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Indiana.

Indiana is reported to have chosen her
Republican State ticket by five thousand
majority. The Legislature is also Rcpub-
lican, and will Of course choose Senators
to take the seats now usurped by Brig ht
and Fitch. The five Republican Con-
gressmen arc all reelected by increased
majorities. Schuyler Colfax's having
been doubled from 1S56-with John G.
Davis, Anti-Lecompton Democrat, who
was nominated by, and is fully identified
with the Republicans. VIM. NJ. Dunn,
Repub|ican) has beaten Hughs, Lccomp-
ton. Fig ht Of the eleven members arc
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Mo kd.NittaEce t0r Young Ladies,

1t has been commended that the Act OF
Incorporation OF the Michigan Staae chi
vcGsity, at Ann Arbor, includes women a.
nlong the persons" entitled to an cduca-
ton there, which view was conceded with
by the State Superintendent of Public in
struction i'll his annual report
Accordingly Il number OF young ladies
applied Tor admission as students; but the
authorities Of the University had their
doubts asto thepropriety of recoivingthem,
and appointed Il committee to take the sub
jcct into consideration The committee,
however, were also perrlexed with the
question, and sought counsel from men
''older in practice, ADLER than themselves
to make conditions" among whom were
Presidents Of several Colleges.
The result Of their deliberations was
that admitting women to the College, as
students, on the same footing with men,
would be dangerous in a social and moral
point Of vicw.' 1t does not seem to have
given unanimous satisiaction-t.lr from it.,
although the New York Times says the
good sense Of the community willundoubt-
edly ratity this decision. 1t by no means
follows from the fact that the two sexes in
family and primary schools are mutually
benefited by each others presence, that
such would be the case with young men
and women associated together in the ia
mil:ar relations Of College life.
Miuncsotiun.
If it is the preservation Of good morals
which induces such decision, consistency,
if not common honesty should lead these
Presidents Of Colleges to establish te-
male department, or divide the funds and
apply one half toward University for
girls.
The plan OF taxing women to make Gov
ernment appropriations Tor schools and col
leges; and then excluding them from all
benefit in such institutions is about as
mean as the Southern plan OF robbiny wo-
men Of their wages to supply NASSAU with
gold chains.
,'icn talk largely Of the mental inferior
ity Of women, while they Systematically
deprive them Of the necessary means ol
mental culture; and unjustly appropriate
to their own exclusive use, uU government
appropriations for education, except such
as apply to Common Schools
We 90 not know Of one school, support
cd, even in part, at the public cost, where
{. girl can receive classical education, ex-
cept the pittsburg High School. In it
boys and girls-young men and women
study Greek, Latin, Mathematics and Mo-
dern Languages in the same classes; and
under the care of male and female teach
ers. We have never heard Of anybody s
morals being injured by the school, and
doubt if there is another in the country
more successful in the advancement Of the
scholars and in perfection Of dic;pline
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
NEW YORK TRIBUNE:
1858--5S.

yI'HE successful lay ing Of the transatlantic
/ Telegraph Cable marks d new era in the
history Of Human Progress. Hcnceforth Eu-
rope, Western Asia, and Northern Africa lie
within an hours distance from our shores, and
the battle which decides the fate of 8 kingdom,
the capture of Vienna or Gibralter, the fall
of q dynasty, the triumph of a usurpation, the
birth of an heir to royalty, the death of Mic
holas or Wellington, in any country which
touches the Mediterranean, the Euxine, the
Black Sea or the German Ocean, will be pub
lished in New York the next morning, if not
on the very day of its occurrence. In a mo-
ment, as it were, we have been thrown into the
immediate intellectual neighborhood of the
whole civilized and q large portion of the semi
barbarous world. The rise and fall of stocks
in London or Paris will henceforth be reported
from day to day in the journals of our seaboard
cities. The boldest operators in Wall Street
will refuse to buy or sell until they have read
the quotations Of that days business in the
Royal Exchange and at the Boarse, whose
transactions will have closed an hour or so he
fore ours can begin. A revolution in Paris, an
important vote in Parliment, an instruction
in Italy, 4 fire in Constantinople, will be dis
cussed around the breakfast tables of New York
a few hours after its occurrence. A mighty
though silent transformation in the conditions
of human existence has just been effected by
the little wire stretching across the oceans bed
from the coast of Ireland to that of British
America and one inevitable result of this must
be an unexampled community of feeling and
interest among the nations Of Chr;sendom, and
a consequent desire for a moro intimate &C
quaintance with each others dongs through
the medium of the Newspaper Press. 1t seems
hardly possible that thousands should not
henceforth read their own journals, who have
hitherto been content with an occasional glance
at those taken by their neighbors; while many
who have hitherto been content with Weekly
issue will now require Semi-H eekly or
Daily. In short, Intelligence, always vital
element of growth, in wisdom, success in bust
ness, or enjoyment in life, has now become
indispensable to ALL
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

