Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-16
SHAKopEE, July I'd, 1907.


SHAxopEE, July I'd, leos'
II is right early, and most glorious morn
-. .asr the rain of last night, and wmle
.s;.;no for the Antelope steamboat VIII
mend half an hour in Correspondence
This village of SHAKoPEE is on an exceneht
-. ~ the southeast side of the Minnesota,
.-entv.f;ye miles above st. Paul, on bold,
,.,d nra;r;e bank of the river, level up and
,,vn the stream, but rising gradually as it
,oss back. 1t is the county seat OF Scott
county, and is, probably, of some fifteen hun
ared inhabitants, probably of more, as only
guess at it.
It has the appearance Of having once been
larger than now, and of having suffered from
the hard times; still, the hustle and business |
of the street indicate town Of importance.
noticed, last evening, the ruins of large
,our story brick hotel building, which was
never finished, and was recently blown down.
visited, also, the prospective Court House.
The walls are up, but uncovered. 1t IS OF
poor brick, and the work is most shaboily
done. The main part is some thirty-tive by
fifty feet, with two small wings on the front
side. 1t is designed to be three stories high,
the stories all low, and the lower one half un-
der ground All around the main part IS
trench some three feet wide, bounded on the
outside by a wall, running up half the height
of the first story, or to the top of the ground,
and on the inside by the walls Of the building.
Inside the walls, in the first story is an IN
describable structure, designed for jail. A
sort of square, stone cellar is built up, haV-
ing corridor, or passage, about three feet
wide, between it and the walls of the building,
all round. This cellar is divided into eight
apartments, each seven feet by nine feet
square, and seven feet high, looking more
like ash-holes or bake ovens than anything
else. The floors are of brick, the ceiling is
arched over with brick, and the division walls
are of brick Solid sheet iron doors are hung
at the entrance of each, and each has one
brick left out of the centre Of the arch, for
vent hole, These are designed for cells, and
they are cells indeed A more inhuman con-
trivance for prison never heard OF. And
so far as that part of the buildings concerned'
tits blessing it is not yet finished; and for
one, for the sake of humanity, and the credit
of first class town of Minnesota, l hope 1t
never will be finished.
have not had time to learn anything OF
the business of the place, and must postpone
this part of the subject till another time
But I noticed some lime kilns, as the boa'
passed, and their appearance excited my GU
riosity. 1 found only one running" owned
by the brothers LINCOLN The kiln is a large
square tower If stone masonry, resembling
an iron-smelting chimney stack, and is calle'
a patent kiln 1 found no one but Germal
about it, and he could not speak word
English; and as my German is great de;
rusty, could not learn as much as | desired
But got from him thatit is kept steadily burr
ing, night and day,-that it consumes thre
cords Of wood, and makes eighty bushels {
lime ay,-and that only six men are en-
ployed to dig the stone, haul it, and burn an
boat the lime to Saint Paul. The kiln is (
three stories. Two fires, at opposite side
are in the middle story, the unburned stonei
the upper story, and the hold for the lime
the lower story. 1 could not learn its pec'
liar arrangement, but the kiln is so fixed tn
lime can be drawn from it as fast as mad
while new material is burning. The VINO
village seems to be built on a ledge OF Lin
rock, so that no carting Of stone is required
1t is court-week here, and the whole bs
as we'll as great many others, are constant
busy and in attendance. Judge LEWIS Bra
son, of Mankato, is holding the session,
Judge DONALDSON. He is a good-looking m
though there is nothing impressive about hi
For the sake of an elective judiciary, judgi
from the manifestation here, it was unfortun:
that he was nominated. l never before s.
or hoard of an instance where judge m;
aged to give such universal and thorough
satisfaction. l have heard lawyers and 81
ers, jurors and witnesses, of all classes a
politics, to-day, and there is not one who is
denouncng the court, for what they all call
utter want of intellectual and legal ability
Twas in the court room awhile yesterday, a
was panied at what saw. Lawyers tall
loud, continually interrupted each other
angry, pickering tones, talked to each 9th
instead of to the court, and acted precisely
that class of professional dignity is apt to
when before confused, unlearned, coun
Justice.
cannot join in the epithets hear, for
manner strongly convinces me that Jul
BRANsoN is striving hard to do his duty,
to please the Bar. 1t is unfortunate that
is not more successful.
Every day, in this new country, the stra
mutations of life are made manifest. l
here, yesterday, Mr.. R. NJ. WRIGnr, who,
knew in my boyhood, in Meadville, Penn
vania. At that time, he was hard-work
industrious boot maker, deservedly enjoy
wide reputation for the cheapness and
cellence of his work, and for hauing a
doneaohen promised. The idea of his mix
in the public affairs of life, by any of his
quaintances would never have been thou
But here l find him postmaster, and the G
or Of the Scott County Democrat. car
say much for the progress of his politics,
certainly feel it due to acknowledge his c.
ial hospitality, and the prompt way in wi
he gave me valuable business assistance
information-J. D.
The Anti.WiId Cat Meeting.'
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