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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Llau7NlNa.-Dariug the atorm on last
Thursday night, the Stesrns House wa
struck by lightning. The fluid struck the
lightning rod on the West gable, followed
it down on to tho north west corner, made
two holes iu the roof, ran around the one
to the first iusulator, tore that of. splint.
ering tho weatherboards, ana making 4
round hole through the plaster; r.a
around two sides of the room No. 8, close
to the ceiling, leaving = track Of smoke,
entered No. 8 at the stove pipe, where it
divided again, part nearly making the cir.
cult Of the room close under the ceiling,
aud disappearing, a part running down
the pire into the Office, through the stove,
across the link. then taking several splint.
ers, one over two feet long, out Of the floor,
throwing it up into the South window,
aud one about the same length through
the ceiling, where it sticks in an .lmos,
perpendicular position, while one smalle.
splinter is firmly imbedded, point down.
wards, in the harder wood of the window
frame near the top. Along the floor, the
fluid passed out under the wash board,
took splinter out Of the porch floor and
went on down South. It thus traversed
the whole width Of the house, from top t.
bottom. Wrote its name al the way and
set nothing on FIRE.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Editorial Items.

10
W Coroner .l;;.. Gen: NcDox.ll ia, sat
% The body Of Bull Run. and his verdict
il, "aobody 70 blame," *ualess maybe, pr.
h.ps Gen Patterson, aud sathor thinks
there could not ha@e been defeat If there
he'd been mo battle at chat time. y Very
ikely.zaa * :'-a.s..ss.@sss' >>.s':'s. -
They have had "Beauiful Sunset
in Utica N. Y. and the Telegraph gives: i,
= dnt rate notice. we have thought
back to find if our Minnesota sunset has
been of giving exhibitions, but find be
his not been absent .inqle evening. Tho
Utica al air must have been got!up by ,
company Of Clouds that have been out
here taking. lessons.
Latest news confirms the wost fears
for the breaking up Of the M,nn. First
Regt. An informally is thought to have
been found in the three years enlistments
and on this 90 many are seeking discharge
that NO Regt. will be left. This:result i.
doubtless owing to the l.bo,s Of those who
ty way Of nghting the wrongs Of, :ou,
Regt. were seeking to destroy al conf
dcnee between men and of6cer,. That
the people Of Miuuesota who are likely t.
be disgraeed by the backing down Of thei'
crack Regt. will ferrit out and remembe,
these mischief makers their can be- nj
doubt. ....,,. ...,,
Ex Minister Faulkner, on his return
from France was arrested at Washington
and is in person awaiting bis trial for trea
son.
Tho letter on the outside is from one o.
Col Rays command. No account thai
suffered severely n this fast march and
stood in special need Of Cologne and cam
phor to recover from the effects Of th<
journey. As the men do not vote it posi-
BILE no philaathropist attended to thei
wants, and that they arc left to Uncle,
Sans tender mercies without even IN az
tra dram.
GEolaErowN 70 1E PRorscrrD.-A Pro
vosts guard, consisting Of companies A sni
D, Second Infantry, marched over to George
town on Saturday, and are quartsred It Fores
Hall. They arrived last week from Fort Alb
ercrombie, Dacotah, from whence they march
ed three hundred miles to 81. Paul, Msunsseta
thence through to this city in seventeen days
The detachment 10 in charge Of Lieut.. Colone
Hannibal Day, Provost Marshal for George
town, and will act with promptaess and dsci
sioa.-lnquner.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Ep1zoss' Bors y1rg luck Major MsI1leh.
ael, son 81 thu EDITOR fof t1s PhiiadeI1hie
North AMERICAN, 10 appointed assistant ldiu.
tant General. The son Of Alexander Gun
mings, Of the New York World, IL eppointed 4
First Lieutenant !. Ezehasge.
To which mayb added OR boy, We,.
ley F. Millor, who has been. 'alppoinAod
Second Lieutenant in the 9TH. Infantr1.-
1t may be- thought that Wesley earned hi,
promotion as he Was in. the Bull Run Bat.
t!e, ehargedin the front rank, rallied With
that portion which returned after. being
ordered to retreat was amongst he last Is
leave there. And as he was going s,v /.
Fire Zouave about to be left on tie field.
wounded, induced five others to : 90 baoi
with him, within one hundred yards Of the
enemy's line and carried Zouaye off. We
attribute it altogether to the fact of his s.
ing one Of our boys. If he throws biz
command into form as readily as he used
TO do type, and knocks the enemy's lines
into pie as readily as he did ours. he will
be General before the war Is over. 51es He
is brave, generous, fearless, and We doubt
not will make good officer. ;: ':>,:
He has received orders tojoin his Reg
iment in California. =, s., = : ,,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Oourtship.

