The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-11-09
aLATD NEWS ITEMS.

ANo" VA = ~ NoAVS VA4O uOOCoSaVy
Of charging her Croton water works
The defaloaticn of Forbes, pension
agent at Philadelphia, is $4,000.
The German Reichstog has passed
thoswar fandb
-Forty-two insurance companies
have succumbcd to tho Chicago Gre
Mr.. Seward has travelled aevcnty-
two thousand miles since he left the
State Department
The Michigan Farmer thinks
farmers should hold their wheat-that
prices must advance soon.
The deaths from small pox in
Philadelphia, last week, averaged four.
teen per day.
While woman with a sick child
10 her arms was being tried in an
English police court, the child died.
Churches in Canada have taken
up with Thanksgiving, aud have SGT
alart Thursday, Nov. Is, f,r that pur.
pose.
The Indian tribes of the Rocky
Mountain region are declining in mum.
bers and character, aud will soon be.
como extinct.
The London Times, in a leading
article approving the action Of Presi-
dent Grant in regard to tho Mormons,
urged their severe punishment.
The boiler of a passenger locomo-
tive exploded at Portsmouth, Ohio, on
Saturday, killing three persons and
wounding several more.
The Mississippi, at New Orleans,
for the FIRST time in many years, has
assumed sea-water color, indicative
Of extreme lowness.
On Saturday the factory of the
Waterbury (Coun.) Button Co. was
burned. Loss $4,000; mostly, in.
sured.
Booth & Gates tarnery, in New.
ark, N. j., was nearly destroyed by
fire on Friday. Loss $4,000; insur-
ed for $35, 900.
"A xomaa's industrial society has
been inaugrated in Chicago to give re-
lief by light employment to women aud
children reduced in circu instances
through the great fire.
Secretary Fish states that he has
no intention Of resiguing, at least not
till after all matters pertaining to the
treaty OF Washington are 6nally ar.
ranged.
Col. David Stanton, Auditor Gen.
eral elect Of Pennsylvania, died sud-
denly at his residence in New Brigh-
ton, on Sunday, from the effects of an
injection of morphine into his arm.
-Chas. O'Connor states that it is
certain that from three to six millions
will be recovered from Tweed. TIE
aiders and abettors of Tweed are to be
preceded against also.
The Province OF New Brunswick
is about to prefer demand for gener.
al government, and deputat;on has al
ready been at Ottawa pressing their
claims upon the ministry. The SUBJ
ject is to come up at the next session.
The Belgian government has for
warded $4,000 to America for the re-
lief Of the Belgian settlers in Niscon
sin who suffered by the forest fires
The government has also opened sub
scriptions for voluntary contribution
for the same object.
The estimates submitted for the
expenses Of tho government for the
next fiscal year do not differ MATERIAL,
from those Of last year, except that tn,
pension list is larger The net oraiua.
~ expenses last yer were, 1892 ,OOO,-
900.
The body of young girl was founi
in the river near Carrolintou, Ken
lucky, last Friday, supposed to hav,
been murdered. A young man, t.
whom she was engaged, has been ar
rested under the supposition that h,
had some connection With the affair.
The receipts from internal revc
nue. sources from July 2 to Novembe,
4, inclusive, were $48,900,731. Tbii
is favorable to tho estimate made TO,
the current fiscal year. The expense.
Of revenue officials the past quarter
have been reduced fully thirty pei
cent from the corresponding perioe
last year.
The Michigan state relief commit.
tee 10 a circular, states that tho ooutri
buttons Of clothing from all parts O
the country for the relief of tie suf
fers by fire in that State, have been s,
generous that the stock now on hand
and in transit will fully meet the want
OF the sufferers in the line of clothing
What is needed is building materials
farming utensils and money for thes
purposes.
AS illustrating the 6erceness o
the flames in tho recent burning o
Pesh tigo, Wisconsin, and the terror in
to which the people we're thrown b,
their spproach, one or two facts ar
given. 1t only took about fifteen min
utes time to envelop in flames tn