Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-01
The Manner in which the Evening
MinnesOtian is received.


All sorts of absurd rumors prevailed, it ap
pears, on Monday morning, on account of the
delay in the appearance of our paper until
evening But when it did appear, we are re-
ioiced to know that there was very general
satisfaction with the change. THAT'S sensi-
ble," said one "That's what we have long
wanted" remarked another; and so on.
Our contemporaries, the Pioneer and the
Times noticed the change pleasantly, though
they well know they will both suffer some,
from our daily anticipation of the news from
below.
The Times remarked as follows:
AN EVENING PAPER.-Our Republican CO.
temporary, the Minnesotian, will hereafter ap-
pear as an evening instead of morning pa
per. 1t will anticipate the late news until
the close of navigation, when the morning pa
pers will again take the lead.
The last clause of the last sentence of the
paragraph is grain of comfort held out to its
patrons, that bye and-bye all will be right
''lve horse, and you shall eat grass"
in fact, in about two months more the naOrp-
ina papers of St. Paul will be once more
ahead in news of the Minnesotian! This, we
fear our contemporary will yet realize to be a
kind of consolation not founded on the facts!
For our own satisfaction, theirs and that of
the community, we yesterday had the books
of the Stage Company examined to ascertain
the periods of arrival of the mail sleighs, dur
ing the whole of last winter; and with the
following result triumphantly in favor Of the
Evening Minnesotian:
For LIST half of December, the average time of ar
rival daily was 10 o'clock in the
day time!
4" End half of December, average time of arri-
val was IL 4 o'clock in the day
time
" LIST half Of January, average time of arrival
was o'clock in the day time!
GO End half of January, average time of arrival
was 2 o'clock in the day time
g. LIST half of February, average time of arrival
was IL o'clock in the day time!
+" End half of February, irregular, but the aver.
age time of arrival was about 6
O'Clock in the evening, and rather
in favor of the morning papers
LIST half Of March, irregular, but the average
time of arrival was o'clock in
the evening; also in favor of the
morning press
April l7th last overland mail arrival at o'clock
in the morning.
By these statistics it will be seen that dur
ing thrsetourths of the winter season, the re-
ceipt Of the news from below will be entirely
tauora6le to an eDening paper-which will
thus enable the Daily Minnesotian to give the
Congressional and other news seventeen or
eighteen hours in advance of all others; be-
sides anticipating also the proceedings of our
own State Legislature, the most important
transactions in which we all know occur dur
ing its morning session, at least for three
fourths of the term.
The Pioneer and Democrat likewise no.
ticed good-natusedy the change in our time of
publication, as follows:
"The Republican camp was in eOnstarna-
ton yesterday morning, owing to the non ap-
pearance of the Minnesotian. The Times
folks felicitated themselves that the Organ"
including the "Senior," was dafunct, and re-
joiced greatly thereat; but during the day it
leaked out that its non-appearance was owing
to some new business arrangements in the
concern, and that hereafter it would appear
as an eoening paper. They will remember
next time, the old adage, .neyer halloo until
you are out of the wood"
We think the Pioneer does injustice to
the Times, and that the Times folks" would
be above rejoicing oyer the supposed misfor-
tunes of contemporary.
But we copy the Pioneers article more with
the view of exhibiting the curious rumors
which few hours delay in the issue of the
rendered rife throughout the
city showing the Minnesotian to be an insti-
tuition" of SO much importance In this commu-
nifty, that but single deviation from its ac-
orbit, dislocated the whole planetary
system of politics and news!