The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02

The Faribault Republican says the
Commencement exercises and Anniversary
celebration of the Bishop Seabury Univer-
sity, at Faribault, took place on Thursday
of last week, and passed off very pleasantly.
The Anniversary celebration was held in
the grove near the Mission House. Speechs
es were made by Hon. H.. T. Wells, of
Minneapolis, and Judge Wilder, OF Red
Wing. Both were we'll written and well
delivered productions. The tables were
finely arranged, and we'll supplied with all
good things necessary for the health and
comfort of the inner man, and large audi
ence done ample justice to the tempting
viands before them.
The Minneapolis atlas thus speaks of
DR.. lie Boutillier at is matter of ex-
treme sorrow to US, as it must be to all our
citizens, on both sides of the river, to find
the report OF Assistant Surgeon LIE Boutil-
lier's death in the recent battle at Manassas,
confirmed in this mornings kilograms. The
Doctor was about thirty-6ve years of age,
a native of France, where he was concerned
in the troubles of 1848. He emigrated to
this country about nine years ago. He
was man of thorough professional and
general education, an affectionate husband
and father, high souled, genial friend,
valuable, public spirited citizen, and in
tensely devoted to his adopted country.
Though Democrat, be was among the first
and most ardent in his efforts to organize
the First Regiment, to which be attached
himself as private in company E, of st.
Anthony. In practical surgery, he was un-
surpassed in the State, and his loss to the
regiment can scarcely be repaired"
The Red Wing Republican says Messrs
Grants & House of that place have nice
apples growing in their orchards.
The trustees of the Hamline Univer-
sity at Red Wing have elected Rev. Jabez
Brooks to the Presidency of that institution
in place of Rev. B. F. Crary, resigned.
Our exchanges bring the cheering news
that large number of Norwegians are
coming into the State. Let them come !;
we have room for them, and we can furnish
them Immediately with remunerative labor.
The paper mill at St. Anti bny is,now
making about 1000 lbs. of paper daily.
The capacity of the mill can be increased
to double that amount.
The St. Peter Statesman says that
20,OC0lbs. of butter will be shipped from that
place this season. Butter is now selling
there at 6 to &c. per Id.
In illustration of the advantages !of
stock-growing in this state, the St. Peter
Statesman mentions the fact that seven
years ago the Rev. John Kerns, now the
Receiver of the United States Land Office
at that place, purchased COW and placed
her on his farm in Nicollet county. From
this COW alone be has now sixteen head of
cattle on his farm-besides killing and
selling four Matchmaking in all twenty of
an increase.
The third annual fair of Rice County
Agricultural Society, will be held at Fari-
bault, on the nineteenth day of September
next.
The Mankato Record says the farmers
living around the reservations complain
that the Winnebagoes are committing
great many depredations and almost daily
we hear complaint of the loss of hog, COW,
or calf by some one. 1t is fact that
all classes of crime among the Indians are
on the increase, and an intelligent German
living in the timber informs us that great
err number of depredations have been COM
mitted in the past three months than during
the previous three years.
The Record gives the following list of
steamboat arrivals at Mankato since the
opening of navigation:
FROM ST. PAUL.
FavOrite ............27 Frank Steele. $500. 2
Albany. Fanny Harris .....
Jeanette. ..........Il Eolian.
City Belle. ..........lO
FROM THE UPPER MINNESOTA.
Jeanette .......... Frank Steele. ...... 2
Favorite. .........". 3 Fanny Harris 5000.
Clty Dele.
From this it will be seen that Mankato
has been visited by seven different steam>
boats, and that they have altogether made
seventy trips to st. Paul, and seventeen
up the Upper Minnesota-a total of eighty
five arrivals during the past season of navi.
cation, which commenced by the arrival of
the Albany on the lst of April, and closed
by the departure of the same steamer on
the 18th of July.