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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10
THE TRUTH NOT PALATABLE.

ST.. CLOUD, Feb. 8, 1876.
Mr.. " B. Mitchell, St. Cloud.
S1R.-You don't need to send your paper,
The JOURNAL, any more for / do not in
tend to pay man for abusing me in the
ROBT. MOCKENHAUPT.
Mr.. Mockenhaupt's request is
promptly complied with. We did
not "abuse" him in "the meanest way
or in any. other way. We charged
him with having been guilty of q
willfal neglect Of duty as one Of the
Trustees Of District No. l.. We 10
peat that charge. We are not sur
prised that he is somewhat sensitive
in the matter, or that he has no de-
sire to take q paper which dares to
publish the truth. Several other
persons have seen fit to take ofense
at what was said last week and to
withdraw their patronage, including
advertising. This shall not be per,
mitted to affect the course Of the pa
per one iota. We have only done
what we believed to be our duty, and
we shall continue to do this without
taking into consideration what the eff:
feet may be upon our subscription
list or advertising columns.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

ILLINOIS had some cold weather
last week, the mercury dropping to
12o below zero. Little Rock, Ark,
had sleet, snow and rain. St. Louis
had eight inches Of snow. Memphis,
Tenn, had an all.day's snow
storm, which extended to Grenada,
Miss.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

IT is the deliberate opinion Of mem"
bers ofthe Board of Education of St.
Paul that Solomon twas simply q
brute and barbarian" and that he
twas not good authority" on matters
and things in general. Who says
that the children of wisdom have
persisted from off the face of the
land?
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The number Of immigrants ar
irving at New York during 1875 was
84,570, against 140'041 in 1874, and
266,818 in 1873. During the past
ten years, until 1874, the number had
not fallen below $4,000 per year
and had been as high a. $4,000.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The President has approved the
act to amend the revised statutes re-
lating to naturalization. The act
provides that an alien may declare
his intention to become . citizen Of
the United States before the Clerk Of
any Circuit, District, or Supreme
Court of the Territories, or a court
of record having common law juris-
diction, and legali1es all such decla-
rations heretofore made, " .-,>.. -.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

ADMIRAL STR1NaHAM, Of: the
United States Navy, died in New
York Monday at the age Of ,78. He
had belonged to the Navy for sixty
seven years. first a. midshipman and
latterly as Rear-Admiral on the re-
tired list.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

Tufts, of Iowa, who sits between
Blaine and Bill King in the House,
writes to q friend that he hopes to
sabsorb a little statesmauship from
one and little subsidy from the 9TH
er."-Chioago Tribune. -. .:
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The movement for the restora-
ton Of capital punishment in Iowa is
gaining Roadway every day. There
now seems to be no doubt that the
bill will pass by a large majority.
Let Minnesota follow suit.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10
Heading FOR CHILDREN.
OPINION OF CHAS. FRANCIS ADAMS.
What You Can Get For Foe Dollars.
CHAS. FRANCIS ADAMS

/. CHAs. FRANCIS ADAMS
-fo1rths OF the books In blisk demand It the
public Libraries are "vapd and sensational" He
IL The cSes ought to guide the
The Newark AdSessises, In 80
A Ia1xcHAxr xD1roR1AL
OF I'll, subject ~; "A lie..ta,e .h.n IL.
Il would hardy be possible for the mind Of nan 70
conceive OF his hand to execute. It q even worse
b.9 %pn Of vice nd
We have e1etes debasss the intellect
units it fer healthy bod AIS the imagination With
when Fl 3ae1
under control. How much Of the low moral tone OF
society is due to these satanic issues Of the pres we
as poiscie Su a: 4 il have
right to believe that the millions Of these papeA de-
ence to sisrge extent the tone Of thought and the
drift Of action Of those whose plastic minds come
The writer adds 1T may be somewhat unneces-
sary to that have reference in the above to
those monthly magazines for children, which are rs
Is abie as truthful and devoted As Nm. Mary Msees
Iodge (who edits s.. Nchotasl, there would be nofh-
ing to complain Of" The New York Tribune says:
AVALANCHE OF IMMORAL LITERATURE
That threatens the children, some strong VITALITY
ANU AoAAy Aktl0Gt1Ve magazine -
CURED for them, and 81. NICHOLAS has reached 4
aigher platform, and commands for this service
Wlder resources In at and letters than any OF ito
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= cLEReYxAx's OPINION.
Rev. C. s. Robinson, D. D., In an article IN thu
Sunday School, 7saaes; on the subject says Of &.
NschoGs, Scribners illustrated Magazine for Row
and Girls: "A cleaner, purer, more Trustworthy
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volumes Of s. Meholas for ~ or rs the run nrice
Of which 800 Oh, tor: $500 they win send n
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Each Of the volumes Is complete In itself: they
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The volumes contain more than I 500 octave nar.a
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rhymes, jngles, riddles, etc; more than equal In
contents to 20 voumea Of ordinary childrens booka
Of 900 book pages costing 5000. ,
Two specimen numbers with prospectus for 1876
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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

