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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09
THE RIV f. r.

STEAMBoT ARRIVALS FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL, 1857.-We have examined our
files of last year to institute comparison
between the amount of steamboat business,
number of arrivals, &C., this year, and that
during the same month of last year.
1856-On the 9th of April, the first boat
left St. Paul for the head of Lake Pepin.
There were % days of navigation this
month, ten of which was before the Lake
opened.
During this time there were fty-eigM ar
rivals of these 48 were from below, and
10 from the Minnesota river.
The first arrival from below the Lake, was
on the evening of the 18th.
lS57-The first boat, the Time and Tide,
left for below on Tuesday evening, the 18th.
The first boat which left for the Minneso-
ia river, was the Equator, on Saturday the
18th.
During this month there was but seventetn
days of navigation which was but to the
head of the Lake, during which time, there
were thirty-two arrivals. OF these "a were
from the head of Lake Pepin, and 8 from
the Minnesota river.
Thus it will be seen that during the whole
of last month there was no arrival from be-
low the Lake. Such thing has never be-
fore occurred, since this country has been
settled.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

The War Eagle, Capt. Kngman, arrived
a little after tks Ocean Wave, with a full
load of pa sengcrs.
Mr.. COFFIN, Clerk of the steamer War
Eagle places us under obligations for papers
of the 5th from Galena.
a magnificent steamer, which arrived on
Wednesday, is thus described by friend
Croffut, Of the Times:
An airy little steamboat which in the
absence OF another name We shall call the
Nondescript. came mp the river On NJ ,nday,
and attracted much attention as she swept
scornfully by the feet Of steamers at the
lower levee. We have not the precise d.
mems ons, but measuring her ocuarly as
she passed by In perspective, she must be
about lG feet long, feet wide, 81 inch
hold and propelled by an engine of two
hen power. The amb tious and sprightly
craft is now anchored Oh one of the 81 900
building lots at the foot of Market street,
which the present rise in the river has
covered with few inches of water"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

The WEATHER has been exceedingly beau
tiful for several days, and stoves, over-coats.
and roaring fires, and such indispensable
things of the racy season we have just pass
ed through have become obsolete. People
sit in open houses these beautiful moonlight
evenings, and enjoy the balmy air. The
hills, but day since released from ice and
snow, are now looking green and fresh with
the springing grass. If our spring has been
backward our farmers have yet abundant
time to do all that they wish this season.
We are not worse off than our neighbors of
the middle States, who are just now planting
over what the frost killed after the first
planting. Poor people. Wonder why any
one stays in that country, when they can
find country like this where the frost don't
kill the crops every spring.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09
Receipts.

