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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06
MIR. BEECHER'S FAMILY.

Mr.. Henry Beecher, the pastors
eldest son, is living with his family in
his fathers house on the Heights.
He is in the insurance business in the
firm of Beecher & Benedict in Court
street, Brooklyn. He is past thirty,
and was colonel in the late war. The
second son, William, is a Yale gradu-
ate, about twenty-three years old, and
studying in a Brooklyn law office.
Herbert is eighteen, and is the young
est of the family, and is an under
graduate of Amherst College. The
only daughter is Mrs. Harriet scoville,
the wife of a minister in Norwich, N.
Y. Mr.. Henry Beecher's wife is the
sister Of his partner, and daughter Of
Mr.. Benedict, a resident Of the
Heights. Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher have
buried two or three young children.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

ONE j. j. Rochussen was some time
ago clothed with the appointment Of
Major Of Engineers-State Militia.
Restless in state of enforced mac
tivity the Major sent the following
dispatch from bis Headquarters at
Glyndon to Adjutant General Flow
er:
"Telegraph full instructions for Major of
Engineers. RoCHUssEN."
Instructions wero ut once sent as
follows:
"Take yourself by the trowsers and hold
yourself down until called for"
This was satisfactory, and we learn
that the Major has oonstrue+.1~ a
chevol de:trise ~upon which, in an
emergency, to rest his buttresses while
he repairs any breaches that may be
made by an enemy before he can let
the portcullis fall. By keeping his
feet braced firmly against the parapet
and an eye on the embrasures in the
outer bastion, he expects to be able tc
repel any movement that may be
made upon his TANKS. AS a feat Of
engineering skill we believe this to b@
without parallel on record, and We
are proud of the Major.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

TREASURER D1KE's monthly state
ment shows the State Treasury to be
in a remarkably flush condition. On
The first of August the amount ofcash
on deposit in St. Paul and New York
and in the vault, amounted to $473,-
050.25. This balance on hand ie
larger than ever before, which fact is
attributable to the excellent workings
of the new tax law. The July inter-
est paid by the St. Paul banks on the
State funds deposited with them was
$1t342.47.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06
A YOUTHFUL sHE-DEvH.

Henrietta Waibel, aged fifteen
years, was arrested in New York FRI
day on the charge of making three at
tempts to burn the hotel Of Leopold
Appel, in West Farms, and an infant
child. The girl admits she tried to
burn up the child, and failing in this,
attempted to set fire to the house.
When questioned as to her reason she
merely said that when ahe saw the
baby asleep she took notion that
she would like to burn it, and attempt
ed to do SO by setting fire to the bed'
She said that about Two years ago,
she ~us employed by Mrs. Kinney in
fremont, and one day while holding
her baby in her arms, she felt a de-
sire to burn it up, and lit a match and
was about setting fire to its dress,
y hen the child looked up in her face
Ind laughed, which had the effect o.
staying her hand.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

On Sunday forenoon last, at Fari-
bault, Bishop Whipple had q narrow
escape from death. Just at the close
of the service and before the sermon
began, a young man named G. W.
Minis walked hurriedly up the aisle,
and up the chancel steps toward the
Bishop, who noticing that he had in
his hand a revolver which he was en-
deavoring to cock, suddenly caught
him by one arm, forced him around
and caught the other arm, holding
him thus pinioned until he was taken
charge of by members of the congre-
cation. The excitement was intense
for . time. Minis was insane and
had shown symptoms of mental aber-
ration for some time. On account of
this the Bishop had refused to ordain
him, and it was to revenge this that
the attempt to kill was made. Minis
has been taken to St. Peter.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The popularity Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad with traders and ship
pers is shown by its large receipts,
Notwithstanding the general falling
off of business. On the lines Of road
owned, controlled and operated by
the company east of Pittsburgh, the
gross receipts during the six months
ending June 30th last, were 81, 578,888
less than during the same time in
1878; the expenses were $2,959,320
less, and the net earnings show an in.
crease of $1,38O.432 over the earnings
Of the first six months of last year.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

