The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-09

A new bank has been established at st.
Peter, as noticed in our weekly monetary
review-The Peoples Bsnk--owDed by
FRAxKLIx STEELE and J. w. NoErH. Capt.
tai $50, 900, Minnesota II. Redeemed at
St. Paul, by Z. s. EDokRros. in gold and
exchange at current rates.
St. Peter has another bank, the Nicollet
County Bank, In good standing.
TIE Fillmore County Bank was recently
estsblisbed at Preston. owned by VIZ. x
MARSHALL Of St. Paul. Capital $4,000,
Minnesota "a
Tue Winona County Bank win go into
operation on the 9th day OF June. Its own
ers are WEBSTER, LAKE & Co. A. W.
WEBsrER, President JoHS II. Morr, Cash
Ter; H. Ii. LAKE, TELLER. The capital OF
the Bank is 100000. Its circulation will
be secured by Minnesota seven per cent.
Bonds.
II. d. HurY, Esq, designs opening q Bank in
this city, Ia the course Of five or six weeks,
ander the name Of the City Bank Of Winona.
| IL will have Q capital OF t25 600 1T the start,
which will be increased, as the demand may
require, TO 100000. Mr.. HUI will make the
City Bank OF Winona the model bank Of the
! State. He is gentleman Of large means, and
will take pride in doing an honorable, legti.
mate business. - Hm0na Democrat.
According TO the Rochester corrBpon-
dence Of the Winona Democrat, -four is sell
ing in Rochester for $3.50 per sack, butter
at 10 to l2i. cents per pound, eggs to 8
cents per dozen. Same notices the revival
Of gold digging operations on the Zumbro
on small scale--supposes the dust ia to be
used in the redemption OF the notes Of the
Rochester Bank Says corn meal s selling
down there for SO per cwt. at the mills.
Says that gentleman whom, for convent.
ence, we will call SHOCKS, sells the cheapest
and best groceries. Says also that another
chap in the same town sells the best and
cheapest groceries. Also says that another
chap sells groceries cheaper and better than
any one else-while still another sells still
cheaper. Same says the leyee at Rochester
is nearly completed, from which VIC infer
that Rochester is the head Of navigation on
the Zumbro. The levee, we presume, will
be macadamized with gold dust, and paved
with nuggets from the diggings aforesaid.
Same says that two men passed through his
city the other day homeward bound from
Pixies Peak--looked pesksd enough accord
ing to same. Same says that THEoPHILUs
VAN D0osEN has gone for goods, but does
not dilate on the sensation created by that
singular circumstance.
Large quantities Of potatoes and oats have
been recently shipped from Winona for st.
Louis. Eggs are selling at Winona for five
cents per dozen, potatoes forty cents per
bushel
The Mississippi is falling rapidly at Wi.
mona.
Three men we're drowned ut La Crosse
on the 2Gth ult., while crossing the slough
between the depot aud the town.
Says the Minnesota Patr,o,
One Of them was German emigrant. who
had just arrived. The skin capsiZedn full view
OF the family Of the unfortunate German. The
bodies Of two were recovered, but that Of the
Germau WAS not found. II 10 said that he had
about his person at the time Of the accident
about eighteen hundred dollars In money. con-
shutting his sole wealth. His bereaved family
| h n. ..f. Int.
srty to contend with, In addition TO their dspri-
vation Of husband and father.
The two Indians who recently committed
an assault upon the family Of Mr.. LARAMIE,
at Traverse, broke Jail ard escaped of course
-ot coursc-@caped. Oh! yes-exactly.
ST. Peter is Ginseng.inad. lie Sueur
and all the towns in the shadow Of the Big
Woods, have become intoxicated with Gin
song- although in their case it didn't end in
smoke. S2,s and s. per day are said to be
hair averages Of the wages made at digging
the insane root Even the women are dig
ging it. One woman has been known to
take ten dollars worth Of the precious root
10 few hours. The St. Peter Staissran
says that i, ieels safe in predicting that at
least one hundred thousand dollars will be
made near and distributed in st. Peter,
during the summer. through the Ginseng
trade. Cash prices now range from eight
TO nine cents per pound.
The residence OF RoBEsr BAsEER at st.
Peter was destroyed by IRE on the 2sih
inst Insured for nearly its value.
The Belle PLANE Enquirer Is 10 ecs'asies
over voluntary tribute to the unparalleled
Beauty and ,rsasIbis aifrad,ue1s<s Of Belle
PLANE. handed to Us By stranger, whs,
Tor the irst time, and probably Tor the les,
passed through our thriving town . few
days ago. and m 40 ~'ss miereaod =
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