St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-09
WAR ITEMS.

HoSOR TO THE PENNSYLVANIA CExrRAL.-
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Of April Both. pub
fishes the correspondence between Thonas
Firth, the Treasurer Of the above named R. T.
Co., and the Mayor of Philadelphia. From
this correspondence it appears that the conpa-
ny Offers to advance the payment to the City
Treasury Of the sum Of one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, which wou,d not be
due until the fifteenth Of this month: This pa :
triotic proffer is made in view Of the heavy de-
mands upon the city funds, produced by ti1e~
war preparations IN progress,
EQUIPMENTS AND CAMr UTENSILS SE1ztp,
BUT STILL TO GO SoUTH.-A United States Off
Ger passing along the wharf few days ago,
saw some suspicious looking boxes OH the
wharf Of tho Savannah line Of boats. The
original marks have been erased, and ':Jones
\ Way, Savannah, Gu" substituted; informa-
ton was Immediately given at head quarters, -
and An officer was detached to. seize them. On
going to the wharf, one kaew schere they cans
from, or uho they belonged to. - ; !
They we're taken to the Girard House aad
given to Captain Ga.zmer. U. S. A. On OPEN
ing them. they were found to contain KNAPP
sacks, haversacks, kettles and pan. for full
regiment. The knapsacks and haversacks are
superior article, being Of oil cloth and well
made The pans and kettles have cost douEie
what are regularly furnished to tie army In
one Of the boxes was about - lbs shaving
soap. portion we're given to the SchuyiSill
Regiment. AID the balance sent last night to
Camp Curtin. at Harrisburg.
Messrs. Way Jones ore respectfully IN
formed that, as it is rather dangerous Tor mill
tary supplies to be laying around Loose these
warGke times. we will send a committee OF
49,, who will see them taken down South, and
guarantee that they will not be lost on the
way.-P1ilcde!phia Inquirer, so,h al'.
The following correspondence has passed be-
tween a mother and q son. the former living in
Baltimore and the latter in Boston.
My Dear Son !: Your remarks Of last Sab
bath were ,elegraphed to Baltimore and pub
lished in m extra. Has God sent sysu to
preach the sword or to preach Chris,
Your Mother.
My Dear Mother: God has scn,'' lie. not
only ITO preach the sword" but TO ass it,
When this COVE, nment tumbles look among the
ruins for
Your Star Spangled Banner Son.
1.-THE Aston House has no charge for feed
ing Massachusetts troops" was the generous
response of Stetson, TO the agents sen, 10 set
tie his bill for quartering and feeding TWO reg
imcn,s Of Massachusetts troops on their way TO
Washing, on.-N. Y. Atas. >. - ! Il
We Of Arkansas have tasted the bitter fruit
Of the I'm on tree.--4rkansns Exchange.
Well, eat t. the core. and then, perhaps,
you can see seed Louisville Journal.
''1f I should be drafted into the service what
should you do - said gentleman to his Wife
lately. ''Get a substitute for you. SUPPOSE
was the reply; wEereupon the worse half
changed the subject Of conversation
Gov. R,msey, having completed the origan;
zat,on OF the troops called for under the requi. }
sition IF the President left yesterday morning
for Washington to attend to the important b.:
sine 5 Of the State, which he was compelled 70 :
leave unfinished in that city upon the break ,
irg out Of the war. The Governor has been at
home some ten days during which time he has
driven forward military matters With com
mendable energy, order and despatch
Press, It'll. '''''@ -
ME-. Edwin c. Bull of this city, has received
an autograph letter from Garibaldi, which we
are permitted to translate. He says: nj sst9s q
cit is indeed painful to my heart to observe ,
that, while The Italians are using every ensts
deavor to reunite themselves, the Amer iccans,2s
hitherto united; are now working equally lard
to separate: Try to avoid IT. Your great
PeoPle, Ahe .nose OF hnome, ought TO UNDER
stand that its mission il TO form one great
family from the North to the South. Do sol;
and you will be blessed both by men and God, ].
Yours, G. GArIBALpt. s
Philada Inquirer. 49, :. 2 -. a t
NovrI ORaAN'zAr1oN.--Weh have 'hear,}of
colleges, schools, lawyers nurses, clergymen.
and doctors taking part in the defence Of our
country, hut we recently learned Of the eouip-,
ing in. Chester County ofatroop Of Quakets or
rcnds, wearing the distinctive hrisn and drill. !.
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