Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-12-18
Gleanings from our state Exchanges.
From the ST. Clcyd Mrs, Sviahelm'f Democrat.

| FROM the St. Clord (Mrs. swshelms) Democrat.
Doc SLEo.-We saw dog-sled for the
! first time last week. One of the emigrants to
Frazer river had become discouraged and turn
| ed 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 front 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, .
! blanket, shot gun and seyenty-fve 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 noblemen might be expected
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.
The 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 mill 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 viii 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 or FORMER CITIZEN or SrILLwArEB
The Messenger says that Frederick K. Bart
lett, Esq, for number Of years practicine
Attorney of this place, died at ST. Croix Falls
on the evening of the 1st 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 ths
brain. He was inferred at Hudson on the Sc
inst.
CALAMITY AT RoCHEsrrR.-The Rocheste,
Frss Press, Of Thursday, contains an accoun
Of horrible calamity which occurred in tina
town last week. An Irishman named Sulli
van, who was much intoxicated, went to tn
Irish Gyoggery on Broadway, kept by Muir
i, 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. Murph,
went off to his supper and locked up his build
ing leaving the drunken man lying upon tn
floor. After he was gone, Sullivan succeede.
, 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 SuIliyal
l lying upon the floor enveloped in flames, wit
his clothing nearly burnt from his body. II
was Immediately taken care Of and his wound
dressed by Dr.. Younglove. His back, sides
, arms and neck were very badly burnt, an
his suffering horrible. Dr. Y. says that ther
, is slight chance for his recovery.