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•HE VOL. IX. THE DEMOCRAT I* published at St. Cloud, Stearns County. Minnesota, every Thursday afternoon. Omcs la POST Ornci BUIUMSO, WAsantatoit AVINVB. W. MITCHELL, Mitor A Proprietor. 1 I S I TITO DOLLARS'.A TEAR, IN ADVANCE. A E S O A E I S I N S One eolumn, one year, $75 00 One-half eolumn, one year, 40 00 One-fourth oolumn, one year, 25 00 One column, six months, 45 00 One-half eolumn, six months, 80 00 One-fourth column, six months, 18 00 One square, one year, 10 00 One square, six months, 6 00 Business cards, fire lines or less, $5 per annua six lines, 16 seven lines, $7. Legal advertisements at statute rates. [Ten lines of this sized tjpe constitute a square, and cards will be charged propor tionate to the space they occupy in breyier •olid.] S I N N E JSL 3ST IE DR,, ASP LIOXKSED DBALEB IN FOREIGN & DOMESTIC EXCHANGE, L,»m4 Warrants and Agricultural Col lege Scrip, Sight Drafts for sale on England, Ire land and Scotland, and all countries ot Europe. The highest premium paid for Gold, Sil ver and Foreign Drafts. Agent for the sale of Passage Tickets to aad from all the principal German, EmsrlUIt and Irish Porta. Collections made, and proceeds remitted on day of paymen Office opposite#. 8. Land Office, 8T. CLOUD, MINN. T. C. MoCLURE. JL 3S IK E a *i a E«s»tat Collations and Remittances promptly made. Taxes paid for Non-residents. ...Also, Agent for the sale of. PASSAGE TICKETS to or from all the principal GERMAN. ENGLISH AND IRISH PORTS. Office on Washington avenue, one door south of the Central House. v7n44-tf State Savings Association or Minneapolis, Minn. Capital, -. 8 5 0 0 0 President, R. J. MENDENIIALL, Trttuurer, R. J. BALDWIN, Secretary, T. A. MERPHY, THE BANK is now open for business. Deposits of one dollar and upwards received,-and interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum paid each January and July. Batfk books in English, German and French. All communications addressed to the Sec retary will receive immediate attention, and information furnished respecting the Rules land Regulations of the Bank. Mr* Office in State National Bank, cor ner Bridge and First streets, Minneapolis. -". T8n29-1j r' .,- ,. r~: i—j '.- J. 9. PIHNKY. WM. MULLIKK5. PINNEY & MULUKEN, REAL ESTATE AGENTS Opposite U. S. Land Office, ST. CLOUD, ....- MINN. Will buy and sell RIAL ESTATC on com mission. Locate Land Warrants and Agricultural College^crip.. .-..V-ii Paj Taxes, and transact all Business con nected with such an Agency. v8n44-Ty U. S. MOOBC. CltAS. D, KIBB. MOORE & KERB, A O N E S AT LAW 8T. CLOUD, MINN. Office on WaaMnghmZ'Avenuec^famerhf TTJ MeKelvy & Kerf: SMITH ft COLLINS, ,ATTORNET S AT LAW, Offiee over Bell & Co.'s Store, •WVWSAXCI'- .j$\- T~r it Of all kinds executed with neatness and dispatch, and at reasonable rates. :R, AND LICEH8E1VDEALER IN Exchange. lam« Warwata, AfrleaL tnral College Scrip, Coanty Town, r. '. and Statci Oraera, MINNE80TA- TAYLOR A WRIQHT, i^ilNEYS'eV^UN^EtORS Ar LAW, szatotr*, W EASTERN-MADE WAGONS, FANNING MILLS, SEED GRAIN CLEANERS, ST. CLOUD BOOK STORE O O KtS O O S J. M. ROSENBERGER, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER NEWSDEALER Baa always on hand a fine Assortment of a S a THE LATEST PAPERS & MAGAZINES THE STANDARD SCH00LB00KS, And everything usually found in a first class Bookstore. v6nl8-tf S O A I N E S O All kinds of machine work on Mill and Farm Machinery. Particular attention ,paid to REPAIR WORK. Agent for J. H. MANNY'S REAPER AND MOWER, J. 1. CASE'S THRESHING MACHINE. ALSO, FOB SALE OF BABBITT METAL. &c, &c. v8n41-6m LEWIS GLARK. J. C. A E & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, DEALERS IN And Cigars, Cor. Third and Cedar streets, 7nv48,-ly 8T. PAUL, MINN S A A S O E W F. A S O N W O E S A E E A E E Case or Package, Cornerof 31 and Wabashaw at*., opposite the Bridge R. O. STRONG'S O A E I 225 Third street, 8t. Paul. T\EALER in Carpets, Oil Clothe, Mat \_) tings, Cuxialn Materials and Trim mings, Upholstering and Furnishing Goods, Window Shades, Wall Paper, Mattresses, Feathers, &c. v7n40-ly E N W W E A CARRIAGEMAKER. ll A E removed to my. new shop near the Bridge, vhere I am prepared to do all kinds of work in^bhe Carriagemaking line. Wagons, carriages and sleighs made