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The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

"A young man was recently robbed
of 81, 900 at Omaha, and wrote about
it to his father At Fort Wayne, Ind.
The father went to bed with bis mind
full of the subject, and straigbtway
dreamed that he was in = certain room
at hotel at Omaha where two men
were talking over the particulars Of
the robbery and dividing the plunder.
He noticed the number Of the room,
weot down stairs, and learned from tho
register that tie occupants were John
B. Wilson and James Frank. On
waking up he immediately wrote to
his son to ascertain if these persons
were at that hotel on the date Of the
robbery, and if SO to have them arrest
ed. His instructions were followed
and the money was reoovered.-ShN
,oater Messenger.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

We clip the following item in re-
gard to the finding of the body Of A.
L. Castle, brother Of Capt. H. A.
Castle, formerly Of this city, from the
st. Paul Dispatch Of the 9th:
"Capt. Henry A. Castle has returned
from Quincy, where he attended the fune-
raj of his young brother, Albert L. Castle.
who was drowned November 18th, by fall
ing from steamboat ON his return from
spending tho summer In this region. The
body was found near Canton, No., within
. few miles Of tho spot whore he was sup
posed to have been lost. 1t bore evidence
Of having been ct the bottom Of tho river
al winter, and had been raised to the sur
face by tho waves Of passing beat. It
WAS in good etate Of preservation. The
papers, money, watch, etc.,, in his pockets
wels safe, and tho coroner's jury returned
verdict Of accidental drowning. a. no
marks Of violence appeared"
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

The following distinguished railroad
men, officers of the Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Minneapolis Railway, arriv.
ID in Minneapolis on Friday evening
lat BY . special train, direct from
Milwaukee.
y. 8. Merrill, General Mansgcr.
Juo. G. Gault, Asst General Man.
ager.
A. v. Fl. Carpenter, General Pas.
senger Agent.
O. E Britt, General Freight Agent,
T. G. Chandler.
The party were on tour Of inspec,
tion tor tho purpose ot showing Jno.
{ G. Gaolt, the new Assistant General
Manager, over toe different roads Of
the Company. .
= TIE Big Woods Citizen is the
name Of . new paper published at De.
lano, Wright county, BY D. s. Merrill
lately of St. Paul, and Mr.. D. Fish as
editor. .....
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

-. DR.. Prime, in his "Travels in Ja-
pau," says: passing through street
and seeing some forty or fifty coppers
hanging on as many nails in front Of
. shop, Qthe copper coin has hole io
the centre) I inquired what they were
there for. and was told that they were
placed there by the shopkeeper to save
time and trouble in answering the calls
of mendicants. When one came along
he simply took copper and passed on,
never abueing the charity Of the shop,
keeper by taking two.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
IMPORTANT TO sAILORs AND SOL
DlERS.


The following letter from Hon. John
T. Averill, which will convey q valu-
sble piece Of information to many Of
our readers, has been sent to US for
publication
WARRINGTON DC, |
March soth, 1873. !
NJ. Geo. l.. Fisk, Sauk Rapids, him.:
Ny DEAR S1n.-I have your favor OF
25th inst. making inquiries with reference
to the late law granting relief or favor to
the soldiers seeking homesteads. 1tgrants
all soldiers and sailors the right to deduct
from the Eve years required to perfect their
titles upon homestead lands their term Of
service in tho war Of the rebellion. II he
served three years he will bs required to
stop upon his land two. years before eet-
ting his patent. If he served two years,
he must live upon his land three years,
and if he served one year, four years resi-
dence will be required. Many soldiers
lost their homestead rights by employing
agents to enter for them under = law Of
1864, but did not 60 upon the lands be-
cause worthless entries were made.
have introduced bill to restore those
rights, and hope to pass in short time.
Truly your friend,
JNO. r. AVER1LL.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
Gov. Austin il in recent of a let.

