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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-09-12


TH1 HUMAN RoeF AND ITS THAroH1Na.-
II the man deserves we'll Of his country
who makes two bladss of grass grow where
only one grew before, surely he who pro.
duces glorious orsp Of hair on q com.
psratively barren scalp deserves the
hearty thanks 0! the Obliged party. All
honor. therefore, to Professor E. T. Lyon,
for, unquestionably, his renowned KathAi-
ron accompanies this object. Gentlemen
whose whiskers are shy Of making their
appearance in force, or the fbers Of whose
mou staches disclose those "magnifceut
distances" for which Washington City waa
once 80 famous, will find this Hair Persua
der the most wonderful encoursger of TO
rous development that has ever yet beeu
invented. Both sexes are xdvised to use it,
as. BY all odds, it is the best article for i'm.
proving the growth and beauty Of the hair;
keeping it free from scurf and daudruff
preventing It from becoming harsh, dry and
gray-giving it rich gloss and enaowing i
with aexibility-thst Toilet Chemistry hat
ever evolved from the vegetable kim dom.
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PenxsYLvAn1A AND INDIANA

From tie PAiladelpha Rres.. ~.., :r,.,r
Pennsylvania, i nov pretty general
y admitted on ill hands, q certain to
give its electoral vote 70 the Republi-
san candidates in November, whatever
m.y happen 70 . part Of the ticket in
October, Neither n. Greeley por bis
friends claim lain the State in their private
calculations i' Indeed, the the indications
ore, owing e the i ysr!y marked dis.fs-
lection Of the Dsmnoor.ey,s .th 4 Grant
~. p y. Wilsoo vii b ]. larger m.jesi,:
~ hare than did Grant -. md! Coliax . il
1858 1868 Indiana regularly ,; y9'es with il
Pennsylvania in Presidential contests,
and though il gave small Democratic
majority, amounting TO 2,56s, 4 The
eleot,on 81 1870, il may Be confidently
set down ior Grant. II 1868 the cleo
tor,l vote Of Indiana q x.s given give Is Grant
by latge majority, moth ithstsndiog
Tit i vent Democratic 10 tie proceed.
ing October election. . ..S.... 4. . 3
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Men change. A single issue Of
the Tribune last week contained bittor
articles against Richard 81. Dana,
n, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell
Phillips, Frederick Douglass, General
Dix, and President Grant.
Buell. goes for Greeley. He may
DO remembered by those who are very
familiar with public affairs, as an I'M.
lucky General in the late war. Greeley
declared, 10 1852, that ''Buell ought to
BE- oourt.msrtialed aud shot. =
Colonel B. NJ. Ysrger, the muir.
derer Of Colonel Crane, Of Dayton,
announces himself a. . candidate fol
Congress in tho Third District ol
Maryland. He is olaspiug hands across
the bloody chasm with his Confederate
friends. He was recently entertained
At Chappaqua BY Mr.. Greeley.
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: : In Mobile there are twin sister,
who cannot be punished for any offense,
because neither can be identified. Re-
Gently one Of these young ladies put to
fight two dog.catohers and policemen.
In court she proved to be her sister. A
policeman accompanied her home to ar
rest the other, but on arriving could
not tell which he had brought and
which had already been there, and vent
away sorowing without either.
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LlTERARY NOTICES.

The Eclectic for September fur
nishes its readers with fine portrait
on steel Of Dr.. Dollinger, the great
German Theologi,n. The leading
article is an enjoyable essay on "Wit
and Humor," Astounding in shrewd an.
alysis and apt quotation. General
Cluseret gives a suggestive account of
his "Ccnneetion with Fepiauism ;"
"Thoughts upon Government" by
Arthur helps, is continued; there is a
fine lecture by W. G.. CLARK on "The
Middle Ages and the Revival Of Learn
ing )" and papers on" Clever Fishes; )"
Northumberland; = "From Cairo to
Athens )" "Romance Of Arithmetic :"
1.-THE Recent Fossil Man )" etc. "The
Strange Adventures Of a Phaeton" is
continued, and there is an excellent
short story by the author of "Patty."
"Barney Geoghegan, the Irish Men.
bef," is a highly amusing caricature.
E. R. Potion, Publisher, Nav York.
The chronological Journal for Sep
tember is before Us, With . variety of
subjects that Is remarkable-matters
Political, Scientific, Social, and what
not ? The illustrations are numerous.
