St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-10-22

on Third street attempted to destroy her own
lite, on Monday evening, BY swallowing .
half IN ounce Of arsenic. The dose, instead
Of producing instant death. as she anticipated,
only caused violent vomiting, whereupon =
ply stefan was called. At noon day the girl
was thought to be in q dying condition. It. is
understood that she is stranger here, and
Without Enthusiastically some more unfortu-
nate - Rnoxa Republican,. =. q '.,~ "
Observation-Disclosures James B. Atkinson is re-
cruiting Company fer the new Cavalry Regi-
ment authorized by the Government. in Wright
Stearns, aad Meeker Counties Lieut.. Akin.
son is . wideawake, social and gentlemanly
fellow, and will make first rate officer. Fall
in boys, fall in.-State At!as.
ARsox.-On Saturday last Messre. Goodrich
and Smith Of Bloomington township, discover
ed an unoccupied dxelling in their vicinity Oh
fire, and repaired to the spot "scared up the
incendiaTy who had fred it.. =
The scamp ran ~ If for his life or . big
''purse," but was overhauled and ordered to
surrender. Refusing to come down, his pur-
sueFs finally put charge of buck shot into
his legs, when he "wilted.!I'' :.
He was brought to this place; and in default
Of bail. committed to jail. He is thought by
some to be insane.-l6,d
BADLY WOUNDED last Sunday morning
a little girl, daughter Of c. Church, thought
lessly picked up Shot gun, she discovered
in corner Of the room, and while playing Sol
der the charge went off, grazing her own cheek
and lodging in the left breast Of q young lady
named 0hostly, inficting serious but fortu-
nately not fatal wound. DR.. Ames was cal
led in and succeeded in extracting portion OF
the shot. It WAS . narrow escape from fatal
injury. 49,
Will parents never learn wisdom from the
many fearful accidents arising from the habi,
Of permitting loaded firearms within easy reach
oftheir children.-Ibid. -
SnEEp.-Visiting the farm of John Layman
Of Richfield the other day, we were shown his
flock Of sheep-eight hundred and eighty in
number. Mr.. Layman states that it. IS his in.
tention to Keep the whole flock. Messrs.
Brewster and Roberts of the ,amo township
have flock of the same number. We hear OF
others residing in the same town, who propose
to embark in the same profitable business.
Minnesota is surely destined to, become a
great wool growing State. The number impor-
ted from the Eastern States tho past summer
amounts to tens ofthousands Ibid; -
WILD Arrlxs.-we we're shown to day, by
Mfr! Geo W. Mosar, SONS apples which grew
Wild near Spring Creek They are. about the
size Of ! hens egg, very hard and sour. and
t.s'e4 %eh ~ auines' $ Wing T''""7
;VAIUA.bttzz s aautsssfi.-A ane' drove of large
Spanish Merino Sheep passed through this city
On Tuesday. They come from Vermont, and
were being taken e Faribault, in this State
1o !.e9:2ra,; Z Ir,.. .<3 ~
Marshal Cleveland, Of this place, was
knocked down, in st. Paul, = few;days ago, by
= desperate he was sttemptingIto arrest: His
Wounds Were severe, but not serious
Tod - a9''- -. .. 49, .,&sG.o IT.:
l. A+Bio cAspAe,r.-Mr. G., Reirei, pres,en.
nineteen pound and thrse fourth. This We
s:y ea' '.' be beat !. Try Il f.rners.-xa"kato
~ U'': "''"' u -, i'i" !; tnyH ~.
Swift has appointed Martin Williams
Quartermaster: Of the new cavalry regiment:
Mr.. Williams is. now Qusrtermaster Sergeant
Of the Ninth Regiment, and was formerly edit
or Of the st. Peter Tribune. He is in every re
spect suited to the posit,oa;7aadtwe are glad
he has got it.-Pionser. 18Th. is
Rev. Edward D. :Nseill announces to the
Governor the death, 1t, the United States Ar
my Hospital, Philadelphia; Of Frederick'w.
Raymond, Of Company, H, First Minnesota,
on the 10th inst, Of mental sheraton, caused
by:disaPpointed affection, and Of his self infict-
ed wound Of which our readers :hsve been pre-
yiously informed. After the usual ceremonies,
he was inferred st dienwood Cemetry, Phila-
delphia, on the 18th inst.-Ibid
On Thursday evening. just % the Seventh
regiment was shout taking its departure from
our Levee, aquarrel occurred between soldier
Of tho Ninth regiment and man named Thorn
Is Howell Of Stockton, growing out ofremarks
made concerning the war and the army. How
ell, becoming excited over the topic Of discus
sios,r strus tho soldier on the face, who did
not resent the blow. One Of his comrades,
however,, who witnessed the affair, here inter-
fered, and responded to the assault by striking
Howell, producing 'deeP cash on his s.es:
BY some means The soldiers; got tho idea that
dinghy sthrS atsnedl HIT, with Violence. Tho
matter was QUOTED over by Mr.. H.: decl.,ing
his attachment to the Union, and by tho tiae'
II interfetence and explanations of some oiti-
Gems who were in the vicinity At tho time Of
the ARRAY. Otherwise, . more unpleasant ter
miu.tion might have ensued 4#istona Dolly
Republican, t'G9!1'": 4 @THs:i ""'9 .sIM.T'
ARrHuR's tHcME, MAGAzINE.-This
interesting magazine j. prompt .as usual.
The contents are asfollows !: The Soldiers
Wife; The Virtue Of Endurance; Schools
for Coutrabauds; How, TO- pay the Rent :;
Kings and Queens Of England ); Watch.
ing and Waiting; Lucy, Laxtop, and her
now Homes Thoughts about Thinking
Out into the World =, Ny Cousin, Ufiah