found ia the River near Lake Pepin.
RED WING, Sept. %. 1854.
MEssGs. EDiTOEs In your paper Of Sept.