St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

| in the river July 9, robbed of money known
to have been previously i'll his possession.
| A man by the name of Robert Johnson was
also robbed one night and his body thrown
over the bluff, he dying from the effects of
his injuries. In fact these crimes became
so frequent that public meeting was called
and vigilance committee appointed to rid
| the city of bad characters, and they accom-
plished their purpose. This is the only
time in the history of st. Paul where
measures of this character were deemed
necessary to preserve the peace and lives of
the citizens, but they had their salutary
effect.
THE FULLER HOUSE, OR INTERNATIONAL.
| The Winslow, the Merchants and the old
American houses were having great run of
custom, when man by the name of
Alpheus G. Fuller proposed to build another
hotel, with little help, which would
eclipse all the rest; so he received bonus
in the shape of land and $12, 900, and with
this he erected an elegant hotel, corner of
Jackson and Seventh streets, costing
$1,000 Two brothers by the names of
Stephen and Edward Long. who formerly
kept the American house, leased it.
| At first it was called the Fuller house,
but the name was changed to that of the
international, and it was run for several
years until it burned, Feb. 3, 1869; loss,
S125,0
JAMES DAVENPORT.
Mr. Davenport is a descendant of Rev.
James Davenport. one of the founders OF
the New Haven colony, and when a boy the
writer assisted in the celebration of the 100
years which had elapsed since this reverend
gentleman preached his first sermon under
a certain tree in New Haven, Conn.,,
in which state Mr.. Davenport was born,
July, 1919. He was raised i'll New York
city and educated for college, but was UNI
able to enter the classical course in cOnSe-
quence of ill-health. When quite a young
man he became member of the firm of Van
! Week d Davenport, and opened bookstore
on Broadway, New York, but subsequently
the firm became Davenport & Wood, and in
1916 it became Dewitt IL Davenport. 1t
was a leading establishment and published
some of the most popular books of the day,
| such as. Hot Corn Stories of the Poor, Bea-
trice, Dr.. Chapin's Sermons and
Horace Greeleys Travels in Europe. The
sale of some of these books reached
close onto sixty thousand copies. In 1856,
in consequence of the i'll health of his wife,
Mr. Davenport came to ST. Paul and opened
book store on Third street, below the
Metropolitan; in a few years later he re-
moved lower down On Third street. near the
bridge, where he continued up to 1885, when
he sold out and retired from business alto
gether He was engaged in the book trade
forty-five years. His wifes health grew
worse after coming to Minnesota and she
died in 1875, leaving three sons, Rufus,
James and Alfred, all of whom are young
men of fine promise, one an engineer and
one an eminent doctor.
THE OLD GENTLEMAN HIMSELF.
No more venerable looking man walks
the streets of ST. Paul than James .Daven-
port, and no citizen is held in higher re-
spect than the well-known bookseller who
for forty-ive years has familiarized the
public with the expression, she's got 'em!'
"a favorite mode of advertising. Mr..
Davenport, when thinking, has pc
culiar movement of the lower lip, which
gives him a marked popularity.
He is gentleman of fine literary
tastes, and has written number OF
popular stories and sketches, some Of which
have been published here and some East.
He has lived in time of great improve
ments; has seen the power of steam amph-
| fed as applied : to boats, railroads built,
canals constructed. telegraphs utilized,
ocean steamers inaugurated, telephones
perfected, elevated railroad tracks made
available and electric lights take the place
of candles. Oil lamp, and the universal gas.
For years Mr.. Davenport has been suffering
from structure, which has made him ap-
pear very feeble, and yet up to short time
past he has been at his store almost every
day for twenty-nine years. He is moderate
in his movements and conversation, but is a
kind, genial, intelligent, pleasant gentle
| man.
| WILLIAM G. FONsECA
was one of the most fashionable and polite
young men in the city of st. Paul in 1854.
He kept dry goods store on upper Third
street, in what was known as Empire block,
and he drew about him the bon tons. His
suavity Of manner made him noted among
the ladies. He left st. Paul nearly twenty
years ago and emigrated north to Pembina
and married woman with Indian
blood, and he used to make trips to
| St. Paul with his old wooden squeaking
carts. twas currently reported among his
young friends, that he was crossed in love
by young lady in this city, and Fonseca
| ''f1ew to ills he knew not Of" met
him for the first time in over twenty years,
at Winnipeg, some two years now gone
and he introduced to me one Of his little
daughters, beautiful, black-eyed brunette
girl, with Just enough Of the Indian blood
in her to make her look charming, and she
was charming.
| ST saw her but moment,
But think I see her now,
| With smile upon her lips
| And a charm upon her BROW
And then the cars started, and away we
went homeward, leaving behind us the
still polite, kind-hearted, sedate husband
and father, once the Chesterfield of St.
Paul. learned that in the common par
lance of the world, FOnseca was well fixed,
but it seemed very odd to me to find him the
''toy of circumstances, " with his peculiar
surroundings, and yet such is life.
George Pulford, think, was of Irish par
entage and came here sometime in 1854.
He was steward at the old American house
for many years, and at other hotels, and
was man of strong traits Of character He
accumulated considerable property, but be-
fore he died was for years in i'll health and
somewhat lame. He was an old landmark,
and very generally known among the old
settlers.
| j. r. Halstead was surveyor, and was
city engineer in 1857. He is very indus
triouS and honest man; of good size. ener-
getic, brusk in his ways and yet man es-
teemed for his many good qualities
| J. E. Fullerton kept a clothing store on
Third street near IngersolFs block. He
was tall man, of fine social qualities and
very generous in his nature. John Parker
had been burned out and had lost every
thing. ''Here. Parker" said Fullerton,
put on this coat, the best in the shop, u
and when Parker had complied, Fullerton
gently pushed him to the door and said,
''Get out of hereH' and Parker got, carrying
the new and elegant coat with him. Mr.. F.
left st. Paul many years ago, and know
nothing of his whereabouts, but he was a
| good fellow.
Nelson Robert was a brother of Louis
| nnd 1srnS in ST Paul in 1879 He WAS q