Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-06-12
Milwaukee Correspondence.
MILWAUKEE, June LIST, 1861.

Ola paLFiOuc SentieHian uas altiiucu tuo
green old age of IS years, and the pa
pers say that he is as active and vigor-
Gus as many men who have not advanced
to the age allotted to the Psalmist. 1t
is to be regretted that in bis declining
years that be is to close eyes, upon a
once happy and prosperous nation: to see
brother against brother, father against
father, and State against State with dead
" arms in battle array, fighting with
bitter hostility until the last armed foe
expires. There is another Statesman,
although not military chieftain, whose
name figures not less conspicuously in
the present history of our country-a
name in our mouths rs familiar as house
hold words-a name, when SPOKEN, that
causes the heart of ever: true patriot in
the land to throb with fervent patriotism.
The name Of Stephen A. Douglas will
SOON be recorded upon the page Of pro-
fame history as among "the things that
were." Oh 4. how have the mighty
fallen.
Business in Milwaukee for the last
few days has been good. Owing to the
unsettled state Of currency iu Chicago, it
has driven n large amount Of business to
this city that otherwise would have went
to Chicago.
visited Camp Scott yesterday, which
is only half mile from the business
part of the city. Of late the duties of
camp life have been moro arduous than
at first, on &c, cunt of the probability of
an immediate departure. Two regimen
tai drills daily are customary, besides
company drill, which gives the soldiers
from six to eight hours a day, hard man
ual labor. There is one VT hole regiment
encamped here ; they have one hundred
and twenty-five tents Oh the ground, and
from six to ten persons occupy each tent.
There are many beautiful and ingen-
iousIy executed designs which adorn the
open space in front of the officers quar-
tiers of each company. These decora-
tons Of evergreens are objects of no lit
tie interest and admiration to the num-
berless visitors that daily crowd within
the lines of the encampment. The men,
bers of each company have We'd "with
one another" in endeavoriDg to surpass
the beauties Of all competitors. The Co.
lonel's avenue is decorated more skilful-
ly and extensively than any other, and
the conception as well as the execution
displays the work of superior tastes. In
front of one of the officers quarters may
be seen the green grave of jeff. Davis,
with tomb stone, upon which is writ
ten" Here lies Jeff. Davis, the Trai-
tor" While near by at an adjoining
camp was erected geeen monument,
some eight feet in height, in memory of
the gallant Ellsw orth, DER which the
stars and stripes were proudly floating.
The military have been pa'ading the
streets to-day, while at the same time
might be heard the firing of cannon and
ringing of bells in honor of the birthday
of Gen. Scott.
The officers have quite an easy and
agreeable time, while the privates are
submitted to no pleas task. They are
all "spiling for a fight" and are anx
ious to get sight of the sunny South.
Dissatisfaction prevails to great extent
under the military discipline, and some
thing must be done to 1uell the rising
spirit or they will break ranks and
scatter all over the State.
There are many conflicting opinions
as to the designation for camp service for
the remaining regiments that are to be
called into camp. | saw in paper yes
terday that it was probable Prairie du
Chen would be the place for the sixth
regiment.
Thousands and tens of thousands bush
els of wheat daily arrives from the up
per Mississippi. | was informed by
Miles d. Armour that their receipts daily
was nearly one hundred thousand bush
els, and the largest proportion from the
upper Mississippi. J.
WATER FROM MAINE.-An old gen.
tleman arrived here the other day from
"away down East, in tbs State of Maine
On reaching the CITY Hotel he cautioned
the landlord to be careful Of a two gallon
can containing water which he said he
brought from home. for fear he might
rot find good water in this country. The
landlord succeeded in convincing the old
man that purer water than we have here
could not be found. even in Maine, and
that be had better empty his can, which
began to " smell bad" He did so, after
taking one last, long draught of his ia