GENERAL SHERMAN, in letter to
a member of the Ohio Legislature,
declares positively that he is not
never was and never will be a candi-
date for the Presidency. He express
es himself as favorable to Gov Hayes,
of Ohio.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

Ar q meeting Of the Pennsylvania
Republican Association in Washing
ton held last week q resolution was
adopted favoring Blaine for Presi-
dent.
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1dINNESOTA NEWS.

-Only l5,513 barrels of lager
beer were sold and consumed in
Minneapolis during the year 1877 5
The dwelling Of john Lenahan
Of Empire, was destroyed by fire OF
Wednesday of last week, togethe,
with. the entire contents.
III. Gillit, of Lake City, il
building a mammoth threshiug ma
chine, to she'll out four or five thous
and bushels Of wheat per day.
On Sunday morning last the res
idence of Charles H. Shelby, of But
ternut Valley, with most of its con.
tents was burned. Loss $4,000.
-Knud Mested, of Kasson, was
frozen to death during storm on
Friday night. He was hauling wood
and had gone quite a distance from
home.
Fletcher Wood, tried at Litch-
field for shooting Porter. was found
guilty and sentenced to imprisonment
for life. The penalty is considered
fundamentally severe.
"A petition is in circulation ask
ing the Legislature to authorize the
County. Commissioners of Olmsted
county to appropriate not to exceed
$4,000 for the purchase of a Fair
Ground.
In Hennepin county seventy-sev-
en- delinquent inebriate asylum taxes
have been paid, furnishing fund Of
about 81 900. One hundred and six.
teen yet remain for prosecution.
BY a railway accident near By.
ron Friday evening two passenger
coaches and a baggage car were
thrown off the track. Mr.. Yates, the
express messenger, had a leg broken !;
the injuries of the others were but
slight.
j. F. Brown Of Minneapolis, OBJ
tanned possession of his wholesale
stock Of liquors from the government
Saturday, and again resumed bust
ness, after giving bonds in the sum of
$4,000. His trial will not take
place until June.
1t is said that young Hathaway,
who was lynched in Plainview re-
Gently, has an uncle who intends su-
ing the county of Wabasha for $1O,-
600 damages. 1t is further stated
that he procured the services of a de.
tective to find out the parties who did
the hanging.
Mrs. Blackwell, living near Gra-
ham Lakes, jackson county, made
two attempts Saturday to commit
suicide, once with 4 penknife and
again with a razor, and succeeded in
cutting her throat from ear to ear so
that her recovery is scarcely possible.
She is 60 years of age.
twill your honor please charge
the jury" asked Pine county law
yer, at the conclusion of justice
trial. II will" replied his honor,
"the court charges each juryman one
dollar for drinks, and six dollars ex-
ira for the one that used the courts
hat for a spittoon during the first day
Of the session."
&C, N. Harrington, bookeeper at
the Merchants Hotel, St. Paul, at
tempted to commit suicide Thursday
morning by shooting himself with a
revolver, the ball entering his left
side, striking a rib and lodging near
the spine. He has since decided that
he doesn't want to die just yet awhile
and the prospects arefevorable for his
early recovery. Domestic Difficult.
ties induced him to make this attempt
to snuff out the taper Of bis exist
ence. ....'as.
Very unexpectedly, his symptoms
took an unfavorable turn Tuesday
and that night he died.
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The Monticello Times, referring
to the doings Of the late Editorial
Convention, says:
We were not aware until last week that
matters of this kind were discussed, bat
It seems they were, although none Of the
published reports say anything about it.
q The fact is, that the published re-
ports contained very little of the bus
mess work of the Association. It
was deemed best to act without CIV
ing too much publicity to what was
proposed to be done. You ought to
have attended yourself Bro. Perrine.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