G. CHAuNcY MOORE, brother of
Moore Of the Rural Ncao Yorhey, who is a
citizen Of our County, has exchanged his
beautiful farm at Grand Lake with Henry
Swisahelm, for town property; removed to
st. Cloud, to the house formerly occupied
by swissholm and Nc, kelvy, theself same
house in which sat, the celebrated "Vestry
Nleetins'' on the night the press was de-
stlOyed.
1t makes a pleasant home and We wish
our 1rictd Moore mayrcalizc i'll the hopes
which led him to part with his farm which
is one Of the most beautiful spots We hay>
ever seen.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
FEARFUL BALLOON ASCENSION OF Two
CHILDREN.

FEARFUL BALLOON ASCENSION OF Two
CHILDREN.
On the 18th CT September, at 5 o'clock,
p. NJ, from the grounds Of the recent Az
ricultural Fair at Centralia, Illinois, Mr..
Wilson made fine ascension in the bal
loon Of the aeroraut Brooks 1t is related
that after beautiful voyage, at about 6
Z. NJ. he descended sixteen miles south
east from the starting point, The St..
Louis Republican Of the 23rd relates the
fearful but happily not fatal sequel:
ale was caught by tree abont forty
five rods from the farm house of MIR. BEN
jamin Hervey, some two miles and a half
from Rome, Jefferson county Mr. Her.
vey, and others, gathered, and disentan-
gled the air-ship. They then pulled the
car to the ground and some boys held the
ropes as the voyageur alighted, and while
he was drawn off in conversation with the
inquisitive people, the balloon was "towed"
to the house, and Mr.. Hervey prepared to
have some sport by rising the length of
the rope, to be pulled down. Proving too
heavy to rise, he stepped out and put in
his three children, a lad Of three years, a
girl OF eight, and a still older girl. But
the three children were too heavy,
and the eldest girl was taken out. At
this instant, through the unwatchfulness
of tho persons at the cords, the balloon
suddenly and very swiftly went up! The
anchor struck in d rail fence, but tore it a.
way, while a cry Of horror burst from the
agonizcd group. The children screamed
with horror, and the piteous appeal "PuU
me do'n" Father" as it instantly grew
fainter and fainter, rendered the parents,
and indeed all present, for the time per-
tectly frantic. It was now past seven O.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

THE CHRONOLOGICAL ALMANAC for
1850 is a surprising collection Of reading
matter for 6 cents 1t has portraits and
Biographical sketches Of Dr. Gall, Spur
helm; Connie, Alaury, Russell Lowell,
Eugene Sue; and Miss Cornell, author of
Cornell's Biographies, with plates Of %
heads to illustrate different characters, as
exhibited in the formation Of the head, be-
side the matter which properly belongs to
an Almanac
The publishers, Fowlcrs and Wells, New
York, furnish 25 copies for sl,00
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
M A r RIED-

In Gill, Mass, Oct. 9Th. L. Curtis Smith
Of st. Cloud Mimi, and Mary Z. Mattoon of
Gill, Mass.
We welcome our young townsman and
his bride to their new home; and hope
they may realize as much Of their present
anticipations as will be best for them.
They have politely remembered the
printer in fine Massachusetts fruit cake,
for which we are duly grateful.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

~" A woman, formerly Of Newark n.
j., but who for the past year had been Ii
wing i'll Chicago, a few days since started,
with sick child in her arms, to return to
Newark. When in Cleveland, Ohio, the
child died in her arms The mother, dis
consulate and far from friends, and with
scarcely money enough to reach home,
rather than leave her babe among strang-
ers, continued on her journey and reached
Newark, hor'n1 c';,ri<I TIE @oo1 infant
IN Ter arms the entire distance.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

