St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-06-27
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General Joseph Lane has met with an
accident. He shot himself near his resi-
dence in Douglas County, Oregon-the
ball entering the lower part of the breast
and corning out at the shoulder. The
wound is serious.
The portraits of jeff. Davis and John
B Floyd have been added to the collec-
ton in the Rogues' Gallery, New York.
n@- The Army Worm is making sad
havoc in some portions of Illinois, among
the wheat and pasture fields. The dam
aye already done is immense.
A lady in Rochester sent dress to a
dyer, with instructions to dye it with some
colors that would not run. The patriotic
dyer returned the dress covered all over
with the colors of the American Union.
20. H. Browning has been appointed
Senator, by Gov. Yates, Of Illinois, to Fill
the vacancy occurring by the death of
Senator Douglas.
The report has obtained crcdencc that
Queen Victoria is insane and that there
was some talk of regency. tits probably
a mistake for we read of her Majcsty's en-
joying the Whitsuntide holidays as heart
lily as any of her subjects, at her favorite
retreat in the Isle of Wight, and the royal
family circle was made more pleasurable
to one at least of the princesses BY the pres
ence of Prince Louis Of Hesse.
A gentleman travelling South, and anoth-
er person were talking over the present ma
tional troubles in the hearing of slave,
who was working about one of the wharves,
whan at last one of item turned to him
and inquired, "Wcll, Ebony, what do
you do these times?' "Ah, Massa,"
said be-, with significant twinkle of the
eye raising a hand to one ear, ~ harks."
He had been an attentive listener
The English bankers arc alarmed at
the large Indebtedness of their country to
the United States. The amount of specie
RENTED us since the 28th of November
last has reached the enormous sum of
Twenty-Five millions of dollars. The Dqi-
y Ne,os admits that America "holds the
strings of the specie movements IN its
hands,"
Maryland has eight powder mills, Vir-
ginia has one, Delaware has nine. There
arc none in any other slave state except
Kentucky. -
The bombardment of Fort Sumpter cost
South Carolina one million dollars, which
she defrays herself:
TERRIBLE Alphabetically morning,
a terribly sad occurrence took place at Ex-
etcr Hollow, Otscgo Co., by which hus-
band and wife were launched into eterni-
ry. A Mr.. Levi M Thomas, of Huron
Co., Ohio, his wife and daughter, were
visiting relatives at their old homestead,
where they have been some time; On the
morning in question, he left his uncle's
house where he had been for the night,
and repaired to his brothers. where was
his wife: He went to her room, and soon
after, firing was heard there, and he was
found with Colts revolver, which he had
shot three times, two of whioh took effect
upon hiswifc:> On being discovered, he
fred a fourth, aimed at himself and i'm
mediately q fifth, which killed him almost
Immediately. His:wi died iu less than
five minutes. They were aged about 81
years each. and jealousy is supposed to have
prompted the deed. An inquest was held
yesterday and the verdict, was probably in
accordance with the above facts:-Utica
IN. w. Eue.* Telegraph. 18Th.
MIME, the inventor of the rife bear
ign his name, supervises an immense
workshop in Paris. The perfection Of
arms is the devouriug passion Of his life.
A man discovered America, but NO
man equipped the expedition. So every
where; man executes the performances,
but woman trains the man. Every effect
ual person leaving his mark on the world,
is but another Columbus, for whose fur
nishiny some Isabella, in the form Of his
mother, lays down her jewelry, her vani-
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