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IFn0x oCn own coE1EsFoRpKSIJ
IoxDoS, june 4
Ender The influence of tho hot pasAIon excited
everywhere here BY MI. Sumner, the "crceping
things" Of the Southern psrtYin in England are
coming cut Of their holes Into the daylight. We
hare had ere.y leading member Of the "Southesn
Independence A6soc1H2on" " In prtnt on hla OWN
hook. Nj. I1ndaay, Sir E Head, and AesEs.
Laird arc the Last, and for the time they arc iii
listened 10. The rest Of the set shouId take nd.
vantage OF the atmosphere Where Is Charles
Aactay1 Why doesn't he Stop Tor q
moment In hts endcayors 10 get ND fresh news
papers, which he aha1l edit u somebody elsea er-
peuse, and In order 70 show how truthful and
genial his leiteTs al were: TIE Ph,llsttnes viii
surely giro Nj. G. 4. Sala respite TO- this! Let
tie renowned "8, The Nj. Spence of Liverpool
fame-tIpla1n how untust II Is to arcufe anybody
there Of trying to mlsiead opinion On tne objects
and capabilities Of the North John Bun would
not have heard these gentry slx ~eeks ago; but
he win hear them now. 1t certainly haS been
Mr. 9unnefs lot to EAeace the Northern
party in England Literally, throughout the
three Kingdoms, save a Fcnfaa Journal II
DubiIn, thetc Ia not one Newspaper, nor orc cor-
respondent even Of newspaper to be found cr-
cuIng the action Of the Senate In rejecting the
Reycrdy JohnIoo treaty, or explaining tn
friendly WAY Mr. 8umnefB orat1on. ! could send
you columns upon columns OF rant on the other
| eide, Blaetrood's Naga:1n< for this month being
the wtckcdcst nf all. Offering the suggestion th3t
the red men might b made Use ~ allies In de-
| st1oytDg the Atlantic and Pnel1c li1e II war BE-
| gius, but the New York papers dig out these
| lnnAmmatoty hA1Eargea 80 induatriously that
am spared the task, even enold
persuade myself TO 70 dlstAstsrul and odIous
Job. su1lee It to Say, England Is acting precisely
a Ahe did after tha coup d'ssat lu France. When
| Europe was dumb, and when evcrJ motive OF
prudence counaelled moderation, the French En-
pesor WIS attacked By tho leading Engiiah four
nails with the loudest and hlttcrest invecuve. It
Was well known BY practical men that humiliation
| aud dlEc1ul iujury coald then hare been inflicted
upon England BY France. Louis Napoleon had at
his back Aoo,eo0 soldierx, al standing Ike grey
hounds in the alps but tho Examinations continued
to peal through the air. Ths explanation L,
that the Eug'1h people hare got 1t II their heads
.hAt Ames1ea, As have aaid Ii previous letter,
wants to humlliate them, to make them do some
| thing which would degrade them IN the eyes Of
the world, and am obliged to saY that while
TINT notion Is abroad, tney would lose Canada md
Ireland and double their national debt rainer
than kiss the rod. This write purely ~ matter
Of fact, not ns an Argument onsctting in the lcast
the merits OF the dispute Mr. Motley, mean
| while, preserves guarded demeanor, and the
leaders OF opinion counsel the people to tako
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| AetAA
The County Treasurer also submitted tho fol-
lowing, when wA rrfeHcd TO the Finance Com
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hoEc61. interpret the facts a. indicating state
the state Ct he facts - well - can. rror, not
having yorr recollectioas 40 lively. ARena
wern sent to the English Government 70
there could he no restoration Of the Union, and
made the government e hcsteye H. Were they
= srune tn doing thisf NeIe tne1r BOT some IN
were r~Ssrted ~ reJ good patriots: The next
relns upon which shall briefly touch Is Whist
eonneetlon dsa tnts proe'amas,on q beliSssency
10 tJeaS Is II tie cTieo raaii l sometimes think Of
what Nc1udotus BnEs, vbea be uscts back the
tne Of 10 by the Pteaec1ans nany centuries
before the Persian war. The proclamation did
Dos create confedeEase pslsa:eel!u2 on the high
would nct ha7e e11sed without tnat p1x ami
