Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

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most interesting one in many features, and
will bring out all the legal ability and acurner
on both sides of the case.
We refrain from publishing the rumors and
reports connected with the case, which are ir
no wise part of the evidence. The past life
of the prisoner, and one or two Of the wit
nesses has been the theme of much gossip
but unless it comes up in the shape of testi-
mony, we do not feel willing nor think that il
is right, to publish.
COMING BUILDING SEAsoN-NEw BUILDINGS
IN PRoGREss.-From time to time this Spring
If it can be said to be Spring yet, fairly
we have given such memoranda as we were
able to obtain in regard to contemplated edif.
ces, or those for which preparations were in
actual progress. From what we have been
thus able to learn, even thus early in the sea-
son, it is certain that more buildings will be
done this Summer than ever before in one
season in the history of st. Paul. Not taking
into account an innumerable number of pri-
vate residences in the Notwithstanding sub
urbs of the City, (many of which are now
under way, and which are really fine edifices,)
we propose in this article to mention more i'm
mediately the large blocks of business houses
and public edifces now being commenced in
all parts of our City.
- Church.-The German Methodist Society,
who have been worshipping in the frame build
ing on the corner of Rosabel and Sixth Street,
are making preparations to build fine brick
Chapel about the size and style of the Jack
son Street M. E. Church. 1t will be 40x60
feet in dimensions, and have a basement 10
feet high. The main room will seat four or
five hundred persons. A steeple seventy feet
high will surmount the edifice. The windows
will have circular top.
Seminary.-The Sisters of Charity are de-
signing to build a large and substantial Semi
nary of stone, to be used for educational pur-
poses. 1t will be an ornament as well as an
honor to the City.
zHeatre-The Theatre building on the cor
ner of Sixth and Cedar Streets has already
been noticed at length.
Business Blocks.-C. N. McKubin, ESQ.,, is
erecting mammoth building near the corner
of Third and Washington Streets. 1t is de-
signed to be of massive stone, three stories
high, and will extend clear back to Fourth
Street, having front on that Street also, and
an L running down to front on Washington
Street.
Down Third Street little farther, we OBJ
serve that nearly opposite the Presbyterian
Church preparations making to put up an
other large stone building, much like Concert
Hall block, but even larger. 1t will have a
frontage of $50 feet on the street. This will
be the largest block in the City, and is being
put up by Messrs. Hayward and Robertson.
A block of substantial stone business build
ings will be erected forthwith on Third Street,
below Cedar, on the land owned by the Cath
Ole Church.
Nearly opposite these, DR.. Hayward is
erecting large four story stone block, eighty
feet front, $50 feet deep.
Directly adjoining this, building of much
the same proportions, but with less frontage,
will be put up the coming season by George
Haas, ESQ.
Lower down Third Street we observe pre-
parations making for another block, to be built
by the same gentleman, we are told.
On the Levee, and in the neighborhood, arc
to be built some fine stone warehouses, and
other buildings. We are compelled to defer
q more particular notice of them, together
with numerous fine buildings, public and pri.
vate, business houses, &C., to another article.
Meantime, if we have overlooked any propo-
sed edifice, or misstated any figures, we will
be pleased to have a memorandum of the
same left at this Office, or dropped in the Pos'
Office. We are positive that could a full and
complete list be made out, it would sustain opl
statement that more and finer buildings vii
be erected this season in St. Paul, than in any
year heretofore.
JUVENILE PRIZE FIGHT.-Two Second
Ward urchins met each other yesterday noon
each surrounded by their retainers, and en-
gagged in pitched battle We could not coulc
not learn the "Origin of the Dificulty"-pro
badly an ancient feud-mayhap they wer'
rivals for some school girls smile. But n,
Police being ar-e-o-und they fell to quite pug
naciously. One was a flaxen haired youth
and the others tangled locks We'd the rave,
wing in blackness. The partisans of eacl
stood back and encouraged their champions
but enacted fair play. So the urchins had tn
ring to themselves, and obstinately pitches
in. After considerable pulling of hair, an
other amusements of that nature, the two fe
apart from sheer fatigue and separated, afte
a volley of words. Wel-when older mel
set such bad examples, it is hardly fair t
blame the boys for following them, but sue
public encounters ought to be stopped. Usu
ally however, there is a class who enjoy sue
spectacles, and encourage them.
W Prof. Winchen of the Michigan Stat
University, has been appointed, by Governo
Wisnsr, geologst Of the State Of Michigan