American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-16
Thursday Morning Aus. 10, Aooo
s.,s15 Correspondents oftAs Lancaster ease'ts.


1s-a,a,n correspondene ofths Lancaster GaSews tn
ST. PAUL, MINNEsorA, Aug. 8, 90. nc
Dr.R MAc.-The rush of emigration TO
,s,;s rerion has somewhat abated--owing, =.
M donht. TO the extreme ho. weather and "
proverbisl sickness of this season OF the
wear. Although The newcomers are not lf
as numerous at this particular period as z
some two months since. yet the business
aspect OF this new and Aourishing city is ve
quite as Aat,ciing as in early spring, In til
fact il is really astonishing to see the a. IN
u1out of business done all over this youth d.
ful Territory, and tire rapidiy with which
new towns Asprng into being is unparai- b
leled in the history of our country and
.their growth only surpassed in Callfor- h
MA There are already published IN the &c
Territory fourteen weekly newspapers, and II
several others are ncontemplation. In H
ST. Paul the progressive inhabitants boastfs
Of four daifies. neatly printed ably elited
and literally patronized. lu point Of lib
efalily towards the press l doubt whether
tho same number of inhabitants in any oth,
er portion of the whole country excel the
citizens Of St. Paul. The St. Paul papers,
however, have been chiefly Instrumental |
in developing the resources of the Terrific |
ry, and without their aid it would not now
occupy so great share Of public attention. !
Perhaps in no city in the country has the
newspaper press had so po yerfnl an iHil.
t.nce for good, and well does II become her
citizens to extend il that encouragement 1t
so Justly merits. The papers published
a .shcre are the Pioneer, Mnnesotan, Times
and Democrot; the former establishment
the most extensive one in the city,, though
in point OF isjl4snee, perhaps, the Mnneso'
sieA ranks first. y
as The season. until quito recently, has
:. been unusually dry, aud the crops ma ur-
& ing IN July and the first ofthis month will
- be meacre in consequence thereof. With
in the past week we have had several very
hard showers with any quantity Of thun,
sl der and lightning. the latter doing some
,ss damage in this place and Minneapolis by
striking store room in each place nc
very serious damage however. These
timely rains viii be of incalcuable value
/, . to the vegetable creation, and the abundant
,t yield Of potatoes, cabbage, DC, will go tn
to"hll up'' the "vacium" occaSioned by
the failure Of tho wheat crop. There will
be a large yield Of corn in many portions
OF the Territory and the late oals crop will
p, do most exrelleutly, standing thick on the
~ ground. n.l and well headed. Forty and
o- ify bushel Of oats per acre is an Ordinary
5r yield in this Territory when the season II
favorable, and as high as six hundred
bushels of potatoes have been raised on ont
acre These fyares look large, yet the.
ara based on facts, -..
The lumber traffic constitutes grea
source of revenue, and lis scarcity or a
bundance has great influence on nearl
every department of commerce and trade
This eason lumber has been outrageousl
ligh, ranging from 25 to $3oper thousan'
owing TO its scarcity. Sixty million le
Of logs arolyng at the present time in Ru
s, River, unable to reach tho mills In cons
- quence Of the low stage Of the water
The value Of these logs is estimated at oy'
,s /, $800,0o0 II is to be hoped, howcye
s. that The recent rains will raise the e'wa,
,.t sufficiently to enable the lumbermen to s
.-l their logs to the mills. This extreme sea
@ city of lumber has greatly retarded u
..a growth Of the towns Of the Territory. pv
~ ting qaietas to al buillny operation
SD whiah has necessarily caused great set
city Of dwelling houses, aud the new co
er finds il uexL 10 impossible to procure
roof under which TO lodge himseIa and Ia
- lily, Rents are enormously hgh--twn
. aud fifteen. dollars per month being asl
for the merest apology for bouse--w
scarcely room enoagh for n comtorla
pig pen
High Fentsand high prices for living
s- whnt The poor cmigrant must expect TO
counter and overcome. The moment
lands in the Terrilory--yet wages for
kinds Of labor a'c proper ionatrly hi
,,.. and with health, energy and industry m
any young man in most any kind OF 90
-..t patton cannot fail TO thrive. Hundreds
persons who camo here n few years
t1 without dollar are now indepehdel
wealthy. The opportunities 10 make VI
ey, however, are notso great as Ihen
a liillc cnpital is required TO do much
business. L.nd cannot be had now
then for dollar and a quarter per a
that will sell in the course Of three or
wears for one hundred dollars per acre
vet still there are great Inducements OF
ed to the specula,or in public lands,
with the ail Of few hundred dollus
'litlle tact wealth is sure 10 follow ,
directed exerlions .
. The absorbing political topic, Mt thep
entIime, is the election ofa Delegate TO
GreI. Three regularly nominated cal
dates are in the 6rld, viz; Messrs, r
81. er belonging TO the Democratic win
the political clement and lhe'latter tho
publican candidate, There seems TO
great confusion in the Democratic fal
and most bitter warfare is going on
ray tween the RICE and 0LMsTEp men.
nomination OF OLMsTED was the result
split in the Convention nominating
RICE The RICE Convention failed 10 b
out platform Of pnn iples. aud athc
the Olmstead Convention osiensiby pI
editself on the Baltimore Platform ant
dorses the Administration, yet it is Sc,
ly claimed that Mr.. oLMsrED is in fav,
the Repeal of the Repeal. This is dc
less trick resorled TO in order to dra
that portion Of the Democratic vote {;
ableto Mr., MARSHALL on account Of hi
position to the Nebraska Outrage. Ii
be hoped that Mr.. oLMsrrD will with
~ from the coniest,--in this event the su
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