The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-24

cension made by him on Tuesday Ia his new
mammoth balloon Minnesota. The balloon
was inflated about 10 clock. A. NJ. ia the yard
VI the Gas Works, bu. not TO its utIaort capaci-
~, owing to the lack Of the gas manufactured.
At half past ten, the bluff above the works, and
all the surrounding knobs Of ground, were oc-
cupied by interested spectators. A; eleven
O'Clock, everything being in readiness. the
aronsut took hi. sea; in the car, and also two
gentlemen, who proposed 10 bear him compa-
ny. We noticed the basket car well supplied
With provisions and necessaries for a long jour
ney. On the first trial, TO send the balloon
heaven.afd-, IL was discovered that there was
not gas enough TO carry up the three, and one
Of them rather reluctantly concluded to remain
Oh terra Ji'aa. Mr.. Markoe and Mr.. Crawford,
his companion, then made another attempt,
but the weight s,ill appeared to be too much.
Dat must come the provisions, and other neces-
ssrles-eyerythng that weighed pound, and
could be dispensed with. Then. the order being
given to let go. mp up, she went, gracefully,
yet slowly. The air was calm, and after rising
three or four hundred feet, the balloon appear.
cd almost stationary, 50 little wa. i, affected NY
| tu' VIM. tlS NNfCtlON was sOutAcIl1t anu IDl
half an hour it could be di,cerned, when it faded
from the vision.
Three or four thousand spectators greeted
the intrepid navigator with loud shouts Of APP
plause, and after watching the progress Of the
balloon until it appeared mere spec in the
heavens, the crowd slowly dispersed, most Of
lhsp wishing they wcrs the. .foy,Qaa,a Inmates.
OF the la loon car.
Al IL o. clock. the balloon seen by pas.
sengers on the Galena Immediately over the
river at Pine Bend not over ten miles ia an air
line. which indicates that II was making but
( slow progress before the wind. not over twelve
miles an hour.
( The balloon came down safely, five miles
/ east of Cannon Falls, about one o'clock. The
mronauts say they reached an altitude Of about
three miles, but experienced no sensations of
cold. They are highly delighted with the trip.
After getting their balloon together without in.
jury, they started for Hastings, which point
they reached after dark, and came up to this
/ city in the Frank Steele.
INDIAN SuPPLIEs-D. t. Herman. Esq.
Agent for the Pillsger and Lake winnebago-
.
last week for contracts to supply $500 worth Of
Moss Pork and s72j worth Of superlne -four,
and received q dozen. proposals to furnish the
same, among which Mes srs. c. W. woolley &
Co were the successful parties to furnish the
pork, and Messrs. Culver x harrington, the
-four. The latter firm were also awarded
the transportation of the provisions 10 Leech
Lake.
A NEw CHATTER. City Council, on Tues.
day afternoon, adopted resolution, appointing
a Committee Of one from each Ward in connec-
ton with the City Attorney, to propose a new
charter for the city OF It. Paul, to he submitted
TO the next Legislature. The Committee are
Messrs. Mctirorty Branch and Ryan. We trust
this Committee viii submit any proposed
amendments to the public before they come
before the Legislature. Let all proposed amend
men.s or changes be printed, and thereby We
may possibly obtain a charter without 40 many
defects "a the present one.
CHINESE SUGAR CASE...We have been ,hovn
specimens of the Chinese sugar Cane, which
wasgrown on the County Farm OF Ramsey
County. The seed was planted in May, and the
ripe. The seed was Of the regular sorghum
which ia now attracting attention all over the
country. Mr.. Furber, one Of the Poor Drec
tors, is having machinery made to grind the
cane and give il a fair trial His success in the
growth should encourage other. in the trial
throughout Minnesota.
DisoRpsRLY. 800 Albert Bodwe for being
drunk, and insulting ladies' upon the streets
was arrested on Monday, and hi. conduct being
Of a very outrageous character. Judge 81
mons fined him s1i therefor, and in default Of
payment, turned him over to Marshal Miller. a.
a boarder a, 20 cents per day.
RrE CoRS. We examined yesterday several
cats OF perfectly ripe and well iled corn, which
were picked at random from large field on
the Poor Farm in this county. Til. corn il Of
an early yellow flint variety and has been in pro.
per condition 20 phil for the la-tten days. Here
il successful refutatioH OF the SANDER, that
We cannot raise corn in Minnesota.
BxILg PLANE This town cout.nues TO pro
grrss in the right direction. The proprietor,
now advertise Tor p 81 more carpenters 10 60
to work in that town.
joHN ) PsiNcE sold YESTERDAY. to Norman
". kittson, the property knowa a. ia. New
England House. being 81 feet neles on Third
street, foF eight Thousand dollars
Co>SrlrJ rio>>..-.C Copies q he Constitution
Of Mnnc-eta can nov be had IA quantity. for
gratui;ous distribution among the ciirsens
PoLICE Michael Ryan. john IN Pew
Joseph Farrail, John o'Htsra. aud Patrick Nc
permot. were each fjned five dollar. cost,
for drunkenness, AMI all commt'"l TO jail IN
deiSiit Of payment.
irsIsEss LIKE during the greater part o
saturday, eleven steamboats, were iying AZ the
wharf. most Il them unloading Tn. shows A