St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-06-20

ton, even the thousandth part of an inch,
the gun is.rejected.: We saw one heavy,
nine-inch Dahlgren Navy gun, which VA
cut in three pieces for the furnace, simply
because in finishing tho outside, where il
could not be- turned, the workman had
Clipped off q bit of iron as big only az
ten cent piece. The gun was just as &c !
as any one that had been made, but .~.
inspector had rejected it.
five saw q woman, for 80 compara;::
ly slight cause-a blemish in no way 81.
fecting its usefulness-reject an article Of
use which she had ordered, and leave it
a dead loss to the mechanic, We should set
her down as very troublesome customer,
and regular 'Estick.in.the-uud" to boot.
Such woman would require double the
amount Of money and help with which
ordinary mortals would do the same bust
ness, and then keep herself and all around
her painfully conscious Of the magnitude Of
her achievements, Such old-maidishness
may operate differently in national affairs
but we suspect that Uncle Samuel pays
pretty dearly for it, and that it "costs more
than it comes to-" Unjust be the danger
Of rejection, for trivial causes, which makes
the manufacture Of guns SO enormously
expensive, that the big Floyd gun cost
100000. We think the people would
consent to have their shooting done from
guns of less polish and less cost, if they
sent the balls as far and lodged them Is
near the centre.
Col. Cooks Regiment from Alton, and
Col. McArthur's Regiment Gaseyville,
have joined their fellow soldiers in camp
at Cairo. The Alton boys are we'll uni
formed, have two large field pieces, and
an excellent band. The steamer City of
Alton, that carried the Alton boys, made
the trip from that city to Cairo in nine
hours: Col. Dougherty, of Union county
asking pesmission to visit MIR. Pully, now
confined in the guardhouse, charged with
treason. Gen. P. however, declined gram
ting the request. 49,
A lold attempt was made recently to
cut the levee, about one mile above Prem
tiss; Miss. Several men. in q skiff, came
across the river and commenced operations.
The watch fred and it is thought succeed
ed in killing one Of them, who was seen
to fall out of the skiff The Bolivar
Times says that one hour more would have
caused much trouble to the planters in
the bottoms, as the whole back country
would soon have been inundated.
A gentleman who left Manassas juno
ton on the 9Th confirms the statements
published in the Phila. Inquirer of the
defences at that point, and the number of
troops there, and along the Manassas Gap
Railroad to Strasburg. These cannot be-
less than 10000 men, with a reserve Of
10000 at Culpepper and Gordonsville,
which can be brought up in time to ope-
rate with the others, if necessary. The
road from Manassas to Alexandra (twenty
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guerillas, a hard looking set Of men, with
much the appearance of Italian banditti.
This gentleman travelled in buggy, with
pass, which he was required to show
frequently, but otherwise was not in tho
least molested. One of the guerillas ask
ed him to let him ride, and he consented.
The man rode with him three miles, and
said he was Virginian and one Of the
band who had sworn to avenge the death
(the murder he called it, of Jackson.
He said they had already shot seventeen
of the Zouaves, every one of them on
outpost duty or with picket guards
There is no doubt that many Of our men
have been thus shot.
ELLSWORTH ZoUAvE CoRPs.-A new
company with this name has just been
organized, and will be attached to the
Reserve Regiment Of Philadelphia, and
the drill is taught by two officers Of the
original Chicago Zouaves. -:s...r1