Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-02-06
News Items.

'u'es lot drhiteu men, are not entitled TO
be discharged from such service by rea.
son of such alienage, but may. under
the law of nations, he held to perform
their engagements without giving tho
governments to which their alienage is
due just cause of complaint.
Two hundred aud twenty national
banks, an aggregate capital of TWEEN
ty nine million dollars and aggregate de-
posts of bonds To amount to Sl5.O0O,-
200, have received certificates of au-
thority to commence banking. Sixty
more banks. with an aggregate capital of
$l3 000. 900. including n new bank in
New York with n capital of IS, 900. 900,
are in process of organization.
AT the annual election for officers
on Tuesday in La Crosse, the stockhold-
ers of the La Crosse aud ST Paul Pack
ct Company reelected the officers of last
year as follows: President, WIN. F. Dav-
ison; Secretary, c. NJ. Whitney; Treas
u'er. Ii I. Rumsey; General gent.
VIM. Rhodes.
The McGregor Times says that n
young lady of hat town. who lately fell
Oh one Of their slippery sidewalks, pas
sionntely exclaimed, Before this winter
is over, Ill have man to haug on 10,
see if | don't
The following is given as certain
remedy for fees on dogs Soak the
deg five minutes in csmphrne, and then
set fire to him. Tbs effect i, instantane-
Uus.
In the Ohio Legislature ten "con,
servmives" have been outset from their
seats, and four oil ers are to he SINH.
larly disposed Of, having got in by the
refusal of election clerks TO count sol
dioI's votes.
The New York Herald is down on
the proposed Democatc National Con
vention TO lie held at Chicago on the
4lh of July. and evidently is not at pres
ent disposed to support its nominee
The "shent persistent movement.it styles
it, in allusion to the prominence held in
it 10y Mr. Auguste Belmont, of the house
of R;thchld.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in
Minneapolis is ENJOYING an excellent re-
viyal. More than thirty have already
been converted, and the work is still
in creasing. From three 10 four meet
ings are hald each week.
BY direction cf the President, Ma
jor General George Stoneman has been
assigned to the command of the Odd
army corps. Briga'licr General Getty
h is been appointed Inspector on Gen
cal Meals staff.
The movement in Maryland in IA
yor of immediate emancipation contin-
ues to grow in strength and must soon
become irresistible.
Arkansas is to follow Louisiana in
the work of reconstruction, aid will hold
an election on the 25lh day of March,
After this election a State Convention
will end forever what little may remain
of slavery.
Hon. Edwin Wheeler, Ju'lgc Of the
Oshkosh Circuit, died at his residence IN
that city on Saturday. His death is
deeply lamented.
- Somebody says that birch rods
make the best baby jumpers.
- A country editor says farmer in
their county made searecrow so very
frightful that an old crow " ent and bru't
back all the corn he had stolen for sever
nj days. and left it in the field.
- The Springfield Repu5liean asks
what military order is like lady cross
ing the stree on a wet day Dress up
in front and lose up in the rear.
New York, Feb. Lit is announced
that Hon. Geo. Reel Baldle will proba-
bly, succeed Senator Baya,d, o. Della
ware. lie j. q peace man.
UNFORTUNATE The Albany Knick-
erlocker relates that there is one man in
Poughkeepsie who has been rather un-
fortunate during the past few weeks
Within that time he has been drafted.
married, and burned out. He might
have recovered from the draft and the
burn. but marriage settled him.
- The New Hampshire election takes
place on tie second Tuesday of March.
The republicans have renominated Gov.
Gilmore. His opponent is E. W. Har-
ringtou.