A DIR. EARLL in Chicago murdered
girl and her unborn child, and the
court thought it was worth one year
in the penitentiary. There is q good
deal of this kind of numbering going
on, and it doesn't cost very much,
oithor
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Gov. AMEs, of Mississippi, tele-
graphed President Grant a request
that troops might be sent to Vicks-
burg to prevent threatened trouble
between the whites and blacks, but
the President declined to move troops
except under call made strictly in
accordance with the terms of the
Constitution.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The Republican Convention of
Ramsey County endorsed Judge Nc
MILAN for Chief Justice, and the
Hennepin County Convention in:
structed its delegates to support the
Hon. F. r. E. Cornell for the nominal
ton of Chief Justice or Associate
Justice of theSupreme Court.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The Winona and St. Peter Rail-
road have cut down the time in their
shopsto five days per week, on account
of the dullness of the season. They
have also reduced the fare to four
cents per mile instead Of five, the
former rate.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts has decided that Lager
beer is an unlawful beverage, and that
its seizure by the State authorities is
no violation Of the Constitution of the
United States. This decision has
been awaited with interest for a long
time, as the case first came before the
courts several years ago. The ques-
tions involved are Of legal impor-
lance.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The Manitoba Free Press announ-
ces on what it declares to be ipforma-
ton derived from a most reliable
source in Ottowa, that the construc-
ton of the Pembina Branch Railway
is to be begun in September next.
This road is intended to connect with
the St. Cloud and St. Vincent Branch
and this statement would seem to in
dictate that this line is to be complet-
ed within reasonably short time.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

A SPECIAL correspondent of the
New York Tribune writing from the
grasshopper region in this State,
makes the following statement: "A
total estimate for the damage inflicted
that appears to be approximately cor
rect is, for value Of crops destroyed
in Minnesota, $3,OOU,UUU; In Iowa,
100000. About 1000 persons in
both States will require help to the
total extent of about 100000.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The Commissioners to invest State
funds held Q meeting at the Capitol
Tuesday end directed State Treasurer
Dixie to invest $4,000 belonging to
the permanent ecbool fund, and $14,-
600 of the permanent University
fund, in Missouri consolidated 6 per
cent. bonds.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Oss1AN E. DODGE left St. Paul on
Monday for Europe, taking his two
youngest children with him, but leav-
ing his wife, who was at the time at
Rush City and had expected to &C.
company him. 1t is to be hoped abe
will not insist on Ossian's coming back.
He took about $4,000 in cash with
him.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

THERE will be no more trouble
with Lord Gordon Gordon, at least
not here. A dispatch from Fort Garry
states that on Saturday evening
he was arrested at Headingly by
q Toronto detective on the charge of
obtaining goods of an Edinburgh
jewelry house on false pretenses. He
was handcufed, but asking to be al
lowed to change his clothing the
manacles were removed. While pre-
tending to look for a cap he seized a
pistol and saying, "Now I am through;
l 60 no step further" put the muzzle
to his temple, fred and fell dead. He
was frst-class scoundrel.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Gov. DAVIS, of Minnesota, has stopped
over in the grasshopper matter, and greater
harm will result to the State than will the
grasshopper plague.-Bismarck Tribune.
If the grasshopper plague should
result to the State there would be the
very deuce to pay. Itwould be worse
than having Gov. Davis succeed Gov.
Ramsey as United States Senator.
Eth, COL?
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Or the 1913 deaths in New York
last week, which reached, according
to one of it's own journals, twice the
number Of thoee in any moderately
healthy European capital at this sea-
son, more than half were infants.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The reservoir which supplied Tren-
ton, N. j., with water, burst on Fri
day AFTERNOON, and sent about thirty
million gallons of water into the city,
but without doing any other damage
than flooding the cellars.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The base ball chaps are having a
good time in England, showing our
cousins over the water how our Ne
tional game is played, and are having
their trowsers' pockets filled with
"6ve-pun'' notes by the admiring wit
nesses Of their batting and fielding.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Tho Republican voters Of Stearns county win
meet In Convention at the Court Hoese In St. Cloud
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21Sr at 2 O'Clock F. NJ for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for
STATE SENATOR,
COUNTY AUDITOR,
CLERK OF COURT,
COUNTY cOxHIssIoNER, District No 1, st.
Cloud Town and City,
Also 70 elect three delegates 70 the State Conven
vention and Ave delegates to the Third Congree-
sional Distraes Convention to be hold seuembsr 9Th
and 10th, 1t Minneapolis.
The several Yards and TOWNS Vim b entitled -
the following delegates, to VT: 800.
g. Cloud City, 1st vard elNelress
30 in llPaynesville -.............
Grew lake Raymond .-...... ......
1Ar Haven 2Sauk Centre ............
Lynden............... 2|Vsksheld ............
Maine Prairie..... ... q Zion .............-....
All other towns viii be entitled to one DELEGATE
each. J.E VESf.
81. Cloud, July %, 1874
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

p Mr.. BEEcHER's regular income
from his church, his lectures, and his
newspaper, is said to aggregate $685.
600, but this is doubtless considerably
above the mark. He is the author of
Norwood, the Star Papers, Lectures
to Young Men, Yale Lectures, Fruits,
Flowers and Farming, and the Life
of Christ.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

