The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-30

business, ana AVOIDING care anu excitement
of every kind" ~: -
+ The New York Post has an article
on the same subject, from which we
extract the subjoined paragraph:
"These facts ought not to be concealed:
the Democratic masses themselves ought to
know exactly what their ticket means-it
means Blair as President. No ordinary
motive could induce the Eventng Post to
touch upon the sacred fears and private
misfortures of . respectable citizen, but
when the American people are asked to
make that citizen their ruler, his private
in6rmities become public dangers, the
solemn terrors Of his closet become the
peril of the nation.'' ~
lit should be remembered that these
are both Independent papers. ,;
STATE NEWS.
"A jury was finally obtained on
Tuesday in the famous Van Solen
murder case, which is now being tried
at st. Paul. The testimony is being
taken. '.'.'
Mr.. A. j. Burbank has retired
from the editorial management of the
Mower county Transcript. .r -.
The Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION at Minneapolis, is in fine
working order and is well attended.
It. numbers over, two hundred. men,
The Wincna Republican says {:
A colored boy about seventeen years of
age, named Henry Dixon, was drowned
while bathing in the river on Sunday
evening. j.: =. :'.~@: ::.~>'
On Saturday evening young man
named Alex. Montgomery, carpenter
In the employ Of A. D. Davidson, was
drowned in sSigeps Dam on Phelan
Greek, near St. Paul, while bathing.
The Winnebago Homestead re-
ports that during the severe thunder
storm Of last Monday night, woman
named Willard was killed by lightning
near Vernon Center, and a boy at Ster-
ling. No particulars. 81,
The Red Wing Argus says that a
young Norwegian immigrant-name
unkno yn-was drowned on Friday
while bathing in the 'river.----- A son
Of Mr.. Thayer, Of Featherstenes aged
Is had his jaw broken by a kick from
a horse. IT,
The Albert Lea Standard says
that A. K. and w. Marvin lost three
horses by lightning. Four horses were
tied to wagon over night, and in the
morning three were found dead
A little son of Mr.. Nelson was badly
mangled by dog. .>-
"A dispatch Of the 25th says: A
RATS crew from Saltwater had fight at
Reeds Landing yesterday, among them.
selves. Three men were stabbed, one
Of whom is already dead. The MUIR
derers were arrested, and are in jail
here. The cause of the tronble was
whisky, all the parties being drunk.
by an act Of Congress the money
appropriated for tho removal and sup
port OF the Sioux Indians nov resid-
ing near Lac Traverse, is to be expended
by Bishop Whipple, Of Fairibault.
This disposition Of the funds was pro-
posed by Messrs. B. F. Butler and
William Window in the House and
adopted by the Senate. It was vigor-
ously opposed by Senator Ramsey and
supported by Senators Conkling and
Henderson.-Pione
"A large excursion party of rail.
road men from Philadelphia, interested
in the Superior Railroad, With their
wives and families arrived on Saturday
evening. Among the number are j..
Edgar Thompson, President of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad 8. NJ.
FELTON,, President Of the Delaware road {;
Isaac Hincley, President Of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
road; J. B. Lippincott, the great book
publisher. The party came all the
way from Philadelphia to St. Paul in
the "silver palace" cars, belonging to
the Pennsylvania L Central Railroad.
One Of these is the. celebrated car
which the Prince Of Wales and suite
used in their excursion over the. Penn
sylvania Central in 1860. They left
yesterday by stage for Lake Superior,
and will return next,week. ,, ....s,t IRIS
The. Lake Superior Gazette says ::
The fishing season here for pounds is
about over, and two Of them at least
Will % taken up before the: close Of
next week. The catch has been in the
neighborhood Of 1000 half barrels.
although the season was short, owing
to the protracted stay Of the ice at this
end Of the lake.-------Some Of the
residents 1t'r 80 Of Duluth having organized
A 9 company ' e mine At Vermillion,
y '4! essrs. Culver and Mayhem started for
the lake yesterday morning 10 stake out
the claims Go 10 boy. while you have
a.ohanoe, there will BE- big rush for
Vermillion before long------At tho
Montgomery quarry there is q large
amount Of surface work beng done.
The slate there 10 pronounced good by |
competent judges. .-----Mr. Hudson,
who arrived here Thursday evening
With some thirty head Of cattle, from |
tMankato, tails usihe never saw such iine |
graziDg Is ID o. ia found betv wan hArs1