The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-04

approaching completion.
4 School flcase is about TO be erected In Can
non City at an expense Of $4,000
The valae OF Real and Personal taxable pro
per,y in Iowa City. is sl?ss,4se
A new brick building in Davenport fell few
days since in consequence Of digging cellar toe
Dear 1t. Fortunately no one was hurt
The Muscatine Jouradi says that city is over
run With burglars and pickpockets, and that
scarcely night passes without some attempted
robbery.
DAILY line Of Codchrs Owing to the great in
crease Of travel. ther will hereafter he daily
line Of stages run between ST. Paul and Manksto,
The change took place on Tuesday.
The kon HwS-The first Locomotive for the
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road was brought into
Duneith Friday afternoon The engine is noble
one. bearing the name Of that city, let her drive
The Rntge, We notice persons engaged eol-
stsntly making preparations for the new bridge
across the Mississippi at this place and also that
several RATS Of logs belonging to Mr.. 5. J, Al
bright the contractor have been brought down
the river and tied up At the point where the
bridge is 10 /. constructed.
Sac Nh IT Gicno& This mill has commenced
Heretofore the Glencoe people have
been obliged to procure their lumlsr from Min
nespolis and Henderson considerable Of . dis
lance TO haul that important building material.
The mill at Hutchinson viii be running IN . short
time.
Hary Roai Esac Transaction are inform
ed by Richard Chute, En,, that the ST. Anthony
Water Power Company, whose agent he is, have
purchased all the real estate owned by Hon. II.
II. sibley in and adjoining st. Anthony, save
only some half dozen lots for the snug little sum
Of forty thousand Dollars.
P,rSn1i Among the arrivals by tho Galena
we're DIR. shepard. anl Geo. W. Br at, Esq. from
Virginia and J, 7. Rosser, Esa. Of this city. DR.,
Shepherd WAS Secretary Of the Texan Navy,
previous to the annexation Of that Republic to
the Unite States They are stopping at the
Winslow Hou9.
Ner SIc MI VI Lake N,naetoaGs. under
stand that n steam saw mill is about to be erected
at the town Of Tazaska, on the north shore Of Lake
MiRnctonka, by some Of the entcrprlsing settlers
Of that region The place affords nm excellent
site for mill the country Icing thickly settled
and the supply Of timber inc ,haustibe. This will
be the fifth or sixth mill on the Lake. and there
IL plenty room for more.
Sugar tps ~ N,an,so,a We learn from the
Winona R1ubi,can, that ". D. Bunnell, Of Ilo-
mer, in this Territory. has this season successful
Mr.. b. thinks II viii succeed without doubt, and
neIt year will devote several acres TO this crop
which has a. generally been supposed to be ne
cessarily confined To the extreme south.
Letting Of tmronty Buiidtngs The building for
the University Of Minnesota was let on Tuesday
Of this week to Messrs. Alden, Hull and Wins
low. the two former engaged in the ep,tion Of
thu. new hotel ia 81. Anthony. and the latter Of
this city. The building is divided into sections
which are 10 w. commenced and built frOm time
20 time The two sections 10 be commenced i'm
nlediatciy are let for the sum OF ISL 900 the
third for s2i 900, and the whole for $l22 900
SllI,ag Aear "a badfd he Gdie,.l. Quite an
exciting stabbing affair came of on board this
weasel while she was lying a, Dunleith on the
Of the 10th inst Il seems tina, two o.
10 the account given by the EIpr,s
and Hrdid. had been qusrrellng for some time
before. until finally they got into fight when
the American drew his knife and stabbed the
Irishman in the region Of the heart when the for
mer He'd and took refuge On Lizard the Fanny
Harris from the crew of the Galena who would
have Killed him II he had remained. u is thought
the latter, wound will. in all probability, prove
fatal
N, Gai,ra Our readers no doubt. will 'e ss
much sratifed as we were 10 learn that Capt X.
I.clwick has been superseded in the command
Of this fsorite vessel. Any steamboat Captain
who will he guilty Of such conduct towards pas
enger. as Wa. Capt l.. at Beef Slough a short
time since. deserves his dismissal at the hands d
the company Who employ him. and the det.sis-
ton II all honorable upright men OF all ay~a-
tons.
The caus. Of his being discharged was this
When hi, boat struck on the bar instead Of lying
there and kepng his passenger. omfortablc IN
Ill another boat could CON. to the rescue. he
compelled them to 20 ashore. where he knew
there was not n house IN which they could ind
shelter and he returned with his boat to GaleDa,
after receiving their money for a sale transit
u rough to -, Paul Not only this. hut be sunk
ooc Of hi. barges with all 81 hi. passenger. Tag
gage aboard, only portion d which va. rssen-
ed by the owners, and when the Clerk. Nr. Dsw
ley. who by the way. |. every inch gentleman.
commenced paying the men for fishing up ibs
baggage, Capt. l. ordered him tn de.s, and The
passenger. we're compelled 70 pay the amoon'
tbemsslve. A. soon a, The Company heard d
this transaction they very properly infmrnsd the
Captain thai hi. services could r. dispensed with
Capt Hurd who succeeds him, We are Informed
il gentleman in every respect Ar. ID. q
eoar.. remains in charge - the odSe.
SrHiEY C0rSTr CoSyEsri0S.-A ConveD
ton was beh in ilebd.rson. Aug. I'D, 10 nom
mate candidate. for county officers. prscinc'
ot.,cerv. and delegates to the District CouveD
lion After half nm hour. consultation III.