The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-03-16
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STATE ITEMS.

On "Wednesday as party of ladies and
gentleman were crossing the liver on the
ice at st. Anthony, one Of the number Mrs.
Fleming took up her little boy and instantly
sank through tho ice. She was at once
carried under, with the boy yet In her arms.
At break ia the ice, short distance below
she was seen for moment and an unsuc-
cesSful attempt was ma de to rescue sher.--
She re appeared through the ice still further
down, where she was rescued in an insensi.
bl, condition, but still holding with tenac.
ious grasp to her child Both mother and
child have recovered from the effects Of their
perilous dive under the ice.-E1change.
PASSAGE or THE NORMAL School Bill, -.
The bill appropriating money to the support
Of the State Normal School at .Winona has
passed the Sena'e precisely the shape IN
which it came from the House. An effort
was made by the Senate Finance Commit
tee, into whose hands it. fell, to reduce the
amount appropriated to a sum which W uld
virtually have defeated the object scontem
plated and rendered the school .contemptablc
for want Of the proper means Of support,
but thanks to the enlightened liberality Of
the ma ajority, as we'll as to the, strenuous
personal efforts Of our delegation, the at
tempt failed, and the bill went through as
stated. It appropriates the sum OF $4,000
for the year 1861. 81 900 for 1865, and S5,
900 annually thereafter. With this sum at
the disposal Of such intelligent and judicious
gentlemen as compose the y ormal Board Of
Education the School will doubtless soon
become what its projectors intended, alike
an honor and benefit to the common school.
interests Of the State. Messrs. Youmans
and Dixon in the House. and Mr.. Nortsc
in the Senate, are deserving OF much credit
for their successful labors in behalf Of the
|measure.-- Wnona Rpu1zican. z7.a go
,EyES with the increased facilities which
Burbank & Co. have provided for car ying
passengers and mails. they are stlll unable
ito meet the demands Of the public, Yester
day some 80 passengers passed up river in
the coaches. while number more wcro
obliged to wal. over until to day.-11.
A team belonging to Wm. Burns, Of
Burns Valley. broke through The ice in the
river near Lacrosse, a few days since, and
one of the horses was drowned. Cases OF
horses breaking through the ice are becom
ling Of frcqnen, occurrence. ID .,
TaE Northwestern Packet Company ,rc
getting ready for approaching navigation on
the Upper Mississippi. The boats on the
line will be the same IS last year. but they
have been thoroughly oserhanIed ans fiads
ready for efficient service The pAssengsr
boats will b. the Milwaukee, Itascs, Ksy
ICily. War Eagle. aDd Sorfhers Light. Al
LOT these boats viii retain their old officers
lexeept the Key City, in witch capt. Wor.
|den viii b superseded by Capt Lavtoa.
late Of the Ocean Wave. III. -
4 Os SATURDAY lazf the trset layers On thl
i Wioona and ST Pstsr rsilrssd kad reschsd
Ii point within ahaif siis sf St. Cbar.es.
lon Wednesday next tbs desissns e III,
fIbusy psaes will haSs ~ plssssss Of sssiiDl
Istrain Of cars pufIag intotoup, md rss6J
4 IIfor freightins business, 4 = sxpsetsd 4
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