St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-05-28
LOCAL NEWS
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TAX jlsT.-As will be seeu. tho Tax
List Of Stearns County is again published
in the DEMOCRAT, Although tho price
received does not cover the cost Of compo
sit'on and paper, yet te are determined
that our readers shall have the benefit Of
tho list, even if il should be at create,
cost than with the present rates.
EYES, R1our!-On Saturday, the
Goth inst, an election for militia officers
will take place. Here is chance 70,
somebody to be a 'clptan or lieutenant.
LAYING Corner SroNE.-Y esterday
Thursday afternoon the corner stone Of
the new court house was laid, in the pres.
enco Of quite an assemblage. Within
were deposited number of articles sup
posed to be curiosities if found centuries
hereafter--St. Cloud and New York Store
scrip, grecnback, postage currency, coin,
copy Of last weeks DEMOCRAT, St. Paul
papers, &c.
THE RAIN Of last Friday and Saturday
had most beneficial effect upon grain
and vegetables Of all kinds. Under the
influence Of the warm days that have sue
ceeded, they have kept pushing up, up,
ur, and one could almost fancy he saw
each hours advancing growth. We have
every promise of most bouuteous harvests.
PRovosr GUARD.-On Monday last
Lieut.. Goliath, of Co. c., First NJ. NJ. r.,
passed through town with twenty-five men
Of his company to report to Capt. Nelson
At Fort Smelling. We understand that
this detachment is to act as provost guard,
to enforce the provisions Of the new en-
rollment act.
ESCORT FOR TRA1N.-On Tuesday
morning forty men Of Capt Hendcrson's
cuibpai'5 q cavalry, Go. CO. under COM
n'and Of LIST Lieut.. Larnard, arrived in
town from Fort Ripley, to act as part Of
the escort for the government train men,
toned in last weeks DEMOCRAT. The
train, which consists of one hundred an d
fifty wagons, loaded with commissary and
subsistence st,.es, will have from Alexsn
dria TO Fort Abercromblc an escort of
one hundred aud seventy-ave infantry
and sixty mounted mcu, with one howitz-
cr.I The escort will be under command
Of Capt. Barrett, the train under Capt.
Smith.
REPORTED INDIAN MURDERs.-A
good Deal Of painful anxiety was created
last week by rumors that two citizens Of
this place, Messrs. Bednan and Barr, had
been waylaid by Indians between Sank
Centre aud Alexandra, that the former
had been killed and the latter only escap-
ed with life, while the teams Of both were
taken. Some doubt, however, was cast on
the story when on last Tuesday both
these gentlemen returned with their teams
each bringing, as trophy Of the trip,
y scalp-on the top Of his head. They
were both somewhat surprised, upon ar
irving in, town, 10 learn Of the tragic end
that had befallen ore Of their number.
INTERNATIONAL HorEL.-We are
pleased to learn that this excellent hotel
is becoming still moro a favorite with those
Of our citizens visiting St. Paul. In all
matters of home-liko, convenience, neat
ness and elegance of rooms, well furnish
ed table, attentiveness of servants and
the many things which characterize a
good hotel, the International deservedly
ranks first. Mr.. Vebbcr is never absent
from bis post, and pays every attention to
the comfort Of the patrons Of the house.
If you stop there once, you cannot but do
so again.
May PARrY.-On Monday the chill
drep Of Mrs. Paulding's school held a
May Party At the grove in middle town,
near the river. They assembled in the
forenoon at the school house in lower town
and marched to the grounds. under escort
Of tho ''St. Cloud Cadets" who had form
ed themselves into "Royal Guard" fol
tho occasion. This company, under com
mand Of Captain John lnma", with Jas
s.. Mitchell First Lieutenant, Geo. Nc
Laughlin Second Lieutenant, and Dan. H
Freeman Orderly Sergeant, won many
praises for the soldier-like manner ii
which they marched and went through
tho vor;nna rnil;tarv avo1nti0ns ArriY