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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07
Miscellaneous Items
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A provincial paper concludes a long
obituary with the following strange notltea-
ton -" Several deaths are unavoidably de-
ferred" -
A minister walking through a village
churchyard, and observing the indiseriminate
praises bestowed upon the dead, wrote n
the gate post the following line: !" Here lie
the dead and here the living lie."
-"Hallo, there !" said a farmer to an
Irishman busily engaged at one of his cherry
trees, 'by what right do you take those cher
ries? "Ipfaith, my friend" said he, "by my
right hand
- During a cause in which the boundaries
of land were to be ascertained, the counsel
on one part stated" We lie on this side, my
lord" and the counsel of the other part said
-" We lie on this" The chancellor stood
up and said-"I If you lie on both sides whom
viii you have me to believe ?"
- The Able Malot, expressing a doubt to
Cardinal Riehelieu as to how many masses
would save the soul, the Cardinal replied
"Phoi You are blockhead As many as
it would take snowballs to heat an oven."-
Richelieu was rather plain spoken.
= During marriage ceremony the bride
was sobbing immoderately while the knot
was being tied. ''What is the matter, M
young woman?" asked the official ooh,
SIR" replied the bride, it's because it's for
everp "No, no." reioined the parson,
"that's a mistake great mistake it's not
forever: death puts an end to the engage
ment." On hearing this the bride dried her
tears, and was consoled.
= There are words that concentrate in
themselves the glory of lifetime; but there
is silence more precious than they Speech
ripples over the surface of life, but silence
sinks into its depths. Airy pleasant bub-
bles up in airy, pleasant words. Weak sor-
rows quaver out their shallow being, and are
not. When the heart is cleft to its core,
there is no speech nor language.-Gaa Ham
Rore -
= When Mrs. Robinson published her
Sappho and Phaon,n she wrote thus to Mr..
Boaden, the newspaper editor :-"Mrs. Rob-
inson would thank her friend Boaden for a
dozen puffs for 'Sappho and Phaon.'" BY a
mistake of the postman this letter was deliv-
cred to Mr.. Bowden, the pastry cook, who
sent her this answer -" Mr.. Bowden's re-
spectful compliments to Mrs. Robinson, and
should be happy to serve her; but as she il
not regular customer, he cannot send the
puffs for the young folks without first receiv.
ing the money!
An English tourist visited Arran, and
being keen disciple Of Izaak Walton, was
arranging to have days good sport. Being
told that the clcg or horse fly would suit hi:
purpose admirably for bait he addressed him
self to Kirsty, the Highland servant girl 81
| say, my girl can you get me some horse fies?'
Kirsty looked stupid, and he repeated his
question. Finding that she did not yet com
prehend him, he exclaimed, "Why, girl, die
you never see horse fly ?" "Naa, sir, sale
the simple girl, "but aw wanse saw coo
jump over preshipice."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

Edward B. Burton, native Of Waltham,
Vermont, and for nearly two years past a res
ident at Fort Pillow, who was in the fort dur
ing Forests attack was examined by Gen
ROseerans at his headquarters on Tuesday
and fully corroberated all the previous reports
of the rebel barbarities there, making addi-
tional statements. He reports that blood
hounds were used to discover the hiding pla-
ces of those who escaped the massacre. He
says that reliable reports state that Major
Bradford was shot and hung near Covington.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

The DRAINS OF PARIS are declared to be the
most wonderful works of the kind ever exc
ecuted. Hundreds of hollow tubes, each one
a marvel of solidity and skill, run from every
quarter of the town TO one immense recepta-
Gle of the filth and waste water thus carried
off. Before the mouth of this hideous reser-
yoir is placed a grating, through which the
mass of Infection pours night and day. This
grating is meant to prevent the passage of
any object beyond certain size, which might
otherwise obstruct the tube. The police re-
ports of the past year record the detection of
more than ten Thousand newborn infants
thrown at the moment ofbirth into the drains,
which had carried them to the horrid grating,
there to leave them to be gathered as the
most damning evidence of neglect and aban-
donment.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

