St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-05

which works two saws, under the superin-
tendence Of her Majesty'a Engineers.
ssfsla Southern News. =,
The city government of New, Orleans is
still disorganized. aeaa s5&l a>ssst} 3sSc
The Southern Express Company was re-
Gently robbed at Brazos, Texas, Of $75, 600.
Cave johnson, Postmaster General under
Polk, is o candidate for the State Senate.
to; fill vacancy. z.s.,., ,4.j Id ia:
ri Gen. D. H.. Hill, of the late Confederate
army, is about to start a magazine, to be
called The Land zoe Love tz:2:f .55tst ezsE
The Gee trial at Raleigh, N. c., is develop
Ing a monster the very twin Of Wirz, and
richly deserving to share his fate. { 4 1
There was riot recently in New Orleans
occasioned by struggles for piece Of the
rope with which murderer was hanged.
The oldest stove in the United States
WARNS the halls Of virginia's capitol at
Richmond. It was. made in England and
sent over in l77O. II }..sE a4ztp D,;s i 3 Is
The Texas Convention have sent q Com
missioner Ito Washington to present def
nitely the condition Of the inhabitants along
the Mexican frontier, 49, s $50, !.
A duel took place at daylight on the Goth,
near Lexington, Ky, between Joseph Desha
and Alex. Kmbrough.5 At the second fire
Kihbrough was shot through both hips.
| A national party is organizing in Texas,
with Unionists for leaders. =. .Ex-G Gov. E.
N. Pierce, an unconditional Union man, is
announced as . candidate for Governor of
the State. 6Ts 5r@l;2sf &'f ~ I.IEs, tsfI.<s
7 Gen. Robert Ransom, lately Of the rebel
army, has been chosen Marshal Of North
Carolina, with salary Of $4,000 year
He had not been pardoned at the time Of
hislelection. - eao 81 syAal ss-& NJ s.
The Charleston Courier, says, on the au-
thority Of . gentleman who has recently
made tour through the Southern States,
that it is hardly possible to imagine the ex.
tent to which the small pox prevails. All
the large cities are more or less infected. =
Business in New Orleans must be prosper.
GUS The papers publish triple or quadru.
pie sheets nearly every day; and late
number Of the Pieayune had eighteen pages
the largest ever published in America ii
one Of the regular editions Of = daily
paper. fS - Il CO : s.. =. I, 80. {.
.EaLs Petroleum has begun to gush in Louisi
ana: An owner Of land near New Iberis
was offered BY some explorer $500, 900 70,
Is locality ascsrtained to, yield petroleum
He refused but accepted $40, 600 for on,
{ years privilege Of working his petroleum
reservoir, with an interest in profits.
sa Bradley T. Johnson, swholeft Maryland
ct the outbreak Of the rebellion, and sub:
sequently returned during the invasion q
the State % ! General commanding . rebel
brigade, WAS arrested on the 26th by q. s.
Marshal Bonifant, on q warrant issued on
an indictment for treason found BY The
grand jury in August last. - f.s u; =
Avery learned and compassionate Judge
in Texas, on passing sentence upon John
Jones, who had been convicted of murder,
concluded, his remarks as follows: I" The
fact Is. Jones, that the Court did not intend
70 order you to be executed before next
spring, but the weather is very cold, and our
Jail, unfortunately, is in aavery bad condi-
Non much ofthe glass in the windows il
broken; the chinneys are in such lilapi-
dated state that no fire can be made to
render rem q your apartments comfortable; be-
sides, owing to the great number Of prison
ers, not more than one blanket can Sc
allowed to each man to sleep sound and
comfortable, therefore, is out Of the question.
In consideration Of these circumstances, and
wishing to lessen your sufferings a., much as
possible, the Court, in the exercise of its
humane M compassion, hereby orders youto
be executed tomorrow morning, as soon
after breakfast Is may be convenient to the
sheriff and agreeable to you. . S.
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