St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-02-23
NEWS ITEMS

II hrc at cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday,
destroyed warehouse and an adjoining.
barn, with stock Of fur pelts, the proper
ty OF S. Thorma2 The loss amounted to,
$4,000
Shocks Of an earthquake were felt at
Augusta, Ga, Charleston, Macon and 9TH
er points, at six o'clock on Thursday.
Under a rule. adopted by: the Board of
Education in Cincinnati, the German Ian
guage is hereafter to be taught in all the
public schools Of tibet city.
Fifty ycars-ago not pound of fine wool
was raised in the United States, in Great
Britain, or in any other country except
Spain. In the latter country the aocks
were owned exclusively by the nobility of
the crown. - 40 - a - - - -'s7~s 4
Catsius NJ. Clay addressed vast audi
ence from the rortico of the State, House
at Frankfort, Kentucky, on the 10th inst,
on the subject Of the slavery agitation -
lie frankly ayowed himself an cmancipa--
ZIONIST, and culosizcd Seward, and yet no
attempt was made to mob ( him, as had
been threatened. .,.t =: -.
ENTERPR1s1NG:---We noticed in town
on Thursday last a steam engine and boil
CT of about 20 horse power, belonging to-
one Of our citizens, Mr.. II. Chapman, who
Intends, VIC understand, putting it in
small steamboat, which is to ply between
this place and Sank Rapids. Success to-
the enterprise. -iStutc Mcus.
CAN RIDE IN THE CARs.-In Cincin-
natl it has been decided that the. co,o:ed
people arc entitled to. ride the cars.
The case arose from the cj,ctment. of a
negro woman from the cars. The Judge
said that ono matter what class or color,
so that the person behaves properly, and
is not afflicted with al infectious disease.
the company, common carrier, has no
legal ri CHR to prevent him or her riding,
and that his decision was founded on the
law Of rail- ~- ''+
Gov. Nledary, Of Kansas, in his annual
message, denounccs the existing Terri
torial laws against fraudulent voting, as
promoting fraud; recommends usury
l~w; denounces banks and paper money;
announces continued peace and quiet in
the Territories; and counsels peace and
good fellowship with the people of Mis-
souri, and justice to them in the natter
Of slavery. 49,: 49,. .....:>
How TIE THISTLE SAVED ScoTLANp
Tho following is related as the origin Of
the use Of the thistle as the national en-
blcn Of Scotland. When the Danes in
vaded Scotland, they a1ailcd themselves
Of the pitch darkness Of night to attack
the Scottish forces unawarcs. In approach
ing the Scottish forces unokse1ycd and
marching barefoo1cd to- prevent their tramp
being heard, one Of the Danes trod upon
a large pr:cAly thistle, and the sharp cry
of pain which he instinctivcly uttered sud-
emily appraised the Scots of their danger,
who immediately ran to their arms, and
defeated the foe with great Slaughter
The t'1istla was thcncetorth adopted rs the
national insignia Of Scotland.
TIE LATE LORD MAcAUI.AY.-Lord
Macaulay was to have been buried in
Westminster Abbey. The sexton of the
Dean and Chapter was busy on the Sd in
5 tart, opening grave for the great h'so-
rian, not with kings and knights Of the
garter, not even with Stephenson ofTclford;
but in the Poets corner or the south
trancept of the Abbey. He will lie at
the foot Of Adison's statue, and close to
the grave Of Isaac Barrow, one Of the
great Trinity of Cambridge men, sMacau-
lays own college. The historian will not
lie far off Camacn-al,nost the father Of
English history--not farsfiorn the remains
of May, the historian of the Long Parlia-
mcnt, and near the remains of johnson,
Garrick, and Clifford, the Tory Editor Of
tho QuaterIy ReriracI He will lie facing
the statue Of the poet Of tT'hc Pleasures of
Hope" Ut whose funeral the noble histo-
rtan hel ped with (wise selcction) to bear
the pail. The 9th lnstrnt was tho day
fixed for the funeral. s' i -
The easiest method Of dispensing a mob
announce that Everett is present, and
is about to commence the delivery Of his
lecture on Washington. 80 49,.
On Friday night week, the house Of
Luther Briggs, in Davenport, Delaware
county, was burnt down and five of his chill
dren persisted in the flames. Mr.. Briggs
and his wife went to spend the evening
with ncighbor, half a mile distant, ia
king with them an infant child, leaving
six at home-the Oldest q daughter of II
and the youngest three years old. All
bnt,a boy of, Is were burnt to death.
A pious young man, visiting a--prison
in Maine, inquired of some of the prison.
ers the cause Of being in such a place.
A small girls answer was, ''that she stole
q saw-mill, and went back after the pond
and was arrested
Mosquitoes are very small insects, but
one has been known to move man weigh
ing two hundred pounds, and keep him
moving whole night at that "
Our Devil woke up the other morning,
and was astonishcd to see a bed-bug sit
ting on the back of his chair, pulling pins
from l;s coat and ;noaontl,, ,,;ol=;n1.- h:s