St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-09
THE FIRST PAPER.
A Copy of the Minnesota Chronicle
-.EtS Contents.

THE FIRST PAPER.
A Copy of the Minnesota Chronicle
--Its Contents,
A copy of the Minnesota Chronicle. the
first paper published IN st. Paul, is still in
the possession of the son of the late Col. j.
Hughes, the pioneer editor and publisher.
Col. Hughes not only enjoyed the distinc-
ton of having established the first paper in
the st. CroiX valley, but deserves the credit
for bringing the first printing press into the
territory north of the Wisconsin river The
first paper was the Chronicle, issued at ST.
Paul in 1S49.
The copy now iii existence was the fourth
issue, and bears date of Thursday, June 81,
1S49. The paper is yellow with age, and
is stained and creased as only come with
years. The first page contains the name,
The Minnesota Chronicle" in bold, black
letters, and directly beneath is the motto,
1.-The Greatest Good to the
Greatest Number" To the right is
the legend, u. Hughes, Editor" and
to the left. as if to give symmetry to the
page, is IS. A. Quay, Printer" The
words ''Vol. II and Number f."
are in the next line On either side
of the date line. On the top of the
first column is the formal announcement
that 1.-The Minnesota Chronicle is pub
lished every Thursday morning by j.
Hughes" the terms being Two dollars in
advance-three dollars if not in advance"
Following this is two bits of poetry, and
then two column Adventure on the
Prairie' by J. J. Audubon. Copious eX-
tracts from other papers, and from Dr.
Owens report on the geology of the upper
Mississippi, complete the contents on the
the first page.
THE SECOND PAGE
aboundS in long account of how to cure
cholera, besides quasi-editorial, reportorial
and Geographic descriptions of the ravages
of the disease throughout the country
The single editorial leader is styled 1.-The
Meeting of the Extremes" and running
comment on the strange coalescence of the
nullifierS OF the South and the ultra AbO-
litioniStS of the North on the dissolution of
the Union. Extracts are quoted from the
Columbia, S. c., Telegraph, and from the
proceedings of the annual convention of
Abolitionists in New York, and from
Wendell Phillips speech, showing that the
two extremes demand dismemberment of
the republic rather than submit to the pro-
vision of the Wilmot proviso.
Occupying conspicuous position is the
report of the committee, appointed by the
citizens of ST. Paul. to make arrangements
for celebrating the Fourth of July. By the
report Gov. Alexander Ramsey was APP
pointed president of the day; H. H. Sibley
and II. M. Rice. vice-presidents; B. B.
Meeker, orator; w. D. Phillips, reader of
the Declaration of Independence; g. M.
Goodhue, David Lambert and j. P. Owen,
committee on toasts; Capt. Monroe, chief
marshal; Rev. E. G. Gear chaplain; Rev.
NJ. Neal assistant chaplain, and w. r.
Marshall. toast master. The report con-
cludes as follows: Resolved, that Mrs.
Parker, the accomplished hostess of the
Rice house. be and she is hereby selected
to prepare for grand ball on the evening
of the Fourth"
THE THIRD PAGE
starts out with a proclamation by Gov.
Ramsey, defining the judicial districts and
assigning the judges to the several circuits.
Advertisements appear on this page, prom
inent among the number being that of
Charles McCaTon, who announces that he
desires to ascertain the whereabouts of his
brother-in-law, James McCarron, ''who is
supposed to be teaching school about St.
Louis or Dubuque"
B. F. Hoyt has an advertisement to the
effect that he has land in the immediate
vicinity of st. Paul which he will sell at from
$40 to $24 per acre, while towns lots he
offers at from $40 to $50, the terms being
One-fourth down, the remainder on time.
c. S. Whitney and Robert Smith offer for
sale 100 town lots.
H. Mccain makes it known through an
advertisement that he has lost patent
churn. and as it is the only one in the ter
ritory, is painted blue, turns with crank
and holds ten gallons, he desires informa-
ton OF its whereabouts. and will reward
the party returning the same
w. D. PHILLIPS
announces himself as an attorney and
counselor at law, and gives as reference FL.
NJ. Rice and Gov. f. Thomas of Mary
land. Morton S. Wilkinson, also an
nounced as a lawyer, refers to Hon. w. II.
Seward, Auburn, N. Y, and Hon. Abra-
ham Lincoln, Springfield. Ill. j. Hughes
has his professional card inserted; refers to
his excellency u. Taylor, president OF the
United States; Hon. T. Corwin. United
States senate; Seabury Ford, governor of
Ohio, and E. ID. Baker, Galena. S. A.
Quay comes to the front as an attorney and
counsellor, and as a reference has the name
of j. Hughes, by whom, in all cases when
necessary. he will be assisted.
DR.. Barbour has a professional card in
which he announces his arrival and his
ability to handle certain diseases. His card
concludes with the sentence: He will ex-
pect cash for all medicines sold at his office"
George Zane takes occasion to announce
the completion of his new saloon, on Third
street. opposite the st. Paul house, under
the caption, Joy to the World.''
The name of II. NJ. Rice appears as re-
ceiving and forwarding merchant; that of
n. Mclean as the proprietor of book and
stationery store; Louis Roberts, as a dry
goods and grocery merchant; Freeman,
Larpenteur 81 Co., as the owners of fine
salt, which they wish to dispose of.
The fourth or last page of the paper is
filled with a proclamation of Gov. Ramsey,
declaring that the territory of Minnesota,
by authority Of an act of congress, is fully
established, and the territorial government
fully organized. In addition to the act of
congress to establish the territorial govern
ment OF Minnesota, which is printed in
full, notices of the commissioner of the
general land Office, r. M. Young, relating
to presumption claims and other matter, fill
the page, leaving barely room enough in
that column for brief ad. of the
Chronicle book and job office.
Only One Small Item.
Philadelphia Call.
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