The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The corn crop Of the United
States is nearly thirty per cent. less
this year than last.
The work on Vanderbilt's million
dollar Methodist University at Nash.
vile is being rapidly pushed.
Mrs. Stowe is to have Vioe.Presi-
dent Wilson as her guest for several
weeks, at her winter homa in Florida.
"A Washington dispatch states
that there is a general indisposition
among members of Congress to increase
taxation.
Murray, the clerk who stole. dia-
monds from Tiffany & Co., New York,
was sentenced to five years in Sing
Sing.
Eleven hundred people own II, 000,-
600 acres Of land in California, which
is an average of nearly $4,000 aores for
each person.
"A Lexington, KY, whisky firm
filed an order the other day for three
gallons of old Bourbon to be sent to
Babylon.
Fourteen persons have been found
drowned in the London docks since
the late fog. Many other fatal acoi.
dents are reported.
Miss Putnam, who went down on
the Vile du Havre, was the last lineal
descendant of General Israel Putnam,
"Old Putnam" of Revolutionary fame.
An Evansville (Ind.) man, we'll
advanced in years, was astonlshed re-
Gently at receiving an Invitation to
attend the wedding Of his parents, who
had been thirty years separated by d.
vorce.
Letters from survivors Of the ILL.,
fated ship Vile du Harve confirm
press accounts of the disaster. The
statements made regarding the con-
duct OF the officers and crew of the
steamer after the collision occurred are
conflicting.
William Reed, Of Dixon, Ill lost
his ticket emitting him to seat in a
Pullman car, and though he proved
the fact to the conductor, was put out
Of the car. He brought suit against
the company aud recovered $4,000
damages.
England has asked France to ia
oilitate inquiry into the Vile du Havre
disaster, and has offered to defray the
expense Of British witnesses. France
has accepted the offer, and promises
that the invest CATION shall be search.
ing and complete. ...
"A party Ct Arrapahoes and Ghey.4
enne chiefs have arrived at Omaha
from Washington, where they have
been trying to get new reservation.
Government refuses, and they are feel
ing very ugly about it, and trouble is
anticipated the coming season. ,.,..
The Bender family, charged with
a number Of murders in Kansas, were
arrested at B1ningville, s. c., a few
days ago. The father and mother are
in custody, and the son and daughter,
living in North Carolina, are being
s"ught after. The family name is
Webb. -.
About four hundred Cincinnati
workmen on Saturday passed resolu-
lions that any: government should be
overthrown that failed to furnish EN-.
ployment to ito poor citizens, and
adopted resolutions modiiyiDe the New
York resolution to demand work, or
remission of rents until April.
The Massachusetts, Dental Society
have passed a resolution to the effect
that the use Of chloroform is not ad.
visable in dental operations. This is
uuquestionably the result of the invest
igation into the recent death in Boston
from the administration of mixed
chloroform and ether. '':.'-
Mr.. How has introduced. a reso,
luton INTO the Senate authorizing the
President to appoint Eve Commission:
ers, without pay, to examine the econ
omio, moral, criminal, and scientific
aspects Of the liquor traffic, and to re-
port to Congress its effect on crime,
social vice, pauperism, and the public
health.