ton. 1t w11red against engaging IN The EaL bus
It - sn!d that England ought uot to have re-
eeas, because there were no Fesscls, tsat the
po1t1 were bIo-kadtd and they could only tgnt
Ipou the I4nd. and that therefore EnRiant beng
ne5 ne aa1 an not Sosa1 20 to
Exht Ipon the seaA SoE the fact q this: IN JulJ,
1ss!, tire months sitter the proclamation Of LID
Queen, steamer Nhe pztsatcrr i" samter7 con-
nandcd BY Raphael Sr10es afterwards Captain
Of the Alabama was % the seas and the
"Sashyf1e- also ran OCT uf Char1ESton md burnt
The "EafTey Burch" the s4z1e kumEcI- In the
sane sumner Of 1861 one Ct or cz1tsers took \
vessel on ne f:eh seas = a rrs1c and court de-
is1ed- DID ine proclamation Of belliSetrncJ
CRAZE these acts, CT would thy not have
existed A1y how: Now, whAs' rnorn support
WAS given b. II earnot Say, but such support Ia
4n Inevitable result, aud Is NOT matter ef e1eQls-
,ien- They tuay haye felt themselves exalted By
Of tetlE lrtred into state Of beligtErncJ OF Al
Escss acknowledged IN tte!r n1t1on4 character:
brt 20 t, w1s an inevitable result which Kas not
to oe imputed TO the declaration Of beluSerency-
Thirdly, L ,n,ktc5 proclamation. ENGLAND had 4
right to Suppose w2r existed n al that It exist
Cd tpon the eea The1e u 10 such thing as one
ieeged tcI,eereocy. unless the naton L, 10 to
sav. mediterranean, 50 in the rrry heaYt OF con.
1ineut, NE Switzerland, that IL naru va.
fare Etr1d re eocaned 70 the Lake oF
Gerera q Lansarne Bst nese were =
I'M ou1 and ran IN, in several cases. aad
might In ra&oy HCFe-keould teey Say thlt Wal
existed OILY Iton TIE band. The fact Il, that the
Cpnfc1ers:e3 ksd aIE1s and ammunition, and
taocEn .netf ccssrs were tlockaded, It was posi-
bic ttr :Eem to tCln ord117-! steamers Into WEI
yes.cls aud TEn oat to tea- We cone1ude tttn
that the proclamation OF 31ay - coald not have
any sCch estcs rP1a the events th.t took pl2ce IL
July. lsc.- - 10 make = case where tbs dauags
etuld Re estimated Il money. think It will *
ieIrd u The ED The corntu viii conclude tt
jrcSc the A3afancA By ttseH - separate ffoH
tvtrls that went heicrt IL
II tETos9aot, IN tae ns.t pisce, to get posses
Sion Ct tie lentlsE facts, In otderto fudge hetn
eE II EHhkh Government WIS chArXtabIc will
yemlsSness IN alloM tag the Al2oauk 10 50 70 seS
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NOTICE..

All persons are hereby notified that
County Bond No. l, executed in favor OF
the "Pioneer Printing Company" Of St.
Paul, Minnesota. tor Revised Statutes for
the use Of Monongalia County, drawn and
signed by Peter E. Nord;n, chairman
Board Of County Commissioners, and Jesse
L. Whitta, County Auditor, amounting to
about Eighty dollars. is hereby declared
null and void, rs the said Statutes never
were received, nor bond returned. The
holder of the above named "Bond." will
confer favor upon tho present Board Of
County Commissioners, by returning the
same.
By order of Board Of Co. Com.
HUGH BLAKELY, Chairman.
Attest:-W. W. PINNEY, Co. Auditor.
Dated at New London. Mimi, March
18th, 1869.
aKTORDs OF. WISDOM FOR YOUNG MEN, On
W tho Ruling Passion in Youth and Early Nam
hood with Self Help for tho Erlnr and unfortunate.
Sent in sealed letter envelopes FREQ Of charge. Ad-
dress, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box ?, philadcl-
phia, Pa.
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EVERY FARMER.

Gardener aud Fruit GroHcr is invited to
send for "B t.ST'S IMPROVED FRUIT TREE AND
VINE INSECT DESTROYER AND INElGUNATOk"
improved and patented June2 1865, after eight! years
experience with the old "Iuyig or. tor
Having purchased all tito right title and Interest in
this Patent and Patented COMPOSITION Tor the hole
United States, am now prepared TO Il."i samples
to test with q vivW OF selling "sIAi H." COUNTY"
and Individual Rights Il, pr n, li ing use
tor this invaluable Frcparon ned that it
will do what clail..
