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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT FLINT, MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Wednesday, Sept 20 1900.
fire occurred al Flint Mich, on Monday last, de,
stroyiug an entire block on Main-st' Loss e7'ula'eu
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MAJ Miss Sallie st. Clair's Benefit wi

p6r Miss Sallie St. Clair's Benefit will
take place this evening, and the sparkling
comedy of London Assurance" will be pre-.
sented, with Miss st. Clair in the character
of Lady Gay ST. anker, Mr.. Allen as Daz-
zle, and very efficient cast of the rest of
the characters. Miss St. Clair has won
golden opinions during the present season,
and her admirers, and indeed all who love
the drama and seek to encourage young
and sterling talent, should give their pres
ence this evening to make the benefit sub.
stantial one in every respect. She deserves
it, and should have it.
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WiuOna Items.

The Winona Argus of the 9th uit, con-
tains some interesting items of news:
The census is being taken, and the popu-
lation, it is said, will average five to one, as
compared with last year 1t will, it is ex-
pected, figure up to $500. There is now
lerge quantity of valuable stock in the
county, and last year there was not single
taxable house, cow, OK, horse or pig within
its limits. .... ......
There have been abundant rains recently
and crops are coming forward very rapidly.
The river has risen twelve inches within
few days past
Within the week previous to the 9th
ult., lao, 900 feet of sawed lumber had been
received. 1t is Immediately carted off by
purchasers and there is far from being
enough for the demand.
The crops look finely. The wheat has
nearly all headed out and harvesting will
commence in few days. Potatoes, corn,
oats, &C., look finely. Mr.. Bunnell, has six
miles from Winona, field of corn,
the average height of which is five
feet, and by stretching up the leaves seven
feet was the extreme height. He has also
green peas ready to pick, potatoes ready to
dig, and variety Of fruit trees, which in
dictate a bountiful yield the coming Autumn.
Timothy or Herds grass, has been grown
very successfully on the farm of Mr.. VIM
Davidson. Specimens five inches in height
were shown, and from one seed or stock
90 heads were obtained. 1t is set down
that this crop nets 81 per cent.
A Subscriber states that during short
excursion into the county, he counted l2s
houses and shanties on the different claims
where last year there were neither houses
nor roads, On Money Creek, Is miles
from Winona, grist-mill has been erected
and is nearly ready to be put in operation
At Rush Greek, four miles from Winona
a grist mill is in full operation.
Mason Battles, laborer on the claim Of
Mr. Zenith Thayer, near Winona, some
days ago, robbed Mr.. Thayer Of $500 ir
gold and decamped. He was pursued
brought back, and the money recovered.
! The Argus very properly announces az
follows, the arrival in that place, for perm
anent settlement, of an old and valued res
ident of st. Paul, whom we are right sorry
to lose from among us F..... ..t...
Among the recent arrivals in town, were
Hon. D. Olmsted and family, who intend max
ing Winona their permanent residence. We
are glad to chronicle the arrival here of men
like Mr.. Olmsted. Experienced in public trusts
AN old resident Of our Territory, we'll &C
quainted with her necessities and best interests
he cannot fail to be valuable acquisition
to our community.
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STEAMBOAT AGENCY.-We invite the at
tention of travellers and business men to
the list of steamboats, advertised in another
column, for which Capt.V. K. RoUrr is the
authorized agent. He has entered upon
this business with the intention of devoting
his whole time to transacting it for steam
loats, as agent, and he is always to be found
on the Lower Levee. Capt Routt has had
very considerable experience, and no one
better understands his business on board of
a boat than he does.
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Reported for the Pioneer by BENNETT d. BROkAW,
Prorision Merchants, No. ITO Broad Street, Ntw York
new YORK. June 90, 1855.
Mr.. EDITOR With very favorable weather for the
growing crops throughout the country, the husbandman
cannot but encouraged to toll industrou sly and
