The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-08


Louis papers of the 24th
Gc- Geo. II. Spencer. of Traverse des Sioux.
Traverse is keeping its head up high this sea-
son, and going ahead as rapidly as any of the
river towns.
D1- The senior editor acknowledges the re-
CENT of a good dinner at home yesterday, the
staple of which was an ample dish of string
beans, which his "better half'' picked from her
own garden. These were the first of this vcge-
table we have seen this season. and we don't
see why the family should not have credit for
early garden sass' as we'll as other people,
TO We deeply regret to state, that MIR.
IIchcox, who was seriously wounded a few days
since, in q controversy with another citizen,
died of his wound about II o'clock, yesterday.
His funeral, it will be seen. takes place to-day
10 Messrs. Locke Il Sweeney, as will be
seen by their card, have opened profitable
branch of mercantile business at the old Libra
ry Building, Third Street, above our Office. -
They are enterprising young men who deserve
success.
GG- The Black Hawk will leave for Rock
Island tomorrow, where she will undergo re-
pairs before entering upon the latter summer
and fall trade.
Bors LOST. - We find the following in the
Gaena Advertiser:
Mr.. James. Miner, OF Irish Hollow, in this
county, is anxiously inquring after his son and
an apprentice, who left him on the 9Th of April
last. and have not been heard of since. His
son George is IL years of age the apprentice
John Omerod. is IL years old. Any informa-
ton concerning the above boys. directed to
James Miller, Galena, will be thankfully re-
ceived. and liberal reward will we paid.
Eg- Publishers of papers will confer favor
ON an afflicted family 10y publishing this notice
PUTNAM. - Howitz & Co.. will receive by the
next boat Putnam for July. This number of
the popular American magazine contains q
portrait of the author of the Potipher papers
commencement Of capital American story by
Herman Melville, to be completed in this VOL
umc a new poem by Longfellow noble CON-
position by Bayard Taylor articles by Curtis,
and several other special attractions.
WESTERN bellies. We hope we will be par
doned for copying from one of the interesting
letters by the senior editor of the Cleveland
Herald, the following account. which brings to
, public notice two of the fairest daughters of
the West. We believe the first lady referred to
is now Minnesotian, or at least will be during
the summer months--Capt. NJ, since retiring
from the river, having taken rooms for himself
and family at the Winslow House:
The daughter of Capt. NJ, o: the Galena, was
one Of the bellies of the pleasure party. Agile
: as the fawn. joyous and musical as the mockine
, Bird sensible, educated and refined, free from
the stiffness and formality of city manners, she
was the life of the social circle, and equally al
home in repartec music, dance, or wheclhouse
) guiding the stately craft. which she occasion.
ally did for miles with skill and steadiness
that frightened the eye of the relieved and ad.
mirng old wheelman. And, by the way, the
Western bellies on the Galena certainly did no,
dwndle in the presence of their lovely and dis
tingushed Eastern sisters. None were more
deservedly favorites than the accomplished
daughter of Gov. Matteson. the Grand-dau ghter
of Gov. Edwards, of Illinois, and the fair pilot
of the Galena.
l~ Gen. Houston is abont to resign his scat
in the Senate of the United States A recent
letter to one of the New York papers, from
!; Texas, gives daguerreotype sketch of the old
hero, as he is at home, and to which the sick
ness of his wife recently called him from Wash
ngton. We quote:
He now lives at the town of independence,
twelve miles from the Rio Brazos on a little
farm. in a log capin with but four rooms. plainly
even cheaply. furnished. When at home sit
ting in the raw hide seat chairs, he entertains
, like Lr with the ease Of an old English gentle
man, the plainncss of frontiersman. retaining
some of the habits of the Cherokee. He talks
with great freedom of his traducers protesting
to utterly dcspse their malignity. He has only
enough slaves for servants. His table for break
fast has bacon. sometimes eggs. corn bread, hon.
iny. and coffee dinner, ditto, with greens sup
per, ditto. without. | judge his wife an intel
lcctual woman, a church member, with plain
: habits. and is q good mother. They are both
frugal to a degree. They have six children, all
. in good health, five girls and one boy. not one
of whom had a shoe on its feet during the
last winter. and they are as hearty as Canaan
ches Mrs. II. manages the farm and instructs
the children. Though having had no particular
way of making money and having been poor
, a few years ago, he has husbanded some twelve
thousand dollars, mostly from his pay and mile
age as Senator in Congress. lie lives a long
way from the capital. There are scores of tales
touching his credit and business transactions.
which might affect other men - not old SAM
He sports huge mustache, drinks no whiskey.
but continues his usual galantries to the other
sex. He reads his papers and writes his letters
on pine table in the open gallery
The old Tippecanoe battle ground is fenced
in and we'll taken care of by the State. 1t lies
in beautiful position and in the midst of q
fine agricultural country.
1t is stated that the remains of Gen. Lafay-
cite lie in neglected graveyard at Paris, with
only plain horizontal slab to mark the spot.
, p-The n. Y. Express says, milk, strawber-
.ies and vegetables are lying in any quantities
on the line of the Erie road, waiting for transit