When applied tie Preparation penc,ratcs every
pore, destroying the in the root. heart and
branch OF the tree and by connecting, with the min
eral substance OF the earth, destroys the cause and
prevents the creation OF any destructive insect. 1t
will instantly destroy all pests that derive their nu-
trment from the Of Trees, Vines AMI Vegetation
and successfully prevents them from committing
ravages on orchards crops. 1t will kill tho Peach
gruu and Borer and prevents the Curculo from sting
ing the Plum. As fertilizer it has no equal, and
will not injure any Tree, Vine Plant On applica-
ton, will refer to men in Baltimore County, Of the
highest agricultural standing who will testify to the
benefits they have derived from its use.
Sampler, with directions for using, sent to any
patof tho United States, receipt Of g. Individu-
al Rights" containing the Receipt" sent prepaid
by return mail, on receipt Of S.
reliable Agent wanted in every county.
Address, J. AHEARN,
No. 5 Post Once Avenue Baltimore Nd.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Our exchanges in the southern
portion of the State speak of the SOW.
ing of wheat in the latter part OF March
Mrs. Mattocks, wife of Rev. John
Matt ocks, St. Paul, died on Friday
She was highly esteemed.
"A great fire occurred in Wilton on
Saturday morning. All the county
Offices we're destroyed. Five buildings
we're burned.
-R,v. 8. Y. McMasters, Of St.
Paul, has been elected Dean Of tho
Seabury Mission, including the College
aud Theological Seminary at Fairbault.
Tho Saltwater Republican says
that . boy, nine years old, was hauled
homo through the streets of that place
dead drunk
The Hastings Gazette says +. P.
Stonell has been appointed secretary Of
the Hastings Il Dacota railroad, in place
Of q. H. Tango resigned.
-Winona has voted BY majority of
800 to give 100000 in bonds to aid
in the construction of the st. Paul aud
Winona Railroad.
Red Wing has also voted $4,000 in
bonds.
The store Of J. Couchman, a
Anoka, was entered by burglars on
Sunday evening, the safe blown open
and $3.50 in currency stolen. Cutter
l. Co.'s store was broken into the same
evening, but nothing was taken.
The Pioneer says party Of fome
sixty English immigrants came through
to that city on Saturday night. They
al appeared to be well-to-do people and
intend locating on the line Of the Su-
p ior railroad. They report that hun
dreds Of other immigrants will follow
them soon.
Nearly all tho surplus wheat in
Mcleod county has been stored ut Blake
" Or Carver. It is the, opinion ofmany
that the farmers have sold themselves
short, and that there is not enough left
for seed this spring and for breadstuffs
TO lost until after harvest, SO, says the
Glencoe Register.
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"A school teacher, near Plymouth,
O., named Williams, has Paid 1iue Of
ten. dollars aud costs, exceeding one
hundred and forty dollers, for brutally
whipping one ofhis pupils, = girl Of six.
tsen, named Fanny Beelman. He took
some hickory withes, warmed them and
twisted them together. He thon grasp
cd Miss Beelman by the hair, and
her head down over tho desk,
struck her over the shoulders and back
until she was . mass of bruises. In
endeavoring to ward off the blows she
throw. up her hand, which was struck
and lhmed.
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"A correspondent Of the Knoxville
Wig writing from Fentress county,
Tenn, tells = marvellous story Of ghost
seen BY young lady Of that vicinity.
Atsuuset, as the young lady was sitting
by = spring near tho house, she "saw
standing near her the figure Of a man
With arms extended upward, shining as
. fame Of fire. And while she gaxed
upon it, it spoke IN clear aud audible
tone, "be not afraid" then began to as
ocnd and was soon lost in the distance
above the trees" All in all, this was
a well-mannered ghost, and Of
= class to be encouraged.
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CITY ELECTIONS.

The election in St. Paul on Tuesday
presented the curious result Of 4 tie
vote on Mayor, the two candidates
receiving 1865 votes each. The Citi-
zeus Ticket elected their Comptroller,
John W. Roche; Assessor, Cbas. Pas
savant; Surveyor, D. L. Cur,ice; and
four out Of the six Aldermen, DR..
