The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-09
FACTS AND FANCIES.

day with an uptown friend, over that new and
beautiful portion of st. Paul situated west of
Eagle street and south of Fort street. We
wish we had had the author of the article in
IIarpcr's Magazine along with us. We could
process of erection in that little corner of our
young city, than is comprised in his attempted
view of the entire place On Fort, Walnut,
Franklin, and two or three other streets in that
vicinity, there are no less than fifteen elegant
dwellings in process of erection, several of
which are brick. Many of them are nearly
really for occupation. These mansions mostly
belong to old citizens such as Messrs J. r. r.
vine, A. G. Fuller, Rodney Parker, H. L. Moss,
W. Hollinshead and others who have been
identified with ST. Paul and Minnesota from the
start, and by their energy and prudence are
now enabled to surround themselves with the
comforts and luXures Of city life, and live at
home' The house of Mr.. Parker, now nearly
finished. is a model in the way of a comfortable
and convenient dwelling, having all the modern
! improvements of furnaces bathrooms, &C.. just
as We find these things in the old cities. When
all the buildings we alude to arc added to the
already elegant mansions of Gov. Ramsey, Mr..
Elicit and others in the same ncighbOrhOOd.
that portion of St. Paul will show what taste
and elegance can do, even to thecyc of Eastern
people ofrelincmcnt.
THE WEST NEWTON appeared late this week,
but finally came up on Thursday evening with
crowd. Therein was Hon. H. ii. Siblcy, (who
has made flying business visit as far as Wash
ington in less than three wceks) and Hugh Ty-
Ter, Esq, who will remain few weeks with his
Minnesota friends. Hugh looks better-and
apparently feels bettcr-than we ever previous
" saw him.
- His Excellency, Gov Hampstead, of Iowa.
is OIL visit to Minnesota. He came up by the
West Newton.
Some of the Red River carts have arrived
on their annual trading excursion. We learned
this fact after our columns were full.
- We visited the st. Louis House on the
Fourth, and found everything in first-ratc Or
der-rooms airy, clean and comfortable, and
furnished in most excellent style. The St.
Louis VIII prosper.
- Mr.. Parker will open his new banking and
exchange Office st. Anthony Street, next door
below Farrington's, in few days.
- The Black Hawk left yesterday for the
new Sioux Agency, Minnesota river. with load
of lumber We understand Major Murphy con-
templates removing the location to point some
ten or twelve miles below the present site.
- R"colect the Fair at Mazourka Hall on
Thursday and Friday evenings. The ladies
are all busy, ambitious to produce an entertain
mcnt worthy their wcll-earncd reputation on
former occasions of the kind. They will not
fail!
WINcHEIL.-We had this carc-driving indi-
vidual among us during the early part of the
week, hut imagined he had left for below,
until yesterday afternoon, when he made all
our Office people merry with the announcement
that he would give another and final entertain
ment al the Court House, this evening. We
have never seen man who possessed the power
to excite the mirth and humOr that Winchell
does. He takes right hold of his audience and
they are his. Give him good parting benefit
MrsCATINE, Iowa, June 30th, 1853.
Editors Of st. Paul .Ninncsotian.-
| GENTS AS | am desirous of taking your
paper AMI also of raising club for the same
If possible. (Which | think is by no means i'm
possible) | wish you to send me a copy of the
last Mnncsotian as a specimen number
remain your obedient servant,
SAMUEL A. AYRES.
We comply with great pleasure We hope
our friend Ayres will meet his full anticipa-
ton in getting up the aforesaid club.
RErrDNTEs TIE ONTON.-Rev. II. NJ. Nichols,
who has been unjustly ccnsured for exagccra-
ton in regard to statement, concerning huge
vegetable growths in Minnesota, writes to the
Northampton Courier as follows. We. or any
other man who knows knows Mr.. N. never he
iieved that he intended wilfully to state in the
premises that which he did not consccntiously
believe to be true:
Had the correspondent of the Greenfield
EaZette taken my statements of last winter as
tney were made he would have had no occa-
sion TO dissent from them. With the execution
Vi inc onion-whlch by confusion of my pen.
was made to take the place of a uhite turninD
all those statements are made by men whose
veracity it would not do to question here
They were stated to be extreme cases. (some of
the average yield of crops had given before
and all those are verified every year in Massa-
chusetts, at the Agricultural Fairs. This sum-
mer and fall propose to give some accounts of
what my own eyes see of crops and produce"
- We were pleased to see Capt P. Lodwck,
who was very i'll the previous trip, again at his
post on Monday when the odd Doctor came
In. People ,cW call this faithful and service
able packet the Old Doctor although the re-
pairs put upon her, before the opening of the
present season, have rendered her more safe and
comfortable than she had been for four wears
But where's the odds: We always nrefs, an
old Doctor to young one.