St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-09-13
NEWS ITEMS.

~ Californian, while chopping wood
while ago, found in the butt Of hollow tree,
bag Of gold dust worth $1,000.
p@ Luther Hanchett is tho Republics
candidate for Congress in the I'd district OF
| Wisconsin to succeed Cad. C. Washburne.,
D6 ~ care rot arhether Slavery il voted 10
or down.'-Stephen A. Douglas. Z,
| '.He that is not for Freedom Il against 49,
Patrick Henry. ~
b3- The figures Of the population OF New
York city are going up as the census returns
| are made. The World publishes q table in
| which the population is set down at $4,000.
DT Ninety cent postage stamps have poy,
| been issued, and the denominatioes are now
one, three, ten, twelve, twenty-fou thirty
and ninety cents.
DI- Five persons have been, convicted ct
! selling liquor to Indians, by the United States
| Commissioners Court now in session at the
| Winnebago Agency, Blue Earth county.
R6| The Louisville Courier says :-"AIl
| through the Free States the Douglasites are
going over to Lincoln. Squatterism is the half
way house; and it is very natural that those
who stop there tor time shoulg 60 on to TIE
end Of the Journey
B9@ 1t is reported that Judge Sprague, OF
IAe OAteu OItAISS DASCIACC SVuEG, M8SS8C1Iu.
sets, heretofore one Of the staunchest of the
old Wings in the vicinity Of Boston, has de-
clared his preference for LINCOLN.
l@ The contract for furnishing $4,000
bushels of oats at Fort Ridgley, was awarded
to Lamberton & Piper, Of St. Peter, on Mon
day last, at 294 cents per bushel The beef
contract was taken by New Ulm man .. IL
cents. The oat contract last year was 40 cts.
per bushel.
ma The story that Albert W. Hicks, the
pirate, executed on Bedlse's Island on the 18th
of July last. was resuscitated and is now in
Poughkeepsie, at his sisters; is not credited
in New York. The leading papers pronounce
it hoax, which it undoubtedly is.
n@ VIM. Gardner, ESQ, for twenty years
Saturday night, President Of the Douglas Club
in Lapeer, has resigned his position, and de-
clared his intention of voting for Lincoln and
Hamlin.
D@ In the place of Gov. Banks, who de-
clined nomination, the Convention nomina-
ted John A. Andrews for Governor, by . vote
of 723 to 326 for Davis. J. G.. Goodrich is
nominated for Lieut.. Governor; Abner Warner
for Secretary of State, and George Morey and
r. A. Chapman for Electors at large.
Ueu. houston mas 3ClU8lly Wlt00rATn
his name from the Presidential canvass. His
''chances Of success" he says, "are not SO
appareut"-as to warrant his continuing 6
candidate, he probably intended to add. He
thinks all the other candidates ought to follow
his example, and promptly abandon the field.
% Gov. Banks. who has accepted the Of
fee Of Resident Director Of. the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, will remove to Chicago on the
LIST OF January next, to enter upon its duties.
The salary voted to Governor Banks Il seven
thousand dollars per annum. A man who can
reduce the government expenses &of State
one hundred thousand dollars per annum, Is
Governor Banks has done for Massachusetts,,
is precisely the man to manage . mammoth
concern like the Illinois Central -.fl
Bosrox, Aug. 2s-The race to-day ct the
Franklin Trotting Park, between Flora Tenn
pie and Patshen, best three in 6ve,i was wen
by tho former. Time: First heat. 1924: Sec
ond, ''dead" heat; third, 2:2s} fourth, -2:2e}
Twenty thousand people were present,
WAvER1Y, N. Y, Sep. 4-Hon. Galushs "A.
Grow was to-day unanimously nominated for
sixth term in Congress from his District il
Pennsylvania. ,.-.- .-l.:...-... ~.~.~.
PHILADELPHIA, Sep. 4-The Republicans of
the Fourth District have nominated Hon. John
Hickman, and those Of the Eleventh, James
H. Cambell, both memhera aof the presen.
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