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THE JOURNAL
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ll»hf4 every T)ar«iay afternoon,
AT ST. CLtit», MINN.
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jtrys.
w. COLLISI
jgrORDON &£g>LLINS,
A O N E A LAW,
4
AW MUX astAn^AOuras,
ST. CLOUD, MINNE80TA.
Partoaular aiUatU
Wraa, BtaUa, MonrftMa.f*™
MMa-agaUa, Papa wajl Hsfatt
war. a. vooma.
C«A. ». aaaa.
HOOKS a
W'
"iiiNir.
M«« aa W(MA»n^fln i«MM —ftrmerfy
JfcJMty JPgrV
EDWARD O. HAMLIH.
—HAS aaSVMEO—
HE PRACTICE OF LAW
IN ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Ofic* EJ'Abrocks Block, corner of Waah
Myto* avenue and St. Oermian etreet.
&KO W. SWBST,
A1TOBSMT ISO COUNSELLOR AT LA*
WILLdattend
flee etwr Ifcfatcr, flUiMa Cb.'t DrM^
ftore,
•T. CLOUD, MINN
J. D. WHKBLOCK, K. D.,
PHT8ICIAN AND SURGEON,
Omeaneare from 9 to 12 A. M., and from
to 6 o'clock p. M.
BE, CLOUD, MINX
A^firSSJfHMRrMHDTC'^M.J
5T. CLOVD, MZNN.
••ceivAUaa'aBrlckbaildiBcWMhiagtonaTeira*.
Blehawad Street o]
BiCaUroaleaaoanlOtol ajaitao
F. OOETZ, M. D.,
PHTBICIARTATJDS tf OEONi
IITSLM*
sspr.'VE'f.B,*.'7 .li
vtrJUrlatooth"
djtcet
iT-
Store.
Ollea hourafrom9 to 12 a. M., and from
S to 6 o'aloek P. ww-*:
A 8: 9. WEBER, MJD.,
cu»ui)r
MINN,
Oflaa a»m'MMaaal4fraa\r89 i4ar aaat
»:a.a1LCaiJwllo Ca««0tefcT,v.'4»a
a ,!la«»i.U»i
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rATMJmiWfilaV
Ui».«t.*!-.TA
MUM
•Or
raiMCuir
Raaidaaaa ojpiVpya«*a 30
^:j?%F$ZtMn
YQL.X.
^,^
U.tJ-trtyS.-.ad at St. Paul prTc«». Print
la Qarman and Sormw*a, aa well as KnK
•k. aaa warrantedto fire a^tBIactioii^
«HKAk tAtnoa.
^QTATLOR ALRIGHT,
.VT^RNET3 ft COUNSELORS AT LAW,
(OJUe oter3^M*"J!M*^, Start,)
BAN 0 S GLOUD
GENERAL BANKING AND EX
CHANGE BUSINESS TRANS-
AgTEI*.
&
O A N ". SiriVKBiLJ
C»' "J L7SND WARRANTS^
Collefo 8«itf aid Foreign Exchange
'_K S ""J
BittroHT-AS» SOLD:
sr Attention iv *o Collee*
,-. in au J*roo«-«s«l« Promptly
Rcmittrtt.
:l)ftioo opoa'lVon 9*Io lil A. M. and 1 to
5 r. M.
St. Gonnam.Street, St. Cloud, Minn.
S J. G. SMITH. Cashier.
St. CWud, Sept. 16, 1867.
S. B. PINNEY,
i-,.i rC f~J
wAND tlCKMaaD DBALEa Ul
FOREIGN IDOMESTIC EXCHANGE,
L.aml W a a a A^rlenltnral Col
,^_ i_. legJV Serin.
Sigaft Draft's for sale on England. Ire-'
.and aad Scotland',- aud all countries ox
Europe?"
The hta-helKpreia.iun: paid for Gold, Sli
er audpEoreign Drafts.
AgenOor tire saVftof- '.'.
a a a S TlCtseta to unci front all tlic
priQ.^lpal Gtrrnan, Knglisli a
r*v -IrlsU Ports.
Collections made, and proceeds remitted
day of payNnen.
jRrSTColl«e
promptly to Collcations,
aa payment of taxes in Stearns and
Olea en It. Qenuln it., Brekevla8ton.
ST. CLOUD. MINN.
W. T. COLLINS, M. D.
FHYSICIA
N 0 O S S O
Office over Edelbrcck's store.
T. 0L0V9, MJJt*I COMMISSION,
I aas a«yr a located in .tkis
place in tha practise of Dentistry, and hav
ing had over font teen yaxa* experience in
a profession, hope W *aifl a fa» share of
year patronage:. My
S OC|r O E OOLIs, A I
Is eoapleie, aad I am prepared to do work
of St. Clend.
ALL WORK WARRANTED,
Aad at reaaeaahla prices. M~ ft
tto a«i)eet
»•. CTead, Jan. lfitaf -»**^i
'Waeejfc, •ala*^a»jy»w^
T1..!!?*'?? ••'•rfJaifUm. •peeifaa-
•T. CLOUTA, ,i
Maps of Stearns Count for sale.
KI
ATT8MWT AND COUKSIDOB Xf LAW.