long send out the joyful report of well filled
granaries for the satisfaction Of starving millions at
home and put under sail real bread for the crying
lions abroad. Herewith hand you fair index of
present produce market. r. -
FLOUR AND GRAIN-Ccmmon grades of -four have
fallen off much thau the good and extra during the
week The market however for all kinds has been stead
lily declining. We quote State at e2h to 81
extra State S7a to co. common to good Western 81
to 970 extra Western 10 90 to II co. Canadian 60 te
IL co. Southern 10 so to IL 90 for common and II IS t.
IL 90 for extra G-nesee 10 70 to II 5O Rye -four 25
81; Corn meals 90 to O6. Market closes weak.
Wheat has come forward slowly We quote prime white
at so to co. Red 90 to TO- the latter is not much
of avorte with millers Rye continues very high
sales during the week have been mostly at rs per bush
ell
Corn, Western mixed closes at OF to o. which is a
slight advance; Southern yellow o. to O6; white IL
to 20. Oats have very much declined State and West
bring 50 to co. Southern &c to 49, Barley nomna at
20 to 80. Canada peas SO To- 371s. Beans % to
37H if prime few lots of Glover Seed have changed
hands at 1014 to lie per pound.
PROVlSIONS-Mess pork has again improved unuer
the influence of very light stock and an active demand
for speculaton and consumption Market very firm
New mess Is 81 to 10 Co., prime Is 90 to 16 co. Beef &C
tive country mess 10 to II ST. prime SO to 10 co.
CHICAGO and Indiana 80 16 co. Beef Hams Is 90 to
40 90. pickled hams 90 1Oc pound; smoked do
121 to &c., shoulders 1s to &c., Lard firm at 10h to
lie Butter is in good supply but with fair rade the
market remains without material change since last
Prime Orange county sells at q to Zee best State dairy
20 to 2lc store packed IS to &c., Ohio and Penn 10 to
&c., Ind and ILL., Is to 19c. Cheese to 1oc prime and
to &c for common Eggs 1870 per dozen for State II
to 1sc. Dried Apples to 7kc per pound.
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The Boston Transcript gives brief sketch of the
Diary and Correspondence of the late Amos Law
renee, which has been printed for private dstrbu-
ton among the friends of the deceased The Diary
says: -.....
81 have never in my life smoked a cigar; never
chewed but one quid, and that before 1 was fifteen,
and never took ounce of snuff In 1907 he came
to Boston with 800 in his pocket, feeling, as he
says, "rcher than had ever felt before, or have
ever felt since;' he gave the neighbor who drove
him to the city 81 of his $40. During the first sew
en- years of his mercantile life, he never allowed a
bill to stand unsettled over the Sabbath. He kept
an accurate account Of the merchandise bought and
sold each day, avoided excessive CREDITS and prac-
tsed the most rigid economy, never, he says, 'al-
lowing himself to spend fourpence for unnecessary
objects till he had acquired it.'' During the first
year he made $3.50, and the second $4,000. In
January, 1908 his whole profits were $l75; but at
successive intervals Of six years from that time he
became worth in Qsl4) $50 900, (Is2O) SIP 900,
(lS26) $780, and QS32) $427, 900. In 1929,
Mr.. Lawrence commenced a memorandum book and
kept it till his death, December 80, 1852 containing
a statement Of all his donations, in money or otheI
articles, charged at cost They within this period
amounted to $639 900, and added to his unrecorded
charities, probably make total Of seven hundred
thousand dollars.
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- The attention of contractors for
this kind of work, is invited to the adver-
tisement for proposals for the construction
of the Point Douglas and St. Louis river
Road, which we publish in another column,
in this mornings paper. 1t will be seen
that the time for receiving proposals ex-
pires the 30th of this month
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No Drizzls, drizzle, drizzlc all day long,
Saturday. The sun was hid behind mass
of clouds, and strong wind blew the sleety
rain along so fiercely that umbrellas were
OF no sort of use. Rheumatic people must
have felt it keenly, and those who are afraid
OF taking cold were, no doubt, in an un.
comfortable shiver. We have not seen such
e day for long time, Or anything SO very
nearly akin to Scotch mist. a.7
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The Red River Train.

