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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

LITTLE Crows SCALP.-The Minnesota His
torical Society have come into possession Of
quite relic, viz.-the veritable scalp of Little
Grow, the great chieftain and leader of the
Sioux in their massacre of 1862. It was care
fully tanned, and consequently will not decay,
so that future generations. can look on the top
knot of lie Petite Corbeau' with awe and
wonder. It is certainly even now quite a
onrioaitv
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
Obituary..

1t is with regret that we announce the
death of Il. W. Rose, Esq, editor of the Waba-
sha Herald. He had been unwell for some
time, and though we announced a few days
ago, his dangerous illness, we were not pre-
pared to hear of his death, which occurred
yesterday. Our acquaintance with him is full
of pleasant recollections. He was an educa-
ted gentleman, genial companion, and a
true friend. Cut down in his prime, he leaves
record behind of which his friends may we'll
be proud.
Mr.. Rose was single man, and, we believe,
without relatives in the State. His parents
reside in New York, whittier we presume his
body will be taken for burial.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
News and GOSSIP.

Jerusalem has only twenty-five thousand
inhabitants.
Queen Victoria has over thirty tons of sill
yer and gold plate.
Louisville has trotting mule which has
made mile in 2:2l.
-Peto owes one railroad the heroic sum of
$33,0O0,0O0.
Mr.. Shore, an Englishman of wealth, said
at one time to have been afianced to Florence
Nightingale, died at Fox Lake, Wis. last SUM-
day.
The Syracuse salt mines have yielded
eighty million pounds Of salt since their dis
1t is stated that lone of the greatest of the
mobiles of England has became insane, but no
name is given.
The Government sold seven million acres
of land last year, and has ], 465, 100000 re-
naming, besides 365, 100000 more in Alaska.
The Turkish Sultan is asserted to be a
man of brutal and violent temper, smashing
pier glasses when in passion, and throw
ing anything at hand at the heads of his atten-
dants.
"A northern man attending an auction sale
in Georgia, thoughtlessly bid sixty.one dollars
for 49l acres of land and it was knocked down
to him. He wants to sell it now
The manufacture of cotton has begun in
Utah. Brigham Young has a cotton factory
at Salt Lake City, called the Deseret Mills.
The burials in Greenwood Cemetery have
been one hundred and twenty. nine thousand
four hundred and ten since the opening.
The once popular melody known as "Dan-
dy JIM was originally an Italian air, doing
service in high mass in Italian churches
Louis Napoleon receives as salary $14,-
240 per day; Queen Victoria, Sc, OPT; Francis
Joseph, $l0,s5o, and the King of Prussia,
S8,2lO.
The expense of the late tour in the Mian-
tonomah, of Mr.. Fox, Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy, has been Sl7l, 1867. A large addi-
tional amount of the expense of entertaining
was borne by the officers,
Temple Bar, in London, is to be demolish.
ed. 1t is one of the most ancient of the city
landmarks. 1t has been long leased by the
Messrs. Child, bankers, as storehouse for old
ledgers and bank books.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

-Latterly, dogs have disappeared in Ant
werp, Belgium, in a mysterious manner. The
disappearance grew so numerous that special
efforts were made to elucidate the mystery,
and the result was the apprehension of two
persons, who confess that during one year
they stole no fewer than two hundred dogs,
the skins Of which, sold to-toy makers, went
for the manufacture Of childrens drums; the
grease made excellent pomade; and the car
cases were passed through the sausage.mak-
ing machines
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
GLEANINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


The Keokuk swung into port early this
morning on her first trip this spring. She has
been painted from stem to stern and looks as
gay as a bird. Captain Sam Painter walks
the hurricane deck and commands the
gallant craft. Charley Hovey does the Office
business and will undoubtedly discharge his
duties to the pleasure and satisfaction of all
concerned. The Keokuk will be the daily
packet between Winona and La Crosse hereaf:
ter.
The Davenport, Capt. E. V. Holcomb, re-
presented the popular Northern Line at this
point last evening. She pointed her bow up
stream aud made o strong attempt to enter the
Lake but ice was little too strong. She pass
ed down this morning.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
CABLE TELECRAmS.