1 L'njjt«l'ii WW,»i^il Hi :.'.---.-* -Vt -. -A* «f-*:*!^»-" v»-:^t .:,V ,--*- ••T.^"'^
S. Land Office,
Office opjtante U.
MIKN:
CLURE.
AID UOEIBEDDEALEEII
•(••"'.£auad W a a Aa rlemil
Scrip, Caaiaty,
a ad Statej Order*.
Dealer in Real Estate.
Collections and. Remittances promptly
made.
Ta paid for Non-residents.
Also, gent for the sale of PASSAGE
IICSEtS to from all the principal
GERHH, ENGLISH AND IRISH PORTS.
Office on Washington avenue, one door
south of the Central House. v7n44-tl"
O. E. GARRISON,
CIVIL ENGINEER UNO ARCHITECT,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
v«
eatiafaetion in all traccbes of Engiae^rin
Engineering.
Pine and other Lands entered and taxes
paid for Non residents, and full descrip
tion given from personal examination.
*. a. iaaar. WM. MULLIKKK
PWNW &.'MUtLlKEH,
REAL. ESTATE AGENTS
Opposite U. S. Land Office, ""i:^
ST. CLOUD, ,-,•}.- r-.f -.. illNN..
Will buy and sell REAL ESTATE on com
mission.
LocataLaad Wawants and Agricultural
»o*»aaii. "»fnlli J^Bmf TszeaVand transact all Business con
nected with such an Agency. v8n44-ly
SURVEYOR AND GIVIL ENGINEER,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Also$ Dealer in Real Estate will'give
Strict attention to loeaung pure".and othui
lands,4i t~t..
tr*"
.MM I I
PAi'II&t TAXES FOR NJN-IIESIDENTS.
Selling property o.a..carjumissiuo, &c, &c.
and is prepared KI give a formatit as to.
the character of Government land hrougl.
on^ the north- western part of the Stale iu
'parties desirous of locating.
OHIo-on Washington avenue", opnesite
tie }.*f. Land OflTce, .".?.. v9a48
VANHUESEN MIUHELL,
vtu.
ESTATE AGENTS,
AkaaaaimMA, Datawis Oa., Mum.
##y %«&» for Non-Rei{Unte,
And select and locate Government Lands
far others with cash, aorip or warrants.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
GLRXWOOD, POPB Co., Mriijc.
BUT* AND BELL REAL ESTATE ON
Select and Locate Government Lands for
Others With Cash, Scrip or Warrants,
Make out Jhmettead and Prt*mptidn Fajfcrn
And Abstraets Of Title, and buy an 1 sell
County and Town Orders. m2G
-r
CITY RESTAURANT.
MT»M&'« O 8 E E
:i«C''
«HW
,tpJ«:'J l(''
I
'KaksiJXk
3
ST.t?LOUD, '»»1«TNN
AWM3%3^slSSft
hana. GltrvanWag^nf- .Repairingneat
IT done aJ»4W"-ite*
A
^lav-
UiJjL*
J. E. WEST,
General Insurance Agent,
Heproseutsthe
/E N A
Of Hartford, Conn.
HARTFORD,
Of Hartford, Conn.
Also—Life. Accident) and Live Stock In?
surancu Compnitits. Ollico in
WliSl' & CO.'a» Boek Store.
New Goods! New Styles!
I?rioo» I
J. W. METZROTH,
E A N A I O
liasjust received a large lot of
Cloths and Cassimeres,
Of new and fashionable styles, for spring
aud summer wear—will be sold cheap.
A large stock of
Ready-made Clothing,
obtained specially tor this market, and
warranter! to be of excellent quality.
A complete assortment of
Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods
including
FUIt HATS, CAPS, COLLARS & GLOVES,
Cloth, Felt and other Hats and Caps
of the latest styles, -.3
And t\e best KID GLOVES an the market.
Call and examine my stock.
J. W. METZROTH.
St. Cloud, Oct. 3d, 18C6. v9«Ml-tf
ST. CLOUD BOOK STORE.
J. M. ROSENBERGER,
BOOKSELLER,STATIOXJSR.* XEWSDEALjUt
nan always on hand a Fine AttortmcnVo,
Books and Stationery.
—ALSO—
THE LATEST PAPERS & MAGAZINES
THE STANDARD SCHOOLBOOKS,
And everything usually found in a first
class Bookstore. v6n18-tf I
NEW LIVERY STABLE.
Chas. E. Foster & Co
II.'ITC opened new
LIVEKY, SHL5, AND BOARDING STABLE
In Hansons stable on Richmond avenue.
where they will k**y at all times,
for the use of tha pub
lie, a splendid
lot of
uGIES A GUTTERS,
HORSES. BU-1
Which will be let at reasonable rates.
Their stock is all of the very best, and
they are confident will he appreciated as
such by their customers.
Leave your orders for livery with
CHAS. E POSTEd & CO.
St. Cloud, Dec. 19th, 1866. *v9n22
Livery! Livery! Livery
E N A O S E
Livery arid Sales Stable.
My frieuds and patrons are hereby -noti
fied that I am prepared to furnish them
with
EVERYTHING IN THE LIVERY LINE,
On the shortest notice and most reasonable
terms. Office at Central House.
J. E. HAYWARD, Pronrietor.
WILLIAM LEE,
IXPORTEB AKD WU«tLKSAI.K IJEALBR IH
DRY GOODS & NOTIONS,
Nat. 150 Third Street,
JT. PAUL, IHINN.