in a 'heat and substantial manner at low rates. Particular attention paid to repair ing. ...... .. *3-tf E O W. S W E E ATTORNir AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Y\ I ILL attend promptly to Collections, V\ and payment of taxes in Stearns and Benon Counties. Special attention given to cases before the Local and General Land OfllCPS. '. Office OB St. Germain st., over Broker's Store. ST. CLOUD, :, MINN. J. D. WHEELOCK, M. D., PHYSICIAN AKD SURGEON, Office over EdclbrotVs Store. Office hours from 9 to 12 A. K., and from 2 to 6 o'clock p. M. pr. ctoun, STt CLOUD, MINN. Office and sleeping apartment in Allien'* Brick bdlld ing, Waahiagtun ftTeaae, Boards at the Central Hous v8nll. M. C. TOLMAN, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND" SURGEON, Office—In Drvg. Store of Thcknor, Tolman $ Co., Broker** Block, ST. CLOUD v8n52 MINN. W N E PHYSICIAJN A N SURGEON, CLOUD MINN. A O A E A N N yRACTICINO GERMAN PHYSICIAW, I Residence on Washington av. St. Cloud. A W A 5Si ST. CLOUD, A I N S E O N E N I S I Fill visit. Saint Cloud four times a yearl W. E O MERCHAN A I O WOULo invite his friends and the pub- lie eall and examine his New Style* of Gentlemen'sFurnishing Goods. Partic ular attention paid to custom work. STATIONERY, and VARIETIES! or. as. W E S Has just opened anew store where may be found all New. and Popular Publications, ALSO, THE STANDARD WORKS, SrATIONERY, Fancy Goods, Toys. Andja great variety of new and fashionable Jewelry ft Silver-Ware, CAK E BASKETS, CASTORS, SPOONS, FORKS, And, in short, everything in this line. 49* All to be sold at St. Paai prices. "HE» We are pleased to show goods. Call at The .New Book and Fabcy Goods Store, Opposite N. P. Clarke & Co.'s. v8n!6-ly J. E. WEST. UNIOlfr MILLS Flour and Feed Store. THE Proprietors of the above Mills have opened a Store in "Gorton's Building," on Washington avenue, where a constant supply of r, :FXJOTJ:R The highest price paid in cash for Whea GORTON & BURBANK. SU Cloud, May 26th, 1864. v6n44. Farm for Sale. THE ELAJLVEJ, undersigned offers for sale a good farm of 160 acres, on the north end of Maine. Praire, about FOURTEEN MILES FROM ST. CLOUD. Sixty acres are timber, the balance prai rie and meadow, and the whole enclosed with a good fence thirty acres being under cultivation. On the premises is a GOOD COMFORTABLE HOUSE, with stables, granary and storehouse, two good wells, and other improvements. This farm is directly on the main road from St. Clotad to Forest City, and will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office, or of Owl J. S. DAM, v8n30 tf On the premises. NEW LIQUOR STORE! We are just receiving and will offer for sale at our new Store-reom, opposite the. new Catholic Church, on St. Germafne street, the largest assortment, and best .selection of pine Brandy, Rum, Gin, wheat, rye, corn and old Bourbon Whisky, Stomach Bitters, &c, ever brought into this market, whi we promise to sell at very low prices. We respectfully invite all dealers in these articles to call and ex amine for themselves. v8nll J. LANDWER & SON. RUDOLPH SCHffiNEMANX, W A A E S a S MINN A E S E N E C. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR ST. CLOUD, MINN. A GOOD assortment of' Watches, G$v docks andJcwelry always On afejl hand. Galvanising done. Repairing neat ly done and warranted for one year.i nly A large lot nf Spectacltsfar tale.' WOMAN'S LIFE-PRESERVER. WARREN'S CHEMICAIaSOAP. E E S & E A E S Can be made in Ten Minuet a a to sfrle. Inquire of JOS. GOYETTE, •8n2l-ly St. Cloud, Minn. 2 E N A I N S A N E O A N This Company insures property of all kinds against less or damage by FIRE, on favorable-terms. Losses adjusted and promptly paid. J. E. WEST, Agent. v8n24-ly St. Cloud, Minn. NEW YORK ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE CO. Insures against accidents of of all kind*. $10 per year secures $ 10 weekly compel •ation if injured, and $2,000 in event of death. Other sums in proportion. I. E. WEST, Agent, n42-8m St. Cloud, Minn. Oi ^A. B. HUSSBY, ARCHITECT AND" frultDEB, IStions, prepared to furnish plans, specifica and estimates for buildings also to take contracts, and do all kinds of car penter- and joiner work in the latest and most approved stylos'. Prices reasonable. ST. CLOUD, MINN. 0 LD PAPERS,for sale at THIS OFFICE. ST. CLOUD. