The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-04-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The auction store Of s. Melvin,
at Winona, was destroyed by fire
Thursday.
Work upon the foundation Of
the Catholic College, at Mankato, is
| to begin at once.
The dwelling house of T. Rear
don, at East Rochester, was burned
Saturday night. No insurance.
"A fire at Duluth Monday de-
stroyed six buildings on Superior
street, including the Globe Hotel.
In the Hastings warehouses is
/ now stored 1852, 900 bushels of wheat,
which is considerably below the usual
average.
Capt. A. G.. Hawley, of Ovation
ma, has been appointed receiver Of
public moneys for the Territory of
Wyoming.
The Rev. A. w. seabrease has
resigned the rectorship of the Episco-
pal Church Of Rochester, and is about
to depart for Chicago.
The Minnesota House, at Albert
Lea, was destroyed by fire Saturday
afternoon. Loss two thousand in
surance one thousand.
Oliver Dalrymple is out Of the
woods. Proceedings against him in
bankruptcy have been discontinued.
The great farmer is ready to cackle.
Captain H. T. Johns, Secretary
Of the St. Paul Chamber of Com
MERGE, has received the appointment
Of Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
U. s. Senate.
The arrangements are all perfect
ed for putting on the new line of
boats on Red river this season, to be
operated by the Merchants Interna-
tional Steamboat Line of Moorhead,
MINI.
An insane German, N. A. Chris
tianson, who had been for several
days confined in the station house at
Minneapolis, died horrible death by
strangulation, in his cell, at seven
o'clock Thursday morning.
! AT LIE Sueur they drag a man
right out Of bed and take him to Jail
just because he snapped horses when
the other man wasn't around. Frank
Mclaughlin, Of Mapleton, Blue Earth
county, is the last victim.
The firm Of Hide, Cargill & Co.,
of Albert Lea, controlling the wheat
interest on the line of the Southern
Minnesota railroad, are about to
move to La Crosse, which will here
after be the firms headquarters.
Mr.. G. Russell, the heavy butter
buyer of Faribault, suffered a severe
squeeze by the decline in butter dur
ing the fall and winter, being caught
with stock on hand valued at $12,-
| 600, if sold At the rates paid early in
the season.
-Tuesday evening a boy named
Robert Gravelin, aged nine years, of
Cannon Falls, was accidentally shot
by another lad named Joseph HefE
The ball took effect in the right side
below the ribs, producing death in q
| few minutes.
j. P. McClelland, of Rochester,
has made an assignment to E. M.
Bennett, who is his largest creditor.
But other creditors having obtained
judgments against him and executions
being issued, his entire stock was lev
led on by the Sheriff last week.
State Treasurer Dixie Tuesday
negotiated for the loan Of $4,000
from the St. Paul banks, at 7 per
cent. interest, to meet the appropria-
ton for the purchase of seed wheat,
and the amount has been placed at
the disposal of the Commissioners.
| "A fire at Lake City Thursday
night destroyed seven buildings, in
Guiding J. H. Emery's blacksmith
shop, John Dobner's wagon and
blacksmith shops, A. N. Curtis's car
rage and blacksmith shops, and a
barn belonging to the Farmers
Home. The Farmers Home, Lake
Avenue House and Ryan's Hotel
were slightly injured,
| "A lamp left burning in the house
of Mr.. Colson, of Parker's Prairie,
Otter Tail county, exploded Saturday
night, instantly enveloping the house
in flames. The father, one son and
one daughter were so badly burned
that they died Monday morning, and
the mother and son, the remaining
members of the family, cannot long
survive. All had walked, bareheaded
and naked, after the fire on Saturday
night, mile to the nearest house.
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