Gov. Austin is in receipt of a let.
ter from Mr.. Chas. Stoud Corbet, Of
Oil City, Pa, ioquirlng tho address
Of the Presler, boys, who it will DO 70.
msmbered, met With such = terrible
misfortune BY freezing in Martin
county ls66-Charles losing his feet
and Francis both hands and feet. Mr..
Colbert states that he hax made AZ
r.ngements 10 Philsdelphi. for supply
ing these unfortunate boys with srtif.
cial hands and feet. We understand
these youug men are worthy and de-
serving of the interest taken il them
by this nobls-hear,ed gentleman
St. Paul Di.patch.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

We are not surprised that Theo-
dore Tilton should close a notice of
Rev. B. F. Barrctt's new book entitled,
"New views of Hell" with expressive
words like these "Save Us from the
God that damns ~ His abandonmens
OF purity aud virtue to become the
champion Of Mrs. Woodhull, is enough
to make any man dread "the God who
damns." Poor Theodore ! may his "gsy
gazelle" eventually lose her hold upon
his heart and mind that he may escape
the damnation that is 70 great a terror
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

Earthquakes seem to be tho fash
enable excitement. Californ MA has just
been stirred up by = slight shake, and
the insurance companies out that way
are beginning to take earthquake risks.
But the jarriog which California has
suffered is the mere rumble Of wheel
in comparison to the disaster reported as
having occurred in Syria. A great
part Of the city of Antioch has been re.
duced TO ruins, and 1850 persons, out
Of population estimated at 10000,
have been killed bv an earthquake of
late date. The ruins of the apclent
city have now rival Of even sadder
interest in the modern wreck. Scien-
lists will find in the almost simultaneous
earthqakes in California and Syria, the
occasion for additional speculation on
the laws which govern the waves Of
the central 6res.-!&. Paul Dispatch.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
HOW 70 PUT CHILDREN TO BED.

Not with reproot for any Of that
days emission or commission. Take
any other time but bedtime for that.
If you ever heard little creature sigh.
ing or sobbing in its sleep, you could
never do this. Seal their CLOSING eye
lids with a kiss and blessing. The
time will come, all too soon, when they
will lay their heads upon their pillows,
lacking both. Let them at least have
this sweet memory Of a happy child
hood, or which no future sorrow or
trouble can rob them. Give them
their rosy youth. Nor need this in
volve wild license. The judicious par
ent will not so, mistake my meaning,
If you have met the man or the woman
whose eyes have suddenly filed when
q little child has crept trustingly to its
mothers breast, you may have seen
one in whose cbildhood's home dignity
and seqerity stood where love and pity
should oavo been. Too much indul-
gence has ruined thousands Of children
too much love ont one.-Fdnny Tern.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

The soldiers homestead, act, which
became = law on Tuesday last, provides
that every private soldier anl officer
who has served in the army Of the
United States during the recent re-.
bellion, for 80 days or more, st.n: be
entitled to 100 . of lund. >:. -.,.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
OUR sr. PAUL CORREsPONDnNr.

The readers 10 the Press, residing in
this vicinity, will have very little difficult
ty in recognising by the peculiar style
Of the writer, the author OF its St.
Paul correspondence, and attributiug
those remarkable illusions to the only
great genius in our upper country ca
pable Of producing them. There is .
fertility Of imagination there, depth
Of originality, and gush Of beati6o
sentiment to be found ouly IN the writ
ings Of that great legal luminary who
10 recently abandoned . lucrative prac-
tice in this city to enter upon "fresh
fields and pastures green," in the Cap-
ital Of our State.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
LAND OFFICE INVESTIGATION.

At tho request Of Hon. Willis Drum
mond, Commissioner of the General
Land Office, who spent two days Of last
week 10 this city, We did not, in our
last issue, mention his visit here.
Nor can We at present state to our rea-
dsrs the result Of the examination he
made without violating good faith and
affording the gentlemen he was after, an
opportunity to see parties whose testi.
mony will be used At . proper time and
which We prefer to put upon the record
before it can be .fred.
Some of tho persons engaged in
plundering tho settlers and the general
government have heretofore exhibited
too strong a disposition to procure and
make af6davits and to suborn witnesses,
for US to give them an opportunity to
do 70 in this case, by publishing to tho
world what facts were presented to Col.
Drummond during his brief stay in our
city: When an Investigation is order
ed-and there will be one-witnesses
will be forthcoming, the proofs will be
there, and We can assure the editors of
the Organ that the "German from
Todd county," as we'll as other honest
settlers defrauded and cheated out Of
hard earned dollars, will be on hand to
testify upon the practices Of the land
ring. Commissioner Drummond caus.
ed printed fec bill to be put up in a
conspicuous place in the Land Office,
to which wo invite the attention of al
who have heretofore transacted business
there. Let them compare its rates
With the fees exactsd in the past, and
see whether or not our charges Of ille-
gal fees are true or false. This fee bill
was prepared last June, copy sent to
the St. Cloud Office with orders to post
up, which vas not done. Upon ioqui-
~ made by Commissioner Drummond
the officers stated that one was posted
up in the old Office in Kindler's Block,
but offered as an excuse for its absence
in the new Office, their recent removal
thereto. They moved into the new Of
6ee in January, and it would seem to .
person unacquainted with the very Ia
borious duties Of the officers that three
months was more than sufficient time in
which to stick up q hand bill. And
We defy them to prove outside Of the
Ring, that it was ever kept posted in
the old Office. Col. Drummond's visit
was entirely unexpected, and caused .
perceptible fluttor among tho accused,
and we'll i: might.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