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 16. 1866. RARE CHANCE! CLOSING OUT! At the St. Cloud Gun Store. 8 5 I WILL SELL MY LARGE AND FINE assortment of Sportsmen's and Hunt ers' Goods, including over 75,000 METALLIC CARTRIDGES, ALL THE BEST BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, REVOLVERS, &c, &c, At 10 per cent, below my regular prices, which ate well known to be as low or lower than these of any other house in the West. This isjhe Beat Chance ever offered for securing a good Rifle or a year's supply of Ammunition. I Have just received the Sole Agency for this vicinity for the celebrated Howard Rifle. For sale— WSTEXJD9 &c, &c, May be found. H. W. HANFORD. St. Cloud, June 26, 1865. v8n86 ATTENHON^AItMEBS! 15 Second-hand Wagons, 50 Ox Yokes, 50 Wagon Covers, 50 Camp Blankets, Also, a lot of Ox Chains, Camping Utensils, &c CHEAP for cash or produce, at BURBANK BROS., Broker's Block, febl-tf St. Cloud. Minn MALT VINEGAR. We are manufacturing'Vsuperior quality of A I N E A which we will sell at WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, at reasonable prices. F. HERBERGER. Manufactory opposite the bridge at Funk's Brewery, St. Cloud, Minn. v8n37 R. MARVIN & SON, IMPOBTBBS AND JOBBERS OF Grla.ss-vra.ire, LAMPS, CUTLERY, LOOKING GLASSES, J-c. 180 and 101 Third Street, ST. PAUL, -. MINN HEJNRY'S RIFLES. GOLCHER Hasjust received a large supply of HEHRTS I5-SH0T REPEATING RIFLES, Which he offera at reasonable prices. Also, BALIARD'S. WESSON'S, SPENCER'S, DOUBLE AND SINGLE RtFLES AND SHOTGUNS, SND PISTOLS OFALL DESCRIPTIONS, WITH CARTRIDGES. NEWHOUSE TRAPS, Ac, Ac. The Greatest Variety of Fish ing Tackle in the West. Buy at Wnt. Golcher's Gnn Store, THIRD STREET, ST. PAUL) As it-is the only place where you oan get proper information- for using the above fire-arms. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO MAKING NOTARIAL AND OTH- ER SEAL PRESSES. Repairing promptly attended to. Orders from the country solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed. v7n48-ly t±sa ajsjawawswji wssaw mmgmm tSm ~m I I •—,•• •••»••-. S E I A N O I E S COif aUJIPTIVKS.—The adrerttaer, bar. ittglMoarwtorfdto health in few weeks by a Tery•unpin remedy, after baring suffered for several year, with a re lung affection, and that dread dlMaae, Consumption--it anxious to make known to his fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire It, he will send a copy of the pre scription used (free of charge), with direction for pre paring and using the same, which they will find a •Oaa Cnaa for CSasuMrnoir, ASTHMA, BaoxoHins, COUGHS, COLDS, and all Throat and Long Affections. The only object of the adrertiser in sending the Pre scription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread infor mation which he conceives to be invaluable, and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. Parties wishing the prescription, ran by return mail, will please address Rxv. EDWARD A. WILSON, v8n2g-ly WlUlmmabnrgh, King* Co., New York ERrafTeredSfcralFl O O O jean from Nerroc STandAgentlemaB A Gentleman who Nervou Debility, Prema- ture Decay, and the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and directions for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's experience, can do so by addressing JOHN B. OODEN, v8n28-ly No. 13 Chambers St., New York N E TRTJK—Every younglady in the United States can hear something very much to their advantage by return mail (free of charge), by addressing the undersigned. Those having fears of being humbugged will oblige by not noticing this card. All others will please address heir obedient servant, THOS. P. CHAPMAN, v8n28-ly 831 Broadway, New York. KNTHORNTON,Hthe O W DESTINY.