The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18

The Saltwater Messenger states that an
attempt was made on Monday evening to
fire the building of Messrs. MURDOCH Broth,
ers, on Chestnut street. The building has
recently been raised to the street grade and
gave fine opportunity for the incendiary's
work. Fortunately, the fire was discovered
in time to prevent most disastrous confa-
grafton. Prepared fuel, matches, &c, were
found on the spot. The wind was blowing
hard at the time, and there is no telling
where the fire would have been arrested had
the discovery been delayed five minutes
longer.
A number of the st. Paul lawyers had
been over to Saltwater to attend Court,
over which Judge PALMER, OF this district.
presided, having exchanged with Judge
M'MILLAN for the hearing Of causes in which
each of them have been interested as coun.
sci before going upon the Bench.
Noticing the arrest in this city of cattle
thieves, the Messenger says that the people
in that vicinity have suffered to the amount
of thousands of dollars during the past
season by these midnight providers.
The Messenger notices the arrival of
MAHER, whose sentence of death was com.
muted to Imprisonment for life, and says
"MAHER commences, his life long appren-
ticeship under most amiable and devoted
ly pious preceptor. We trust the sunshiny
scintilations from Warden SETzER's coun-
tenance, and the gentle wooings from his
dove like and silvery voice, will fall upon
the hardened criminal as softly and win
ningly as the smile of an angel upon a
floating sunbeam" We have a vague
suspicion that this is slightly ironical, but it
does not appear to be malicious, and we let
it pass. The editor of the Messenger is a
good editor, has been declared to be Z" some
military" and, barring his politics, will be
a good legislator.
The Messenger has notice of the Eng
lish Flake potato raised by Mr.. R. M.
FULLERTON near that place. From one
bushel be raised over fifty bushels. They
are said to be very fine--fve of them weigh
ing 61a pounds-and never known to have
been troubled with the rot.
The st. Peter Free Press contains its
usual number of great vegetable notices.
We extract one Of them:
Ernest Meyer has presented us with a couple
specimen turn!ps from his present crop, " Inch
we think will prove valuable acquisition to
the list of articles to be grown by farmers fol
stock feeding. They are German variety
and in appearance resemble beet more than
turnip. They grow very large, often weigh.
ing ten to twelve pounds, and yield enormous
ly. They are from seed raised this year He
also presented US with specimen Of small
round turnips of variety entirely new to US
the seed of which he brought from Germany
They are smaller article than the other
have dark skin, and are said to be very goOi
for table use. We have not tested them as yet
but will do so.
The Mankato Record is responsible fol
the following vegetable item:
On the 18th of June last, Daniel Buck, Esq.
of South Bend, planted one citron seed in hi
garden, and before killed by the frost, it ha,
produced seren hundred and t,centy fire feet g
pine and eighteen COCA sized citrons. Amony
/ all the descriptions of vegetable monstrositie
IN our exchanges, we have failed to read any
hing that exceeds this.
The Yankee FIGURING Mill at Garde
City, rave just completed their improve
menta, h.ying increased their capacities t
fifteen hunc-ed bushels Of wheat per weel
These mills ehploy constantly three run {
stones and two bolts. The quatt y of Aou
manufactured is superior to that brougf
from below, while it isuach cheaper.
The Steam Saw Mill owned by Coe & Deity
about eight miles west of this city, was burne
on the night Of the 26th. Loss about 50, oO
No insurance. @
The Winona Republican says that gra
is pouring into that place at the rate
six thousand bushels per day-and the era
fever is now as high as the political few
was few weeks since. The vacant bul
ings are all foil, and even the gymnasium
has been seed upon as store house.
'rbe SsSa.bthony Ners informs us Of
ssad cs4iai,iiy which occurred ID Car
Ceuasy, :9uF ralss soaIh,West Of Wat
town. cav dhs u9ss a. Basiey last. 1
houscot 10. .sN,s Allen, was burned, a
his h'gslsaslefs'i ssed from three TO
Yeas ,sgia POS sassi Ia Tie flames. tt.
pears tbas s:r. ALLEN mad lust finishe,