The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-02
Territorial NsWp,


D. Coazsxs and A. II. WALDO, Esqrs, sue
ceedinS. We trus, the new prop'ie,ors will
lpfuse little more energy into the paper
and make il an sble and earnest advocate oil
Democratic principles. in Southern Mime
sofa
The Lake City Hotel has changed hands
Nessn. MAYsARp aud NcCoxss-,he la,
ter from Pittsburg-being the purchasers,
ssa great bargain.
Lake City is progressing anely. Two
new hotels are to DO Immediately erected
10 accommodate the Increasing trade.
The st Peter Cou-ir complains terribly
about the mails. Hear him:
1--we were 9 ANAL country town on eoun
Try post route. we night overlook this shame
fal neglect, but n the Capi'al Of The future
State Of Minnesota. and the great Railroad Cen
TIRE west OF Chicago, and the starting point for
the Pacific Rsilroad. we DO most earnestly Oh.
,sct to being thus used.
Poor fellow 1t is too bad that the start.
imp point Of the Pacific Raiirord, Railroad
Centre. &C.. should be 50 badly used by
Uncle Sam!
A writer in the Courier, dating his com,
municaiiou from the Sioux Agency, gives
some interesting items concerning the move.
ments Of various Indian tribes We copy Il
paragraph or two;
The famous lax pa du ia 10 no, on tie Skunk
Lake a. believed. but The James River. Before
leaving the lake be received some secessions TO
his numbers. and now numbers, Of devoted fol
lowers, q me twenty lodges, perhaps thirty TO
my bghting meD. He has received assurances
IL projection from The fsnkton aud Si,,ou
Sioux, Who are on the James river. Buffalo
abound there aud they are having \ busy time
10 Staying them. while the scaps u the Spitlt
Lake victims Afford them IN their leisure no
mepis sn agreeable distraction. How long will
this band Of murderers be permitted to tread
coll which they have desecrstedg Promptuess
In bringing against them sufficient and avaii.
able force. and their complete determination
will alone guarantee that We shall not hpse
repetition ofthe Spirit Lake tragedy. Success
In any enterprise " fair passport 10 popular
favor. and II lux pa.du-ta be notcbsstised as he
deserves IN 1857, he will before lsCo be chastis.
ed with Minnesota interest.
sbe Aehatpu ehb DustNu oAVuA hFt IEppitt1
TO be on the James river hunting buffalo with
success, and numbering, the former 900 lodges
and the latter near double tina, number. The
fanktons are said to be coming down 10 take
possession Of the lands beyond Red " God river.
which they cay the Sstons had no right TO sell
They threaten 10 cut up the corn &c, of the
latter. BY the roots and eXpei them from the
county. chief Of these made speech al
Yellow Medicine last fall 10 support Of their
right, and they come now to insis, upon the
restitution. They have been over to the pay.
rnent Of the upper Sistons sought TO be recog
mixed as entitled TO a share Va the anpuities.
and falling low claim a large portion Of the
csded Territory. These are the friends andp pro
ieetors Of LAX pa.dais.
MICHAEL MAGNER, 0 6 Of the defeated
Democratic candidates, in the Representa-.
tive District composed Of Ncolet, Steele,
Nausea and Fsrribaul, counties publishes
. card TO bis fellow citizens, wherein be gives
the reasons for the Democratic defeat
First. Tho selection Of candidates however
reliable and efficient ihoss gentlemen NAV be,
did not bring out local strength.
Second. Even those rha, we're brought on,
ware inactive.
Third. An extra effort in ooe Of the eountie.
Ia the district, having no representative upon
the Democratic ticket upon = matter Of local
interest. and the pollins Of some 200 illessl
votes these have most mAterisliy tended TO de-
feat the Dem ocratis ticket viii they serve AZ
schsri on other occAsious'
The Manka,o Independent, speaking Of
the Indian payment. which Is now being
made at the wionebsgo Agency eigh, miles
from Msnkato, says:
This tribe Cth. winrst,goes) neuber. about
1000. Their reservation consists OF is miles
square OF land Which IL under the control Of
Gen. J. E. Fletcher, the present popular and e.
dcispt resident Agent The annual snnultes
paid 10 the tribe are about as follows Money.
As 600 /; goods. t2u. 900 provisions, $40 O06
90 barrels Of salt IS 900 lbs. tobacco. The
sum u $500 10 also provided for educational
Tor sgrieul,0re. s. 3s5 81 900 fer medicine and
medical attendance. Baeksmiih shops sad
mills are also provided for their beushL
There are among them . numb 81 both
males and females, who we're taken 10 early
yoa,h, ADD subjected 70 right and thorough
training with The view OF Furnishing uissio-a
r!ss and educational tesghers Tor the tribe. who
speak good English, and are masters of he "a
diments Of good education bat Who, at thu
time, are IN 1ssrly sTefy instance the iovss,
and NOS. degraded 10 point Ct morals Of ihs
lr'be.
III. 10 our brief experience o, The result Of
the efforts Of the Government 10 eivilife sl3
Christisnise the wiDnshsgoss
The snnuties paid them sre amply sume'eni
fer their paintensDee 10 lie a. ijene~ sad de-
bsuehsry, which is exactly suited 10 then tastes
and Inc lima uoos, and we predict that they will
never make much progress in ci,ilirston until
they are starved inte IL, or driven 10 IL BY con,
rslsory measures
We NAV be vrong 10 our estimate Of the char.
acter Of tkis tribe and there srs intiy dsal
exceptions--bgith The 10 the eoaelasion Nheh se
have been irres.'.!by forced into. BY ear bret
sxpersrcs anong them here.
Hon. VIZ. J. CrLLrs, the newly ap-
pointed superin,eSden, Of Indian Aa.irs, Is
attending to the payment Of tie wiunebaso
Ipdisns, personally.
The Iadepeadsn, maa spesks fof Re-
por,sr's desk, during The sitting q the Con
sti,utional Convention, which the 81 Peter
Co-pIU says Is 10 nee, IL 81 Peter
By the way, ,he Cour's is to Be iss1c'i
daily during the r,tmg Of the Convention
at tha: place We'll We think !, likely -
The rev editor has fsll supply Of gas %
hand FOR ell Tia purpossa of TIE 81 Peter
Company.
Taking Of tie Convention TO meet 10 81.
Peter. rcmipds Ne that the Pres'aent d the
8, Peter Company. NJ. HowEs has ap
pied to JSdse Nrtsoy for aPeremp'ory
nAndanus TO compel the Territorial officers
70 remove 10 81, Peter, by virtue Ct the art
pAsssi las; WATER providing for the reno al
Of ,b. Capital The application vii BE
heard q. the JOdges chambers "a aoodsy.