LONDON, April 2.
The negotiations between Prussian and Den
mark in regard to disputed boundary in
Schleiswig and Holstein still continues. Prus-
STA decidedly refuses to accede to Denmark's
requests for Island Allason, in the Baltic, and
Fortress Duppel.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

DoGBERRY OUTDoNE.-The trustees of q
township in Ohio have just been mulcted in
$3.50 damages for refusing to receive the vote
OF a resident citizen at a late local election.
The cause Of their refusal was curious. The
citizens wife was an inmate of the insane asy.
lum, and these wiseacres decided that, as
man and wife were legally one, his domicile
was in the lunatic asylum with her, and he
was therefore non compos This excels Dog
berry's decisions.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
From Havana.

HAVANA, April 2.
Advices from Nassau report that serious
riots are anticipated in consequence of the &C.
ton of the Legislature in relation to the
church disendowment. A decided disagree.
ment exists between the Assembly and Gov
eminent, the latter taking decided stand with
the established church. Bloodshed is looked
for, as both sides are determined.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
associated Press Dispatches. I
WASHINGTON, April 2.

WASHINGTON, April 2.
Immediately after the opening of the trial,
Mr. Drake offered new rule, providing that
upon all questions of evidence and incidental
questions votes shall be without division, un-
less the yeas and nays shall be demanded by
one'ffth of the members, as required by the
presiding officer, when the same shall be TAX
en- under the rules.
KARsENER RECALLED
Mr.. Stanberry recalled Karsener who, testi-
fed yesterday relative TO the proposed kicking
out, but elected nothing new.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

A SHREwD TRICK-The New York World
tells story ola clever French writer, who,
being unable to find publisher, went to the
country and commenced blacksmithing. But
the greater part of his time was devoted to
the composition of three large volumes of po-
etry and essays, which he published as the
works Of a journeyman blacksmith The plan
succeeded, and it is added that the people
were delighted, and that the poems Of this
'child Of nature" this ''untutored genius"
this INSPIRED son of Vulcan" were immense
ly praised by the critics, and were extensively
purchased
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

THE eastern papers say that the price of liv-
ing will decline soon, because internal taxes
have been removed from large number of
manufactures. That is good news. If the
price of marketing would decline also, we
should then be happy community
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

ALL IN Your EYE-It is curious how diff.
ferent men view the same subject. Two of our
illustrated newspapers give pictures of the
opening of the Court of Impeachment for the
trial of President Johnson. In one of them
the Chief Justice is depicted with whiskers,
and in another without. Each picture was
of course, drawn from life, and the one artist
merely saw different from the other. But the
two engravngs remind the beholder of the
conundrum-
"How can it be proven that Moses wore a
wig?"'
on and some times he wasn't.''
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

FISH are for sale in great abundance now.
They are caught without trouble by shooting
and spearing along the edges Of the partially
thawed lakes where they come to the surface
to bask in the sun.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09
TESTIMONY RESUMED.

Gen. Wallace was called to prove that the
President sent for him on the 22d of February
to enquire relative to the dispositions of troops
about WASHINGTON,
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
More Fruits OF my Policy.

Encouraged by the reprobate who SO
unfortunately for the interest of the
country plesides over the destinies of
this nation, southern traitors are still
at work. No crime, remarks the
Franklin Repository, is so enormous,
no act so heineous, that they will not
perpetrate to retard the growth of
loyal sentiment, or check the sympa-
thies of their own neighbors in behalf
of the Union.
In Columbus, Ga, on the Sd ult.,
there was held a Republican meet
ing for the purpose of listening to
the eloquent remarks Of the celebrated
colored orator, Rev. Mr.. Turner. Hon.
George Ashburn, who resided in that
city, sterling Radical, and one of the
most prominent advocates of Congress-
ional Reconstruction, was present.
Traitors could not permit this. He
must pay penalty for his love of the
"old flag" the "stars and bars" must
be vindicated, and loyalty must be
suppressed, even if the assassin's weap-
on should be used. At two o'clock on
the following morning, he was mur-
dered by the admirers of Andrew
johnson and the friends of Modern
Democracy.
lie adds but another name to the
list of patriots whose devotion to lib
eral ideas made them martyrs. This
noble band could easily have purchas-
ed peace and safety for themselves and
their families, by silence or an outward
acquiescence to the subjugated mem
bers of jeff Davis confederacy, but
their consciences forbid it. Our states
men and our people cannot regard
these expressions of hostility and dead
ly enmity in any other than their true
light, and demand of those in power
an honest investigation, speedy trial,
and a certain execution. Let it once
be known that the hour of mercy has
passed forever, and that stern retfibu-
tive Justice shall be meted out to both
the principals and accessories of those
horrible outrages, and then, and not
till then, will the "Ku-Klux Klan"
melt as rapidly as Lees army at APP
pomattox Court House.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
Assassination of Darcy McGec.

