The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
"A cable dispatch reports that in
Beogal, one half tho food being ex.
hausted, famine Is inevitable.
-Messrs. Jay Cooke l. Go. have
turned in for the benefit of their credit
ors every dollar of their property.
"A merchant 10 Troy recently
shipped an invoice Of stoves to Siam
aad China.
Gen George B. Mcclellan ha
been heard from. He is in Paris, and
is the recipient Of all manner of flatter-
Jog attentions.
The London Times says that life
is lived SO quickly in the United States
that man who has been five years in
public life is almost veteran.
"A fierce hail storm, With thunder
and lightning, passed over Nashville,
on Thursday. The hail stones weighed
from one to three ounces.
The report that Bsrthold. Of the
French legation ct St. Petersburg, has
been appointed Minister to Washing
ton, is confirmed.
Gov. Beveridge of Illinois has re.
fused to grant respite to Rafferty,, the
murderer of police officer, and he
will be hanged on Friday.
WIN. Hamilton & Sons, proprie-
tors of the St. Lawrence Foundry in
Toronto, Canada, have failed. The Il.
abilities will probably exceed $780,
900.
There are upwards Of three mil
lions of bushels of grain afloat on the
Erie oaoal. There is good prospect
Of most Of it getting through to tide
water.
The unfinished monitor Puritan
at League 1slsnd, is soon to be placed
In fighting trim. The monitor Terro,
is ready for sea, and will be immedi
ately placed in commission.
Minister Sickles has announced
to the Secretary Of State the cauoeila.
ton Of the conflicting interests of the
Spanish Cortes and the establishment
Of the CASTELAR, government.
"A number of French residents Of
Philadelphia have had prepared q
gold medal which will be presented to
ex.President Theirs al token of their
appreciation of his services to France.
Col. Thomas A. SCOTS PROPOSE.
ton for a government loan 10 aid Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad will meet
with little or no approval, and to al
intents aud purposes is dead letter.
The signs Of peace are increased
by an order outing of all extra work
At the Charlestcwn Navy Yard. 1t
amounts to an Official declaration that
there il no longer any danger Of a ma
val war with Spain.
The farmers triumph in Wiscou .
sin has induced the Mad'son Demo.
crat to join the Chicago Times 10 call.
ing its old friend the Democratic party
the "deosyed rump of putrid remjn-
iscence."
-Ot twenty five men who have been
Speakers Of the House since Congress
first organized, only one-James K.
Polk, Of Teuuessee-ever reached the
White House. Henry Clay was
Speaker twelve years.
One fact developed by the Vir-
ginius massacre is the extraordinary
number Of brothers whom Gen. Ryan
left 10 the United States. One editor
who has kept strict count finds that
nineteen of them have thus far put in
an appearance for public sympathy.
Theatrical property 10 Baltimore
seems specially insecure. John 7.
Ford (who had previously had . disas-
trous theatricsl experience in Washing.
tou) lately had tho Holiday Street
Theater burnt, Now the Th eater Com
ique is completely destroyed.
The foreign trade Of C&rest Britain
has not been satisfactory to her mer'
chants this year so far. That nation
sold $50. 10000 less Of cotton, linen
silk aod wooden fabrics, and had to buy
$50, 100000 more of ARTICLES Of food in
the first nine months Of this year than
10 the corresponding period last year.
Probably the largest church men,
bership in New York city is in the
colored Baptist church., Of which Rev.
Mr.. Spellmann is pastor, the commune
oants numbering more than 1000. He
was originally barber, but developing
extraordinary gifts, was licensed TO
preach, and his sraccess has been mar
The remains Of Prof: Ag..siz wer
on Thursday deposited in Mount Au-
buro Cemetery, with simple ceremonies
we'll suited 20 .As character Of the man
in life. Amoog the pall-bearers were
Vice PresidesA Wilson, Gov. Wash.
:burn, ex.9ov: Chdin, Oliver Wendell
Holmes ind Ralph Waldo Emerson. =