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List of Prices Weights, and Sizes of Farm, Hotel,
Steamboat, School House, Ships, and Factory
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Chicago L Rock Island Rail R.pro
&0N =. 9

On and after Sunday, September 18th, 1865,
and until further notice, trans will leave Rock
Island Depot as follows:
GOING EAST.
Day Express and Mail train at &. 90 I'M , arriving
in Chicago at 4.30 p IN.
Rock Island freight tram at $40 IN. arriving in
Chicago a. 90 m.
Express Freight train, at 5.45 p. m, arriving In
Chicago at $50 a. IN.
Night ExPress ats.O) m, arriving in Chicago
at 900 a. IN.
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM THE EAST:
Night Express at 600 a m, leaving Chicago at
800 P. NJ.
Express Freight train, at $40 a. IN, leaving
Chicago at 200 o.
Rock Isand Freight at 80 p. IN, leaving Chicago
7.l5 p. IN.
Day Express and Mail at 5.30p. m, leaving Chi
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baggage ALSO procure tickets before taking theI
seats In the cars, the conductors collect fare
only to stations the line ofthe Chicago and Roel
Island Railroad.
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Price List.

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twelve months from time of purchasing. Should
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THE
THE
ANNUAL CECLOPEUIA
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Cost OF Bell and

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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

50rF1cE or Couxrr AUDITOR
sherburns CO, MINI.
: NoTlcE is hereby
given that the whole
Of the several tracts,
or town lots contain
ed in the list above,
or 50 much thereof
~ will be necessary
to pay the taxes, in
/ terests wand costs
charged thereon, will
be sold at tho School
House in School Dis
.trict No 4; Of said
county being j the
usual place Of: hold
ing court in said conn
~ Of Sherburne, BY
the Cn,lnfv Treaanr.
er, on Monday. June
9Th 1865, q, and q:
ter the hour Of ten
O'Clock in the fore
noon, unless such
taxes, interests and
costs be paid before
that time. .skEt.
Big Lake. ~Sher-
vuA0OOuuCys NAAAs
April Sd, 1865. -. !
JOHN E PUTNAM,
County Auditor.
sNor1.-ln3 thu =
'bove list q stands for
4, b for !, and be-
tween the different
subdivisions Of each
description 'sor. is
to be understood, 10
glvenin the first two
lines.s sasS I'xp13s
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CHANGE OF BASE.

1t is wonderful with what facility
the copperhcads can "tlop over" to tho
Union side when they find their
cause entirely gone. As: long as there
was any hope that the Confederate for
ces might be able to hold our armies
IN check until the loyal people grew So
weary Of tie war that they would, be
willing to make peace on some other
terms than the submission of the reb.
els to the laws Of the United States, or
until President Lincoln's second term
should expire, they we're bitter and re:
lentless IN their persecution Of the Ad.
'ti'inistratio'n. No abuse was too foul
to be heaped upon the President and
his cabinet. Even our generals, dur
ing the last canvass, did not escape the
general vituperation- =.
1t was, therefore, rather surprising
to find the announcement Of Lees sur
render blazoned forth IN the Pioneer in
this style:
"The Year Of Jubilee has come, return
ye Rebels 10 your Homcs."s ''7Aonks to
Lincoln %, 10! the conqneringi Heroes
GOMEZ" "a Shout for the Brave Boys in
Blue"
This was surprising, but it was abso-
lutely startling to find at the bottom of
the double-column "heads," the shout
of "abolition" rejoicing go f. =.
."Freedom has triumphed and our Coun.
try is saved!'' g.. ;...,;,.,:,.;: .: ~4, f. .
VIM. Lloyd Garrison could have said
no more and were the Pioneer sin
cere, We would heartily rjoice. at its
conversion. ''' ~ IT,.
:. . ."When the Devil was sok, = -. .;,.i,
The Devil monk would be;
;. When the Devil got well - .!' ~. ~: : =
The devil monk was he
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ITEMS FROM NEW ORLEANS;

We take the following extracts from
late letter received from Hon. G.. +.
:Stesrns ,:t+ - :" :''.t'': - 1'f
lathe 9th, 7,h, 9th and ! 1th, were
hero short time since, all in good
spirits. I was really glad to see SO
many Of my old Appropriateness: Lieut..
J E. West, Of your city, looks hearty,
and says he has not been sick day for
the past year. He is the same good
natured, go-ahead fellow as Of old,
ready to work or fight at moments
notice. Lawrence Darlington, the lit
tie drummer, has grown very much
since he left St. Cloud. Lieut.. May
hcv's health vas not very good at tic
time the regiment left; Ephraim Cur
It's is. now in hospital, having had Sc
we're attack Of chronic diarrhca. He. is
getting better. ~..- ....---.
<""Thc 9Th, 9th and 18th regiments
were 4uartered about seven miles below
the: city, on the plains Of. Cbalmett, the
old battle ground Of 1916, and there
was 50 much rain during their stay that
it was almost, impossible to move around
on account Of tho mad. 1i.N =: ~$n,o,;
g. Maj. Bradley was in command Of the
7th, while here. Col. Marshall arrived
in the city only 4 day or two before the
regiment was ordered away. He was
we'll. The 9regiment think everything
Of him. Id His word is, i"Comc, boys,
follow ME !" Lieut. Gen. Grant was in
command of. the 9Th. This regiment
was quartefed in the city fi'r few
weeks, doiag Provost duty :.'',,s 1=;'i'>a
.I,..MostTof the white regiments have
left the city, and their places are sup
piled BY eolored regiments, They make
good soldiers, when properly Offered q
GoLD closed 10 New York on tho
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