MONTREAL, c. E., April THE
greatest excitement that has prevailed
in this city for a long time is that
which displays itself this morning over
the news received from Ottawaat $50
A. NJ, relative to the Hon. Thomas
Darcy McGce, who was shot dead on
the steps of his residence at thirty
minutes past two o'clock.
Mr.. niece had just left the House
in company with some other members,
andas he was about applying the latch
key to the door of his residence, was
shot from behind, and instantly killed.
The assassin was SO close that the hair
of M'Gee's head was burned by the
flash from the pistol which killed him.
Ottawa is in a regular state of siege,
and every avenue is guarded, as it is
supposed that the man who did the
shooting is an cmissary from New
York, and would of course, make the
greatest attempts to escape to that city.
Montreal shows respect for the deceas-
ed by flying flags at halfmast, and by
other manifestations of sorrow for her
late statesman.
The widest rumors are ahoat and
and tend to increase the excitement and
alarm. Some, although not generally
credited, say it is the work of the
Fenians, of whom Mr.. McGee was
bitter enemy, and by whom he was
equally hated. There is talk of
another move on the border and the
next move expected is that the troops
will be called out to repel the attack.
The majority of the Irish seem to be
very cool about the affair, and this
calmness on their part only makes the
authorities more suspicious.
New YORK, April, 1O.-The Her.
ads Ottawa special says: James
Whelan, who is in custody on suspicion
of being Mr.. McGee's murderer, is
Fenian who belonged to Quebec Lodge,
aud afterwards to New York circle.
There is Aery little doubt now but
that he is the real culprit.
A plot has been discovered to blow
up the House of Parliament, by means
of nitro-glycerine. 1t has produced
the most intense excitement in every
circle. Extremevigilance is maintain
ed by the military and cival authorities
to prevent an outbreak. The Govern
ment and the English Cabinet are
constantly exchanging long cable dis
patches concerning the events of the
past, and the possible events Of the
future.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
IMPEACH MENT.

The case ofthe managers was closed
on the 4th inst, and the defense given
until Thursday last to prepare their
argument. On the third anniversary Of
the surrender of Lee, Judge Curtis
arose before the Senate Of the United
States, sitting as High Court of I'M
peachment, to plead in behalf of the
cause then so gloriously overthrown
and now resucitated and represented
by the Chief Executive Of our Nation
His speech was purely legal treating
the articles in succession. The speech
was not finished until Friday morning
and was much less elaborate than had
been expected. The slur which it con-
tained upon the House of Representa-
tives, by saying that it had resolved
itself into a school Of manners and
sent representatives. Of its dccorum and
propriety to arraign the President at
the bar of the Senate, was deemed en.
tirely out of place and was the more
noticeable from the fact that the speech
as whole, was marked with great
dignity. There were two points made
by Judge Curtis-one that the Presi.
dents dcnunciations of Congress il
his speeches were not intended to ap.
ply to the constitutional Congress
but to the ruling majority in it, and
the other point was that, as the Sen.
ate was part of the body denounced.
both court and triers were interested
parties.
At the close Of the address, Gen
Lorenzo Thomas was called and sworn.
Mr.. Stanbery conducted the examin.
alton. The witness appeared in full
uniform and bore himself well upon
direct examination. The fact wa.
brought out for tho first time in
Thomas's evidence that after Mr..
Stanton refused to vacate the Office,
Thomss went down stairs to biz room
and certified accpy ofths Presidents
order a. Secretary Of War ad interim
,nd carried IL back TO Stanton.
During the direct examination Gen.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
A REGISTRY LAW.

