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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-09-15

o'iuese brass band was out
N, 'Ae other day discoursing cx.
u e1cruciating music for the
!. . the public. They were no
al'er bids to furnish election
\ / p0r'ng the approaching cam
W which political party in
employ them is not yet known.
|sD., = Fox, of this place, is one
n Dslegates to the Territorial con.
m; e'ccted by the Boise county
y in convention assembled
''laay His name was acciden.
Il united by the secretary in
p the proceedings as pub
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Daniel Drew says no man ever
lost $10,000,000 quicker than he did.
AS Viceroy of India Lord Lytton
receives a salary and "allowances''
amounting to $1S5,000 in gold year:
Robert Bonner refused to give
money to Moody and Sankey because
they are ':illiterate."
-Bayard Taylor's Centennial ode
is to be distinguished by the soul of
wit. 1t will be but twenty minutes
long.
The Philadelphia North american
holds that after the vote of the Penn
sylvania delegation has been cast
for Hartranft, as a purely compliment
tary performance, they will vote for
the real choice of the people of the
State for the Presidency, James G.
Blaine.
-Harper's Weekly suggestively
says:"1t is IA curious fact, and certain
ly'a terrible one for Car to con.
template, that no Gar of Russia
since the reign of Alaxei (1645) has
been throughout his life completely
and uninterruptedly sane"
Prince Bismarck once sent bis
portrait to Mr.. Stewart, and request
ed that of the merchant prince in re:
turn. The latter ignored the request
for the portrait, but sent q check for
81 900 for the relief of the starving
poor in one of the districts of Prussia.
The Rev. Grant Powers, of Hav.
erhill, NJ II. rebuked an ignorant
preacher for exercising the Office of
priest. He replied: "We are COM
manded to preach the gospel to every
critter:" "But,' said Powers, "every
critter is not commanded to preach
the gospel
p. T. Barnum's great centennial
travelling show opened at the Amer
can institute building New York, Fri
day night, to 10000 persons, and as
many more were turned away: The
spectacle surpasses anything hitherto
attempted by the irrepressible Bar
mum.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

The Republic Magazine for May is
one of the strongest numbers yet
issued. The opening paper, "Crip.
ping the National Government" is a
trenchant review of the retrenchment
policy Of the Democratic majority in
the House of Representatives. An
interesting paper on General Jackson
will command attention. One of the
most useful articles in the number re-
lates to the Civil Service force, its
extent and character of employment.
There are a number of able articles,
each bearing on some live political
topic: Economistswill be- interested
in the paper, on "Labor in the
United States"-in it's relations to
Free Trade and Protection, as also
in a we'll stated historical review of
Banks and Banking in our own coun-
try.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

Mr.. j. F. Wilson wrote q letter
to the Chicago Tribune stating that
he had thoroughly investigated the
charge in relation to the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad bonds, in
connection with which Mr.. W.,
name had been used, and "became
fully convinced of Mr.. Blaine'a
guiltlessness in the premises, and
holds to the same opinion nov"
The Tribune says that this "is a very
guarded statement" The Tribune is
exceedingly hard to please. If Mr..
Wilson should say to the editor of the
Tribune, "You lie, sir," that individu.
al would probably remark that there
was q certain haziness and indirect,
ness about Mr.. Wilson's language
which rendered tbs meaning difficult
Of precise Interpretation.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

MINNEAPOLIS claims to be entitled
to name the next Republican candi.
date for Congress on the ground
that the denomination of a member
Is conceded BY party usage, and Col,
King declines to seek denomination.
II Is said that, in Difference to Thu
claim. Gen. Averill will not be a can
didato.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
a $500 ..EssE's93
Two thousand Spanish soldiers
sailed for Cuba on the 9th. -sst.*

