St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER.

ANOTHER NEWSPAPER.
On the first of June, 1849, James Hughes
issued a new paper, called the Minnesota
Chronicle, which was consolidated with the
Register. the first number of which was pub
lished in Cincinnati, and both these papers,
in their consolidated form, ceased to exist in
March 1851. Mr.. Hughes was large man,
of good ability and great energy. He was
a lawyer, kept hotel, edited a paper and
was generally useful. He subsequently
moved to Hudson, where he died several
years ago.
TIE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY.
The first Fourth of July was celebrated in
a grove of trees where the City Hall now
stands, in the year 1S49 Gov. Ramsey presid-
ing. Sibley, Rice, Judge Goodrich and about
everybody else in the territory, were present.
Judge Meeker, of st. Anthony, was the
orator The declaration of Independence
was read by W. D. Phillips. Among those
who listened intently to the proceedings, was
Capt Louis Robert. Louis said: II
wouldn't give a-for Meeker, but that
other fellow made an eloquent speech"
AS everybody admitted that his criticism was
just-at least so far as the Declaration of In
dependence was concerned-all had to con-
cede that Louis knew good thing when he
heard it, even if he were not posted in the
educational affairs Of the nation.
SHAKING HANDS WITH THE GREY HEADS.
Our history is constantly interrupted by
some old settler, who grasping us by the
hand, draws a striking contrast to the st.
Paul at the end of 1S49, with a population OF
800, and the st. Paul of 1884, with popula-
ton of 100000! The wooden, creaking
carts of 35 years ago, have given way to pala-
tial cars, and metropolitan life has usurped
the place of a few scattered log huts, bad
whisky and Indians. ''But then" they say,
sit is all right. 1t is law constantantly in
operation, and if we fall under it, it is our
destiny, and no body's fault"
BY THE RIVER.
Up to 1849, or 35 years ago, the only in
gress to Minnesota or egress from it, was by
the river, there being no stage or railway
lines, in fact no roads. The trip to Prairie
du Chen was made by Mr.. Rice on French
pony, which performed the journey on
the frozen Mississippi river. When Mr..
Rice came to Fort Smelling in 1889, or 45
years ago, he was 20 days on steamboat
from st. Louis to Prairie du Chen, and some
ten days more from that point to this, max
ing some 80 days from st. Louis to st. Paul.
Now the trip is made in less than five days.
A Frenchman who knew the channel of the
Mississippi by duck hunting, piloted the boat
to the Fort, and on the way the passengers
and others had to get out and cut their own
wood to keep up steam, James NJ. Goodhue,
the pioneer editor, illustrates their plodding
way by race he claims was made by saw
mill located on the bank Of the river, and
the little steamer Tiger. Goodhue sarcastical-
ly and funnily kept the two together, nip
and tuck, for several miles, when he solemn
ly declared that the saw mill had beaten the
Tiger and won the race. 1t was capital
take-off on the slow, poking movements of
the boats in those early days.
DAVID DAY, PRESENT POSTMASTER.
DR.. David Day was born in Virginia, 1925:
removed to the lead region in Wisconsin, in
1916; was engaged in mining for three years;
studied medicine for some time, and then
entered the Medical Department of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, from which he grad
uated in 1949; came to st. Paul in the spring
of that year; practiced his profession with
success, when, in 1854, he entered the Drug
business, in which he continued some time;
was appointed first Register of Deeds of Ram
the same office for two years more; was a
member Of the legislature from Benton county
in 1852 and 1858, and in the latter year was
elected speaker; retired from the drug bust
in 1866 appointed physician to the Winnie
bago Indians; was state prison Inspector in
1871; in 1874 was seed wheat commission
er and commissioner of the state fisheries;
and on June 1, 1875, was appointed Post
master of Saint Paul, and has recently been
re-appointed, and still holds that office to
the satisfaction of the public. He has made
an excellent postmaster. He drew the plan for
the first court house, for which he received
ten dollars. He is now one of the Commits
sioners on the new court house board.
THE FIRST DEED.
DrDayput the first deed onrecord in Ram
sey Co, and it can be found thus recorded,
and indeed the whole book is in the Doctors
handwriting.
DIR. DAY PERSONALLY.
DR.. Day is a man peculiar to himself; diff
ferent from other men in this particular-he
is quiet, moderate, decisive, metaphysical,
thorough. He has excellent business and
administrative qualities, and is, financially,
in comfortable position. He is complete
master of his own affairs, and as Postmaster
has few, if any equals Physically, he is
well developed, although one lung has been
greatly affected, if not entirely gone. He
stoops little, talks slowly, evidently weighs
his words, and as the mind evolves thoughts,
twirls his mustache. His mind is of the
metaphysical character. He loves research;
is a scholar; sees things from material
point of view; takes nothing on faith; is me-
thodical and self reliant. Withal, he is
laudably ambitious. He owns the first iron
front building in the city, now known as the
st. James Hotel, corner of Third and Cedar
streets, and has fine residence on Dayton
Avenue. He is good Indian scholar, and
at one time collected a vast number of their
legends with view to publication, but has
abandoned the idea. He has uniform
temper, yet is very firm; speculates good
deal in the realm of 'social SCIENCE" yet is
well posted in the manipulation of the cal
mighty dollar" He is a quiet, pleasant,
undemonstrative, good citizen.
THE TOWN GROWING.
In April, 1S49, there were thirty houses in
st. Paul; in June, 1S49, 142. Seymour, in his
little work, says: "These buildings included
three hotels, state house, four warehouses,
ten stores, several groceries, two printing
offices, etc. There were twelve attorneys and
five physicians, and not brick or stone
building in the place" Of course these were
erected later Twenty buildings were made
habitable in three weeks. Population in
January, 1S49, $40. 80 buildings in Jan
uary, 1s49; over 200 in December, 1s49.
So, the town was pushing ahead. 1000 inhab
itants in the Territory at the commencement
of 1S49, ALSO in December of the same
year.
FIRST BRICK YABD-D. F. BRAwLEY
The first brick yard was opened and
worked by D. F. Brawley, now of st.
Vincent, who came to st. Paul, in April,
1S49. The yard was near where D. W. In
gersoIs residence now stands. He made