St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-02-11
STATE NEWS.

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The store of Mr.. J. f. Martin. at Pleasant Hill,
Winona county destroyed by fire on last Sunday
night. All the goods in the building were burned
Loss about 5000, on thish, we learn there was no
insurance.
Another arrest has been made growing out Of the
robbery Of bonds from Burbank's stages. A man
named Johnston arrested few days since by the
sheriff OF "abashaw county, and placed in Jail al
Red Wing. There is abundant reason to believe that
there exists regularly organized gang of thieves
and counterfters along the river
On Monday evening Of lust week little daughter
Of Christopher Hammer, Of IIokah, while in the uct
Of taking lighted candle from the table. in the all
of hcr mother set her dress on fire and was 80
badly burned that she died in few hours afterwards
The Win,na St. Peter Railroad is expected to
be in running order as far the town Of St. Charles
within two weeks. 90 T."
From tic minneapolis :,lus. 81 sse~
"A small boy: son of c. ". Clark, met with fatal
ing to get wagon while in motion be lost his
balance and was preciptatcd violently to the ground
his head striking first The injuries sustained SUPER
induced convulshions. These continued throughout
the night, when death came welcome relief to tho
sufferer.
Tho large FIGURING mill of Henry Gibson, took
fire on last Wednesday from defect in the smut
machine. timely discovery, together with prompt
assistance from the large and powerful .force pump
belonging to the mills, saved 1t from destruction,
The loss sustained is estimated ut five hundred dol
lars Fully insured.
We know of two men in Mcekcr County, that in
eight days, caught Gity-nine mink, and thirty rats
The mink sold for each, bringing the nice lit
tic sum OF S'0975. The rats had not been sold.
Two men trapping in the vicinity Of St. Peter Sc
cured in forty days. $500 worth Of fur Most of this
was done by one Of the men, ~ his companion was
sick much Of the time. So says the St. Peter States
man.
Hart If 40 ritv Vr1,il In.
timber OH the bottoms, fell and injured himself 80
severely inwardly, that he died on Sunday last
Hastings Independent. 49,
From of our townsmen who was in New Ulm
last week. learn that is beginning recover con-
sideraby from the effects of the Sioux outbreak Al
ready of the mills has been rebuilt and is in
full operation and cannot supply all the cash demands
for lumber Over 900 feet oflumber have been sent
from this mill this winter to Fort Ridgely. flour
mill is also in operation.-Munkato Union.
rs party of ladies and gentlemen were crossing the
river on the ice at st. Anthony, Of the number
Mrs Fleming, took up here little boy and instantly
sunk through the ice. She at carried under
with the boy yet In her arms. At break in the ice
a short distance below, she was for a moment
and an unsuccessful attempt was made to rescue her.
One of tho gentlemen then ran down to a sluceway
in the dam, four to five rods below where she broke
through, and. jumping into the sluceway where the
water was waist deep, just in time to receive
Mrs. Flenmtng as she was swept by rhe strong cur
ing with tenacious grasp to her child On yesterday
she had sufficiently recovered to sit up and little
harmed by the cold dive under the ice The little
boy was also doing well-Pionev. ,s a..
ANOTHER SCALP REcElvED.---A splendid specimen of
Sioux scalp was yesterday deposited with the Al.
scout. He makes oath that he killed the Indian at
Lake Kandiyohi, on November .26tf. The bounty of
500 was at once paid to Mr.. Horner.-Iress.
The post Office at Silver Creek, Wright county,
Mimi, has be n discontinued. ST., 5,;>is53 -
narrates case Of brutal murder that occurr near
Princeton. An Irishman by the name of Dennis Kali
har was returning with his wife and two children.
and was much intoxicated His wife becoming uu-
easy got out Of the sleigh with the youngest child
the father refusing to allow her to take the otter
It then commenced crying when the inhuman parent
beat It over the head in such manner as to cause it's
death when found. The father was lying some dis
lance further on dead drunk. Yisu i, u,%
Col. F. Bridoef has arrived at Fl. Smelling hav-
Ing been directed by Gen. Halleck Il assume the du-
ties Of Post Commander. He was formerly Captain
in the 9th Iowa Vols, and while acting in this capac
ity lost oh arm at sho. He was through tho vicks-
burg campaign. ,tS*=sSa
A published statement Of the capital and circula-
ton Of the banks Of Minnesota shows all to beon
firm basis the La Crosse and La Crescent and the
peoples Bank. The former with capital Of $3.50
hasa circulation Of ,s73, and the latter with
capital Of 81, AGO. circulation Of 5000 The Vino
ma Republican advises people to refuse the bills of
both until they place their issues on better basis.
SERIOUS AccrDHNr.-We learn that on last Tuesday
. Norwegian Of Sterling township named Ole Ergn-
sem was cutting timber and while telling tree, one
Of the limbs broke Of and in falling struck him the
bend seriously fracturne his skull Not returning to
his home at night Is usual, search was instituted
next ..morning, [and he was 6und.fn the afternoon
where ccident occurred In an tnsensibe condition.
At onr latest advices he was stl alive though In
sensiblc and his recovery doubtful amkuto Rec