The Legislature has passed, and the
Governor signed, supplement- to our
election laws, requiring the regis
lration of voters throughout the State,
This is much needed measure, and
calculated to accomplish great dea
of good in the way Of preventing
fran1s at elections. The following is
a synopsis of the most important fea-
lures of the bill:
SECTION THAT the assessors
shall make lists of voters annually,
with their residence, whether house,
keepers or boarders ; the occupation
and name of employer, if working for
another; whether native citizen voting
on age, natualised, or having declar-
ed intentions, expecting to vote upon
full papers to be procured before elec-
ton.
During the present year such list
to be made out sixty days after the
passage of the act; qualifications to
be then inquired into before the 1st
of September meetings for rectifca-
ton and placing names on the registry
to be held by the assessors during
four days, if necessary, and ten days
before the election.
SEC. 2.-Duplicate copies of the
registry lists to be made out; one copy
to . 60 to the County commissioners,
the other to be posted on the door Of
the house where the election is to be
held prior to August lst in each year.
Sec. 3.-Assessors, inspectors and
Judges of election to attend at places
for holding elections on Saturday, the
tenth day preceding the second Tues
day in October to place names on the
registry not theron, upon due proof
Of the right Of the voter. AT the elect
ion no person to be allowed to vote
whose name is not on the list. Where
. person has been omitted be may re-
quest a special meeting Of tho officers
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A CONGRESSMAN.

]. B. Donley, Esq, OF Greene
County, Register in Bankruptcy for
this Congressional District, was at the
Leslie House for several days last
week, on business pertaining to his
office. He is a very agreeable and
intelligent gentleman. We heard
incidently that he has been talked of in
his own county as candidate for Con-
gress, the truth of which we will know
when he returns here about the first of
next month.-Lavrcnce Journal, Msp-
castle.
We endorse the compliment but
must confess the news of the Captain
aspiring to Congress somewhatsurpris-
ed US. 1t was pleasurablc surprise,
however, and as none others have
come out on the course this troubling
ofthe political waters will put competi-
tors on the qui uius. Candidates, like
still waters, are running deepbat they
should be careful not to sink themselves
TOO low. We are Greene County out
and out in this contest and want the
best man should win and we promise
our hearty support to that man whom
we are satisfied is the choice Of our peo-
pie; butany connivdhce in the interests
of others, or the least intimation Of
deception, will receive our determined
opposition and denunciation, as it will
that Of sllsrue Greene County Repub.
licnps ------aa---.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15
ONE MORE RADICAL u, 9,
SENATOR.
The Connecticut Election.

