St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
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L CHURCH DIRECTORY,

n ! CHURCH DIRECTORY. :,
= {! Divine Service, Of the N E. Church
st, the ''Seminary Hall'--every Sabbath
at l04 A. NJ, and u p. n. Prayer Meet
ing every Thursday evening at Sab
bath School at % A. NJ. every Sabbath
morning. DAVID TIcs, Pastor.
VIZ are indebted to Hons. Ramsey, vii
kinson and Dounelly for various public
documents. -.
LEcruRIs.-Thos.G G. Jones, Esq, of An
: Okla, will lecture at the Seminary on Sab.
bath evening on Temperance. Admittauce
rrr TR1-wEEKLY SrAaEx.-Bur bank s 60. g
line to Sauk Centre will run tri-weekly
stages, commencing on,Tuesday next. The
days Of leaving will be Tuesday. Thursday
Z and Saturday, arriving, on;the alternate days
CONFERENCE.-The road from this place
to Fort Ripley, on the west side Of the riv-
er, has been completed. 1t is said to be,
most Of the way. very good.
RErURNEo.-L> G. Sims, Esq, returned
home on Thursday evening, having spent
-four months in the East. He looks the bet
ter for the respite from close attention to
business.
DEc1pAp.-The contested land case be-
tween the Railroa' Company and Mr.. John
Bali has been decided by the Land Officers
ct this place adversely to Mr.. Ball. About
one hundred and twenty. five acres of town
property were involved in this case. We
!, have not learned whethe! it will be appeal
ed to the General Land Office
RAILROAD LASDs.-These lands, adver-
ytised elsewhere are selling rapidly. Judge
Gregory, the agent at this place, informs
us that he has already disposed Of $4,000
acres IN this county, and all to persons
who intend settling upon and improving
them, or to those whose farms lie adjoin-
ing. ,~"-
PERsosA1.-Col. T. H. Barrett has been
designated by Gen. Banks as Chairman Of
board of officers for the examination Of
candidates for appointment and promotion
in colored regiments, TO be at Port Hudson.
Col. 8. is at present there with his regi-
ment, the ed U. 8. Infantry (colored). and
has been for some time temporarily in COM
mand Of brigade.
JuRoRs.-Messrs. II. C. Wait, J. W. Ten
voorde and Jos. Edelbroek, Of this place,
have been drawn to serve as grand jurors
at the June term Of the U. S. Circuit Court
to be held in St. Paul, and s. B. Pinney as
petit juror.
MoRE IMMIGRASTs.-On Friday last a
party of fourteen Swedes and Norwegians
passed through town on their way to homes
in the vicinity Of Alexandria. Some came
from Gocdhue County and the balance from
across the seas. They intend starting a
colony, anil say that many more are COM
ing III s!.ci! ,;:2c 10 se:,.t n their imme-
date vicinity. i:!<S lad Il large quantity
Of stock, aud were prepared te go to work
at once.
RxrUESED.-On Friday and Monday
evenings different portions Of the Chirpe-
va Indian dele CATION arrived IN town and
passed on to their reservations. Uole-in-
the-duy and LrnI; around, the two pug.
nacious /, ): s::u:s no tried 50 hard to dc
the country Il service by killing each other,
remained in Washington. We hope tina.
Cox, Of Ohio, and Furnandy Wud will cul.
tivate their acquaintance.
New ESRoL1MEST.-Deputy Provost Mar.
shall Morse has received orders to have 9
new enrolment made in this County a,
once: Tie County is divided into fifteen
subdivisions, and an enrolling officer is te
be appointed IN each of these. The names
Of all those between twenty and forty-fve
years, are to be taken. Mr.. Morse is now
engaged in this work.
Sioux ScALP.-S. ". Turner, Express
Messenger between this place and Fl. Alb
ercrombie, brought down yesterday even
ing fresh Sioux scalp taken at Gabrie
Reuville, the Chiefof Scouts, camp, about
the lst inst. 1t is greasy looking bit o
"wearing apparel" but was doubtless muef
priced by the original owner. This Indi
an, in company with about half doze,
others, was approaching Renville's CAM
for the purpose Of stealing horses; thei1
intentions were learned by q couple O.
Renville's scouts. These latter returned
reaching their camp in advance Of Thu
chap and another, who had separated them