St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-14
A. M. Clapp, Of the Buffalo E1lla'ess, is
to have the Buffalo Post Office. q /. =.

A. M. Clapp, of the Buffalo Enppaess, is
to have the Buffalo Post Office. d l. -
| The corps diplomatic called upon the
President-this forenoon, the Prussian Min
lister, Baron Van Gerott, made the ad-
dress. -" AZ. ,.:< .s'%..
Horace KING will probably be, appoint
ed second assistant Post Master General.
Gilbert Rodman is the leading candidate
for chief clerk of the Treasury Depart.
mcnt.
Hon. John Bell will go TO Richmond to
morrow to visit the convention, and exert
his influence for peace. u.
It is rumored that Senator Sumner pre-.
fers to remain in the Senate as chairman
of committee of Foreign Relations, rather
than accept the appointment Of Minister
to England, which it is understood is like
ly to be rendered him.
The appointment Of j. J. Crittenden to
one Of the vacant seats on the Supreme
Court Bench is warmly favored by Sena-
tor Sumner and others. They take the
position that his appointment will be
peace offering to the border States, and
significant Of Mr.. Lincoln's regards to the
South. Senator Trumbull and others op-
pose Mr.. CrittendelI's appointment bitter
ly. 1t is understood that Mr. Lincoln is
determined to present no appointment
which will have tendency to divide the
party.
DUNDEE, N. Y, March The second
disastrous fire for this winter occurred in
this place last night. Over forty build:
ings were burned, and only one store lett
in town. Among the stores destroyed are
those Of Maltble 4 Mclean, groceries and
dry goods. Loss from $4,000 to S4O,.
600. Insured. Hamlin & Martin, dry
goods, groceries and produce. Loss from
$4,000 to s2O,0G0 Insured. Their
new stock was also insured. Els new
tavern, $4,000. Insured $1,000. Mu-
derous, Hardware; loss $4,000. H.
sured. Eaton's, Hardware; loss about
$4,000. The Baptist Church was also
destroyed. Loss $4,000. Insured.
A large number Of dwellings were:
burned, mostly wooden. Total loss is es-.
timated from 100000 to 10000, on
which there is not much Insurance.
Quite number Of the buildings burned
were those which had been rebuilt since
the conaagration of December, and like
that this was the, work of an incendiary.-
There was a high wind at the time, and it
was impossible to subdue the fa;nes.---- :
Several storekeepers removed their goods
into the street, but they were all consun-
ed after removal. Three or four arrests
have been made of persons suspected Of
having been the incendiaries aud there
is great excitement among the inhabitants
who are fearful Of. another fire, which
Would leave the whole town in ashes.
NEW ,YoRK, March THE Bark Co.
ra was again seized 1t was alleged she
was fitting out for SLAYER.
At quarter past o'clock this morning,
a fire was discovered in a tenelucnt house
l44 west -4th street, one door west of
Broadway. The building was of brick,
two stories high. .' =, -"
The wood work inside was Of most CON-
bustiblc material. The stairway was un-
usually narrow, so narrow that egress
would apparently be difficult under ordi-
nary circumstances. The flames spread
with as onishing rapidity. Mr. Wood,
an occupant, in endeavoring to rescue his
family, was suGocated with them. Assis-
tance was as impossible as was escape;
the entrance Of the building being mass
Of flames almost in an Instant The names
Of the family who thus suddenly perished
were as follows: Henry Wood. Isabella,
his wife, Henry and Walter, their sons,
Julia their daughter, and twin daughters
aged 4 months, in ALL Z persons. Mr..
Oakland, who occupied the second floor,
kept boarders. His wife and son and a
boarder named Luce were slightly burned
about the face. -:
"A disgraceful fight occurred between
Engin Companies Il and Is upon the
ground of this disaster. Loss by fire not
heavy.
WASHINGTON, March 6th-C0mmo-
dore Stewart is appointed President Of the
Court Martial for the trial Of Capt. Arm
strong, CONS Shubrick, Paulding,
Jarvis and Reed, with eight Captains, will
compose the Court. The charges against
Capt. Armstrong are, first, disobedience of
orders; second, failure to reinforce Fort
Pickens, when required by; Lieut.. Slem-
mer; third, failure to supply the Fort with
provisions. ~-..., :.>.. ....:~ .... ..
CoNsrsTENr-VERY!- The Southern
Confederaey has adopted the Constitution
Of the United States Can there be "a more
complete refatation of. the claim that; the
Constitution needs any amendments?-
La Crosse Rep. u, -.',~ 'oo4''
g. G----,fesas
p@r The St. Loius; Bulletia, rabid pro-
slavery, idenounces the law for raising a
school fund in that city as "an act to en-