The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-08-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

General John B. Sanborn, Of St.
Paul, is said to be a candidate tor Indi.
an Commissioner.
Gen. Hancock goes to Austin on q
prairie chicken shooting excursion mex,
week.
TIE Mankato Revieeo says Clayton
Warner fell from trspese and frac:
tLred his wrist.
S---Harvest hands in the vicinity Of
Il 'chester are receiving $3.50, $500
and $3.50 per dag.
The Hastings Gazette says A. J.
Short, of that city, had a leg broken
while at his mill at Point Douglas.
"A sen of L G. Bisbee, OF Mime
apolis, aged Is, was drowned at Mic
oeapolis, below the Falls, on Monday.
w. W. Harrison, of NJ inneapolis,
has eighty swarms Of Italian bees. A
few years ago he had but one swarm
Tho Aooka Union says Miss Mul-
enca Coulter was thrown from a wagon,
aud sustained injuries which nearly
proved fatal
"A son Of Mr.. Gellath, of Douglas,
says the Hastings Gazette, was thrown
t ON horse and had his arm fractured.
Two men, Nicholas MasI and
Thomas Rouen, harvesters, died near
Hastings on Tuesday f.om sunstroke.
-Gov. Austin has appointed Capt.
Otto Dreher, Inspector General Of the
State of Minnesota with tho rank Of
Brigadier General.
The Monticello Times says a
son of Lawrence Daggett. of Albion,
accidentally shot himself on Friday.
He lived until the next day.
B. Kennedy and Frank Miller,
confined in the Austin jail on the
charge Of horse.stealiog, left for parts
unknown on Sabbath evening.
The Austin Register says Mr.. 81.
mon Anderson has sold his Touring uilI
and water power to Mr.. jacob Eugle,
Of Waterloo, Iowa, for $4,000.
The Rushford lumber yard, belong.
ing to Mr.. John Paul, was destroyed
by fire the 2lst inst. Loss about g..
500, and no insurance.
Information from Milwaukee says
that two thousand emigrants have re.
Gently reached there from Scan linavia
and nearly all bound for Minnesota.
Mr.. N. P. Colburn, of Fillmore
county, is announced as a candidat,
for the Republican nomination 70,
Judge in that Judicial district.
The Preston Republican says q
son Of L. M. Shepherd, of Freesoi
Prairie, being caught in front of tb,
sickle of a reaper, Was cut through tn,
thigh to the bone.
On Sunday evening an unsuccess.
full attempt was made to throw from
the track train, with 500 passengers
coming from White Bear to St. Paul
Ties and a stick of Wood had beer
placed on the track.
The Mortified Standard say
that, by the accidental discharge of
guu, Charley Wheaton had a yer
large load of shot distributed between
the knee and thigh Of one leg.
| Gov Austin has executed . dee
in favor Of the St. Paul and Pacifi
Railroad for 100,695,42 acres
This is tho first transfer of the publ
d 'main to this lihe since Sertembo
1866.
The Rochester colony, which re
Gently settled at point forty five mile
northwest of Breckenridge, is reporte,
as doing we'll. Coal has been found i,
the vicinity.
Capt. Harkins, who was appointed
postmaster recently to succeed Mr.. Ba
ker at Rochester, has not yet got hi
commission, and 1t is stated that a pro
test has been sent to the Department
against another change.
-Messrs. Defrees & Co of R,ches
ter, having contracted with farmers TO
raising between 500 and 600 acres o
fax, which is nov ripen,og, are build
ing small fax mill near the CITY, t,
be 20 by 60 feet.
#. E. Carey, Of this town, ha
thirty-four hives of bees, the increas
OF one hive in three years time.
Henry Schiller, last week threshed tw
hundred and four bushels of barle,
from tour acres of ground.-Blu
Earth Post.
Three heavy and finely 6uishe'
locomotives arrived here yesterday to
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
The first shipment OF Camel Goa,
through Duluth, arrived here on sa,
urday lor Hill Griggs l. Co., St. Pan
l-Duluth Tribune.
The stock at Lyndale Farm
said 10 be 10 a very fourisbing condi
ton at present. Col. King is olmos
daily receiving orders for choice stock
from Maine to Oregon, and from Cans
da to the Gulf. Stock farms will o.
in Minnesota, if it is way up morrill,
Minneapolis Ne,us.
-Slncs the 18th of December lasI
fifteen inccndiary fires have occurred i
Red Wing, the last being on the 23
ult. Two young fellows, Charlie
! n1noon nrI 1oL. D>.A -,