The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09

that no citizen has peen NOT OF wouuceu
that no ct,iz,n has been shot at twice, and
only saved his life by fight; that no person
has been tried for robbing grocery store,
aud that no jury has rendered u verdict OF
not guilty to save their lives ana property.
lie says, it is true, however, that there
have been some Irregularities committed al
Little Falls during the past year, us well as
St. Paul, st. Anthony, and other places
where whiskey is sold that Little Falls
has been infested with gang OF rowdrs
and burglars; and on the night Of the war
in question, several young men, under the
Influence of liquor, made an attack upon the
house Of Il. l.. BARSuM, u Justice o! the
Peace; and that Mr.. BARSuM fired several
shots through his window ut the party, from
q revolver after which they took him from the
house, stripped him naked, beat him till he
was stnseless, and left him for dead. A
younglman who was with BARAus, escaped
from the house, aroused the citizens, who
hurried to the rescue, shot young man
from st. Anthony, (who unfortunately was
one Of the attacking party,) two were ar
rested, one Of whom WIS bound over TO ap-
pear ut Court, the other escaped from the
officers. and the remainder Of the party fled.
The citizens Immediately organized NigL
lance Committee, TO see t. the prosecution
OF all offenders against the laws, and for the
protection Of themselves and families. All
the parties selling liquor signed pledge not
TO sell contrary to law, aud nearly all OF
th en- agreed neither TO sell or give il away.
A house belong to q Mr.. DICKENS, was
burned nj Anoka, on Saturday week. Mr..
JAS McCASS also lost fine little boy Of
seven years Of age, who fell from the edge
OF the ice into the Mile Lac river One Of
his companions tried to save him, md would
have been drowned too but fer the timely
aid Of third boy.
About five hundred Sioux Indians are en-
camped near St. Cloud, where they are XII.
ing of the deer at the rate Of about three
dozen week.
One Of the most productive returns for sgr
cultural labor " hIch has come under our obser-
walton recently, Is the following Hiram Hard.
ing. OF Saratoga, In this county, from field
containing ~ acres, obtained this fall, hj0
bushels of sound. ripe corn, Of the Yankee and
Dent varieties. Such farming this cannot b.
otherwise than profitable. - W'noTa Rrput.
The Trempeleau spor'smen have been in
hot pursuit Of catamount which had been
preyiDg upon the domestic animals in the vi
cirity, but returned with nothing better
than nine bucks, four bears and SIX lynxcs.
One Of the party, in On encounter with bruin
was denuded Of nearly all his clothes, and
deeply wounded on his left hip by the cnor.
nous claws OF that unfriendy native. Wolves
were seen in abundance, but the hunters
stopped not to such ignoble game.
The papers in the interest Of the Root
River Valley and Wnona Transit Road
h.vs oo. into AN interesting oparrl .bou,
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Chatfeld Republican gives the following Is.
,;uo,e # distances NO, tween Rocbes,er m,
La Crosse, Of the respective lines:
From Rochester to winona by Railroad sur.
vey !. is o. m,es; I ON ",nona to Ia Crosse,
Ciatfeid by Dad survey /, IL i miles. and
rom oha,iield 70 La cr',ss' ss' p' - me'
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iH' 'o'''""s s'''" ~ 'No 'a'u'''0" VI
go,
Real estate, ls77Ol9
ro,,, 4, Ia az
On this there was assessed tax Of twenty
five thousand dollars.
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