St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-04-02
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Labors-lnPection Of Beef-Diferent carrie
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sAuK CESrRE, March 24,h, 1868.
From DIR Reyular Correspondent.
-OxAR. LocAl.-SauksC astsssis fast assuming
the appearance and proportions Of fortifca-
ton The old stockade, built by the militia,
is giving way to substantial wooden walls,
and the area enclosed is more chan tripled.
Citizens are already building. residences with.
in the walls, and We shall soon huve quite a
smart little walled town here. The work is CO.
ing on:wi,h i great deal ct energy. TIA Bas-
tons are nearly completed and are rather
unique, as well as picturesque, specimen of
military g. architecture. They seem admirably
adapted 10 the uses for which they are intend
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There Is now, and has been for some time, a
great deal Of sickness in garrison. There are
this morning on the sick list fifty six men, none
of them dangerously sick, but nearly all suff-
ering from influenza, some severely. The Hos
pital is full to overaowing; more than half Of
the inmates, however, belonging to companies
stationed at other places. This Hospital picks
up all the stray sick on the road, some left by
Capt. Mccoy, others from Alexandria.
Capt. Taylor had an Indian stalk with his
prisoners few days ago. In his energetic
way, he tried to impress upon their minds a
few important facts, the FIRST Of which was that
they had no business off their reservation,
alarming quiet, unarmed unarmeds citizens by
going in to their houses, even if they used no
threat, most Of the settlers bein unable to, dis
tinguish them from Sioux. ,2nd. That, as often
as he found them prowling about here, he sho'd
catch them and set them to work, and, if they
attempted to resist, he would shoot them
That he should keep them here and at work
until he received orders from his chief to dis
pose Of them, and thut if they attempted to
escape he would certainly shoot them. This
all seemed satisfactory : they disdained any
evil intentions, and promised to be good InJi
ans, and begged that he would not cut off their
hair.
Capt. Taylor has o bad cold in his head!
We have had visit here from two Of your
St. Cloud lawyers, Parsons and Pinney. The
Cavalry company and Sank Centre militia
swore terribly, all the time they were here ;
but like men Of discretion, the two lawyers
pocketed the insult and Left. hope the nu-
merous friends Of MIR. Parsons will appreciate
his account Of his self..sacri6cing campaign to
Sank Centre; the bodAy sutferings he endur-
ed: the atrocious soldiers bed he had to lie on :;
the victuals and drink, the '.comuissary" and
all that. The Doctor was so overcome by his
account Of the shocking mental condition Of
Mrs. Gen. McClellan, that he has as yet recov-
cred only SO far as TO make this sign? Will
Mr. P. please answer p
J. Mills has been here too; he is looking
fresh AID comto' table. lie vehemently denies
having joined the Eolian persuasion, bu, holds
fast to the old faith. Whatever the peculiar
tenes Of that sect arc, I am ignorant; but he
says they hold to too little of works for so
much Of fifth"
Mr.. y. E. Garrison is still here, waiting for
his discharge. He is occupying his time, in
the service, by making investigations into he
comparative pEysicaf strength and general
physique Of Americans and Europeans, to be en-
bodied in report to the Smithsonian Institu
ton Had tie honor, the other day, of being
permitted to look over some Of the general re-
suits of his enquiries, which, as it stands, are
quite astounding. For instance, Capt Tay-
lor's company, height, $40 feet. Age, 1850
years! Further results shall make known
as soon as arrived at. Mr.. Garrison says he is
to make an analysis Of the CO mpanies here
How he is to do it, don't know. hope he
wont be rash, but have my suspicious. When
he came into uy4uarters yesterday, saw there
was sonnet hing on his mind After hestating
a while, he came up to me, and in mysterious
sort Of way, whispered that he would like to
take me apart for. few minutes! is he did
not offer to put me together again, quite De.
cidedly declined the Operation. When he
makes experiments let him make them ON SOL
diers, as do
We had funeral here the other day, very
solemn time. The corpus was buried witt the
honors Of war, tbs solIiers following in SOL
en'n order, with arms reversed, the band play
ing the dead march in SAUL the ifer COM
p>sing the band. The ceremonies learn were
touching, and the smell dreadful! 1t was pay
ing the last respects to n quarter Of spoiled
beef! The Doctor; now has to smell all the
beef, as it is brought in, before the Quarter
master will accept it. Hugh Biggerstaf was
called on in the first place to attend to thisdu-
ty, but he protested, chat, though well &C
quainted with horse flesh, he was not bound
to smell all the dead cattle brought into the
commissary. -s'' a. =, 49, .. q slat 179a.~
Speaking of beef, reminds me that all the
world don't know how many hotels We have at
Sank Centre. First, is the ''Hotel Pendergast,'
the aristocratic establishment, patronized by
the quality who ride in Burbank's! carriages.
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