Per Monsfeld-Borup Co., 100 tons groceries J
Frost, ) bbls flour: Beaumont G., 80 bbls -four 1876
bbs ale, 413 pckgs mdse J. Dorchester - bbls -four;
Day jerks. boxes mdse; A. L. Llrpenteur, 25 bbls
ale, Wagons, two ploughs 1. Anse 6 trunks; D. NJ.
Co.. ii pckgs stuff; Bass, % bbls -four 10 do pork 100
sacks flour; Combs Bro. Il bx books l.. H. Eddy so
sacks sat, 70 pckgs sundres Vancourt As bb!s ou.
Is sacks do Is bbs eggs, so bbls liquor; Culver f.
Isl hbis flour; J, NJ Chaplin, 80 do b. Presley $50 bbls
lime, so bble flour; Louis yanger, Wagon; W Con-
STAINS, % pckgs W. H. Wolf, IS do o. & o. pckgs
Per Saracea-McCIoud & Bro 100 pckgs mdse; L. c.
Dunn eo5 bdls glazed sash; Temple Beaupre, kegs
drugs; A. w. Foster, tool chest Allen Chase four
coaches; Wooley, IL pckgs mdse X T. & Co., 8 bbls
wine; Borup c. q boxes mdse, Dbl eggs, 80 sacks
OATS b. F. Irwin, 121 bxs cheese C. H. Sanger cases
hats VIM Constans, sundry ,ots furniture 139 pckgs
mdse; yon Fridagh 3 bbls mdse covered firkin Big
DIR apples; H. E. Baker, IA pckgs mdse; jos Spiel, 2O4
pckgs mdse,
Per Sam Young--1 hid shoulders, Constarse; "a
wagons pows Bass; 5 hf hhds. F. Snow; bx goods
W. Phelps Son; 26 kgs nails, G. A. Brown; 80 irkins
butter, Is pckgs, hhds sugar. Bass cases saws 16
bxs mdse, lot machdery hid shoulders 10 bdIs sheet
iron, bx furniture, Borup Champlin; IA cases Shoes
9pckgs groceries, temple B; AZ do, waston, Blake
sees 26 kgs nails IS bxs tin plate, so bdls hardware
25 bxs mdse, esks do, Mayo & Co 80 plows Markly
X; bx machines, bdls hoes; 80 bxs groceries, 16
bbls sugar Fankuch Parr; Is rkns butter, 81 picks
dry goods and sundres IS picks groceries, IL wne
bxs, 2kgs BUTTER 80 pows pieces castings bbs oil
IS cook stoves IA ovens 80 potts. Is SPIDERS 20 grdirons
/ safe
Per Loren=-Burbank 4 B, "a bbls glass ware; P. v.
Fridagh 100 bags nails, II crowbars; Mahoan B. 81
boxes HARDWARE so picks nails, spikes, &C. EOS half do of
glass: J. w. Bond, p boxes drugs; W. Constans, 6
picks mdse 10 do Marley Kern, % ploughs; W D.
D. Benjsmin, S57 begs meal barrels eggs; W. Con-
stans Is picks mdse do sundres, 81 mdse 10 picks sqa
sundries Borup Co., 90 picks sundriesi NJ d.
up Co., bbls alcohol campher' nemi
soan. Burbank. a., -e, B. Presley 10 Dbl
mo" p' 90 casks do J. B Holmes, $ dough
CT, do "tH' . " Bass
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

A New ERA IN STEAMBoATING.-While
wandering over the new and magnificent
steamers which have lately visited our wharf,
we naturally fell to musing on the changes
! which have come over this business within
! the last few years. 1t was but dozen sea-
sons ago, apparently, when any kind of a
Graf was deemed good enough to freight
with hundreds Of lives, and a passenger was
lucky if he got to his journeys end on the
western waters without having contracted
disease from the dirty, crowded, ill-ventila-
ted, filthy cabins of some of the boats; b.
ing blown into pieces by an explosion, or
sent to an untimely grave in the Mississippi
by snag protruding through the rotten hnll,
or by careless collisions, &c. All felt re-
lief when the trip was over. and the point
was to stay on board as short time, and get
off as soon as possible.
! Then it was considereda part of the trade
for steamboat captain to be swearing
drinking ruffian and all the officers to follow
suit. Swarms of gamblers were allowed to
infest the boats, and pickpockets, thieves.
and flash men rnled the cabin. Rows, fights,
murders, &C., were frequent on nearly every
boat, and drunkenness and rcvclry went I'M
restrained. Races, ending il, explosions,
killing scores, or intentional collisions, were
of every Gay occurrence, while drunken am
inexperienced pilots and engineers were EN-
ployeG.
But new order CT things has been insti.
tuted. Year after year, boats more and
more Splendid convenient and spacious have
! been built, and with an eye 10 the comfort,
safety and pleasure of passengers. Each
succeeding season brought out something
more elegant, safe, magnificent and speedy
than the preceding one. Congress itself
passed laws regulating the Grade IN the west
ern rivers, and enforcing wholesome REQUIRE
ments.
Now total change has come over the
steamboat trade on the entire Mississippi
The boats are well termed Floating palaces"
whcr- passengers are RECALLED with sumptuous
fare, luxurious quarters. and delighted with
the elegant richness of the ornamental fin
ish of their transient houses. Ncatncss.
cleanliness, comfort and good order reign on
all the leading boats attentive, gentlemanly,
experienced, and sober officers command
them, and no pains are spared to render
the trip pleasant; and all leave the boat with
regret that the voyage was not longer. Ar
tistic and mechanical skill are lavshed in the
construction Of these floating palaces, ~ and
all the latest and most costly appliances and
inventions for the safety of life and the en-
joyment AID luxury of those on board are
secured
What improvements may yet come, we
can scarcely foretell, but We believe that
steamboating has not yet reached the acme
which it can attain.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

