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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09

April .. 1862.
The siege of Island No 10 has be-
come as tedious rs a twice told tale
Each day drngs on its heavy length more
YEARLY than the one before. The gun
boats maintain the same position they
did a week ago. The mortars re moor
ed to the same stumps, and through the
day and night, every half hour, their
booming explosions mark the loss of
time, if not the loss of life, Oh those dis
tant tented shores.
What is the actual result of the NOR
tar practice, cannot be ascertaned at
present. A deserter who has come in
says they have reached the main shore
behind the Island, distance of three
miles and q half. lie says, also, that
sixty-nine men have been killed at the up
per battery, twenty-five upon the Island,
and fifty seven upon the main shore.
Prof. Steiner made three balloon re-
connoissances on Monday, but little infor
nation was the result, as the atmosphere
was too hazy. 1t was ascertained that
the rebels were attempting to build a
new battery in the centre of the Island.
The upper battery, it is thought, is
completely silenced, at least it has not re-
Piled for four days. No one can be
seen about it, The earthwork is ragged
and rent, the trees split and shivered, and
one soltory gun alone appears in position.
This is probably near relation of the
Loo ~ Noroseo, ~. boo+o Lo,.o G.ad
at it in vain, and have finally given up
the Job, convinced that there is no use ii
trying to shoot a Quaker.
| have information of Importance
which I cannot send YOU without coming
under the contraband rule. l may say,
however, that Gen. Popo's movements
are successfully progressing, and that
within a few days YOU will hear some gio-
rious news from Island No. 10.
In the mean time, we are lying tied 10
this miserable Mississippi shore, water,
water, everywhere :" not a square inch Of
dry land in sight; listening with careless
cars to the boom of the mortars ; wear
led with ennui. "cribbed, cabjned ard
confined" But to make amends, tho
weather is gorgeous. The trees are leav-
ing out and the woods resonant with the
music Of blue birds. black birds, red
birds and robins. AS | write, the sun is
sinking like great blotch of shining
blood upon the horizon, scattering tho
woods with red streams of light and
bridging the water with ruby track,
ominous of the strife to come-let us
hope to morrow. The thickest shower
of shot and shell would be preferable to
this weary waiting.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09
EMANCIPATION IN MIS-.
SOURI,.

This war has been made by the rebels
themselves, the most sweeping practical
emancipation agent that ceuld have been
devised. Nay, emancipation but tamely
expresses the work that has been going
on, for the word implies a gradual
process.
The rebellion is leading to the aboli-
ton of slavery. 1t is abolltionlzlng the
State, partly by tho wholesale deporta-
ton of slaves by disloyal masters to
Gulf States; partly by the unressted
aud unopposed exodus of unclaimed and
masterIess slaves from the wealthy bor-
der and river counties into Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois; and part
" by the almost complete overthrow OF
slavery rs an institution in the State.
There are many slaves still in Missouri,
but they are regarded by their owners as
clog and incumbrance~a species OF
property of little or no productive value,
and of the most precarous tenure, since
it is liable at any moment 10 take wings
or leg. and fee away, without the pos
sibli,y of Icing recaptured.
Such is the doom to which slavery in
Missouri will have been brought by a
rebellion undertaken avowediy for its
support; and the people will then have
to consider whether their State shall
continue to llnger in this helpless and
Injurious transition attitude for genera
tons to come, by keeping the ghost of
slavery on the statute book; or whether
they will, by definite decision, throw
the skeleton to the ground, and thereby
open the door to nm immigration that
will donble their populoton and incalcu-
lably multiply their weath.-S. Louis
Meas.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09

L 0 S S OF Ii F E !!
MIMwAUKEE, April 2,

A special dispatch to the Daily Wis-
consin says most terrific tornado from
the southwest passed over this place at
8 o'clock this morning. The destruction
of everything navigable seemed inevita-
bic. Barracks and houses were levelled
to the ground. The shipping in the port
is badly injured. The loss of life is sup
posed to lie fearful, but is not yet ascer-
tanned. A large number of transports
were in the river between this point and
Tennessee below, and it is feared they
have suffered considerably.
1t is too early to learn the full extent
of tie gale or the destruction.
The steamer Philadelphia is reported
sunk with all on board.
So far as ascertaned the transports at
the leyee lost five men, blown over
board.
Steamers and tugs were early dispatch
ed down the river to ascertain if any
damage had been done to the blockading
feet at Island No. 10. Much anxiety
was felt for the fleet there.
We have no news to day from below
except that gunboats and mortars are
firing semi occasionally, the rebels reply
ing when they please.
The amount captured at Buford at
Union City was seven prisoners and
about forty horses AMI mules, instead of
100 prisoners and 500 horses,as per tele-
graph.
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The Cumberland.

