The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-03
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listening TO lIr. Milluans gra, p,sy u 'Fs
zio, or the Italian Wife The audience. owing
to the amuscments which laYc b.en going op, in
our city for somt time WIS no. So large IA il
ought to have heen. nor ~ the wsnneri IN which
the play was produced deserved Miss DEER
ING, as Bauca, won the plandi,s Of every one
Her agony. in tie scene whetc. after having
denounced Fayio Us the Murderer OF Bartolo
tor the purpose Of tearing him from the arms
Of Ahlabella and when she discovers ia conse-
auence Of her information that the tribunal
has pronounced sentence O: death ngains, him
is liie-ltkc and true to nature The characters
Of Fazio and Bartolo were also well taken
The after per VIVA most hurhahle farce and
was well playsl Il il on that all .honld hear.
Nrw PtPFR. The la, mail brought IT, the
first number Of the Minnesota GG.,fie. a weekly
paper published at Re, Wing. in this Territory
by BrNyrrr Brothers Editors and publishers.
The specimen before us in point Of rypogtarhi-
cal execution. is equal TO any OF our exchanges,
whilst is editorial Colrlnns are flied wiil,
sprigh,ly AMI weli.written editorials The
Gosstte is democratic in politics and runs up
at its mast head, the Bvcn,S,N and BRrcerN.
RIDGE has. We wish its proprictors n long
career otprospcrity, pecuniariiy and politically
which W. arr sure they ahandantly deserve.
The Gazette is at present twenty four col
ann Taper, not quite 50 large ms the bAnY
Pro>rfR and prNooEkr. but will be enlarged
80 soon as the proprie,ors receive larger
press. he following is al e>,rac, from their
salatatoty;
We are not - selfish ~ TO wish Ecl
N9g ~ Ia al el MsHnnsQia, Qr sn unjust n >
desire to de,ract in the least from the natural
advantages of the many fourishnc and beaii-
ful towns, Sprnging mp in our midst Many
are the lovely spots tina, invite the settler 10
competency and beautiful home in which to
spend the evening OF his days: bat 20 The man
in whose soul God has planted spark OF the
love ~ the beautiiol IN nature, 10 the settler
who Il, sircs 10 locate wher" the blessings Of
good schools and good society, are combined
with the best facilities Tor acquiring wealth we
believe thai no place east or west, offers greater
inducements than our new and thriving town -
Tmr " ar E,GiE.--Our readers arr aware
that this fine craft. has been for some time
plying ia the trade beiwee Wiaoim and Gale
ma On the occasion of recen, trip TO the
former place. our friends Of the Winona irgw
grow exceedingly hrciions NJ that good YES
sels expense. !, will be remembered that the
Tishominco aud War Eagle are running as op.
position packets. We do nu, blame Wnonn
people for patroni1ing their own boat, Eu, to
the article: .....
THE WAR E,oIf-This is the nppellaiion
Of a venerable river craft. propelled in some
mysterious way by steam, which haul along
side Of our lcvcc semi occasionally emitting
from some cnrinuS apparatus dismal shrek
or anguish When this singular boat first
made IL appearance here he attracted some
attention. but now she comes and goes without
a stir Of iic among our citizens to mark the
incidents. On her decks the grass is growing,
asi all around the ratings oi her guards aud
mp the SLENDER support al her upper deck. long
vegetable clccpers twinc their way Now aud
then some hacgarl negro waiter looking like
the grim oakum pickers on the ship of f:eniio
Ccrcno. show their melancholy visagcs outside
the cook house. bnc man who caught him
self on board the craft ayers that in the long
cabin Of the War Eagle the same jolly old set
oil bowcrs who detained Rip Van Wrinkle in
the mountains Of the Hudson, are rolling their
BALL and drinking their rare I'D liquor. But
no one knows tia MI mystery Whether
or not the War Eagle Is really u iresh water
edition Of the phantom ship Is n tale untold.
She brings To oar mind visions OF The FLYING
Duchman, Peter wilkins and all that. Vet
the gloomyghnsts of oihoers who walk her decks,
rcpcl the inquisi'ycncss of mortals penetrating
their silent realms with intent 10 pro!nnc the
d,athly .,!llu,~> rc.sning ih.re. by an awful
aspect 81 c0nn,cnap"r. .urh n Tie tenants oi
the tomb poSs"s-.