The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-29
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH "a, 1856


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MONDAY MORNING, MARCH "a, 1856
Opening of Navigation the Past Four Years
A great mistake exists in the minds O
some of our citizens in supposing that we are
having An unusually late spring and that nav
igation must necessarily be postponed til
somewhere about the first of May. To qui
ct all fears on this head, we have examined
our files for the past four years, and are ena
bled to extract therefrom the following in
formation upon the subject:
Tn 1852, the ice broke up in front of st
Paul on the 29th of March, and the Nomi.
nee, the first boat from below Lake Pepin
arrived April 10th in the evening.
i853-Ice broke at St. Paul April 1st
first boat, West Newton, April llth, in the
morning.
1S54-Ice broke on the 18th of March,
river clear at St. Paul on the 18th; first boat,
Nominee, morning of the 9Th of April.
1855-Ice broke on the 3lst of March,
clear at St. Paul April 9th; first boat, War
Eagle, April 18th in the evening.
1t will thus be seen there is no reason to
BE discouraged in 1856, provided, at least
the present favorable weather continues q
Keek or ten days longer.
DULL W1r.-Old Mister Smith, of the
Cheese Press, makes the following pointed
remark in regard to news item which ap-
peared in the Mirncsotian day or two ago
We think Owens must be now occupying
the position spoken of in his article, when
he acuesses" the height of Hindoo-ism in
New Hampshire-the position is nothing
but the locus in quo of the brain IN Barom-
ez-ical point of view is everything. ..
Whether the editor obtained his leading
ideas, as expressed in tie above, from the
original source of ''The Pacific Railroad'' ar
ticle, we cannot positively assert; but we
must ask the assistance of Smiths son, OF
some other person, more intelligent than
himself. to inform us where the laughter
comes in. AS an appropriate answer to the
effort of the Press we insert the following
believing that the wit aid sarcasm therein
will be quite as apparent to the reader, as
that in the paragraph inserted above:-
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Observation-Disclosures Ant Toteedotihdioh, ,ebeit
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Observation-Disclosures
County TREAsuRER.-The County Com
missioners on Saturday appointed r. A
Smith, Esq, to fill the vacancy in the Office
of County Treasurer of Ramsey County,. .oc
casioned by the non-residence Of Mr.. Slim
son. late Treasurer. Mr.. Smith has tillet
the office of Territorial Librarian the pas
three years, and is gentleman every wa.
qualified for his new post.
e Mr.. George NJ. Watson, cditcr ant
proprietor of the Lake Superior journal
published at Marquette, died suddenly of al
apoplectic fit in that place on the 2lst ult
The Journal, which is an excellent paper
will probably be suspended, for the presen
ut least
EDWARD CoBURN has been sentenced t.
ten months Imprisonment and a fine of $3.50
and BENJAMIN Dalton to five months impris
onment and fine of $3.50, at Boston, 70
the assault upon young Sumner, of whicl
they were convicted when tried for his mur
der.
Two engines and snow plow ran Oft tn
track OH the Grand Trunk Railway, one da
last week, about twenty miles above Mon
treal One man was killed and two person
badly injured.
TIE EIGttTH DIsTRIcr:-We have befor
referred to the probability, says the Galen
Advertiser, now that the Senate has admi
ted Mr.. Trumbull to his scat, that Gov Ma
teson will soon issue his proclamation for a
election of Representative to Congress in tt
Eigth District. The election has uncommo
interest from the fact that the delegation
Congress from this State is equally divide
on the question Of slavery or no slavery
Kansas, four for and four against it; on
should the next election of President fall
the House, the vote of that District wou
turn the scale of the State, if not OF the
suit in the Union. Hon. Robert Smith is
the field as the Nebraska candidate, and
is probable'that Lieut.. Gov Kcerncr will |
that of the Republicans. .-..,f,
The STATE CRADLE, for the expected he
of Louis Napoleon and Eugene, will co
$4,000. sU .48las .c
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