Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-26
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The Academy at 1lVer fdiis IS no"
closed. Prof. Tefft has removed to the south
ern part of the State.
There is to be a dancing party at River
Falls Thursday evening.
An officer of the 30th says that they are
going "to suppress damned meanness where-
ever they find it." If the Regiment was here
they would find one good subject in the man
who telegraphed to Camp Randall that Glib
son had Withdrawn, and sigEed our name and
John Dale's to the dispatch.
The Baptist Church of River Falls will
dedicate their new chapel on Sunday, Nov.
30th, at 21s P. NJ.
H. N TweMBLY, Esq; formerly of this
city. who has been at Shanghai, China, for
two years past. has been in town during the
past week We learn he has returned TO this
country to remain. having been successful in
business operations.
-GEx. PopE passed through here on Sun
day on his way to Madison Much curiosity
was manifested to see him.
The FANNY HARRIS is sunk just above
PIT. Douglas.
Col J. HUGHEs. of Hudson, leciurcd OH
"The Crisis" at Dunbar's Hall last evening
The first overland mail this fall went out
Tuesday. The eastern mai! will leave here
during the winter Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays, and arrive alternate days.-Hud-
son Times
1t must be inconvenier.t to live in back
town, which receives an eastern mail only
three times a week.
The Hudson Star office employs two Ia
dies, which sccasons the following query from
the Ts,nss: s'W onder if the editor of the Star
allows his printers the free use of (e)m-
braces?"
Co. A, Capt. Hartman. has been sent
to Brown county, Green Bay, to keep order
during the draft.
dor ELwE1 sends interesting correspon-
dence from Port Royal 20 the Hudson Narth
Star.
--IRvISG Tom, Of this city, has purchased
the COnseruer office at Hastings.
( Capt. DREiBELpIs returned home on a
short furlongh a few days since, His health
mich has been quite poor, is now much i'm
proved.
We learn that several companies of the
30th have been sent into different portions
of lie State to enforce the draft.
---REv. W. Il. STEvExs has removed from
/ River Falls Rev. C. N. WHITNEY,. late of
stle Hastings Conscruer. is stationed at River
! Falls in care of The Methodist church there.
Teams have been in great demand here
+ for week past, to haul freights to various
pasts.
81 The citizens of this place gave a dinner
to The two companies of the Minnesota 5th
last Sunday.
Back PoMERy may be an excellent union
man. but no paper in the State Is more op-
posed to the Administration than his. He
repudiates the name, but adopts the style and
glories in the success of the Ryan democrats.
H. A. Wnscx, of the Hudson City Guards,
4th Reg. recently promoted to Lieutenantcy
in Co. A.. 3oth Reg. returned home on short
furlough few days since. Gus. is full of
lie and vivacity as ever. and received the
! hearty welcome of his many friends.
WILSON MoALLIsT Err, of Trimbelle, member
OF the Hudson City Guards, died at the camp
of the 18th Reg. on the Goth of October.
| The cry of "hard times" hath ceased in
the land. Money is plenty. and merchants
and business men are doing thriving trade.
| Two companies of the Minnesota 9Th
arrived here last Saturday on their way to
/ join their regiment. They remained till Sun
day, and left on the Frank Steele. They were
as fine looking, well behaved men as We have
seen. The novel sight OF camp in our city
drew many visitors.
! For two weeks past Prescott has been the
head of navigation on the Mississippi, freight
for ST. Paul and other points above being left
here. - -
Capt MARK HEspRrcKs, the well known
and popular n orthwestern agent of the Chica-
! go and N w. r. R., was in town a few days
last week on his way below. MARX has been
through an fhe Indian campaign, and relates
MANY sad and shocking incidents connected
with it.. He has with him an Indian scalp
/ decorated with bells and ornaments, taken BY
one Of bis men from the bead of a. warrior
who had just murdered one of Marks com.
pany. 4a
- There is charm in danger. fas4
einnt,op in tho look of death, which often
siiares brave rlen from ;hsrats of5uty.