My arrangements with one of the olaest
Importing aud Jobbing Houses of the East,
md having a buyer in the market all the
imp. and buying, my Goods nil for cash,,
MinnesotaMerch nts will find Vargainfenf
all times in my Store. v9nl8-tf
Lumber for Sale Cheap
OILMAN'S MILL.
The undersigned, are manufacturing all
kinds of
FRUITS or
ALL KINDS.
sV^a Cfet«lce*t C»»rrtlon-r- «V a
And Exerytk%Sfemmd%ljfk*pi\na flrtt-tlaee
St. Clona, June 8, t8C«.
W I ~-lMINNESOTA MARBLE WORKS,
v9n26
l^^^'^l^fm^h'shlih'irfrniai near
nine International Ifotel(' '.:
5tuments,,madseandfurnished
f)|'
ESIGN8 OF iifJVLPJUR| WORK,
Grat Stones. Mantles. Table
°P"i toorder.
for one year. nip. :*'•![.TOSTRVJT
P-'O BoWf^iet.PiuT'
k_ f__-—:—^^^^^i-^^^rfSilTniitifei VIM
And Shingles of the very beet quality.
it a a •*.«
the Beat Clear Lumber,
Keep constantly on hand a lar,
fine stock of
ao
VALENTINE & SPRAGUE.
G!!manfon. Nov. 2Pth, 1867 n20-6rt
G. PfcABOPY
WHOLISALE nBAI.BR 15
Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
107 Third Street,
ST. PAUL,* MINN.
STRONG & WILLIAMS,
(SUCCESSORS TO R. 0. STRONG,)
»!ta third afreet, St.'Pawl,
DEALERS
in Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mat-
tings, Curtain Materials and Trimmings
Upholstering and Furnishing Goods, Win
dow Shade: Wall Paper, Mattresses,
Feathers, Su v7n4G-ly
E N -W. "VTEAJrlY.
OARRIAGEMAKER.
I
A E removed to my new shop near
..vMWidgev rhere 1 am prepared to do
.all kinds of work in the Carriagemakiag
»ne. Wagons, carriages and sleighs made
a neat and substantial manner at low
ates. l**rtieuli iattentionpnidtorepair
»f- T8-tf
"pEMEMDER the place to get a nice se
•t'Y of Silver Coin .fewclry, Bress' Pins
Sleeve-buttons aid Ear-rings,isat BUSH'S
Je velry store'. 'He .engravestlieai beantl
fteiy.vpa^.icaa .!.-
SPECTACLE?
AND EYE OLA88E8
Genuine Pebble Glasses, Double Fe
cus, Periscepie and Contex, worth from
5ctst«v $5.00, for sale at RUSH'S. Can
he exchanged if not found te suit after sf
borough trial.
WALL PAPER,
CURTAINS,-: 9v!J
3J
WINBQW-BHApjEB.
FANCY GOODS,
PICTURES and FRAMES,
TOYS, &o^ &o.
Also, Agents for
Celebrated .Gold
Pen$f
—AKD—
JWBRfiMWIia'JZIi
ZlvltA'd. he* jhcY W»X a: ,?.&iaoui
,lflSS!W|!jpe*
"jitt'I
Them!
SHEETING PAPER.
AVEBILL, BBOOItBa* CO
PR0PB1BT0BS 07 TUB
^fld Wholeeale Dealert an
StatioBasaary-
... ^A^e^ow.manyfa^Btjin^^ieir
CELEBRA1BD SHEETING PAPER,
•••, W1T» AH'. .!j •. fl t.
Improvenient aver that of last Season.
Th.e
i?!BW»Temani consist*. edK its being
wo-plyand containing atrew'fngredicnt,
which produces more closeness of texture
than that formerly made
It can be put-upon the bare Studding
Beneath the outside eotering,
Without the Sheeting Boards
if desired, produeing the desired result ot
excluding the cold air and protecting: the
No wooden buildings requiring warm
repass sbou'd he erected without it. The
cost, comparatively, *P tijfefc ijMl B*» I
ready extensve usa fotbidg doubt as to its
iaestimable varaf/'-'
Sold at oar salesroom here andv by
iff S E""'61^1 Wh ^f*^
tne mate. ^t f^ c^ ?j
AVERILL, SECOMSS A CO,
St. Paul, March 14,1868. no35-*w
MELROSE_ MILLS.
THE NEW
jT^OTJTRiiara-ivdrTXjT.i
At Melrose, Stcavrma O S I 1 .,
Has been completed, and is. now ready to
do Custom Work for the
FARMERS OF SAUK VALLEY. A
The Proprietors feel confident of giving
entire satisfaction to their customers.
Flour, Corn ¥efll aud Fsed for Sale.
We have commenced the erection of a
First-Class Saw Mill,
Aad will be prepared in the. Spring to man
ufacture LnmW,.Latb. Shingles, lie.
E. A W. H. CLARK, Proprietors.
Metro?et Jan. lCth, 1§68. Jfjtffcfa
MolHTIRE ft XASTLE,
WhoUealeandRtiM Deajerem .A
JlMttM?') M«!?! !fi
-.
