The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-30

TROUBLE WITH THE WINNEBAGOES-CALL FUR
THE u s. TROOPS FROM Fort RIpLEY.-The
mail from Fort Ripley, brings news Of trouble
at the Winnebago agency.
Since the Indians in that quarter, have re-
ceived their annuity, whiskey has been intro
duced among them, and they have become ri
otous among themselves and insulting in their
behaviour to the members of the agency. The
conduct of some of the tribe is to that degree
vicious, that General Fletcher has deemed it
expedient to send an express to Major Patten
at Fort Ripley for troops to enforce order and
arrest the offenders. A detachment of thirty
rank and file under Lieut. Sawtelle, left the
garrison for that purpose, the day after the ex-
press arrived. The troops were seen yester-
day week opposite Swan river, sixteen miles
below Fort Ripley, crossing the river on the
ice on their way 10 the agency.
! SOLDIER DROwNED.-A soldier of the Second
Infantry, named jeremiah Mahoney, belonging
to Fort Ripley, was drowned in the Missssp-
pi a short distance below the garrison, on the
night of the 9TH inst. He had crossed the riv
CT, after dark, for the purpose of obtaining IL
quor at a whskey establishment on the oppo-
site shore, and persisted, as was indicated by
his return track leading to the verge of an air
hole, in an unsuccessful attempt to regain the
Fort.
PCTNAM FOR DECEMBER-This favorite maya
zine for the current mouth although little
behind the time, makes up for the delay in the
richness of its contents. We are glad to learn
that Putnam goes on increasing in circulation
as well as literary ability. The present num-
Der is embcllished with a fine steel engraved
likeness of James Russell Lowell, the eminent
I Boston poet. Howitz has this number, and
will have the January number in few days,
which commences new volume.
re The weather still continues uncomfort-
ably warm for the season, and what little sleigh
ing we had has about left us. 1t looks Just
now as though the river was going to break
up.
FoR SrPERIoR.-A party consisting of Messrs.
Ely,J. r. Irvine, Banker and others, started for
Superior on Christmas. They hope to 60 all
the way through on runners. The sleighing is
said to be fine up toward the Lake.
| DONATION VIsIT.-The friends of Rev. Mr..
RIHELDAFFER, and members of the congrega-
ton of the Central Presbyterian Church, pur-
pose making donation visit at his residence
this evening at O'clock to which all who feel
disposed are invited to attend.
LAKE SUPERIOR SILvER.-The Detroit Tri-
bune says it learns from undoubted authority,
that the Minnesota Copper Company have re-
Gently. at single blast, blown out eight thou
sand dollars worth of pure native silver. We
have conversed, adds the Tribune, with gentle
men who have some of the specim ems, and 9TH
crs who have just returned from the mine, and
they assure us that there is no humbug either
as to the amount, or the quality of the ore.
Lake Superior bids fair to lie as rich in silver
mines as it is known to be in copper and iron.
MINNESOTA IN CONGRESs.-A letter from our
Delegate, dated the 18th, states that on that
day, the bill which passed the House last ses-
sion for extnguishng the title to the Chippe-
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the Senate. We may therefore soon expect to
see all the valuable pine lands in Minnesota
transferred to the Government, and thence to
the private purchaser Mr. Rice hopes to be
able to get some small appropriations for Min
nesota during the session, and will be disap-
pointed if we do not get an appropriation to
build an emigrant road from Lake Superior to
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rich country to the north of us, and become an
improvement of incalculablc benefit to the
whole Territory. We sincerely trust the pro-
jject will meet with success.
AS VIZ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jones and
Dodge, Of Iowa. have been string up our slow
coach of 4 Postmaster General, to induce him
to order tri-weekly or daily mail service OH
the route between st. Paul and Dubuque, but
Mr.. Campbell refuses! One mail a week, he |
thinks is as much as he can afford to let us
have. Gen. Jones, however, is determined
not to "gi up so, and with Mr.. Rice and
others intends to keep importuning the old TO-
sy until he yields. No one can do that same
thing more ctTectually than the General We
Of ST. Paul. however, should render him all the |
assistance we can. What say the Board OF
Trade to taking action in the premises?
THANKS FOR Rich PREsENT.-It will be rec
elected we spoke, day or two since, of the
fact that handsome sofa had been presented
to the Baptist congregation of st. Paul on
Thanksgiving day. 1t appears that the con-
gregation have discovered the donor, and have
returned thanks to him in the following appro-
pirate manner:
'TEUMAN NJ. SMITH. Esq:
DEAR SIR A rich, and by them regarded
as a very necessary gift was found. in their
hour of worship. by the membership of the
First Baptist Church in this city on Thanks
giving morning. 1t seemed placed there for
the purpose fquickening our emotions of de-