St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-04-05
NEWS ITEMS.

USEFUL ''STRlKERs. ."-Certain Penn.
/ sylvania blacksmiths have been lately en-.
gagged in contest of superiority. One a
Mr.. Thomas Rambs, Of Reading, made 22j
horse shoes in 81 hours This feat was
beaten by MIR. Lewis Hause, and he
|again waa surpassed by Mr.. Joseph Ma
bury, Of Schuylkill Haven, who, with one
strikcr, made 250 complete horse shoes,
lin 81 hours, viz: s successive hours il
the morning, and 81 hours in tho after.
lnoon. Each shoe Was made Of new iron,
(with eight double punched nail holes.
| THE Cosr or CONGRESSIONAL PRINT.
lNa.-The cost Of the Congressional print.
ing, engraving and binding Tor the Thirty
fourth and Thirty-ffth Congress was Sen.
ate, $S78, ,432 IS; House, 81 ,598 ,O66 49.
The Superintendent, in his report, says
that the voluminous documents ordered to
be printed by the Thirty-third and Thirty.
fourth Congresses, in quarto form, with
their numerous and costly illustrations,
have teen completed, with the exceptions
Of the fourth and fifth volumes Of the
"Results of the Naval Astronomical Ex.
peditiou to Chill" .'>'
DOUGLAS RuNs.-Douzlaa cssayed "a
reply to Stewards great speech. Trum.
bull took him up and Aayed him alive.
Little Duo tried his hand agair--whcn
he satdown. Trumbul| opened his battery
upon him again and the Little Giant
turned tail and fed-lcft the Senate
Chamber As he passed out Of the door,
Tru,nbuu called to him to como back and
face the music. 1t Was no go.
GREAT DEMAND FOR Stewards SpEEc1I.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says Mot less than
$4,000 copie, Of Seward speech has been
sent off, portion of which are in German.
Tho demand is immense
The PURCHASE OF CuBA.-We learn
from satisfactory source in Paris that
the French Government were advised chat
Spain HIS agreed to sell Cuba to the Uni
ted States. Everything was arranged .x-
cept the price, about whic!. there was
some little difference Of opinion.-N. y.
Courier.
SPR,SaF1E1p, Ill.,, March 22-Thc
funeral Of the Hon. W. :>issel, late Cover
nor Of Illisois, took place to-day. The
attendance from Chicago and the adjoining
towns was very large. The military dis
The remains were inferred with the SER
vices of the Roman Catholic Church,
The ceremonies throughout were ci the
most imposing character. Lieut.. Gov.
Wood was formally inaugurated at S o.
clock this afternoon.
NORFOLK, Va, March 22, 1850 The
Seventh Congressional District Conven-
ton met to-day and elected Myers W.
Fesbor and George Baker us delegates to
the Charleston Convention, and G. j.
Bealton and Gen Taliafcro as alternates
The Convention expressed unanimous
preference for Henry A. Wise for the
Presidency, and passed strong resolutions
against "squattcr sovereignty"
p9- Maryland has elected three dele
gates at large, and two from the Vth
Congressional District, to tho Charleston
Convention. They arc all against Doug
laa. With and With Congressional
Districts of Virginia elected two delegates
each to the Charleston Convention-the
former for Hunter end the latter for
Wise.
m- Residents Of Chicago, who were
formerly citizens of other States than ILL.,
nois, are making arrangements for giving
the delegates from their respective States
to tho National Convention an appropriate
reception and welcome.
pr In January last, the Western
Mining Company Of kanawha county,
Virginia, shipped one hundred and twcn-
ty. 6vc thousand bushels Of coal to New
Orleans, where it brought $4,000. Last
week the Peyton Company shipped one
hundred thousand bushels Of coal to the
same market
"a The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune says thnt several
Of Mr.. Douglas principle supporters who
have heretofore believed in the practica.
bility of dividing the South, now regard
that prospect as nearly hopeless, from cer-
tain indications that its vote will be cast
solid against him, thus excluding any
chance Of his nomination.
"a Mr.. Colfax from the Post-of6ce
Committee, has introduced a bill in the
House, providing that it shall not be law
full for any person, except those appointed
for the purpose under the existing law to
establish OF, keep post or letter office for
the reception Of letters for their convey
ancc to Post-ofice. The offense is pun
shsble by a fine of $500 to the principles,
and 800 for the assistants, for each
offcnse. .s...
n@- The City Clerk and City Controller
Of milwaukee have been arrested and lodg-
al IN ;a;I cI, v.ros3svikh {arrr;D<r oSt1, o-},,s