3. R. Wells, publisher, New York.
The September number Of Peters
Mus;ca9 Aonthly contains. nine pieces
Of music worth, in shest-form, $40.
The number will be sent for 30 cents.
J. L. Peters, publisher, New York.
The publishers of the lNvstrated
Christian Weekly, New York, make a
special offer of their elegantly Illus
trated weekly from the first Of Sep
tember to the close of the present year,
together with = finely engraved new
Map Of Palestine printed in colors, to
any person on receipt Of Seventy five
Cents.
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THE STATE .FAlR.

Mr.. James W. Doran, General
Freight Agent Of the LIST Division st.
P. l. p. r. r., has issued the following
notice ...,:.s: T.. -. III
Fruit, grain, grass or hay and vege.
tables, being sent to the State Fair "a
DO held .t St. Paul, Sept. 18th to .2oth
iuclasive, for exhibition, in care o.
Herman Trott, Land Commissioner Of
this company, in moderate quantities,
win BE- billed to St. Paul free. =,
All other artiolss for exhibition II
said fair will be billed at tariff rates to
St. Paul, but will be returned tree, and
freight charges to St. Paul refunded,
if the property has not changed owner.
ship, upon presentation of certificate At
st. Paul, Of the Secretary Of the State
Fair, that the articles have been on
exhibition. = & 49, 80. - 4
Parties, to avail themselves Of the
above rates, must present. their proper:
ty for return shipment @ or before the
9th Of September, 1872, and assume
al risks Of damage to their property
while in this company possessions. :.
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TIE New York Times offers to do.
nate ten thousand dollars to tho chill
dren's excursion fund if it does not
prove the statement that J. Russell
Jones gave laad to President Grant to
be false, the Tribune to pay like
sum providing the Times does moi
prove it's falsity. That's business
Aud G. w. Crummey, Of st. Paul, .
''square Democrat" advertises that he
has $4,000 to bet on tho election Of
Gen. Grant, in sums of $3.50 and up.
ward. He looks on this as the easies,
way he koows Of making $4,000
clear, without ri.k.
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AHorHeR horror is reported. On
tho 18th Of August ito ocean steamer
Bisuville took FIRE, and was soon burned
The passengers teok to tho boats, which
we're several times osrsizsd. The sui.
ieriugs Of oil were great before they
reached land. OF one HUNDRED and
tventy.seven persons, twenty-five are
reported lost.
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q *THIsE Die { Democratic.
>Iibsrals) sro hsrd to please. They are
not satisfied With the Republican major.
hy 10 Maine rising this year to 10000,
ison $500 IN 1870, and 1O,031 10
1871, bat insist that il shall equal Gen.
G,snRs n,j srisy ia 1858, which Va.
28,338. I, il we'll known that zen.
Grant received everywhere that year On
unprecedented majority, which cannot
hi,ly bs sensidersa = standard in ordi.
nary political contests. But if ou'
fkissdi on the other side will wait until
sNovsubsr they shall End Gen. Grant,
majority 10 Maine to be fully .. great
- they win care to hear about.
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PARIS papers publish = rumor that
the Geneva Board of Arbitration,
which has adjourned, awarded the Uni:
ted States damages on the Alabama
claims to the amount Of thirty millions
With interest At seven per cent for nine
years. Probably this is piese of wild
guessing. The official report will no.
be published until Saturday next.
Later reponts place the award al
93,25O,00o: The English prpers Dc
not feel very good ever The result, and
cay the Americans have been too sharr
for John Bull
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THs gLouisville Convention I'D.
journed after haviog.aomin.ted Charles
4 'Couor for President aud John
Quincy Adars for Vice. President
The Convention would not accept Mr.
O'Cenor's destination, ADD threw up
% him tho tull responsibility Of leav.
ing the Democratic party without .
candid ate. ~. ~. ~..:-.
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Or course Down IL Maine they
had : frost On last Wednesday. night
vhich killed the corn and the farmers
ars satting II for fodder. /. Frost hes IL
q appeared il some parts Of WisooD.
a, hing d 5that Kind il thi.
It'll 81. i.
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Tn Greek 1odians have had pleas.
ant little 6xht among themselves, kill.
Ing snd wouuding quite o sati1faotory
punbsr. IL IA oil about.a negro Who
had been elected to the ohielt.iney Of
the Crssk nation. IL Our toolersd broth:
Vr makes trouble on al sides ~.