PAID OFF.-The two hundred Irish voters
from Dakota county who were quietly al
lowed to vote in the Second Ward on Tues
day are said to have been men who owed
their brethren of st. Paul debt for servi-
ces rendered at their county seat contest on
st. Patrick's Day last. We trust the &C
count is now square, and that on the first
Monday in June these accommodating friends
and neishbOrs will respectively confine them
selves to their own sides of the river.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

Day g. jerks, on the corner Of Cedar
and Third streets, are receiving the largest
stock of drugs, fancy articles, paints, oils,
glass, &C., ever brought to this Territory
Everybody who wants anything can now be
suited, as they have everything in their line
extensive enough to fill all orders.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

IHE Kansas Herald of Freedom says, there
are names of three thousand voters regis
tered in johnson county, where there are
not fifty legal voters. These names belong
to the members Of secret lodge in Mis-
-o,1ys
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

PILFERING.-During the late crowded
state of the Levee, it required the constant
attention of the police stationed there to
prevent barrels of sweet or spirituous fluid
or boxes broken, from being relieved of some
of the contents by ''smashers." Yesterday
morning an amusing case occurred, where an
officer observed an old woman secreting a
bag of salt which she had got from a sack
lying there. Finding she was watched, she
endeayored to hide it under her clothes but
the policeman Investigated the ease, and
overhauled the goods,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

The TRIAL.-We give full report OF
the trial, which has occupied so much atten-
ton, and attracted so much interest. Our
report can be relied OH as correct and
impartial.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

A PRoL FIG BoAr.-The Northern Belle
on this, her first trip up to St. Paul this sea-
son, had an increase of families, in the shape
of two bouncing fine boys, ushered into this
busy world by a couple of matrons among
the deck passengers. There was an increase
among the quadrupcds on board also, of
one bull calf. We tkuk the Northern
Belle ought to wear the horns after that lit
tie episode.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

s yuFts rRANsACTION.-On Monday at
: t4r,ocl sc- al deck hands employed on the
Saracer l, N account of some difficulties,
and Tl.hop demanding their wages of the
clerk. entered suit before Esq. Lemay, for
owe $50. ng more than was due. The
captain ar gent had the trial set for ''after
sIpPeJ = ugf when they again went to the
Justice nee, at about o'clock, the trial
WITS cor, uaed, and judgment rendered
against tae non-appearing defendants for the
amount, and some $50 costs. As the de-
fendanis deemed this unfair, they refused to
pay T. and returned to the boat. CAT the
stll hour q midnight" as the captain ex-
pressed IT, when all abroad were wrapt in
sYees sleep, except the watchman, party of
mon rlsbed on the boat, armed with guns
and civ1-" The watchman resisted the in
vas l. ll. was felled to the deck, and the
pos p. c over him, and took from the
e-- o th',e of the cam rods" rendering
il us...-t No authority was shown for act
SAG airs such an hour, and the captain
vt.Isra4 ad the officer arrested for theft.
wa y be the upshot of this strange af-
lair not foretell.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

g NAN, the man whom we re-
'ly wounded at the affray in
!, is recovering, not having
t. The ball was extracted.
ed after all.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

YESTERDAY e, 'ening, during the high wind,
a large heavy sign on Mosely's building, OPP
pcsite this Office, blew down, and narrowly
cscsned falling on man passing by
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cathcart & Co.,
WHOLESALE AID RETAIL DEALERS IN FOREIGN AID
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.