FA
MAciiaKWi'
l.-:i:Y*v-Y
»i* »a*0 ,{«T1«
Tinware, Wooderxwaro, &c
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
."' Tl0n26-tf
BEATER DAM
SEED SX)WEil8!
AHD
rNPUHfyrMWSjKv
rOBSALKBT .',
XJ. oxiAKeJa:
Dealer in:
FAKM v|i%Q fflNBRY,
nil Washingten avenne, 8t. Clond
Mo SORTER,
(SocceMornJ9i tt«J%,* iB»a1f!-ftt
OBSBBAl, DBALBB
GROCERIES PAOVBidNS,
Flour,
•.~*y
Washington Avenue, 8i. Claud, Mina.
B^rOoodadelivereifree ofehargvlB any'
part of the city.-f^f
Prodaeeef allktads UkeB for geeds.
CHAS. E. FOSTEB,
AXtf^TIONBBR.
CLOUD,
.. :r a Nfl mawdfefSs"K _• 1 aaarii'iii
ST. CLOUD, MffiNI^SSOTA. THURSDAY, APRIL 2,,1868.
smm
J. E. WEST & m&
I I I A W SKI.
oaeaas maatnk.
Bine la tfa. Ay, Una la thlue «7«—
Which shall I call hcavc&r
Star 1* there, sad aoul is hero—
Tall m. which haavea
IcaBSptkaawunlMStbottiaa,
I SoWnarab9lh.lnorbaiidrajr, .?.'
So roll of eavraaly feature:
Th. fall of d»w», theflaataof hnaa,
Th« tMdaracai of aoftaaad viawa,'
Lovajy allk. by nlrkt and day,
ladbefh rf kMTaalv nature!
Bluetoth. aky, bin.totkla. rj e—
Both weald tosag. hwven
Lighttoth.r, aaalBV.tohwc—
Bachth.eklU«fliMTen.
0: might it b«, and may It U,
That I,who worship heaTon ID the.,
May *o faltll thy mission,
That right aad tore from aaavea above,
i. And star and atnl.aiy bridal dove,
Stay, btond, aad open heaven to me,
Thioogh thy celential vision I
NKS OF A BIAMOHB.
[Lippincott's Magasino for March
eonkdoB tbe following very interesting
sketch of the wonderful history of a
diamond in the Russian crown
Oho of the finest gems in the Rus
sian crown is a magnificent diamond
called the Moon of the Mountains
Like most celebrated gems, it has a his
tory, and a very tragic as well as romnn
tfoeBeitis.
r.n rO
Three brothers, bearing the common
family nam© pf Cbafraa—ao the stofy
rbns—were pfbmenading one day the
streets of Bagdad. Suddenly the eldest
:^f the three stopped, and exclaimed,
pointing to a -stranger'who stood on tlto
opposite side of the street: "Here iti
the Afgbin that we have been looking
lor so long."
"He shall sot escape us this time/'
said the two younger brothers and!
crossing over they accosted the strangerj
who was caatiog uinafy fgfaiBOesGround
him like a man apprehending some in-!
risible danger.
-OHWl» #JiI A" »idi
tlf^Bdui the eldest of the brothers. "Ii
am Chafras, of Bassors, whom thou was!
seeking everywhere, some time ago, to
sell him precioat stonea—among others
the diamond called the Moon of the
A
saimcl Pap«ir,
Mountains. These are my brothers
we are very glad to meet thee, and we
want to stike the bargain at once."
:*S£h-I my goodQirs I am sorry for
you, but I am no longer the owuer of
that superb diamond/'
^mit^aaVthou done with it
"Allah be praised! I have just sold
it to Mordeeai, the Jew, for sixty-five
thousand piastres and a pair ot fine
horses."
"Thou art a fool, and Mordeeai is a
cheat," said Chafras furiously. "I
would have given thoo twice that
anwuntjotit?^
"A&ah great!" replied the Afghan
"I offered tn«ethe diamond for half the
BBewey, and thou hadst the. foiry to re
fuselt?. Z/ "\'.:
It wae be^oae I believed thee to be
a rogue, and lay eonscienec WouM 'Mot
permit me to dealVwith thee. However,
it's all over now. Where iivee Mordeuai,
the Jew?".
"I shall conduct you to his house,
my good sirs, so that no ill feeling may
remain between us."
The Afghan then led the three
brothers:to lhe bank of the river Tigris,
aud, pointing out tbe dwelling of the
son,of Israel, bade them farewell. They
entered the humble abode.
"Son of Jacob," said the eldest of
the Chafras, in a cajoling manner "I
know.thou hast here a diamond called
the Moon,of the Mountains, a sapphire
named the Eye of Allah, and many
"other precious stones, Which thou bast
purobaied from a wandering Afghan
by whom they were stolen. I will buy
them from thee if. thou Wisheat to sell
them, and allow thee a handsome
profit."
"What wouldsi thon give asked
the Jew, With a knowing look.
and
Thereupon the discomfited Armenian
lelt tho house with his companions
muttering:
"Infidel dog! Brothers, the old ras
cal is too sharp for us. He,will hevcr
consent to sell."
"Consent or no consent," replied the
youngest with a significant gesture, "we
must have the Moon of the Mountains."
His companions nodded assent, and
when it became dark, they went back
to the house, killed the Jew, and, after
casting his body into the river, fled
with the treasure. ^.-.'
