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

On Wednesday as party Of ladies and
gentleman We're crossing he liver on the
ice at St. Anlhony, one of the number, Mrs
Fleming took up hcr little boy and instantly
sank through tho ice. She was at once
Carried under, with the boy yet In her arms.
At Il break in the ice. short distance below
she was seen for moment and an unsuc-
cessful attempt was ma de to rescue her
She re appeared through the ice still further
down, where she was rescued in an insensi
ble condition. but still holding with tenac.
ious grasp to her child. Both mother and
child have recovered from the effects Of their
pcrilous dive under the .-Ecclenye.
PASSAGE or THE NORMAL SCHOOL B1LL,-|
The bill appropriating money to the support
Of the State Normal School at Winonu has
passed the Sena'c 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 sum whie W uld
virtually have defeated the object contem
plated and rendered the school contemplate
for want Of the proper means Of support,
but thanks to the enlightened liberality Of
the ma. jority, as well as to the strenuous
personal effrrts Of our delegation, the at
tempt failed and the bill went through as
stated. 1t appropriate, the sum Of $4,000
for the year 1864. s. 90 for 1865, and S.,
1000 annually thereafter. With this sum at
the disposal Of such intelligent and judicious
gentlemen as compose the n ornal Board Of
Education the School will doubtless soon
become what lis projectors intended, alike
an honor and benefit to the common school
interests Of the State Messrs. Youmans
and Dixon in the House. and Mr. Nort"o
in the Senate, are deserving OF much credit
| for their successful |abors in behalf Of the
measure. .- Wlnona republican.
| EVEN with the increased facilities which
Burbank & Co. have provided for car yng
passengers and mails. they are still unable
to meet the demands Of the public. Yester
lay some 80 passengers passed up river in
the coaches. while number more wcrc
obliged to wait over until to day.-Ib.
A team belonging to VIM. 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 frcquen. oocurrence.-D.
!, THE Northwestern Packet Company are
getting ready for approaching navigation or
the Upper Mississippi. The boats on ,h'
line will be the same as last year. bat the .
have been thoroughly o7erhan.ed an? mad,
ready for efficient service. The passenge
, boats will be the Milwaukee, Itasca, Ks,
, City. War Eagle. and Northern Light. Al
OF these boats vii. re.sin their old officer
except the Key City, in waich Capt. Wo,
den will Be sapsrceded by Capt. Lawtou
! late of the Ocean Wave.-Ib. ~
y Os Saturday last the trsck layers on th
e Wisons and St. Peter railroad hsd resche,
k /. point within half miie Of st. Charles :
i EOn Wednesday next tbs deDizens .: tn
Dc busy psscs will hare ti,s pleasure Of ssein
, atrsin OF cars putting inio town, snd rssd
= Tor heishsing business. Il il expected
eIrun = regular passenger train in sl,oat or
, week. wi,sn ssms necessary ssds irsckssn
q tarpine .aises are fn:5led-Ib. ID -
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