The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-18
For the Telegraph.
Correspondence.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 8, 1869.

ST PAUL, MINI, Feb. D, 1869.
January was one of the finest months |
ever saw in any latitude, not a snow storm
or high wind bright sunny days, and
just cold enough for comfort. On the
tenth and eleventh it was SO below zero,
and thu twenty fifth 13oTbelow.
February kept good its prestige, snow
ing all day on the first and second day OF
the month, with spanking" breeze
Travel by the rail and the highway have
been stopped in many places, and retarded
in others. The weather is still fine and
beautiful. On the Thu there were three
fires, the first at six O'clock in the morn
ing, was perhaps the most disastrous that
ever occurred in the city, consuming the
Inter national Hotel, and a number of 9th
buildings. The Hotel was FIVE stories
high and covered nearly a square, it was
filled with boarders, some invallds, traY7
eleis, members of the Legislature, and
State officers Nearly all lost their cloth
ing, and many valuables, some escaped on
ly in their night clothing, and ran bare
footed several squares to another hotel.
The owner was contemplating expendlng
a hundred thousand dollars in enlarglng
the house the coming summer The loss
is great one to the city as there is not
hotel rom enough at any time Loss
. IL :
probably oyer two hundred thousand dol
lars, and but light insurance. The Cham
Der of Commerce immediately convened a
meeting and appointed Committee to
asst those made homeless, in obtaining
places of shelter, and providing them with
clothing, &C.. StaPaul is noted for its
fires, fast horses and runaways, the two
latter may. be seen at most any hourof the
day on the streets, and the former too
often to be pleasant. al 9
Business continues good among the
merchants and dealers generally. Many
transactions in real estate and prepraa-
tions active for extensive building anoth-
er year But little grain in the market,
hay plenty at from So, to $12 per ton
Wood $3.50 to So per cord The meat
market is supplied with mutton, venison,
fish and bear meat, one just captured
in northern Wisconsin, weighing three
hundred and seventy-four pounds The
St. Paul Manufacturing Company have
completed a large building flied up for
several shops with sufficient steam power
to drive all and any kind of machinery and
are ready to rent the rooms for various
manufacturing purposes. The Legisla-
ture Of this state have set Tuesday next to
visit Madison; to say that they will not
have good time, would reflect on the
established hospitality of the people of
the Badger STATED Frequent reports from
the Red River County still speak Of the
famine there, the, supplies sent forward
have not yet reached their destination, yet
it is asserted that enough has gone through
to prevent starvation. The Chamber of
Commerce acknowledge, the receipt of
$1,247.20 from Milwaukee, and -four, beef
and pork to the amount of $500. IS aa,g
The State Agricultural Society. at its
session this week, found itself out Of peck
ct fifteen hundred dollars, not a profitable
institution to invest in The Masonic
fraternity dedicated their new hall at
the session of the Grand Lodge few
days since 1t is conceded to be the
finest in all its appointments of any thing
of the kind west or north of Chicago.
There is good degree of religious inter
est manifested in nearly all the Churches
here, and in Minneapolis. g,i3 s.l. g. ia
Since election the only hobbysi is Rail
Roads half the people seem to have rail-
road on the brain, and the desire is to
have them built at the expense of The
general government, while each and all
only care to. "leece the old Gentleman
till his back is more thread bare than it
is. G. l. S.