Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11
NEWS ITEMS.

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now at Yorktown, whose time has ex-
pired, has rendered It's services TO Gov
Curtin for six months, and has been ac-
cepted.
A New York letter writer Is in
formed 10y well advised parties that Mrs.
Tom Thumb is - and in exceIl,nt
health, thank you.
= few days ago sheet Of paper
so inches wide and 10000 feet long was
manufactured at Van Bsnthuyson's Pa
per Mill, in echoes, n. y. This would
reach about eight and half miles.
- Secretary Chase upon being in
formed that certain clerk in the Sixth
Auditors Office Lad expressed the hope
that if Lee did come INTO Washington,
he would kill every "nlgger and every
man who helped in the organization of
Niger regiments" summarily dismissed
him.
= When the Emperor Napoleon was
at Compoigne, lately, a lad OF the village
who had wonderful preeocity of matho-
NAUTICAL development, was questioned By
the Emperor. In the course Of the con
versation he was asked, What do YOU
want = Ten minutes Of your Ma
jesty's revenue" GLOW much IS It r.
Five hundred Francs The money
was given he child.
= The last joke Of the eopperheads
in Indiana is the capture of an Enroll
ing Commissioner at Wbtestown, in
Boone Co., on Monday last, BY some %
or so Butternurs. Two of these fellows
Leld the Commissioner. while some wo
men pelted him with eggs. Fourteen Of
the most active participants were arrest
ed, brougli; to this city, and are now
having a hearing before the U. S. Com
missioner.
= LongfeIlow, the poet, IS in Wash
ington watching over the sick bed Of his
brave son, who several months ago left
home TO enlist in Western cavalry rogi-
ment, and who is now suffering from
chills and fever contracted on the Rap
pahannock.
= We learn from the Albany Jour
nal of Saturday, that up 20 that period
under the recent call for 10000 troops
from that State, thirteen regiments have
already responded, and are now in the
field.
= The soldiers of Ohio, in Rosecrans'
army, are denouncing the nomination Of
Yallan'ligham with the greatest velo
nance. a number Ct regiments have
already adopted and sent home resola-
tons on the subject which viii by no
means add to the comfort of Vallandig-
MANS supporters.
= One of the pieces Of fireworks TO
be exhibited in Boston on the evening Of
the 4th proximo is dedicated 10 the press.
1t typifes the days of Faust, Of Frank
lin, of Hoe and Adams, in three entab-
latures, encircled by the names Of the
daily journals Of tie city.
a lady correspondent makes sug-
gestion to tax assessors anil collectors,
which is worth attention. She proposes
that at the head Of every tax BIZ, no;..-
cation, assessment, or other paper In re-
latien to the new taxes, should be printed
sentence to this effect This lax
YOU have to pay because three hurirej
thousand Shareholders chose TO rebel
against the Union" Thea, while men
are grumLling at the unacoustomed bur
den, they viii be reminded whose crime
ii was that Inflicted 1t upoa them.
= At the commencement Of the reb-
ell assault on Winchester, the 9th Mary
land regiment was cut of and captured
In tie confusion of the assault being
made by the rebels. they were neither
dIsarmed nor placed under guard, anj
Col. Howe, knowing the country well,
and seeing al opportunity to escape b.
side road, formed his men in line. and
in the darkness Of the evening moved
quietly of. The next day lie marched
into Harper's Ferry singing Hail Col
umbia," aud producing tie effect Of IN
apparition Of the dead.
= A citizen of Marysville, California,
was arrested for riding through tie town
waving Confederate FLAG and cheering
for JEFF Davis, taken to Sacramento and
tried by court-martial, and sentenced for