The fame of this frigatc will rival that
of the Constitution in American naval
chronicles. Old Ironsides in her proud
est victory presented no scene more
glorious than the Cumberland fighting
her arteries till the port-fte were dren-
ched rs she sunk with her colors flying.
The picture acquires sublimity from
the peculiar circumstances. The assault
upon the Cumberland was one of the
most extraordinary in the history of the
Notwithstanding total revolution in
commercial warfare-one against which
no gallantry could defend her; and the
fact that every mau stood to his gun till
the waters engulfed the ship. with the
old flag floating defantiy over the sunk
en- frigate. may furnish lasting themes
for eloquence and emulation.-New
York World.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09

THE STATE TAx.-From present in
dications the State tax for the present
year will be much less than has been
generally anticipated. From the report
of the committee on Finance in the Sen
ate this morning j. appears that $780,
600 is all that the State will be required
to raise to meet the demands upon the
War Fund; which with the amount
heretofore reported for general purposes
(s6o 00O) will only make the entire
State tax for 1852, s260,0O0-a less
sum than has been raised in several Of
the past wears. for general State puIpos-
es. The revising Of the assessment laws,
consequent upon the recent decision of
the Supreme Court, may change these
figures somewhat by the change Of tax
alton upon railroads, but the burden
upon the people genarally, will not be
increased thereby MADISON Journal.
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90
Legislative re cess

The State Senate yesterday passed a
joint resolution, by one majority, that the
Legislature adjourn on Monday the 9th
day of April, to meet again on the Sd
day of June. The resolution also pro-
vides that nearly Ill the subordinates of
both Houses shall be discharged at the
commencement of the recess: no new
business for this legislature shall be re-
ceived after the 5.h Of april, and that
the final adjourninent shall occur on the
18th day Of june.
This conclusion was arrived at by the
joint select committee upon the subject OF
re assessment Of taxes, and the resolution
VII. undoubtedly DO occurred in BY the
Assembly. Is much as it may be re-
GREETED by some. necessity seems to
demand this action on the part of the
Legislature, and therefore both demo
Gratis and republicans will undoubtedly
cheerfully coucur.-MI. Tc1es.
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Probate Notice.

In Probate-Pierce County Court. In a
matter of the estate of Nathaniel n Pow
ell, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition of MARI
" A Powell, of River Falls. in said con
tv, representing among other things, that n
thaniel N Powell, late of River Falls, IN n
county, on the seventh day of FehuarF, 49,
at his residence, in said River Falls, diSda'
testate, leaving goods, chattels, and eSVs
within this State, and that the said peti'lms
is the widow of said deceased, and pra7G
that administration Of said estate be grants
to her and Lyman n. Powell.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard b
fore the Judge of this Court on Monday, IL
seventh day Of April next, at one o'clock
NJ, at his office, in the city Of Prescott Al
it is further ordered that notice Thereof
given TO the heirs of said deceased, and to4
persons interested by publishing copy Of l1
order for three successive weeks prior to saa
day of hearing in the Prescott Journal
weekly newspaper printed aud published
Prescott, in said county.
Dated at Prescott. March II, 1862
45w3 WILLIAM HowBs, County Judge
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THE MEANING OF THE
CRISIS.

Every cannon fired to-day is better
Anti-Slavery lecture than thousand
men like myself could make. Every
cannon that Halleck has fired. or Nc
Clellan has heard flor be never fired one, J
prolonged laughter and applause, is q
better Anti Slavery speech than was
ever made in Wonder Senate or Faneuil
Hall, for it teaches the Northern people
the nearing of the crisis. and takes
them up to the responsibility of the hour.
Nv second hope Of the death Of Slavery
is, therefore as | have shown, based upon
the education which this war gives
Wendell Phillips.
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Resolution.

Poselued. by the Common GornCii h.. - +
city of Prescott, that six hundred doa'SD n,
city orders, payable in payments OF NV ~ ID
bred each, payable in one, two a" ;a,sss
years from date, with seven per cent i,ss
be appropriated to the filling in OF tht ~
around the mill of Dudley d Co. !" nfa
ser's addition TO the city of Preseo,s bFs
ded, the some be let by contract 10 'D' s,,s
responsible bidder, at a price mol ~ dsa
ten cents per yard, and the matters, ,sst
from taken out of the hin On ASH ;. 9T nal
said addition, in such manner a. ~
passage through said Hill. ,f,sd.
]. NJ. WHlPPLE' @'''
w. T. HATCH. City Clerk: =, s,rersas
Notice is hereby given that 'nS ,o ,I c6apa
resolution was passed by the eoI9 no.h d,r
of the city of Prescott on the ecu cIs,i
March 1862. ". T. hate
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A COLORED FALSTAFF.

