St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-02-04

matter Of hrss. On Friday sveaing, dur
Ing heavy Y&d storm, = ars, broke out
ON Third street, dsstroyiog'qo buildings,
s.!clothing store, belonging 10 Mr.. Hsimsn,
and the restaurant, "Uur H0ma" occupied
by Mr.. WITT. Others nesr by were injured
more or less. Loss about $7,OO0-fully
'"o'tlirds covered by: insurance: :.
"A case Of small pox was discovered Al
tiAe hospital at Fort Smelling On Monday.
Precautions have been taken to prevent its
spreading. l., -.
The Red Wing Volunteer says that in
tcmI eraufe is: +righlfuNy On the increase
in that place. There are thir.y two places
in town where liquor il seld, and all are
making m9pey. A.tcmperance society hos
been organized '.ThGre are other places,
outside eft Red Wing, .~here q reformation
in this particular is sadly needed. :
The Taylor's Fails Reporter says that
new boat is being built by Capt Isaac
Gray, ut Hastings, for the trade between
the former place and Prescott. 1t is r20
feet keel by % feet beam, IS calculated to
draw II inches Of water, and will be fitted
with the machinery of the II. s. Allen.
We learn from the Minneapolis ANas
Of a sad casually that occurred st Rich.
land Mills, in Hennipin County. on Wedncs-
day of last week. A daughter of Mr.. Joel
Brewster, aged five years, was engaged in
kindling a fire, when her clothes were ig-
nited, and she ron out Of the house to find
her mother. Meeting her she was rolled in
the snow and the flames cxtinguished; but
the injuries were SO severe that the little
sufferer died in two days after
The same paper states that on Mon
day man anil woman were observed driv-
ing rapidly away from the house of one Of
the leading citizens If the place, whose
wife on going to the stoop shortly after
found a basket containing female child
apparently but few hotirs old. Who the
parents are, is a mystery.
The Messrs. Harrisons have purcl,as-
ed the block between First and Second
streets, below Oregon street. Price paid,
$4,000. They intend to use it for Lum-
Der Yard.
SUPPOSED MURDER.-On Friday morning,
says the Press, an OLD nam Named Nevins,
residing on. the Fort Road, went to St. An
'thony with D load of xheat which he sold.
Late in the day tie team came home, and
Ne,ins was found lying in the bottom Of
the wagon, senseless from severe cut on
the head, frac'uring the skull. lie died
the Fext morning, having remained sense
less during the entire time. 1t is generally
supposed that his wounds were caused by
foul play. No clue has yet, been obtained.
= The Pioneer Of Tuesday says that Roger
Kahoe, Mrea man who accompanied New.
ms to Minneapolis is suspected of being
the murderer. As the victim was not rob-
bed, the homicide is supposed 10 have aris
en- from quarrel. kThoe is said to be q
hard-visngel fellow.
VIM. II. Covart shot black bear. last
week, near Pelican Lake. The bear was y
monster-weighing 100 po"n(s.-.uonti-
cello Statesman.
Tile 'lags are playing havoc with the
sheep in Tile Sisi.rs,y Of Monticello. Que
night last week siey Killed and wounded
flock # eighteen. Tie Legislature would
do Il better work in making the dog law
more stringent. instead q! repeating it.
-Oi:" *'eamboa,ne II ) Gre preparing for
live y campaign on the Minnesota river
next season. The St. Peter S,"tcsn,an says
that t|'. t,,asti',ys tor Eight draught steam
boat 10 run "m ,Lat ri.kr sre now being
got on n't''c foundry in tina, rlace.-I+e.s.
"A load OF voSl was sen: f'om town,
the other day.. worth, ut tic present prices,
nearly ,w" thousand dollars. |, was sen;
to Chicago TO marke. hy the cnterprising
airn u, y lace 4 Wkeil:r: n,.nuf .eturers
anu buy rs of WOOL r. es;o" Republican.
-Messrs Ga"bev & Fairbanks sold yes
tcrday to -. Moore, of this city, a lot of
f"rs. amounting in the aggregate to near
$S.WD. The lot included over l,p bear,
','Wo m"k, :nd large" number Of otter
AMI nartin.-St- laut Pioneer.
Some fpe lots oifchiprvSH,a fur, were
*"hl i'll the OH Monday, to Il. \ Bromley,
tsq.. by Mcssrs. EuRce. Switzerland Ruth.
erIorl and others. u ..dsn,ihg to about
81. ,UtE.--Ibid.