Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-12-18
Gleantnss from our State Exchanges

| From the st. Clccd (Mrs. swishelm's) Democrat
! Doc SLED.-We saw a dog-sled for the
! first time last week. One of the emigrants to
| Frazer river had become discouraged and turn
| cd back when near the Mountains, travelling
home On dog sled. 1t is an oak board about
| seven feet long and twenty inches broad, ap-
parently split from the log, dressed smoothly
| and turned upward at the frout end. Three
dogs, two wolf and one black Indian dog, were
hitched to this, tandem, with thongs and har-
ness of buffalo hide Two buffalo robes, q
! blanket, shot gun and seventy-hve pounds of
penmican were the return outfit of the trav
eler, who was alone and in fine health.
| He informed us that train Of sixty dogs and
some English noblernen might be expected
/ here about this time, from SelkiIk Settlement.
STATE RoAp.-A company Of men have
gone out to open the new State Road to Breck-
enridge. They are cutting through the heavy
| timber at this end Of the route.
TIE new gristmill at Kingston, in Meeker
| county is said to be doing fine business and
turning out superior quality Of -four. Far
mers in the southwest of Stearns county will
! find it convenient, as the rnill at ST. Cloud is
not able to do ali the work offered.
THE River closed on the afternoon Of the
third. Foot passengers have been crossing
over the ice since the fourth, and it is thought
! that to-day, the seventh, it will be safe for
| teams.
Toll RRDucEp.-The Minneapolis Adcerti-
ser says that the Directors Of the Suspension
Bridge, on Monday last, reduced the toll from
twenty-five cents, to ten cents each, for single
and double teams, and to 81, so for season
tickets for foot passengers. This arrange.
ment IS to last until the goth Of next March.
DEATH OF FORMER CITIZEN or SrrLrwArEB
The Messenger says that Frederick K Bart
lett, Esq, for number of years a practicing
Attorney Of this place, died at st. Croix Falls
on the evening of the lst instant Mr. Bart
lett first settled in this place some ten years
since, and during his residence had secured
many friends who have learned of his death
with deep regret. He died of disease of the
brain He was inferred at Hudson on the Sd
inst
CALAMITY AT ROCHEsrER.-The Rochester
Free Press, of Thursday, contains an account
of horrible calamity which occurred in thai
town last week. An Irishman named Sulli
van, who was much intoxicated, went to tn,
Irish Grcggery on Broadway, kept by Muir
phv, who finding him to be so drunk as to b.
perfectly helpless, hauled him into his grog
gerry, where he lay upon the floor. Murphy
went off to his supper and locked up his build
ing, leaving the drunken man lying upon tn,
floor. After he was gone, Sullivan succeeded
in overturning the red hot stove upon himself
and there lay blistering and burning till tn
flames from his burning clothes, and hi
screams attracted the attention of Messrs
Whitney and Tolbert, who were passing by
} They burst open the door and found Sullivan
lying upon the floor eneeloped in flames, will
his clothing nearly burnt from his body II,
was Immediately taken care Of and his wounds
dressed by DR.. Younglove. His back, sides
arms and neck were very badly burnt, ant
his suffering horrible. DR.. Y. says that Their
is slight chance for his recovery.