Quite curious and animated scene was
presented last Saturday on Robert street, in
front of Forbes & Kittson's store The
street was literally blocked up with the
antiquated wooden carts of the train from
the Selkirk settlement horses and cattle,
with all sorts of nondescript harnesses upon
them, were tethered round about, buffalo
robes lay piled upon the ground, and busy
crowd of the dark skinned strangers were
moving busily to and fro, earnestly engaged
in the work of loading up the carts from
the warehouse. Even to those somewhat
accustomed to these semiannual visitors, the
sight constituted novelty, and in stranger
it could not but awaken lively interest
and curiosity There is something so odd
in all the arrangements they have for travel;
things are so rough and uncouth in appear
ance as to seem utterly unfit for the purpose
to which they are applied, that it requires
a little examination, and some reflection
upon the circumstances which governed the
outfit, to show that it is about the best that
could be adopted for the long and tedious
journey of over six hundred miles that is
performed.
This detachment numbers ninety-eight
carts, and is altogether from the English
settlement at Selkirk The owners brought
with them large quantity Of valuable
peltries, and take back full load Of sup
plies of every sort, for which they have paid
thousands of dollars in cash. 1t is well to
say here that st. iaul is indebted for this
English portion of the Red River trade, to
the earnest exertions of our townsman Nor
man W.. Ktson, Esq, who has for several
years labored zealously to direct the trade
Of Selkirk from York Factoryto this place
so that St. Paul, and not London, has
now become the supplying source to CRAFTY
their wants. This is an important addition
to our trading intercourse, and We are glad
to hear that the traders have expressed
themselves well pleased with the market
and the facilities they. have found here.
There can be scarcely any doubt, therefore,
that the trade thus auspiciously opened,
will be regularly continued. Nearly every
place OF business in the city has reaped q
greater or less benefit from it at this time.
and it should by all means be encouraged.
1t is pretty certain that the whole train
will start on the return trip to-day, and in
about twenty-five or thirty days from this
it will reach Selkirk. The route is by way
of Crow Wing.
Mr.. Kitson started alone in April last,
for the Red River of the North, and reach
ed there in eleven days time. He succeeded
> in his object of directing the train from the
York Factory, and then turned his steps
homeward, arriving here about ten days
before the Carts pretty active, and GER
tainly q most timely movement.
The horses and cattle brought down for
sale have not realized the prices expected
but We IRE told that no loss has been in
cured '@-a 'az s-s'5 '
"a" The American portion of the train, under
D. charge OF Messrs Rolette and Cavilleer, is
expected to arrive here sometime between
the 5th aand 9th inst 10 It numbers one
hundred and fifty carts, and is, we are in
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NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAT
PROPERTY

VNHEREAS, Oliver Allor, of the city Of Saint Paul
~ County OF Ramsey, and Territory of Minnesota
at the OF William Brewster late Of said city be
slowed labor upon certain lumber the
OF said William Brewster and constructed said lumber
into fence ready to enclose certain grounds and tho
Just ana reasonable charges of said Oliver Aor who has
lien upon said fence lumber for the labor performed
amounts to the sum OF two hundred $500 dollars also,
SAID Aor has lien upon said fence lumber for keeping
tne same Tor the of ten $50 dollars and whereas
three months have elapsed since said labor perform
and said charges for said labor and keeping said fence
lumber are unpaid;
Now therefore, motto is hereby given in pursuance
the statute such case made and provided, that said
fence lumber will sold Public Auction to the high
est bidder on lot No. 2 in block No. 9, in St. Paul prop.
err the city of Saint Paul in said county of Ramsey
Saturday the 18th day of July next at ten O O'Clock
A. NJ, by Abram M Fridey, sheriff OF said county of
Ramsey and the proceeds sand sale will applied rt
to the discharge lien and the and expense of
keeping and selling said fence lumber and the
n anv will be paid to said William Brewster :
Dated this goth June, 1855 OLIVER ALLOR
dit w3t .Hl4 i7.I
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CURIos1rIEs.-Among the donations to
be made at the September meeting of the
Fond du Lac (Superior) Historical Society
in September next, will be the first piece of
wood sawed at Superior, and a copy Of the
Superior Chronicle" the first paper print
ed at the head of Lake superior. Gen.
Cass, will be invited to deliver the annual
address.
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formed, loaded with very large and valu-
able stock of fnrs, etc. Those who come
with it will have large demands to make,
and will take away in value far more than
they bring, and it cannot but be gratifying
to our dealers to know that they are so
soon to have such number of good custo-
mers at their doors.
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CoLIIsIoN.-The Galena in backing out
Saturday, from the landing, was pressed by
the wind against the wharf boat, and the
consequence was that portion of the roof
and railing Of the boat, and some of the
fancy railing of the Galena, were torn away
These collisions with the wharf boat are fire.
quent, and it must be pretty strongly built
to stand the hard knocks it gets so often
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HARTFORD. June 26.

