The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-27
SUPERIOR.

The Chron'eis keeps its readers well posted
a. to passing events at the growing little city
on the Lake shore. The citizens Of Superior
are beginning to take an interest in the Fisher
les in their vicinity, and an association has
been organized. styled The Lake Superior
White Fish, Salmon Trout, Siscowit, and Her
ring Fishing Company with capital Of
100000.
We extract the following items from the col.
umns OF the Chron,eie
Fne--Thc house of Mr.. Thomas Hays, in
Superior city was destroyed by FIRE on the
LIST instant. At the time. both himself and
wife were absent, and two small children were
in the same house The fire is supposed to
have originated accidentally; and was discoy.
cred by persons working on Felt's new dock
Before il could be reached. the building and
contents were envelopel in fam,s--tbc chill
drcn barely escaping,
Rsots.-~Daring the past few weeks our town
has been the lheater OF dlsgraceiul fights be-
tween several parties Of irishmen Far Downs
and Corkonians.' On Monday night, a man
| named Patrick 0'Brieu was numerically
beaten, by some five or six of his countrymen
at "a house kept by ona widow rhelan. In the
ARRAY, he stabbed one Of his aS,ailan,s. but
not seriously. The ShetiaIah was freely and
literally used, and O'Briens head horribly
disigurcd, bears unmis,akable evidence OF is
elective work.
oBrien is represented As generally peaceful
aud Industrious and hitherto was employed a.
foreman on the Military road, We have
not learned the names Of The opposite parties.
They arc running at large
This diSRracefal affair il another evidence Of
tue Necessity of a corporate organization. Our
community Is without any i,gaI protection and
he who chooses 10 violate the public peace, does
40 with impuuty.
iaiahgSaa II Supey,g. Our Postmaster
has collatej the following statement Of publ
cations and let,crs received ier week during
the quarter ending January | 1866;
Newspapers, 26O
Quarterles, -
ietters-wcckly average. $40
For town eighteen months old thus speaks
we'll
North N,cfe Sorceys.--fie Secretary Of the
Interior having approved of Recommendation
for The survey of the Chippewa cession. living
N Minnesota on the northweS, shore 81 Lake
superior, we learn that the Commissioner of
the GcBcral Land Office will issue instructions
Tor tho survey OF the same, 81 that the work
may he commcnccd 10y the lst of NAV next. or
as early as practicable,
Nc,r Housos Their about twenty houses in
course 81 erection. a, this time. on the town
plot Others arr 20 be commcnccd before the
opening ~ navigation and most Of these now
unSicr way viii be completed ere that time
TIE only impeachment 10 building during the
winter, has tccn the scarcity Of humber,
drrsral from itTa-i'r. &. e. Green and
amy formerly Of bloomfield Davis county.
Iowa arrived al superior Ca the "a instant .
The journey occupied about five weeks thu
iistsnyc t~ing between seven hundTei and one
thousand miles MANY harlships we're ueN~-
ariiy eucounter,,i by the party. though they
Irivei here in good health and spirits.
IAs Laks-The recent March winds have
,o,sen up much 0f ths ir 90 the lake . and
he clear. blue water Of The Father Of Lakes"
: again visible. The icc in the hay had been
much rsiucd in thickness by the mid weather
1 last month but daring the pas, week We
Nre visited with another cold spell causing it
0 make again very rapidly