The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-07-08
EATE NEWS ITEMS.

be insane on the subject OF spiritual
ism.
The suspension Of the South Car
olina Bank and Trust Company, Of
Columbia, is announced.
"A special from Lexington, KY,
says the celebrated horse, Lexington,
died on Thursday night.
Miss Nettie Strickland de-
livered the Fourth of July Grafton at
Elsie, Clinton County, Mich.
The State Superintendent ofPub-
lie instruction in New Hampshire
spells "sugar" with an "h."
"A fire at Tulare City, CAL; Mon
day, destroyed the entire business por-
ton of the town. Loss, $4,000.
Russia alone Of all the great
European powers declines to partici-
pate in the philadelphia centennial.
Boston discovers that her d.
rectory places her next to Chicago
in population, Cincinnati next, and
St. Louis last.
Bertha Schockeart, a little girl,
was fatally burned on sidewalk in
Milwaukee on the 4th, by fre-crack-
ers firing her clothing.
"A saloon keeper in Louisiana
has just been compelled to pay ST.
200 damages to a woman for selling
liquor to her husband.
"A whole Catholic congregation,
consisting of1100 persons, at Garlic
ton, N. B., recently took the temper
ance pledge together.
| Since Beach mentioned the words
new trial." a dozen stealthY men,
armed with shot guns, wander round
the courtroom with furtive glances
in the direction Of Tilton's counsel.
"A noted gambler and thief at
Rochester, N. Y, named John Clark,
Friday shot two officers who attempt
ed to arrest him for burglary. One
officer will die; the other is not fatal
ly hurt.
Philadelphia is again threatened
with a, scarcity Of water, and her May.
or has issued a proclamation forbid
ding the washing Of pavements, and
requesting general observance Of
economy in the use of water.
Mail advices state that the entire
village Of Meridian, Jefferson county,
Nebraska, was totally destroyed by a
tornado on last Saturday. Alexan-
dria, small town in the same county,
was also badly damaged. No loss Of
life.
"A tornado passed over Wood
bine, Iowa, onSunday night. A num-
Der of residences, business houses, and
other buildings were blown down and
demolished. The growing crops were
all more or less injured. The Chica-
60 and Northwestern Railway Com
pany alone had IS miles of fence
blown down.
The bankers at Bowling Green,
KY, have placed 100 needle guns in
the hands of various persons in that
place, together with ten rounds of am
munition each, to be used to guard the
banks against the James and Y ounger
brothers, whose appearance in the vi
cinity is strongly suspected.
An unparalleled feat was &C.
complished recently in the district Of
Shahabad, India. Two unarmed
youths attacked tiger of immense
size, and, with the aid of some other
natives who came up, strangled the
beast without using any other weapon
than those given them by nature.
| IN. Gambetta declined to accept
Cassagnac's challenge to fight duel
on account of articles in the Repub-
Gque Froecaise. He says he cannot
hold himself at the disposal of the
first conner among his political adver.
saries, as he has other duties and re.
sponsibilities to fulfill towards his
party, France and the republic.
! "A dreadful storm commenced at
I Nyack, N. Y, Tuesday afternoon,
with a very heavy rain and hail, a
high wind and almost incessant thun.
der and lightning. Two men named
| A. Newman and Jacob Tucker, while
bathing we're instantly killed by light
ming. Houses were unroofed and trees
torn up by the roots. At 8 o'clock
the storm still continues, and great
damage has been done.
-Four young ladies went out to
battle in the lake at Shieldsville,
Rice county, on Saturday-Miss Han
nah Healey and her sister younger
and Misses Sarah and Mary Smith
The Misses Healey had finished bath.
ing and left the water, calling to the
others as they went out to come with
them. On reaching the shore they
looked back and were Mortified upon
seeing that both their companions
had. disappeared. AS they looked
the hair of one was seen to come to
the surface, and Miss Hannah Healey,
the eldest Of the two Healey girls,
rushed in, and by swimming a few
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