A FIRE at Muskegon, Mich, on
Saturday destroyedtwohundred build
ings. Ten squares of ground are
covered with ruins.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

SAYS the Litchfeld Ne,cs- Ledger:
1T is to be sincerely hoped that Judge
McMillen will receive the nomination
for Chief Justice. The judicial er-
mine can be worn by no worthier or
more competent man."
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Boston has woman newspaper carrier
who is eighty-seven years old.-New York
Sun.
Better find out how she carries
the papersbefore making too much of
a hustle about the matter.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

PRINCE B1sMARcK's son has killed
his man. 1t was infantry officer,
M. Sariskowan, with whom he fought
a duel.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The grasshoppers are reported to
be flying from Minnesota to Wiscon-
sin and Illinois, where they will lay
eggs for the farmers.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

UNDER the new system of taking
assessments the State tax will be re-
duced from five mills to less than two
mills.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The kraut question will be an i'm
portant one at Mankato. The grass
hoppers have taken oil the cebbages.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Where's David or Moses ?-S. PGW
Press.
In Heaven.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

DURING the year ending August
list, 1874, forty million bushels Of
wheat were received at Milwaukee.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The amount contributed thus far
for the relief of the grasshopper SUI:
ferers in this State is about 81, 900.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

A DISPATCH from Pembina states
that the Indian scare is over, and
settlers are remaining on their farms,
but that large Chippewa war party
is going out to attack an encampment
of about fifty lodges of Sioux at La
Mountain. Go in, Red Brothers! .''
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

Crow WING, Cass, Aitken and
Wadena counties have elected King
delegates.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

EUROPEANS have been investing in
counterfeit y. s. $40 Bonds.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06
Republican District Convention.

Notice Is hereby given that the Republican voters
Of the LIST Legislative District of Stearns county
vii meet In delegate convention at the Court House
State Of Minnesota, on FRIDAY AUGUST 21sr.
1874 At three O'Clock n, for the purpose Of nomi
mating one Representative to the State Legislature
and to transact such other business may proper
ly come before the Convention
The towns in the District will be entitled to the
following representation
City of st. Cloud, lst ward Town Of St. Cloud
I'd /" 3 St. Augusta
Sd i" Lynden
4th -"
W. B. MITCHELL.
Chm Dist. Com.
ESt Cloud Minn Aug 4th 1874
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The grasshoppers took only a little
more than half the wheat crop in
Manitoba.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06


aimed everything required by prepared than
ef offered other
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lsen''. interchange Of
goods east and that great
The financial business Of
the onla
this City the only any "
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and the generous RI
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largest displayed Chicago The excel
lent facilities for the prompt shipment Of goods any point
sufficient for hpper'
make oondgnmens to our Commission Merchants
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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

July decreased the public debt
Al.282,886,
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06
THE SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS,

A growing disposition has manifest
ed itself for some time among the
people Of Minnesota to have the selec-
ton Of the Judges of the different
Courts of the State as much discon-
nected from the operations of partizan
politics as possible. This was evil
denced in the election of the three
District Court Judges last fall-two
being Republicans and one Demo-
crat-all elected without opposition
because known to be worthy of conf
dence. 1t is an unquestionable fact
that the less obligations Judges are
placed under to parties and party con-
ventions for their nomination and
election, the stronger and purer will
be the judiciary.
For this reason we wouldsuggest to
the September State Conventions the
propriety of nominating the candi-
dates for Chief Justice and Associate
Justice one from each party, so that
both may receive the vote of the en-
tire people, instead of being thrown
into contest for a mere partizan
majority. Such course would add
dignity to the positions and independ-
ence to the men chosen to fill them.
AS to the propriety of the uomina-
ton of Judge Mcmillan for Chief
Justice there can be no question. Any
man of any party might feel honored
IN supporting him. His record DUR
ing long service Oh the bench is
shadowed by not q single charge, and
is one of which the State may we'll be
proud. His ability in all judicial
matters, his official integrity and bis
spotless reputation in private life
command for him the respect and ad-
miration of Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans. The St. Paul Pioneer In-
DEPENDENT emocratic) says of him {:
"There are few men whose pure SER
vice is more widely or more willingly
acknowledged" Although identified
with the Republican party we are
confident Democrats would be graft
fed to find his name heading their
tickets for Chief Justice.
Why could not Republicans, with
equal propriety, support some Demo-
crat of acknowledged fitness for Asso-
ciate Justice? Judge Mitchell, of
Winona, for instance, would be On
honor to the Supreme bench and is q
man whom no Convention need hest
tate to place in nomination. Others
might be named who would be, per-
haps, equally as acceptable.
As the Republican Convention will
meet first, we would respectfully COM
mend to it a careful consideration of
this suggestion, believing that if it
should decide to adopt some such
course as that designated, the Opposi-
ton Convention would coincide, end
a long step would be taken in the
right direction.
THERE will be lively time in the
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

