The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-08-24

about eighteen hundred dollars; insur-
amos, 1890. The 6re il supposed 70
have been the work Of IN ineendiary.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Tho telegraph is working between
London and Japan.
There Is probability Of . var
between Egypt and Turkey.
-Gsribsldi has almost recovered
from bis recent severe illness.
The Mission Indians Of Southern
Csliforpis are dghtiug among them
selves.
Ben. Butler viii open the Massa.
ohusetts campaign in = speech TO the
people Of Springfield this evening.
Felix Brunot declines tho Indian
Commiseioaership.
The head ohisf of the Santa Clara
Indians, died on tho 18th, in Salt Lake
City.
The War Department deems il in. !
expedient to send troops to Montana,
on account Of tho smsllness of the
foures available in that region, aud be-
cause the Indians seldom raid the
same ground twice.
-Commissiouer Douglas has decid-
q that any written contracts whish re-
news or continues 40 insurance policy,
requires the same stamp ~ the original
policy.
The number Of dead discovered,
from the explosion Of tho New York
fsrry.boat, Westdsld, last week now
reaches one hundred.
Mrs Mary Chase Barry was struck
With paralysis in Washington, Monday.
She il \ daughter Of Judge Chase, Of
Maryland, one Of tho Siguers Of the
Declaration of Independence, and the
only surviving child Of any Of the Sign
res Of that instrument.
"A dreadful calamity has visited
the small island Of Tagolands, in the
Malay Archipelago, about City miles
northeast of .he Island of Celsbes. 40
| outbuoss Of the volcano Rnmans was
accomp .uied by a CONFUSION of the
sea, and 4 wave forty feet in length
swept all human beiogs, cattle and
horses from the Island. The number
of persons who persisted Is stated at
four hundred and sixteen.
The vine disease prevailes in Port
ugal aud the VINE crop is expected to
DO Short.
Tho Presi1eDt Of the National Ii.
Dor Union has issued = call for . polit-
issl convention, to be held At Columbus,
Ohio, on Wednesday, October 18th, "
nominate candidates for President aud
Vice President.
| Threats Of impeachment against
Gov. Geary, Of Penn, see being made.
The postage between the United
States and Norway has been reduced
70 six cents for . single letter weighing
net over hall. % ounce.
| Louis A. Muhlbaok; tho German
authoress, will visit the United States
during tho present year.
Ten persons have beeo drowned
since June LIT, while bathing .s Con-
| ~ Island:
The eaptain and entire crew Of
the brig Victoria, which arrived At New
York: from C,eofuRas, Cuba, on Wed.
nesdsy, have been attacked by yellow
fever. 49,.
AT the banquet given to the
French deputation on the 18th the
Lord Mayor proposed tho toast-''The
Queeo," which was received with storms
OF misses, lasting several minutes.
Two fatal cases Of cholera arc
announced at Paris. ..
-Russis is planning grand exh,-
bit'on to be held in Moscow in 1872,
and calls for contributions Of manufaot-
urers' apparatus, m.ehiuery, models,
DO. Evsr1thing intended for that 90.
easioo, provided the sender hs the
certi6cats* Of tho committee At Mos.
COW, viii b forwarded AZ half rate and
duty Tree.
A. Tho famine In Persia i worse
than was previously reported. There
wss q, 600 deaths in Ispsh.u alone
from starvation. r. .'.*
jonathan r. Warner, late resident
Of Pouehkeepsie, bequeathed 90, 900
to several charities. ~e..s->2...
The Feni.o brotherhood, and Irish
confederation, Of New York, have mi
ted. ! 9.9.- 49,. ssa.s e-...s.<,:: ~
"a heavy typhoon At Kobe, ON the
9TH inst, caused the loss Of 400 lives
-T~slrs Sing Sing oooviots seized
the tug Dean. Richmond, which tad
besn dssignsdly placed 10 their WY,
and Effected their escape. At lAst 90
eosnts svo had been rseap.nred.
Capt Hslrs Arctic e1editioa has
bsss heard from q Port Disso, Gresn-
lhld An xere vsll md o6csrs and
e1sv i 1as sint.