The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-17

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Thanksgiving.
It will be seen the Governor has given the
proper notice, and that we are to have a
Thanksgiving on the 10th of December. We
would like to have seen it appointed few
weeks earlier, go that it would have come off
somewhere near the same time that it takes
place in the States. But the Governor has
only followed precedent in the matter, and
put it among the other Holidays; though we
think that by departing from it hewould have
seconded the wish of the great mass of the
people.
FRESH OYsrERs.-Burbank & Co., have
made the proper arrangements for keeping
the biyalyes on hand during the winter sea-
son, which they will dispose Of by the case
or can. They have now lot on hand, which
are just the thing.
CLOSE OF NAvIGATIoN.-Ifw we are to fol-
low precedent this year, navigation must
close in very few days; but present APP
pearances does not warrant the belief that
it will close by ice in two weeks. We do
not recollect any former season that there
has not been ice formed in the river before
this time; but this year we have not as yet
seen the first particle. Three years ago, navi-
CATION was closed on the 10th of November
by snow storm, and as we write, it does
not seem improbable that it will close that
way now.
e. A correspondent of the National
Intelligencer writes to that paper that Capt.
Callahan, who made the incursion into Mex
leo, has returned to the Territory of Texas,
after having burned Mexican town; but he
intimates that another invasion of Mexico is
contemplated by the Texan troops. He says
there will be thousand or fifteen hundred
men raised on the Rio Grande, "who are de-
termined to cross and avenge an outraged
country" The outrages complained of are
the depredations of the Indians, which the
writer, without furnishing any evidence of
the fact, says are encouraged by the Next
cans. He denounces Gen. Smith, who has
the command of the United States troops in
that quarter, and also Governor Pease, who,
he says, is afraid (and very properly Of
compromising the General Government, by
authorizing inyasions of Mexican Territory.
E An entire company of soldiers for
the British army has been recruited and sent
to England from St. Louis. The person who
undertook the job was lieutenant in vol
unteer company, of which the United States
surveyor and collector was the captain. He
got leave of the captain to drill the men on
pretext that they were new recruits to the
company; then getting the address of MIR.
Champion, the British Minister, he took of;
forty five men, all Englishmen and Irshmen,
with him. lie may receive a commission as
captain.
e. The last Mexican instalmcnt of
three millions of dollars, has net yet been
over by our Government. The opinion pre-
walls that it will be sent direct to Mexico.
notwithstanding the efforts being made by
the Aspinwall and Hargous claimants, for
the portion assigned to them by Santa Anna
esting description is extracted from recent
letter of distinguished Southern lady,
whose social position is such as to secure for
her the advantages implied in her commune
cation, and to render her statement entirely
creditable. We quote from the Louisville
Journal:
'Thc Empress is very pretty, delicate and
graceful, with kind, frank, and cordial man.
neers. The Emperor is calm and selfpos-
sesed. He is very courteous, has great tact
in conversation, and withal has gallant bear
ing. | was received by them as their equal,
and conversed freely with both; for while
it was in Spanish, and then in English, in
which the interview continued unrestrained,
for both speak our language with perfect
case.
81 have not time to tell you of all the Incl
dents of the scene, nor how delighted am
that my visit here should have so gratifying
a termination. All who come to Paris can
see this strange, yet great man of destiny, in
his state and position; but none have shared
my peculiar good fortune in thus visiting the
imperial family in perfect private life."
e The managers Of the American In
stitute Fair, which is now being held in the
New York City Crystal Palace, propose
buying that building, and make it perma-
nent place for holding their annual fairs, and
for developing new improvements in art and
industry.
BREADsTUFFs IN SOUTH AMERIcA.-The
New York Times says it is singular fact
that the grain crop in South America, bids
fair to be quite as short as it is in Europe;
though from causes quite different. Chill,
which has been sending largely to California
and Australia for several years, being cut off
from the former market, raised less this year
than usual, yet considerably more it was be-
lieved, than was required in the country
Many shipments were accordingly made to
Australia before it was known that it would
be required at home. Flour las now ad-
vanced so much in price that they may be