The returns from the gallant smut
meg" State show that the Republicans
have carried both branches of the
Legislature and have 20 majority on
joint ballot, thus insuring the election
of a Radical u. S. Senator to take the
place of Dixon, Johnson-C Conservative.
The Democracy, by the most corrupt
means, have again succeeded in electing
their Governor.
The Republicans done weR they
could and should have done better.
Before the election the Republicans
had given up all hope of electing their
Governor, and turned their attention
to the task of securing majority of
the Assemblymen. In this they have
nobly succeeded. All honor to the
loyal men Of Connecticut, who, though
fighting against fraud and corruption,
have fully met the expectations of
their friends throughout the country.
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to decide on his case; and all such
claims may be heard at the election
house on the Saturday before the elec-
tion.
Sec. 4.-Voters may be challenged
and put to proof. Notwithstanding
the fact that their names are on the
registry, and the matter be decided
according to law. Naturalized voters
must produce their certificates of nat
uralization, the election officers to
place the word "voted," with date and
place of election.
Sec. 5.-Registry papers to be seal
ed up after the election with other elec-
tion papers.
SEC. 6.-Registry to be reopened in
years when there are Presidential cleo
tions ten days before the election and
names of voters omitted to be placed
thereon.
Sec. AT special elections the
registry to govern, but not to exclude
citizens not registered who have the
right to vote according to law.
Sec. 8.-Prescribes the oath of Of
tice for assessors, inspectors and judges
of elections.
SEC. 9.-On the petition of five or
more citizens, under oath setting forth
reasons for believing that frauds will
be practiced at an election, the Court
of Common Pleas may appoint two
persons as overseers of elections, one
from each political party, if the in
spectors belong to different political
psrties but where the officers are both
of the same party, the overseers are
both of opposite party. The overseers
to have right to be present at the
election and to see what is done, keep
lists of voters, &c. If said overseers
are not allowed to perform their
duties, or are driven away by indig-
nations, the whole pole of that election
district or division to be thrown out.
Sec. 1O.-If a district polls more
votes than are registered, it shall be
prima facie evidence of fraud, and the
whole vote may be rejected upon 9
contested election.
SEC. 11.-No court of the State tc
naturalize any foreigner within ten
days of an election, under penalty Of
misdemeanor in the officer issuing
the naturalization certificate. Voting
or attempting to vote, on a fraudu-
lent certificate of naturalization, sub
jects the party to Imprisonment moi
exceeding three years, and fine not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. 12.@-Issuing false receipts by
a tax collector, fine not less than one
hundred dollars, Imprisonment not
less than three months.
Sec. 13.-At elections hereafter
polls to open between 6 and o'clock
A. NJ, and close at 6 p. Nj.
Another excellent bill is pending
before the State Senate, which if pass
ed, as it assnrcdly must, will prove a
most valuable and acceptable adjunct
to the Registry law. This bill pro-
poses to compel officers of elections to
register the names of naturalized vo-
ters, with such facts connected with
their naturalization as will prevent
fraud,
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

Thomas got on pretty well, and for 8
time after General Butler began the
cross-examination. At length Thomas
admitted that at one time he had full
ly determined to use force iu getting
into the war department, and repeated
this several times in a very decided
ma ,ner and much to the discontinue
Of the counsel. He also testified that
he had been fully recognized as Secre-
tary of War an interim at the Cabinet
meetings, and was still so recognized.
This was turned by Butler at once up
on a portion of Mr.. Cutis's argument
where it was held the President had
only gone as far as he could 60 him
self in appointing Gen. Thomas to the
War Office, and then sent inI his
name for the action of the Senate.
Following Thomas, General Sher-
man was called, but after replying to
twoor three important questions, when
asked if he had any conversation with
the President concerning Stanton's
return to the War office, Mr.. Bingham,
on the part of the managers, objected
to receiving any declarations of the
President previous to the commission
of the acts for which he was on trial.
Upon this and similar questions a
lively debate sprung up, participated
in by Bingham, Wilson and Butler on
the part of the managers, and Stanbery
and Evarts of counsel. On four yea
and nay votes, the managers were
sustained, and the questions put to
Gen. Sherman ruled out. Twice Gen.
Sherman by vote was allowed to
answer questions regarding the Office
of Secretary Of War having been Offer
ed him, but by thcsame vote and after
argument he was not allowed to give
his own replies, though these, as he
said, were in each case in writing.
Upon one ofMr. Stanberry's questions,
the Senate was nearly unanimous
against him, including johnson, Dixon,
Doolittle and Davis, and in fact all
but four Democrats. Mr.. Stanberry,
towards the last, became very much
confused and the whole counsel was
considerably disconnected. Finally,
Mr.. Stanberry rose and said that
under such rulings as the Senate had
made, counsel could not determine
wheather they desired to offer anymore
questions for Gen. Sherman to answer,
and upon this the Senate adjourned.
There is great anxiety on all sides
regarding the action of the Senate
Monday upon the questions of ruling
upon the evidence. If the position
of Saturday is maintained, both par
ties appear to agree that it is equiva-
lent to throwing what counsel deemed
the strongest part of their oral testi-
mony out of Coart. Counsel are very
much exercised over the matter. One
of them declared last night that it was
about equivalent to deciding the case
against them. Mr.. Stanberry was per-
ticularly disconnected by his want of
success before the Senate; and this was
quite apparent even before the ad-
journment took place.