The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

"A number Of additional heavy
failures in New York are reported.
Patrick Donahue, publisher Of
the Boston Pilot, has suspended.
Large numbers Of miners are
leaving Omaha for the Black Hills.
The Elgin watch factory has
reduced its wages 10 to 25 per cent.
The Japanese commissioners to
the centennial have arrived at San
Francisco.
The Boston Ne,us, the paper e.
tablished by Winslow, the missing
forger, has suspended.
Fourteen convicted members Of
the whisky ring at Indianapolis were
sentenced Tuesday.
Paul Boyton swan from Alton
to st. Louis on. Saturday (25 miles)
in his rubber suit. Time, 8 hours.
N. N. F. Lewis, editor Of the
Western Rstral, at Chicago, was AZ:
rested Monday on charge Of an at
tempt to defraud, and in default Of
$4,000 bail committed to jail.
An order has been received at
one Of the Dubuque iron works for
the building of an iron steamer Of
small dimensions for the king of ST.
am, to be shipped in pieces.
DIR. S. G.. Howe, after careful in
vestigation, concludes that two-thirds
Of all the imbeciles in the Massachu-
sets asylums are 80 by the inebriety
of the parents.
John S. Burdett, State Treasur-
er of Virginia, having been found
guilty of the articles of impeachment
under which he has been on trial for
some time, was Saturday removed
from office.
1t is understood that Mcguire, in
consideration of the easy maner in
which he was let down by the govern
ment, will give important testimony
concerning the whisky ring operations
at St. Louis. T.
The report Of the Rhode Island
State Auditor shows that ina popula-
ton of about 250, 900 there are 101,-
635 depositors in savings banks.
The assets in the savings banks are
$50, 272, 731 and were increased about
three millions in 1874. y -
:: The election in New Hampshire
this year takes place March IA. It
will be the first election of the Presi.
dental year. Upon it depend the
choice Of a Senator, and as the New
York World quantity observes. "the
redistricting and control Of the State
for many years to come, perhaps"
Gen. Mcclellan was rendered the
position of Chief Engineer of the
Brazilian Government at a salary of
$40, 900, gold, per year, and, declin-
ing it, recommended Col. John Mech.
an, bis assistant in the Department of
Docks, at New York City, as the
best man for the work.
The London Standard says that
several foreign powers are directing
their attention TO- the practicability of
establishing telegraph stations in mid
ocean, BY, which messages can be sent
from any part f;the SEA along the
line of the cable to the terminal
points on shore, and vice versa.
;: There are gloomy reports from
The farming districts Of Southern ILL.,
nois. The crop Of castor beans, COM
monty considered q sure one, and the
main dependence Of farmers of limit
I'd means, has been almost a failure;
ind much Of the grain now: held BY
farmers is said to be damaged.
The japanese Government is to
,e represented at the Philadelphia
Centennial by Commission of thirty ]
prominent men of the country, in. :,
'luding Gen. Saigo, who conducted
he war against Formosa. Already
'ineteen carloads Of goods have AZ
lived. The Government appropria-
ion for the purpose is now $500, 900,
nd it will doubtless be- increased to
100000. -. - ,:'s.2*.:''>'.. .