The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-08-29

General Pillow says his corn crop
will amount to about 100000 bushels
this year.
Charles Reade, the English novel
ist, will visit this country in the Fall.
Jean 1ngelow is 28, unmarried,
and homely.
Why is seamstress like a pick
pocket? Because she cuts and runs.
The dramatists are already casting
greedy eyes on Mr.. Beecher's "Nor-
wood" knowing that its adaptation to
the stage as ''moral drama would be
q hit.
Mrs. Bella z. Spencer, literary
lady of some distinction, and writer
for the Philadelphia papers, died in Al
ALBANIA last week. She was the wife of
Gen. George E. Spencer.
Jim Cavanaugh, ex-M. C. from
Minnesota, is the Democratic candidate
for Delegate in Montana. Jim tried it
in Colorado last year, and did not sue
ceed. If he fails in Montana he will
try Sitka.
"A gallant widower of Greenland,
N. II, Of the ripe age of seventy
seven years, was married few days
since to fair daughter of Portsmouth,
Of the tender age of torty-6ve.
"A reprobate was once asked, when
dying, if he had lived an upright and
creditable life. Swell, no, not exact
ly," said he, "but then I must say I've
had a good time"
General Halleck has issued an
order attaching Alaska to the Military
Department Of California, and making
Sitka the head quarters of the district.
The Boston Post says: A lady
passed through this city yesterday for
the mountains with sixteen trunks, four
poodles, three maid servants, an Irish
man and husband.
The corn, oats and cotton crops of
Texas and West Tennessee are very
rich. Tue Houston Telegraph says
that the "worm-in-the-cotton" stories
are much exaggerated.
Dickens is certainly coming to this
country, his agent having left England
to arrange the preliminaries.
Dispatches indicate that the chol-
era is raging among the Indians. If
the disease should spread among them,
and carry off every scalping redskln in
the country, why-it would be too bad.
"A man in New York State tried
the system of artifcially Matching hens
eggs, 1000 of which he experimental
with. After an almost sleepless season
his product was sixteen chickens. The
thing can be done, he thinks, but he is
doubtful ii it will pay.
"A Washington clergyman, in ad-
dressing = prayer in behalf Of universal
suffrage, without regard to race, color,
age, or sex, said: "Psradoxocal as
this nay seem to thee, oh Lord, it is
nevertheless true"
Owing to the long continued
drought, there is . great scarcity of
water in Coyington, Ky. Half the cis-
terms are empty, and many families
have to obtain = supply for Washing and
culinary purposes from the Ohio river,
| at . cost Of seventy five cents a barrel.
"A gentleman now residing at New
port. r. L., sent message at noon ON
Monday, to Alexandra, Egypt, and
received = reply at the same Office the
following day at P. NJ, being twenty
six hours in transmission both ways "a
distance to and from of not less than
fourteen thousand miles.
| "A man at Fond du Lac, Wis, got
tired Of life aud took poison the other
evening. He took too much, and tiled
sgain, but was pumped out. The double
failure provoked him into trying a pis-
tol, but the third attempt was prevented
by his friends. He declares that he will
accomplish the job yet.
The Omaha Republicans says 50
many young men there are out Of en-
ploy ment aud can't get work, that even
tho recruiting officer for the regular
]. army has been obliged to suspend oper-
I ations, because more applied to enlist
than, he could receive.
Il The first installment of Greeleyi
| autobiography in the New York Led.
) ger contains = picture Of the '.house
vhsre Nj. Gresley's mother VAS mar.
RED" We presume the next numbe,
will show u The house where his faith.
o. underwent the nme interesting cor
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