!. Two thousand Spanish soldiers
sailed for Cuba on the 9th. >szE
3. There are seventy-five fewer
Oranges iii Iowa now than there were
yeal ngo.
Thirty persons were Killed by
boiler explosion, near B,uye,l, Ger
many, Monday.
"A vigorous campaign against
crooked whisky dealers in New York
is about to commence.
The Methodist general confer
ence has adopted resolutions opposing
the passage Of the Hamlin postal bill.
Intelligence has been received of
the sinking Of the steamer Quessant,
by which twenty-four lives were lost.
Only 100000 feet Of lumber
has been cut on the Andrascoggin
this year, against twice the amount
last year.
1t is said that nearly all the DEL
egates from Louisiana to the Demo.
cratic Convention at St. Louis are for
Hancock.
"A number of Cinnamon have
leased 10000 acres of land in Solano
county, CAL, and will employ coolies
to work it.
| France intends to have an in
ternational exhibition in 1878, and
1924, 100000 have been voted already
for the preliminaries.
Senator Burnside will command
the New England Battalion, and
Fitz Hugh Lee the Southern Battal-
ion, at the Centennial.
The tribunal appointed to inves.
tigate the statements against Charles
O'Conor concerning the Forrest case,
closed the inquiry Saturday, no &C.
cusers appearing.
They think a good deal of their
pigeons in Cambridge, Mass. A boy
has just been sentenced to eight years
in a Reformatory for stealing four,
Two years per pigeon.
/ The parties who have asked more
space at the Centennial Exposition
than they can occupy. with the view Of
letting a portion thereof, have been in.
formed that no such disgraceful spec.
ulation will be allowed.
| "A letter from Charleston, S. c.,
says Judge Bond has sentenced a
large number of illicit distillers caught
in the mountains of that State dur.
ing the past winter, to from two to
! four years confinement in the ALBANY
Penitentiary, with the usual fines.
| 1t may not be comforting to
Black Hills miners to be informed
that the Sioux Blackfeet and ASSN.
aboines, have held many conferences
of late, and that they contemplate a
raid on the: settlers as soon as the
roads are passable.
AT conference recently held al
Rome between the representatives o.
the European powers and the :Cardi'
nails, the latter announced that peace
was impossible unless "the spiritual
independence of the church" wer,
acknowledged. =.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

TIE Confederates in Congress
have fully set about investigating in
to the conduct Of the war" by the
Union leaders. They now propose
examining the accounts of Senator
Morton who, while Governor Of Indi.
ana, received >250,O00 from the
Governmental arm and equip the
Union forces in that State, tho cop.
psrhead Legislature refusing to do
anything. Senator Morton's accounts
Al Governor were closed in 1855,
when he returned to the United
States tzs..ury >116,e97.oo. being the
amount anexpended. The Indiana
troops fought splendidly, and the
Confederates are anxious to see that
they weS properly paid for Il, Gen.
ator Morton can stand this thing ii
tho ex. Rebels can,
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

FRANK DAeaErTs paper, the
Litch6eld 'c,Ledgc,, is now a four.
year-older, and if any other town in
this or any other State can show q
better paper for its years We would
like to see it or at least hear Of it.
Frank is a naturalborn newspaper
man, and fills the Nesos-L Ledger every
week brimful of news, good sense,
wit, and politics, not to speak Of il.
Illustrated stories, and essays on the
horse and big cabbages. We hope
hope Franks efforts at doing good
may be appreciated here below, for
we are a little uncertain rs to what
kind Of an angel he would make.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04
THE GREAT CONSOLIDATED.

