The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-10
From the Cleveland PIaindealer.

From the Cleveland PIaindealer.
RUSH OF EMIGRATIoN.-Never before in
the history of this country has the tide of
emigration from the East been so fast and
furious. Although the arrivals from Europe
have fallen off almost fifty per cent. from last
season the number is still very great. The
number of live Yankees now leaving the
rocks, mountains and shores of the New
England States, is unprecedented. A visit
to the depot of the Lake Shore Road any
morning, will give any one more vivid i'm
preston of the magnitude and character of
this people urging its W y by steam to the
Western prairies, than we obtain even from
the statistics. This morning twenty
cars full to overfowing arrived from the
East. During the hour which elapses be-
tween their arrival and the starting of the
Toledo trains, the depot presents a scene of
which the one we saw is fair sample. The
arrivals included at least l 400 people. Here
were 300 Germans, mostly young, healthy,
Woodworking farmers and mechanics, with
their rosy-cheeked, buxom wives, and nu-
merous stock of faxen-haired children
They are fresh from the wine growing hill
sides of the Rhine, and every one has a
knowledge of the grape and fruit cultivation
which will be valuable capital to introduce
into our rich Western country. They bring
little hard-earned cash to buy their lands
with, and will prove to be the best grape
growers and winemakers of the country.
There are several hundred emigrants from
! Ireland, bound for Iowa, land of new rail-
roads and potatoes. They seek labor, and
labor awaits them in country which is
evincing more enterprise and prosperity hun
any other state in the Union. The crowd,
however, which interested us more than any
other, included 2 10 well-dressed and thr.f y
looking Americans, bound for Minnesota.
They were joint-stock company, many Of
them young men, but the majority of them
having their good Yankee wives and little
children with them. They had their COM
lmittee in advance to select site for the
colony. They had carpenters, blacksmiths,
shoemakers, tailors, physician anil a
preacher. They had come together at New
York city from all parts of New York and
New England, and were full of confidence
and hope in their project. They pay into a
common fund ten dollars each to purchase
the land, and their fares from New York city
to the Mississippi are twelve dollars each.
On their arrival at their destination, with
flat aptitude for system and self-goyeri =
ment, they will organize and Immediately
find themselves thoroughly-acquainted
community, with every convenience and va
riety of trades, they will set up schools and
begin to live with broader field for effort,
and better homestead than the old Eastern
States could ensure them. Success to them.
Millions of hands want acres, and millions
of acres want hands.
The debate between Hawkins and Gree n
upon the question, which is productive Of
most evil, gambling or intemperance -? COM
menced at indianapolis on Monday night.
The Journal says:
Both speakers had two " turns F." at the
question, but the second one of each was a
6 round turn" away from it. The debate
lasted about two hours, and was really very
' interesting, and every way well worth
visit, even as all amusement, setting aside
its higher claims on our attention.
BALTIMORE, I'd May.
The Southern mail brings New Orlean:
dates of Saturday. Details Of Mexican news
to the 22d of April represent the Country tt
be in a state of profound quietness.
Hon. Pierre Soule has consented to ad
dress the citizens of New Orleans on The
Central American question. He expresses
S great sympathy with Walker.
: e. Our market is now we'll supplied
S with choice fresh meats, and spring vegeta
bles are beginning to come in. VIM. Moot
Esq, left with us, several days ago, I'm
spring onions, grown in the open air since tn
frost has disappeared this season.
+ The Cyclopedia of Modern Travel, o.
|. which Mr.. Bayard Taylor is cngagedis to b
completed in June, after which Mr.. Taylo
will return to Europe, to spend two years
e principally in Sweden, Norway and Russia.
r A new sort of shoe is now made at Ande
" yer, Mass, out of leather, gutta percha, an
D. other things, without sewing. The sole ca
, be melted off and on again without damage
T. the shoe is waterproof, more durable tina
other shoes, and 200 persons are employe
in the manufacture.
Bochsa, the harpist, died in Australia Q
le the LIST of January last. He was an o.
e man, probably over seventy, and first can
n to this country about eight years ago, accom-