The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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The result Of the late revival. at
Winona is $50 converts.
"A Lake City man has sold over
10000 tons Of ice to q St. Louis
firm.
james Collins, of Cannon Falls,
while skating Friday last, fell through
the ice and was drowned.
The Westminster Presbyterian
church, DR.. Sample, at Minneapolis,
is about to erect a $45, 900 edi6ce.
The 0lmsted county oranges are
to put up an elevator at Rochester,
with a capacity of 10000 bushels.
w. G. Banks, Of Wykoff; Fill.
more county, has made an assign.
ment. Assets $4,000; liabilities
$4,000.
The Rev. G. W. T. Wright, Of
Rochester, has been appointed by the
Governor a Director Of the State
Normal Schools.
The Methodist parsonage at
Dundas was destroyed by fire Wed.
nesday. Insurance on building and
furniture, 81, $50.
-Kittson has gobbled the steamer
which Davidson commenced to build
for the Red river trade. He paid
81 900 for it and has the monopoly
! again.
The body Of a Mr.. .Clarkson
was found floating in Fox Lake.
Lyon county, last Thursday. Thu
body had been in the water for owe,
two months.
Friday the residence of G. Te'
brasser, about three miles south o.
Red Wing, was burned to the ground
Insured in the St. Paul Fire and
Marine for 81, 300.
"A man named Johnson, from
near Mankato, while walking along
the railroad track two miles wes,
Of Wells Saturday. fell from thu
trestle, striking on his head and kill
ing himself instantly.
The preliminary examination o.
| Andrew Weston, of Medo; Blue
Earth county, for the murder Of Mrs
Gilbert, resulted in his being held to
answer before the next grand jury.
Mr.. Taylor, of the firm of Ward
ner & Taylor. Of St. Charles, while
cleaning hisrevolver, accidentally sho'
himself Friday morning, and was in
stantly killed, the ball passing Through
his heart.
An incendiary named David
Hess was discovered in the act of at
tempting to destroy the St. Croiz
mills at Saltwater early Sunday
morning. The fire was put out and
Hess arrested.
Fred Mackenhauser, of SILVIA
ter, after indulging in a few glasses Of
benzlne, undertook to commit suicide
by taking chlorotorm. He made
TWO attempts, but was relieved before
the drug took fatal effect.
JAS. w. Hoosier, Joseph Gamer
on, Alex Dulabom, and young mar
by the name of Transition, all 81
Litch6eld, left Tuesday. for the Black
Hills. They provided themselves
with an OK team and provisions 70,
the trip before starting.
| "A man by the name of Wieglov
| who was engaged in hauling timber
for Lysander House, in the town O
Meriden, Steele county, was founc
dead with log lying across him
last week Wednesday. Just how the
accident happened is not known.
-"Coney," a deserter and murder
er confined in the State prison, Mon
day attacked the guard, who fred {
| shot which did not take effect. Th'
next morning he set fire to the Woo
work Of his cell and when discovered
was crying Justify for help to saw
him from smothering. He is q DIES
perate case.
President Strong, of Carleton
College, is reported to have gone t.
| the Brooklyn Council with grave
doubts Of Mr.. Beecher's innocence
but as the result Of the deliberations
| to have become thoroughly satisfied
that Mr.. Beecher is grossly SANDER
ed. So says the Minneapolis Tribune