On the next day, the murderers.hav
ing,, by chance, met with the Afghan,
they invited hlsa to take supper in their
tent, whioh they had pitched en des
ert spot new the Tigris. They polsoB.
bis food, and tfter he died, they took
thenxty4vatk^u*BDdpi»»trtB he had
reeetvon/from Merdeoti, and then eewt
his boiy to keep oompaay with that of
tuQ^OWsi^ihw^^'1
A few- minutes after this second
crime the three broth«s
werefleeingasdays
fast as tamr eamels eonW carry them.
•Toward evening they baited in a thiol
Wood, and prcoeeded to share their
bjoty. Ths money was easily disposed
of,-*jb«atsi wba^ it eame to the divisioo of
tho jewels they began to quarral,
«oi^i«Bh&e<r
in l* Moot of tho Mountains, whose
*»«.:.-^*i*- N
value far exceeded that of alltbe other
gems put fawether. A long and angry
debate sprang up among them which
me, for I showed you the Afghan,
whom but for my seeing him, you could
not have found still, in order that
there should be no haired and bad
blood betweev the three sons of one
mother, let us leave this matter to .the
decision of the Prophet. Let us go to
sleep, and let each one relate to-uiorrow
whatover dream he shall have had In
this manner it will become clear in
whose favor Mohammed decides and
whoever is pronounced to have received
the clearest and most conclusive &ign of
tbo will of the Prophet shall become
the owner of tbe Moon of tho Moun
tains. Let us all swear it by our father's
beard."
The younger biothers accepted the
proposal, each one wi'h the secret deter
mination,of inventing such a dream-aa
would demonstrate to his partners that
Mohammed's decision was, clearly in his
own favor. As for. the author of the
compromise, he not thinking for onedied.
moment of the dream he was to relate
in the morning but having placed,
without being perceived by the others,
some poison in their capsy he saw, with
a fiendish joy, the two eons -Of^hia
mpthter^ writhing with the-'foment*ofthere
bodily pain and disappointed avarice.
Leaving their carcasses to be devoured
by the vultures, and having becotne-the
sots posseasor of Bn immense fortune,
he mounted hit «amel| an* having sold
him OT» the way, disguised himself as a
beggar. On his arrival in Constanti
nople, altera long and perilous journey,
he there took passage on a ftatoh vessel
bound for Amsterdam. Feeling certain
that lit the latter place he was out of
the reach of punishment for the crimes,
he gave out on his.arrival that he was
an Eastern jeweler,, and informed the
embassadors of the various courts that
he had some magnificent diamonds for
sale.
The fame of the Moon of the Moun
tains and ot the Eye of Allah had ex
tended to Europe. It was known that
they bad been long in He possession of
the Persian monarchs, and that after
the murder of Nadir Schah, they had
been stolen by some soldiers, who bad
disposed of them without! being aware
of their value. For months, for years,
no purchaser called on Chafras. The
first offer he had came from Catherine
IL cT Russia. From tho knowledge
possessed by the Court of St. iWrs
burg of the affairs of Persia, the true
value of the Moon of the Mountains
was not unknown in the palace of the
Semiramia of the North. Chafras de
clared that he would not part With his
famous diamond unless they gave him a
patent of nobility, five hundred thou
sand roubles, payable in ten yearly in
stallments, and a pension oftenthou
sand roubles during his lifetime.
Catherine did not velwh these terms,
and she commanded her minister to in
vite the pretended merchant to St.
Petersburg, in order that the crown
jeweler might examine the diamond
and appraise it at its true value. Onhistory,
the other hand the crown jeweler was
directed, in the event of his coming, to
delay the conclusion of the bargain as
long as he could, while he lolled the
suspicions of the Armenian by con
stantly holding out before him the
prospect of a speedy conclusion of the
bargain, and in the meanwhile to lead
him into every kind of debauchery and
dhwlpatium. '.'••'•»'"—•»
Chafras was induced to go to St.
Petersburg, and when there readily fell
into the snare set for ^htnir %tr t'few
days he bad exhausted all his ready
money, but, as everybody .knew that he
"Thou hast given sixty-five thoussnd'j had some fine diamonds, which the Em
'press was desirous of purehasing, his
credit was" unlimited-everywhere, and
he was soon very deeply in debt.
piastre*and two hoTsea to the
What sayBst thou of seventyfive thou»
sand^*
'1 ahoald be sorry to plaea thee in a
false position by making thee the rt
ceiTor c^ stolen goods,'' answered Mot
deeai, with a aareastio smile.
"Well let us say one hun
fifty thousand.''
"I would not seU for a million. Go
to! Thinkest thou I know not thohis
value of What thou art so anxious to
buy?"
This was exactly what Catherine and
her minister expected. As the laws of
Russia forbids a foreigner to leavo the
empire without paying every debt he
owes, they hoped that as as soon his
and troublesome he would be glad to sell
diamonds at any price. When, as
they thought, this moment had arrived,
the crown jeweler was summoned b)
the minister, and directed to tell tbe
Armenian that the insolent proposition
he had darad to make to her Majesty
could not be thought of and he was
also instructed to offer in his own indi
vidual name, one-fourth of the amount
asked for.
Chafras was a shrewd fellow, and he
understood at once what was going on.