Cathcart & Co.,
WHOLESALE AID RETAIL. DEALERS IN roREox Ann
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
COMMENCED Business in Saint Paul Four Years ago.
then little than Indian trading post since that
time it has risen from the dimensions of an obscure viii
lage to City of 10000 inhabitants-tle emporium Of
commerce which already counts by millions Their own
success has kept pace with this usExAxPLED PROGRESS
Their business has
MORE THAN DOUBLED:
Every year since its commencement. They have re.
Gently built,
ON THIRD ST., BET. ROBERTS AND MINNESOTA,
New and Spacious Brick Store.
Fitted up in the most MODERN STYLE and adapted in
design and capacity and in the elegance neatness and
convenience of its interior arrangements to the ncreas
ing exgences Of the trade and the astonishing expansion
Of their
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESS.
Their extended facilities and intimate acquaintance
with EASTERN MARKETS, have enabled them to select
stock Of Foreign and domestic DRY GOODS USEouALED
IN THE NoRrH-WEsr for its extent, spendor and va.
ety Itcomprises all the Choicest Fall and Winter styles
OF DRESS AND FANCY GOODS!
md consists Of all grades and prevailing modes now
uered to the taste and fashion of the and South
EPUDIATISG from the start the ISsoLESr ASSUMPTION Of
me inexperienced dealers that Anything will do for
ne "est"-instead Of attempting to foist shop-worn
'ares and obsolete modes upon the Market they have
'spired to bring the resources of
Fashion and Taste in Minnesota
Up to the most EXQUISITE STANDARD or BROADWAY. With
stock Of 100000 selected on this principle, and
low displayed in their large and magnificent Saesroom
'here corps Of gentlenany and obiging Clerks are
ways IN attendance, they have commenced their
'EMl'ANNUAI. SALES. They invite particular atten.
ion to thei. spacious
CARPET WAREROOM,
filled with the most superb and elegant Carpetngs and
Oruggets, Floor Oil Cloths &C., offered in this City.
, department Of their large establishment is devoted
Exclusively to
Hosiery, Gloves, Fancy Goods, &c.
n which they claim the pre-eminence universally
orded their taste and discrimination.
CATHCART & CO., call the attention Of the mer-
hants and business of the Minnesota and Misss-
ppi Valleys, and throughout the Northwest, to their
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT.
hey have taxed their utmost to place their
Wholesale Business footing which will enable st.
au to compete with the most favore depot of Western
rade Their stock, footing 100000, fills the whole
OUR FLOORS of their spacious establishment, and
ong experience has qualified them select the Staples
md Grades suitable for the market, and their
ended facilities enable them to
Sell at Chicago and st. Louis Prices!
With the mere difference of freight added. Nobody will
ioubt this who will do them the favor to examine their
stock and facilities. nov15-dawy
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

Nj. " ALTERs, the constable who levied
N part e the engine of the steamer Sara
LA. has sent in communication correcting
the report we made of the transaction. The
only d. ;fference between the captains version
and his, is, that the watchman was not
knocked .1own, or any of his party had W..
pons. Ifv g were misinformed we willingly
correct the SIN all error.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09
.,ROST 4 RILEY. WHOLESALE Dea

Il ERS IN GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, Roberts
St., bet 4th and 5th st. Paul-Having made arrange
mens to my old business by the opening OF nav
CATION, associated with j. II. RILEY, would solicit the
attention of those dealing in Groceries and Provisions,
to the largest and best selected stock of goods ever
brought this market, purchased at the very lowest
figure, and will sell at the lowest market price, py te
package Our business will be exclusively wholesale,
and will compete with any other House In the CITY as y.
quality or price. Please call and examine gooos anu
Dyces before purchasing elsewhere 100
. FROST (narl1-dsw) j. B. I'LL
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At Home.

Hon. H. NJ. RICE arrived home yester-
day by the Northern Belle, accompanied by
his family. Co. W. H. MOBILES also arrived
by the same boat. They will be warmly
welcomed by their many friends in Mime
sofa.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

Ir. ht-ta, ARREsTED.-W Wednesday af-
teri .r Ill and John Smith were
or.o< before he Police Court - Judge
S-a'a.-aa ,2E plaint of Frederick Forces
fer ..a.e-t au assault with intent to kill,
ID 3- c.. 'inant. A warrant had also
5cea .v1.a .l or Patrick Norman, on same
cl2T-. r..i vas not arrested in time for
lae -a.
s.. tl eo0 lainants were not ready for
tre trial, judge Simons appointed 2 O'Clock
Coda, - "a. caring.
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AND RIVER.
4 lie CITY.

