The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-25

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No. l wheat at Willmar il u,
cents; Ne. 2, So. cents per bushel.
FIVE thousand barrels of -four
awalt the opening of navigation at
Duluth.
&C. Ecker's Touring mill, at .Ey-1
ota, was burned Saturday night. Loss
$4,000; Insurance $4,000.
If nothing gets in the way an ex-
petition will leave Blue Earth City
early in, April for the Black Hills.
The Hon. Charles SchefFer, ofSt.
Paul, is going to Europe for a few
months for the benefit Of his health.
u. ]. Randall, the new Railroad
Commissioner, has fled his bond OF
$4,000 with the Secretary of State.
IS. A. Grant, Of Minneapolis,
dropped dead in his own house Sab
bath evening. Supposed to be from
heart disease.
The Winona Republican says the
officers Of the steamer John Kyle
drew $4,000 in the last Louisville
lottery.
WIN. B. .LeDuc, son of Gen L.
Due, Of Hastings, has been appointed
cadet at West Point, the appoint
ment to take effect in 1876.
Charles Cook, foreman in the
shops of the M. & St. P. railroad at
Austin, fell dead in the street last
Thursday night with heart disease.
The Hon. w. B. Huntington,
of Lake City, a member of the last
Legislature, has been appointed
Chief Clerk of the Insurance Commits
sioner's office.
-Messrs. A. W. Gage & Co., of
Winona, have received the contract
for building the new jail for Houston
county, at Caledonia. Their bid was
%2e,500.
On the 29th inst, Miss Marion
Ramsey, daughter Of ex-senator Ram.
sey, will be married at St. Paul to
Mr.. Charles E. Furness, of Philadel-
phia.
The dwelling house Of J. Mon
tag, at Belle PLANE, was totally de-
streyed by fire Thursday evening,
but most of the furniture was saved.
The loss is about $1,000.
Bishop Whipple at the present
time is probably on his way from Ha-
vana to New Orleans. He will reach
home about 'the+10th of April. His
general health is greatly improved.
Jas. Alicott, of Winona, after be-
ng in Jail at Baraboo, Wis.,, nearly a
year, waiting trial on the charge Of
highway robbery, easily proved his
innocence and was honorably dis
charged.
The dwelling house of Henry
Oleson, of Rush City, was burned to
the ground Monday night. Loss
about 81, 800; insured for 81 200, on
the house and furniture. Origin of
the fire unknown.
ID. Richard, proprietor Of the
American House at Perham, attempt
ed suicide Wednesday night by hang
ing himself: He was discovered in
that condition nearly dead. Domes-
tic difficulties are the; cause
The firm Of Skinner & Hazelton,
dry goods merchants at Albert Lea,
have closed their doors, being forced
to do so by Chicago creditors. This
is an old firm, and was regarded as
one of the leading and most reliable
houses of Southern Minnesota.
Their liabilities are not yet reported.
Alex. Rapp, a resident Of L.
Sueur, on his way to California, at.
tempted to jump on a passenger train
at St. James, while switching, and
was knocked beside the coach, break.
ing two ribs and dislocating the COL
lar bone. Moral: It isn't safe to
try to leave Minnesota.
| "A farmer named VIM. Arm.
strong, living near Cottage Grove, Is
miles from St. Paul, was assaulted
and terribly beaten Wednesday night
by Peter Duchaune, a discharged
workman, who used a monkey wrench
Mrs. A., who interfered, was struck
on the head, receiving dangerous in.
Ijuries. The fellow, who wanted
money, made his escape.
| During the recent freshets al
Chattanooga, large Touring mill,
owned and operated by Joel E. Whit.
ney, formerly proprietor Of the lead,
ing photograph gallery in St. Paul,
was destroyed by fire, entailing heavy
loss upon the proprietor. Owing to
the fact that the water plugs could
not be reached except by diving, the
fremen were unable to render efficient
service in saving the valuable mill.
! J.: There is to be no relief from the
heavy infection imposed by the
amended, Postal law doubling the
rate on third-class mail matter, Post.
master-G General Jewell having decided
that he has no power to postpone the
| operation : Of the law. except as az
| plying TO- the Offices now overstocked
with this class Of mail matter. Sc
that there is additional reason for the
people Of Minnesota to- feel pleased