clock, was becoming dark, and the bal
loon was soon lost sight Of! A period of
more intense wretchedness to the parenta.
heart, can scarcely beimagined.
"As there Was but little wind, the bal
loon had gone almost directly upward, till
its disappearance in a south-easterly course.
Messengers were dispatched through the
region i'll every direction, and the alarm
spread rapidly, creating everywhere the
intensest excitement. In all quarters the
men and boys rallied in parties to scour
the country and search the woods, il the
expectation that the victims would some
where descend and be subjected to the per
lis OF drowning, or else Of starvation, un-
discovered
At Ccntralia the intelligence caused an
indcscribablc sensation. Ihe idea became
current that they must encounter frigid
atmosphere which they could not survive.
1t was about three o'clock on Saturday
morning that Mr. ignatio Atkinson, liv.
ing on Moore's Prairie, eight miles from
Mt. Vernon, got up, as he says, and went
ont upon his porch 'to see the blazing
star'-the comet. An immense spectre
rising from tree, about twenty yards dis
tant rather appalled, him, and he re-enter.
ed the house and walked his family. On
coming out again, weak and pittcous
voice called to him from the spectre.
"Come here and let us down; we're almost
irozc.' Mr.. Atchinson speedily perceived
the astonishing nature Of the case, muster.
cd help, cut several limbs Of the tree, and
drew the car in safety to the ground
The lictle boy Was first lifted out, and
when placed upon his feet instantly ran
for several yards, then turned, and for a
moment contemplated the balloon with ap.
parently intense curiosity. The little
girl told her sorrows and adventures with
an almost broken heart, to these people,
who. strangely indeed, had not heard Of
| the disaster
A messenger arrived at Mr. Hervey's,
eighteen miles distant, at 2 p. NJ, with
the transporting intelligence that the chill.
dren were safe. We will leav it to our
readers imagination to suggest the Joy the
intelligence caused. 1t was late in the az
ternoon when the little ones arrived and
were c]asped once more in the embrace Of
their parents.
The happy result was received at Cen.
trall, and announced on Sunday morning
IN the churches amid ectasics Of 10Y. The
children were brought there on .Nonday,
and welcomed with the firing of cannon
and general jubilee. Photographic per
traits OF them were taken by lir. VIM. i.
1lathcws, artist in Centralia, and variety
OF presents were made to them. The girl
is named Martha Ann, and her littl broth
err David lsan. She says that she soon
cried herself to sleep, and that she cried i
until She slept & little, and then awakened.
in the tree.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
Sugar Cane.

This is no longer an experiment III
Northern Minnesota. This year the yield
has been very fine; and although our farms
arc but imrcrfectly provided with machin.
cry, very considerable amount of Mol,ss-
es and Sugar will be manufactured.
1t is probable that next year there will
be little if ANY ORLEANS molasses brought
above the Falls of St. Anthony.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

NEAR HoME.-Mr. Sharp, Of Newville
Penna., was in St. Cloud last week; and
came from Harrisburg, Pa, to St. Paul
in three days. Stephen Miller Jr., a
few weeks ago, left Harrisburg on Mon
!day mc1ling, and reached St. Cloud,
Friday evening, lying over some seven
hours at Chicago, and sixteen hours at
St. Paul.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

We are indebted to Hon. Charles Dur
kec for volume of "Maps and Views &C.
con,panying the Presidents Message, with
80 other valuable maps and views it con-
tains the 'Illustraions accompanying the
Report of Or. Kane to the Sec. of the Ma
w; and we are greatly obliged to our good
friend for thus remembering Us.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

POTATOES.-Mr Miller has potato
in his store, in Lower St. Cloud, weigh
nS tw" pounds and six ounces; and
a couple OF turnips weighing ten pounds
each; but these are no considered large in
Minnesota.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

VEN1soN.-T. Alden and T. Freeman,
shot fine buck last week, two miles
from town, which weighed when dressed,
tb20O; and Rev. Chase killed one East
of the river, weighing 1b232 dressed
meat.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
LITERARY NOTICES.

"TuE QAUDnooN,s REVENGE "-Thc
National Anti-Slavery Standard is publish
ing g tale called "Thc Quadroon's Re-
vengc,' which in delineation of Southern
life and character; and iii absorbing inter
est is almost equal to "Uuc!e Tom.''
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
Our State.

SO far as heard from, Minnesota Elec-
tons have gone Anti-Lecompton. The
a1occasins are everywhere defeated and
the Democrats and Republicans will have
the next Legislature, if our Moccasin
Governor calls it together
If he does not, he will only postpone
the evil day and make it worse when it
comes. The people will triumph next fall
more easily than they did this, for the
Moccasin rule is over in this State.
Blue Earth county, for the first time,
has gone Republican. Sherbourn, Anoka
and Manolnin have elected A. Stoyell,
Republican, by 1877 minority.
HGD~ The Republicans majority in Ohio,
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Mr.. Smith has cabbage head, raised
this last summer in his garden in St. Cloud
which weighs 26 ID; and we have twenty
heads in our cellar averaging t1tb each.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

olr. Staples, living seven miles west CT
St. Cloud, has made l25 gallons of excel
lent molasses from thrce-fourtl,s O? an acre
Of cane.
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to private life.

70 private Tic.
In steps Mr.. Buchanan with fat Office;
and Mir. Jones can snap his fingers at the
people, while they pay him his reward for
octraying them!
This is Il great country, and no mistake.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

M@ CoLD.-We have had some sharp
frosts; but no ice as yet.
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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
Pennsylvania.

