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


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! The St: Peter Tribune says the crops in
in Nicollet County are in a very flourish
ing condition.
Some exchange has accidentally hap.
pened to find out that tho Henderson
Democrat is dead. Best move the poor
little thing could make, as it was never
worth living.
The Hastings Independent says a great
many reapers are being purchased at that
place and taken back into tho country
: The Wool CRop.-It is estimated
that the wool crop Of the present season,
in this county will not fall short of IL 900
pounds-a snug little product for single
county in a new State; and it will pay
dealers to be looking hitherward to pur-
chase. The wool in this county is gener-
ally of superior quality much Of it
coming from full threc-quarter blood
Spanish Merinos.-Rochester Post.
p~ A short ride into the country this
week shows the crops looking we'll and
promising-wheat especially is fine
Corn, although rather late, will come
along in time Our farmers are improving
constantly in their building and fencing,
thus creating an active home demaad for
labor. There will be an increase of SOW
ing this year of ond-third to one-half over
that of last season.-&. Aasthomy News.
WHEAr.-The price of wheat is still
falling. Our millers pay SIS cents in gold
this week.-lbid.
NEE. S Paulding, ESQ.,, St. Anthony,
Mimi, has been appointed paymaster in
the army. Mr.. Paulding was in our Leg
islature last winter.
16e A gentleman from Wisconsin, who
came through overland from La Crosse,
this week, informs us that he passed up
wards of one hundred emigrant teams be-
tween La Crosse and this place. He SAYS
there is the heaviest immigration throug Oh
Wisconsin to this State, that has been
known for four years.-Aankato lnde-
pendent.
IMM1GRAr1oN.-The tide of immigra-
ton into this region has now fairly set in.
Long trains of prairie schooners daily
pass through our streets, destined for the
broad prairies west and south of us, and
scarce boat lands at our levee which
does not leave from one to a half.dozen
families, coming among us for permanent
settlement--lOi1.
&C. Burt, of Mankato, has received the
appointment of Paymaster in the Navy.
AN IMMIGRATION PARrY.-Yesterday
a party of immigrants in possession of six
double teams, with additional horses, cat
tie, farming implements, boys and girls,
etc., passed through our city on their way
north. They hail from the neighborhood
of Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, and
contemplate settling in the northern part
of Anoka County, on Cedar Greek. They
are going to splendid stock-growing re-
gion.-N. Paul Press, 18th.
We learn from the Press that the pro-
prietors of the Bank of st. Paul refuse to
redeem their notes in gold or silver, or in
currency even, at their counter; and that
MIR. Eldridge proposed closing the institu-
ton. Under these circumstances, we
would not advise our readers to deal very
largely in this money.
IMMIGRAT1oN.-The War Eagle on
her last trip up, brought about three hun
dred Norwegian immigrants from Dun
leith, which were distributed along at va
rious points in Minnesota below here
Press.
The editor of the Press acknowledges
the receipt Of basket of green peas.
The merchants of St. Paul have signed
series of resolutions in which they assert
their determination. to receive on and after
the goth day of June the notes Of no Min
nesota bank, which will not redeem its
notes in coin at a rate not exceeding one
per cent. discount. In accordance with
this, we suppose they will refuse the bills
of the Bank of st. Paul: noticed else
where. They will also, after that date re-
ceive only at heavy discount the bank
notes Of other States which cannot be con-
vertcd into coin at the leading places in
| the United States at a rate not more than
one per cent. -.
TUE W1NNEBAco TREAr,Y.-Hon. j.
H. Baker, our Secretary Of State, in con-
nection with Edward Wolcott, Of Paris,
ILL.,, and Thomas J. Sample, of Muncie,
Ind, have been appointed Special Com
missioners by the Secretary Of the Interi-
or, to carry out the provisions of the treaty
with the Winnebago Indians concluded
on the 10Th of: April, 1859, and ratified
by the Senate at its last session.-Saant
1oM Il Z ' 1885, ,.s.: st.s, ga; x 35,,:
/ The Frank Steele left St. Paul on the
18th for the Sioux Agency at Red Wood,
| where the naYment was to come off ON the