No ACTION has yet been taken by
Plymouth church, St. Paul, with re-
gard to accepting the invitation to
take part in the Beecher Advisory
Council at BROOKLYN.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.


Over $50 persons were killed by
a coal mine disaster in Belgium Fri.
day.
The English parliament was
opened Tuesday with a speech by
the Queen in person.
Dale Bros, dealers in fiannels
and woods, Boston, have failed. Liza
bilities 81 100000.
The Kentucky Legislature have
voted an appropriation of $4,000 for
Centennial purposes.
j. E. Bliss, who robbed the
mails at Cleveland, was Saturday
committed in default of $4,000 bail.
The motion for the release of
Edward S. Stokes, the assassin of Jim
Fisk, Jr., from Sing Sing, has been
denied.
DR.. Bacon, of New Haven,
writes a letter urging all who are in
vited to attend the Advisory Coun-
Gil.
Moody aid sankey held fare
we'll services in Philadelphia Friday
evening. A collection was taken up,
realizing $4,000.
Seven packages of gunpowder
were found among the coal on an
Antwerp steamer having $50 passen-
gors on board.
"A false alarm of fire in an opera
house at Cincinnati resulted in the
killing of ten persons and the injury
Of many Others.
The Cambridge university boat
club, of England, has declined the
challenge of the American college row.
ing association.
Several church societies have de-
clined the invitation Of Plymouth
church to participate in the proposed
advisory council.
"A walking match for $500 be-
tween two women in Chicago, satur-
day, resulted in both parties breaking
down before reaching the goal.
Tho jury in the case Of Lands,
for the murder of Carruth, at Vine
land, N. j., found "the defendant not
guilty, on the ground Of insanity"
The projected movement ofroyal.
list troops in Spain is delayed by bad
weather. The Carlists are making
preparations for a strong resistance.
Among the Passengers by the
steamer Wieland, which arrived At
New York Monday was Mrs. Thomas
sen, wife of the author of the dvna-
mite disaster.
An Omaha telegram quotes a
letter from the Black Hills as author.
ity for the statement that Red Cloud
has gone into the Black Hills coun-
try looking for scalps:
"A cable special says Cardinal
Manning pronounces as unfounded
the report that he will support the
scheme Of union Of Ritualists with
the Roman Catholic Church.
&C. G. Griffin, Assistant Private
Secretary Of the President, and sever
al petty officials at tho white house,
have been summoned by the; govern
ment as witnesses in the Babcock case
Mr.. and Mrs. scott.siddons left
Boston on Sunday evening for CALI
fornia, Japan, China, and India.
They will return to this continent, by
the way of England, in eighteen
months, |
John Dolan, convicted Of the
murder of Mr.. Doe, of New. York,
was Monday sentenced to be executed. |
March "a was fixed as the date Of ex-
ecution, to give Dolan'a counsel time
to prepare points for argument before
the Court Of Appeals.
Chief Justice White, in charg-
ing the grand jury, at Salt Lake
Monday 'said' ePolygamy must be
suppressed in this territory. Nor
monism may survive it, aud relieved
from it would stand unshackled and
free as any other creed or mode Of re-
ligious worship" r.: .5,,.::..>>.
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"A fire in New York city Tues
