St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-27
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
PRoLlr1c.-Wes noticed, day or two 400.
= branch Of an apple tree grown-we believe
from the seed,.near this place, one foot in
length, on which were twelve fair.sized ap-
Pies. Can Minnesota grow apples :-Wison
Republican. {
Arrangements have been completed by
Gov. Swift on the part Of this State, for a
burial lot fer Minnesota in the new cemetery
set apart on the battlefield Of Gettysburg for
the remains Of the gallant soldiers who fell
there in the defense Of the Union. ~..-~,.-
We regret to learn that Hon. H. NJ. Rice
is confined to his residence by o severe illness
he is suffering, We learn, from . return Of
the profuse hemmorrhages which have so Of.
ten alarmed his friends Ptess. sas~ass~..as~ze
The case Of A. NJ. Hayes, tie last of the
Provost Marshlas arrested for enforcing the pro.
visions Of the enrolment act came up in Po-
lice Court in St. Paul, on Saturday, but was
closed by the prosecution Withdrawing the
complaint. The whole affair was the work Of
set Of scheming, pettifogging politicians.
Gov. Swift has appointed Rev. B. F. Cra-
ry an agent of the State to visit the various
hospitals in the West, and the Minnesota reei-
ments in the field, for the purpose of render
ing such assistance to the sick and wounded
as their necessities may require.-Pio.eer.
Col. Stephens will attempt to secure
the services Of Hon. John Wentworth to de-
liver the address at the State Fair, in place of
Horace Greedy, whose letter Of declination is
published elsewhere.
The St. Paul papers speak Of having re-
ceived some excellent varieties Of grapes, in
Guiding "Wilmot's Black Hamburg" "Rose
Chasseles,' and "Black july" from the gra-
perry Of d. c. Grcenleaf, Of that city. The
clusters were full and the grapes Of delicious
flavor.
w. W. welles, of St. Anthony, has been
appointed Postmaster for that City rice o.
v'd Heaton resigned.
Joseph Lemay writes to the Press from
Pembina as follows On the 9Th inst. .
Sioux, his wife and all his family but one.
nine in number, were killed by party Of ten
or twelve Chippewa warriors from Red Lake
The Line scalps were seen at Pembina on tho
ensuing day.
DIR. S. II. Chute, Of St. Anthony, has pre-
sentcd to the editor of the Minneapolis Ncws
some apples from n tree eleven years old, and
which has borne regularly for the past tour
years.
The Red Wing Republican says that if the
rise in the river is sufficient TO allow the lar
ger boats to como to that place this fall, the
shipment of grain will be heavy.
Mr.. II F. Blodgctt returned to town this
week with five hundred sheep, which he lately
purchased and drove from Michigan
Republican.
The Minneapolis Illus says that on Sat-
urday a German engaged in weighing wheat
in Eastman & Gibsons mill, fsN backward,
| striking with such violence upon small up-
right stick that it passed entirely through his
shoulder, producing serious wound
The Rel, Wing Volunteer mentions burg.
larry in that town, whereby n Mt. Clauson
had his store broken into and goods to tho
amount of $500 taken. The thief was follow.
cd, arrested and afterwards escaped. Mr.. G.
recovered his goods, all but about $50 worth.
| Gen Munich writes to the Adjutant Gener-
al on the 18th from Glencoe, that he had paid
all the State scouts up to date, who had appli-
ed for payment. None Of them had seen any
late Indian signs, although they had travelled
over large extent Of country. If Indians
had been about there, 1t would have been easy
to have tracked them since the late heavy
rains. He does not believe there IRE any In
dams in the Big Woods, and this belief IS
shared by most Of the settlers, who seem
TO have got bravely over the late scare, and
resumed their accustomed labors. General
confidence Of security prevails on all sides
Pioneer.