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TIE St. Paul Di,pateA has = seosa-
tienal report Of tho daiags of = Mrs..
Charlotte Lamb, Of .Trimbille,: Wis,
shout sixty miles from St. Paul, Who
poisoned Der husband aud two ch;l~
dren and = neighbor womao, aud At
tempted to poison several other per-
sons. She was arrested August 26th
when the bodies Of her victims were ex.
humed and strychnine found in their
stomachs.
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TIE Pittsburg locomotive works re.
Gently had an offer Of an order to
manufacture fifty locomotives 70 80 %
Europe. The works being taxed "a
their full capacity, the order v.s de.
elined. This does not look very much
As though American industry we're on
the decline under the present Admin.
istration.
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MR.. BECK az has written letter &C.
eePtiog tho nomination for Congress,
tondeEsd by the Democrats and
Liberals. Personally, Mr.. Becker is
an upright man and one who possesses
the respect Of the people throughout the
State. He has made an excellent rail-
road Pre"ideut, aud the voters of this
District feel that it would be wrong to
Interfere in any way With his discharge
Of the duties Of tina. position. We can
not but regret that 50 good . man Is
Mr.. Becker should have been put up
to be sacrificed, for Gen. Averill's
election is as certain as the rising OF
the sun Cd the Sd Of next November.
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Ar : special election held At M.pka.
70 on Tuesday tina. city voted C566 for,
70 l76 ag.iust) to give $4,000 in
bonds 70 the Northwestern Railroad in
case its line BIO completed from Well,
% Mankato By the first Of neztj anu,ry'
This will give Mankato . connection
With the Iowa Central, which will con.
ssitats ~ additional reason for the early
somplstion Of The St. Cloud and Man.
kato railroad. ....:.... !
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BoBOLINK, tho Indiao Who murdered
the Cook family, had On interview With
bis mother in the Jail At St. Paul on
Thursday, and made another confes-
siou-abous his twentieth, We believe.
lie now says Mr.. Cook attacked him
6rst.. = ,.'-...
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SAYS tho Duluth Tribune: cGen.
eral Averill has been the most efficient
representative Of the interests Of this
Di.t.ict We have ever had, and has 90
compl;sbed many things out Of tho pow.
o. Of any other msa. This IL a. we'll
known to Democrats as to Republicans
and will secure him the votes Of very
many Of them" .. -.
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Careful estimates place Geo. Grant
majority il Illinois At 10000.
Ex-senator John b. Henderson j,
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor Of Missouri.
The Straight Democrats in Indian,
will hold . convention on next Thurs
! day, to nominate . ticket aud parfec
their organization.
Gen Dix has accepted the Rspubli
can domination for Governor Of Nov
York, just what tho frightened Gree.
lsyitss hoped he would not do.
The Democrat and Liberal Con,
vsntioas Of Massachusetts, both nomiu.
ated Charles Sumner yesterday ..
their candidate for Governor.
If 'pssehmakiug will take Andy
Johnsoa % Congress his election i,
certain. He is swinging around the
circle in Tennessee vigorously. ~.
The Liberals are Sighting shy. Gen.
Craig, tho nominee for Congress for the
Ninth District, Missoari, has declined.
He 10 satis6ed that be is not the nas.
The Democrats aud Liberals Of New
York met in Convention ON Thursday
and nominated Judge Church for Gov
ernor, but he positively declined be-
10y beaten BY General Dix, whereupou
Francis G. Keernan was nominated.
Chauacey Depew was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor and Sunset Cox
for candidate for Congress at large.
The Chicago Tribune feels SORROW
fal over the grand result in Vermont.
1t says the Grant ticket has within .
email traction Of a. large = majority -
four years ago, and nournfally adds,
"This result is different from what We
had expected; We had looked for some
decrease Of the Republican majority"
Republican m.jorities are not deoreas.
log this year, if you ple.se> go
The Chicago Times, tho leading
Democratic paper Of the West, in an
editorial speaks IS follows OF the Maine
victory: "Tha returns from Maine
are quite sufficient to indicate the re.
'slt, and the result is quite sufficient to
indicate that the Greeley business u
he most absurd and contemplate fa.co
IN tho history of American politics.
The Grant radicals have carried the
State BY At least $4,000 majority, or
5000 more than their. msjority Of last
7ear."
The latest reports from West Virxiais
how the election Of Jacobs, anti Gree
ey, ~ Governor by over 1000 ma
oritJ; and anti.Greeley Congressman
10 the Firet and Second Districts.
