The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08

ron has been here on = professional
visit result financially successful, 1t
Melcantile Hall, one night last week.
Tomorrow We have Miss Cousins in
same hall on "Woman," when large
audience is expected; same night OPEN
ing Of "Women's Christian Association
Home" where single ladies, strangers,
can find home at as near cost n NAV
be. This organization is strictly nom
sectarian, and opens With = handsome
outfit worthy oftbe name and cause.
The city allows the railroad conneo-
lions on levee, 30 when the Iowa Gen.
tral p. r. is finished you can ship
grain from st. Cloud to New Orlean,
BY can without breaking bulk, v;a St.
Louis and Iron Mountain r. r. and
connections south, and return the car
loaded with bulk Turks Island salt,
which 10 now being elevated into cars
direct from vessel At New Orleans.-
The West must insist on Congress tai.
ing off the duty on salt, which has
made oil the salt boilers in New York
and Pennsylvania rich At the expense
OF the consumers who are mostly farm
ers.
March has been very disagreeable
month in this latitude. Raw, chilly
winds; rains, cold and da1npening to
business and spirits roads nowhere ;
farmers strangers to their post Offices
and nearest neighbors from depth Of
mud. But now the moon has changed
and 80 has tho weather, the breezss
are soft and from the south instead of
the east. Wild geese and brant,
ducks arc in the market for sale Instead
Of cackling and quseking over head,
uncertain whether to 90 north or r.
turn south.
Politicians are a busy ~ birds fol-
lowing . newly turned farrow in = corn
field. Spring elections come next week,
but 10 arc not likely 70 take warning
and elect our best men. The pa,t,ee
both stick to their hacks y, a oetoee.
marian does to his toothl ess gams.-
The city, financially, il sb out goisg 10
protest, 20 wise men say, and the Ex. Har-
Dor Master has just been sent BY . jury
Of twelve men to serve the State for
two years in the penite ntiary. Tho
trial Of the Comptroller and Ex- Comp
troller comes of At The next term Of
court. Our neighboripg city, Caron-
aslet, 10 also in = muddle about it, f.
nsnces. Their city safe wa opened ON
last and fossd full OF (vide
poche) emptiness, not a stamp left.
The 8. P. R. r. think of reaching
The river by Carond',let down tho valley
# the De Pere, and can build bridge
across the Mississippi At 4 cost Of .
million dollars. There Is plenty Of
'ock bottom on this side, and at sixteen
ect below low water mark ON the east
lido. There being considerable iron
manufacturing business concentrated
here bridge is = necessity and will be
built. ..
The owners Of the Ead's Folly ad-
'srtiss for timber and iron. Their
bridge will cost six million dollars. a
per present plan, and it is doubtful if
hey can ra'.e the money to complete
he same except With State or National
lid ~ . subsidy OF loan. On April Lot.
he advance in street car fare begins
are 7 cents q mile, s for q cents, tick
is good on any road. Ihops some Of
he roads will buy some better stock
md paint up their dirty cans, now they
re going to receive living rates. The
Fifth street line have some stock called
mules that look like very large rats. T.
The orange wonders are noisy
lavkine through the streets. You hear