-Ersstu, Corning, the great rail-
road king. politician and capitalist, died
10 Albany on Monday night, after :
long illness. ~: ss5. =. .--..=
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

ri: Tho Mor~ing Post repeats the ru-
NOR which it gave Yesterday, that Ma
poleon has borrowed sl5,000,000 in
London, but the truth Of the rumor
is authoritatively denied. :s. .
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

THE Governor appointed Peter
Southsrland, G. 8. Peterson and s. W.
Turner, County Commissioners fo
Wilkin county. as. 9.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

One Of our exchanges eays that it
it scarcely possible that New York
City will get new charter from the
present Legislature. And Why not get
it as we'll noa0 as at any future time !
The new charter is forsgone oonolu-
sion for it is demanded by awakened
people aud as they have had the
strength and courage to hurl from pow.
er so ne Of the rings which were de-
stsoying them, they will doubtless 40.
oomplish their desire 10 this direction.
Our times are peculiar in this one re-
'spect At least; that the people ars be.
ginning to rightly appreciate tho power
they hold and though wonderfully long
-safsriug and forbearing to a degree
that is sometimes hardly virtuous, bo.
cause unnecessary, they have found
the ready way to escape-nanely, the
short way. For many years, the real
virtues Of some communities 1T least,
have been smothered under On affected
sentimentality; even when fraud open
ly stalked the street, and Aauntsd its
unholy gains in tho faces Of honest men
from whom they were filohed, no one
would raise the oondemning voice.
Presume that men are honest until they
ore proven guilty Verify, then, . good
many rogues will 60 unhung. On the
contrary, it may bo necessary some
times to presume that men are guilty,
in order to get at tho truth.
What We wish to call attention to is
the spirit Of inquiry which is abroad,
now, as at no former time. The air is
toll Of is-sod all Who have long felt
that something should be done to cor
rect manifest evils, should now show
themselves men, and not oowards.-
Truth in everything that concerns So
ciety ia what We need. Politicians
have long enough hoodwinked and
blinded tho people. This is . govern.
ment from the people and for tho peo-
ple-and it will not accomplish what it
promises in the way Of yielding rich
fru,tage unless the people demand and
enforce their wishes. Can this be done I
Certainly it can. II has been done in
places that were deemed entirely be-
yond recovery. And whom the good
sense of the masses asserts itself it can
be done anywhere. No matter who
suffers by it Out with tho truth
fall 10 with the spirit Of reform, wheth-
or in law, theology or social ethics.
Cut of all gangrenes and then the
body polite will havo = healthy growth.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

TIE ST Anthony Democrat has
changed il name TO- Tho Weekly Dem.
scrat, and appears this week in an en-.
lhrged form and With 1 new heading.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

one With spare time on his hands
has been invsstig g,tng bushsl q !, whest,
md reports that i contains 666, 900 grains
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Edwin Forrest is sick in Boston
Of lung fever.
-Four children we're bitten by a
mad dog in Chicago on Tuesday. i.
The smallpox has invaded the
residence of A. T. Stewart, of New
York, attacking servent girl, to whom
with her nurses and physicians, the
house will be abandoned for time.
DIR. Woodruff, one of Victoria's
husbands, died on Sunday night Of
rum and morphine.
-O'Connor, who threatened Queen
Victoria with an empty pistol, has been
indicted.
Navigation on Lake Ontario is re-
sumed. The Weiland canal is to open
on the Goth. a..
The Prince aud Princess of Wales
have gone to Florence.
"A kind lady in Galesburg;= ILL.,,
gave pair Of pantaloons to poor boy
lately. The next morning the youth
returned and requested her to put a
watch pocket in them, as otherwise
they would not be of much use to him
1t was done, and he departed rejoicing
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11