l have seen soldiers chase hares, and pick
blaekberries, when shower of the leaden
messengers of death was falling thick and fast
around them, and do many other cool and
foolish things. But the following, which ac-
tually took place at Mine Run, surpasses any
thing / remember to have seen or heard:
One of those biting cold mornings, while the
armies of Meade and Lee were staring at each
other across the little rivulet known as Mine
Run; when moments appeared hours, and
hours days, so near at hand seemed the dead
ly strife, solitary sheep leisurely walked
along the run on the rebel side. A rebel
vidette fired and killed the sheep, and drop
ping his gun, advanced to remove the prize.
In an instant he was covered by gun in
the hands of Union vidette who said: "Di-
vide is the word, or you are a dead Johnny"
This proposition was assented to, and there,
between the two skirmish lines, Mr.. Rebel
skinned the sheep, took one-half and moved
back with it to his post, when his challenger,
in turn, dropping his gun, crossed the run,
got the other half of the sheep and resumed
the duties of his post amidst the cheers Of his
comrades who expected to help him eat it,
ATny Letter.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

e The oil wells of Pennsylvania have
produced So, 900 barrels Of petroleum since
February, 1862.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07
CHAPTER 27s.

AN ACT, to amend chapter forty-nine of the .s-
vised statutes entitled OF the adoption of chill
dren,0 and TO repeal section two of said chapter,
and also to repeal chapter two hundred and fifty
three of the general laws of 1862.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as fellows:
Section L. Section two Of chapter forty nine Of
the revised statutes, Is hereby amended SO as to
read follows Section No such adoption shall
be made without the consent, in writing, Of such
of the parents of said child may be living, unless
it shall appear to the judge that either of the
parents has abandoned the child or gone to
parts unknown, when such consent may be given
Is living, such consent msy be given by the
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07
Published April =, 1854. ]
CHAPTER 34I.


AN ACT to amend Sc elton of chapter 131 of the
general laws of 1862, entitled /" act 80 suspend
the sale of certain uds mortga ed to the state,
held by volunteers"
The people of the state of WiscoL a, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as fellows:
Sec. 1. Section four of chapter one hundred and
thirty-one of the general laws of 1852, entitled
an acl 20 suspend the sale of certain lands
gagged to the state, held by Volunteers, as amend
ed by chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the
general laws of 1862, is here by amended, to
read as follows {" Section 4. The provisions of this
act are hereby extended to all persons who have
been or who shall hereafter be mustered into the
military service of the United States either Of
the loyal states, either volunteer or drafted
man proUided, it shall be made to appear to the
commissioners, by affidavit of some person of good
moral character, or by certificate from the proper
officer, that the person for whom the benefit of this
act claimed Is in the service of the United States
or either of the loyal states and that the person
claiming the benefit of this act has not sold or
transferred the said lands but is the real and bona
fde owner thereof; aud proDjded, further, that
said application for relief under this act, shall be
made to the commissioners aforesaid before said
lands shall have been sold for non-payment of in-
terest or prncipal or IN said lands have been
sold and transferred by the state, before the same
shall be re sold -
Approved April 2, 1864 r4 81 COPY.
M 8 Published April Is, ls64.1
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Published April 20, 1861
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Published April IS. 1se4.1
CHAPTER 374.

AN ACT authorizing the assessment and collection
of taxes the improvements on lands entered
under the act of congress entitled an act to
secure homesteads to actual fettlers on the pub
lie domain"
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The improvements all lands situa-
ted In this state which have been may here after
be entered der the provisions of the act of con-
gress entitled /" act to eeeure homesteads to ac-
taaI settlers on the public domain" approved May
goth, 1862, and which shall be actually occupied
and improved by the person so entering the same,
or his heirs shall hereafter be subject to taxation,
and the valuation Of such inproy ements shall be
assessed personal property. All taxes levied
thereon shall be collected out OF the personal
properly Of the occupants Of such lands aud in no
other manner.
See. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved April 2. 1864. uN-CoPY.
SO Published April 16, ls64.l
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT TO amend chapter 70 of the revised stat
utes, entitled "of railroads."
The people of the state of Wiconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seventy nine of the revised
entitled "of railroads. is hei eby amended,
as follows: "It shall be and is hereby made the
duty of every railroad company operating and run
ming their road within this state, receive for ship
me at and transportation any and all grain that
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07
Published April %, 1864. ]
CHAPTER asa

