New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
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sr. Paul, Friday, Dsc. :, 1855.
Our town is rather dull lust now. Tbs weather c,n-
tinuss too mild for s'eighing. Etbas been peasant,
til to-nigbt fstesd Of tie expected and wished 70;
o. ow there Is an unmistskabe rsin. In fact the
",igors of Minne<ots Winter +" go much dreaded by
the unnitaed and 60 little feared by those who have
s;ent oze Winter here, have not yet been perceived
hs season. and ss the Winter business ia insndei to
be done on runners. the town ia rather quiet.
There Is siso a comparative political quiet. While
THE TRIBUNE senoicg oat is Geographic reports OF
the doiI gs snd delay ipgs Of the XXXiVh Congress,
We Of 81. Paul must wait till next week TO learn
Wheeler Congress has really assembled. The official
reuins Of the recent election Of Delegate to Congress
we're pphtbed this morning II foots up thus: Rice,
4oss Marshall 2,ss5; Ola stead 1924. Total vote,
8 e97.
The 81 PAIL Times has an article giving the b si-
ress satstcs of the psce. 1t shows an average 10
cease OF business last year If rome thirty 10 III
per cent. The niDe warehouses on the eves are set
down as having done business Of over 81 600 Ooo on
al Aggregate capitsl Of $50 900: Nav cation oP-n
non bs: " hole number of steamboat arrivals, 9oo:
Estimated number Of passengers over oo,oOo 49,
As an illustration of the real-tsae CUISINES. I'D rs
country may state that In certain printiog ONE
in which am ACQUAINTED among dozen eoDpo-l'ofs
IL ov,ed over a thous and acres Of lsnd-lsud ina,
wonId r, ioce the bexIt Of NewEn land farmer AID
the bow Jotr-an bonss.. awk ward, knock knesd
Dutohuan OF e1tt who ace a. rOlIef-OOy 5n1 puCT
caniey-o1ns ian undivided half of al excel eat
farm Of 900 acres, so of which - broke aod
upws rd # so un1er cultivation. His brother does the
" ork and be furnishes The cash
We have among ms Minnesota Historical Soriety,
wi cb numbers among its memb, RS msny Of the mos,
prominent citzeus o. the Terri DRY. Tlis Soc'ey has
mace ugenents for course of lectures for me
Wittr-I OF from tbe liOps' <ho pour forth tdef
wit snd vision into the delighted care OF faso enable
cr1wes in the cities Of the Sistes bur from Our bsst
naive talent. They are to be free, and l have no
doubt will form az Interesting ana pfohtsbie ieau
Of our Winters enjoyment
There is be usual ossa isfaction in regard 20 the
nss Letters come pre- tty regularly 10 ST. Pau; oueCue
bags of wspspers CONS VII never theyset c1ance;
l. the load is heavy few bags of pspe's are tossed
off 10 wait more COZ vsnen. sesson. Last Spring, ..
the opening Of Davs stioD whole loads Of newspa ers
were celiver TO the different offices ia town. dalog
back from three weeks 10 three months. dozen or
uDre new ces have been essbi 10 ihe ler-
r,o,y n past Fall come of them In places where the
post. Office sn1 two shanties constitute the enu'e
"towb."
One Of our bankers, Dr. B., recently leased room
rear bis bar k auction stoe and liz order ina
bis ears igbt rot be disturbed by the everlasting
ringing o. auction BELLS had clause to that effect TO-
trsct and opened the store and traghtway he pro-
curts Obi csc gong and "a Irishusn to "6.'e II,
with viii be makes night hideous, very mrch 10 d 9
own emounen' and the confusion of old DR.. b.
The sesson of balls sDd parties tss commenced.
There wss "socd cotil0n" at one OF our hotels
last eveirg which, owing tn the evidence OF whisky,
ended in something very like" arrow. Gameis quite
plenty in mai ket, vensOn very common, "bsT meat
IA. rare. SMALL PICA.