The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-04
STATE NEws.

buggy on last SapDatA. |
The large painting Of the Falls Of
Miunchaha by Gilbert Munger has
been sent to Chicago, to DO placed 10 |
the Crosby Art Gallery. !
-The granary Of Mr.. House of Cot
tage Grove, was robbed of about forty |
bushels Of wheat On last Wednesday,
The tenth annual convention Of
the Minnesota Sabbath School Associa-
ton is to bs held at Faribault, June |
10th, 1883, continuing three days. |
We see by tho Lake City Leader
that Rev. hir Dada, formerly of Clear.
water, is delivering course Of lectures
on the evidences Of christianity, which !
promises to DO very interesting.
We learn from the Sank Rapids
Senltnsl that Henry NIergle shot him.
self through the hand last Friday, by
the accidental discharge Of pistol.
john f. Morgan, the bigamist of
Minneapolis, has been found guilty and
sentenced to three years and four months
hare: labor at Saltwater.
Ths Winona Republican thinks that
there is yet whea: enough in the couu.
try to keep the market active until har-
Sest.
EM1GRANr TRA1Ns.-The past
Week has been remarkable for the great
number Of amigraut trains which have
passed through this borough on their
Gay to nea homes on the border. On
houday, Come twenty families from
Freedom county, with their cattle,
HOSES, sheep and household goods,
PASSED Oh their way north, intending to
select locations in the vicinity of Otter
Tail Lake-&. Peter Tribune.
"A large party Of emf grants came
to st. Paul last Thursday on their way
TO carver, St.. Croix and Douglas coun-
ties. They came direct from Stock
holm, between 5000 and 5000 miles,
Gno were about five weeks on their wav,
They report that large number are
making preparations to leave Sweden,
Gnu that they will be here before the
sumaaer' is ended. ! go
- A son Of Mr.. Farrell, of Chatield
wss drowned in a sink-hole near his
fcsaer's residence, on the 9Th ult. His
tathes and mother hearing his cries for
help, ran to his assistance, but were IN.
able to help him, and he was drowned
bcisre sheir eyes.
"A little child of Prof. Sands fell
CT the stairs at Barnum's Hotel, at
Sank Centre, smashing in the skull at
tie back part Of his head. DR.. Palmer
vas sent for who raised the skull of
the orain-a most difficult operation
Sauk Centre Herald.
A man by the name of Pason
Buchanan Of Zumbro Falls, was drown.
ed Sabbath night in crossing the river
lie had been in search of his COWS, and
had torded the river once in safety
but on returning got into deep water
aud being unable to swim was drowned.
His body was found on Monday two
miles below. So says the Lake City
Leader.
We also notice in the same paper
that the house of Martin Wooley was
struck by lightning during tho storm
OF a week ago. The fluid entering the
roof and passing down the ceiling, dis.
charged gun, which was standing
against the board petition, tearing and
scattering the slivers from the wall.
-hlessrs. Moore T. Mcclure have
had large gang Of men busy at work
on their mammoth raft of lumber every
day since it Vas landed here, getting il
on shore and piled up. THUS raft was
composed Of two million feet of lumbe,
and one million lath and shingles
enough to supply the city and surround
Ing country with building material ane
fencing for several weeks.-l6id.
On Friday last the dry house be
longing to Sylvester & Jaques was en-
tirely destroyed by fire last Tuesday
9th about 5000 feet OF lumber AM
come machinery. The loss will not b,
1ess than $500. This firm has suffere,
considerably from fire, as about IS cord
Of GOOD which they had cut, about tw,
miles from town, was burned SOM
three weeks ago.-Sauk Centre Her.
adj,
During the severe storm, last Mon
day afternoon, the lightning struck tn,
chimney, on the house of MIR. Sanger
about teo miles from town, knockin.
1t all to pieces, the fluid running down
catering the stove pipe in ali direc
tons, the lightning then glanced Of
Ctriking Mfs. Sanger and child, VIII
aore naar the stove, tearing off Mr.
9.'s SHOES, and one of the child's.-
Strange Is it may seem, they escape
9th Sat few bruises.-Anoka Unio,
111a. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At UrIoA:-
On Tucaday night, the 10Th ult.,
barn belonging to = German name,
Sc7nagle, in the toH . Of Utica, in thi
aounsg, Eas burned to the ground
9hs barn vas a large, fine building
and 10 addition to it there was also dc
stnsc,s threshing machine, reaper an
other farm utensils, besides Eve bur