Minnesota weekly times., 1856-10-18

in the upper part Of town. These Churches have
the last year. ~ s
Beside Churches, Minneapolis boasts of other
public Institutions. 1t has Schools both Public
and Select. For the last few seasons, District
Schools have been regularly held in Minneapolis.
Last Winter one was held in Elfelt's Hall, under
the care of Oliver @. Gray. At the same time
Miss Boynton had Select School in Fletcher's
Hall. This Summer, the District School is un-
der the superintendent of lady. Prof. o. G.
Gray has Select School in the lower room Of
Fletcher's Building. There is also a ss Writing
Academy" at Elliott's Daguerrean Gallery. A
School was also held in the room now occupied
as a Post Office.
LYCEUx AND SINGING ScHooI--Last Winter
Lyceum was held at Barber's Hall, which was
attended by most of the citizens of Minneapolis
and st. Anthony. Several excellent lectures
were delivered during the season by gentlemen
from this and the neighboring cities. In the same
Hall, Mr.. George Wesser instructed large and
fashionable audience in the principles Of Vocal
Music.
LAND OrrICE.-In this town is the United
States Land Office. 1t is situated on Washington
Avenue, opposite the Falls. R. P. Russell, Esq,
is Receiver and NJ. L. Olds, ESQ.,, is Register.
Since opening, this Office has done an enormous
business, and at all times attracts a large num-
ber of visitors to Minneapolis.
COUNTY OFFIcEs.-Minneapolis is the County
seat of Hennepin County, the County Offices arc
located here. As soon as the Court House is
completed, the Register of Deeds, District At
| torney, County Clerk, Sheriff and County Treas
urer will have their Offices in the lower story Of
| the building.
Posr OFFIcE.-The first Post master in Mime
apolis was, we believe, DR.. Fletcher. The Office
was in the lower story Of his building, cor. lst
and Helen-sts.; Carlos Wilcox was the next Post.
master, and removed the Office to the Land Office
| buildings. DR.. A. E. Ames is Postmaster at
present, having received his appointment last
Summer. The Office is in the lower story Of
| the building on Ames-st., used by 7. r. E. Cor
| nell as Land and Law Office.
| The Territorial Agricultural Society holds
Fairs every year in this place, and, by melting
farmers to excel each other, they show what this
Territory is capable of doing, improve the pre-
| sent modes of culture, and create an incentive
for agrculturists to employ all their energies in
the furtherance of their one great object.
| We have endeavored to give short sketch Of
| Minneapolis, from the time of settlement to the
| present time. The milling business has not much
| been referred to, as but few mills have yet been
| put in operation. This is not owing to want Of
advantages, for it possesses the same natural ad-
vantages st. Anthony, but is owing to its long
| having a drawback-ss The Military Reserve
| Question" The mills now in operation are quite
| new, but are we'll managed. 1t is most probable
that the enormous power at the Falls will, before
long, be made to subserve the wants of the
business community. The business done in Min
| neapolis has greatly increased within the last
year, and building would have been much more
extensive had the supply of materials been sufi-
cient. The remarks which we have made rela-
tive to the commercial, manufacturing and agri-
cultural advantages of that point will apply in
all their force to st. Anthony. Men of capital
are beginning to appreciate the value of these,
and are focking here to invest their funds. Man
ufactursrs are beginning to realize that this is
the point for manufactures of all kinds. Agri-
culturists daily proofs of the richness of the
soil of the surrounding country, and of its ft-
ness for crops of all kinds as we'll as for the
raising of stock of every description. Gradual
| ly, but steadily, Minneapolis and ST., Anthony
(for their future prospects are one and the same,)
will increase in size and wealth, till they will
| rival any of the numerous towns that dot this
beautiful Territory.
We will next give short Business Directory
Of this place, and close our sketch of MINNEAPo-
| LIS IN 1856.
HENNEPIN CoUNTY.-Our figures indicate that
the Republicans have carried this county by a
| respectable majority, electing Bassett to the
Council, and Smith, Plummer, and another Re-
publican to the House. In st. Anthony, Wales,
Republican, is elected over Fridley, and probably
Chase over Moody, to the House. Minneapolis
and St. Anthony have done well--all praise.
DAKOTA CouNrY.-Gibbs, Republican, and Muir.
ply, Dem. are elected in this county. Murphy
| is elected over Adams, Republican-perhaps.
SHAMEFUL PRocEEDINcs.-The efforts of set
of half intoxicated rowdies at the polls of the
Second Ward on Election day, to drive of Mr..
| G. P. V. Lull, because he dared challenge votes,
| is that species of Border Rufianism which has
made Kansas field of blood and carnage, and
which if renewed here will eventuate in serious
results. Every American citizen has the right
and it is his duty to challenge every man whom
he thinks is not entitled to vote, and every effort
to prevent this will meet with public and earnest
| indignation. We detest the man who attempts
to gag free speech, or seeks to destroy the sa-
credness of the ballot t-box, and we now inform
the rowdies who sought to brow.beat Mr.. Lull
on Election day, that repetition of their acts
may be the means Of sending them where there
will be no occasion for either ballot boxes or bad
whisky.
| e. The Galena, Capt. Herd, arrived yester.
day.
ca The whole Republican ticket has been
elected in st. Anthony by about 100 majority.
|
q There will be $4,000 barrels of lager bier
manufactured this year in Milwaukee alone.
q The New Orleans Delta learns that Red
River has damned up its own mouth, and now
makes its way to the Gulf through Atchafalaya
Bayou.
| ca 1t is now ascertained that there were
sirty-siz lives lost by the recent burning of the
steamer Niagara on Lake Michigan. The boat
| was valued at 10000. Her hall sunk a half
| mile from shore, in Eve fathoms of water.
O. Reader, you will lose pile if you are too
| communicative in matters of business. Thouo oh