day night destroyed property valued
at $3,000,000.
"A convicted murderer was sho t
to death Tuesday evening in the jail
at Bloomington, Ind, by a masked
mob.
Senator Chris ii ancy of Michi-
gan was married Tuesday to Miss
Lygerbel. The bride is 10 years of
age; the groom Ga.
-J.sntsss Parton; author, h.sj
got himself into a pretty scrape by
marrying his step-dauehter, the same
being forbidden by the: statutes of
Massachusetts.
The Cuban patriots give the
new Captain-G General, Jovellar, a
warmer reception than did the truly
loyal Spaniards Of Havana. They
celebrated his arrival on the island
by burning his sugar estate, "san
Ildefonso," at Guantanamo.
AT mass meeting Of manufac-
turers and employees in Montreal
Thursday night there was an immense
audience, and resolutions were passed
recommending the Government to
adopt the tariff Of the United States,
with alterations adapting it to the
special circumstances and wants Of
the Canadians.
Fifteen thousand indignant tax
payers of Chicago, who had been
robbed in the most scandalous man.
ner by an assessor; were prepared
and fully resolved to 60 before the
Grand Jury and have him indicted,
when what was their dumb amaze
ment to find him among the list
of Grand Jurors: Chicago still leads
the world.
"-Thestateme nt ismade that new, ex-
traordinarY and astounding develop
ments may be expected in the Bah
cock trial this>week. It is said that
unless the evidence is suppressed, it
will implicate !. great number Of per-
sons in both Eastern and Western
cities. The evidence is supposed to
consist Of telegraphic and other. .csors
respondence covering the period from
1872 until now, ~ !,
Bismarck having recovered, has
resumed his parliamentary services.
When questioned by deputies about
Cardinal Hohenlohe's visit to Rome,
Bismarck distinctly stated that what
ever might be the cardinals mission,
it is not authorized by him. + He: de-
clared that so long as he remained at
the helm it is not the state which
will make the first advance toward re-
Cancellation with the church. =. II
Attorney General Pierrepont |
has written = circular letter to the |
several District Attorneys in the |
Whisky-Ring regions, giving instruc-
tions that no compromise must be
made with the oonspirators in con-
sideration Of their aid in convicting |
others. and quoting the Presidents
repeatedly-expressed desire that no |
guilty man should escape,
-Berrin n. Sumner has been ar
rested in Brooklyn charged with for
geries in California, amounting to
over two hundred thousand dollars.
He was an officer in the Baptist
church and covered his transactions
with his protested piety. The. Rev:
Mr.. Parshall, pastor Of the church,
learned of some of Summers trans
actions, and at once the latter plot
) ted to ruin him by accusing him Of
adultery, which charge led to Par.
halls leaving the palpit. - sns~ 81
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"A MAJORITY of the Democrats in
the Minnesota Legislature favor the
nomination of Hendricks for Presi-
dent.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The House yesterday squelched the
bill repeating the '1nebriate Asylum
law.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The recent storm in Nebraska IL
stated have been unparalleled in
severity and extent.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

