The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-01
LATE VIEWS ITEMS.

lilo TRIAL OF ex'Mayor dali, OF
New Yo'k, resulted in his soquittsl.
The consumption of horses aud
donkeys as food is steadily increasing
in France.
There Ii On enormous rush Of
freight for Liverpool from the west,
over tho Grand Trunk Railway.
Raleigh, N. c., hasn't . public
school, but 1t has just paid ont $40, 900
on account of few criminals.
-WesterD judges do not use the I'D
formula any more, but ak tho prison.
CT. care you crazy or not crasy?'
The English steamer Becklow is
reported loat at sea with all but one Of
her crew of twenty three persons.
The Methodist Episcopal Church,
during the past year, is said to have
gained 10 money 100000, and in
men bersbip 5000.
Small children, dressed entirely
10 white fu1, with blue ribbon trim.
mings, are a conspicuous feature of
New York promeuades.
Mr.. Brigham Young, true to his
name, has ordered his missionaries j.,
Europe to send oyer 90 more old usaids.
Female saints oyer 30 years Of ago, To
regards ss Improbable converts.
John q. Breckluridge's disabilities
have been removed, and now bis Ken.
lucky friends have notion Of letting
him "sweep the State for Governor"
The principal officials of the
Treasury Department state that there
never was such pressure on the part
Of females 10 now to obtain olerkships
in that Departments.
Last year Chicago sold goods at
wholesale alone TO the amount of $780,.
900, ooo-equ.l to one.fourth of the
national debt. This is one.fifth more
than tho sales of 1872.
The United States Marshal passed
through Kansas City on Saturday with
two Pueblo Indians convicted OF rob.
bling tho U. 8. mail, as1 sentesced to
punishment in the Missouri State pris.
on.
"A fearful storm visited Whining.
ton, N. c., Thursday night, blowing
down q number Of small houses, up.
roofing trees, prostratipg fences, eto.
Tho estimates in the Postofios
Department have already been 80 much
reduced that 10 further extensions of
railway postal services oan be made du-
ring tho present. fiscal year.
Treasurer Spinner still keeps - .
relic the tors and blood stained. play
bill with which Laura Keene ..temnt-
cd to staunch tho wound Of President
Lincoln, in his box at Fo'. as theatre.
Oh the night of the as~ 4ssin.tion.
Tho Treasury Department h.. re-
oeived sdsices from Pekin, China, that
the new trade dollar Of the United
States has beep asssyed by . commits
sion OF tho Chinese Emp,re, and re-
ported to 20 of more intrinsic value
than thu, Mexican CT Dutch dollar,
which nave been standard coin among
the Chinese for more than a century.
ADD roy'l ed;ct has consequently been
issued making the United States silver
dollar dollar 10 ell Chinese trade and
commerce.
The bondsmen of David A. Gage,
defaulting ex.Treasurer of Chicago,
refuse to make up the deficit in his 40
counts, on the ground that they cannot
be legally comp lied to do so.,
Sir Samuel Baker, having return.
ed from his African explorations, has
had grand reception ID England
where he narrated bis adventures and
Was formally welcomed BY the Prince
Of Wales 10 behalf of the Royal Geo 4
graphical Society. DR.. Livingstone
has hidden farewell to UjJi and -
coming home also.