The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-02

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Dickens goes home on the 22d
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Parton gets $500 apiece for bis
to the Ata~tic Monthly.
Spain excludes American newspa"
pers, even those for the American en-
voy, who protests.
"A bill establishing aoyging in the
British army has passed the House Of
Commons. =. 49,. T., ,
The towns Of PASSPORT, Pembroke,
and Lubce, Maine, went Republican
on the Both.
-Th.d. Stephens has written the
New York Tribune 4 letter indorsing
Grant for President and Wade for Vice.
President. .-
Secretary Stanton still remains in
the War Office building both night and
day, aud does not propose to leave until
the impeachment trial is settled.
The cou6sel for the President
have caused summons to issue for part
Of their witnesses, among them Gen.
Rousseau, Of Alaska, and General
Steedman, Of New Orleans.
The Havana correspondent Of the
York Tribune says that, during jeff.
Davis stay in that city, few Amer.
cans called upon him, but the natives
and Spaniards paid no attention to him.
John Deveain, the rich whisky
man in New. FORK, lately convicted Of
revenue frauds, has been denied = new
trial. Put 'em through!
The liuseed oil mandatory Of
Gould Bros, Chicago, was burned on
Sunday morning. Loss quarter Of a
million dollars.
"A Canada dispatch says that the
house of a farmer named Lambert, at
Markham rs miles from Ottawa, took
fire Wednesday night. Mr.. Lambert
with seven of his children and 4 man
servant were burned to death.
The Union Pacific railroad is com.
pleted to a point 81 miles west Of Chey.
enne, and within four miles Of the
highest summit on the entire route.
Three thousand men are ut work upon
that section.
The junior Tying has addressed a
letter to Bishop Potter, earnestly pro.
testing against the results Of the pro
ceedings Of his case. He appeals from
the "unjust presentment, oppressive
ruling, and predetermined action"
The Senate has not yet decided As
to the suspension Of business during
impeachment. Some Influential Sena.
tors are decidedly opposed to any such
suspension, and will insist upon de-
voting one or two hours per day to
general Legislation, and occasionally q
brief executive session.
The Uarleston Mercury cries out
against the new Constitution of South
Carolin. because it provides no Law
against the intermarriage Of whites and
blacks. Poor ohivalry! Will somebody
make the necessary law forthwith, les'
the editor Of The Mercury and hi
white friends should rush of to the nc,
swamps and marry negro wives?
MAY will be : month of Conven
tions in Chicago. On the 10Th tn
Soldiers National Convention will b
held there; on the goth, the Republi
can National Convention; on the same
day the National Convention Of Wool
growers and Manufacturers and o,
the 2lst Of May tho General Confer
ence Of the Methodist Denomination Of
the United States will be held, and i,
it will be represented l0,469 churches
embracing no less than 100000 com
municants.
The State Department has bee,
recently in correspondence with tn
British Government with a view o
forming treaty recognizing the right
Of naturalized American citizens an,
fixing definitely the law Of expatriatio,
which has long been in question be
tween the two governments. From tn
latest official dispatches received from
the English Ministry, there does no
appear to be the slightest doubt tia
the administration will succeed i,
bringing this vexatious and sometime
threatening controversy to = successful
termination in a few weeks. The treat,
as it now seems to be shaping, will p.r
take Of the character and features O