The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

your freud,
". T. SHERMAN.
| LATE NEWS ITEMS.
An Ostend correspondent Of the
Onioers Mustre says: "It did me good
to notice how pleasantly the gallant
American Admiral (Farragut) smiled
at the good-looking Qoeen of the Bel
gians, when he escorted her all over his
magnificent flagship. The Queen, on
her part, was all smiles and gracious
ness, and it was evident that she en-
joyed the rough, but chivalrous polite
ness Of the old sailor ten times IS much
as the honeyed phrases Of the courtiers
who had accompanied her on board the
American ships; and when she finally
lett the chip, she shook hands with the
Admiral so cordially that it was evi-
dent that the American hero will long
preserve warm place in Her Maiesty's
little heart"
Fifteen hundred honorably dis
charged soldiers of franklin county
want to know what Seymour ever did
tor the country OF the soldiers that
would justify them in voting for him
against the hero Of the war, General
Grant. They also want to know On
what principle OF patriotism and Loyal
ty he encouraged the draft rioters in
New York aud promised them to stop
the draft when the life of the nssion
was in fearful jeopardy from rebel ar.
mics, and the loyal forces had been
greatly reduced by battles and disease ?
-CAambersb"'y (Pa-) depository.
-"Do you know" says correspon-
dent, chow Reverdy johnson was re-
ceived BY the Queen, two or three days
ago! The ceremony is the same that
it was in the days Of John Adams, our
first Minister to England. He was ez-
cortsd BY man full of finery and fur,
aud with rod in his hand, up to the
Queens closet. At the portal he made
bow. Approaching her, when half
way from the door, he bowed again.
Close up be made third bow, and, aft
er all his.bow-wowing, he gave up his
papers, and said he was there
"A large majority of the Govern
ment bonds held in Berks county, Pa..
are owned BY Democrats, or arc the in
vestmeot of widows and orphans.
Brick Pomeroy addressed the Demo-
cracy Of Reading on Friday eve
ming, and called the Bondholders
thieves, Shylocks, and bloated aristo-
Gratis, Z, much to the indignation of his
hearers. The Berks county Repubi-
cans are raisiug purse to have Brick
visit them again.
Scarcely laboring man, artisan,
! mechanic, servant girl, or even poor
vash-woman who had saved fifty or \
hundred dollars by hard work, that did
not loan it to the government during
the rebellion. Horatio Seymour, al
though known to be man of fortune,
openly admits that he never loaned tho
government dollar, and now he 10 the
candidate of = party which is for cheat
ing those who did.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart's new colossal
retail store in New York is to be open
ed for business near the middle Of Oc-
tobcr. This establishment will cover
more than two acres, and occupy the
whole block between Broadway and
Fourth avenue, aud Ninth and Tenth
streets. 1t will be the largest retail
dry goods store in the world.
In 1866 Horatio said: can ad-
init that our inflated currency and its
shifting value is a cause of business
confusion, Of Wild speculation, and of
demoralizing waste and extravaganza"
In 1868 he is the Presidential
candidate Of the party who propose to
.ggravate this evil by paying of the
national debt in greenbacks. Is
man Of so vacillasing principles 1t to
be President.
Among the banners carried n the
Great Republican rally at Rock Island,
was one having the following acrostic :
See
| Good
Radicals
Are
Not
Traitors.
Seymour repeatedly declared that
his acceptance Of the nomination would
be "the loss Of his personal honor"
T Now, is it safe to put the Nations
"houor' in the hands of u man who
cannot preserve his own!