The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-02
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The monument for the grave Of
Con. Scott, at West Point, is complet-
Cd for his daughters.
JEFF. Davis was slightly injured on
Saturday BY falling down pair Of
stairs. HRS.
The Senate, on Saturday, confirm
ed the nomination OF General McM ahon
as Minister to Paraguay.
-surratt's trial has been postponed
until the 2lst Of July. He will DO
tried for conspiracy only.
1t is doubtful if the Colorado bill
gets through Congress this session.
The indications. arc that the River.
and Harbor Improvement Bill will pass
both Houses. @.>'& So, : g I.
" Senator Howard, Of the Military
Committee, reported tavora5ly on the
bill for tho discontinuance of Freed
mau's Bureau.
Gov. Brownlow predicts $4,000
majority for Grant and Colfax in Ten
nessee. ~ .-. +..4 .....
AT the procession of the Spnger-
fest at Milwaukee, on last Sabbath,
over $4,000 strangers were present.
:, Chief Justice Chase will not be in
New York City during the nationa,
Democratic Convention.
The board Of Aldermen of New
York, appropriated $4,000 for the ccl-
ebration ofthe Fourth of July.
Gen Sherman has adopted son
of the. famous scout aud Indian hunter
Kit Carson, and will send him to Notre
Damo University at South Bend, Ind.
Alexander H. Stephens and Her.
schel ". johnson have been urged to
be present at the meeting of the Nation
al Democratic Convention. .
The harvest prospects throughout
western Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska
are reported to be all that could be de-
sired. There will be full crop of win
ter and spring wheat, and the grass is
perfectly luxuriant.
1T is reported that an investigating
committee in Washington have discover
ed a fraud, covering nearly a million
Of dollars, committed upon the Govern
ment Treasury, with the connivance of
clerk. r.
Minister Romeo, Of Mexico, at
Washington, has been ordered home.
A GOODNESS exists between the American
legation in Mexico, owing to the pro-
lection offered to Europeans by the
| united 0tates consul.
The sloop Thornton was attacked
by Indians, near Fort Rupert, on her
last trip. The crew fred on the savages,
and after desperate fight routed them.
One of ex.President Buchanan's
heirs was Mrs. Durham, of Meadville,
Pa, whose husband died the same day
that Mr.. Buchanan died.
"A bull has been issued by the
Pope summouing general council of
the church to meet at the Vatican on
the 9Th of December, 1869. The bull
prcscribes that all persons required to
attend the council must appear either
In person or by proxy.
1t is reported that Gen. Rosccrans
is to be temporary President of the
Democratic Convention. Representa-
tivcs of the Press are requested to
register their names at the rooms of the
National Committee, Tammany Hall on
"Wednesday morning. Tickets will be
issued on Friday.
The emigration from Prussia to
America this year, it is expected, will
reach 100000. It is composed priu.
cipally of inhabitants from the northern
provinces, who are for the most part
Professionals, and have small capital at
their command.
| News from Paraguay has been re.
ceived, to the effect that President To-
paz is arming the women of Paraguay
against Brazil. Near 10000 of then,
are on the Tobecan, under command of
Eliza Liuch, an Irish woman, training
tor active service in the field. South
America, at last, produces an actual
Amazonian amy. ~
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