The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-17
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

Louis, Mr.. Daniel Hopkins, of St. Paul, aged
about sMty-i,e years, native Of New Lamp
shire. Mr.. II. was one Of the Oldest merchants
Of our town, and man Of the most scrupuous
honesty and exactness. By extreme prudence
and lrugality, adherins strictly to the business OF
his store, and never engaging in any Of those spec
uiatons in town property, which allure 50 many
merchants into bankruptcy, in n growing town,
Mr.. II. bad amused an actual capital Of cash,
which, added TO his real estate and cash effects,
cannot be much, if any less, than :: 900
Mr.. Hopkins, for long time, had been suffer
ING with feeble health being greatly debiiiiated
in mind and body. On Monday. he retired TO
his state-roon, where he attacked with a fit
and suddenly died. His funeral was attendodby
large concourse Of The people of our town and
vicinity for man more universally known
or more sincerely respected, Of all The Old settlers
now remaining in our midst, than Daniel Hop
kins.
DEATH OF RoBERr HCGHEs. Last Tues
day evening, Bob Hughes, pretty well known
about St. Paul, was playing with pet bear,
tcd at The edge of Inc bluff IN front OF the Ere
mont House, III oar town, when. by some mis-
step, he fell down the bluff, the river, Gone
hundred feet } and was Of course drowned. Rob
ert had his inlirmities who has not: 1t is rather
singular, in the first pace, that this bear, who
: has set himself up lately for sort of rudImenta
dancing master, should have been the instrument
ictn i. h. no
let Of bars all his fe--and hen it i. singular
coincidence, that this pct bear brought ard
left al the fremon. House, by the solder Riley
i who went cnt about one year before, and ieli
down into the river, al the same place, and was
drowned. \ correspondent thus morazes upon
the tragic end ei Bob.
Poor Bob! HI. bed is the bed of the river. and
no down but down sreanl' has he tor his pill
low. But my purpoS Is not the writing of his
eulosy; his tsla Is j farming 10 al, and may none
of your last ends be like his.
Ii is a sample Of the effects, and a canton to
\ those who ungle water with spirits, until spirits
- coniDglc With water, and their victims 20 reeling
n about, until they have ''ree!td otT tneir mott Al
coil, Or like poor Bob have ''wound up their
boltin.'
1t Is such as these that find arguments to
oppose, and strength 10 resist the laws of order,
x and the wei!- eng Of society.
t Such a. these woud oppose legislature euactmeats
; uni! they have dlUtel all mankind to eternity.
y, lie, the sings If conscience guard Them. and
be their requiem the how lngs Of their victims.
Poor Bob! more nptod han sinful food for
=. the fishes; peace 10 his bones and res, for his
, names.
Business IN SAINT PAUI.--The delay IN
ra,fying lie treaties has very seriously affected
- the bu;ness Of our town and Of the Territory
Men ate waiting and waiting, and dong nothing,
until The treaties are ratified, who voald ether
erwlse invest and be actively engaged in tEer va
re fious "yocations. The suspense has It's effect
rpon the price OF real csate-not that prices re-
ccde or likely TO rtceie; but then The demand
is not active and lively. as i, otherwise would be
rs !or building ii progresses as rapid, Is ever,
and quite as fast rs the supply Of materials can
.c be had. Ey the way, see that Mr.. NJ rshuli
=. has opened an extensive lumber yard, extending
from Beach t. Fourth street. so now we have :
iua.bcr-yard at each end and one at The middle OF
town, besides ordo-s iil'cd at the three mills IN
-. Pau and a, IT. Anthony; and We, lumjer sells
much higher here than in ST Louis, an. immense
RATS Of loss gong down by Our town--a fac,
that demonstrates the utter nadcQuacy of the
lumber manuihc'agc in our town and again we
repeat, iOIty more saw mills are immediately
wanted in ST Paul. There is one little Mill now
running here, which We are Informed is clearing
over thirty dollars day. Pine logs delivered in
Il, a.,
lesc Of cutting the trees alone, costs in Nane.
\ 30 We are Informed. Such facts ought to COM
Inand the immediate attention Of adequate mill
capital from abroad. There is a very consider
able demand for lumber, in all the region Of
country around Us, besides quantities shipped up
toe Minnesota river where we are told there are
already TWO young towns, larger than St Paul
WAS Al The date Of The Organic Act in 1919
Trade is rather dull; although it is rather more
b'isl wilhin the last week. In the aggregate.
there is very large amount Of merchandise sold
: every day IN st. Paul. Some branches of trade,
are doubt, overdone; but we have never vel,
seen town, where prudence, sagaciiy, and
r proper attention TO business, Of any sort, was
generally better rewarded than here The work
Of grading the streets downsto the river and pro-
vding properly for our increasing steamboat COM
mcrce, has been taken hold Of mere, and pushed
forward with the energy that is the characteristic
Of our town. There is no other town, big or lit
lie, that has more courage than this, to put It's
shoulder TO the wheel Of a great enterprise, and
more it.
Farms, great many, are being opened in all
directions, and on both sides of the river Tina,
is right. No danger but what the town will grow
fast enoug h-towns often grow too fast Many
Ct our people are excaming brick brick. the
town Is rerishlng for want CT brick. like the
olrcui,-rder at i camp-'noeing, when the pen
was suddenly filed with inqurers, who OK lamcd
"straw! straw! souls are pershing for want of
straw" But II is not so. Brick may do a town
more hurt than good. We do not want 10 see