St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-01-09
LOCAL NEWS.

-. No11oE.-Mrs. Aliens Ambrotype
Rooms will be open on Saturdays only,
, from 8 A. NJ. to 3 P. NJ, on which day
she will take Ambrotypcs aud Melaino-
types Of the first quality.
, We are grati6ed to be able to state,
from letter received from Col. Miller,
that he is much better, and hopes soon to
be able to venture the trip to Minnesota,
ifont sufficiently recovered to take bis place
in camp.
Il. A. Evans assumes the duties Of
Probate Judge of this County, to day.
We hope the Judge will bear bis
new dignities bccomingly, and still rccog-
nixe folks "wot are not" Judges.
TERRIBLE AFFA1R.-On last Saturday
night, about eight o'clock, distressing
accident took place on Winuebago prairie,
in this County. Two families named
Hanscome and Smith were living in one
house. On the eAening in question it
took fire from some cause unknown, and
was burned to the ground in very few
minutes. A little girl, daughter of Mr..
Smith, about three years Of age, who had
been put to bed but few minutes before,
was burned to death vestige but few of
her body could be found! Her mother
in trying to rescue her, was very badly
burned, and falling cut large .:gash in
her forehead The destruction was terri
bly, sudden and complete. No suspicion
of fire was aroused until the meanings Of
the child attracted attention But when
the mother opened the door, the bed was
q sheet Of flames, and she Was unable to
render aid so the little unfortunate. 1t is
supposed by some that the sheets Of the
bed took FIRE by spark from the stove,
standing near. This is probable SUPPOSE
ton. The building was owned by Mr..
Samuel NJ. Hanscoms, WHO with Mr..
Smith, was in the pineries. Three or four
hundred bushels Of wheat, and several
barrels Of meat were destroyed About
$50 were donated by our citizens to the
sufferers.
INJURED BY A Cow.-A few evenings
since while our well-knoNn merchant, E.
NJ. Tobcy, was in the stall beside young
0 W, he had one of his eyes very badly in
jured by the animal throwing her head
suddenly aronud and striking him on the
outer corner of the eye with her horn, in
ficting a painful wound, But little
more and the horn would have torn the
eye from its socket.
ASorHER.-One week ago Saturday,
Sylvester Thompson, son Of Rev. J.
Thompson. while on a visit to hts sister S
on Sank River, was injured in the same
manner. He was standing beside COW
IN the barnyard, when she threw her head
around striking him half way down the
lower lip, the horn cutting clear through,
and knocking out two teeth. The wound,
very ugly and painful one, was properly
sewed up and dressed BY the doctor.
COOP L0cK.-On last Friday Messrs.
Thomas Alden and A. Freeman, returned
from hunt with nine deer This INSTALL
ment makes twenty-five killed by these
gentlemen this season.
RUNAwAY.-On Tuesday two-horse
team belonging to Mr.. Luther, of Platte
River, started from Burbank's in hurry
without waiting for driver, came up the
hill at double quick, down Washington
Avenue and around the corner at the Gen.
trail House in short order, down St. Ger
main street in the same style, knocking a
sleigh Of Lewis Clark's into ':pi," or some
thing equally desirable, and finally brought
up in Wilson's Grove, apparently very
we'll satisfied with their performance.
We are authorized by Captain An
drews to state that fifteen more men can be
taken into his Company to FIJI it up to the
maximum, one hundred and one and
any recruits wishing to join it, can be mus
tered into service at Fort Smelling, and OBJ
tain transportation by reporting to Lieut..
Saunders, Assistant Quarter Master,
U. s. A. at St. Paul. This is splendid
opportunity for some of our young men,
to enter the service of their country, by