TrLzonArH PoLEs.-Csntraets for ff-
teen hundred telegraph poles have been let
to parties in this vicinity, the poles to be
distributed between here and Fergus Fails.
-Alerasdria Poet.
The above item seems to be Of special
interest just now. Only few days
ago Prof: Morse, the father Of tele.
gr,phy. died. The history Of his iu-
vention is full of interest. When he
first broached bis plans, governments
shook their wise heads and said, no.
Even our own Congress, besitated long
before giving him aid to the extent Of
$4,000, to erect limo from Washing
ton to Baltimore. To them it seemed
like hare-brained experiment. and one
which, even if successful, would be Of
no practical value. But behold the
wonder The Eastern, Southern and
Middle States are covered with = net
work Of telegraph wires; and away
here 10 the Northwest-a country then
almost unknown to Cougress-and still
stretching on towards the Rocky Noun
tains and tho Pacific, it is now doing
its wonderful work. There is no other
civilizer equal to it-and no other
agency does 50 much to give ~ view
Of the whole race in oil its phases OF
good aud evil. A hare.brained exper-
iment! Why, level our telegraph
wires for one week, and the business Of
q continent would be plugged into iuex.
trioable confusion ; nay, it would seri-
ously cripple the business Of tho whole
world. .-..=. }..l., 49,.
It seems strange that the world did
without it 30 long. But thus it often
happens, that the instruments which
minister most to our benefit, are 80
simple, they are overlooked; or when
discovered, the world will sneer rather
than accept. We are fast getting over
this, and now accept almost anything
new. This is right; !; if 1t il good We
will know Of it tho sooner; if it is bad
we can find this out and reject it.
L = 3 E--[ y
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

TIE St. Paul DispateA came ont oa
Monday enlarged to an eight-ooluml
sheet. z..s.s .1..-z .=s
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

old Gent.-"James! my son! Why this
rude tehavior, this unsteady gait Have
,yeu been drinking, sir - ].
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

morning Of the 9Th instant, on board
the British screw-frigate Ariadne,
which resulted in the death, by drown
ing of two sub.lieutenants and nine
seamen belonging to that ship. 1t
appears that early that morning an
ordinary seamen, named Felix Richard
son, fell overheard from the main-top
mast cross-trees; the ship was going at
the rate Of ton knots at the time. The
second cutter, in charge of Sub Lieu.
tenants Jukcs and Talbot and with q
crew of eleven men, was at once des-
patched, and the vessel was brought to
tho wind on the starboard tack; she,
however, dritted considerably to lee
ward and so lost sight Of the boat. At
half.past eight, as heavy sea was run
ming and there was no sign Of the re-
turn of the boat, all on board began to
feel uneasy ; steam was got up and tho
Arladne went in search, sighting the
missing cutter about 10 o'clock, pull
ing before the wind and sea. Whom
within about three hundred yards Of
the boat, the anxious watchers from the
ship saw the crew attempt to steer
for the ship, when suddenly heavy
sea struck her, and she capsized and
was swamped Immediately The heavy
sea completely prevented the Ariadne,
very long ship, from being steered
close to the struggling men, and. the
first cutter wss accordingly manned.
To the horror Of overy one this boat
Is she was boing lowered, was stove in,
the officers and men being precipitat-
ed into the water. Two officers and
eleven men were struggling in the wa
ter close alongside the ship and a
similar number some hundred yards off
No other boat was available, and life.
belts, gratiugs, ropes, in fact, every
thing that could be got hold Of; were
thrown to those near the: ship, and
they were al fortunately rescued ex-
cept ono man, who was killed by getting
under the ships counter. Attention,
which had been temporarily diverted,
was now again turned to the unfortu-
nate officers and men of the other boat,
Who were one BY one seen to be
swept exhausted into the sea until only
five we're left. The Ariadne was then
backed astern full speed, and brought
within reach of the survivors, three of
whom were taken off the c1ttec, one
swan to the ship from spar to which
he had clung. ..
And now came the most heartrend-
ing scene of all. The fifth and last
survivor had managed to float along
side, his hand had grasped the beat
falls, his safety seemed in all human
probability assured, when nature, so:
long and so severely tried, could hold
out on longer-his strength failed him,
and he fell back into the sea. Not
yet, however, was he given up by his
gallant comrades. Mr.. Ellis, boat
swain, and one of those who have liv-
ed to tell the talo of the ill-iated' Cap.
tam, sprang into the water and swan
to the assistance Of the drowning man.
He succeeded ia getting hold Of him,
and had brought him alongside, when
he (Mr. ElIis) was struck by bolt on
the side Of the ship, which was rolling
dreadfully, and partially stunned, he
was obliged to let 60 his hold in or
der to save his own life, and the tsise-
rescued sailor sunk before the eyes Of
Ill. In al eleven men perished. s 49,
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

\. !FRAxk DAaaETr, recently local cd.
itof Of the Minneapolis Ne,os, is about
to start paper at Litchfeld. &: - -
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

EaAsrus Coas1so. died April 9th,
IL 4 q AllaDyy n y,
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
The Prince aud Princess of Wale
have gone to Florence.