—MADAMS E. great English Astrologist, Clair voyant and Psychometrician, who has astonished the scientific classes of the Old World, has now located herself at Hudson, N. Y. Madame Thornton pos sesses such wonderful powers of second sight, as to enable her to Impart knowledge of the greatest im portance to the single ormarried of either sex* While in a state of trance, she delineates the very features of the person you are to marry, and by the aid of an instrument of intense power, known as the Psychomo trope, guarantees to produce a life-like picture of the future husband or wife of the applicant, together with date of marriage, position in life, leading traits of character, Ac, This is no humbug, as thousands of testimonials can assert. She will .send, when desired, a certified certificate, or written guarantee, that the picture is what it purports to be. By enclosing a small lock of hair, and stating place ot birth, age, disposition and complexion and enclosing 60 cents and stamped envelope addressed to yourself, yon will receive the picture and desired information by return mail. All communications sacredlyconfidential. -Ad dress, In confidence. MADAMS K. P. THOKNTOK, P. O. Box 223, Hudson, N. Y. v8n43-6m. RAILROA WORK!! MEN WANTED! To work on the Railroad and Construction Trains between Big Lake and St Cloud, and at S A I N I O STEADY WOR & GOO WAGES. Apply to the Foremen on the road, to Gen. M. T. THOMAS, Asst. Engineer, or P. L. GREGORY, at St. Cloud. F. R. DELANO, aug2 4w Superintendent. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The Partnership heretofore existing be tween the undersigned is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Partnership accounts will be settled by either member of the firm, and the prac tice of law continued by Chas. D. Kerr at the former office of McKelvy & Kerr. CHAS D. KERR. JAS. M. McKELVY. St. Cloud, Miun., Aug. 1st, 1866. 9-3w —Can anything be more ridiculous and absurd than the helpless and nsnsensical position taken by the editor of the Rich mond Examiner in the following. The idea of white men, who have been «fed by Government rations for months, talking about the blacks being dependent on them for their bread. The Examiner's para graph is worth reading: "The negroes who insult this community by milita ry organizations,drills and parades, and by incendiary gatherings, harangues and resolves, should remember that they are dependent upon the white people of Richmond for every morsel if bread that goes into their mouths, and for every house, hut or cellar that shelters them and their families. If these- things go on, we shall advise that a full list be made out of the names of all who take part in such proceedings, for publication in the papers, and shall call upon the people of Ricbmouc not to give employment, even to the blacking of a boot, to any one whose name is em braced in the list, and not to rent as much as a dog kennel to any one ol them for protection from the coming blasts of winter. If they choose to insult, to irritate and endanger tb.e community from whom they receive nothing but kindness, we shall do our part-to see that they are not allewed to remain in that community. We speak now for their own good than that of their bite masters, who will know bow to protect themselves should an emergency arise." Could language be plainer in counseling riots and murders of the negroes similar to ^bose in Memphis and New Orleans The South seems determined upon blood shed. —The Generals of the Regular Army now rank in the order of their names in the following list: General, Ulysses S. Grant Lieutenant General, William T. Sherman Major Generals, Henry W. Halleck, George G. Meade, Philip H. 8heridan, George H. Thomas, Winfield S. Hancock Brigadier Generals, Irwin McDowell, "William 8. Ro secrans, Philip St. George Cooke, John Pope, Joseph Hooker, John M. 8chofield, Oliver O. Howard, Alfred H. Terry, E. O. C. Ord. —Mr. J. T. VanHook, of Hadley Val ley, brought into market yesterday, a load of wheat, part of 126 bushels, of this sea son's crop, harvested by him two weeks ago to-day. This is hurrying up the first wheal of the season. It is called the mam moth wheat, and brought $1.34 per bushel. —Rochester Pott, Aug. 4th. —-P. T. Barnum his been appointed one of the Commissioners to thye~*-j —On Sunday last, during a thunder shower a man by the name of- Cerry near Tiger Lake in Carver county was killed by lightning in nis house, and a man in the same room waa unhurt. He states thai a 4f the eolor is artificial,'the water will at ball of fire came through an open stove pipe hole in the roof and bunt like a can ntjn.—Glencoe Register. DEFECTIVE PAG'• E Universal Ex- position at Paris. .. —Professor Agassis and wife, arrived at New York, from Brasil, on Friday. !