The Third is in doubt. Tho Charles.
'oa Courier, Democratic, says "West
is not absolutely certain for
dreeley," and that the: election has
produced a mueA greater dsmoraliza-
ion than anyns1y anticipated"
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A MOB from Virgins, ILL.,, went
to the Jail 1t Beardstown on Friday
night and attempted to take out . man
named Diefenbaeher to hang him, but
being resisted they set fire to tho town,
and 40 entire block Of tho best build
inRs was In ashes before tho flames
could be subdued.
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GIN. PHIL. SHERIDAN arrived in
st. Paul on Saturday. He will visit
tho posts along the line Of the N. P.
r. r., returning to Chicago v:a the
Missouri river. With his party v.s
Lieut.. Fred Grant, son Of President
Grant, Who goes to join his regiment
on tho frontier.
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Tar Saltwater Messenger started
out last week on its. eighteenth VOL
nme. It has grown both larger and
better during the past year, aud Dc.
serves oil its prosperity. u ST. %:
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Oh. 6cHoEPPE, Of Carlisle, Ps., Who
has been confined in: Jail . long time
on the charge Of having poisoned .
Miss steiuake, to whom he WAS en-.
gagged to be married, who died .uddeu-
", leaving him her property, has been
acquitted. This vas his second trial.
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TIE steamboat var has progressed
50 far that the rival lines are carrying
passengers from St. Louis to St. Paul
free. Hold on little i,nger, folks ;
they will be paying premium soon.
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Tas Csar Of Russia and the Empe-
ror Of Austria are making Empero.
William little witt At Berlin. He il
setting out cheese and ham, With a
tribe Of Rhine wine, for them, three
times day, aud they seem to be h.v:
ing quite . nice time. :u -. ...
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A STRIKING, mania is prevailing oil
England. Carpeoters, ob.irm.kers,
painters, weavers, bakers, butch..s and
oil the rest, sre after higher wages.
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LATE .NE Ws lTEms.

Mira. Charles Sumner has been at
Veoice during the Summer.
Horace Greeley is engaged to give
three agricultural addret seq this fall.
:::.-During the last two; years %, 900
miles Of ocean cable have been laid.
Tho army Of Austria, on its new
war footing, numbers l,269, 900 men.
-Japanis first railw.y& is. perfect
success, the people 'aoekiug::from miles
around 70 enjoy tho rapid motion.
~. B. Bennett, President of the
Audes, Amazon ana Triumph Insurance
Companies Of Cincinnati, has i resigned.
J.sP. Kilbreath was elected his sue,
cessor: - - '->- -
a;-Gsner,l Sherman viii arrive home
in . short time, and preparations arc
nov being made to give him brilliant
welcome and reception. -
-Nihson win not need to give con.
oerts to support her husband, a. he is
worth 100000 in bis own right, and
has expectations.
The bride of Pere Hyaoinths was
first Protestant widow, then Catho.
lie, than Protestant again, aud. now
she is happy. So is the Pere.
General Lewis Boggle, manager Of
the " ashiogtoo. Patriot, has challeng.
ID Alex. r.; Sheppard, President Of
the Board Of Public Works, to fight .
duel: ~ >.. 1s~s5 :
Want Of coal in England has com.
pe|led the Great Eastern Railway to
close their rail mills at swindon, threw.
ing. 500 men out Of employment :.
The question whether ! Hebrew
can marry his brothers widow or not
has been solved in New York by the
Hebrews doing it.
1t WAS the opinion Of the late DE-.
Aleken-"Bismark's Pen"-that the
peace Of the world can never be secure
unless the German and English nations
join hands for the defense of tho high
est interests Of mankind.
-Harper's Razar says: "Ladies
who are renovatiog their black dresses
Of last season, whether OF sill, cashmere,
or alpaca, are advised that they can
clean them beautifully with .borax and
tepid water. The ~ proportions are .
teaspoonful Of borax to quart Of
water" +:
The original MS. Of the Deolara-
ton Of Independence is fading into
oblivion. aud threatens to be, presently,
merely an empty parchment Of the most
uninteresting aspect. Nearly. all the
signatures are already eHaced. Gen.
Washiugton's commission a. Command
erin. Chief Of the Colonial Army. Is
ID the same condition Of p.llor. =. -.
The Germans, as If doubtful of tho
stability Of the late enforced peace, are
pushing forward the formidable forti6!
cations which they are erecting in, the
conquered and annexed provinces Of
France With even .fe,erish !, activity.