SHOCKING CATASTROPHE AT GlB-
RALTAN.
Loss Of Eleven Lives-A Series Of Ca
fanatics
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
~ s:.s Inths line Of ,,r..s, =,
: TRUNKS g.. .VALISES
we have constantly. : full stock.

we bave constaaly. : full stock.
1@you are IN invited to come and ex-
anime for yourself, and you viii find us
always ready to wait on you, and not too
proud to show yeu goods, whether you buy
or moi. # 81 t .555zs..--s r :....l... -.
81. HANAIJER g co.
Chicago Clothing Hall.
The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11

JNO. r. AVER1LL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-06
Natnle,s Appeals for Help.

Every indication Of debility and exhAus.
ton is q mute appeal Of Nature for medi-
cinal aid to arrest the progress Of decay.
How are these silent appeals Of physical
weakness 10 the resources OF the healing
artusually met? Too often, unfortunately,
the drugs prescribed aggraYste the symD.
toms. Whoever recommends drastic pur.
gatives, or mineral salivants, or poisonous
alkaloids, under such circumstances, in an
ally Of the ailment and an enemy Of the
patient. Whoever, on the contrary, ad-
.vises the broken down and responding
sufferer to resort to thatpeerless vegetable
invigorant, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
for aid and comfort, is q true philanthro.
pist. II is safe 10 say that there never
was an instance in which such advice
was given and accepted without the hap
piest results. From the very depths OF
weakness and dependency thousands
have been restored to vigor, health and
cheerlulness by the renovating operation
OF this Wholesome stimulant and alternative,
AL its medicinal Ingredients are remark
able for their sanativO properties, and in
combination form an absolute specific for
indigestion, liver complaint, nervous affec-
tions, rheumatism, intermittent and remit:
tent levers, general and local weakness,
and every species OF disorder incident to
change Of season or climate. The slim
ulatiye element Of this invaluable protec-
tive and restorative is not an impure ex-
citant, but the thoroughly rcctified e.
sence OF sound rye, admitted by all good
chemists to be the most healthiul Of exhil.
arants. '.-, ..... cod&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-06

What Unspeakable ReliofisafoFded
tho burning and throbblpg flesh by o
single application Of that unequaled
balsam for human or brute suffering,
MEXICAN MUsrAsG LrNAAKHT. The
tormenting and sleep.destroying pains Of
Rheumatism, gout and neuralgia, are com.
pletely banlshed by in use; stiffness Of
the joints and painful swellings, quickly
yield TO its emolAent influence; Il heals
bruises, cuts, scalds, etc, with astonishing
rapldity. For strains, spring halt, scratch.
es, saddle; collar and haTness gals, as
well as the more serious external malsdies
OF thehoTse, 1t Is a swift and thorough
remedy.
symptoms of Liver Complaint and
of IsomeOr the Diseases Produced
by II.
A sallow or yellow color Of skin, or
yelloYiah brown spots on the face and
other parts Of the body; dullness and
drowsiness with frequent headache; dixzi.
ness, bitter or bad taste In the mouth;
dryness oil throat and internal heat, pal.
patation, In many cases dry, teasing
cough, with sore throat unsteady sppe.
tite, raising Of food, and choking sen.
sstion In throat; distress, heaviness, or
hloated or tull feeling about stomach and
sides, pain in sides, back or breast, aud
about shoulders, collie pain and soreness
through bowels, with heat; constipation;
alternating with frequent attacks Of
diarrhaai piles, flatulcnce, nervousness,
GOODNESS OF eXtfemitiea. rush of blood
to head, with symptoms Of appoplexy,
numbtess of .linbs, especially at hight,
cold chills alternating with hot flashes,
kidney and urinary difficulties; female
weakness and Irregularities, with dull.
ness, low spirits, unsociabllity and
gloomy lorebodings. Only a few OF
the above Symphonic are likely 10 be
present In any case at on time. All who
use DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoy.
cry for liver complaint and It's compllca-
tons are loud in Its praise. Sold by all
druggists everywhere. eol&w