A Western correspondent on one OF
the Mississippi gun-boats gives the fol-
Iowing account of a spicy conversation
with a.philosophical colored mani
noticed upon the hurricane deck, to-
day, nm elderly darHie with very philo-
sophical and retrospective cast Of eoun-
tenance, squatted upon his bundle toast
ing his sbins against the chimney, and
apparently plunged into a state of pro-
found meditation. Finding, upon in
quiry, that he belonged to the 9th Hi
nois. one of the most gallantly behaved
and heavily losing regiments at the Fort
Donelson battle, aud part of which was
aboard, | began to interrogate him on
the subject. His philosophy was so
much in the Falstaflian vein, that [ will
give his views liz his own words as near
as my memory serves me-
Were you in the fght!"
"Had little taste of it. sa."
"Stood your ground, did you?"
No, 81, runs"
"Ruu at the first FIRE, did your"
Yes, sa, and would hab run soopa,
hab | knoWd 1t war comm.
Why, that wasn't very creditable to
your courage"
dat isn't in my line, sa-cookin'a
my perfeshun."
: Well, but haye~you no regard for
your reputation"
"Reputation's muffin to mo by the side
OBJ life"
Do you consider your life worth
more than other people's?"
"Its worth more to me, sa.'
AThen, | suppose, you must value it
very highly?'
Eyes. sa, I does-nore than all the
world-more than million oh dollars,
sa. for what would dat be with to n man
wild de BRET out OBJ him? SelfIresurba-
shun is de fust law wild me-"
"But why should you act on II LITER
cut rule from other men?"
Il Because different men sets different
values upon dar liyes-miuo is not in dc
market
But If you lost it, you would have
the satisfaction Of knowing that you lost
it Ccr your country"
What satisfaction would dat be to
me when de power 90 feelin' was
gone"
"Thcn patriotism and honor are moth
ing to vou?'
Muffin whatever sal regard dem
as among dc vanities."
"lf our soldiers were Ike you, traitors
might have broken up the government
without resistance
ayes, 81, dar would hab bin no help
for it. l wouldn't put my life in de
scale 'gainst any gobernment dat cher
existed, for no gobernment could replace
de loss to me-
DO you think any of your company
would have missed you if you had been
killed."
"May be not. sa-a dead white man
amt much 10 desc sojers, let alone dead
nigga-but I'll missed myself, and dat
was de pint wild me-"
1t is safe to say that the dusky corpse
of that African will never darken the
field of carnage.
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Probate Notice.

II Probate-Pierc County Court.--1n
matter of the last will and testament Of R
ben F. Greene, deceased.
ON reading and filing an instrumn.
" writing purporting to be the last Wills
testament of Reuben f. Greene, late of hlf
Falls, in said county, deceased, and also b
accompanying petition of Charles B. Ca1
River Falls, in said county, representnga 1g
other things that the said Reuben T. Gea
lately died at Providence. Rhode Island 'A
said instrument is the last will and tesanS
of SAID deceased. and that he. the SAID Ff
TONER. is the identical Charles B. Cox mana
and appointed in and by the said last vlI@
testament executor thereof and praying iOI !.
day be appointed for hearing the Pro0h q
said last will and testament.
1t is ordered that the proofs of sad lns'lI'
ment be heard before the Judge Of the Couls
on Monday, the 5th day OF May next al !, 0 nS
O'Clock p NJ. at his Office, in Prescott AnT
it is further ordered that public nolce ,;sU.
be given to all persons interested y PSo', Snc.
ing copy of this order for three SeSH IN he
cessively, prior TO said day Oh heaI.Ss' nrin1
Prescott journal. - weekly newsPaPei P''''
at Prescott, in said county.
Dated Feb. "a. 1862. r,a,.
44w3 WILLIAM HowEs, County 1S'sS
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N Office
For Proposals to Construct Sidera,l,
Ctu of Prescott NV N Z