"Allah ia great," said he, to himself
"and Mohammed is his prophet. These
Christians dogs wane to steal my treas
ure, for which I have sacrificed my
8ul, but I will show them thtt a An
believer is more.than a match lor thun
all put together." -',:•-,- "',
.With prompt decision he feigned a
willingness to sell the Mmn of thethe
Mountains,., oven at the reduced pri'e
offered, whilst he was secretly disposing
of his less valnablo gema and, having
paid his debts, he ooncealed himself on
board of a vessel that was about to sail,
and left without his departure, beinji
known until the vessel had been many
out. The minister almost fainted
When Catherine sent for him, and tell
iig him that she had made up
herthO
mind to have the celebrated diamond
at any cost, gave him the option of pro
curing it, or going to the mines of
Siberia.
Emissaries were sent in every direc
ticl but yean elapsed before they
could gain any tidings of the Arme-
A
l*«t be Was discovered in
'Smyrna, ani magnificent inducements,
were offered to bring him back to St
Petersburg. "I care not what you
promise," he said, "in. the name if
your imperial miitreas. Tell her
anSouth
old fox is never caught twice in the
same trap. If she wants the diamond,
here are my terms a patent of nobility
and 800,000 roubles (about 8650,000.)
the inuuey to be paid at once. I skull
remain two months longer in Smyrna,
to £ivc time for acceptance or refusal.
The patent of nobility and the roubles,
cr, I swear it by the beard of the
Prophet, the imperial brow of Her Ma
jesty Catherine II, shall never be grac
ed with the Moon of the Mountains."
There was no remedy for it tbe
terms had to be. accepted. Chafras,
the thief, the poisoner, the fratricide,
became a Russian nobleman. He re
tired to Astrakhan, his native city, got
married, and had seven daughters. One
of his sons-in-law, thinking that his life
was unduly prolonged, gave him a dose
of poison, from the effects of which he
not however, _. without having
time for (if not the consolation of) con
fessing all his crimes. A part of his
fortune was confiscated by the Russian
Government—the remainder was squan
dered in debauchery by his heirs and
are now living, in the city of As
trakhan, many grand children of this
bad man, who are plunged in the deep
est poverty and degradation.
—i— .u... a a*
For taa St. Cloud Journal.
TO THE GERMAN DEMOCRACY OF
STEARNS COtXTI.
FKLLOW CITIZENS.—I desire to ad
dress you on tbe political questions
which divide the people of this Repub
lic, and shall do so with greater pleas
ure from the fact that I am somewhat
acquainted with the history of 3 our na
tive land and with the character of
the German people. Less ardent and
mercurial than the natives of the south
of Europe, guided by reason more than
by impulse, they are yet capable ot the
most heroic and patriotic effort when
tbe deep enthusiasm of their thoughtful
natures is thoroughly awakened nor
is there a brighter spot in the history
of Europe than the glorious uprising
of tbe Germans in 1813, to vindicate
their oppressed nationality and deliver
the "Fatherland" from the unbearable
tyranny of Napoleon. A adopted cit
izens of this great.republic, you are
distinguished for industry, thrift and
perseverance, and it is with deep regret
that I see you ia the ranks of a politi
cal party which is .conservative merely
to preserve Abuses, which is tho enemy
of national credit and of national faith,
and which sympathises with those Who
have1 recently been arrayed in armed
hostility against the national unity and
life. Most of you are doubtless famil
iar with the causes of the late civil war.
I shall not therefore give a detailed ac
count of them. Ntither shall I proceed
to prove the Unlawfulness of s'avery,
since that is generally admitted through
out the civilized world. The Republi
can party, in its inception and early
bad no intention or desire to
interfere with the domestic institutions
of the Soothera States. Its object was
to prevent an evil, acknowledged and
deplored by the founders of the Repub
lic, from unlimited expansion, and to
preserve the vast territories of the
\Vest for free labor and free men.—
This aroused the indignation of the
slave-holding aristocracy which ruled
the Southern people, and being beaten
at a Presidential election, they appealed
to the sword to destroy the government
they c:iuld no longer control. After a
formidable, and bravely contested strug
gle of four years' duration, the rebels
were.thoroughly conquered and the in
tegrity of the nation preserved. To
this glorious result the emancipation
measure, dictated by military necessity,
muterially contributed nor could tbe
South justly complain at being depriv
ed of a species of property, not resog
nized. by the law of nations, held under
our constitution and laws, after it had
taken up arms to subvert both. A
still greater absurdity is contained in
the complaints of the Democracy against
the Administration and the Union par
ty during the war, because a few fac
tious traitors were arrested and impris
oned without legal tri.l. These bad
men were aiding the enemy while living
under the protection of our flag, and in
such an emergency the national preser
vation is and must be the supreme
law. Tbe Constitution, excellent as it
is, does not reaoh every possible contin
gency, and it certainly never was in
tended as a strait jacket, to bind the
arms of freemen fighting with rebtds
and traitors to preserve the national ex
istence. Since the close of the war
the conquered rebels' hate been treated
with a„ lenity and forbearance almost
without example in the history of tho
world. Not a single individual has suf
fered death fo* treason, and the bulk of
landed property of the South still
remains in possession of those who but
recently were in arms against the gov
ernment. The just and magnanimous
terms of reconstruction offered by Con
Kress would have been thankfnlly ac
cepted by the Southern whites, had not
their hopes and animosities been re
awakened by a perfidious and renegade
President, backed by the Democracy o1*
North. Congress and the Republi
can party are determined that the frecd
men of the South shall have the right
of suffrage for two reasons, vis be
cause it ia both just and necesary.
