The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-18
From the St. Anthony Express, MOI. II.
ST. Anthony liens.

WINTER WnEAr.-A larger quantity Of win.
ter wheat has been sown in this vicinity. the
present autumn. than any previous season.
| Our farmers are confident VI the success Of tho
crop.
| DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN MINNEsoTA-We I'M.
dcrstand that a farmer in IIcnncpin county. re-
Gently discovered on cXcavating the earth on
his land, lump Of gold Of the value of ten del
lars. a gentleman examined it, who is fami-
liar with the California gold in all its varieties
and pronounced it Of the same kind as the
quartz gold Of that State. Whether the exanl-
nation has been prosecuted to any further ex-
tent, we are not informed but sincerely hope IT
may not turn out that any considerable amount
OF the ore may be found, AS no greater curse
could happen to the Territory than to have it
distinguished as a gold bearing State.
We have exceedingly productive gold mines
! IN every part of the Territory, where the land
IS thoroughly cultivated. Some farmers of our
acquaintance have discovered. the present sea-
son, from : l.jO0 to $1,000, already coined,
and transferred the same to their own
pockets These are TIE KIND Of mines which
are most valuable to a State, and better than
all the Free Banks Of our ncighboriny
states.
MIyNEAroI.IS E8IcE.-Wc learn that arrange
ments are bciD Z made for the manufacture Of
several millions OF these superior brick The
coming season. large number have been
contracted for at St Paul. and very large
amount OF building is already projected at ST.
| Anthony and Minneapolis next spring The
| latter place has made noble commencement
this season. and We ante pate an active rivalry
The coming season, between the two villages
rs to which shall erect the greatest number OF
| handsome BRICK cdi!:ccs.
Is IT True That Il combination has been
.nrlncd among milirr> in this vicinity, TO do no
| aston grinding OF wheat. iur the purpose Of
ircplng !'onr up to nine AMI ten dollars Der
ariel. Such Is The ccrrent report. which we
| rust may not prove correct. as it will be n tax
! nOst severely itlt by the poor. many or whom
! rave RAISED only enough tor their own use, and
can i'll atnrd to sell their wheat at dollar a
shetland pay such enormous prices for aour II
such monopoly be maintained. Touring mills
NH Prove no benefit 10 the country but rather
gricvous nuisance. which the community
would Willingly see abated.
! Observation-Disclosures Quantities OF NOR
ehantIzc are daily arriving from mellow SIEVE
'al OF our merchants are rejoicing OF late in the
| receipt oil goods about which they had begun
! entertain the most s,sions agprchensions
, An arrangement ought to he made with East
I'll foadH to forward Minnesota freight first
n consideration of Tie imro>sihility of obtain.
ing 1t after the close ofnaviyaton.
INDIAN WAR AT llAND.-The Oregonan learns
hy mn grants just in from the plains. that n
party o! five hundred Indians. well armed and
mounted. had collected near the Immigrant,
road and proclaimed their intention of war
against all whites who might fail in their way,
We my reasonably expect To learn of some
nard iichiin" between Major Ilallcr's command
| md these indians.
| The election returns from Washington Ter
fit"ry Ind .catc the probable success OF the Dem.
| 'cratic party.
Gold is rnnorcd to he found every day in o
rev locality.
! DIh"GrE. -Boy-Iapa. what does this pop
liar sovereignty mean, tLat they talk 80
| much about?
Papa--It means, my son, $4,000 majority in
| thc State OF Olo--Iri5une.
~ There has been gathered from single
apple tree. upon the farm Of Mr. Nehemiah Per-
fins, in Topsleld, Mass. the extraordinary
quantity ofone hundred bushels (forty barrcls)
| Of apples. The tree has always been a great
bearer, frequently pro lucng from fifty to sin
ty bushels. 1t is about fifty years old.
| CATTLE From ARoosrNoH-A number of
groves oil cattle Lave passed through this civ
recently from Aroostook county Tho ircd
| 'hcrc has not suffered from the drought as in
othcr parts OF the State The Wing saws a few
years since many cattle were driven from Ken
nebcc county eastward. but the progress of set
clement has at length turned the current, and
40" cattle are driven i'll abundance from the
AroostOok to kcnncLcc. The other day +
ttcc purchased a drove of so head Of beef cat
! lie from the Aroostook. -Ban gor Journal
10 The Scbastopol hoax is now attributed
N IpnSn ,fl r,,l.
to have made millions by it.
ISLANDER Suit DECrDED--Thc Rochester
Democrat says. ''at the present term of the
Oneida Circuit Court an action for slandc, VA.
| brought Ivy Miss Martha Parker. of Wcstmoro.
land, against man named Spencer and the
:ury rendered verdict for the plaintiff OF
5000 damages. The young men of the village
oil Rome purchased a watch and presented il
10 thc plaintiff on the conclusion Of the trial.
Jo- The recent storm in Texas seems TO
have covered the whole State, doing immense
damage The loss in the cotton crop is va
riousiy estimated at from thirty to fifty thou.
sand bales. In Matasorda Bay 20 persons were
killed.
~" A majority of both branches OF the
pennsylvania Legislature. are said to be in.
structcd to vote for rrohibtory liquor law.
~ The London Times chronicles the re-
turn of four English paupcrs. who had been
sent out to America but were arraigned in
Boston before the Police Court, and ordered
Ito be returned to the Queen of Great Brit.
aim"
GS- Mrs. Gen. Gains is about to renew her
famous land suit She is in Washington for
this purpose.