St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-20
3. Our ST. louis LETTER.


'oo! Our ST.. LOUIS 'lE1IEa. !
Trade. -Rairoad Pto.peel..-c..d;4;o .,
kissouri.-Orphan's Aone. Petroleam.-- %
Items Il. Z, 81 -. 80 S.
't'' - 20 81. Iou1s, April 9Th, 1866. 4
Enron DEMockAr.-The Mound
City is ina state Of rejoicing at the Re,
cent decisive victories Of our Union ! AZ
mics. She has been stricken down
sver"since the rebellion began and has
been cut of from her legitimate trade:
With the return Of peace, her loyal
people look forx return Of business Re.
lations with the world, aud With high
water in 1865, expects considerable
trade the entire length Of the Missis-
sippi. This she is we'll prepared to d.
as her merchants have large stocks Of
goods, and freiyhts must be cheap.
There is some stir about the North
Missouri Railroad to Iowa, and even.u.
ally. to have a continuous road to St|
Paul. There is no doubt that before d
decade Of years you can take the cars
at St: Cloud and ride on! the west side
of the river all the way to the Gulf: !
Such 4 line would give grand outlets
for the supplies Of the extreme North
and South to 6od their proper cx.
change. 49, .<lo1z.L NE:'} n.sA "a
:. The state is tolerably quiet now, ano
it is hoped the 1bushwhackess' occupa-
ton il gone forever. The coming
leaves will settle the question As "a
whether We shah be cursed with then,
or not. There lis . good deal Of migrs.
tion out Of the State but it is composed
.lnostaxholly of sympatbisers or abet-
torsofl treason and gu~rriilas, and ye'
they represen: themselves as refugees
from zgusrriliss, have been driven out,
&c., 10. Thesmo Of them Who leave
the better for Missouri.
The Soldiers Orphans Home, loca.
Ted seven miles from the city, on The
Pacific Railroad, is already in operation
aud filing up rapidly No distinction
Of State or locality made; all are vel
come. The Legislature has, taxed ev
cry corporations profits one per cent
yer year to help endow and maintain it
There is some petroleum on the brai,
in this State, aud sone oil has been
discovered, but not in alarming quaint.
ties. In Illinois, indiana, Iowa and ii,
nearly every western, stats Frospec.or<
and oil smellers have found indications
Have you: not petroleum under the
mari beds in your State :, .>..., ~ !
The bridge question across the Mis-
sissippi river here is being agitated, and
the bridge viii doubtless be built. l,
now takes an hour to cross the mails
hnd passengers, which is very annoy.
ing '5~i%:. - s7o-' * y 'o."9''
Avery large Elevator (but two lar.
ger in the U. 6.) is being built on ,he
levee and is rapidly approaching com
Our merchant, are bringing fseigh,
from the Eastern seaboard via New
Orleans, 4 line Of ocean steamers and
river bosts running in connection bav.
ing been fully established, with capi.
tal Of Eve millions of dollars. A good
deal Of produce is finding 4 m.rkc,
through the same route. '"".' Il ,''s',s
AT the election On Monday last, the
entire Radical city ticket was elected
BY the usual majorities. d" Among those
left out in the cold, was your old friend
and former citizen Of Minnesota, G. W.
tl!urtiss, who was I candidate for City
Comptroller. 'v':"' @',a @17a .7s.' u Ds=5
The late fteshets have done an an i i'm. i
mense amount Of damage to the Rail.
roads hereabouts.. The. Iowal and Mis-:
souri, Railroad lost twelve bridges and
x!.as damaged over 100000, aud viii
not be ia n'rsnning order for; six weeks.
The P.eife h.s not run : through tli,, trslii,n,
tar days, until today. 'ssa s'i "
Unless the coal snap now On 'hal
killed the buds, 0we shall have a large
crop Of peaches this year. In ''5''"s' 2
taaig;;asII ed, isss33 9tejelu1 ANON
DRAFTING AND RICRUluNG 10 CEASE
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