The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

bill psssed the II use u Krepresentativss pro
'idins for the opening Of the Lake pepin Half
Breed Tract N pre- emption.
10. The D.. Cloud Y,.itor Office entered at
night and the types destroyed.
Is. senators RICE and Shields draw for
thar respective terms; Rice draws the term OF
ax years, Shields that u two.
II. The Half Breed Tract Pre- Emption Bill
finally passed Congress.
/ 10. Tie ~. Paal Bridge commenced The
| convention Of the Protestant u. Church met a.
! II. Paul.
! u. Phelps snd Caysnaugh admitted to their
esat. IN the House u Representatives., by yots
I Of 1856 to G3.....A party u twenty-five Sioux
/ attacked some Cbppewss on Snake it'ysr, and
/ took one scalp.
| a. The officers elect Of the State sworn 10,
| State Government organized.
| n. Battle between the sioux and Chippe-
WAS at Shakopce. The Chippevas Numbering
| l76 warriors attack an encampment Of Sioux of
| Go warriors. Three Sioux killed, and fourteen
wounded. -Four Chppewas killed. Great sx
c,tsneat 10 tbs nsghborhood.
JUNE.
/. The Old settlers anniversary held at the
capitol, Governor SibIey presiding, followed ~
supper at the Merchants Hotel.
2. The Legislature resumed ia session.
A man named Esgan murdered near I.akcyille,
Dakota county John whAlien arrested on sus
picion.
.. Governor Sibey delivers his inaugural
address before the l.egsistnre....A conven-
ton Of the editors Of Minnes0 held at saint
Paul.
d. Operations commenced on the Cedar
Valley Railroad at Fanibsult.
q. Anniversary meeting Of the Minnesota
Bible Society, held in Saint Paul child
named Cols drowned at Hastings
x. The Directors Of the Cedar Valley Rail
road elected at Nofthheld.
o. Steamboat Ans Northrup left Fort
Ripley, On route for Pokegema Falls, with 60
passengers. Tbs contract for constructing
Transit road from WnonA to Rochester let.
u. MCola Of Traverse des Sioux, after shooting
| his wife, shot himself.
10. J. l. Demmon. Dem. elected At Saint
Anthony To the House, in place u. Walker, re-
signed. Work commenced on tho Minnesota
and Pacific Railroad at SAINT Paul.
IL. A German widow Uamed Sopbfonis
Witmesser, murdered 81 Wsbsshaw, by a
hatcher named Poliker.
u. Lieut.. Conrad arrived with Is recruits
for Fort Ripley. Fort Smelling vacated BY
the troops, by order Of the War Department.
An appropriation Of twenty five thousand dot
lars made by Congress, To appsasc the Indians
on the South western border Of the State The
q. 4. Senate coucurs In a bill which had pre-
viously passed the House, approprat'ng twen-
ty.thoasand dollars to defrsy expenses Of cx
psdi ton against Ink. ps.d u.ta's band, Sen
ator Shields arrived from Washington.
II. Laborers and implements arrive for the
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad The Sou,
indians invests the settlement OF 81. Joseph,
near Pembius; Is horses stolen. no lives Lost.
Is The Governor sends u special message
to tho Legislature.
lG Charles Bsnfanu stabs . Mr.. stone, In
saint Paul ia arrested and committed to Jail.
IL Three persons broke jail at st. Paul
J. ". Kenny, and }. Il. Bennett, reapponted
land officers al Cba,held.
II A man named Isaiah Royce Killed. by hi.
son At Hastings.
~ Treaties concluded at Washington, by
the Indian Department, with delegations OF the
Upper and Lower Sioux, curtaling the reservs.
tioa Of ISL, and substituting individual titles
for the tribal usurruct.
10, Treaty concluded at Washington with
the Sioux for tho disposition Of their rsserya
ton on the Minnesota. For particulars. sec
Dddy P,onso Of July sth.
a. GOV. SibIoy lott ~. Paul for Warrington
IA man named John Connolly drowned ne Al
the Rotary Mil.
%. An order issued from the headquarter.
Of the army for the establishment Of military
River. to be knowu s. Fort Abererombe, and
the Abandonment Of Fort Ripley.
So man named Holmes fell from the
steamboat Antelope at Chaska, aud VA,
drowned.
a. News arrived Of Indian troubles at Red
Wood, a detachment Of u. =. uoops arrested
some Of the parties.
|. Steamboat Galena destroyed BY lire while
lying At the landing a, Red Wing dive person.
los, A preliminary meeting held Al st. Paul
relative TO opening al emigrsn, route to fts
sers RIVER. Mrs. Marble, Of Spirit Lake the
mory, arrived at ST. Paul.
|. ApArty Of mmbcrmen at 81 Anthony
attempted to force their way into the Hall
where the Melodeen uoape we're giving a con.
ecrt,..A heavy gale occurred, which blew
the steeple Oh us new Baptist Church a. ST
Anthony.
J. Fort Snellins finally abandoned by The
removal OF The Government stores to Fort
Ridgly and elsewhere ID. The hrst sale " Mn
nesota : per cent. bonds, took place a, Nv
York 81 par. and IS Of per cent
/ 3. John T. Levin drowned IN the Mississippi
/ At Red Wing The Gold cseitemeu, al ono
nocc unahstci. New d scovcries made on the
Zumbro; stream TUNED at Cascade Creek
5, July fourth being sunday. the Anni,cr.
sary ot national Independence celebrated. ..