The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-10-12
4 LETTER FROM ST, PAUL.

The following interesting letter was re-
ceved two weeks ago, but we have not had
room for it unit the present issue:
ST. PAUL, MISN Sept. 25th 1872.
To the Editor of the TINES
Dear Sir. This city has just passed through the
greatest show week" that excited frontier
tlement. Our State Fair proved success be-
yond the hopes of its hardest workers. There
5000 entries, and the best display of grain, fruit
and vegetables witnessed by mortal eyes Emf
nent agrculturists from the East and South unhesi-
tatngly declared that they before such
beautiful ana perfect specimens of grapes, beets, tur
nips, cabbages, apples, wheat onions and potatoes
The idea-wlich has SO long been prevalent in New
Engand-that the climate of Minnesota unfavor-
able tile full perfection of fruit and vegetables has
at last been thoroughly exploded and immense loads
of the amount here on exhibition is now being taken
New York City, TO be displayed the Fair of the
American Institute.
Never before, has Fair in this State been such
complete and magnificent success! Some days there
were over twenty thousand people on the grounds {;
which we consider indication Of enterprise and
prosperity, of which young state has to feel
proud.
Barnums great show reared its multiplicity of tents
on the 18th and 18th insts. and received during the
two days thirty-fv thousand visitors. Its sue
cess simply overwhelming! Small potatoes may
continue to call Barnum sharper and humbug, but
it undenable fact that he in all gives
information and amusement combined for given sum
than any other man the sun ever shonc upon.
The most MYSTERIOUS show that has visited St.
Paul, was run two evenings last week by Dr.. Won
Week, who figured conSpcuousy few years ago in
Barnum's New York Museum-and through the east
ern cities MEDIUM DETECTIVE" He came to ST.
Paul unheralded, and apparently by accident fell into
the company of the most confirmed and enthusiastic
sp;rituasts He with and most unaccountable
modesty did all the tricks of Read, Sade, Foster and
the Davenports ard the spiritualists went almost
wild with delight his wonderful and startling per-
formances. In fact, they intensely and en-
Enthusiastically carried away, that they treated with
GOODNESS and contempt all Investigators who didn't
swallow the whole thing without winkng. Judge Of
their surprise and indignation therefore, when the Dr.
gave two public sEANcEs and announced TO the won
der-sricken multitude that the whole thing done
by legerdeman. slight Of hand, and the unalteranle
laws of mechanism. 1t seemed for time as If bedam
,t loose; and but for the presence of wellpre-
pared and determined police force, blood would have
been split. Thinking people begin to conclude tha'
it isn't ALWAYS safe TO bet their bottom dollar phys
ica mediums.
Politically, St. Paul is in the highest flow of spirits
each party being confident of success and an over
whelming majority
Financially. the Capital City was never before in SO
prosperous a condition. AS the population of the
ate increases-and fourishing little villages make
their appearance where ago the broad acres
covered with golden grain-the demands on our
merchants so rapidly multiply, that our wholesale
trade (bv the carefully compiled stastic) shows
an immensity Of business unequaed in proportion TO
our population t27.nO0) by any city in America. In
fact this wears exclusive wholesale trade, averages
over half million of dollars ever one thousand
of our inhabitants Our hotels all crowded, our
boarding houses overfowng, and the demand for
tenement bouses | have seen equaIled Real
estate is the gradual advance and this Is not con-
fined to any one rticular locality but is observable
in every ward and every Business Of all kinds
has been better and the present low rates OF
fsrs % tbs river tocy four dollars frcm St. Lonis)