—A very easy method of detecting whether the color of wine is artificial or genuine, is to take a small piece ofbread or sponge that has been well washed, dip it into wine, and then place it in water. once be colored, while if the color is genu ine.it will not be apparent in the water for half an hour. S V-^/-^-»/7* ewcat I N N E S O A SACK VALLKT AKD ST. CLOUD. Editor* Wheeling Register. GENTLEMEN: IO my former letters, Ispeke favorably of Minnesota as a Stale that off ered great and varied advantages to emi grants. I wish, by yourkind permission in this, to call attention to a particular and, as I think, a favored section of Minnesota known widely and favorably as TUB SACK VALLEY. St. Cloud is the commercial centre of this great and fertile valley, and is situated on the West back of the Mississippi river, at the foot ot Sauk Rapids, and seventy fire miles above the Falls of St. Anthony. It is a flourishing town of about three thousand inhabitants. It was surveyed as a town site in'the year 1852, and but a short period before that the site was own ed and occupied by the Chippewa Indians. St. Cloud has new forty stores and gro ceries, "two printing offices—the Times, Democrat, and the DEMOCRAT, Republican —some three or four good hotels, a United States Land Office, two saw mills, a chair, sash, blind and shingle factory, three brew eries, express agency &c. It is also the designated point for the State Normal School. It has six churches—Episcopali an, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congrega tional, Baptist and Universalis! also a Catholic Cathedral, one high school and various others under the Common School Laws of the State. Most of the buildings are substantially built many o' them being of brick the streets are wide and hand some, and the town itself is pleasantly sit uated on a high bank of the river, extend ing off to the crest into a fertile prairie to the banks of Sauk river. On the East bank of the Mississippi opposite St. Cloud is the terminus of the St. Paul and St. Cloud R. R., it being the first division of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and here at East St. Cloud, the depot buildings of the road arc in process of erection, to be completed by the first of September next. Thus the farmers of Sauk Valley, and the merchants of St. Cloud and other towns of the valley, have railroad facilities to St. Paul, thence river navigation and railroad, to Chicago and the East. St. Cloud is the frontier-depot and out post for the Montana travel and in the month of June last, there left that point, 200 teams loaded with supplies, and 405 men, under Capt. Fisk, for the gold mines of Montana. About 200 miles north, are the Lake Vermillion gold mines and 120 miles North,and East, the head of Lake Superior. A winter- road is already open ed to Superior and Congress has donated lands on the route, lor the construction cf a railroad from St. Cloud to the waters'" of Lake Superior thus, when built*, placing Sauk Valley as near New York as Chicago and Milwaukee. St. Cloud owes its rapid growth, very much to the enterprise,of the business men who started there soon after its survey,— the Burbank?. the Clarkes,- the Brokers, Tenvords and Waits—but most of all to Wilson the founder. But more than td all men, to the fertility and unrivalled beauty of the Sauk Valley, -ilready dotted wilh cultivated farms foi 50 miles from the -mouth of the Sauk River upward, towards its source. This valley has a rich, alluvi al soil is charmingly diversified, by tim ber lake and prairie and yields wheat, oats, corn, rye and potatoes in great abun dance. New towns are starting up on the route to Fort Abercrombie,. along the val ley, and homesteads of choice lands wel come the new comer. In that valley, I mention Green Lake, the lands about New Munich, Richmond, and. Sauk Centre, as especially aitractive. But, if any prefer a pla nearer the railroat depot, at St. Cloud, I recommend the lands on Elk Riv er and St. Francis, seren or eight miles from the railroad and St. Cloud. FVBS. Down this valley to the railroad come, twice a year, trains of Pembina carts from the Hudson Bay. region, laden with furs.