The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

"A dispatch from Trieste announces
the death in that city of Chas. Lever,
the Irish novelist, aged 62.
David Crum, of Keokuk, Iowa,
heir to 100000, died 10 the calabooso
lately of intemperance.
The ruins of Fort Sumter will
shortly be removed, aud new fort con
structed on the site.
1t is believed that the British ship
John Temparly, from Baltimore to
London, has foundered with her entire
crew.
Tho London Telegraph says that
when Canada wishes to separate from
Great Britain the latter will make no
objection.
The Dominion House of Commons
has passed the bill authorizing the co.,
struction Of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way.
George Armstrong, Of fremont
N. j., received forty days in the coun.
ty Jail for trying to hang his wife.
Cheap enough.
"A hickory pole sixty feet high,
crowned with a white hat, has been
raised as the Greeley banner at Tomp-
kinsville, N. York.
There are some rich men even in rug.
ged Scotland. The Bairds, who stand
at the head of the iron masters there,
make as profit annually $2,500,000.
There are but three farms in Mas
sachusctts having over 1000 acres Of
land-one of them is in Bristol, one in
Dukes and one in Norfolk county.
The reduction Of the public debt
during the month of May was about
81, 100000 less than last month, on ac.
count Of money expended by tho pen
sion bureau.
The oldest Postmaster in the Uni
ted States is John Seiberling, of Lynn.
vile, Lehigh county, Pa, who has
held his Office continuously since Feb.
2, 1890 ifty-two years and quarter
The British army, exclusive of
commissioned officers, contains Ill.,
67S men, Of whom l17,701 are English
1902 Irish, and 1885 Scotch. The
proportion Of Irish is very large in the
infantry regiments Of the line.
-Ex-President Andrew johnson
is in Washington, to testify before the
House Committee on military affairs rel.
alive to the missing Buell. military
commission documents. He says he
knows nothing about them.
English journals express very
high estimate of the character Of Prince
Arthur, one of the younger sons Of
Queen Victoria. He is said to resem-
tile the Prince ConSort in the earnest
ness of his views and the solil:ty of his
character more thao any Of his broth
ers who have yet come before the pub
lie.
"A dispatch from Gen. Howard
states that at council held with Mex
leans, Papaques, Priuos and Apaches,
peace has been agreed upon, the Indi-
ans agreeing to stop further raids and
aid Gen. Crook in capturing iucorrigi:
bic Indians. Gen, Howard says sue.
cess now appears sure.
"A London correspondent thus
writes of the indulgence Of English
women in the flowing bowl: "You go
to the theatre, and between the scenes
well-attircd women in the dress circle
will take out pocket-fask and refresh
themselves with brandy or port. You
enter railway carriage, and your fair
vts. a.vis most unblushingly takes her
flask and sucks her sherry before your
eyes,"
Persia 1.-The name that once called
up visions gorgeous and rlch-is still
suffering from the terrible famine which
has ragged SO long. Business has been
almost entirely given up, and the coun.
try is fast becoming depopulated. Or
the comparatively few remaining, not
twentieth part can be fed by home pro.
duce, and unless outside aid is render
ed the suffering will be unprecedented.
England sends ship.load of supplies
this month, and other countries will
follow her example. Let the United
States go to work and give generously.