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


The Saltwater Messenger states that al
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 ant
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., wer'
found on the spot. The wind was blowing
hard at the time, and there is no telling
where the fire would have been arrested haC
the discovery been delayed five minute;
longer.
A number of the st. Paul lawyers hao
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 Messeag ger 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-
ticeshp under most amiab!e and devoted
ly pious preceptor. We trust the sunshiny
sc;ntillations from Warden SETzERs coun-
tenance, and the gentle woongs from bis
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 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 " some
military" and, barring his politics, will be
good legislator.
The Messenger has a notice of the Eng
lish Flake potato raised by Mr.. R. NJ
FULLERTON near that place. From one
bushel he raised over fifty bushels. They
are said to be very fne--fye of them weigh
ing 61I pounds-and never known to have
been troubled with the ret.
The st. Peter Free Press contains it;
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, Incl
we think will prove q valuable acquisition tt
the list of articles to be grown by farmers fol
stock feeding. They are German variety
and in appearance resemble beet more thar
turnip. They grow very large, often weigh
ing ten to twelve pounds, and yield enormous
ly. They are from seed raised this year H,
also presented Us with specimen Oh sinai
round turnps of a 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 goo,
for table use. We have not tested them as yet
but will do so.
The Mankato Record is responsible 10
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 serfn hundred and t,ceniy fre feet g
! zine and eighteen gOoa sized citrons. Anon
all the descriptions OF vegetable mOnstrOsitie
IN our exchanges, we have failed to read any
ling that exceeds this.
The Yankee FIGURING Mill at Garde
City, rave just completed their improve
ments, h.ving increased their capacities
fifteen hunored bushels Of wheat per weel
These mills ehploy constantly three run
stones and two Lolts. The qualit y of dol
manufactured is superior to that brOugl
from below, while it is much cheaper.
The Steam Saw Mill owned by Coe & Det,
about eight miles west of this city, was burnt
on the night of the 2Gth. Loss about 50, 60
No insurance.
The w mona Republican says that gra
is pouring into that place at the rate
six Thousand bushels per day-and the GA
fever is now as high as the po litical fey
was a few weeks since. The vacant bul
ings are all iull, aud even The gymnasium
ha5 been sa.zs2 upon as : store house.
Tsc 8t.s l,bouy Mars Informs US CT
sad c-..6"y sa.ca -cgrr~rcI ia Car
Gust, 81 oa..s s5h.U s. q -" Al
town, ua Ia ii = , .ast. /
house o y. s.. N3a Allen 3as burned ;
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