The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-05
River Items.

The Mississippi at this point is about station
airy. Weather clear, cool and beautiful. There
have been number of steamboat arrivals since
our yesterdays issue, which will be found be-
low. The business at the Lower Levee never
was so brisk before. 1t must have doubled since
last year. The immense piles of boxes, ma
chinery, agricultural implements, household
furniture, &C.. that is strewed along upon the
landing is truly astonishing. and would do no
discredt to city of twenty years. growth.
gzS-In our notice of the arrival of the steam
err Editor in yesterdays paper, read t,co deaths
instead of ten.
@y- The Lady Franklin, Capt. J. W. Malin,
arrived at the Levee, at l o'clock yesterday
morning. Left Galena on Tuesday morning
She Thought up goodly load of passengers
and any quantity of freight. She was detained
near Dubuque in consequence Of some injury
sustained by one of her wheels, caused by the
heavy gale of Tuesday. -
The Lady Franklin lett for Galena last eve:
ming.
10 The steamer Ben Bolt, Captain J. F.
Boyd, arrived yesterday from St. Louis, which
place she left on the 18th. She left with 800
passengers, 100 of whom landed in St. Paul.
Freight, 300 tons.
There were a few cases of cholera morbus on
the passage, and one death was reported
man with family, from Waldo county, Maine.
The officers furnished us wsth ST. Louis papers
up to their time of starting. Left for St. Louis
yesterday.
~ The Minnesota Belle, Capt Humbert-
son, arrived yesterday morning from Pitts
burgh. She brought to st. Louis 500 passen-
gers, 100 of whom came through to st. Paul
She left Dubuque on Tuesday. Two children
died on the passage. No other cases of serious
sickness reported She left for below yester-
day.
~ Steamer Montauk, Captain Parker, ar
rived yesterday morning from st. Louis, which
port she left on Tuesday. She brought 100 tons
freight and about 100 passengers This boat
will run regularly during the season, between
this city and st. Louis
~ The Oakland, Capt. G. S. Morrison, ar
rived at the Levee yesterday, at IL o'clock,
having left st. Louis on Sunday Week. She
brought general cargo of merchandise, and
some rs passengers. Left in the afternoon for
st. Louis.
Gs~ The G. W. Sparhawk arrived last eve
ming about O'Clock, from st. Louis bringing
heavy freight for st. Paul and Saltwater, but
not many passengers. This was the sixth steam
er that arrived yesterday, which, with the four
that made our port the day previous makes
ten arrivals in two days-nine from below and
one from above. We recollect three years ago
writing paragraph wherein a considerable
Boosting was made on account of having eight
steamboats, in one week--a circumstance that
did not happen again that season, and it would
rot have occurred then, had not two of them
come up on pleasure excursion Probably
over one thousand persons arrived here vester.
day from below, on the steamboats,.
@- P. S. at never rains but it pours.
At o'clock, last evening, the GREY Clond or.
rived from St Louis This makes seven boats
yesterday, and eleven in two days. Come alone
The more the merrier: and as to the fare why
we'll do the best we can