# The Roneer.lte and Tribune ap-
peared Tuesday, according to prom.
10, in eight-page form, equally rep
reseuing the two cities Of St. Paul
and Minneapolis, and in every re-
spect firstrclass paper. The people
Of Minneapolis ought certainly to
be we'll satisfied with it, as it does
more for them than they could do for
themselves in the newspaper line.
The words dual City" are, very SEN
ibly, omitted. The name is long
enough without them, and to people
outside Of the State they would have
had no meaning. New machinery il
to be introduced by which tho pages
will be cut and the two Sheets pasted
in the center, when tho paper will be
al that can be asked. 1t il in every
respect far enough ahead Of any
other paper published this side Of
Chicago.
The Minneapolis Evening Tribune,
taking the place of the Maa, also
appears, enlarged and improved, and
wholly a Minneapolis paper.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

The County Attorney of Ramsey
county has begun proceedings against
the liquor sellers who refuse to pay
the Inebriate Asylum tax. He says
the matter has been definitely settled
by the Supreme Court, and that in
every case where there is a contest
he will apply for revocation of the
license.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

1T is announced that Queen
Victoria and members of her family
are to contribute specimens of their
individual work at the Philadelphia
Exhibition. To be more particular,
the Queen will send twenty-six etch.
ings made by her own hand, and two
table'napkins which she spun herself,
while Princess Beatrice, Princess
Louise, of Hess, and Princess Chris
tian, of Schleswig- Holstein, will show
what they can do in the line Of en-
broidering banner screens and table
cloths.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

E. HANKS, who returned to Roch.
ester from the Black Hills the other
day, corroborates the general testimo-
ny as to that country. He informs
the Record that there is gold IN the
Black Hills in considerable quaint
ties, but it is in the rocks and ledpea
and will require costly machinery to
get it out. The pick, shovel and pan
have no business 'there-ner = labor
ing man, either: Hundreds Of expe.
rienced miners, who have been there
for months are now leaving without
an ounce Of gold. Board is high,
-four being worth $45 a barrel and
butter seventy.6ve cents q pound.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

That well-known and prominent
Democrat, Ex-Governor Seymour, Of
New York, does not believe the Dem
ocrats have gained the confidence Of
the nation, and says plainly that they
must not imagine they can overthrow
the Republicans by a great pa
rade in the way Of exposing frauds
ard corruption.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

A NEW reform party, embracing
many leading Republicans, has been
organized in New York, with decla.
ration of principles in favor of spe-
Gle payments; non-partisan civil
service; retrenchment and reduction
in the public expenses; and the nom-
ination by the Republican party as
its candidate for President of a states
man of tried character whose name
alone will be a guarantee Of official
integrity, of wise and prudent admin.
istration and of = fearless enforce
ment of the laws.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

-Po stmaster- General Jewell has
denied the request Of the author Of
the De Souza Cabral wedding hoax,
that the letters sent to 4lazil by biz
victims be delivered to him.. Many
Of these letters, it appears, contained
stamps for return postage, and pho
tographs of the writer's all of them
begged for something, from small sums
Of money to sewing machine and an
independent fortune. The clerks Of
the Dead-Letter Office enjoyed the
reading of the beggars' opera, and
sent the scores back to the composers
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

LET brotherly love continue. The
st. Paul and Minneapolis newspaper
consolidation business has created
such beatifc state of feeling in the
two communities that the colored de.
batting societies of the twin cities now
hold consolidated meetings to discuss
"de momentuous questions CD de
day"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

In letter to the Chicago Tribune
from the Centennial, occurs the fol-
lowing: while all parts Of the
country are represented, it is noticea-
bic that the West has = very small
and disp roport,oDate exhibit. From,
Mnnesota there Is sothing.' How
proud we-all ought to be Of our last
Legislaturel
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

That great and good man and
model Democratic "reformer," OK.
Governor Taylor, of Wisconsin, is in
trouble. An investigating commit.
tee finds that he helped himself "a
$500 from the E vecutive's cont;n,
gent fund, besides pilfering large
quantities Of stationery, postage
stamps, ETC., when he left the capitol
At the expiration Of his term Of Office
These are the men that ara. loudest
mouthed in charging tho Republican
party with dishonesty.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

