The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-02

Hllcu Luduy Important anu Responsible stdtiOuS
under the government, arrived in ST. Paul by
the Galena yesterday. Mr.. Sargent is one of
the first political writers of the country, and is
known throughout the circle of his acquain-
tances as the honest politician. When General
Harrison was President he appointed Mr.. S. to
q Timber Agency, which had been lucrative
office under Mr.. Van Buren's administration
He took a view of the premises, and returned
his commission to the proper department, with
the statement that there was no need of any
ance of the Office. Mr.. Sargent visits 81. Paul.
we presume, to remove to his home widowed
daughter and her orphan children, whose hus-
band and father was a few weeks slce followed
to the grave by many mourner among our
citizens.
~ Rev. DR.. Van Ingen and family arrived
by the Galena. The Doctor comes to ST. Paul
to assume the rectorship of Christ's Church, in
pursuance of a call from the Vestry. Rev. T.
Wilcoxson, who resigned his charge some time
since. leaves the parish, accompanied by the
good wishes of all his old parishioners, as well
as their regrets that they are compelled to sep
arate from pastor SO good and kind.
The Galena Advertiser says: Peaches are
selling in the Alton market at the rate of a
dime for three. They are not abundant, and
consequence of the drought are of an inferior
quality.
WASHINGTON ATTENTIVE TO LITTLE THINGS
The following incident of the Battle of Mon
mouth is reported upon the authority of G. w.
p. Curtis, the well-known grandson of Mrs.
Washington, and adopted son of the Chief:
"When Gen. Washington's horse fell under
him, snOrting streams of blood in the hottest
part of the fight, the Chief coolly stepped from
his Frustrated charger and sprang upon another
which in accordance with his usual custom, was
led near him, calling at the same time upon his
old body servant. BILLY, take charge of that
saddle" pointing to the one on the fallen horse
"Old Billy remarked in relating this crcum-
stance to Mr.. Curtis, ~ Who cher did see such a
man as Massa Washington? Who would eber
hab thought of the saddle but him? Massa re-
members cherry ting, he nebcr forget noting"
BUFFALO IIUNTING.-A member of Gov. Stew
ems Northern Route Exploring Party, writing
from the head of Yellow Stone River, says of
the "sights and incidents" thus far:
son Sunday, after march of some ten miles
the bufialoes were reached. They were before
and on each side of the train. For miles ahead
it seemed one vast drovc-yard. They were cs-
timated 10y some as high as 500, 900 ) 100000
is considered very low estimate. Drawing
IL L.
herd were about half a mile ahead.
The hunters, six in number, were Immediate
ly despatched we'll mounted on spare horses
reserved for that special purpose. and the whole
train had an opportunity to witness a buffalo
hunt. The hunters dashed in among the herd,
picked out the latest of the crowd, and then
separating the selected ones from the herd, soon
despatched them. In less than an hour the
wagons were sent but short distance from the
route to receive the choicest pieces of the buff
falO.
In the next two days march the hunters were
kept some distance ahead to keep off the buila-
lOes-it was the only way the safe passage of
the train could be insured through the sea of
flesh. The pack mules and spare animals fol-
lowing on in the train, too numerous to be sep
aratcly led, were hard to control, and despite
every prccaution and care. one horse and four
mules were lost, they getting mingled with a
herd of buflalocs. Every effort was made to
reclaim them hours spent in their attempted
recovery. The effort was entirely useless.
KossUTH. - Mrs. Harriet Bcccher Stowe, in
her Sunny Memories" speaks as follows of
Ex-Governor Kossuth whom she visited at his
residence in London:
"From Richmond's, Mr.. S., C. and l drove
out to call upon Ex-Governor kossuth. We
found him in an obscure lodging on the out
skirts of London. Iwould that some of the ed
itors in America who have thrown out insinu-
ations about his living in luxury could have
seen the utter baroness and plaiuness of the re-
ception room, which had nothing in it beyond
the simplest necessaries. Here dwels the man
whose greatest fault is an undying love of his
country. We all know that if Kossuth would
have taken wealth and a secure retreat, with a
life of ease for himself, America would gladly
have laid all these at his feet. But because he
could not acquicsce in the unmcritcd dishOnor
of his country he lives life of obscurity power
ty and labor. All this was written in his pale,
wan face, and sad, thoughtful blue eye. But
to me the unselfish patriot is more venerable
for his poverty aud his msfortunes.
GULF OF BOTHNIA.-An officer in Admiral Ma
piers Eet writes as follows:
There is not an inch of the Gulf of Bothnia
but we have crossed over; it is a strange place
the effect of the irregular refraction is very sin
gular. The other morning we saw a light
house up in the air, and on looking on the chart
it was proved to be fully fifty or sixty miles Off
Ships appear when you are nearly days sail
from them, now with three hulls, now without
sails, in a moment with cloud of canvass, now
turned upside down, and half dozen ships are
over the other all as large as the biggest three
decker; when you come up with her she is
some insignificant little coaster. We are with
in a couple of degrees of the Arctic circle; the
sun does not set till ten, Z. NJ, and he rises
about two we have broad daylight all the time
he is below the horizon. We are going on up
to the head of the Gulf, and when we do we
shall see the sun at midnight.
In some portions of Virginia the slave popu-
lation is rapidly diminishing, and in many
counties in the Western portion of the State it
has already been reduced to a very small rel
ative proportion. In Marion county, which
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