The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-23

between those towns. We require and must
have at least a semi-weekly mail from Glen
coe via Young America, Carver, and Chas
ka to Shakopee. A tri-weekly would suit
"a better. But half loaf il better than
none.
The Register says tie prophets among the
1 Indians give out that We are to have a cold
winter. The reason they assign is that the
buffalo are leaving the plains and going into
the woods Another reason they give is
that the muskrats build comfortable houses
or deps to reside in during the winter.
| A LARsg YigLD.-Mr. Jane Sherman. Of this
township, raised sixteen and a half bushels Of
| beans from four q7arts Of seeds. The beans
are from the seed introduced into this country
/ by Mr.. Peter w. Durfee, Who also raised b Z
/ crop. They are known as the California bean.
Mr.. Dunee brought the seed from New York
| some two years since. They come to IN sturity
early, and yield more than any other variety
known to the farmers Of this neighborhool.-
Register.
The Register adyertises for fiyc Thousand
farmers for Mcleod County:
| Only about one.fourth Of the land is claimed;
thus farmers can come IN and yet good land NJ
Government price--one dollar and a quarter
/ per acre. About ono half the surface OF the
| county Is covered with umber---the other half
is prairie. The soil Is deep, and as rich az auy
I portion Of the American bottom. The health
| IS 10 good that no less than three doctors
! who settled In the precincts OF the county have
! hl.n romn.llyl Ia oil L..
| been obliged to throw physic to the dogs
and follow the pillow for a livelihood. There is
| not DROP Of the ardent sold In the coun.
iy; but we have churches, and our children
are blessed with schools.
We condense from theJ Rochester Free
Press the following facts and items about
that town. An Irishman named SULLIVAN,
got helplessly drunk at MUarHys groggery,
who, compassionating his condition, drag.
gcd him to comfortable place near stove.
MURPHY then locked the door and went to
supper. After he was gone, by some means
or other, SULLIVAN succeeded in overturn-
ing the red hot stove upon himself, and
there lay bistering and burning until the
flames from his burning clothes, aud his
screams, attracted the attention of some
persons passing by. They burst open the
door and found SULLIVAN lying upon the
floor, enveoped in flames, with his clothing
nearly burnt from his body.
perfect mania for stealing prevails
down there. A dozen different families
have suffered from the depredations Of
thieves. They steal any thing and every.
thing they can lay their hands on. Nice
state Of things, truly! One fellow named
Books was arrested with stosn coat on
his back When arrested he did not at
tempt to exculpate himself in the least, or
make any excuse for bis conduct, except
that be wanted coat, and thought the one
he took would suit him ss well as any other.
Upon being brought into town by the
officer, be manifested the utmost nonchaiance
about the affair, evidently deeming it one Of
the most commonplace and uninterestipg
occurrences which could possibly happen
lie was fined ten dollars, and got hint TO
leave suddenly or take q coat which would
fit his style. lie left.
A bank of issue is to be opened in Ro-
chester on the first Of January next, by
WILLIAM HAYWOOD, of Joliet, Illinois.
Capital $4,000. The necessary papers
have been filed in the Registers office.
Over ninety buildings Of various kinds.
the most of them permanent and handsome
structures, have been erected in Rochester
during the past season.
A large amount Of wheat is being brought
to Rochester and sold from fifty to seventy.
five cents per bushel. Both mills are doing
prosperous business.
At Rochester the clause in the liquor
ordinance Of the city, allowing liquor to be
sold for medicinal purposes, was stricken
out, and the liquor sellers have decamped to
parts unknown.
About iorty buildings are IN course OF
erection at Winoua
A company will commence soon to pack
pork in Wiuona. Large quantities are be-
ing regularly packed in this city.
A Historical Society has been organized
at st. Peter Among the flung, in the So
cietys museum, DopGE is sheied for tie in
spection Of the curious. Aud Ink.p du-ia,
the Rosnante wbereon DopoR rode to glory,
has been reserved for the Geological De.
par,ment.
( The ST Cloud Democrat gives an accoun,
Of some hunting exploits in its vicinity.
The Rev. T. f.. IMAM Baptist minis
ter, has killed eight deer this sason ; and
the Rev. DupLEy CHAsx, an Episcopal cler
gyman. two-sensible men, whom The Den.
ocra, iikcns 10 John the Baptist. but whose