St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-05-21

MY" Subscriptions, advertisements and or
dcrs for job work can be left at the Post
Office.
DIED.-N1r steinbauer; whose acciden-
tai shooting we noticed last week, died on
Thursday night. lie leaves a wife and six
children.
PUBLIC SCHooL.-Public school in
District No: l will commence on the first
OF next month. 1t will be held in the
building at the upper lcvee used by Rev.
Lowry for church services.
TRAIN OF GovERNMENT STORES On
next Tuesday the last Of Burbank & Co.'S
teams will leave town for Sank Centre, the
rendezvous Of the train, consisting Of about
ore hundred and fifty wagons, which is to
leave that place on the following Saturday
with commissary and subsistence stores
for Fort Abercrombie. 1t will have a
heavy escort from Sank Centre to Alex
andria, at which place it will be met by
Capt Barvctt's Company from the Fort.
The train is under charge of Capt. 7. D.
Smith.
Nav BUILD1NGs.-Th work of build.
ing is progressing rapidly, notwithstand-
ing the high price of lumber and mate
rails of all kinds.
VIM. Powell, Esq, is building a fine
two-story residence near Mr.. Gorton's, a
short distance below the ravine.
Mr.. J. D. Hyke has nearly completed
a<neat dwelling house on Second avenue,
also in lower town. It is situated on the
same lot where Mr.. Ii. had house burn
ed last summer.
DIR. j. V. Wren has in process Of
erection handsome dwelling house on
the north side of Wellcs street, in middle
town. 1t is of concrete material, and two
stories high.
Immediately cast of DR.. Wren's house,
II. G. Burbank, Esq, is having erected
brick residence which will be equal in
style and finish to any in Northern Min
ncsota.
On the south side of Wclles street, MI.
j. P. Wilson has in process of erection a
fine two-story dwelling house, and on the
same side, Mr.. N. p Clark is making prep
aratlcns to build.
Besides these, many other improvements
in the way of additions, handsome fencing,
&C., are being made in all parts of town.
BREv1r1Es:-On last Tuesday morning
Burbank & Go: sent down by express over
$4,000 in cash. A great part of it was
from soldiers, but among the rest was a
sack Of gold anil sHrer.-We arc re-
qucsted to state that the barn which was
set on fire last week belonged to T. G.
Mcclure, Esq, and not to DR.. Simonton.
1.-The lots within the Incorporate lin.
its, for some time past advertised in this
paper, were all sold on Saturday by the
Town Marshal, and most of them at good
figures We noticed Mr.. Place, the
Town Surveyor, busy last week establish
ing street boundaries, taking St. Germain
street as base line.
MISUNDERSTANDING the past
years of our young city every one seemed
so immersed in business, that but little
thought or time was devoted to beautify ing
home and makingit its surroundings attract
i've: But we now see evidences that this
state Of affairs is undergoing a thorough
change, and quite number of our citizens
are devoting themselves to horticulture, to a
greater or less extent. Last week we Wis
tied the garden Of our friend, A. B. Curry,
Esq, who has paid more attention to this
subject than any one else in this ncighbor:
hood. He has demonstrated beyond a
doubt, by actual trial, that most of the fin.
est Towering plants and shrubs that flourish
in the Eastern States will do, we'll here
We found in his garden, growing finely
and looking fresh and vigorous, the follow.
ing choice plants and shrubs Dahlias nine
varieties, Tulips four varieties, Peonias
! three varieties, Feather Plant two varie.
ties, Maderias Vines, Flower de Luce two
varieties, Gladeolus, Tiger Flowers, the
celebrated Japan Lilies, Tube Rose, three
varieties Of climbers, two of Persian Vel
low, three Of the Moss Rose, and hybrid
perpetual roses, besides Geraniums, Yer.
benas, &c. Of ornamental shrubs and
tres there is the Mountain Ash, Silver Ma
pie, Barbary, Acacia, Strawberry and Gran
berry Tree, Mock Orange, Honcysuckles,
1uv md -. II.