The St. Cloud journal., 1869-03-25
FROM 81. LOUIS.


at. Pa&xask's Day-Weather, snow
TAandsr anA Likhtning-Gov. Nc.
Clung-a1lssouri Politlcs-Alodcsty OF
An U. .. Senator-BurninV of the
Ruth-St. Louis Whisky Ring-Ncw
Grain Reate to Europe-BuiidinE. /
Sr. LOUIS, March 17th, 1860.
/ iED1roR JoURNAL.-This is est. Pat
riok's in tho am rs good a man as 4th
Of July ever was faith" and bright
sunny Minnesota, day too it is. The
Knights of s.. Patrick and Frank
Blair's Finnegaus are out "wearing o
the green" in tull feathers. +, .4n I
Last Sunday evening We had a blind
ing snow storm accompanied With heavy
thunder and vivid lightning, an onusu-
al sort Of a storm, since which We have
had cold weather. -.
Our new Governor MeC Chung, despite
the meroilass handling he received dur
ing tho canvass last fail, is making host.
Of friends in bis eudeavors to admiuis-
ter we'll the affai,s Of State. He has
taken . bold stand in abol,shing from
his receptions the Glowing bowl" an
example which might pro6.ably. be
adopted by other State and National
dignitaries.
The contemplation Of Missouri poll.
tics would prove an interesting study.
Here We have FIRST big fight on U, S.
Senator, resulting in the discontinue
of Drake; and then next solemn pro-
cession Of Missouri delegation in Con-
gress headed by Drake, going for Ul.
Grant, slate in hand with the Missouri
Offices all partisioned and tarmed out.
We oil know how neatly the President
broke the slate aud appointed his own
friends. Here is Judge Newcomb, Ex.
NJ. G. from the I'd Dist, to whom the
Missouri Democrat turned the frigid
shoulder last summer when he was can.
did'te Tor denomination, and beat him
in convention !; veil Uli has gwen him
the U. s. Marshulship for this Dist,
which is considered fat take. Gran,
is said to have told Schurz that he had
lived longer in Missouri than tho Car.
pet Bag Senator who would liked ID
have been Chairman of Committee on
Foreign Affairs in the Senate, and xhe
is put to bed at the tail end. Of some
useless aud Insignificant committees de-
spite Father Munich aud the Westich,
Post:
The Boston PoA says: "Modesty is Car
Sohurs's strong point. At that compli
mentary banquet in New York, he asserted
that tho Germans emigrating to this coun
try possess cultivation unknown 10 Amer
leans, adding that hs Was going to Con
gress to prove it."
The burning Of the steamer Rutl
above Vicksburg, falls heavily on man,
of our Insurance Companies here, VIII
we're carrying the risk on her valuable
cargo bound for N. O.
The Whisky Ring who got Andy be
fore be departed from the White Rous,
to order Dist. Atty Noble to. enter :,
no1e pros. in their cases, have come t.
grief, as the court has not been in ses
sion since the order was sent and tn
new Attorney General has revoked tb
order, so the trial must be had, and
guilty We hope speedy conviction ma
follow the indicted. .
The fight between the Railroad an,
Steamboat interests as to the occupanc,
Of the Levee for running cars on, j
still going on in the Common Council
The Elevator Company have conaecte.
themselves with the Merchants cx
change Rooms by telegraph line. -.
The shipment Of l75,000 bushels o
Iowa Spring wheat to Liverpool Vi,
Mississippi River route, By Homeyen
Co., is likely to turn ont. about an eve
thing on profit and loss account; til
deepening Of the channel below N. c
must be accomplished before the rout
can become success: 1t is though
wheat can be shipped to N. Y. ri
this route for II cts. though the pre-
ent rate is % cents per bushel.
Building this year will mostly b
confined, from present indications I
tbusiuess property. Large contracts a,
already made for many elegant edi6ce
for commercial purposes. ***