We have always thought that the pras.
'nt war was, on th. part Of II. North,
very much like playing war, but y. dld
not know it va Brother Jonathan's Court.
ship Of Sister Caroline, It '.ppe.ra how.
ever that al our martial pomp t.,,imply
lovers forgery to catch the affsssio,nl~ ii
his coy mistress. An3 IS Il L understood
BY the Dec::vcra,y Of Maine for late meet.
! ing tney, -. a~n" 7
Resolved, That We are in favor of other
means than muskets aud bayonsts, 70 win
tho love Of our fellow citizens, and, bring
them back to live with u. n brstlern 81
one common country.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

The Sewing Circle Of the First Baptist
Church, met at the residence Of Gen,
Mitchell. Thirty ladies' were present and
. busy, pleasant afternoon. It meets,
next Wednesday afternoon at Nh. Weary's
when al arc invited to attend who are in
favor Of renting = grcvious fne Of five
cents imposed on US for sewing on own
account.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

BERR1Es.-The bad typos left out our
notice Of the great dish Of nice huckleber-
RE. brought us by our little curly-headed
friend Charley Brott ; and now q. j.
Fowler has brought us another Of black
berries and wc conclude to credit them "a
Charley, Tor We 'spect he sent Fowler over
With them. May he live to be . great
soldier.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

MINNESOTA AppLEs.-Martin D.
Clark, Of Mount Moriah farm, has this
yeara fine crop of apples: upon four or two
bearing trees. He has left q sample With
us Of fine variety, known .s tho late
strawberry: They.are large and vel! a.
vored fruit The fame Of Minnesot. as m
apple growing State will be established bv
and by.-.& Paul Press. ,~,r
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Letter from Ruth Hall.

Dickins I forgive you: mentally clap
you on the shoulder, blink you matrimoni.
al difficulties, am oblivious Of your dislike
to houses, and will never again consign
bores and animals of that ilk to your Vi
cinity and wish them to the Dickens, and
now behold the reason of this gushing rec
onciliation to the great Novelist, hear what
he says on the subject of privateering and
admire him As do, "Can We wonder
at the general exclamation of horror which
arose in England when it was reported
that the Southerners were about to let fly
their pr,vateering at the North?" Whom
will they get? No the thieving drunk
ard the homicide,-the gang-driver,-
the slave hunter,-the runaway convict
the swindler,-the murdercr,--the: sew
en- deadly sins for officers. all the passions
for crew, the Apollyon himself for sailing
master" The motive of Privateersman
is plumber. He comes out to steal-but not
to fight if he cannot steal. Tho Privateers-
man is the common enemy of mankind, as
the pirate is, and he should be treated as
such, and hanged by whomsoever can get
a rope on his neck.
The laws Of God aud man arc against
him." =,
Strong language. truthful language,
straight forward language, and from an
influential source. Let it no longer be said
that the mass Of people of England of
which "All the year round" is we'll cre-
dentialed mouth. piece, is for the south,
for the sake Of its dirty cotton bales. God
forbid; I would open my own veins and
let out every drop Of English blood in
them could believe it; slow, conservative,
mercenary, selfish if yon will, but not !.
"dog to do this thing" ..~
II ever there was 4 war for righteous
ness sake. this is the one; if ever warfare
was conducted with fastidious regard
for even imaginary claims Of the enemy
this is one, believing in the parole Of men,
who unblushingly violated it and fired up
on their deliverers. Tending wounded
and burying their dead even when twas
reported q hope for the honor Of human
nature without, .foundatiou) that they
butchered our helpless wounded brethren,
not retaliating even With blood heated by
conflict. Standing naufully up to four
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

WooL.-C. W. Clark has set up hi.
oardiug machine At the mouth Of Sank
River, and is ready to make wool into nice
round, soft aeecy rolls. Oh Dear, Oh
Dear! how We DO wish We had Wheel
Not big wheel 70 keep one padding
back and forth ovet The floor; hnt regu'
lar chimney corner Piano, such As ou'
grandmothers played on as they sat telling
fairy tales aud singing ballads Of the sor'
rows oftrue lovers. Could not Mr.. Clall
or some other philauthropist buy Us lo'
Of spinning wheels for our long <tnter eve
nipe's amusement!
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Lecture.

