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

ceiyed other complaints in regard to the
management of the line during the past win
ter, but we do not choose to publish them
until the proprietors have had an opportuni-
ty of being heard, if they so wish, in regard
to tie charges brought against them. 1t is
the general impression, however, that affairs
upon the road have not been managed near
ly as we'll as the interests Of the public de-
mand.
CoMpL1MENTARY.-The citizens Of Browns
vile complmented the faithful representa-
tives Of Houston county-the "two ThOmp-
sons" by a public supper at the Bennett
House in that thriving village, after their re-
turn home from their official labors at st.
Paul. No two men in the whole Legislature
more deserved such compliment.
SOUND ON THE NAVIGATION QUESTION
Our neighbors of the Prescott Transcript
talk sense about the opening of navigation.
They say: "The Fire Canoe and II. S.
Allen are busily repairing. Captain Force
thinks he will "navigate by the first of
April-if the weather grows warm enough.
If the ice gets out, we think he will. Other
COOL judges entertain the same opinion
Nevertheless, it depends pretty much upon
the weather between now and All-fools-day.' -
ST.. CRoIx PACKET LINE.-The Prescott
Transcript states that the steamer II. S.
Allen is to ply between Prescott and Falls
of St. Crox, the coming season. Capt. G.
Martin is her Master. The Transcript also
understands that the Clarion has been pur-
chased by e. r. West, of Dubuque, for the
same trade.
VANpAL1sM.-The New York Courier and
Enquirer of the 2Sth ultimo says that since
the opening Of the Great Park has become
fixed fact a considerable number Of trees
within its boundaries have been cut down
and removed. This ought to be stopped, al
whatever cost.
As1Ar1cs VS.. AFRIcANs.-A Cuban cores
pendent writes:
By the British ship Australia, arrived
23d inst, we have another cargo of Asiatics
voluntary emigrants-three hund. ed anC
fifty-eight in number, for colonization and
labor in the cane-felds Of Cuba, as substitC-
ton for the Africans. AS l have before
stated, this trade has all the pernicious fea-
lures of the African coast traffic-the same
violence, deception and fraud practced upon
the ignorant. The number introduced into
Cuba under royal privilege since the 10th o.
April last, with this cargo, makes 1875, ano
others are to follow as soon as contracts car
be made for them, and suitable vessels OBJ
tanned, to reach, according to the proposed
plans, 10000 this year. A division for the
same colonization from the coast of Africa
will probably be consummated in the cours'
of this year. with the appreciation of tit
British Government and the sanction of the
Ministers at Madrid"
e. A merchant of New Bedford, sayi
the New Bedford Mercury, wrote to his cor
respondent at Nantucket during the presen
winter for lot of oil. A reply was writer
offering 500 barrels at the price then ruling
provided an acceptance of the offer was mad
the letter. In the meantime the ice embar
60 came on; intercourse with Nantucket wa
suspended for fifteen days, and when the OF
fer of the oil came to hand, that article ha
advanced cents per gallon. A reply wa
forwarded within the limited time, and
profit of nearly eight hundred dollars wi
result to the purchaser.
o,,,o AND MISSISSIPPI RAIIRoAD.--Th
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company at
meeting held at Cincinnati on the Zoth UT
agreed TO accept in payment o. thelr claim
the bonds to be issued by the parties7.n Ne'
York. who have contracted to complete til
road from Cincinnati to Vincennes, provide
the road be completed within the specific
time, eighteen months.
MARINE D,sAsrER.-The Charleston STAND
ard of the Sd instant, says: "The schoone
Kossuth ran into an unknown schooner o
Cape Ann, on Monday night, capsizing tn
latter. Probably all on board were drowned
The injury to the Kossuth was Slight
e In the Wisconsin Senate, on tn
9th inst, bill was introduced charterin
the "Northern Pacific Railroad Company
The Commissioners named are thirty-two
number; among them A. W. Buel, Esq,
Michigan. The capital is to be $lOO, O,O(
with power to increase to $ls0, O0O 900 ; ar
the ronte, from the head of Lake Superi
to Puget's Sound, with branch to Columb
River.