The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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-Twenty-one illinois railroads are
in the hands Of receivers.
-Vesuvius is throwing up again.
Swallowed Tweed, perhaps.
In a row at ,Freetown, Miss,
Christmas, between whites and blacks,
three Of the former were killed.
During the year 1874 there were
as many as 4438 persons in England
and Wales imprisoned for debt.
Henry Clews & Co., the New
York bankers, have arranged with
their creditors and obtained full dir
charge.
"A sugar refinery valued at half
a million dollars, At Hastings, N. Y,
was totally destroyed by fire on Sun
day.
/ Judge DAILY, of New York, has
decided that hired pianos can be seiz-
ed for the debts of those who hire
them.
j. & T. Pearsall, fruit importers,
New York, failed Friday on account
of the embezzlement of over $4,000
by their book-keeper.
AT Weston, West ", on the night
of the 23d, John West and his son
Edward were assassinated while re-
turning from church.
"A woman died suddenly at Troy,
N. Y, Monday, from internal injur-
les sustained by the. pressure Of q
crowd the previous day.
Mr.. Julius Sheldon, of Manches-
ter, England, is making an exact
copy Of Shakespeare house at STRAIT
ford-en-Avon, for exhibition at our
Centennial. - r..
During q severe thunder storm at
Memphis Sabbath the house of James
Vincent, was struck by lightning, and
both he and his wife are still in a
critical condition.
The new engine and engine
house at Winnipeg, together with all
the city's fire-extinguiahing appara'
tus, were destroyed by fire Monday
morning. Loss $4,000.
The trial Of Embry, for the at
tempted assassination of Col. D. r.
Anthony in May last, was concluded
at Leavenworth, Ks., Friday, and re.
suited in his acquittal. 49,,
"A. G. johnson, President Of the
Fayette county National Bank al
Washington G. H., Ohio, has been
arrested, charged with embezzling
$4,000 Of the bank funds.
The London Times solemnly
says: "The British Christmas is
most generally observed with popu'
lar indulgence in brutal intoxica
ton" 1t is a humiliating confession
| Patrick Kane, of Cleveland
Ohio, who was convicted Of man
slaughter Friday for starving hi
idiot son to death, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for ten years.
I. Mayor Fulton, Of Galveston
writes to Mayor Cobb of Boston tha1
the latter city gave more money Il
aid the sufferers from the Texa
foods than all the other cities of tn!
country combined.
The Rev. Mr.. Noble, a Free
Methodist preacher Of Portage. Wis.
has purchased a steamboat, in which
he travels up and down the Wiscon
sin river holding revival meetings a
every landing.
Nine hundred soldiers will to-day
embark, at,.Madrid tor Cuba. Thu
J, Epoca declares that Spain is resolved
l.
to retain Cuba even if the insurgents
+ should obtain greater forces, ane
rely on some powerful protector.
Bernard J. Reilly, a well-known
and wealthy St. Louisan, has beer
pretending to be poor, and settling
claims on a small percentage, whe,
he could have done better-when, i,
fact he was rich-and now he is il
jail for it.
i. Investigation shows the affairs Q
the Lancaster Savings Bank, Boston
to, be much worse than at first thought
1t is said at least $25, 900 Of its fund
have been loaned upon securities en-
! tirely worthless. A receiver will soo'
be appointed.
Our Minister'S to Austria. Ge1
many, Mexico, England and Russi'
arc now absent from their posts. Som
are in this country on leave Of ab
sence and others are circulating abou
Europe upon what are known a
'junketing tours"
Mr.. Blaine, who abhors beinl
interviewed, is free to own that tn
anti Cathalic c&bat, with which ihi
name has been connected, Is q pro
found mystery to him, of which b
had never heard until the Foster let
ter: made its appearance.
1t is rumored that the Khedive
ia nepotiatinp for the sale Of Epvnt'f