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

liz AA"oIiuSo A"uePe"ueW Says IuaG Ou
Monday night last, most dastardly attempt
was made to burn the Catholic Church at
that place. The fire was discovered about
nine o'clock, but few moments apparently
after the torch was applied. Evidently the
object was to destroy the Church, which on
such night, with perfect gale blowing,
would have involved the destruction of the
whole city.
The Independent states that shippers in
that city have great trouble in getting boats
to ship their gr ain, and believes that there
is grain enoughin that city and would be in
the next six days to load twenty boats, if
they could be procured. When the boats
have taken all they can this fall, fully two.
thirds of the grain raised in Dacota county
will remain over for shipment next spring
The st. Peter Free Press states that
Notwithstanding the hard times, there has
been a good deal of money invested there in
improvements during the season and they
have all been of the better sort. The dwell
ings of Messrs, TMLoTsoN, PLUMER, FLAN-
DRAU and PIPER are very nice ones indeed,
especially the two latter. These four build
ings alone, with the attendant improvements,
could not have cost less than $4,000. Mr..
MANRo has also just erected fine dwelling
for himself. Trade of all kinds has greatly
improved of late. The farmers are bringing
in their produce which finds ready sale !; and
merchants are doing better business now
than at any time during the season. We
think the worst is past, and that we may
now look for a permanent, though gradual
improvement. Similar reports reach US
from other portions of the State also.
The Faribault Republican classes eggs
among the vegetables, as will be seen by the
following paragraph:
Everybody is Boosting of mammoth produc.
tions in the vegetable line; and we have seen
some fine specimens ourselves this fall. D.
Lee, Esq, brought to our Office one day last
week, the largest hens egg we have ever seen
in Minnesota. 1t measures three and half
inches in length and ten inches in circumfer.
ence the longest way; two inches in diameter,
or six inches in circumference aronnd the cen.
ire of the egg, and weighed four ounces. If
anybody can beat that we would like to see
them do it. We should like dozen such for
dime, the extent of ready funds on hand.
The first shipment of cattle to the East
ever made in Minnesota, was made by Col.
S. OL1N, who resides at Rochester, on
Thursday of last week, over the Milwaukee
and La Crosse Road. The cattle were
bought in the neighborhood of Rochester,
and averaged l, 700lbs. each. Three car loads
were shipped-45 in all. The cattle were
shipped direct to Boston.
The Henderson Democrat states that a
BENJAMIN LESTER, proprietor of the Union
House in that town, drank quart of whis-
ky on wager, which brought on an attack
of mania potu, and terminated fatally.
Efforts are being made to erect a Catholic
Church in Henderson.
We cannot refrain from copying the fol-
lowing pithy personal notice Of the Times,
of this city. 1t is from the Winona Demo-
crat:
The St. Paul Times fills whole column with
idiotic balderdash in reference to an imagn-
airy explosion of Salt River.bound steamer.
Mr.. Muggins Newson need not write himself an
ass: every one who has read the St. Paul
Times recognizes his genus without that
aid to the discovery which his editorial affords
The St. Anthony Nescs, after enumerat-
ing measures necessary for the future pros
perity Of the State, says:
But for immediate relief our great and para.
mount remedy must be in a full and free emf.
grafton, and to this we must offer encourage
ment. We welcome cordially new corners who
have at least means to live upon, until they
can become producers. AS consumers these
will afford ready market at fair prices to our
present workers, without the drawbacks of
TRANSPORTATION. By purchasing our lands al.
ready improved, at prices which shall be to
their own interest. they will afford relief to in
dividuals, now heavily burdened with private
debt, and enable them to commence anew,
on less improved and cheaper land. And this
they may do to their own advantage, for they
ONLY pay for the privilege of entering upon an
other mans labor, and gain time, which is to
them, money.
The WinoDa Democrat has specimen OF
White China Wheat, grown by JOHN Err