Lecture.
Mr.. Springer formerly editor Of the
Maine Farmers Aln9aae, will lecture in
81. Cloud, next veek, on tho Wonders Of
The Starry haaveas. He will illustrate
his sukjset m pnmsrous paintings, pan:
eramia1 ~ ~ msyio lantern, views Of
tho - ntais6 in tho moon - seen from
Losd ReelD telescope. With pictures Of
voodsY snimsls. End fireworks 70 please
80 ehiNreu. Time and place will b an'
nsupeed By bills. We advice al to 60 as
Mr., Springer 10 : man Of commanding ap'
pssl,pee snd viii doubtless make bis leo
t,r, 18th instructive and entertaining.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
FRESH APPLES.

Prof. Cromwell receives, at his saloon,
weekly, aud keeps constantly for sale fresh
eating and cooking apples. We are in
dsbted to him for basket, this years
growth, and found them excellent.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

"A friend says we are mistaken as to M.
Tobey having the largest stock Of goods in
town, that Burbank has more for sale
without counting himself and his good
looking clerks-all in the market-matri-
monial.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22


Tnr sEyEs1H REa!HANr soH+;>'Cos-
rRABANDs." "A correspondent of the Ab-
lngton standard relates the following ill.,
cident in the experience of the Seventh
Regiment as it passed through Balti-
more: ...~'
"a fine looking colored man M about p
years of age, liking the looks Of the Mas.
sachusetts 7th as it passed, lett his mas.
ter, followed us to Washington, and into
camp. His master came to the CITY, and.
tracing him to our camp, called upon Col.
Couch to deliver Linn up. The Colonel
told him if the slave was willing to 90.
and the men would give him up, he would
submit. The slave consented to. see his
master, and went with him outside the
guard. Here the master tried to Arrest
him, knowing he was outside our camp
but the slave started back upon tie run.
his master after him.. The guard opened
to the right and the left, and let the slave
pass, but as the owner came up, they char
ged bayonets. He raved and stooirim d all
to no purpose, and threatened if We ever
came to Baltimore to remember us The
guard replied they should like to 20 to Bal
timore, and clear up all the rebels, addiue
the regiment could do it in = few lo.rs':
and I believe they could, tor a more de.
termtned company Of Hen could not be
found"
A teach her was endeavoring to explain
question in arithmetic to boy. He Wa
asked; Suppose you had one hundred
pounds, and were to. give away eighty
pounds-how would YOU ascertain how
much you had remaining "Why, I'd
count it !"'was the reply: =, - -:
GENERAL IMpA11ENcs.-The Albany
Journal says, it has. been more :: than
once remarked, that Of all incompetent
Generals, the one from whom We he'd
most to dread was General Impatience.
We have fought our first. great battle
under that general, and have Been defeat.
ed. - -. - ...>.,, =" =;
Two gentlemen, noted for their fond
ness Of exaggeration, were discussing The
fare at different hotels: One observed
that at his hotel he: bad tea - sstronp il
was necessary to cohfne il to an iron ve.-
sci. CAT mine," said the other: es.it &
made 50 weak it has. NOT strength to ru p s
out Of the teapot ~, .21ssssS .IoEI."
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. 1861.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. 1861.
Mrs. Swiss.-I notice in late numbe,
Of your spicy paper that has fallen into
my hands, editorial comments, expressed
in your usual unambiguous language, in
reference to the act Of Col. Aldrioh in fur.
nishing stimulating liquors to ZONE mem
bers Of the Minnesota First.
On the occasion referred to, the boys
had just arrived in Washington At mid.
night, exhausted by long and tediou.
march, foot-sore, hungry thirsty tired and
sleepy and no where to lay their heads.
am, you know very we'll, one of those who
believe cold water to DO good enough,
even under almost any circumstances, zen.
orally the very best for health, strength
and comfort !; yet when 1 had returned,
Frustrated, from Bull Run, took for the
first time in my life, potion of brandy.
When / arrived there, I should certainly
have consumed more If it had been at
hand.
Believing that the Col. does not make
a practice Of furnishing intoxicating liq.
uors to the members Of our Regiment,
(and If he does, I am willing to join you
in oondemning him) ; and Knowing that
this issue to IN adjacent company, to which
however, he added = pitcher Of water
was suggested by the eminent kindness
Of his nature. I am inclined to consider
the offence very venial one and If. a
the partakers themselves aver, they were
completely exhausted and unnerved by the
days hot toll, I, who have been strict
teetotaler ever since my first birthday A.
sert that the whole affair was right and
propcr-they right in the lequisition, aud
he right in tho bestowing. ,~-
My friends in Minneaota Who under.
stand the relations I have sustained to
this gentlemen, and know how Indifferent
I have always been to his success, will not
be inclined to charge me With defending
= favorite, when in sheer justice to himself,
and TO assist you in maintaining the usu-
d truthfulness Of the DEMooRAT, I write
this note.
I may, however, and hereby do, con.
fess, that many Of my prejudicss against
tho Col. have been taken captive and dis.
armed, by his. overwhelming and ever
ready iberality to all those who need.
This refreshing Of exhausted man, (Which
seems-or seems to seem-so odlous 70
you,-and I should have shared the feel.
ing under any other circumstanoes;) is by
no means the only instance. Ha room
has been tho place Of re.desvous by the
Regiment, ever since they arrived here
typ months ago. He has been ready "a
lntsn to their wants and relieve them.--
he has furnished them with thousands d
ftanked envelopes; has issued hats and
shirts has put many pairH Of new shoes
n naked feet has purchased pants, inc
several instances, Is substitutes for thoss
that have fallen off; beside hiring physi:
clans and buying medicines and making
loud calls on bis salary to supply oth61
countless needs. These assertions viii b<
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Counties not enumerated win be entitled to
one delegate each.
BY order Of the Republican State Central
Committee. DANIEL ROHRER. Chn'
Saint Paul, July l6, 1861.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

