St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-05-14

ny of Cavalry arrived In town on Saturday
evening and left early the next morning for
Fl. Ripley.
CRoPs.-Farmcrs report the crops to be in
a forward and promising state, and with q pro-
pitious season we shall have abundant har-
vests. ff~'>
The R1vEa-Still continues to fall slowly,
and isis generally thought that will have
no steamboat arrivals this season. 1t would
require heavy, continuous rains to bring the
water to proper stage for navigation, -,
IMM1oRASrs.-On Friday last, five immigrant
teams passed through town on their way to
homes near Paynesyille, in this county. They
seem to be we'll off in household goods, with
plenty of stock. They IRE from Illinois, and
of just the class to-. go to the frontier. The
men can handle the rife as we'll as pillow, and
will not. like the Swedes who occupied that
section Of country last summer run at the
first alarm. They 60 to their destination with
full knowledge of the late Indian outrages
PERsoNAL.--Lieut. Col. Peteler, of Ber-
dams Sharpshooters, for some time past ia
command at Fl. Abercrombie, has been order
ed by Gen. Pope to return to his regiment,
and Major Camp, of the 9Th Regiment; goes
to that post as commandment This will be
agreeable to the men, for the Major is popu
lar officer everywhere. -..~,.~..,. 4, .1.,. .
Capt. Bond, Commissary of Subsistence,
whom we noticed few weeks since as being
assigned to this plaee, arrived last week, ac-
companied by Mr.. Robert Miller, who acts as
his clerk.
HvNr1NG PARrY.-On Monday evening q
party of Frenchys and Johnny Bulls arrived
in town on their way to Fort Garry, i'll which
section Of country they propose having buf:'
falo hunt. The party is composed as follows:
Count Castgl,one, Major Vecchy and two SER
wants, Capt. Davenport and servant, DR.. Ross,
VIM. Sinclair, and H. Maxwell and servant.
They left for Grow Wing yesterday morning.
Our readers will notice tile new card Of
VIM. J. Parsons, Esq, in another column
There will doubtless be many claims TO be pre-
sented and patents to be applied for, and Mr..
P. by means Of resident correspondent in
Washington will have excellent facilities for
bringing these matters to a successful issue.
New LIVERY STABLE: Rogers & Spencer
Metzroth's Tailoring House, where they have
a fine lot of horses and buggies: Their stock
Of horses includes some excellent travellers and
among the rest one which we can especially
recommends large bay, a magnificent AMI
NAL that carries himself like q prince. For
further particulars, see advertisement.
FRUIT AND CoNFEcTIoNERy.-Mr.S S. r. Foote
has leased the building owned by Prof. Crom.
we'll, next door to the Land Office, and opened
a fine lot of fruit and confectionery. Mr.. S.
certainly deserves to be libcrally patrouized by
the citizens of this place, and it will be found
that his prices will compare favorably with
those Of other dealers. We would bespeak for
him abundant custom. Stop in and buy some
Of his canned peaches, which we can recon-
mend as nice and fresh. .y..
MAN SHor.-On Tuesday morning Capt.
Taylor, who was standing in front of his res
idence in Upper Town, shot at dog near by,
and the ball glancing at an angle of almost
forty-fve degrees. struck Mr.. Steinbauer, who
was short distance off, in the side, grazing
the top of the thigh bone and lodging inside.
Drs. Wren and Rieger were called in, but the
ball could not be found. There is no hope Of
his recovery. The ball was Of the Mimic style,
and was shot from Sharp's carbine.
GIRL DRowNED.-On Monday last the body
of q little girl, about six years Of age, named
Benoix, was observed by the miller in the Sank
River Mills floating out of the Sank into the
Mississippi. boat was Immediately pushed
out and the body secured. 1t seems that this
little girl had heen fishing with younger sis
ter near the mill dam, and had by some mis-
chance fallen in; but the first intimation the
parents had of her death was the sight Of the
dripping corpse brought to them.
INoEND1AR1sM-About ten o'clock on Sat-
| urday evening last, stable, belonging TO Dr.
Simonto on, now at the gold mines, situated in
the rear of E. G. Smiths Boot and Shoe Store,
was discovered to be on FIRE, bu! by prompt,
active exertions the flames were extinguished
; in time to save the building. On the following
morning the machine used in firing the stable
was found on the inside, in the upper loft, -
! IT. consisted of a small pine board, having q
hole bored in the center in which a candle had
been placed, while at the ends and sides small
upright pieces had been nailed for inclosing
and uphold1ng light pine tplits and shavings.
some Of which were found on the. board par
TALLY consumed. This had been, so placed
that the shavings after taking fire fell through
to the ground floor and upon the hay which a
once ignited. =. '' . .-..
In, connection with this, we are informed
that about month since a little boy, crying
and with his mouth bleeding, was met on ont