The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-30


nerIv , ~ of the editors Of the New Orleans
p,ocv,,, :, called npon us few days since
Ie infor, ~ as tina, i, is his intention - lcesf
in our city for the purpose Of practising w.
purinr h; connection with the P,oayv -,
had an ext nsise practice in the cl,ye 81
Orleans bu. having suffered Of lat
good deal (, ON bad health bis phy s;.;.r. al
yise,] him to $ NIX northern cliW :. H.
be found for tn 'present at the " inslow uoo..
PyssoSAL.-\ We received ..u H.. o,,.,
day from Hon. 5 f-vu L. BIZ me n, Connection,
who, for the last 'wenty'h - wears has beer
Commissioner of I he Sche n, Frna of,b., Stat.
de has oeen Sie' mug eyeral days In this city
and st. Anthem. ;. Sud exnrsssss b;ms.lf huhIv
dehgh'ed win Dur Territory Mr.. b. is nov
IN the se'e"'s's "la year Of his age. but does
not HOOK 10 NC o's@ than fifty, He went down
in the Galena,
STILL Af'orh1i THE first number of the
"'e' 'o"" ~ ne' I'd, a new paper recently start.
ed Al the uours ming town OF fsrbaut, in that
county has me to hand. F. W. FmSK,
rsq' IS cantor and proprietor. The Herald is
neu'ra' 10 pou ties, but promises to do its at.
most 10 suos< I'VE the interests Of the people Of
nise county We wish it every possible sue
cess.
we are informed, by gentleman well &C.
qaain'ed i,h the facts, that the proprietors OF
the New Orleans Pieayune pay out yearly. for
to .egra III c dispatches alone, $1,000 The net
profits n the establishment last year, il is
said, aas united to the snug sum of 100000
The Prs guns is neutral in politics.
| NJ 9w RvILE.--A correspondent, writing
from th;s aourishiug place informs us that il
has been made the county scat Of Dodge county.
by nvots Of the people. Although great efforts
wers ma lie to defeat the people of Mantorvile
the; ,ar' led the county seat question by ma
jor ~ yr eater than the combined vote against it.
The Il pwn is improving rapidly. 1t has al.
res dy in operation two grist mills. one water
sa mill and six stores all doing good hus
nc ss Success to the new county sra, of Dodge
CO unity, say we
WINTER Wu.Ar ~ rHs BIO Woops,-A
correspondent writing TO the 81. Peter Cow-
n, snakes the following statement:
On Iweambulaiion among the farmers in
| he Big Woods. opposite the city, around those
sautfn lakes which have been described in
ate Courier, we were happy To find several
kelds Of winter wheat. III most excellent condi.
ton. II IL the opinion OF all who have tried 1t,
that their efforts will be- crowned with success
bcyOni all the calculations entertained Of the
wintsr wheat crop by the orists. The soil is
the richest to lie found in tive United States,
an' the woods will protect it from drifts so
10 tai to the wheat crop on the orairies. Win
| er wheat will yet he the staple i'roinc" OF the
! Minnesota valley. Farmers in the east, come
and see Tor yourselves.
FIRE N THE Bro WooDS-A correspondent
q Of the St Peter Courier. in u late number Of
that paper, gives the following description Of
fire in the Big Woods
The fire in the Big Woods continued to
rage during the whole Of last week with una
= ba,esl severity Onward it travelled with una
ba,ed fury over meadow. by lake through
forest glade, and marsh, sparing nothing on it's
, path On Friday evening last, we were by the
j side o., lake abou, ten miles distant from ~.
n Peter. at an eminence Of about thirty feet above
4 the water Ia every direction the sky was urid
=, with the reflection Of the flames as il rushed
madly on it, course. Asmeadow after meadow
u took fire il broke upwards with glare which
Is was awiully grand While witnessing il we
d were windy reminded OF the description given
g Of some Napoconic engagement in the PENN
sular war There was briei lull. darkening
of the Heavens and then another con6agration
l. more terribly grand than before. Thus II con.
J. ltinued for hours, till our attention was called
% to the march OF the flames to our own cabin in
the woods We had barely time to clear away
u the brush to save it, The deadened trees
t. caught Gre and azed with dangerous fury.
Abou, midnight the wind again rose afresh
e and il soon swept past us, eating up every
A. green thing and leaving US surrounded by u
10 blackened, barren-looking soil. The scene was
=, one that will long be remembered by us but
T! although we enjoyed its majesty, and partlcipa-
y ted to some extent in its dangers We have no
e. desire to zee the like again One such scene is