St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-02-09
NEWS ITEMS.

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Gerritt Smith is at home in Peterboro,
n Y, very much improved in all respects,
but not fully restored to health
There are five murderers in Dubuque
jail, all of whom are sentenced to be
hung.
When an Australian bank suapeDds, the
people catch the president, and, selecting
the nearest tie; do zbiS him lhe1isc9
thus making a pair Of ~suspenders-P Pity
Australian manners cannot be introduced
into the United States..s Ilf
Two thousand six hundred and sixtv,six
tons Of copper have been shipped from
the Lake Superior Copper aaieos--assine
the past ,year, This amount is said to- be
within thirteen tons-of the amount ipped
last year: <::|G>1H 5::G <HI.,..:,.
Washington !Meps.-Mr Douglas
speech to-day; denying that the action
Of the Supreme Court in, the, Dred Scott
case was a decision, thereby assuming the
ground taken by the Republicans, is con-
sidered as equivalent to his defeat at
Charleston. ,...,... ....
Much surprise is expressed that MIR.
Doug las has not mentioned Broderick'e
death; in the Senate yet, ,Broderick was
the strongest man on Douglas SIDE, and
yet Douglas has not mentioned his violent
death, caused by adhesion t to Douglas
policy. Such course shows either cow
ardice or ingratitude. y'A,~1
Mr.: Corwin declares he, viii vote for
Mr.. Sherman till the crack, of, DOOM
Mr.. Pennington says, Mr.. Sherman must
not"be taken down, and Mr.. Hickman,
says he Will never leave him while there
is rag left to the ship. .. 3 " ..,:.::) .,,..
Charlestoa, JAM" 12:;-The, Cour;ie,.
has special dispatch from: New Orleans;
to the effect that Nh: 'Realf, John browns
Secretary Of State, left Austin on tie, 4tll
tor Washington, in charge Of the officer of
the Senate dispatched for him -~,..~. ~
Montgomery, Jan. 14.-The Demo
cratic Convention takes highest 66s1tl1-
ern ground. Yberrepett :sipssts .roP the
right of Territorial protection Of slave prop
rrty, and dcnounces Mr.. Dough- views
The report was adopted, Nj. Eon3th OBJ
jecting: "A resolution was: adopted, re-
curing the Ahbanna platform to be endor-
sed by the Charleston Convention before.
a nomination; otherwise" the .Alahama
delegates will Withdrew: it, .''~'~L>>'.
Ton CoRwfN ANplt BlR:: :SnmnAh-
The Washington Correspondent Of the.
New York Evening Post writes that he
understands Tom Corwin has fixed upon
time when he will desert Sherman
Meeting one of his colleagues the other
day said: "Well-,I have concluded.
upon time when shall abandon him
and try somebody else" "Indced!" re-
piled his colleague alarmed, ",eAen is your
time = Corwiu looked very grave. and.
solemn as he replied, in a low tone of
voice "Whcn Gabriel blows his trumpw
The New York merchants; y within
few years past, have run to putting up i'm
menseand illy-constructed blocks, affor-
protection neither against nor lin many
cases. eyen against their own weig ht. The
late confagration on Beekman street is
case in point. The late )dexnfll 81 Sores
in Broad street is another. And COW the
six story block of J. Webb, liquor MGR
chant, on Pearl street, is pronounced pn-
safe and in danger of falling and 70 pes
are stretched across the street, to prevent
the loss of life in the disaster which is
hourly expected Another large store in
Westistreet is also guarded in anticipa-
ton Of a similar catastrophe.
The Washington correspondent Of the
BostonIAtlusN and Bee, in speaking of
the balloting for a speaker, says': ''' .
was much amused with the story of one
of tho Western: members, who is, BY the
way, one of the clcarest-headed'a and large
hearted men here, said he, 81 declare to
YOU that I have got so used to shouting
John Sherman when I am spoken to,
that when TIE waiter asked me, ethis
morning what would have for a breakfast,
L told him John Sherman|!' y
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