The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-03
OF TIE aIcHxosD pArLr DISPATCH.


| BELLE PLANE, NJ. T., Sept. IA, 1857
| At the conclusion Of nay last We had reached the
CITY of st. Paul, the capital OF the Territory With
only mere reference to the exquisitely beautiful
scenery VI the Upper Mississippi for the dsscrip
| ton OF which have here no room, but which pro
duces most pleasing though melancholy impres
sion upon the miud of the traveller on the noble
| steamer, as the frequent deserted canoes he wit.
nesses washed upon the beach recall the poor red
man, now forever banished from these his native
grounds; and as his attention is called to many dis
tngushedpoints which tradition associates with
some beautiful Indian legend; let me begin with
that city.
few years ago the site of st. Paul was only a
rough point of the beach making out into the river
near the head of its navigation, and was distin-
gulshed only as point Of prominence by an old
log church, surmounted with cross Now upon
that site, may be seen great city-wth its wharf.
its mills its factories its foupdries its thousands
OF vehicles, its churches, and its twenty thousand
busting Inhabitants and shortly, the mighty
| steam engine will be heard whistling and blow
lag in and around it, This simple stateme Mt
will give you some good idea of it's trade and pros
perity, but not, perhaps, an adequate one | have
not had an opportunity yet, but may at some fti-
ture day, give you ssme of its commercial statis-
tics.
As to the appearance of the city, it will b. beau.
ttul, but now its energetic council are busy,
with their host of hands and CARTS grading the
streets laying gas and water pipes erecting public
buildings and the like, which make it look as
though the whole place had been plowed up.
The hotels in this city are both numerous and
elegant We stopped for the night at the ''FulIer
House, an establishment that would do credit to
any city. To give you an idea of the way in which
they do things out here, will remark that tho furni
ture of this Hotel alone cost S2u00O0 The cham
bers, especially those for ladies are very elegant
while the parlors richer still | think the nj.
ano forte, in the ladies' parior at this house with
| its splendid finish, and pearl, white. and ivory
black keys, is the beautiful piece of work OF
| the kind ever saw. yet persons in the East saw
of those in the WeJt, that thy have no refinement
| but have to rough it, great deal The West
laughs at you) This parlor is also decorated with
| elegant mirrors and large size oil paintings
The churches, too, are numerous, and many ot
| them very large and fine. have not yet learned
| the predomipating denominations, though Judge
from the host of that fill the air that tho
| Catholics are In the majority.
In addition to these, elegant store rooms, (some
OF IRON and some OF stone and elegant public halls
| are being erected in various parts of the city
| saw several marble fronts as passed along the
| streets. -
Now for the practical part. But let no one de
| termIne to go TO St Paul until write you some
thing OF this Belle" of al the towns in the West
A man may do well with any business in ST. Pau
at present There is a general opening for every
thing, aud great deal of money is to be made. But
| the working classes will do better, perhaps, than
the merchants, for their finding constitutes d
part of their high wages andthe expenses of liyinp
are reI.y high. AT the Fuller House, for example
| for single man and one horse, $50 per month !)-
But carpenters, taiors, stone masons saddIers anC
indeed all the trades, Uourneymen, of course Jar,
paid from $3.50 to SO per day and found and pleht,
| Of l00rk
But don't conclude to go till you hear from m,
| again. In my Rexs. may tell you of somethin:
better. will conclude this by stating that in st
Paul, as here, money is worth for short loans sa,
sixty days, three per cent per month for longe
| loans, hye per cent. per month. TO support thi
enormous interest, real estate advances at the rat
Of from fifty to one hundred per cent per month.
| Yours, truly, TODD.