PROF HYDE, of the Mankato Nor
NAL School, has joined Prof: Curtiss
in the management Of the Minneapo.
lis Business College. The services Of
Mrs. Lee. the music teacher Of the same
school, have been dispensed with, as
music will not be taught there next
year.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

IT is said that the practice of chan inr
textbooks has been carried TO such a. az.
tent in Salt Lake City that one firm had in
stock ut one time los kinds Of ,reeders.
This is a legitimate consequence Of
the surviving twin ,relicsar of barbar-
ism" which Aourishes in that city.
Each wife is determined that the
children shall have her kind Of read.
er, and the only wonder is that the
number of kinds has been kept down
to 1903.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

REPORTS from England indicate
that times are fully as hard in
that IS in this country. The cable
brought the report Of five failures in
London and Manchester Thursday
and Friday, with liabilities rang.
ing from 100000 to $780,
600. A New York paper publishes
part Of . letter from promi-
ueut London banker (surmised to be
Mr.. Rothschiid) which reads as fol-
lows: "Nothing can exceed the de-
pressed condition Of trade generally
in England, and especially in Lon
enterprise seems dead-the
great staple traders Of the country
are all losing money. The shrink
age Of foreign securities is absolutely
appalling. The only foreign secu.
rites which maintain 4 value are
United States Government .bonds.''
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

The President has concluded not to
deviate from the rule which has long
existed-not to part even temporari-
~ with the custody of original pa
pers in any of the departments. Con-
gressional committees can have COD.
les, or can examine the originals in
the departments.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

The House of Representatives has
repented of its spasm of decency, and
Monday, by vote Of 1926 to 1906
less than two thirds voting in the af
firmative-refused to order investi.
cations by its committees to be made
with open doors.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

When Mark antony threw him.
self upon the "dear remains of hi,
Caesar in a Pittsburgh theatre the
other evening he struck the corpse
fair in the stomach, which had the
effect Of doubling ii up with a grunt
that rather detracted from the solem-
nitv Of the occasion,
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

Long John Wentworth, ex.May.
or Of Chicago, is entirely bald, ex.
cept a little tuft of hair at the base
Of the brain behind the ears. and on
one occasion, when riding in the cars,
he frequently took off his hat and
scratched back of his ears, when a
waggish backwoodsman shouted out
STRANGER, drive 'em up into the clear.
ing, and you can catch EN- all in five
minutes y
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

JAY WH1PpLE, Of the Winona
Herald, is one of the tenderest-
hearted creatures in existence. He
saw Maggie Mitchell in "Fanchon."
and "the way she pulled her hair,
and kicked off her shoe, twisted her
body all out Of shape and acted 90
she got all out Of breath" touched his
sympathy and worked on his feelings
50 that he got up and started to go
out to find her husband" when his
wife pulled him back into; the seat
by his coat.tails, and told him
that ut was all in the play" But
she had hard work to keep Jay from
rushing around and trying to do
something to help Maggie.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

The capital Of Ohio is in much
the same condition as the capital Of
Illinois. The police force of Colum.
bus has not been paid for seven
months, and there is no money in the
treasury wherewith to reward them
for their services. The Board of Pc.
lice Commissioners Friday decided
to disoand unless an appropriation
for the payment of their salaries was
immediately made by the City Coun,
Gil.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

BISHOP SIMPSON, of Philadelphia,
is announced a. another candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
Presidency. Doubtful. The Bishop,
like an influential editor, can do more
good in the position he now occupies
than in the Presidents chair.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

"A ten.year-old boy was arrested
in Richmond, Va, the other day fol
disturbing public worship at St. Pc.
ter's Cathedral. The Court ordered
him to be taken to the city Jail and
whipped by his mother, and q police
sergeant tied him to the whipping post
and the mother thrashed tho young.
ster soundly with q strap.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04
Nh. BLAINE AGAIN REPLIES TO III
ACOU0EDN.

