St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-11-07
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the attempt Fri,nds abroad who kn"w
something Of our Minnesota Sutun,n+, wilt
appreciate the present when W. assure
them it has be,n one o. tho love'iest of
the past few years;-.St.'l0u'er Mssscn.
ger.
WHEAT MAaxEr.-There appears to
be y lull in the wheat IN .rkst ut its OPEN
in, this week The d.'wnw4rl tendency
Of prices at the close Of last week has had
the etfe,t to keep farmers at homs.-
This week the market opens 6rm aud ut
slight advance on prices. Sales today,
Monday, were ma 'e at 6)@j3 for MI,
10 gold. and 559jS for NJ. :. The high
price Of lake fra,y yhts aud its bcin. doubt
fal Of max ng any further shipm:nts east
from Milwaukee is tho principal cause Of
the wide margin between prices in the
west and New York - Wno.a RepuL!i-
can, 3Oth uh.
= LlvELY.-Ol lr numbering mills. There
was more lumber sawn in St. Anthony LIT
week than enrr befor. during tho s+us
time. The teams have been lively around
the mill st. A.thonv N<ws.
FR,M ruE Pa \lR1ss.-A Rsl River
cart passed. through toxn Oh Wednesday
with two bu falo calves attached. The
"natives" are few ,uoIth' OIL. They
arc ugly cattle Ibid.
A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT We
have received from Williamson Bergen Of
Lake Prairie township i specimen of
Sorghum syrup manufactured by himself,
which will not lose BY comparison with
the product Of the Southern reineries -
He planted III cents worth If s ed in the
Spring, and from this small beginning he
has succeeded in manufacturing Mtr;yya.
lon. Of excellent syrup.
Mr.. Bergen has left rs with tht fine
specimens Of tho White and Yellow Dent
Corn which will convince the most skep-
tical that this will always be one Of tho sat.
est and most remunerative crops in the
eountry.-&. Peter Tribune.
The crop Of potatoes in this region is
not o. good as was anticil ated In many
places the rot has mace its appearance,
and the crop msy lie said to be fur frym a
full one.-Ho t..Js Independent.
Mr. E. NJ. Brown, Orrin Smith and
several other perso's 8 Of this village, left
last wsek for the trapping; grounds in
Stearns county. 1t is said that tura are
very plenty this fal|.-A~okd .Rtpubltco".
The THlaD REGIMENT has been order-
to Louisville, Kentucky. We presume
it will move from Fort Smelling in that
direction in about ten days.-R'e.. 3lst
ult
PRA!sED.-A letter from distinguish
ed merchant Of Pittsburg, Pa, speaks Is
follows Of our Minnesota Second, en- route
to Kentucky "Your splendid regiment
under the command Of Col Van Clevc,
arrived in our city unI. eruldcd. a finer
bc dy Of soldiers has not visited ou~ city,
Officers aud men won golden opinions tor
their quiet ge"tlemanly behavior. No
loud blasting about what they Intend do
ing when brought face to face with Sc
ceshers.' Minnesota las good reasons
for being proud af her splendid :econd
Regiment" May God speed On their glo-,
rious mission. Ibid.
CApr. BRAcKErr's Cavalry company
was mustered int" service yesterday. +.
Y. Shelley was unanimously elected First
Lieutenant. This will undoubtedly be
the com pany in that branch Of the service.
A few more men are wanted to iiil up tho
rsnks.-lbid. 3d..
CASUALTIES IN TuE MINNESOTA FIRST
At EDwARDs' FERRY.-lt will be seen
from the extract from the New York
Times, that James F. Mitchell, Of Com
pany /, from Clearwater, was killed, and
T.. Borelly, wounded. The spelling OF
the latter name il probably incorrect. We
have no list Of the names Of the Regiment
with which to compare the above.-lbid.
FROM rHE SECOND REalMENr.-
have before US letter Of late date from
young Gibbons, Of Captain We~tern's 3 Com.
pauy, to bis parents. The Regiment is
still at Lebanon Junction, thirty mile
from Louisville, On the Nashville railroad