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


con has been here on 4 professional
visit result financially successful, At
Mercantile Hall, one night last week.
Tomorrow We have Miss Cousins in
same hall on "Woman;" when largs
audience is expected; same night OPEN
ing Of "Women's Christian Association
Home," whore single ladies, strangers,
can find = home at as near cost u may
be. This organization is strictly nom
sectarian, and opens With handsome
outfit worthy Of the name and cause.
The city allows the railroad eounee-
lions on levee, 30 when the Iowa Gen.
tral r. r. il finished you can ship
grain from St. Cloud to New Orleans
BY can without breaking bulk, s;a St.
Louis and Iron Mountain r. R. and
concessions south, and rstar. the car
loaded with bulk Turks Island salt,
which il now being elevated into cars
direct from vessel a New Orleaus.-
The West must insist on Congress tall
ing off the duty on salt, which has
made al the salt boilers in New York
and Pennsylvania rich At the expense
Of the consumers who are mostly farm
ers.
March has been a very disagreeable
month in this latitude. Raw, chilly
winds; rains, cold and daInpening to
business and spirits; roads nowhere
farmers strangers to their post Offices
and nearest neighbors from depth Of
mud. But now tho moon has changed
aud 80 has tho weather, the breezsa
are soft aud from tho south instead Of
the east. Wild geese and brant,
ducks arc in the market for sale instead
Of eackling and quaeking over head,
uncertain whether to 90 north or r.
turn south.
Politicians are - busy ~ birds fol.
lowing . newly turned farrow in corn
field. Spring elections come next week,
but we arc not likely 70 take warning
and elect our best men. The parties
both sick to their hacks y, a. oetoee.
marian doss 70 his toothl ess gams.-
The city, financially, il ab out goisg "a
protest, 20 vie men ny, and The Ex: Har.
Dor Master hss Just besn sent BY jury
Of twelve men to serve the State foe
two years in the penife ntiary. The
trial Of the Comptroller and Ex-C Comp
troiler comes OF At The next term Of
court. Our neighborisg city, Caron-
dslst, 10 also in msdals about it, T.
nsncss. Their city safe Wa opened on
Saturday last and fossd full Of (v;de
poche) emptiness, not = stamp left.
The 8. P. R. r. think of reaching
the river by Carond',let down the valley
Of the De Pere, and can build bridge
across the mississippi At = cost Of =
million dollars. There Is plenty Of
rock bottom on this side, and at sixteen
feet below low water mark on the east
sido. There being considerable iron
manufacturing business ooneentrated
there bridge is = necessity aud will be
built. .s:" Fl III"
The owners Of the Ead's Folly i'd
vsrtiss for timber and iron. Their
bridge will eoet six million dollars, a
per present plan, and it il doubtful il
they can ra,se the money TO complete
the same except with Stats or National
aid ~ 6ubsidy OF loan. On April LIT,
the advance in street car fare begins ;
tare 7 cents = mile, s for q cents, tick
ets good On .ay road. 1hops some Of
the roads win buy SONS better stock
aud paint up their dirty eaus, now they
are going 70 receive living rates. The
Fifth street line have some stock called
mules that look like very large rats. =
The orange wonders arc noisy
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