Steele, W. B. Liteh6eld, J. L. Fore
p.ugh and F. Willius. Harvey Officer
vas defeated for City Attorney, by his
father.in-lav, Gen. German, by just II
votes. The Democracy seem to be
badly demoralized.
Hastings las gone Domocratie, elect
ing Col. Thorne Mayor.
In Minneapolis D. Morrison (R.)
was elected Mayor by l04 majority.
W. W. McNair (D) was elected
Mayor Of St. Anthony by 17s majority.
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THE State Normal School Board has
4 meeting at Mankato to-day, to attend
to matters concerning the soheol at that
place, aud also to definitely settle the
difficulty of this selection. 1t ia to be
hoped that some understanding will be
arrived At As to the powers OF = "resi-
dent member" of the Board.
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An Ice gorge in the Mississippi just
below St. Paul has caused 4 great rise
in the river, completely overaowing
West St. Paul aud the lower portions
Of tho city proper. The water is over
the floor in Hill's warehouse at the
evss. A cake Of ice struck pier No.
8, built for one Of the new railroads,
and carried oil the top in one solid
mass This chunk Of masonry is esti-
mated to have weighed At least one
hundred aud fifty tons, and the damage
Is $1,000.
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REV. j. r. Creighton, Pastor ol
the NJ: E. Chruch, at St. Cloud, a
most able and faithful pastor, and
his accomplished lady, were made
happy, few evenings since by q
visit from troop Of friends, and 4
substantial Remembrance" in the
shape Of about $3.50 square cash, be.
aides other article.-Anoka Union.
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anhes, | am sorry to sey, too, strong
. presumption Of truth, 70 the ACCUSE
ton 20 many arc making, that motives
Of peouaiary self interest have actuatsd
you all the way through.
When tho act VA, passed that located
= Normal School It 81. Cloud, we
hoped and believed that xe should bs
represented on the Board by = man
whose dignity and sterling worth would
reflect credit on our city and justify
the choice Of the Legislature. I viii
tell you, !" theory, what such Z man
should b. Conscious Of biz own iutes.
rity no would 90 oompott himself - to
win the respect and eetesm Of al. He
would support hn opinions With sound
argument. and yield gracefully whom
defeated. He would b listened to
With Difference and respect, and whether
,ight'or wrong, would At least maintain
the purity Of his motives.
You, General, may probably discover
something moro Intelligent in tho mega
tive part Of sush character. Tho
man I have described would never de-
grade his dignity in = meeting Of the
Board or the Committee BY an indecent
violence either in opposing or defending
. measure. He would not delay the
location Of the school for months be-
cause his whims and preferences were
likely to be unqualified. He would
not, when he had failed to accomplish
bis end in an honest way, seek to attain
it BY subterfage 90 transparency shall
low As to make BIN tho laughing stock
Of the whole commodity. He would
no. b 30 glariugly inconsistent. as to
accept and record a deed for property
and have it insured in behalf of tho
State, aud then refuse to sign . voucher
tor ito payment. he would not, in fine,
after no had prestituted his high posi-
ton 70 the purposes Of self .gsraudi.e.
meat, persist in holding it against tho
manifest wishes Of his fallow membere
and the good Of the community.
Aud now, General, in conclusion, If
neither the ps,suasioos Of your friends
nor tho ridieule Of your enemies eau
induce you to retire from . position you
have filed With % little credit . your.
elf or benefit to the city, 10 shall It
least hope to show you, BY your fail.
ures and defeats, il in no other WY.
that Ill the wisdom of the aee i not
coneentered in the little head that
carries al you know.
lam, very truly yours, etc.,,
':N0RA(AL."
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lost term Of tho District Court, in the
case Of Lamb o. Andrew jackson Reed,
Citizens OF La Crosse and Wiuona will
also furnish testimonials in timo for
the next issue.
And now comes the "resident mem.
ber' quoting Shakespeare, aud spelling
tho name Of that author withou: tho
final Q. The General also commences
Almighty with a small a, and Andrews
with capital A, in his article. An.
drews with q capital ~ thinks his
quotation "applles in peculiar man.
ner" to the Editor pro tenn. Exactly.
