The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-27

dueed by the explosion Of the petro-
leum instantly enveloped both trains in
flames, and before the fire could be
subdued eighteen person had been liter
ally burned alive to ashes.
IT. STATE HEws.
Mr.. Bromley, Of Minneapolis, 4
fur dealsr, Ms robbed Of 1925 last Fri
day morning. Mr.. B. states that he
was coming down Fourth street, when
he w.s attacked by two men from be-
hind. One seized him by the neck
and nearly choked him while the other
robbed him. His neck was cut and
bleeding from tho choking, and his
collar torn in two from the tight grasp
Of the garrote1. The police vas in
formed, but no traces were heard of
them.
-M.. Gen. sanborn returned home
yesterday, after an absence Of nearly :
year On the plains.
WIN. Monk, . vatchman with
Sanford Cadys Government train, died
on tho 10th inst, under peculiar cir
cumstances.. He was we'll when he
left the camp in the morning. He
was in the habit Of riding most of the
time, and Is usual got into the wagon
when the train started and was not seen
during the day. In the evening when
the train had gone into camp, his COM
rades not seeing him around as usual,
looked in the wagon and found him
dead. No cause is known for his sud.
den death. He was buried at Pomme
de Terre. Mr.. Cady took charge Of
his effects.-Sauk Centre Herald.
Tho largest fish Of the season VA
caught yesterday At White Bear Lake,
by Mrs. Aendenhall, of Richp ond, Ind,
lady stopping At Dnnn's Hotel. She
vas sailing in Dunn's big yacht, when
= monstrous piokerel seized her hook
and alter. hard struggle, was brought
70 land.s He Was three feet four incbes
long, and weighed over sixteen pounds.
IS. Paul D;.patch efthe 21ss.
The track upon the main line O.
the St. Paul and Pacific r. r.. is now
laid to within Eve miles of the Grow
River, and trains will commence run
ming to that point next Monday. We
are informed that the company propose
to lay about twelve miles more before
winter, thus giving about As miles o.
operating road west of this city. Thi,
viii be good news to the farmers of tht
big woods.-lbid.
Mr.. Daniel Buudy, who owns ,
farm about one mile from Northfeld
recently harvested = field of five acre.
of wheat that averaged forty-sever
bushels to che acre. ''This is = very
lgood county for wheat, but too cold fol
ca,cn. ."-lbid.
The Rcd Wing Republicans give
the names Of Eve sportsmen who in tw,
days shooting captured three hundre'
and twenty-five prairie chickens.
We are sorry to learn that most q
the Spring calves in this neighborhoo
have been sold 70 the butchers. Whe
an agricultural county sells all Of i,
young stock we may soon expect
scarcity in old.-Farsers' U.io.. =
\ ~. T. Grimes and W. w. CLARK, q
this county, fad that the Doolittl
Blaek Cap raspbs.1y il gold mine t
then. II seems that IN acre Of thi
] fruit viii do - much towards support
ling . family - ths interest Of sever,
\ thousand dollar. Why u it that MOI
! at&sItioa u not given to tho cultiv,
ton ofthis delieisu prolific andprofh
be Doolittls i-B;d. 7*'s7 :: 49,"
! -; ~ soon IS the gr,in. is of II
4 ground, the plov, should be startet
and every hour should BE- improved NJ .
I'll tho land il al turned over. Lam
= intended for wheat next season shoul
be ploved this hll.-l1;a. -
The raisins Of sheep in this Stat
has been 3 neglected this season.
Causs :-the low price Of wool, br
while wool i down mutton Is up. On
dollar will ealy purchase s;x pounds
! lttd. sS.sGFf- so 4 0:s& 8 n2T&@
i From tho threshe1 At work in thi
nsighborhood, ws hear the most 81
eouraging accounts. ..z> -s.s@. --
4 Ono asld Of nine acres ACROSS th
river, yielded forty bushels par aore J
We hear Of several yields Of thirt
and thirty.two bushels s--nooe las tha
. tvtaty. .a.,gas ]. s...aass.zaszz.ss.rss4 = ga "a
Every one reports The yieM hf grsa'
!, q than they had hoped. The berr
seems more full and plump than asus
Il this y % III, over The Stass, the oro
i win b laa: Immense one. Pa,
Il DssateAa fas 9i a'zi.ss
J -Fliss ars u dying IL Nashvill
q and It u remarked that tho manner
!, thsir dying i similar o that which i,
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