The weekly Minnesotian., 1855-08-04
Republican Candidate for Delegate,
VIM. r. MARSHALL

Republican Candidate for Delegate,
VIM. r. MARSHALL
Another Railroad Project.
Hon. Erastus Corning, of New York, and
other heavy capitalists, have gone into the
company which has in charge the improve
ment of Fox river and its connections. in Wis.
consin. 1t is estimated that the company will
have surplus OF from one million TO niteen
hundred thousand acres of land appropriated
by Congress after completing the improve
ment This it is proposed to put into rail-
road between St. Paul and Green Bay. The
road will he i'm the vicinity of five hundred
miles in length, and as the lands are located
ia the pineries of northern Wisconsin, they
~ill GO far toward the completion of the road
CHicugo Press.
1t wiil be remembered by our readers. that
the Minnesotian has frequently asserted, during
the past three years, that the Green Bay and
St. Paul Railroad" was vital. practicable pro-
ject, and that it must eventually command the
attention of Railroad nea throughout the
North and East. Among the numerous rail-
road schemes Of our neighbors Of Wisconsin,
we have always regarded this one as not Of the
paper class of enterprises.
1t appears from the above, that the project
has fallen into hands which will not be apt to
fail in accomplishing the great work at an
early day. Our Chicago friends. however, en-
tirely over-estimate the distance from Green
Bay to St. Paul. Green Bay is on the goth
range of towns east of the fourth meridian, and
st. Paul is on the 23d range west This shows
us to be only 25S miles west of that point by
the Government surveys. Green Bay is in lat
itude A deg. 20 min., and st. Paul, A deg. SO
min.-just half degree north. From the
character ofthe country between the two points.
it is very certain that the road need not be
over $50 miles in length.
In his last message to the Legislature ofMin-
nesota. Gov. Ramsey, speaking strongly in fa-
vor of this road, remarked that it would carry
passengers from St. Paul to Toronto in Gfty-
eight hours. He set his figures about eight
hours too high. as is being demonstrated this
year at the other end of the route. Green Bay
is now within forty hours of Toronto, and of
course ten hours rom St. Paul to Green Bay
by railroad would be full allowance of time
on first class road.
We shall allude to this matter again shortly.
River Items.
The recent rains have caused q slight rise
in the river at this point.
The Black Hawk arrived yesterday from
Dunlieth with heavy freight Tor St. Paul con-
signees. She returns this morning.
The III. S. Allen also arrived from the Chip
pewa river,
VEGETABLE MARKET T.--Tomatoes Of Minneso-
ia growth. are now plenty in our Market
They are yet held at rather high rates. Pota-
toes have come down to Is cents per bushel
This is lower than they have been since the
close of navigation last fall.
TO Mr.. James b. Clay has been taken to
task by the Louisville Journal for demolshing
the old dwelling-housc of his father at Ashland.
His reply is: Was not the mansion tore
down my mansion? did not inherit it from
my father, but purchased it when offered by his
executors at public auction to the highest
bidder" But this does not satisfy the Jour
nal. The old mansion ought to have been
preserved as a monument of the Sage whose
residence there made Ashland classic ground
g- N. c. Geer. Esq, the able Editor of the
Waukegan Gazette and as good hearted a
fellow as the State holds, is at the De Soto
House. He takes trip up the River. leaving
In the cars this evening.-Gdlena .Adu.
Mr.. Gear has been paying Minnesota visit
and left yesterday by the Golden Era. His
numerous friends here regretted that his stay
among them was SO short.
HoN. LEVI s. CHATFIELD, of New York late
Attorney General of that State and gentle
man we'll known in political circles throughout
the Union, is now on visit to his brother
Judge ChatGeld, of Minnesota.
DETROIT AND MILWAUKEE RArLRoAD.-The
western terminus OF this Road is at Crane
Haven, opposite Milwaukee, which place car
be reached by boats the greater part of the
year. Twenty miles of this road, from Detroit
to Pontiac, are finished, and it will be com
pletcd to Owasso, seventy Eight miles, in Sep
tember. The company have abundant means
70 pu. the road in running order to Owassa
aRd the balance of the road to Lake Michigan
has been contracted for, for $3,500.OO0.
EH- Why was the PrOhibitory Liquor Law
SO overwhelmingly defeated ia Illinois?
Because the people of the State are suckers
1g- Tie Wabash Valley Railroad has beer
completed, and is now open between Toledo
and Fort Wayne.
lC- The st. John New Brunswicker of th'
10th saws We learn from different sections o
the Province, that the crops look very luxu
RANT. more SO indeed, than for a number Q
wears past. The same is reported of the crop
in the neighboring Colonies.
ANTICHOLERA REMEDY.-The first physician
of the late King of Saxony has published
preventative for the Cholera, which must prov
useful. 1t lacks Latin, and therefore may b.
unintelligible to our Hippocrats, but its plai
English cannot harm the people. Here it is
20 parts of warmth. parts of cleanliness, 2
parts of morality, part of activity. 2 part. O