de-
In tho House Monday Mr.. Blaine
made : statement concerning the
story 80 Enthusiastically oirou-
lated Of late that he had reoeiv.
ed certain coin bonds of tho Kansas
Pacific Railroad Company. He left
no phase Of the story untouched, and
the refntation of the Islander was COM
plete. He presented betters from the
attorneys Of the road, through whom
the bonds were said to have come ;
and the statements Of the correspon-
dent who first circulated the story,
and who made . full retractiou, regret
ting what he had done. MI. Blaine
having met the two aocusatiena
that have been most industriouily
circulated, said that he should refrain
from calling the attention of the
House to any others that have been
invented, adding: ITO quote the
language of another, I do not pro
pose to make public life = perpetual
and uncomfortable flea.hunt in thu
vain effort to run down stories that
have no basis in truth, which are us
ually anonymous, and whose total
explosion brings no punishment t.
those who have been guilty Of origi'
mating them"
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

window, the Boston forger, was
released yesterday by the British Au-
thorities, the governments of the two
countries not being able to agree
with regard to his extraditlon.
Dispatches received this afternoon
state that the British government will
hold Winslow ten days longer, to
await a reply to the latest British
note.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04
TO THE nLACK Hills.

. OMAHA, April 29.-Gov. .Thayer,
of Wyoming, has arrived hereto con.
fer with Gen. Crook relative to mil
'tary protection to be afforded to the
Blnck Hills stage line. He wants
some of the Stations on the rotue
thoroughly protected, especially Red
canon and Hot Greek. The former
is very deep, and travel has to pass
through. The Indians crawl up ii.
sides and shoot down or throw rocll
upon travelrs, The General has
promised all the protection possible
end an order has been issued to that
effect.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

ENGLISH capt. alists are said to have lost
about five hundred millions of dollars In
twelve months in Turkish, Egyptian, and
Peruvian securities.
They would at least have been no
worse off if they had invested some
Of this in building Minnesota rail-
roads. IT,.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

One hundred years ago-Amer-
lean independence ; two hundred years
ago-King Philip (the& Indian) de.
feated and slain; habeas corpus in
England 300 years ago-Massacre
Of St. Bartholomew Spanish Arma-
da preparing; 400 years ago-Print-
ing invented; Isabella the coming
Queen. 500 years ago-The days Of
Tamerlane, the Turk, and Chaucer,
the English poet. j.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

THEODORE T11roN did not make
an exhibition Of very good manners
at the places in this State when he
lectured. The Mankato Revie,c says
that when the janitor came upon the
stage very quietly and cautiously
placed a pitcher of water and = COB:
let on the stand, Tilton turned fierce.
ly upon him, ordered him to remove
themand INDUCED in q tlrade Of abuse
against the man who had at least in
tended q kindness to him. The Re.
publican says che did q good deal Of
scolding in Red Wing about western
people coming late to q lecture and
going early to a train. 1t is doubt.
full whether the people he complains
Of exhibit worse manners than he
shows by intrudlng such talk upon
people who have paid him to lecture
and not to scold.''
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

Show US the purest, best and noblest
specimen of humanity that claims the pro-
lection of our flag, and We will show you
The man who ought to be President.-Nep
York Exprsss.
In compliance with the request of
the editor Of the E8press We send by
this mail photograph Of ourself;
but while thanking him for the fat
tering expression he makes az to
what fought to be-" we must be per-
mitted to respectfully but firmly de-
cline the honor. Our first duty to
mankind continues to be 10 furnish
the best Family Journal in the world
at $500 a year, strictly in advance.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

AN impreasion prevails among
many who have given the subject
especial attention: that tho Senate
will decide that it has no jurisdiction
to try the impeachment Of Gen. Bel
KNAPP. $50, 10
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-04

A GENTLEMAN just arrived at Oma-
ha from the Black Hills reports the
route from Laramie to Custer City
lined with deserted wagons, their
owners being either killed or STAN
peded by the Indians.