Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-08-30
Correspondence Of the Times.
sHAKO OPE f ITEM s.

HAKOPEE ITEMS.
SHAKoPsE, MIEN. Aug. l8, 1856.
DEAR TINES After some months absence frou
town l find myself back again in the "Prairi
City" andas my corner has not been filled durinI
my absence, suppose may be excused for tell
ing some rather estate news" to those who hav
not kept sight Of our village.
l observe a great deal Of Improvement since m,
last. Messrs. Phillips & Son, Peckham & Clark
and Long6eld have all built large additions Il
their Store-houses, and have filed, them witt
goods and emptied them once or twice thi
summer. 6sis3a ~.
Mr.. Jones (of Kennedy & Jones) has started I
provision and grocery store. Mr.. Kennedy ha'
sold out to McCune & Crist, from Ohio, and pu
up fine brick store which be has rented to Messrs
Chamblin + Anderson, Of your city, who Intend
filing it with dry goods. Several new concerns
have started, and the old ones, BuckIin & Co.
Griswold, Cotter & Bro. and others, are pursuing
the seven tenor Of their way" to fortune. Among
the new concerns is billiard room, and mil,
(of the devil) in the shape of a rum shop.
Mr.. Kennedy has bought the corner above the
Wasson House, and is finishing off two large stores
on it. Messrs. Fuller & Holmes have three large
business houses ready for the roof. Two steam
saw mills, and grist mill are in process Of
erection; also, large Hotel. Messrs. Peckham
& Clarke are building new house opposite the
Wasson House. The Presbyterian Church il
rapidly approaching completion. A nice School
House adorns the summit of the ridge in the rea,
part of town. A great many dwellings of a SUBJ
stantial character have been put up, and are in
process of erection, while balloon frames, baton
ed houses and such buildings spring up as thicl
as mushrooms in the night. s.h. .glLs,gi III.
year ago a census was taken showing pop
ulation of about 500; it is thought it would now
exceed 800. G. e.{f -. RI.
Several new roads have been surveyed this sum-
mer, among them two to Lake Minnetonka. Al
there is now route established over the low
ground to the bluffs, we will probably have a good
road soon, which will be of great benefit to US
A mail stage runs once a week from here to Red
Wing by way of Lakeville; and through The
kindness Of Mr.. White we have three mails pei
week from st. Paul. One of our greatest wants
still, is good boat to run from St. Paul to this
port and back the same day. The boats now run.
ming are SO irregular and charge such erhor.itan
prices for freight and passage, that they receivt
but little favor from the citizens of the valley
Freight from St. Louis to St. Paul costs less thar
from ST. Paul here, the sscharges'' of some Of youl
sharpers for commission being included. l know
of several instances where one house in your city
has made false bills Of lading on goods that they
have forwarded, for the purpose of receiving more
for handling. Qf necessary can give names.)
Our citizens are very sorry to hear of the re-
moval of Maj. Murphy, and was panied to sex
that reflections were cast on him for being in bad
company, in one of your late issues. He has tht
confidence and esteem of his neighbors, and w
believe of every body else. a .,
Among other personalities l may mention
that Mr.. Peake, the deservedly popular missionar,
of the Prot. Episcopal church among us, is abou
to leave us to take the place of Mr.. Breck, among
the Chippewa Indians. His place here is to b
supplied by gentleman from Connecticut, whose
name have not learned. Mr.. Phillips, the editor
of the Independent, is quite sick, having beer
confined to bed some two weeks, but it is though
he will soon recover. sasa
We hear nothing Of politics. The only sign
have seen is a call from democrats of Cannon Co
for nominating convention. The Honorable &?
Thomas B. Hunt "6ggers'' conspicuously among
the signers. "eAa tlA1
We heard Buchanier say, that he felt conf
dent that sold Buck" would be elected, becaus,
he thought the people would not endorse dis
union, fllibuster, sectional candidate We came
to totally different conclusion from the sam,
premises. If Minnesota had voice in the cleo
ton, we think her explorer would receive goot
lift at her hands. fei2 10 aoipaal< as5 ssog4o %
Crops are good as far as | have seen, and car
hear. The farmers would be grateful to any on,
who would give an effectual remedy for the black
birds that are such a vexation to them. lJh)-os
,ia is4oe e Yours, &C., sa GLEANER.
CO We are sorry to hear that any of our mer
chants should do so foolish thing as to make
out "false" bills of lading. We think " "Gleaner'
will find on examination, that it was simply q
mistake and nothing more. If Intentional, it viii
iniure those who sought to cheat worse than those
cheated.-ED. nu ff .ofi ,g-T s...3 !
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