Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-26

- TuEsDAr, July 22.es
ET Weather warm and beautiful.
CT Our Anoka subscribers shall receive the
papers one week earlier than usual if the Post
masters will do their duty. - 80
3 $l0,OOO!-Note the advertisement Of $4,000
to loan. Persons in want of money, should mp
ply Immediately, to MIR. Brownson. sgo}8 hsas
SESslBLE.-The laborers who were on u strike
have gone to work again. The Upper ,Lcysc Wa
alive with them yesterday. eR int
Cr Ole Bull and troop, gave Concert u
Saltwater on Saturday and another on Monda,
night. House crowded.
GoNE DIR. Brisbine and lady were to leav,
for the East yesterday, preparatory to their tou
in the old world. Col. Robinson and lady leav
next week. r "a
~ The name Of the young man killed b,
Lightning at Red Wing, was Darrell. Anothc
young man was killed short distance from Ret
Wing, by the premature discharge of gun.
day evening. No business of Importance trans
acted. petition for lowering several streets
was handed in and referred.
LARGE PURCHASE Col. Wilbur NJ. Hayward
has purchased an interest in the town of Superior
for which he paid $4,000. The passage Of tn,
Railroad grant will cause this property to ris,
very rapidly.
BUsiNEss.-Our streets are crowded with We
hicles and busy men. Hundreds of laborers ar,
at work on buildings, grading, streets, &C., pre-
senting very lively appearance. Bat few, il
any, can fortell the future greatness of this city
THAT SHaNTY I'VE don't like that shantv
'tother side of the TINES building no how, but
we suppose we must put up with it. There's a
consolation in the fact, that it is mere temporary,
and will not stand longer than thousand years
Es8= Jenny Lind is about to revisit the
United States, and will probably take in hel
tour the famous land of the ''sky-tinted- water
minnesota Let her come, she will be ap.
preciated.
WILL THEY LIVE HERE ?-What ?-Sheep
We would answer yes. We have seen some of
the finest sheep in this country in Hennepin and
Benton counties. Farmers inform us that sheer
can be raised in Minnesota just as well as any
place in the Union, and we believe it. Bring on
your sheep, gentlemen. -...
CONSERVATORY PoINr r'-We stated a few
days since, that Lieut.. Maury has placed in the
hands of one of our citizens, $4,000 for invest
ment' We elrn that he has authorized tho same
gentleman to purchase lot or two for him on
the west side of the Mississippi, opposite St.
Panl, which he proposes to call s'Observatory
Point" and where he proposes to build IA sum-
mer residence.
DEVELOPING! I'VE stated on Saturday that
fine specimens of Lead had been found in this
territory. We arc happy to state in addition,
that salt abounds here in great quantities. We
covered, both on the banks of the Upper Missis-
sippi and the Minnesota. Copper is found in
great profusion at Lake Superior.
ExCELLENT.-On last Sabbath and the Sabbath
before, most of the gros-shops Except the gorg
eous bars in the hotels) were closed to the great
qualification of the citizens generally. We hope
they will be kept closed. We commend the Nav
or for the prompt and energetic course he has
pursued i'll this matter, and feel sure that all
good citizens will sustain him.
ONE MORE CONCERT !-THE LAST The Fare
well Concert of Ole Bull will be given at the
Capitol on Wednesday evening next. Those who
have not heard the warling tones of Patti, or the
buglenotes of Schneider, or the Piano notes of
Roth, or the master Violnist himself, should by
all means attend this Concert. Ole Bull is u man
of large heart, and is doing much in his musical
tour for the elevation of music in this country,
and for his own depressed countrymen. Success
10 him wherever he may roam.
The SUNDAY ORDINANcE.-Even the most quiet
and orderly drinking saloons were closed vester-
day, IN compliance with the Ordinance. am: the
good effects of the change were quite noticeable.
Pioneer.
G5 We understand that fine steamer is be-
ing built below. destined for the up river trade
and to be called the 'Red Wing" Success to
the enterprise Gazette.
Cy More than five hundred buildings are un-
der contract to be built in Winona this summer.
EeSA What is not ST. Paul losing VIVA,
have not ST. Anthony and Saltwater lost g
what will not Winona and our other prominent
river towns lose Tor want of proper facilities
for transportation What "a vast field for the
industry of our lumber produ-
cling towns in supplying the rich, populous, but
almost timberess praires of the South. q
THE WHEAT CROP.
All accounts represent the wheat crop Of the
Territory to-be looking finely. Few of those who
have not travelled through the new counties have
any conception OF the immense area of land now
under cultivation throughout the Territory.
vi sod last year virgin. at least 300, 900 acres
were last year put under crops-200,00O more
may be added for previous cultivation. Our
pending Harvest will be gathered from at least
5UO, Geo acres of the BEST land in the world. ex-
cept the slck1y bottoms of illinois,. Ii this were
all wheat ut an average productiveness of twenty
bushels per acre, it would yield total of lO. 900.
600 bushels. Two years will find US an exporting
State.-F Financial Adr. -, -
30 LATEST NEWS. ~ 1foz
Gen. Walker has been elected President of
by almost unanimous vote.
MIR. Hampton, correspondent of the n. Y. Tri-
bune, had been assassinated at Washington, by
Capt. Pate. for the refusal tn retract ent