The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-02-13
FROM ST. PAUL.

1Thississ'sr ~Sa intended s'ffo5 e last
weeks paper, but was delayed by the
blockade Of the railroad. Some Of the
items are therefore out Of date, and VIC
omit them-ED. JouR.]
I !s;(jsssn PAW, r.e. sd, 1888. !
From Our Special Correspondent.
Though cold the atmosphere out
doors, yet St. Paul is gay and lively.
Third street is throngcd with gay
equipagos. The trottins park is the
scene Of many an animated contest be-
tween the various fast horses owned in
this city ;2,2S issths fastest time yet,
recorded. The other day several tash-
ionable turnouts were on the river oppo-
site the depot as the train started up
the Valley, and the ambitious drivers
went in on race with the locomotive.
All wero ignominiously defeated but one
noble gray, who, while the track fol-
lows the river bank, beat the iron horse
aaairqh slGiysfos iimsolf,s !
The skating parks are thronged with
visitors, and fairy feminine forms are
gliding around .sgracefSlly2 as ducks 4 =
in mill ponds and with much more
celebrity.
LITERARY AND MUSICAL.
Prof. Youmaus delivered his lecture
on tho "Chem,stry Of the Sunbeam"
at the Opera House on Friday evening
last. The audience was we'll pleased
with the learned geutlenan'sse effort, and
scientific minds were especially reviyi-
fed.
T61 :NSSHS Uhioh will On Tuesday
night, February 18th, appear in the
Cantata Of the Haymak ers. This has
been in rehearsal for some time already,
and as all the aids of scenic effect will
be brought into requisitiou, it will
probably be the richest treat set before
the musical lovers Of this city.
THE EsrRAY LAW.
Mr.. Miner, Of your county, has In
troduced a bill repeating the estray law
passed last winter, which required
that every estray Of the value Of twenty
five dollars and upwards should be ad-
vertiscd in the. St. Paul Press, and
the Register of Deeds Of every
county was obliged by the terms Of the
law to subscribe for copy Of the
weekly Press, and keep the same on
file in his Office, and the subscription
of said paper was to be paid Out of TIT
county treasury. Mr.. Miners bill
provides that these estrays shall b
advertised in the counties where the.
are taken up, or if there is no pape
published in that county, in pape
published in an adjoining county. d.
THE PER DIEM DILL
will be acted on by the Senate 70
morrow, and it is to be hoped that th
question will be settled then, for thi
session at least. MI. Bristol has giyel
notice Of a bill proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution making tn
Office Of Legislator salaried one, AM
paying stated sum, whether the ses
sion be long or short. There can be n
doubt but that such measure woul'
give Us shorter sessions, make legisla
ting less expensive to the State, AM
the Office more remunerative to tn
holders, thereof. As it stands now gu
members of the Legislature arc tn
poorest paid of any State officers, eve
at S. per day.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Gordon has introduced a bill
proposing the same amendment to tn
Constitution, that was voted down at tn
last election. Sooner or later, thi
must prevail, and as it is both RICH
and just, the sooner the word "white'
is stricken from the Constitution th
better. * ",'t -
THE 100000 ACRES.
Mr.. Furbeer, Of Washington county
has introduced q resolution in tn
House, the terms of which are that n
bill shall pass that body disposing
this land or any part thereof unles
there be incorporated in tia proposition
submitting said bill to a vote Of tn
pie, for their ratification or rejec
jn22s'i$| .D,s t,,,,,.s,,.,= |1E1:=
Senator Folsom's resolution calm!
for an adjournment on the goth Q
February, passed the Senate by unani
nous vote. 1t is the special order il
he House fo- tomorrow. 1t is though
that the House will amend BY ixin
the time on the 18th, which will effec
tually kill the move, as it will not b
possible for the business Of this session
to be all disposed of at so carly a day
1t is quite probable that this sessio
will attain the usual age Of sessions an
adjourn sine die on its sixtieth day.
THE TELEGRAPH BILL.
Mr.. Lineau has introduced bil
regulating telegraph companies, whic
il causing 4 tumult among the ncWsps