THERE will be lively time in the
Congressional Convention in this Dis
trict. The District Committee, in max
ing its call, based the apportionment
on the vote at the Congressional elec-
ton of two years ago instead of the
vote at the State election Of last year.
This gave Hennepin county 18 dele
gates and Ramsey but ~; while in
the State Convention, the call for
which bases the apportionment on the
last election, Hennepin county has
but delegates and Ramsey has T..
Ramsey county refuses to accept the
Congressional apportionment, and at
its Convention on Monday elected 25
delegates, who were instructed for
Gen. Averill. Of course there will be
q row,
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06
Congressional Convention.

The Republican Congressional Convention for the
Third District in Minnesota will DO held at Mime
apolis ON Thursday. the 10th day Of September, at
II O'Clock H.. for the purpose Of nominating cam
ddate to DO supported at the ensuing election.
All who believe in the principles Of the Republic
can party who opposed to every species Of mon
opoly In favor Of the cheapest possible system Of
transportation the protection Of great asrtcul-
tural interests and the speedy improvement Of our
navigable rivers and harbors, are cordially invited
to participate In the selection Of delegates.
The basis of representation adopted by the Com
nittee Is ~ follows: One delegate for each organ
t1ed county, and one for each two hundred and fifty
Republican votes, and one for each major fraction
thereof, according to the returns Of the last Con-
gressional election.
The number of delegates will be as follows:
Atkin .....................1M Mile Lac.
AnOka NoTr1SOu
otter IRll.....
Benton. flne
Big femblna
Carlton.
ramsey III Ii
Ih4satso--
SfOw w
1tsnt
lOOd
!tAska w 30
LAC SuA right
10ooAoE........ w
l. FLETCHER, Chairman,
W. L WILSON, Secretary.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

L. FLETCHER Chairman,
W. L WILSON, Secretary.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The passenger train on Tuesday
for Breckenridge ran over and killed
a boy, seven years old, by the name
of Card, two and Q half miles east of
Hancock Station. He was lying be-
tween the rails, and was probably
asleep when struck.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

The body of James Taylor, an
Englishman, who was drowned on the
28th Of October last, in White Bear
Lake, was found Saturday, a long
distance from the place where he was
drowned.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-06

"A saloon keeper named Brau, of
Rochester, was fined $50 and costs for
selling liquor to F. Merryman, con-
frmed drunkard, and r. Barton was
fined a like amount for buying him a
pint bottle of whisky.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-19

A YOUTHFUL FOLLOWER OF sc. W."
"A good little boy out west undertook
to come the G. Washington on his
mother in this way: He cut of the
cats head with the traditional hatchet,
and then hid the defunct feline in the
meal barrel. When the old lady went
for meal to make the shoe cake" for
the frugal morning repast she discov-
cred that cat and interviewed her little
son. He said, 81 did it, mother, with
my little hatchet, but I'll be swizzled
If can tell the whole truth about this
little affair" Now most mothers would
have kissed that brave, truthful lad on
his noble brow and kept right on using
the meal out of that barrel just the
same, but this one didn't. She said
"Come across my lap, my son; come
across my lap" He came, and fol
awhile there rose cloud of dust frou
the seat of his trousers that effectualll
hid the son from view, and the old wo
man now sports goggles and is lavisl
in the use of Pettit's eye salve. Tha
good little boy had peppered the seat
his pants.