— One thousan'l bales came to St. Cloud, the prtsmt month, by one train. There are ten robes-in each bundle, making ten thousand robes in all, worth from $10,000 to $12, 000 and, it is estimated, that during the season the furs shipped, via St. Cloud, to St. Louis will amount to $300,000. In ad dition to buffalo robe, there are wolf skins, otter, mink, and other varieties, many of these are very valuable- This mikes St. Cloud the largest fur depot in the United States. Before the railroad, these fur carts went through to St. Paul. Hereafter St. Clou 1 will be the great depot POPULATION As incontestible proof of the superior claims of Minnesota, as an agricultural district, it need only to be stated, tha its rapid settlement is without a precedent. In 1858, it was admitted to the Union as a Slate, with a population of one hundred and fifty thousand, and an erea of eighty one thousand two hundred and fifty square miles. In 18t0 it contained one hundred and seventy-six thousand five hundred and thrty-five. It now has a population «f up waies of three hundred thousan WHEAT AND THE CBOP8. I cannot better close this letter than by quoting items of news of the wheat trade, and of the crops of Minnesota, in the last month. The Dakota Union eays, "forty six thousand five hundred and thirty-two bushels of wheat were shipped from the town of Hastings during the last week in June. The price on monday was $2.10 on Saturday, it fell to $1.93. The wheat crop never looked :tter." The St. Peter Ad vertiser quotes wheat, at that point, at ninety cents and rains have benefitted the crops so much that the farmers are in ecstaoies. The Red Wing Argus, of Goodhue county, states that on Tuesday,, the last week ii June, the number of bushels of wheat bought on the street was ten thousand six hundred, fof which $2J,175 was paid. In addition to this, the sales in store were fonr thousand bushels, for which $7,600 was paid. The'average price Waa $1.93.— The receipts ot Wednesday following, were about the same the average price being $1.85. The St. Cloud DEMOCRAT speaking of immigration, says, "settlers continue to pour in at an astonishing rate." lie issue of the 18th of June, says, "every day brings 'prairie schooners' singly, doubly, and in shoals. On Tuesday, a large party from Wisconsin came in with some fine stock—all were abundantly supplied with sheep, cattle, &c. On'the day following, thirty wagons filled with Norwegian emi grants passed, bound for Green Lake." Very respectfully, yours, Ac, WM. H. WOOD, of Minnesota. -.—— .i'» .y»^A.*^A-WJ'»*••'. ......u ... NO. 4. O E E A I I W The principal Copperhead organ of (bo west—the newspaper which furnishes all the brains and a portion of the malice of the entire brood of western secession prints, known as the Chicago Times, has become very mu.h exercised at the liberality of the Thirty-Ninth Congress, and mourns with edifying zeal the lavish hand wilh which the public money has been voted for different purposes. It charges that The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, Civil Bights Bill, Hirer and Harbor Appropriation, the Buqnallsatton of Soldiers' Bounties, the new bureaus authorised, and the increased pay to members of Congress and federal appointees generally, will make the sums it has voted reach Tory nearly 1300,000,000, besides the ordinary expense of the Government. The Chicago Tribune has taken the trouble to figure up the appropriations for all th- different items which give the Times so much trouble, and foow them up as follows: 1. Freedneu'j Bureau |6,&00.000 2. Civil Rights Bill nothing. 3. Biver aud Harbor appropriatn's......... 2^00,000 4. Equalization of Soldiers bounties 60,000,000 5. New Bureau authorized 20,000 6. Increased pay of Congressmen 300,000 7. Perquisites to A. Johnson 25,000 8. federal appointees generally. ....... 350,000 Total „. $69,695,000 In other words, less'than one Jourtn of the amount stated by the economical cop perhead.—fress. —The author of the recent forgeries on the Nary and War Departmens, appears to have been a young man named William Ringgold Cooper, lately on duty in the Bu reau of Navigation. He was married on Thursday to an accomplished young lady, •he neice of Mr. Detrees, the Government Printer and with his bride, was on the way to Phil idelphia, en route for Europe, when the detectives took him in charge.