Minnesota weekly times., 1855-05-29
THE wINNEBAGoEs-wAR DANCE.

city yesterday, fantastically arrayed in their
uncouth dresses, and hidcously painted. They
were on their way to their new home on the Minne-
sofa, and created considerable excitement by their
war whoops, war dances and war songs. Their
place of gathering just above the upper Levee,
where the American flag flowed most conspicuously
and where they took up their line of march for
the city, followed by quite q respectable crowd
of civilized men. women and children. They
crossed the bridge at the upper Levee, and ar
rayed as many of them were, in their red, white
(that was) and blue blankets, presented avery
imposing, yet diabolical appearance. The prin-
cipal men led off, the remainder following.
An interesting scene is transpiring beneath our
window while we write. The old time floats back
again in the wild song and whoop and dance Of
the Indian brave. The wild strange things that
struck us five years agone with kind of wonder.
mcnt, are re-enacted down on Eagle street, like
the reproduction of thrilling drama, of which we
remember nothing but the dread and terror it in
spred. A genuine old war dance this. The
Winnebago braves take up the dance and song
just as the Sioux left them to our memory years
since-the same savage vehemence of articulation
the same fiery emphasis of movement and far
resounding monotony of voice-like far off yell
with a cadance-like a shrek borne on winds
from an ancient time-the hoarse vatc:nations Of
sybls in sea cave.
We cannot count them, M xcd up are they
with the crowd of whites-many never having
seen the queer spectacle before. Two rows of
painted faces-open mouths, bawl orchestral
music. Two or three dancers occupy an empty
space AMI tear the air to tatters with falsctto
whoors, and the promiscuous crowd Of whites
press close upon the reserved circle. Start naked
smcarcd with white clay and cosmetics of various
hues-hauning gay feathers and streaming rib
bons-thc scene is intensely picturesque-ard
prudes that would shudier at white mans heel,
gaze with undsguised admiration on the nude and
graceful limbs Of the swarthy Indian.
During good part Of the day they loitered in
and about st. Anthony street, and at O'Clock in
the afternoon, performed war dance near the
Capitol, which WAS witnessed by q large number
of persons. They appeared to be in good spirits,
and conducted themselves in a creditablc manner,
that is, for those hideous creatures which in our
Younger days, we imagine the red men to be.
Poor, untutored, miserable, degraded beings!
thou wilt soon be washed from the shores of Time,
and the white man will plant his coin where re-
pose thy bones. Go thy way in peace
The COMMON CoUNCIL.-This body is moving
energetically in City Improvements. At their last
meeting the following estimates and suggestions
were submitted:
I'll 10 1o~0 IQtO
and submitted to the Commissioners of the pro-
per wards. Two estimates for Fort street on diff
fercnt plans: one for Chestnut street from Fort
to the Mississippi; for the grading OF Franklin
street with through the centre Of the street
of sufficient capacity to drain the adjacent marshy
grounds one for filing low grounds on St. Anth-
Ony street, between the Times Building, and a
point a short distance below the drug store of
Bond & Kellogg, together with the cost Of ex-
tending Eagle ST., sufficient distance to complete
the line Also, estimate for grading Sibley ST.,
from Sd street to the Mississippi river, with sew
er under the same.
Fort and Oak streets have been we'll dtched
from ST. Anthony ST., to College Avenue: also Ex-
change ST., from St. Anthony ST., to Vine St
These streets will, however, practically be of little
more service than heretofore. until they are
thoroughly gravelled, for which purpose gravel
may be obtained by lowering the grade Of St.
Anthony ST., in front of Mr.. Selby's residence or
by opening Selby Avenue.
The survey to ascertain the practicability of in
Producing water into the city will soon be atten-
ded to.
The above is first rate, but the following VIC
like little better. You are doing Gods service,
gentlemcn-rem those dead horses and cattle,
and there will be no necessity Of strangers and cit
izens holding their noses rs they promenade up
Bench and st. Anthony SITS. --.,
a report from the Board of Health recommend
ing the passage of an ordinance prohibiting the
bringing of any person affected contagious with
disease from the country into the city. Also, that
proper measures..be taken to prevent dead horses,
cattle, and etc., from being thrown into the river
opposite the city, and to require the burial of the
same outside of the city limits.
CENSUS THE TERRIToRY.-The Minnesotian,
speaking of this matter, remarks:
elf there be any s'scaliduggery'' at work among
the Administrati N rulers of Minnesota to deprive
the people of their rghtful representation in the
next Legislature, their schemes will recoil most
certainly upon their own heads. The PEOPLE
will see that their Shcrffs make an enumeration