The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS 1TEms.
Tho French wheat prospect is bad.
-Ex-Gov. Piokens, Of South Caro-.
lima, diod At Edgeaeld, y. G.
Caleb Cushing ha. been successful
in his negotiations for a ship canal
across the Isthmus of Panama.
1t is estimated 10 Washington that
about 1000 distilleries arc now running
in tho county
"a food occurred At D.nbury, Conn.,
on the night Of Jan. 81, destroying IL
or 10 lives and much valuable property.
Daniel D. Pratt, Senator elect
from Indiana, is man Of great weight
nearly four hundred pounds.
The committee on pension. reject
I'd Mr.. Linooln's claim for . pension,
- there Is no existing law for such &C.
ton.
--Amsrisans now travel In france
without passports, simple declaration
Of their nationality being sll that Is re-
quired.
"A dispatoh from Athens aunounc.
IS that the majority Of the Greek
cabinet have decided to agree to the
proposition Of the Paris conference.
The New York Herald states the
total loss by fire in this country during
the year 1868 at $s4, $4,000 during
the last thirteen years, $3.50, 605,ooo.
Mr.. Burliugame with his Chinese
Embassy, has been a. successful in
France as he had previously been in
the United States.
A company has been organized
for building new hotel, to be called
the "1nter.O Oceanic" At Chicago, At =
cost Of 100000.
The Childrsn's Aid Society sent .
or load Of children from New York to
Wisconsin on Wednesday, and will
send more to other Western States
soon.
-Gss. Dix, United States Minister
70 France, made . speech It . banquet
IN Paris on Wednesday night, in which
stated that Grescs had tho sympathy
Of America.
1T - said that Mr.. Seward has
offered Turkey the mediation Of the
United States in the quarrel between
that country and Greece.
"A proportion will be made to have
Nova Scotia come into the United
States On tho payment Of s.; 000, 900, IN
subsidies Of about $50, 900 per anaum,
fox 10 years.
The Connecticut Democracy met
in Hartford on Wednesday, aud ignored
the Tammaoy platform. The chairman
made speech favoring tho payment
Of the bonds in gold. The old ticket
was re.n0minated.
"A highly accomplished "colored"
man was turned out of tie New Orleans
Opera House on Tuesday evening, Of
last week. He is nearly white, was ed
ucatsd In France, aud Is we'll known
professor OF music.
lin tho Philadelphia contested
election case the evidence continues
favorable to the Republicans, sai it il
said that there Is very little doubt but
that the Democratic officials will be mn.
seated.
"A St. Louis Dispatch s.ys Gen.
Sheridan il daily expected in that city.
Nearly Ill the Indians viii 90 on the
reservations set apart for them and tho
main body Of the troops will be With
drawn from the plans to BE- concentrated
in Lsavenworth for distribution else.
where.
Kate O'Hara, an operative in a
cotton factory At Waltham, Mass, re.
Gently had her head caught in the
betting in such a manner that her
throat WAS cut'nearly from ear IL ear,
laying bare the roots of the tongue, but
breaking no bones. She was taken to
the hospital, and is expected to recover.
"A bill is being prepared by =
leading Senator consolidating the In
dian Bureau, the Land Office and the
Educational Bureau into one depart
msnt, With = Cabinet officer at its head
It i UNDERWOOD that 4 majority Of the
Senate favor such measure.
Mr.. Schsnok's proposition pro-
:vidisg that Ill bonds not expressly
made payable in paper, shall be paid in
gold, and legaiziog gold contracts, will
b reported from the committee on
Wsys and Means next week, and an
ehost will b. made 70 pass it.
Tho President sent to Consre., on
"Wednesday the correspondence between
Secretary Seward and Gsorg. Peabody
relative to the gold medal presented to
him BY ords, Of Congress. MI. Peabody
therein says, "eherishing as 1 Do the
sisearest affection for my country, it
il not possible for me to feel more gr.ts-
full than I do for the precious memorial