REJOICE REJOICE. "| il
'.., -- ,,3";"""1. ~
Glorv to God, who grveth us tho VIC
tory! IL. u.".< ,#
:, Glory to Grant, Sherman and Shcri-
dan, through the might OF whose arms
the power Of the enemy has been crush
ed!
Glory to the brave armies Of the u a,
ion, who have suffered, and struggled,
and endured that the nation might be
preserved ! -; .'.* ~"
Let all rejoice that the victory was
bloodless! j. T.. :.
And rejoice that the "elcventh' hour
Of gloom has passed, and the morning
of peace is dawning bright and fall Of
promise. -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

Correspondence Between Ora mt md Lee
, .HEADQu*RTERs ARMIES OF THE U. S.
4:30 r. N.-April ., 1865. 81
Hon. E. II. Stanton, Secretary Of War: .s-,s
General Lee Surrendered the ARMY
Of Northern Virginia this r. H., up.
on terms proposed by lnyself: The
accompanying additional correspond
enee will show the conditions fully.
! ..:. 7.t' y; 2.4:j5Y" H. s. GRANT,
. -! .,i:s.. Lieut.. General.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

Of ,the-oPiaion~ you~ express Of the hope
lessness Of the further resistance on the
part Of the army of Northern Virginia,
Il lI'reciprooate your desire Leg to .ypoid uses
,e.s zetfusidnh Of blood, and Ithercfore,,
considering yeur propoaition, ask the
tern's you viii offer on condition of it's
surrender. M sg
" - Y R. E. LEE, Gen.
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Cen. Grants Original Proposition.

Gen. Grants Original Proposition.
April 8, 1865.
Gen. r. k.ke>, Commonly c& A., 49,
. GENERAL:- Y6 our note Of lait even-'
ing in reply to, mine Of the same date,
asking conditions on which. Twill ac-
sept: the surrender Of the army Of
Northern Virginia just received. In
rcplyoI would say that peace bei''g my
first desire, there is but one condition
| insist on, yiz:s That, the MEN surren.
dered shall be disqualified fromataking
up, arms against the. Government of the
United States until properly ,exchang.
eu.Ff .<:iTAE!:i=tH -
IN will meet you,'' Or designate officers
to- meet any Officers you may name for
the same parposc, at any, point agresa-
,ble}to you, for the purpose of arrang.
ing definitely tho terms upon which the
surrender Of: Army Of Northern
Virginia, will be received: a'%'''F:' ~
Very, respectfully, T. ,9. -:
:. s- At Your obedicnt servant,
...,,~x- -g.s.GRANT, Lieut.. General.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

Gen. Grant Dccllnes to Treat On any
other Subject than Sure nlle ring.
~ '"9i'@ '".:| ''":, ','2' April sth, 1865.
Ges. X. Z. Ler, thmmasding c: s 4. t,2 =, H. ~:
,,. Your note of yesterday is, received.
| have no. authority to treat on the sub
jet Of peace. The meeting proposed
for 10 A. NJ. to-day would lead to no
good. ! will state, however, General,
that | aim. equally anxious for, peace
with yourself, and the whole North en-
terrain the same feeling. =. ;,...x4
.,f The terms upon which peace can be
had are we'll understood by the. South.
|. T y e: laying down arms by your army
will H. hasten as that most desirable event,
save thousands ct Of human "a lives, and
hui: hundreds Of millions lio Of property not
yet. destroyed: .. Sincerely, hoping: that
! al our difficulties may BE- settled with.
out the less of'a'nother man, l, subscribe
myself, r,>
Very respectfully,
RI ,T,t}; s;s,'.;'n Your obedient servant. adi
! #! ,,7,.t. .!::s:..7 s.GRAv7, Lieut.: Cen: .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-13

The Ternas' Onsred by GENERAL Grant.
AproxAro1 G. IL, April 8; 1865. -
Gen. q. p. Lee, Commanding c. $. a
In accordance with the substance of
my letter" TO, you; of the 9Th inst, I
PROPOSE 70 RECEIVE THE sURREN-
DER of the Army Of Northern Virgin.
ia, on the following terms, to Wit:
Rolls Of oil the officers and men, I'd
be made ia duplicate QUE copy to he
given to an officer designated by me,
the other to be retained by such officer
or officers as you may designate. The