And We think 4 remark made about
Andrews, by ono Of his colleagues Of
tue Normal Board, "that he had !
small opinion Of 4 man Who could take
his shirt off over bis head without M
buttoning the neck baud" applies s'ia
peculiar manner" to Andrews, with .
capital A.
And the PRESIDENT member" has a.
20 forgotten his title, if 10 judge BY
bis signature. Oae = indicates tho
rank Of 4 Brigadier General only. Has
be forgotten that, BY dint Of boring
With letters, he became, without bat.
tie, = Major General BY Brevst (.hersby
illustrating the adage that "the Pen
is mightier than the Svord,") and is
entitled to two stars instead of one =?
We hope not.
But We must certainly yield the palm
to the gentleman for one trait Of char
acter, that Of obstinacy, and hope that
he may be properly rewarded therefor.
If he is not yet crammed sufficiently,
We cordially endorse tho proposition
once made by the Pioneer (derisivsly,
We are panied to believe,) that he be
sent abroad, and in view of the asinine
qualities so wonderfully exhibited in
this Normal School matter, W uree
President Grant to forward HIN ~ Am
bassador to the court Of Bray-zil
Mr.. Grant, "Here's your mule"
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insnt streets and il il about like this :
"Hsrs's yer dus sweet Cuba oranges,
sugar il tho middle, brandy outside,
same . Grant cats; eight for . quarter
dollar"
General business is improving. aud
when tho road. are dry We expect to
have = right smart run of trade.
Prospects for big bushes in 1869
about gin out. ~
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
5 3 8 3 s 8

To the working Glass u am now prepared to fur.
nsh all classes With constant employment At their
homes. the whole Of the time, or for the spare
ments Business new, light and profitable. Fifty
cents to IS per evenp easily by persons OF
either SEX and the boys and girls nearly much
- men. 0rcst Inducements offered those who will
devote their whole time to the business; and, that
every person who secs this notice. may send me their
address and test tho business for themselves make
the following unparalleled offer: To all who are not
well satisfied with the business, will send Il to pay
for the trouble Of writing me. Full particulars direc
lions, &C., sent free. Sample sent by mail TOR 10 cts
Address 4. q. ALLEN, Augusta, Me.
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TT ISLAND OFFICE, ST. CLOUD, MIMI,
u. Abril s. 1862

William r. Shrewsbury:
on the els, DAY or MAY, 1859, At 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon of the said day. and then and there show
cause why your Homestead Entry No. 29ll,
made by You August 18th, 1866, upon the 20 II NV X
and lot 2, section 20, township 122 range a. in tho
District Of lands subject to sale at st. Cloud, Minn
should not be cane led, as Francis Mooney alleges
Acknowledgement by you and proposes then and
there to show the same, when you will be permitted
to contest such showing.
II. G. WAIT, Register,
aprs-6wl II. G. BURBANK, Receiver.
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j. LATHRoP NOTIFY has been
nominated a. Minister to England.
Without doubt this is one of the most
suitable and satisfactory selections that
could have been made.
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, CAPT. L. W. Collins has again placed
Us under obligations for the able and
satisfactory manner in which he dis
charged the editorial duties Of this pr
per during the past three weeks.
On Monday President Grant signed
the Tenure Of Office bill, a. passed in
tho modified form by Congress.

HON. G.. T. Brown, Of St. Potter,
has been appointed Agent for tho Chip
psva Indians Of Minnesota, rice Major
Bassett, aud D. B. Coilard, Of Dakota,
Collector OF Customs for Minnesota,
sics Le May, At Pembina.
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- GEN. Longstreet was confirmed as
Surveyor Of the Port Of New Orleans
on Saturday by vote Of twenty-five to
ten. Thirty.one Senators were absent
when the vote was taken.
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Mn. JOHNSON is making speeches
in Tennessee, oon6ning himself to tho
narrow limits of his native State. He
touchingly refers to the Constitution
and Mr.. johnson.
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CONNECTICUT GOES REPUBLICAN,

The election in the Nutmeg State on
Monday. resulted in complete Repub-
lcan triumph. This result though
hoped for Vas almost unexpected, as the
present administration is Democratic
and the party was confident Of another
victory.
Jewett and the entire Republican
State ticket is elected by five hundred
majority, aud the Republicans also
gain two Congressman. The Legisla.
ture will likewise be Republican.
Well done Connecticut!
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