The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-05-09
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Florida expects but a poor cotton
crop. .s $
Five hundred millions postage
stamps were issued last week by the
United States.
The second track through Mont
Gems tunnel has been laid and opened
and the double track is now in use.
The woods on Fishkill Mount.ios
opposite Newburg, N. Y, are on fire.
The loss will DO heavy, ~ many mil.
lions Of cord wood are already burned
"A fire At Lisbon Falls, Me-, on
"Wednesday, burned tho Androsooggiu
House and the tsnements connected
Herewith. Loss $4,000; insured.
III. hishw.ynen robbed the
stsse In Ausdor County, Cal, 9,
Wednesday, getting $4,000 from
Wells, Fargo l. Coz Express box,
and escaping 20 the mountains.
Tho Emperor William will soon
60 70 Ems to drink the waters. Bis
msrok retires to bis estates, aud will
abstain fiom active participation in If.
fairs for several months.
Fifteen years ago President Bu-
cbanau said, in a message to Congress,
"Ever since the origin Of OUT Govern.
ment We have been employed in negoti.
atiog treaties With Great Britain, and
afterwards in discussing their true in
tent and meaning"
| On Monday, At Springfield Illinois,
one huudzed aud fifty Merino sheep
sold at $4,000 and were shipped from
that place, Vi. St. Louis, tor San Fran
cisco. They were part of tho flock
of B. F. Coeeril, aud were sold to stock
growers in California.
The dispens.tion Of justice in
New York hsa become q tolerablv To-
crative occupation. The Recorder and
City Judge nov draw salaries Of &15,-
600; the Judges Of the Supreme
Court $4,000; the Judges Of CON-
mon Pleas $4,000, and the police
justices $4,000.
in recent interview with some
travelling American the Pope is report
ed to have said that if he should ever
leave Rome he would be glad to take
up his residence in New York, because
no city in the world contains more
earnest Catholics, or those more devot
ed to the highest and best interests of
the Church.
The trial by court martial of Mar
shall Bazaine will be held in tho riding
school at Versailles, and will CONNIE nee
the latter part Of May. The trial will
probably last over a hundred days.
Twelve hundred witnesses will be sum.
moned. The government will allow
! Marshal Bozaine to employ as counsel
! NJ. Lakeland, the well.known advocate.
| The most curious colors imagina-
bic are now worn for ladies' head gear
blues that look green, aud greens
that look blue, browns that look forty
other colors BY gas-light, aud flowers
that look as if they had been ruthlessly
dragged into public life from the hon.
orable retirement of the ash barrel.
| Here is new phase Of theatrical
delight. Every evening the new New
York Grand Opera House is psrfumed
BY an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fountain
placed in the vestibuls, which throws q
stream Of cologne to the height Of three
or four feet and thea breaks into q
beautiful spray. Every ten miuu,es
the perfume is changed. Between
the acts hundreds Of visitors flock to
tho fountain to dip their handkerchief
in the basin. The odor which pen
etrates the auditorium is said to be ex.
quisite.
"A Narshalltown (la.) special says
the most destructive fire that ever oc.
CURED in central Iowa took place there,
about noon. II commenced in Btanley'e
elevator, and quickly communicated to
the adjoining buildings, and famed by
a high wind, at one time threatened
the whole town. The whole southeas,
part Of the city is in ruins. The losse.
foot up about three hundred thousand
dollars. Five elevators, With . vas,
amount Of grain in store, a WOODEN mill
two hotels, four lumber yards, the
Northwestern depot, tanks and pump
building, five stores and shops, and
three dwelling houses were oouaumed
Tho Minneapolis Neses complain,
bitterly Of the speculative feeling which
ia 30 prevalent in that city and thu
growing imitation Of prices Of real estat<
and the rents Of dwelling houses aut
stores. Already hboripg men in tn.
city are forced to 90 = mile OF NOR,