St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-24

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Pupils are desired to obtain the books re.
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Oct. l7th.-2t
~ On account Of press ofjoh work, AMI
receiving the election returns a. . very late
hour, together with the large amount Of i'm
portant telegraphic, We were compelled,to post
pons issuing until to-day-Friday. Several
locals arc deferred until next week. l., r. .,;,
posf Osrlcr.-Last quarter, over four thou
sand letters, and over twelve hundred tram
sieut newspapers were mailed at thu st. Cloud
Post Once. 2@l" Off +" @.t Ee~e1
ION LAT Friday morning, Captain lnnaa's
company took up their line Of u 1rca for Fort
Absscrombie III. ea,..: .ssr.;.t.s,. 90. r
TIL, weather is clear AID pleasant, though
slightly brscing.
MaRKlED.-Oa last Monday, At St. Anthony,
Charles powsll Of Saint Cloud, to Aiiss Juliet
Alden, OF Saint Anthony. Charley and bride
p'id " flying visit this week, returning to
Saint Anthony this morning. 49,. .. w..
NO are indebted to J. ". Read, County
Auditor, for assistanc in copying tho election
returns, published in to- days paper.
Coz. aMlLIEr.-By . letter received from
Col. Miller on LAST Friday ev 'aiug We learn
that he WAS dangerously i'll, mach more 80
than At any previous time. He was at Harris.
burg. .--.. -~..1--a "a, -~'5s .-..aa. ."..
raAlnls FlREs.--Last night (Thursday) the
prairie fires were .unisusll terc. AMI sXtcn
sivs. On the East side OF the river they
extended for miles, tinging the horizon with u
1Nr00 Vaf nln yulS la u nf ia
largo fire was burning brightly The view
from town was magnificent one We have
not learned whether aay property was de-
stroyed. ......' ,....
I'VE are Indebted to the publisher for
"Lloyds Military Map Of Virgnis," and
''Lloyds Military, Map Of the Soaths RI
States. they will BE- found very useful in
thess times, when one wants to know the ex-
get 8sographi>a al position Of the many poin IS
mentioned daily in the Geographic reports -
These maps are just the thing. Price ~ per
copy for the former, colored in counties; ten
for Us dollars. The latter 80 cents per copy.
Address ). +. Lloyd, New York.
Ussrr,--On last Monday evening, the Saint
Paul stage, while coming up sae Lower Ferry
road, and when almost a, the top, tipped com.
plstely over, landing right side up at the foot
sthe bank, by the river. The accident was
said to have been prod acel by one OF the lead
ets baking. Nine passengers were OH board
but no one was injured, beyond few slight
scratches. =
APPOINTMENT. We congratulate our friend
J:~B. Mills, on having received the appoiu,.
ucnt Of Recisver Of the u. s. Land O.Iics, o,
Otter Tail. Mr.. NJ. is perfectly co,npst... Il
transact the business connected with the Of.
fee, aud the APRON iment Is = good one. IL
will 1epsr. next week to en-; ey apoa his new
duties. 4. T.. Morse, OF Little Falls is Reg.
lister.
REcavIrs.--TA. w,rx Of recruiting is go;n;
% quite actively IN this upper couu.ry.-
While Stearns County has not, rs yet, one full
distinctive company enlisted for tho war, more
than that numbss have gone from here. Las
week, two recruits came down with VI on III;
stage FROM the upper saak Valley, and passed
through to Fort Smelling; aud on last Moadaj
morning Capt. Ar drews took down six recruit.
tyr his company enlisted iu the Third Regi
mont; while on Monday evening, Capt. Laei
aay with twenty seven recruits, to take the,
place in bic company in the Fourth Regimen,
We learn that On 'he 23l Capt. Andrews con,
psuy numbered fity.seven ,uen, and We hop
i. may Immediately be filed 10 the maximum
number. ~
WANTED, HOUSES TO LET Never since ~
have been in St. Cloud has there bcea 50 gre.
demand for dwelling houses. In the spvin
quite number were vacant, but it is impossi
bic to obtain one now for love or money
Last week We knew Of two OF three unoccupie
ones, and knew, also, that each one was prom
ised positively to three different persons.-
A large aumbsr Of new buildings are now be
ing erected TO supply this demand; und
would not be easy to End amors profitable in
vesIment. a'-...'
PAINFUL AccIDBST.--On last Saturday eve
ming little child was burned to death. l,
mother, Mrs. waggoner, who resides in Ii
upper end Of town, left the child, little boy
AbOut eighteen months old, alone in the room
with = lighted candle on the table while sh
went into = neighbours to bring home an olde
child, aud during her absence the little DO
pulled tho candle od the table, communication
the flames - its clothes. When the mother re
turaed j. vas horribly burned. The chill lin
sersd almost four hours in great agony.
was buried the next afternoon, in the Catholj
graveyard. r.. b e5E@4& go.
Tas ACADEMY This building has htel
besn sas:siully painted aud otherwise i'm
proved. and nostlsd'iu the grove Of oaks, look
like . lil,is gem. While il caunos couman
admiration ior magnihsence OF structure, it i
just SUCH q place - one would che ,se Tor Cui
ct, Comfortable, hard study. Muci impr. "
msp. has a4so been efseied in the intcrnai al
at.is ~ Mana nloka. 81, .S.nSa L.,