pied by A. T. C. PIERSON. In the latter, a young man, JOHN H. DOWLING, was burned to death.

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The season of 1872, was remarkable for the number of fine buildings erected. The papers reported 932 buildings built during the year, at a cost of $2,346,487.

Died, January 12, BARON VON FREUDENREICH, a native of .Germany, a resident since 1856. January 14, at Memphis, R. MCLAGAN, an early settler. January 27, Wm. B. NEWCOMB, a prominent merchant. January 28, Capt. JOHN O'GORMAN, formerly Chief of Police. January 30, J. A. CHAFFEE, merchant. February 1, at Chaska, JAMES HOUGHTON, pioneer steamboatman. February 10, at Carver, GEO. P. HOLMES, formerly of Saint Paul. February 16, THOMAS SHEARAN, Alderman Second Ward. February 28, DAVID HART, a wellknown tobacconist. April 4, MARSHALL SELLERS, an old resident. April 22, GEORGE P. PEABODY, a prominent merchant. May 2, Walter KitTREDGE, many years in the hotel business. May 3, at Elgin, Illinois, WALTER W. WEBB, a young merchant. May 20, at Lakeville, PATRICK O'GORMAN, for several years an Alderman. June 3, RODNEY PARKER, a pioneer hotel keeper. June 19, J. R. BREWSTER. June 26, I. C. GEORGE, a well-known railroad man. July 7, Capt. CHAS. G. PETTYS, an early real estate dealer. August 3, AuGUST VON BEECK, formerly of Fifth Regiment. August 9. at San Jose, California, JUDSON A. RUSSELL, several years clerk of the Press office. August 26, at Cleveland, Ohio, ANDREW SPENCER, formerly a Saint Paul hotel keeper. September 12, LUTHER H. EDDY, for several years Alderman, Chief of Police, &c. September 21, JOHN H. CARRIER. September 23, at Chicago, C. N. PEASE, formerly a bookseller here. October 9, ALLAN CAMPBELL, an editor of Daily Dispatch. October 25, Rev. J. R. BALME, an Englishman by birth, used to preach on the levee, &c. November 6, Wм. TOWLERTON. November 9, BUTLER COMSTOCK, a pine land operator. November 21, Dr. SAMUEL WILLEY, a prominent physician for many years. Nov. 27, JOHN P. KILROY, well-known in Second Ward politics. December 12, at Ticonderoga, New York, R. W. DELANO, for several years a

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BRANCH, railroad builder, public man, &c.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF 1873.

The year 1873, opened with a storm, unequalled in severity and destructiveness by any which had ever occurred in the memory of man. On January 7, a "polar wave" swept over the State, lasting some 36 hours, during which time, the wind blew an icy gale, and the air was filled with fine snow. In a report made by Gov. AUSTIN to the Legislature, on the subject, it is stated that 70 persons died from exposure, a large number were maimed, and about 300 cattle, horses, &c., perished.

January 29, Odd Fellows' Hall, in Semper's Block, was burned.

On February 9, the Saint Paul Custom House was so far completed, that the post-office was removed to it-a change hailed with joy. The Custom House had occupied five years in construction, and cost $350,000. The engraving accompanying this, shows its fine proportions and architecture-a building that is truly an ornament to our city.

On September 19, the news was circulated of the failure of JAY COOKE. Those who remembered the disastrous failure of the Ohio Life and Trust Company, in 1857, (page 380,) were apprehensive that history was about to repeat itself, and that another financial revulsion would occur. While to some extent it did occur in the manufacturing districts and money centers of the east, it was scarcely felt here, beyond a slight stringency of the money market, and a dullness in real estate. Not a failure of any mercantile or banking house occurred as a consequence, nor did any manufacturing establishment close its doors. How vastly different was our condition in 1857, when a similar flurry utterly wrecked every branch of business and every enterprise. Then, there was no real wealth, no actual capital, no solvent business, no production to create exchange, and a currency not worth the paper used in its issue. Everything was fictitious and unreal. Now, how changed. Twenty million bushels of wheat marketed per annum, had

created real financial strength and profitable trade. Wealth and capital had accumulated. Few or none were in debt, and all in a condition to laugh at panics. Sixteen years had built up from the soil a new commonwealth, strong in its own resources, with capital accumulated from honest industry and trade, and with reserve means to weather even severer financial storms unscathed.

