Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-13

i PRooREss.-Everywhere our city presents tn
appearance of progress. New buildings of stone
brick and wood, greet the vision on every side
The future prospects of St. Paul are certainl
brilliant.
CYWe would call attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Pitkin. Bros. & Co., Chicago
They have large and we'll selected stock of For
eign and Domestic Hardware. Buyers SHOULD
call on them before purchasing elsewhere.
CO The City Belle, Alhambra, Time an,
Tide, and Ben Coursin, are the boats in since on
last. The City Belle and Ben Cour sin departe
yesterday, and the Alhambra will 20 down thi
morning.
DEEP CUT.-The workmen engaged in gradin,
Chestnut street, upper town, have to cut abou
thirty feet deep through the bluff near the river
the lower portion of white sandstone easily loos
ened with a pickaxe, and the upper and create
portion q mass of rocks of the hardest kind
Broadway also, lower town, is also being dug GU
about the same depth.
CO The Scientific american comes to us thi
week with beautifully engraved title page, al,
table of contents for volume eleven, Just com
pleted. Now is the time for those wishing t.
renew or commence their subscription for THU
valuable scientific publication, to attend to tn,
business. Published by Mum IL Co., New York
at 81 per annum.
SICK OF IT =" Uncle Sop has petitioned tn,
Common Council for leave to sell out his contract
Tor the Levee Improvement, or portion of it, t.
+. W. Olmsted & Co., and the Council hav.
granted leave on condition tina ten thousand dol.
lar bonds are given for the faithful performance
OF the contract. We suspect the weekly ssstrikes'
OF his workmen bad a tendency to &c harry up hi.
pheelinks.''
ca We are indebted to MIR. Bates, Clerk Of
the City Belle, for late papers. The Belle came
"risht along' without interruption. The Nor
thern Belle met with slight accident on her wa,
down, but it did not materially affect her pro
gress. The Northern Belle is decidedly the mos
popular boat ON the river.
NELSON'S BULDNG.-In the re- erection of Mel
sons new building on Third street, opposi te Bid.
WELLS Exchange Bank, Mr.. Nelson took t;he ma
son-work from the original contractor, an d gave
it to Messrs. Stephens & Irvine, who, as everv
one can see, are doing it up as it ough to be
done. The fault alluded to in yesterdays TIrxs.
rests not upon their shoulders.
NEW ORLEANS PIcAYUNE.-Almost every h6dv
has heard of this able and spicy pap er, which
has become celebrated throughout the Union for
its pungent articles. We were pleased YESTERDAY
to meet one of its editors, LORENZO ALI1s, ESQ.,.
who has been sojourning in our city for a short
time. We trust his impressions of our TER ;torv
will be favorable, and that though,we may differ
with him politically, our social relations NAV
never be interrupted. Mr.. Allis leaves for home
on Saturday next.
CooL.-Squire Symonds' ice cart brok down
yesterday morning at the foot of the hill Eayle-
ST., spillng the load and driver into the street.
AT frst we thought possibly the ice y light have
been left for refreshment of the labor ers who are
digging at the foot of Hill street, for no earthly
reason that we can perceive except dollar and a
half per day, with the chance of a new lob next
year in filling up again. The ice enioyed a
F" melting season" as it Icy exposed in the sun.
ST. ANTHONY JAIL ksrcURE.-Ths Express
states that the prisoners con6ne1 in the Jail at St.
anthony, set about liberatin themselves on
Thursday night last, and two Of them escaped.-
one' named Clement Mailman, was confined on q
charge OF murder, and the 18th er, named Charles
Miller was in for horse ute, .ling. The officers
are making diligent sear.,h, but had hitherto
failed to discover any trace of them. If their
jail is anything like the user able shanty used at
present for that purpose in st. Paul, they would
lind little difficulty in br eaking Jail. '4
LETTER FROM MrSNEr oNxA.-We call attentic u
to the letter from La 20 .Minnetonka in to.day's
paper. This and tho 80 already published in tn
LINES, possess lterar as well as poetic merit, ant
'ery truthfully depict many familiar scenes in the
ife OF all. The vivid de scription of fishing, and
me portrayal OF the eraotions that accompany
mat sport, give evidence that the writer is close
observer and that he possesses sufficient ability
% interest his readers. We hope to hear from
him again.
GALENA RIVER BEING DRrpoED.-Ths Galena
people have at last CON 20 to the conclusion that
'omethlng must DO dor ,e in the way of internal
Improvement, rs it is found extremely difficult if
not absolutely impo Isible for the Packet Co.'s
boats to r.avgate the narrow, crooked ditch called
River. So they have set dredging boat
It ork to dig out the channel, during the low
".age of water, and when the river rises again
they will be in uninterrupted water communica-
ton with the Mississippi.
TIE FRErER SAE,,CxRBuSD.-The second con-
cert of this Asso citation German Singing
Club) came of at Market Hall, on Monday eve
ming. Avery large n lumber were in attendance,
and the singing wa, excellent. The Hall was
decorated with festo ,ns of evergreen, very taste
fully arranged, ant everything was conducted
with the utmost proI riety. We have never seen q
more intelligent or respectable number of Ger.
mans congregated., than was pr esent at the con-
cert. At the conc fusion the company enjoyed q
Shop" in which ,any Of our citizen participa-
ted. We cannot ommend these associations toe
highly, for they asend to harmonic and socialise
many who oth'srs rise would become morose with
the cares of b ush ness. This reminds Us that di.
rcctly over the. Pia no, was quotation in German
to the effect that where there ID song, or sing
ing, there it is saf, to build house. Success t.
The FREEZER s aenger bund.
q No nail boats, no mails, nothing of spa
sial import ance happened yesterday, &c within our
ken." exc opt the arrival Of the Berlin, up to 6