St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-04-09
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CROWDED OuT.-A short sketch of q trip to
Paynesville last week, with some other articles
already in type. is crowded out by the length
Of The editorial correspondence. i a. &
TAX Llsr.-The Delinquent Tax List Of
shersurne County for 1862, will be published
in the DsxocRAr, it being the lowest bidder
for the same.
LADlEs, ,TAxx NorlcE.-zThs Ladies' Baptist
Aid Society will.neet at Gen. Mitchsll's resi-
dence on next Thursday afternoon, at three
o'clock, for the transaction Of important bust
ness.
NEw Posi- Orr1cE.-We learn that post
Office has been established at Maine Prairie
with - Spauldins As Postmaster. There are
few communities that need one more.
RuXSlSo.-On Wednesday evening Fowler
hung his ferry boat, at the lower landing, and
has it in complete running order.
For SAUK CESIRE.-On Monday Col. Thom-
as, Major Camp and Surgeon Rieger, ofthe 9Th
Regiment, left for Sank Centre. Major Camp
will remain and assume command Of the post,
the others intends return ing.
0AxE.--Large aooks Of pigeons are flying
over town, and some of our experts have been
quite successful in swinging considerable
numbers. Ducks and geese have not yet
made their appearance to any great ex-
tent.
Boar FROM ST. ANrHoSy.-We learn that the
steamboat Cutter was to have started from St.
Anthony for this place to-day Thursday. y
With the present stage of water, We have but
little idea Of her getting here.
CAvALn1.-This morning friday Com
papy F, Of tho LIST NJ. NJ. r., arrived in town
from Fort Smelling OH its way to Sank Centre
to relieve Co. II, Capt Taylor, while the latter
should 60 to Fort Abercrombie. Z
PRESERVATION Wednesday of last week
Lieut. Freeman, of COD, 1st Regiment NJ. NJ.
Il. arrived in town and remained until Tuesday
morning. ......On last Friday, Commissary Ser
geant Mat,oon, of the same company returned
to Sank Centre.
."PATIEScE' We have received from Gen.
Lowry lecture delivered by him to the congre
CATION at the Chaplc Of the Iowa Hospital for the
insane. under the head given above. lie took
for his text, Though thou STAY ME, yet will
trust in thee
Ware ndeLte'lto lion. Cyrus Aldricll for
copy of Capt. Fisas report the expedition
from Fort Abercrombic to Fort Benton.
DisrnIcr CoURr.-The Spring term opened
Oh Monday, Judge Palmer, of st. Paul, presid-
ing. There was no business of any impor-
lance. Both juries were dismissed the same
.day-the Grand Jury after having performed
the usual operation OF visiting tho county Jail
and pronoxncing it nuisance. Several
motions were argued before the Court when on
Tuesday evening it adjourned.
In A TiGmT PLACE.--It will be seen that our
Sank Centre correspondent, ''P., is getting in
to close quarters, and missiles from all direc.
shower of ''scissors~ and brickbats'' from Fort
Abercrombie, and now 30. f.. c. punches
him in the ribs with sharp stick on the ssan.
alysis' question. Verify, "P.'' has drawn
down Vengeance on his head but we guess he
will survive. Still, We are glad to hear from
all sides.
RIVER OrEN'-shortly after noon on Sabbath
last theice in the Mississippi made the final
move, having taken q preparatory start on the
previous night. As it was thin and porous the
sight was far from imposing, and not to be
compared to that of previous years. There
was but a slight rise in the river the large
cakes of ice were few and of that crushing,
and grinding, and rising and falling of huge
fields in the middle stream--of great masses
forced high up the inclosing banks-whieh in
former springs made the Opening Of the liver
one, of the sublimities of nature, there was
nothing. The stage of water is so low as to
prohibit navigation and we can expect no
steamboat arrivals until spring rains shall have
swollen the river. go -
CHANGE OF REslDENcE.-By letter received
from Rev. Phillips, dated the 1st inst, we learn
that he has been offered and has accepted the
situation Of principal of the academy at Port
Byron, New York. He regrets to leave Mime
; sofa, even for time; but thought best to &C
cePt the profered position, and was to enter
upon his duties on the following Monday. =, He
leaves here many friends who win wish for his
return, and remember him as q man whose
every action was dictated by the most honor
adele and conscientious motives as christian,
upright in all the walks Of life and we'll be-
AaSsa minister who labored early and late for
the promotion Of the cause in which he v IS en-
listed' BY none will his absence be regretted
more than those who we're, for time. his M
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