is just because, our government pro
claimed their freedom and invited them
NO. 37.
to Oh/ standsrd in the time of our
grcatclthecd, and it is right th«t they
should share in the liberties they help'
ed us to preserve. A multitude of ne"
groes fought faithfully and bravely in
the Union armies, aud throughout the
they wept ov*r our defeats and
voiced in our iridmphs they fed
and relieved the starved and suffering
Union prisoners to the utmost of their
power,
?nd
1 will add that they have be-
h»ved with unexampled forbearance
toward their former oppressors,
evident from the behavior of the whites
toward them, that they'cannot long re-1
tain even personal freedom after the
military are withdrawn, unless they are
allowed a voice in the making and exe
ration of the laws. To abandon them
(after having solicited and received
their aid,) to tbe cupidity and revenge
of their former masters, would leave a
deep and ineffaceable stain upon the
national honor, and is repugnant to the I
sentiment• of every just and generous
.mmd. Tt is necessary that the freed
men have the right of
8uff:age,
because
a counterpoise is needed in the South
ag3*nst
tbe dislojal feelioc of the
jority of the white residents, who have
yielded only to force and who still cher
ish an ill-concealed hatred of the Un
urn.. The terms offered the South by
Congress are reasonable and just, and
it is most unwise and factious for the
Democracy to oppose them for wehad
have no right, political or moral, to
throw away or imperil the results of a
complete but hard earned triumph,
bought with the blood of hundreds of
thousands of brave men. Furthermoie,
it is not to be dissembled that the ex
treme section of the Democratic party
is resolved if it can obtain control 01
the government, to repudiate the na
tional debt, and should that party pre
vail in the coming election, this dis
graceful and ruinous measure will cer
tainly be attempted. all your hopes
for the prosperity an'd reputation of the
country you have selected for yourselves
and your children, it is alike your duty
and your-interest to assist in preserving
the public fi_ith inviolate, and in ward
ing off the misery and shame of repu
diation.
Of President Johnson I shall say
little, for at this date it seems probable
that this faithless and wretchtd rene
gade will soon receive the punishment
of the law for his crimes, and be remov
ed from the office he has disgraced. In
the present crisis of our history, to
whom can We look /or a standard bear
er but to that great soldier who con
ducted our armies to final victoiy, whose
integrity is without a stain, and whose
military record is equal to that of Wel
lington or Blucher.
There is another view of tho case
which I approach with reluctance, but
shall not pass over, because I am per
suaded that if rightly treated it may be
like a "word fitly spoken" and tend to
good. Most of you are members of the
Roman Catholic Church. Though
a
American of uninhed English descent,
bora and reared in an exclusively Prot
estant community, I early embraced the
Catholic faith from sincere conviction,
and to it I have for nearly eighteen
years faithfully adhered. I am .there
fore connected with yoa by the tie of
religious brotherhood, and in common
with you cherish an ardent attachment
to the ancient faith of Western Europe.
It is therefore with deep sorrow that I
see you pursuing a course which must
and does reawaken the hall extinguish
ed prejudices of the American people
against our faith, and which if persisted
in will infallibly operate powerfully
against its diffusion. It is as certain
as the universal testimony of history.
can make it, that our church is the pa
rent of modern civilization, and that it
was owing to her glorious and benevo
lent influence that slavery was banish
ed was the soil ot Europe. More clear
ly and absolutely than any other com
munion, our church ignores the dis
tinctions of caste and proclaims the
equality of all men ia the sight of hea
ven. So much is this the case that in
some of the countries wherein our faith
stands established, social distinctior.*
cease upon entering the house of God.
and the rich and the poor, the prince
and the peasant, the lady, and the ser
vant maid, kneel side by side upon the
stone floor of tho cathedral before tho
high altar where sacrifice is daily offer
ed for tho living and the dead. But
in this country, as if bent upon pre
senting our faith to those who have
strayed lrom the fold in a repulsive
garb, you unite yourselves with a po
litical party which cherishod and de
fended slavery while it existed, and is
still striving to perpetuate the evils
which it caused and keep the freedmen
in ignorance and degradation. Fur
thermore, the tone of the Catholic press
in this country (with a few honorable
exception?,) was so intensely copper
head during the war and has been
since, that many intelligent Americans
cherish the suspicion that tho Catho
lic* as a body are not the sincere friends
uf our nationality, but would gladly see
our government overthrown and
outture,
country divided and broken up. Now
of one thing you may rest assured.
-Let the American people become pos
sessed of this idea, and all further ef
forts to diffuso t*ur faith will be vain.
I-i such a case the eloquence of St.
Bernard, the heroic virtues of St. Vin
cent de Paul, and the courageous seal
of Ignatius Loyola, could'effect noth
ing. In a fair controversy Catholics
have nothing to fear, but they most be
come the friends of freedom, not of
barbarism and serfdom,' .before they
can influence the national heart.
WM. B. GATES.
PaynemVe, Jffim., Mar. 7th, 1868.