Many officers Of Couat Moltke:,s staff,
Who took part IN the late war, arc now
occupied With strategic, engineens on
the spot, under the direction Of the
great st..tegist himself. The new
works 1t Metz and Strs.bourg, which
are very considerable, are being rapid
y proceeded with. Already. the line
Of detached forts, planted . long way
from the enciente Of the latter city, has
been begun. So while the ,Emperors
meet at Berlin in order to secure; the
peace Of Europe, tho North German
Empire is preparing for the eventaali.
ties of var. ,....... = s:ss. :.-.... :.
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rROuBLE IN THR CAnP.

The, nomination Of Nv. Gso. l.
Becker By the Democrats and Liberal.
! fer Member Of Conkress from this Dis.
triot has stirred up dangerous mutt
ny in tho camp. The Liberals had
ret THAR heart on James Smith, Jr., Of
st. Paul, and refuse to be oomtorsed be-
cause hs is not the candidate
Hennepin County demanded Capt.
Eugene NJ. Wilson Or nothing. II got
=: nothing, and now insists that MI.
Becker shall, decline the nomination.
Says .hs Daily Evening 7inse.
.la al sincerity ~ cannot regard Mr..
Becker, q fortunate choice. and for the
. reason that 70 look upon him - IN in.
tsnsely sectional man, and one whose
election 70 Congress might bs in many vsJs
hsSsfsl u the local interests Of our city.
Il .. "Ths National, State and County tickets
should not have been loaded With suoh .
dssd weight, and 10, II he really Vishss
~ success Of the Greeley mexensut,
shesa contribute TO that end BY retiring
from . candidacy which, % fAr - no 10
saassr.sds will b but . farlern hope"
: Thu Minneapolis Democrat, which
more thoroughly appreciates party dis
/: elpHas, nys il will support Mr.. Becker,
! hi usboseuss itself in to following
aerrovfal strain Of hopes apfa&led
! I'VE should hAvs hssa delighted 10 have
to-day announced Ar. Wilson - The oandi.
dals, . IAme That would have sent thrill
Of Joy ast alone into every school district
and almest every family in Hennspin
s0euuty, bat have bssn received with great
lI4jsising il the greater part Of the disssiot.'
1t trusts that the "looal feeling 10 favor
Of Mr.. w." viii not affect the present
candidates. but everybody kaovs it will
,tsn fsartulll against Mr.. Becker, and
that Gsp- .Averills majority in Heune.
pin county will not be less than one
thpuaand. This will bring his majority
in the District up to four thousand At
least. Mr.. Becker is, truly enough,
,leadips - forloru hope." 1t is seldom,
however, that party becomes 80 utter
ably hopeless asd dependent 50 early
In The eamrsigo.
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Fer Member Of Congrsss, Third District
GEN. j. T.tAVERIIL.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-13
[oorr1Nunp rRoM rrRsr PAeE.l

eddy embraced the German Emperor land
Crown Prince before stepping from the
platform to the cars.
LONDON, September 12.-James NJ. Tur-
ner, United States Minister to Liberia, IS
here. He had al interview yesterday with
Right Honorable E. Hammond, under Sec
rotary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr..
Turner viii 60 to America before returning
to Monruyia
SAN FRANCISCO, September 12-The
steamship Great Republic, with China and
Japan news, has arrived.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 22.-The Nj,
kado has returned from his visit to the
southern portion of the empire. The Mi
kadO visited the territory of Satuzurna and
was detained there ten days, owing to
stress OF weather, being diverted mean
while by bull fights and naval engage
1nents. The feet engaged the forts, repeat
ing the engagement Of the English at
KagOsbuDa in 1863
Simidies Saburs, who was the cause Of the
attack by the English on Kagoshuna, has
written strong letter to the Mikado, in
which lie says in this critical moment
he can not sit by and look on with in
difference at events; and although CON
WINGED that the Mikado can not adopt
his retrograde and Enlightened views, yet,
feeling that a convenient occasion may
never offer again, he ayails himself OF
the opportunity to write, 'apologizing for
his audacity. But he continues: Under
the present system of government the for
tunes Of the country are daily
declining, and the imperial line,
which should last forever, is in danger Of
falling into the vice called republlcanism."
He can see, as clear as in mirror, that
Japan will eventually become dependency
of Western barbarism. However, he can
only SIGH and weep.