— The sixty thousand dollars obtained by him through his forgeries was nearly all recov ered. —A curious combat took place last week in the Sciota river, in Ohio. Two young men were discovered engaged in trying to drown ea»h other. Finally, after strug gling some time one of the combatants dis appeared, while the. other hastily swam ashore, and dressing himself, made off.— The other was after some time rescued, and was with difficulty restored to con sciousness. The cause of the encounter is not known. —The Minneapolis Chronicle states that the Old depot of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad at St. Anthony has been torn down, and will be put up again at some new station on this end of the road. —A young lady by the name of Cather ine Mannocks was drownedin the mill-pond at llokdh, on the night of the 23d inst.— She and ano'her young lady, whose name we did not learn, jumped, into a frail skiff and floated out about five -rods from shore, when it capsized. Miss Mannocks was drowned, but the other lady clung to the boat until rescued by a young man. named Stewart. The body was found the next mooing.—Caledonia Journal." —A rural chap visiting Grand Rapids, Mich., got playfully drunk, when, obser ving a bull pup he went down on his hands and knees to have a little game with him. The pup feeling cross, grabbed him by the nose, and after much trying and twisting tore it off. —A dispatch to the New York ITorW from Sar .toga, July 26, says: "A telegram was received at the Union Hotel to-night closing the sale of a colt of the bay mare Pocahontas for $40,000. Robert Bonner was the pnrchaser, and J. Bardwell the seller. The figure is considered rather high by the horse fanciers here. —A gentleman in New Hampshire, aged 80 years, has been sued for $10,000 for breach of promise. A gay old Lothario. —Gen. Sheridan has been recently pleased by the repartee of a Texas* paper, which quoted his jest that, "If he owned Texas and Tophet, he would rent the for mer and live in the other place," and curtly added, "D—a a man that wouldn't stand up for his own country." —The Washington correspondent of tin New York Express says that President Johnson and Secretary Seward will leave Washing:on on the 27th instant for Chicago, to attend the laying of the corner stone of the Douglas Monument, which will take place about the first of September. Per haps one or two other members of the Cabinet will accompany them. —Clara Barton, of Worcester Mass., the friend of the soldiers, will appear as a popular lecturer next winter. —Bayard Taylor has returned from his trip across the plains. i—Mary Honseman a as lately tried and acquitted in Pennsylvania, on the charge of murdering her husband. The evidence is said to have been strong against her. She was. ••handsome." —The St. Louis Democrat breaks into this wail: "While othercities are supplying tnemselves with pure water, the people ot St. Louis are gulping down such quanti ties of mud that half of tbem are corpulent with sand bars in their stomachs." -^-Only one Democratic paper in West Virginia is edited by a man who can vote. The rest areledited by returned rebels who are disfranchised, ard men who-have re cently come into the State. —Gen. Rosseau has written to a Vicks burg paper which has classed him with the Conservative Republicans, that "he never was a Republican—Conservative or other wise"—which relieves that party of much Undeserved odium. —The Louisville Volksblatt nominates Mr. Speed ex-Attorney General, for Con gress, in place of Rosseau. He would do honor to Kentucky, whose fossil conserva tism and -bowie-knife chivalry have been doing her no credit. —In Fredonia, N. Y., the Heal Board, in order to stir the people to action with regard to cleaning up, have posted the fol lowing notice: "The cholera is coming! By order of the committee." —Dr. Blackburn, a highly esteemed physician of Cincinnati, recently attempt ed suicide by shooting. He put four balls into different parts of his head, then walk iug up stairs tried to dash his brains out with the pistol stock. At this juncture some one stupidly interfered. —Commodore Vanderbilt has bought tfci trotting atabjon "Squire Brigham" tor $14,000. —The Southern Eo 1, in St. Louis, was purchased last week by Col. Robert Camp bell, of that city far $620,000, cash down. W