Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-05
News Items.


The price of flannel used for ammunition
being so high rs to subject the Govern
Hon. Charles Mason, who so long
filled the important post of Commission
or of Patents, with honors to himself
and the country, has returned from Iowa
to Washington City, and permanently
located himself as a patent lawyer and
advocate.
| - 1t is said the Ohio Legislature will
repeal the law for the relief Of soldiers
families, passed at the last extra session,
because it has encouraged the men to
squandar their money in camp, relying
upon public and private charities for the
support of their families.
- 1t is estimated that the expendi-
lures of the National Government for one
month, at the present time, would be suf-
ficient to purchase oil the slaves owned
by loyal masters at the rate of $500
apiece.
- The Bill! to exempt from attach
ment and sale the press and material of
any printer in the State to tho value Of
81, 900 passed the Wisconsin Senate by
a vote of Is TO 6.
- 1t is stated that Messrs. Glass, e.
lott, & Co. have rendered to..the English
government to lay cable from Milford
Haven to Halifax by July 1862, for
GOO, 600, guaranteeing its efficiency for
one year. -..... ........ss
- The Assistant Secretaries of War,
designated by Mr.. Stanton, are Peter IL.
Watson, a lawyer of Washington. and
John Tucker, late President Of the Read
ing Railroad.
- Col. Berdan, so called, is being
pressed for Brigadier General. The
| Colonel holds no commission whatever,
his paper authority empowering him on
Iy to raise regiments. 1t has been
stretched to cover court martials, ont of
which troubles already loom up.
- The grand mogul of sailing craft,
| Great Eastern, is to be converted into q
bath house or floating hospital. 1t has
died of plethora, or what Carlyle styles
a kind of too-much- ness"
- The Government has received n
number of presents from siam. They
were addressed to President Buchanan,
or his successor. The more prominent
of them arc two elephant tusks, eight
feet in length, and splendid sword, in
aid with gold and pearls.
| - Beware of the resuscitatod swim
! die upon the benevolent community, I'M
der the taking name of ."The Humane
Society,"" DR.. G. w. Tolhurst is either
a myth or an alias. Ths head quarters
of the swindler is Mt Cleveland, from
which point circulars for aid are issued to
post-masters and other persons through
out the country.
= The Rev. DR.. Bridgman, American
Missionary at Shanhai, China, died on
the 18th of November. He had labored
there during a period of thirty-two
years.
- Senator Sumner has introduced a
bill providing for revising and simplify
ing the laws of the United States, AS sug-
gested by the Presidents Message. 1t
authorizes the President to appoint three
persons for that purpose.
- The Henderson (Ky) Mail learns
from gentleman direct from Simpson
county, h, that the confederate authori-
ties have levied on every man who lists
$500 worth of property, for gun. He
says advertisements wero posted all over
the county informing the citizens that un-
less they furnished a gun by given day.
or $40 to buy one, they would be fined
| $50 each and be imprisoned until paid.
- An inventor of a patent breast
plate was asked by Secretary Stanton if
it had been tested by the board. "No, "
he replied. "Then I'll order a test
Put it on and be shot at" "But
might be hit in some unprotected pau."
"No, Col. Berdan shall shoot--a sure
marksman." The breast plate inventor
edged away.
- Bishop Ames and Ex-Gov. Fish,
of New York, have accepted their APP
pointment as Commissioners to our pris-
oners in the South.
- There was regular bang up"
snow storm in New England and as far
West as Utica, last Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, and nearly all the railroads were
J blockaded.