1IAnIFUhD, CuDt 70.
The House of Representatives has elected on
its part four Judges of the Superior Court
Two of the regular nominated Know Nothing
candidates were defeated, viz Ex- Governor
Dutton and Chas. McCurdy, late Minister to
Austria. The successful men were L. p Wal
do, dem., at present Commissioner of Patents,
0. s. Seymour, late member of Congress, Thos
d. Butler. member Of Congress, and John d.
Park, of Norwich, member of the Legislature.
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ThermOmetrical Record for 1885,
Kept by MokroS PACE, Druggists Third st., st. Paul
RIVER NEWS.

0G- Since our last issue the steamers Golden Era,
Kate Cassel and Clarion have arrived from below
The Golden Era brought full complement of pas.
sengers.
o. The H. S. Allen leaves to-day at IL O'Clock
for Chaska.
o. The Golden Era is the down river packet for
this morning at 10 o'clock Her officers are gentle
manly and accommodating men.
o. The St. Louis Republican of the 2lst SAYS
"The officers of the steamer Amazon, in from ST.
Joseph yesterday, brings intelligence of the sinking
OF the steamer Express, bound to this port from Coun
Gil Bluffs. The accident took place on the 18th ult
near Spar Island, where she struck snag and sunk
to her boiler deck in few minutes. She is an old
boat, and badly sunk, and will doubtless be tota
loss. Her cargo, the most of which will be lost, con-
sisted of grain, hemp, peltry, SC. We understand il
was insured by an open policy. There was no nsu
rance on the boat, and she recently purchased b,
Capt. ID. II. Smith, her commander, for SIS, $780,
The Amazon took off 200 sacks Of corn, lot of rig
ging, furniture s8c.
The steamer Belle Golding, bound to this portfrom
Pittsburgh, struck snag in Devils Island Chute, on
Monday about o'clock in the afternoon and sunk in
about twenty minutes to her cabin floor. The pilo,
attempted to take her through the Chute, and finding
that he could not succeed, commenced backing hel
ont The snag entered her hull near the stern, and
passed up through the ladies' cabin The passenger.
and crew got out on canal boat which was in tow
and were all saved. The boat and cargo will be
total loss. The Belle Golding was stern-whee
boat, valued at $4,000, and we understand was flu
Iy insured in Pittsburgh. She was owned by Capt
Golding, her commander. The cargo consisted o
dry goods and manufactured articles, and we earr
was very valuable We have no information
regarding its insurance.
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FILLING UP-The river just below the
wharf boat is filing up rapidy,we are told,
and already it is almost impossible for steam
boats to make landing there. This should
be looked to, and, if possible, remedied
while it is not yet too late ...
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MILTON, Pa, Jnne 26

The locomotive of the passenger train from
Niagara, was thrown off the track three miles
above here yesterday, in consequence of a land
slide, and turning over down an embankment
twenty feet high, righted itself in the canal.
The engineer, fireman, and one passenger were
carried down with the engine, but escaped
without injury.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-02

Unconstitutional was broken Sat-
urday on the vacant lot on Third street,
adjoining Morton & PAGES drug store, for
the erection of a two story brick building,
twenty feet front by twenty-eight feet deep.
To the rear part will be attached a frame
building. ... ...
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p9- Harper for July has beerreceived
by Dahl, on Roberts street. 1t is profuse-
ly Illustrated, and the leading article on
John Paul Jones will be read with great in
terest. Harper is an unfaiing magazine
of interesting matter, serious, playful and
comic.
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CONCORD, N. H., June 26.

