St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-13
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9TATE NEWS.

Prof. Steiner is making preparations for
. balloon ascension in St. Paul, which it is
presumed will take place some time during
this week r ss-.
while the steamboat Rumsey wss passing
up the river on the night Of the 9Th ult., Mr..
Joseph Little, Of Red Wing; fell overheard
and was drowned.
!. M. 4Geo.T. 3Tespls, ofstls vell-k,ovn
grocery firm Of Temple l. Beaupre, died in St.
Paul, on Friday, Of consumption.
Hon. Thomas Cow.n died at s. Peter, On
the liz inst II *4% zssf ] *sS$5
-Gen. Munich has been ordered to pay the
Company of State Scouts up to August 10th,
and left St. Paul ON Saturday morning for
that parpose. s,s,z-.. ....:.
The steamboat Cutter, which formerly
ran between this placs and St. Anthony, made
her fret trip below the Falls en- Thursday
She is to be put on daily line from St. Paul
to winona.
- Tho Pioneer says that forty Bohen,ians
arrived in st. Paul on Saturday. They in
tend locating in Carver and lie Seuer Counties.
[The following half dozen items are con-
densed from the Rress.
A North6eld correspondent says he thinks
the crops in that locality will be better this
year than last. The berry is very plump.
The house Of Capt. J. c. whitney, in For
est City, was struck by lightning on the morn.
ing Of the 4th inst. Although gh four families
were in it at the time, yet NO one was injured
except Mr.. Britt, who had his foot against
the wall, and was so severely shocked that he
lay senseless for several hours.
John Heath, of the same place, Was shot
through the right hand and left arm on the
5th. by the careless discharge Of revolver in
the hands of Mr.. Sholes.
"A letter from the new Indian reservations
for the Sioux and winnebagoes, in the Upper
Missouri, in Dakota Territory, states that
Col. Clark W. Thompson, of St. Paul, the Su-
perintendent, is carrying on matters vigor-
ously. He has = saw-mill in operation turn
ing out lumber and shingles. The Agency is
laid out four hundred feet square, and IL to be
inclosed by sfockade fifteen teet in height,
inside Of which all the buildings for both Agen-
cies will be erected. 1t is considered that it
will be impregnab.e to Indian attack when fin
ished. Col. T. expects to have at least ff1y
houses finished for the Indians b.fore winter.
1t seems to be somewhat of IN advantage to be
a lazy, worthless, butcher,ng Indian in these
days.
Rev. S. r. Riggs writes from Gen. Sib
ley's expedition on July 2lst, from Camp
Olin, on james River, stating that they ex-
pected TO have battle With the body OF Indi-
ans mentioned in last weeks DExocRAr, with
in two days. A sad accident had occurred ON
the 2Oth. Mr.. Brent, from St Paul, after com
ing into camp With bis carbine and sabre on,
threw himself on the ground to rest. BY some
means the sabre caught in the carbine and
caused discharge. The ball passed through
his body, and is expected to be fatal Mr.: B.
was, We believe, the Adjutant Of Captain Tay-
!or's company.
Gen. sully, who is movipg'up the valley
ate with Gen Sibley in cutting of the retreat
Of the Sioux ON the west, and With the cxpec-
ta,ion Of joining the latter at Devils Lake,
did not start from Sioux City till June 18th,
asd owing TO the extremely low water in the
Missouri, did not reach the new Sioux Agency
till the 10th of july the date of the last letter
Of our correspondent in that quarter. He
still remained there on the 10Th, waiting for
supplies, and would not move probably for
some days.
Whether the Sioux wait to give battle, sur
render or retreat, it will be seen. that Gen.
Sully is too distant to cooperate efectually
with Gen. Sib1ey, and the honor Of such re.
suits rs are obtained will probably be monop-
oli1el wholly BY our Minnesota boys.-fre''.
The winona Repsbkean says that gen
tlen.n residing near that city placed on their
table large and beautiful ripe apple. one Of
several blown from his trees by the severe
storm ON Tuesday evening. In size and IA
vor it il qaite eqsal to the best early fruit to
be found in the East, and fully demonstrates
If any additional demonstration be required
that Minnesota is bound to become . fruit
producing State, At least to the extent Of sup
plying the home demand. The gentleman A.
luded to has . very thrifty young orchard
which is bearing finely this season.
We hear cheering news from oil parts Of
the county ,elaaive to the crops. Wheat, We
,jndRs,s viii average from twenty to twenty-five
bushels pr aero throaghout the county, While
barley aud ee.s AZ ., fun crop. What ven:
5derfI capacity our sell las 70 rsaast tae
.blightink tsadency .ef . drouth of thrse neeshs
A.fa:ioa, and yisla,: :after al, baantifal hsr-
vest !-Roekester Iosk. 4.:t f521y} =
The Republican Union County Conven'
tion Of Wabashau County instructed it, dele
gates to present the name Of Hon. Reuben
Ottuan for Lieut.. Geyersor, At the State Con-
ysstion, On: The 18th. - ~s,st ...,..s ~ssz:I,s,.
The Conveatiea q 0lnstsad ceualy .savs
iastrse9iols 70 as dsaegstss TO urss D. H..
Blakely, tie present sseretsry Of stats. for =
nouiuation to the same oitcs = : =. ". ..'.