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

The Saltwater Messenger states that ar
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, wers
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'MnLAS for the hearing Of causes in which
each of them have been interested as eoun.
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
scintillations from Warden SETzERs 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 I" 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. 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 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 couple
specimen turnIps from his present crop, hlcf
we think will prove 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.
~. They are from seed raised this year. HI
also presented US with a 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 a dark skin, and are said to be very goot
| 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 screen hundred and ticeniy fire feet Q
4 pine and eighteen gO00-sized citrons. ANON
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
ments, h,ying increased their capacities I
fifteen huncred bushels of wheat per weel
These mills ehploy constantly three run /,
stones and two bolts. The quafit y of lor
manufactured is superior to that brougl
from below, while it ispuch cheaper.
The Steam Saw Mill owned by Coe Il Dst,
about eight miles west of thiscity, was burnt
on the night Of the 26th. Loss about 5000
No insurance.
The Winona Republican says HAT gra
is pouring into that place at tbelate
six thoussnd bushels per day-aDd the gra
fever is now as high as the political fey
was few weeks since. The vacant buI
ings are all ioll, and even the gymnasium
has been seed upon as store house.
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