IN this State the results foot up in the
election Of JOHN NJ. REED, Rep ublican
oi Philadelphia, to be Supreme Judge
over WIN. A PORTER, Dem and the
success Of VIM. L. FRAZER, American,
Of Fayette county, to be Canal Commits
sioner-both by from $4,000 to 10000
majority. In the State Senate, the oppo-
sition to the Administration have major
ity Of one and the House is Of the same
complexion by a majority Of about 3 to l {!
On Congress, the following is a statement
of the result-the opposition to Buchanan
in Roman type, and the Democrats in
Halic:
Districts Members Chosen. Minority
l-1'homas 3. Florence, reelected 493
2-Edwarl Joy Norris, reelected 1924
3-Join i. Vc,rce, vice Landy 1923
William Millward, vice PhNhpy 1880
John Wood, vice Ouen Jones 1000
G-*John Hickman, reelected 1000
I-Ienry e. Longcnecker, vice Chapman 50
e-fJohn Schwartz, vice Clancy Jones 10
9-Thaddeus Stevens, vice Roberts 300
lo-John ". killinger, vice Kunkel 5000
Thames II. Campbell, vice Dewart $500
l2-George W. Scranton. vice Leidy 5000
l3-Wil1iam H. Dimmick, reelected 1000
l4-Galusha A. Grow, reelected 1900
1o-James T. Hale, vice Allison White 1000
16-Bcnjiman F. Junkin, (prob. vice AM so
l7-Edward Mcpherson, vice Wilson Reilly 200
l8-samuel S. Blair, vice Edic 1000
l9-John Covode, reelected 900
20 VIM. Montgomery, reelected, (prob) 600
21-James X. Moorhcad, vice Ritchic 1900
22-Rohert Mcknight, vice Purviance 1000
223-William Stewart, reelected $500
24-Chapin Hall, or Jas. S. ellis (dou'tfur Is
25-Elijah Rabbit, vice John Dick 5000
*Anti-Lccompton Democrats.
THAT is to say, that out of the %
members, 20 are clear grit Republicans :;
and two, HICKMAN and SCHWARTZ, whose
votes can be nearly uniformly counted
upon the same side. This is u pretty
clean sweep against the Democratic Ad-
ministration in Mr.. Buchanan's own
Statc-Minncsotton.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

Republicans. Well done, Indiana
English, we regret to say, is reelected
by perhaps one-1omth Of his party's usual
majority .-Aiinncsotiau.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
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no The Republicans majority in Ohio,
$ about ~ 900
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THE ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT
TANE G. SWISSHELM, EDITOR
Thursday, Oct. % 1858.
WOOD! WOOD

Will some of our subscribers send US
iirc-wood to the Office, and send it soon.-
: We are very much in want OF it,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28

Appended to this our correspondent
gives an account Of a Cricket match be-
tween the Alexandria and Breckenridge
clubs; but our space is small this week and
from the number Of technical phrases,s3it
would be embarrassing if not unintelligi.
Die to perhaps a majority of ourreaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-12
ProceedfnssO TODAY.

In THE SENATE, to-day, the Vice President
submitted communications, first, from the In
terror Department, concerning claims for Ind ian
depredaions in New Mexico; second, from the
War Department, relative to the purchase of a
lot of land in San Francisco for military pur-
poses third, from same, stating results of ex-
peIiments with printing apparatus for firearms.
referred
MIR. Stuart presented a memorial asking a
change in the public land laws, securing the
lands to actual settlers; referred
Mr.. Stuart, from the Public Lands Committee
reported bill creating more land offices in the
State OF Minnesota.
Mr.. Hunter reported a bill from the Post Office
&c, committee, amending the laws establishing
the Post Office DEPARTING
Mr.. Pearce introduced bill abolishino the Of
fees Of Receivers and Registers Of Land Offices
IN States where there are no public lands to sell !;
and diminishing the number Of land offices in
certain other Ststes.
Mr.. Stuart called up bill for regulating night
signals on vessels, which was pasSsd
After an ins fl cinal attempt by Mr. Broderick
To have the resolution relative TO alleged malf-a-
sanct by the San Francisco Postmaster cons id
cred the Senate resumed the consideration of IL e
bill aboishing the bOunties to the Bank and Cod
fisheries, which was not disposed of when tn S
report closed.
In THE House., this being one of the days s,
apart for the consideration of business relating
the territories, number of reports made
by several OF the committees concerning them.
Mr.. Cobb, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill to establish land Office
in New Mexico; and a bill extending the land
laws east OF the Cascade mountains 10 Washing
ton and Oregon Territories. These bills were
passed
Other bills were reported, and referred to the
COMMITTEE OF the Whole on the state Of the
L MON.