W1rH scarcely > single exception
tho newspapers Of Minnesota favor =
liberal appropriation BY the Legisla-
=ture &ra representation It the epten-
NAL. r, sS
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The National House Of Represen-
tatives have voted to repeal the bank
rupt law.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The Minnesota House Friday vot-
ed 70 to % to allow women to vote
on school matters.
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WHEAT at New York yesterday was
@1.33@1.4O for No. I at Milwaukee,
S1.10; At St. Paul, 800; at St.
Cloud, 81 cents.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

MOODY and sankey have again be-
gun revival services in New York
City. =
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OVER one-half the newspapers IN
Kansas have declared for Blame.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

TIE Centennial bill was killed
Friday by the niggardly Minnesota
House of Representative
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

TIE trial of Gen. Babcock began
ut St. Louis Tuesday.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

The Far~ser's Union is again in
charge Of Col. Stevens, Ar,> Aber.
nethy having retired,
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BOWEN vs.. BEECHER.

OIOuent AuIO prominence Dy re-
markable communication Of Mr..
Henry G. Bowen to the. Plymouth
Church Examining Committee. The
belief that Mr.. Bowen's bosom has
all along been the. repository for Sc
crets Of vital Importance as affecting
the merits of the great scandal case
is confirmed by that gentleman's let
ter. The editor Of the Independent
has at last been smoked out by the
proposed investigation of the griev-
ances of Mr.. S. v, White, and he
now declares to the world that, years
before the present scandal became
public, he was informed and now be.
ieves that Mr.. Beecher had been
guilty Of the crime of betraying the
sanctity Of other homes beside that
of Theodore Tilton. Mr.. Bowen an
nounces his readiness to testify to es.
sential facts before any proper tribu-
nal, though he will not "allowa sim
gle name to be bruited before the
world" His conclusion is that, with
out a doubt in his own mind, Mr..
Beecher is *'guilty of theawful crimes
Of adultery, perjury and hypocrisy"
To this bold and defiant arraign-
ment Of their pastor the Plymouth
Examining Committee, at their meet.
ing Friday evening responded by
summonine Mr.. Bowen before them
this (Thursday) evening to answer
to the White grievances.
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DELAWARE declines to make any
exhibit of her educational progress at
the Centennial. It is not surprising
that State which retains the whip
ping.post should feel reluctance to
have too much attention called to the
condition Of her educational affairs.
On the other side, we learn that
the Cincinnati Board of Education
has appropriated 1870 to make an
exhibition of the public schools of
that city at the Centennial. The
Cleveland Board Of Education has
voted $4,000 for the same purpose.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

Physicians prescriptions carefully COM
pounded, and orders answered With car,
and dispatch.
Farmers and Physicians from the countr,
will find our stock of Medicines complete.
warranted genuine, and Of the best qualify.
8. MARLATT,
Washington Avenue. St. Cloud
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

GEN. Crook informs an Omaha re-
porter that he has not the slightest
idea Of chasing the miners out of the
Black Hills in the spring.
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JAMES G. BLAINE FOR President

A. ASk1~SS~ W SAsS NV - s~>sA - sVsSSSs
Press Friday made a canvass Of the
Republican members Of the Legisla-
ture and Of the State and federal Of:
ficers in St. Paul as to their prefer
ences for a candidate for the Presi-
dency. Of the eighty-two persons
who gave a direct answer, forty.eight'
or majority of the whole number,
were for J. G.. Blaine. The thirty
four others were scattered among q
dozen other candidates, and with
many Mr.. Blaine was the second
choice. From this the Roaeer.h Press
very reasonably infers that the ex-
Speaker holds the first place with q
large majority of the Republicans of
Minnesota. This is undoubtedly the
fact. The Republicans of this State
not only admire Mr.. Blaine for his
ability, fearlessness and sagacity, but
they have confidence in him as man
to whose hands the direction of the
affairs of the country could be safely
intrusted. He is to-day not only
the acknowledged leader of the party
in the lower house of Congress but
he is the strongest and most popular
man the party has in either house.
His nomination would create an en-
thusiasm which could be called forth
by no other candidate.
The only objection brought against
Mr.. Blaine's nomination for the Presi-
dency has been his amnesty speech,
wherein he urged that Jefferson Davis
should be excepted from the
provisions of the bill. This, by timid
politicians, was considered impolitic.
But the results have proved the con-
trary. They have proved that Mr..
Blaine was more keenly observant
than were other public men and was
quicker to read the sentiment of the
people of the North, at least, in this
matter. Instead of weakening that
speech has strengthened him. If any
thing were wanting to fully sustain
him in the position he then took it
has been supplied by JEFF Davis
himself in his recently-published let
ter, in which he spurns the thought Of
seeking or accepting amnesty. Had
the full rights of citizenship been
forced on this unwilling chiettain, as
was proposed by Randall's bill, tho
doors would have been thrown wide
open for some Southern State or dis
trict to send him to the Senate or to
the House of Representatives, to
make laws for the government of a
country and people he still hated, and
that such an opportunity would have
been eagerly taken advantage of
th ere is no shadow Of doubt. Mr..
Blaine did right in this. He is to be
honered because he dares to do right,
without being always too solicitous a.
to whether the result shall be favor
able or unfavorable to his personal
advancement. He has been long be-
fore the public and in its service. He
has an enviable record. He is
known and can be trusted. We hope
to see a Blaine delegation 60 from
Minnesota to the National Conven-
tons.
The JOURNAL has on previous &C.
casions expressed its preference for
Mr.. Blaine for the Presidency. It
would be exceedingly glad to support
a ticket bearing the name Of Mr..
Blaine for President and Secretary
Bristow for Vice President.