TH l-HKSUJEJT'S ASS W 7
^•AtSynopsi* of Hie Htiluaent
in is a sytiopsis of tbe
answer Oftne President to tho urticlps
of impeachment which was read to the
Senate by Mr. Curtis on Monday.]
In answer to article first, ho says Mr.
Stanton was appointed by President
Lincoln to, hold hw office during the
pleasure of the President. That tho
office of Secretary of War was created
in 1780, and by the act of creation it
was provided that he should perform
his duties as from time to time directed
by the President. That in accordance
with the settled usages and uniform
practice, Mr. Stanton, so- long as he
held the office of Secretory of War was
one of the oiiicers of the President for
whose acts the President was responsi
ble.
That he became President bv the
death of. Mr. Lincoln, that Mr. Stanton
was then holding the office bv Mr.
Lincoln's appoiiiojcnt and had never
received any other, commission that
ori iiud prioi to Angus', b, 18G7. lie was
responsible for the conduct of the Sec
retary of War. '/hat it vras neccs-arv
to advise with the Secretary in relation
to public business that the relations
between him and Mr. Stanton were
such that he could not allow him to
hold the office of Secretary of War
without hazarding the rubiic interests.
I &
Stanton on the
5ta of August, 1867.
virtue
•.- "ent,
S'lat
requesting him to res-'^r *.
of the power vestc
by the Uorjst.it!'
upon Stanton's L-\U c-._•:. is
Came his duty -., ui: :f. .. •:--..
he could car-:---•••'
That it TV.. ., •.: ,]
first Conjr I..-.-. ...-t. -..-.
cred and ac^i •,••.1. 3 and
Congress ..•..••:.,• 'resident
th-J i.-i ic?utive
office::.
[The
licit- "Mr
d'j-s not
a
f-1 answer to ar
il Stanton's cace
he tenure of of-
In ii.-irw. to the second article the
President denies that be violated the
Ci'tisiitution in appointing Loronzo
Thomas. HJ denies that there was no
vacancy ia said War Office.
He answers the third article by say
ing that the first and second ar.svlv-rs
cover all points in this.
in answer to the 4th article, that he
attempted to gain possession of said
V,rar Office by furce. ho s:ns that he
only authorized said Thomas to aet pos
session in order to bring s'Ad q'lesdoa
into the Supreme C.uit'of the United
States. He i/ave Thomas no autb«_ri
to resort to force cr call iu the aid of
the military.
Ia answer to the fifth article he de
nies that he conspired with Thomas or
any other person to prevent Stanton
from retaining the position which he
held illegally.
In answer to the sixth article he de
nies that he conspired v.-itn Ti.umas to
get .possession of the War office or other
public property.
He denies, in the seventh article that
he violated the Constitution, or that the
act alleged constitutes a high crime or
misdemeanor.
In answer to the eighth article, he
denies that be g-ve-Thomas a letter ot
appuintment in order to control tho
funds of the War Office. He Admits
giving a letter, but denies an intent to
violate the law. He-deris that in this
he committed a crime and misdemeanor.
To io ninth article he denies tha: in
a conversation with Gen. Emory he-en
deavored to get him to disobey any lav*-,
or offered him anyinducement to do so.
He denies all the allegations in said
ninth article, and that his act constitutes
a high crime and misdemeanor.
In answer to the tenth article, he
does not admit that the speech claimed
to uavo been made
to a delegation fr^
Convention is C-T -•:.-—..
denies the truth
to him as Lei ., I
and St. Lou: 11-.
speeches wen ..'!..
of his rig^ .
for which ).•
by him in response
-.- .lad lohia
-.' ITe
-::..:. ..Ut bm?d
!u :«".t
:c :ic eSi-rc se
A- r:cu.! ci'_cn,
In an'- e. a jt c.
nies tha i« j"»i •-.
ington he sa'd !ii
a lawful '.'"iiuros.-,"
until UMI Sorjtiu'rn
sen'ed. "-He tnsist 1.n
to- US14 Injgdutti of sf
.• ev-.i .• he de
n. Wash
•••'o-:j vs was not
or v. aid not be
Stit-as were repre
being permitted
oech or opinion.
WHAT IlEXrtY W A E E E
WILL. DO W E I E IS POPB
From the New Tori Ledger.
Mr. Bonner, when I-ani Pope, I pro
pose to promulgate some new articles
of faith
1. Every man shall be married at the
-ge of 25, or shew good cause for neg
lect of duty.
2. Every man shall annually tax
himself one-tenth of his income, until
the sum reaches tho amount to
procure book's, journals, and newspa
pers.
3. Wedding gift^ stinll never consist
0P luxuries—jewels, plate. &c.,—but of
books and,' with the birth of every
child, ten volumes shall be put into tbe
library in his name.
4. It shall be the duty of every youn?
mvriet! man to read aloud to his wife
«-, least one hour a day, for thefirstten
y.»ars after his marriage. But this
sh:ill not be cohstrued.to tbe prejudice
uf the wife's right to read, speak, lec
&c.
5. All men who lie by their books
in a self-indulgent and hidden manner,
absorbing knowledge without benefit to
their fellows, shall bo treated as bees
are, that hide their nests—smoked out
and their nests broken up
However, I will not tell you what
other law* I shall promulgate, for fear
I shall lose votes and fail of becoming
Pope.
—Swinburne,' the poet, is twenty-five
years old.

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