The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-16


oai'os an elective Governor, and written con.
stitution, and before very long they will hav.
what they demand. IS
Na- Putnam, the publisher, lost l2.5oc eor.
les of Irving's Life Of Washington by the de.
struction of Trow's printing-ofice in N. York
he ether night
B"sToS.--The Boston Traveller saws. the
spring trade of that city has fallen off O. e.
half as compared with last year-partcular.
y western trade. 1t is probable that most
other Eastern commercial cities can say the
same.
MINISTER FOR SALE.-There il an adyer
ilsenent in Kentucky paper of one for sale.
lie was slave to man recently deceased. It
5 stated in the advertisement that he bo,dsa a
license to preach Churches in want of a ms.
tor will take notice. rt -
GS- We learn from the New York Tribpne
of the I'd. that the Hon. Charles Sumner left
boston on Wednesday week on an extended tour
20 the Western cOuntry-bis FIRST visit. He
Nll pass through Pennsylvania aid down the
'ho TO st. Louis, thence to St. Paul. Minneso
a, returning by the way of Chicago and the
Lakes. -
Crops on THE AMERICAN Borrow A corroa.
pondent OF the St Louis Republican, writing
rom Alton Oh the goth says: Accounts Of
'he growing crops continue to come in of the
most favorable character. Potatoes in the
Bottom. between Alton and st. Louis
are coming on finely--are now as large az wal.
iuts. ma IN week or two will be in market.
j"rn Is Knee high aud the next word will be
nat 1t Is tasseling. and the next that some.
'ody Has got a tremendous cholic from eating
Green corn hard boiled. A farmer in the Bot.
,om tells me hat the late frost cut some queer
for instance. as taking off one
leld OF corn to the surface. and leaving an ad-
dining field scarcely particle injured. He
'upposcs that one field was better cultivated.
Dr. the ground was warmer, or the corn more
onward. or something else must have caused
he difficulty"
LOOK OrT-The Mineral Point Tribune saws
hat the owners of horses will do we'll to look
'ut Tor the safety of their animals. Daily ac-
counts are received of horses being stolen about
The mining districts There is evident a gang
u horse thieves pfowling about that region.
looking out for good chances for obtaining fast
nags.
1 Thompson's Reporter thinks the new
issue Of Land Warrants will not be in the
market so as to be available before the first OF
July.
ia few days since. eight hundred tons
&c Was received in Louisville. KY, from the
North. where it sold at 80 cts per hundred, or
$40 per ton.
%% Letters received by the America state.
hat the market for American securities is i'm.
proving abroad, and that sales are steadily ia.
Ear Professor Agassiz is now engaged upon
. work to he entitled "Contributions to the
Natural History OF the United States" Itis
20 be published in two quarto volumes, and the
}@ The extensive bridge at Fort Edward,
Washington county. New York, belonging to
he Saratoga and Washington Railroad Compa.
~, was entirely destroyed by fire few days
'nce. Loss $4,000.
ED On ths 24th day Of last May Queen
' ictoria was SO years old. The Emperor of
France was 81 years old on the 2lst of April.
Low WATER The Missouri river is reported
20 be at the lowest stage ever known. A short
lime since. it was waded at Florence, six miles
above Council Bluffs.
THE Sioux ExPEDrTioN.-The Missouri Re.
publican states that the military force destined
or the western frontier. under command Of
ien. Harvey. with the exception of four com.
oanies. is all infantry. are to be employed to
reinforce Forts Laramie and Kearny, and to
establish new post in the Sioux country. at
,r in the vicinity of Fort Pierre, post of the
American Fur Company. The paper thinks
hat no aetive operations against the Sioux for
heir chastisement can be undertaken this sum.
ner. there being no adequate force ready te,
axe the feld.
FIRE At MolISE.-About nine o'clock on the
evening Of the 30th ult., as We learn by the
Rock 1Sland Advertiser fire broke out in !.
d. d II. r. Benson's store, in Moline, which,
vas consumed with all its contents. Loss about,
$500. The furniture ware-room Of John
Bnrt was also destroyed, as was the store OF s.
?. Hodges; loss $4,000. The buildings were
owned by Messrs. Chamberlain q Dean, " hose
loss ia about $4,000. The entire loss Of all
is supposed to amount to Gao, ,0oo
The origin Of the 6re 10 unknown.
ST. LoCrs MARKET.-The Republican Of June
18th sayr:-" Nothing of importance nas trans.
pired relative to -four. Small lots Of country
superhns sells 1t 50. but buyers touch with
caution. City manufacturers hold euperine al
50 Is to $3.50. but theee prices are merely
nominal. Wheat. from 3l.45 to $2.2s. accord.
ing to quality. Corn from 80 TO CSC. Oats s.
to SIC. Hay sl,l5 to sl,a5 per loo lbe. Fully
fair sugar brings 6ic. and prime il stored fes
something higher.
FnE.-on the night OF the soth uit., The
printing establishment Of John F. Trow. ~
Ann street. N. T.. vas destroyed by nre. Loss
estima ed at sl0O.000. a.ssgs u ~
- Il il aaid. that large number Of Amer.
! T.