CONCORD, N. H., June 26.
In the House to-day, addresses for the re-
moval of Joshua Atwood, Sheriff of HILLSIDE
rough county, and Adjt. Gen. Madleigh, were
passed by a large majority.
MIR. Tappan, of Bedford, gave notice that
he should shortly introduce " Personal Lib
erty bill"
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New York, June &c.
A warrant was issued to-day for the arrest
Of Mr.. Charles II. Stanley, Secretary of the
British Consulate in this city, on charge of
being concerned in enlisting troops for tae
Crimea. Mr. S. Immediately repaired to the
U. S. Commissioners Office, and entered into
the necessary bonds for his appearance.
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RosTCN, June 26.

hOSTlN June 20
The British brig Buffalo is still detained at
Holmes Hole, under charge of the Revenue
Cutter James Campbell. Officers have been
dispatched by the U. S. Marshal of this city
to investigate the complaint of the passengers
on board, who allege that they have been kid
mapped for the war in the Crimea, instead of
the work on railroads in Novia Scotia. The
investigation may occupy several days.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
CINcINNArI June 26

CINCINNATI, June &c.
Jonathan p. Brodwell and DIR. Grant, both
prominent citizens and very respectable con-
nected, were today in the Police Court for
abducting and secreting young girl who had
been bound out to farmer near Oxford in
this State, by the Directors of tie House OF
Refuge Brodwell was fined 500 and sent
enced to ten days Imprisonment, and Grant
was fined $3.50 and twenty days Imprisonment.
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PITTSBURGH, June 25.
st. Paul's Catholic Cathedral was dedicated
today with highly imposing ceremonies
Archbishop Hughes, of New York, fourteen
Bishops and fifteen priests took part in the
ceremonies, which were witnessed by over s.
600 persons.
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ST.. IOuIs. ,June 25

ST. LOUIS, June %.
Nineteen Mormon missionaries, with the
Utah mail, arrived at Atkinson, on the 22d.
They report seeing no Sioux Indians on the
route. Four horses were stolen. They ex-
pect no danger.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-02

SUPEmoR.-Messrs. B. Thompson, z. c..
Becker, and R. R. Nelson, arrived at Su-
perior from this city On the 18th ult.
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NORFOLK, June 25.

NORFOLK, June 25.
By the fusion of all parties against the K.
Ms Hunter Wood, Anti-Know N othing, was
elected Mayor of this city The rest of the
municipal officers are in doubt.
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COMMERCIAL.
BOARD OF TRADE.


OFFICERS:
w. r. MARSHALL President.
THOMAS FOSTER - Vice President.
8. w. WALKER 49, Secretary.
A. II. CATHCART- Treasurer
w. R. Marshall, T. NJ. Marshall, w. E. Hunt, p
Alex. Rey, G. T. Whitney, s. w. Walker
A. T. Chamblin, A. s. Elicit, A. L. Larpen teur
David Day, Isaac Marley, G. w. Turnbull.
u Communications should be addressed to the Sec
rotary. Directors the first and third Tuesdays
of each month. Board meets first Wednesday of each
month. .....#. a.a.. .t -...
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EAsroN, Pa, June 26.
The prisoners in our Jail, seven in number,
broke out last night, and made good their es-
cape.
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RECEIPTS, &c.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Golden Era, Bersie, Galcna.
&c Kate Kassel, -, st. Louis.
&c Clarion, Moran, Gaena.
{" Badger State, -, down liver.
" H. S. Allen, Fairman, Minnesota river
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Steamer Lady Franklin, Marlin, Galena.
Berlin, Michigan, Upper Minnesota.
Luela, Boyce, Galena. .....
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OFF TO-DAY
DUE TODAY.

Steamer Golden Era, !sersie, Galena.
=" H. 8. Allen, Little Rapids.
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st. Paul Markets.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE,

The following list of the rates at which foreign bank
notes and exchange bought and Sold corrected for
the PIONEER daily by Messrs. BORUP CAKES, Bankers
and Exchange Dealers, Saint Paul.
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DEPARTED.

Steamer Galena, Blakely, Galena.
Kate Cassel, St. Louis.
Time and Tide, Roberts, up river.
Henrietta, -, Galena.
Clarion, Moran, Galena.
Badger State, -, Galena.