The Republican voters of Stearns Coun
~ will meet in their several election pre-.
sinets, At the usual places Of voting, on
Wednesday evening, the 2Sth inst, At 7
O'Clock. By ORDER NJ Cow
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
otearns County Republican
Convention.

The stearns County Republican Convention
WI assemble at Wilson's Hall in St. Cloud on
oaeurday tho 3lst day Of August A. D. 1861,
ct two o'clock p. M. Of s.id day, for the pur-
pose OF selecting three Delegates to attend the
hspuoieea Convention to be held At s.. Paul
% the 4th day Of September next
The different Towns viii be entitled to DEL
Ogstes % follows.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

The Republicans of St. Cloud will meet
At the Everett School House, ON Wednes-
day, the 28th inst, At 8 p. M.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

'timea their number, Is our poor raw vel;
untecrs did-with the GOODNESS Of veter,na:
not bucyed upssither with hopes Of sua.
css: even at those times, aud o&osrsl 81
hnk:n ortsilors whom Government he1
provided for BY giving them comlaialieolI.
Refusing aid from Garibaldi, Of Ii ov,l
conauenug name, and twenty thuuaas
well trained heroes, because such suooou.
would not % accorded unless this ~
port the constitution only. zae.
Twas we'll said We arc. making h;atorv.
and such = struggle for principle q vill
brighten the pages on.which etis v0r;tten.
We fight to preserve to the world d refdee
from tyranny; to put check upon the d.
potism before which the King, ridden ID.
tons Of Europe might glory IN, their Nbar.
~; We fight the battle &c the Void s 10
and God will speed the right. q " .o3tg
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Is THIS TRuE l--According to Ii. Nh.
timore CAPPer, General Butler ietss.s&
-four hundred slaves who came from Haup-
ton to Fortress Monroe 20 seek hiaproteo.
ton. The Clipper adds that. to. 0@nsrs,
Al puts negroes arrested a Isssways, Is
work, and pays: their masters fpz their Ga.
NASSS' SSssCS4SV xJlVteUSs -.4gs
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
Republican State Convention.