FOR proposals % construed Sidel,alL,
City Of Prescott ~ "ai
NOTICE is hereby given that tboc
In Council of the city of Prescottt o orIqos
ceive bids until II O'Clock NJ. of tbs ~ NH d
of March, 1862, for constructing tbo ~ ~ d2y
ing described sidewalks ACCORDING n :. .GpLor'
lowing prescribed plan--that is to so o'~ b.
the established grade on the East side y q
Street in sal city of Prescott in fr,r, nf'at
following described lots or parts Of o s, . Il,
ing thereon, being lots numbered ono ~ l9f
(2) and south half of seven, fN in H. ~
and lot numbered one, q and north ,'i I<.
lot number two, (2) in block D. of sail i'a ~
also. on the west side Of said Broad st,.o Wy
front of the following. described lots q, 's'
OF lots fronting OH SAID Street being lots ~
bered nine 60 and ten l0) in block G ~
city. Also. on the established grade ~ =, NY y
north side of kinickinc street, in front W u y y
numbered one e. in Block B.. AIs Asa, ~ +" q
established grade on the east side If Vi u. 'e
Street, in said city, in front of tie ennon.oa
described lots fronting on said stree, ~. .
lots numbered one Il J. three (3) forr iH Ve'lg
(6). seven 90 and eight TS1, in block -
said city; also, on the established Grad - . q
South side of Orange Street, in sa;d o; vi l'
front of the following described Iots Ivy, ID
on said Street being lots nnn,boro lIon ~.
[61 and nine G91 in block B. AIso So o eis IN
established grade the north side Of ..; IA 6 I'
ange Street, in said city, in front Of pSa 81 81
lowing described lots fronting on said Stvro wy
being lots numbered one ri and sixteen rlf,
in block d, and lot numbered eleven rIlIT'S$
block G. in said city. Said sidewalks f. j.
completed on or before the 30th day Of Ar.y
1862; and to be each constructed respect;,.
ly i'm the following manner-that is to saw \
pine plank, to be not less than l . inch. /,
thickness said plank to be laid crosSrp a
the street on which the sidewalk is baaI
such sidewalk to be eight feet wide, the Gm,
to be lad on stringers, which shall be Sea-
ling two inches in thickness by six incb9
width, and to be laid crosswise of said ps
and said stringers to be not to exceed thin,
two inches apart, and not less than four sS
gers abreast under such sidewalk. and sg
be done under the direction of the street IN,
missioner of the second ward of said citv
Separate bids for parts or portions of d
above described sidewalks will be consider
BIDS to be sealed and left with the C,
Clerk on or before IL o'clock NJ. OF Mari
3Ist. 1862.
This ordinance shall be published once
week for two wee Ks.
j. NJ. WHiPrLE, Mayo.
W. T. HATCH, Clerk.
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A Livery stable keeper, named Spur,
would never let horse 60 out without
requesting the lads not to drive fast.
One day man called for g horse to
attend funeral.
Certainly" said Spur; "but," he
added. forgetting the solemn purpose for
which the young man wanted the horse
81 don't drive fast"
Why, just look here, old feller,"
said the somewhat excited young man.
want yea to understand that shall
keep up with the procession if it kills
the horser'
Spur Instantly retired to stall, and
sWooued among the straT.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09

For the first time the gates of the holy
of hoiies have opened and we have heard
voice from the sanctuary Of God.
From the Cabinet, before which in i'm
presoiye aud utter confidence The nineteen
millions Of the North point 10 to-doy, we
have heard a voice. 1t is the Message
of Abraham Lincoln to the Border
States.
look upon this message of the Presi-
dent in the light of George Washington's
resolution. 1t is the f'st voice from the
Government--a very pregnant one.
The Anti Slavery northumberland I
saw it with all duo respect-has conquer
ed the Cabinet. Loud applause
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-09

A market-man OF Cairo, few days
since, was swindled out of his vegetables
and articles, which bad tendency to
excite his ire to considerable extent.
He told the commanding officer that if
the angel Gabriel stopped at Cairo there
would DO no resurrection. "Why F."
asked the officer. Because the people
would swindle him out of bis horn
before he had time to make single
toot."
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C0NFEDERACy CABINET.

