Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-02
STATE ITEMS.

The Hastings LeGger, Of June 18th, says |,
The vacant Buildings around town are get
ting pretty well filed with Ginseng. Ennis
& Plant, arc said to bo the owners of it, and
are buying it UP as fast as they can get it
They have about 1000 lbs. of it now drying
and have agents in the woods, who send in a
load or two every day, Numbers OF our citi-
zens co1.ie home each week, and all report "a
vorably Of the chances in the "diggings," and
all prove them remunerative by returning to
work. About 1000 men, women and children
are at work in the neighborhood of North
field and Faribault and a large number have
gone from this vicinity to try the diggings on
Crow river, where it is said the root is very
plenty,
! The body of premature male child OF SIX
or seven months CESSATION, was taken from
the slough below the city Oh Thursday MORN
ing last by some men at work there. The
risht eve was punctured, and gnash about
three inches in length extended ON the breast
By reference to the Council prnfhadings it
will be Seen that the Ledger has second time
been elected the official paper of the city.
| SAIL Ho !-Otis and White have built and
fitted utsa fine. large sail boat, which was
laached last week on Lake Isabel. 1t is
square built, fat-bottomed, about nineteen
feet long, and six Or seven feet in width, with
: good large sail:
The Nininger Sentinel of June llth says
Two o. our citizens, prospecting for gin
seng short distance from the city, dug e
pounds of the root in one day. Isn't tina
. hard to beat?
: The Prescott Transcript says
t The Galena and Minnesota Packet Compa
: nv intend putting the steamer "Kate Castle
; on the St. Croix river trade.
). The Red Wing Republican of June 1T
IS says :
r The Ginseng mania seems to be spreadin
r all over our State The late excitement alon
l. the Minnesota river suggested to some OF ou
n- people the possibility Of the existence of tt
Of root in this vicinity, small company Of who
,e ventured out one day this week prospectir
a. among the bluffs near town. They returne
a in a couple of hours with their pockets ar
s. arms full of veritable Ginseng, dug from Bal
n Bluff. Another company who have bet
d. prospecting in the big wood across the rive
on report the existence of any quantity of Il
X precious stuff in that locality OF course e
to erybody who can is going to the disgings..
ne Different parties in town offer ten cents p
IT. pound in cash for all that is offered. We al
N learn that near Pine Island, between the sou
nd and middle branches of the Zumbro, t
lp- woods are full of Ginseng. A consideral
'ar quantity has already been dug.
~ WE have been informed by Mr.. Tayl
~ President of the Bank of Red Wing, that b
ON, will not be issued during the present confus
.od state of affairs.
ter THE good order Of our community has bt
Or considerably disturbed by the commission
're- q murder. The circumstances OF the c.
ard are about as follows:
,on On the night of the 10th inst, Mr.. jose
\ to w ood, person generally known about to'
'ied and who has been resident of this vicir
t of for a considerable time, was stabbed in
npt neck. from the effects of which he immedi;
not ly died. The person charged with the m
any der is woman by the name of Ann Sulliv
thy a character of considerable notoriety in tt
ntal parts, and more generally known as old Al
7ere She was examined before Justice Brown
bod following day, who committed her to ia
King await her trial at the October term Of the
IF trict Court. The affair happened at the
ming dence of Mr.. Mosler, on the Wacoota
otes just beyond the city limits.
r. etio O. The Mankato Iadependsnt, of June
says:
ed of A Lodge of the Sons Of Malta will
noes, stituted at Spencer Hallin Traverse des 81
artly on the 3Oth inst. There are already se'
ayers members Of the Order in Traverse, and ar