The election on November 4, combined, for the first time. the city with the State tickets, making a lengthy list of officers elected, as follows: Senator.-E. F. DRAKE. Representatives.-L. HOYT, GEO. BENZ, T. M. METCALF,* JOHN X. DAVIDSON, H. MeyerdinG. Treasurer.-CALVIN S. Uline. Sheriff. JOHN GRACE. Register.-THEO. SANDER. Attorney.-C. D. O'BRIEN. Surveyor.-C. M. BOYLE. Clerk of Court.-A. ARMSTRONG. Coroner.-P. GABRIELSEN. For the city Mayor.-J. H. STEwart. Treasurer.-F. A. RENZ. Attorney.-W. A. GORMAN.

This fall, a moving appeal for aid was received from the ⚫ frontier counties, which had been ravaged by the grasshoppers. Large donations in money, food and clothing were sent to the sufferers, with that lavish generosity that has always characterized our city.

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Died, February 8, WILLIAM L. AMES, an early resident. February 27, F. J. METZGAR, an early resident. March 13, CASPER H. SCHURMEIER, a prominent German citizen. March 25, Judge SHERMAN FINCH, a much respected lawyer. May 5, JOHN H. GRINDALL, a well-known builder. MICHAEL HARRIS, a prominent fireman. May 14, at Baraboo, Wisconsin, Lieut. EDWIN J. VAN SLYKE, formerly of the Heavy Artillery. May 16, at Chicago, OSCAR R. COWLes, better known as King Cole," a well-known sporting man in Saint Paul, 1855 to 1858. May 31, H. HERWEGEN, a merchant. June 24, at Denver, GUSTAVE HANCKE, a well-known

* TRACY M. METCALF was born in Homer, New York, 1827. In 1852, he removed to Michigan, where he was engaged in the Paymaster's Department, of the Southern Michigan Railroad, until 1854, when he came to Saint Paul. Mr. METCALF was City Comptroller, from 1857 to 1859; County Auditor, in 1861 and 1862, and member of the Legislature in 1874. He was also Chief Clerk in the Provost Marshal's office in this district, from 1862 to 1865. For the past ten years he has been in the real estate business.

and popular musician. July 10, MICHAEL ESCH, City Treasurer. July 13, HOWARD A. HUNT, merchant. July 25, at Minneapolis, Conrad Zenzius, director of the Musical Society. July 29, JOHN NICOLS, iron merchant, several years Senator from this county, &c. August 6, Major ROBERT WHITACRE, capitalist and real estate operator. September 5, Lieut. HARRY H. WILSON, formerly of the Heavy Artillery. September 20, HUGO PETZHOLD, a German politician. October I, GILBERT DUTCHER, proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel. September 26, at the Insane Asylum, Saint Peter, GEORGE MORTON, for several years Captain of Police. October 13, JOHN SIMS. December 25, A. W. GRENIER. December 26, ISAAC VAN ETTEN, a prominent lawyer.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF 1874.

At the Legislative session this winter, several acts affecting this city and county were passed.. One was the revised and consolidated city charter-a ponderous document of 100 pages. Another important act was the one authorizing a change of the county line between Dakota and Ramsey counties, so as to annex West Saint Paul to this city and county. This proposed change was to be voted on at the next general election, and, if approved by a majority of the people of the two counties, should become a law.

April 2d, the newspapers reported a daring forgery on two of our banks, by which the perpetrator gained $7,400. No certain clue to the bold rascal was ever gained.

This season, the old Pioneer Hook and Ladder building was converted into court rooms and offices for the county.

April 22, the Daily Pioneer became the property of Hon. DAVID BLAKELY.

August 12, Prof. S. S. TAYLOR, shot and seriously wounded by a burglar, whom he surprised in his house.

September 9, serious fire on Third street; HUNTINGTON'S photograph gallery, and other parties, burned out.

The State election this year, (November 3.) resulted in the choice of the following officers: Auditor.- S. LEE DAVIS. Probate Judge.-O. STEPHENSON. Senator.-W. P. MUR