Rtr4e0esn Stats Convention will aspsm-
BE u a4iAt Pall On Wednesday, S,ptember
Oh, l0t1, at I'm, for the purpose Of nomi.
Aa'inf Candidates for the following Offices:
GOVERNOR;
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
0ECRETARY OF STATE:
STATE TREASURER,
The dasreat counties win be entitled to be
represented In :as Convention BY delegates,
Who ssc coma f1s residents Of the coSnties
0em which they are accredited, % follovs:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Furnish young people xith :ipnoo,at !
nn,emeut, and they vill.eaam lalk:tl,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

BY order Of the Stearns County Republica,
COMMITTEES. HENRY C. WAIT. Ch'n
st. Cloud, August, 9Th, 1861.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22

Jsv~'' Aou NoPV MSIA"
hams command was en- route to Fl. Ab-
ercrombie, some of them called at our Of
flee to have the DEMOCRAT sent to them
At the Fort. We objected to taking mon
ey "from soldier" Samuel Burwell, Of
Mautorville, stopped low to look IN our
face a. We sat taking down their names,
and placing his money on the table, ex-
claimed, "Madam, We are not paupers !"
Al We looked up on the stern yet genial
lines framed in by his iron grey hair and
beard, we felt small, that We, who have
ever refused to attend the exhibition of
an Orphan Asylum because they tend to
diminish the self respect Of the children,
and teach them the art Of begging, should
have made such . mistake.
If MI. Croffat were to send M the afi-
davit Of every man in that Regiment, be-
ginning with Col. German and ending
with the last coutraband, saying that
without accident or wilful destruction Of
clothing any man in the Regiment arrived
At Washington in rags because no had not
whole clothes, We should say, 1T is false,'
for We will believe the evidence Of our
own senses against the testimony Of the
world. We do not believe that any of
their pantaloons have "dropped off" even
TO this day, except for waalso buttons or
suspenden; for We have had ths eaee: If
The national Republican., 1861-12-07
Southern Newspaper REPORTS,

Charleston (South Carolina) papers of the
21ih, and Richmond papers Of the 3Oth, have
been received in Washing ton. The Mercury
snys that reurorcements from Charleston are
going forward from that city to Savannah, and
that Fort Pulaski is not only impregnable, but
that the Hessians will be compelled to fly be.
fore its guns from Tybae Island.
II Is intmatrd that An attack would be m Ade
upon our forces, and that, instead of old whal-
els, some OF our best navy ships would be sunk
in the mouth of the river.
They are evidently in low spirits In Rich.
mond. The forlorn conclusion seems, from the
tone of the press, to be that they can do moth.
ing in Virginia towards whipping us this winter
and take consolation from the conclusion at
which they have erroueously arrived, that our
forces are in similar predicament. A gene.
raj su pension of hos'iltie4 is anticipated
The removal of jeff Davis's Congress- to a
more Southern latitude is regretted, aud gen
eral dependency pervades the press, and, II
would seem, the people also. Richmond is
evidently in sackcloth, and they are beginning
to t ar il may be in ashes before long
The national Republican., 1861-12-07
The Secretary OF the Navy upon the Ar
rest OF slideIl and Mnson.

Navy DEpARrMxxr, Nov. 30. 1861. I
Captain Charles Wilkes, commanding United
Stdies steamer San Jdcinfo, Boston.
SR congratulate you on your safe arrival
and especially do l congratulate you on the
great public service you have rendered In tie
cspture OF the rebel emissaries.
Messrs. Mason and Slidell have been con.
snicuous .in the conspiracy 10 dissolve tn.
Union, and II is well known that when seized
by you they were on a mission hostile to tn,
Government aud the country. Your conduc,
Ia seizing these public eneiniss.was marked hy
Intelligence, ability. decision aud flrmness, and
has the emphatic approval OF this Department
II Is not necessary that should, in this com
munication--which is Intended to be one Of
rngratulaton to yourself, officers, and crew
express an opinion on the course pursued 10
omitting 10 capture the vessel which had thee
public enemies on board, further than to say
that the forbearance exercised In this instance
must not be permitted to constitute q prece.
dent hereafter for infractions of neutral obliga
tons.
I am, respectfully, your obt serv't.
GIDEON WEIrEs.