The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-17

American House, is another evidence of up
town enterprise.
"SrIRIr OF THE PREss."-The Times and
Democrat are severe upon the errors in the
Pioneers Historical Sketch of Minnesota.
Is- We are under obligations to Mr.. Owens
and Capt. Ward, of the Excelsior, for st. Louis
papers. The Excelsior makes her appearance
every two weeks with the punctualty of for
mer seasons.
! GsS- We notice very fine improvement go
streets by gentleman from Montreal, who has
just purchased the property there situated.
TIE BosroN DAILY ATI.As.-Wc welcome
this excellent journal upon our exchange
list. we esteem it one of the soundcst and best
papers in the East. Its generous proprictors
will please accept our thanks for their ibcrality
! Gi~ The Assessors of the different Wards in
the city will meet at the Court House to-day,
instead of the Market House. as heretofore adj
vertiscd, for the purpose Of hearing any Ohjcc
tons from parties decming thcmsclvcsag gricv
cd by their assessment just COMPLETED. and will
continue their meetings from day to day, for
| the period of one week.
re- We regret to learn from the Times that
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into its columns the poetic gem of Jeannc
Deans Looking Back" hopes that the fair au-
thorcSs will soon gather her exquisite poems
into Il volume for the benefit of her admirers
We hope so too.--Gaitna .4dr.
And IRE hope SO too. And in that same col
lection fpocms, we hope to see the rich poetic
flowers of the garden intcrspcrscd with those
beautiful plants which the fair authorcss has
from time to time allowed the public to gaze
upon through the columns of the Minnesotian
and other journals of the country. We have
been asked thousand times, 'who is JEANNE
Deans" That question we are not at liberty to
answer as yet. We can only say although now
residing in Massachusetts, she is 4 lady iIenti-
fed with the West from infancy, and with the
Northwest since the first settlement of north
crn Illinois Galena particularly should be
proud to claim one who has it within her pow
er to assume position in literary circles along
side of "Gracc Greenwood" Miss Cummings,
or any other famous names among our young
or lady autl,orcsscs.
H. H. IIoughton. Esq, editor of the GaIcna
| Gazette & Advertiser. has been in town sever
with MISUNDERSTANDING Intel.
We had hoped our staid old friend would
have found time to continue his visit as far up
the river as st. Paul and St. Anthony. In our
opinion, he has been sticking type" in the.\d-
vcrtiscr Office about long enough, to afford
himself months recreation amid the cool re-
treats and crystal lakes of Minnesota. Come
up ncighbor; We regard you as one of the IA
theirs of our country and will treat you accord
ingly.
MINNESOTA WuEAr.-The Alton Telegraph
notices the appearance in that market Of lot
of superior white wheat from Minnesota. 1t
was taken at 80 per bushcl exclusive of
sacks. Great country.
TO The BROOKLYN rioters except twenty have
bcen hailed ont
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~" me NH" ""Aee oc"''hei says 'ha' TWO
men were bitten by mad dogs in that city on
the 9Th inst.
~" Prompt measures arc being taken in
Toledo to enforce the Liquor Law.
\ iEHft,I Sell. - nus Is 'r"iy an age OF
on,nants ,rc m,ds rcsnnc,;nr suh.c,s ,,;,h
which we consider ourselves pertcctiy familiar.
Last Thursdav.whIe the crowd of visitors filed
our streets gentleman stepped into our sane
GU P' I"''o'i"i vi VIC We" o'N -. Chilly
and his ,nnc,r,ncc was r,tbcr intrr.stinr Tho,
otherwise. After he had once bid us good day
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