The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-27

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The St. Peter Tribune says that since the
passage OF the Homestead Bill, the number
of entries or filings upon lands included in
that Land District, have been greater than
during the whole OF the six months imme-
diately preceding. The number of filings
during the last ten days foot up to over
one hundred, and every day continues to in
crease the amount Of land settled upon and
occupied.
The Tribune complains, and we think
justly, that the mail is fortyseight hours
on the way from st, Paul to St. Peter, a
distance of seventy.fve miles, while the
mail stages from st. Paul arrive at St.
Cloud, on the Upper Mississippi, ninety
miles distant, on the evening of the same
day. Our congressional delegation should
see that this injustice is remedied.
William Seager, of this place, has shipped
to Cincinnati, seventeen barrels of Wine, man
ufactured from the wild grape which grows
in such profusion on the banks of the Minne-
sofa river.--St. Peter Tribune.
The above reminds US of q capacious
goblet which we drained, of native Mime
sofa Wheat the hospitable board OF Depu-
ty Marshal CLEVELAND, at Mankato, DUR
ing the late term of the United States
Court. 1t was two or three years old, and
smacked strongly like good old generous
Port.
We clip the following crop item from the
Tribune:
From all directions we hear the most en-
couraging account of the crops, and farm.
ers with whom we have conversed are con-
fdent the crop of 1862, will be the largest
we have had for number of years, unless
overtaken by some calamity hereafter. The
report from this county is unusually cheer-
ing, so far as the farming prospects are con.
cerned. Wheat, oats, rye and potatoes look
splendidly, and the corn, although somewhat
retarded in its growth by the GOODNESS of
the season still gives promise of full return
for labor expended in its cultivation. Thus
far not shadow even has hung over the
agricultural interest of this county, and the
future is bright with pictures of the abun~
dance and prosperity in store.
The following items are from the Man,
kato Record of the 18th:
We understand that about seventy
locations under the homestead act, have
been made on Willow Greek in this county,
and about twenty-five south of Shelbyville.
On Saturday last five immigrant teams
passed through this place, and on Sunday
six more. All had droves of cattle and
sheep.
The steamer Pomeroy arrived on Mon
day. She carried below about sixteen hun,
bred bushels of wheat.
Two small boys-one the son OF Mr..
Clark Keyser and the other of Mr.. Minard
Mills-each about seven years old, were
drowned 10 pond near the Mankat0 Mills
on Saturday last.
The LIE Sueur County Herald, pu blished
at Cleveland, has been enlarged, which is
owing, we presume, to its great advertising
patronage. The editor has lately had the
pleasure of examining part of the manu-
script of "a New Political Text Book and
History of the United States, by P. CuD.
MORE, Counsellor at Law" and says, 1--WE
pronounce it q great desideratum." The
editor further remarks:
This book should be in the hands of every
person who wishes to understand our institu.
tions-State and Federal. No farmer, me.
chanic, or merchant should be without it no
lawyer, doctor, clergyman. or statesman's lie
brary is complete without it. 1t is invaluable
to politicians, editors, lecturers, and stump.
speakers.
To the above we can only add-beware
of counterfeits-none genuine unless signed
by p. Cudmore" on the corner.
The Herald has several items of peculiar
richness, but we have only roem for the fol-.
lowing mysterious hints:
There are many little matters that will re.
ceive our attention in future: Among them
will be noticed men who have stole from us in
directly. It is true saying. that those whom
you help will first bite you in the back. lgno-
comes our duty as public men to expose those
with such traits.
The Auburn IN. W Advertiser con.
tains painful announcement of the sudden
death of Miss Ellen E. Sutherland, young
ladV of fwentu 1ooro dou0hfpr nf AnSOn