The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. |
"A cargo Of ice has boon. shipped
this season tlom Boston 70 Japan
The Maine Legislature has refused |
to abolish capital punishment.
johnson took no part in the in
auguration ceremonies.
Gen. Stoneman threatens sum. |
mary measures against the Ku-Klux in
Virginia.
Tho Gar of Russia has given
Patti fur cloak which cost HIM &c.,
600. "
Grant, the murderer of Rivcs Pol
lard, was acquitted by the jury, and
discharged.
Over ninety "Lipcs OF Christ"
have been written during the past thir-
ty years.
Stephens & Stephens are the names
of new law firm in Atlanta. Alex
II. Stephens is the senior partner.
Henry Ward Beeeber has received
a call from the American Presbyterian
Church Of Montreal
Hon. Columbus Delano has enter
ed upon his duties as Commissioner of
Internal Revenue.
1t is thought that there will be a
large emigration Of Canadians TO the
United States this spring.
Last Friday night was one full of
horrors for Chicago. There were eight
fires in twcn:y-tour hours. Four fire.
men were killed by falling roofs. -
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, has
signed the death warrant of George
s. Twitchell and wife. April 9Th is
assigned for the double execution.
The inau guration ball was wofully
mismanaged. An endless number Of
coats, hats, bonnets, &c., were lost, and
many persons were unable to get into
the building at all.
One of Johnson's last acts having
been the pardoning Of Jacob and Moses
Depuy, New York whiskey thieves, one
of Grants first acts was the canceline
Of the pardon.
The American Bible Society have
recently recognized fourteen new aux.
iliaries, and granted over twenty-three
thousand books. At the meeting las,
week 6fty-6ve thousand dollars were
appropriated for work abroad.
Eight states in all have thus ia,
ratified the proposed suffrage amend
mcnt to the Constitution, as fellows
Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada
West Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin ant
Michigan.
"A telegram complains of the pro
motion of Sheridan "over Thomas" t.
the grade Of Lieutenant General
t Sheridan was not Bumped" over Thorn
as, as he ranks him by FIVE weeks i,
the date Of his commission as Maio
General.
Private Secretaries Levi Locke
as Private Secretary to the Presiden
and VIM, Todd to the Vice President
= and Mr.. Speaker Blaine has named a
his Private Secretary a son OF job
NJ. Barclay, the old Journal Clerk Q
the House.
The following nominations of the
new President have been confirmed
, including Gen. Sherman to DO Genera
of the Army Gen. Sheridan to b
1 Lieutenant General -; Brig. Gen. job
D NJ. scofeld, to be Major General, vic
Sheridan, promoted Col. Christophe
( G. Anger to be Brigadier General
= vice Scofcld, promoted.
-Ex-Gov. Cox was so taken by sui
prise at the intelligence Of his appoint
i ment TO the Secretary of the Interio
;, that he disbelievcd the report for som
= time; but at length, getting it throug1
a a newspaper Office, he could no longe
e doubt.
u On the Sd inst, committee, az
> pointed by subscribers in New York
headed by A. 7. Stewart, waited upo
Gen. Grant and completed the purchas
of his house at Washington, for presen
tasion to 1t. Gen. Sherman by handin
him check for $65, 200.
t On Thursday morning, 6fty-nin
0 Democratic members of the Indian
Legislature rendered their resignation
On account of the suffrage amendmeu
. to the Constitution of the Unite
8 States, and Legislation is now at dead
lock. The Republican members he'll
caucus, but it was found nothin
! could be dine. The Governor has i
? sued writs forspccial elections in the Va
: Gated districts, aud special session vii
-; be called in April.
i Mary Clemmcr Ames writini
from Washington to the lndependen
= relative to retiring Congressman says
Minnesota-Windom Of Winana ,