HIC - TAG SECOND WARD.--IueSoay
.t,mo,l a ser Gus difficulty occurred at the
.Isyr IL, ,ond Ward, growing out OF
-e..... }l.. .vll ch had, however, no connec'
,g..A ss ting. 1t seems, if we have
.-., .ht.y Informed, that gentleman
... ..,.. OHIO .ie round with dog, when an
.s c,r1t sc,onging to one of gang OF
3 .laa, ,,anling by, attacked it. The gen.
r rgne.tei Officer Jas. Gooding to
.e r., BE ao.s, which he proceeded to do,
,r..o Lee o,.r, of the other dog, and his
r. era.lsi him, beating him severely
.. e.. los a0t tenes, knocking him down
SINCE. ue. nd severely injuring him
d. head and face. A policeman
-hy rs he only one who interfered,
,a-. ,ns. ported, could do nothing.
>r.t.ls beg, made.
A. - ely refrain from censuring
H..- a.. t-e are told, stood by, and made
r. s.t,.n. ~ "rotect Officer Gooding. or
--e- Tie rioters. Political capital
a-.,r t-in- % think of when the laws are
.,.- f...a.eI I'D citizens nearly murdered
.a, aIcn s'reet.
--- A,'taGR Rior! OUTRAGEOUS AT
~..t .S iEB NAN House BY MOB OF
-sr- --ts, ught, about half past nine
>..- SIR Reese. a Printer connected
-.l Sd. Jill ue otian Office, was sitting in
.. RAP c.cu OK ne Emmert House, talking
l tse a-,urseuce at the Second Ward polls
et-. f-itad 10 Irishmeu drinking at the
t- .verh.7~r 3. commenced abusing them
.. loves, language. But little reply
vas usd. or Sc and his friend, and the
taa .r. &. tew minutes afterward, a
r.-tt oc .t-a. enty lrishmen entered the
r.- r- act commenced an attack on
roout Lt.fa gu peaceable Germans seated
t.ocs - repaired for such an assault,
severe! ...-c ten quite severely before
rlev ,..f their escape. The mob
tsea nr.s.l. RI! The furniture in the bar
mi ..a.-. .Jn drove the women from
ta.,c le.-. a'' completely destroyed ev-
e-vtsa- . t.. use. This was done so
sg f--rI. e., re the Germans had time
g. .-''r e- cf-. assistance, the mob had
-.l to her nork of de struction and es-
a.,d a'o1l lozen of the party armed
a.-a ...ts 80 ,pnes. purs ned Mr.. j. L.
Vl-.r .a, = polio Saloon, kept BY a
G.-.gr. }i- y forster, and commenced n
,.-,c.. 90 tr9 2. three persons there, and
..- .r ..g' &C he furniture. Several of
.u.-, ..- .s Nr. Forster, struck him on
t.,.e.i rti mis- and stones, and injured
bins -.. ling himself oyerpowered,
.i- er-.a -& revolver and fired two
.,...sa-. ;l.f wounding one severely, if
f.-t Sc. ac ers then retTeated, bear
-e., ...l. H led comrade, and order
90. The man most severely,
s.. ~. lily wounded, is Patrick
i.--l ~. er's wounds were dressed
- t ~irta. bis skull was badly cut,
b-t .e r.. = o'clock last night resting
az ..-f
H..a- ening an attack was also
s.a... .r. Ire man, near the Court House,
ty @ rowdies, but he escaped
fri. ISL ut being much injured
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d, ra yesterday shown by deputy
>aet .'-', heavy pair of iron "knuck-
les ian aim on the person of Smith,
Il. lic.sr eiose arrest will be found in an
o;.er rs.t there is no doubt but what
these Fe. IA on Tuesday night, as one of
tic persons truck has wound very much
Gko tl- Varlly instrument would make,
a10 supposed t was done thus, at the time.
In some So. IS, the carrying such weapons is
made fac ntary offence and if this be
prove. o. Re wretch on whom they were
found Hc re it will add five to the ten
wears .a.nr nment be already deserves
Mach crs due Mr.. Prince for the prompt
manner De- ch the arrests were made.
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MRS. +. o. COLEMAN.

FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKI ROOMS
OVER MRS. NJ. L. STCAKEs MILLINERY STORE
Where she is ready to wait all who will favor her
with call Ladies wishing to do their dressmaking
can be supplied with patterns, she is constantly
ceivng new styles. Two Apprentices wanted immedi-
ately. (ap24-d7m)