St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

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sssns 80. klssssosA.- Mr.. Wright, Of
Dsysse, p4aseA sAlsash town lass week On his
w.s = ~ ahss1. He viii Get them in Wis.
se.sie 4 lssaih uaot IN Iniaeis. Dayton
~ u kAeva. y aiuaasd on the Otter Tail Riv-
=. .boat twenty Ave miles this side Of Breck-
iaridee.. snd in , good ,stock-raisiug country.
One hundred sheep belonging to Maj. cullan.
vsrs braasht up on Monday, aud taken through
- ne Majee's farm near Sank Centre.
CA1.lEuAvAr.-Wsl learn that the dam built
across the Otter Tail ct Dayton by Mr.. Wright,
vas sIaia eairied away last spring by the ice.
Il vas also tern away the season previous in
che same manner, aud both times With heavy
loss 10 Mr.. W. He will not rebuild this sea-
con.
Dxowx1p. Letters from the Fourth Regi-
aent s.y. thatat the time Of the falling in Of
The decks Of the steamer Gladiator-notic.d in
last weeks DsxooaAr-Casper Capser, Of
Company g, (Capt. Lueg,) was drowned. He
vas onthsl.wer deck, standing guard, and
seeing the upper deck crashing through, jump
Cd overheard and WAS lost. This il the only
death We have learned Of in either Company D
ore.
TAxss TO An AsYIux.-Gen. Lowry, under
charge Of Oscar Taylor, Esq, was yesterday
morning Thursday taken on board tie Gut
ter. and will 60 to Cincinnati, where he will be
placed in IN insane asylum. He has not Civ
On aay signs Of improvement, and this course
Va deemed necessary.
4 TaA1roI.-Letters from tho Third Regi-
ment, now in Tennessee, report that VIM. A.
Caruthsrs, Register of the U. s. Land Office
at this place under Buchanan, is Lieutenant
in Morgaa's Cavalry At Corin,h. This infor-
nation will surprise no one who was acQuaint-
ed with the pro-slavery feelings and secession
sentiments Of the ex- Register.
VAxDAL1sx.-P.rsons who have come from
Minneapolis on the west side Of the river say
shst the Big Woods on this side of Monticello
for seven miles along the road present scene
CT perfect dcsolation. 4 fire had been started
and swept that distance in length aud for TWEEN
ly destroying Ill the timber inclu led in that
space. Immense trees having been burned
doHn lay smouldering, while those that remain-
ID standing were killed. The loss Can hardly
bs'overestimated, and nything less than cap
i:sl punishment would not be too ss7ere for
che person Who e'I!fully (if so) started the
ire We have q law in this State m liking it .
rsnieentiary ofense to set prairie ON fire,
but iris - seldom executed, as to be Of no &C.
count. Some measures should be take to
prevent, if possible, the recurrence Of such
calamity - that Of the burning Of the Zig
Hoojs.
FsasosAI.-Benj. Gurnee aud lady, Of New
York, arrived in town Gu I thursday last. MIR.
q. vas partner Of Mr.. Totey while that
& sntlsman remained in the East, and is now
connected with the New York Store. lie in
sonds spending the summer here. ......Maj. Cul
len and lady arrived here on Saturday, and on
Tuesdsy continusd their journey to the N .jor's
farm.
RsS Rlvra NEws.-We make the folio wing
sxtracts from . private letter received from
Breekinridse. dated the oath in.t:
II learn that the steamboat left last Tues
day, and that she had bad luck on the start
She ran into the brush and trees, tearing off
her smoke stacks, which detained her about
four hours. Harris & Bentley had good run
with their dat boat, taking down twenty tons
Of freight. They were six days from George
town, and several days ahead Of the steamboat.
They intend starting another next month
Up to date there have passed here by stage
and private teams 100 MN for the gold dig
sinSs."
Yl,x.-On Saturday night the dwelling
house Immediately back Of C. Smiths shoe
store. owned by Dr. W. B. simonton. was
buraea 10 the ground. Mr.. S. left some time
since for tho .Cariboo mines, while Mrs. s.
went to Kentucky. Lately it has been &C.
cupied by c. E. Vanderburg, but Mr.. V. hav-
ing also concluded to try his fortune At the
mines, vacated the house on Friday morning
The burning was clearly the work Of some in
csAdisry enemy of.Dr.S., as this was the second
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