The new Cabinet of President Davis
has been formed, Secretary of State, J.
p Benjamin, of La; Secretary of War,
Georges w. Randolph of Virginia; Sec
retary of the Navy, s. S. Mallaroy of
Florida; Secretary of the Treasury. c.
G. Memminger of South Carolina: At.
tornv General Thos. Watts; Postmaster
General, Mr.. Regain of Texas.
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DAVIS PAIN KILLER,--TLis article
needs no comments from us, but the real
worth of SO valuable compound compels
us TO give publicity to it in our Transcript.
Mr.. Perry Davis, the manufacturer and
inventor, is gentleman for whom we
entertain the highest respect, and any
article he should offer to the public we
should have the highest confidence in.
The Pain Killer we keep constantly at
hand, and have done so for number of
years, anil have administered it for ais
of al descriptions, both external and in
ternal, and have ever found it to be the
best remedy extant. We well recolect
itsirst introduction for public patronage,
it was then sold in few shops in this
city; look at it now-the world are its
patrons. A few days since we published
certificate from Burmab, and we have
often seen them from the most remote
habitable regions of the globe.
Reader, if you have not supply on
hand 1--WE trust you have, as it is almost
Indispensable, procure it at once, and
never be without it again-it will save
many a physicians Bill.-Providence
Daily transcript.
Sold by WI. WHIPPLE.
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Sheriff's Sale.
Circuit Court-Pierce Countryside d
Wisconsin.

Circuit Court-Pierce Countryside Of
Wisconsin.
VIM. D Sterling against R. NJ. SporL
DY virtue of an execution issued oot Of the
ID circuit court for Pierce county, for III
sum of twenty-eight and forty-three huH&
ledths dollars. with interest thereon from ID
9th day of March. A D. 1862. in the abovea.
tilted action. in favor OF said plaintiff, az
against IL: said defendant, ] have levied uo
the following described property. in q.
count Of Pierce. to-wit: the north halt
the southeast quarter of section six. towrsHa
twentv five. range sixteen. which | wLlg.
pose and sell at public auction. to the highs
bidder, at the front door of l.. ID. NeweIi
Store. in the city of Prescott. III 'ald count.
on the 1st day OF May, A. D. 1862 at TIA
o'clock, A. NJ, to satisfy saiu execution and
costs.
Dated at the city of Prescott. this 18th dr
of March, A. d. 1862.
J. r. FREEMAN.
Sheriff of Pierce county.
WHITE & JAY. Plff's Attys. 49-6w
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Sheriff's sale.

Circuit Court. Pierce County, ota,e "
consin. James Jefferis, PIaln'in' 60
H. Ives. Defendant. %
10y virtue of an execution issued ou ~ ! !.
ID Circuit Court for P ierce County, We
sin, for the sum of one hundred and ts si: / /
66 100 dollars. with interest thereon M a !
10Th day Of January A D. l 1850, nl in r
AGAINST the said defendant. have levleo v
the following described property in salt :.
~ of Pierce to-w,t: The north halt Of -.
thirty, township twenty-six. range seVeass
west. which viii expose and sell a'Fa~ \,
auction. TO the highest bidder. al the y
door of |. l. Fosters Hotel, IN the ei3
Prescott, in the said county Of Pierce o On.
9th day OF March. A. d. 1862, at ten %"
A. NJ. to SATISFY said execution and cos aI
Of Febrparv n $3.50 n42T5
J. r. FIREMAN.,
Sheriff of Pierce County W
J. c. BUTTox, Pl'ffs Atty.
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Mrs. Darlington says: 1t is trium-
yirate and confederate shame for the
cabinet people at Washington to permit
our mon of war on the Pertumac to bug
that Mary Land Shore 50 much
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It used to be the boast of Stephen A.
Douglas that he could make anything in
the way Of cabinet ware. We do not
believe that Floyd or Wise or Pillow,
though apprenticed to a cabinet maker
for seven years, could ever learn to make
9 stand.
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A Miss Evans handsome young
English lady only sixteen years old, is
said to be featuring in Dublin to crowded
audiences in favor of total abstinence.
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c.. r. cox.

DEALER IN FLoUR. Gran. ETC Custom Work
done to order The best brands of Flour
sent to ell parts of the country.
River Falls, May 4, 1861. n
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CITY DRUG STORE

Is DorSG A BRISK BUSINESS. where all kinds of
Drugs. Medicines. Paints. Oils. Perfumery,
and fancy articles can be bought at ex-
tremely low prices. AS I pay cash down
for my Goods can sell them Cheap for Casa
only. Call and see for yourself.
Prescott, May IL, 1861. w. j. WHIPPLE.
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MASONIC.

THERE win be a regular meeting of N. W.
Lodge No. los of Free and Accepted Ma
sonson the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month at Masonic Hall. Sehases's Bull
ding, Prescott Wisconsin,
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Tho Southern Confederacy is said to
be getting very weak in consequence of
too many excavations.