OHAPTER 354.
AN ACT authorizing the governor to take care of
the sick and wounded soldiers of Wisconsin, and
appropriating money out of the treasury for that
purpose.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. There is hereby set apart and appro
prated out OF any money in the state asury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand
dollars, TO be paid out and expended upon the order
Of the governor of state, for the liquidation of all
such claims as shailhereafter by the author
ity of the governor in the necessary care of the sick
and wounded soldiers of Wisconsin, aud for carry
ing such sick and wounded soldiers into this state
when the same shall be proper and necessary and
the state treasurer is hereby authorized and re-
quired to pay upon the order of the governor of
the state. out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten Thousand
dollars aforesaid, much thereof sh all be SO
ordered by the governor for the purposes aforesaid
which order or orders of the governor shall be sui
cient vouchers for the payment of the said sum- or
so much thereof as thal be ordered Co be paid cut
OF the treasury aforesaid, to be charged over
the war fund, and repaid to the treasury from the
war fund. 1854 - fttA ~tth ki
sec. 2. The governor of the state is hereby au-
thorized to take such measures as he shall dee m
proper and necessary TO care for the sick and
wounded soldiers Of Wisconsin, now in or hereaf
ter to be in the service Of the United
states government aud for carrying such sick and
wounded soldiers into this state, when the same
snail be proper and necessary; and he is hereby
authorized to draw his order orders upon the
state treasurer tor so much money, not exceeding
the sum OF ten thousand dollars in all, shalt BIO
reason tn -reof.
See. 3. The governor is hereby required TO
make out and report to the legislature at it's next
session, the amounts so expended by him, and fully
in what manner such money has been expended.
sec. f. This act shall take effect aud be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved April 2, 1854. nA- COPY.
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Published April Is, 1861. ]
CHAPTER 403.

AN ACT relating to the listing of personal proper
~ TO- taxation, and amendatoIy of sections five
aud eight Of chapter three hundred and eighty
six of the general laws of lS60 ~ 4
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section five Of chapter three hun
dred eightysix Of the general laws OF 1850, is
here by amended, so as to read as follows "Sec-
ton s. Every person required to list property in be-
half of Others ehal list such property in the same
town or city in which he would be required to list
IT, If il we're his own; but he shall list such proper
ty separate and apart from his own, specifying 5he
name of the person, estate company or corpora
tion 60 which the same may belong. All toll
bridges shall be listed in the town or ward where
the toll is taken. MERCHANTS and manufaeturers'
stock shall be listed and taxed each year in the
town or ward in which 1t was situated on the fifth
dav of June. In each year; but all other per
property shall be listed and taxed each year in the
town or ward in which the person charged with the
tax thereon resided on the fifth day of June, in
Sec2 Section eight Of said chapter three hum
dred and eighty-sx is hereby amended, by striking
ont the following words to wit: s.The first day of
June shall be taken the period to which the age
of animals shall refer, to meet the above provis-
IONS" where such words occur In the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth lines.
Sec. 8. The property required by chapter three
hundred and eighty-six of the general laws of
1860, to be listed, shall be listed of the fifth day
of june in the year in which the same Is assessed
and the transfer sale Of any taxable personal
property subsequently to said fifth day Of June,
shall not authorize any person to omit the same
from his list, although such list be not made out
until after the sale transfer OF such property,
but all such property shall be listed for taxation
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in the same manner Il no sale transfer here
OF had been made.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect ana be In force
from and after its passage. u
Approved April 4, 1854. "a COPY.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

Guardian. A such child has any and If there be no
guardian. such consent may he given by any of the
next of kin of such in this state and
III therebe such next Of kin,or II such NEXT Of ken
he unknown, such consent may be Given BY some
suitable person to be appointed by such judges aud
in case of child not born in lawful wediock, such
consent may he given by the mother"
Sec. 2 Chapter two hundred aud httv-three 81
the gendraI laws OF 1862 1ls62 is hereby r'peal-
ed and this act shall take effect and be IN force
frotr and after ia pass sage aud publication:
Approved March 81, 1864. pA- Cofh.
Published April 81, 1s64.1
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Published April &c, 1864.
CHAPTER 402.


AN ACT to amend section forty-o of chapter one
hundred and thirty-three of the revised statutes,
entitled " of costs and fees"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Ss
Section /. Section forty of chapter one hum
bred and thirty-three of the revised stautes enti
tied I" of costs and fees" is hereby amended, by
adding thereto as follows Prouided, that in actions
at law on contract, the fees shall not In any one
case exceed twenty-five dollars, and when the sum
recovered is less than two hundred dollars, the
same shall not exceed fifteen dollars"
sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with the foregoing section, and also chapter
two hundred Of the general laws OF 1852 are hereby
re- called.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1864. p0-COPY
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LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April p. i
CHAPTER 336.

AN ACT relating to fees of registers Of deeds
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Section a. The fees Of register OF deeds for any
services sp.esfsd ia on hundred and sixty.
eight the general lave OF 1860 TO be rendered by
them. shall be as follows: For entering any COPY
of sheris certificate Of writ of attachment OF r. al
estate or certificate Of sale of real estate, twenty
five cents for notice Of the tendency Of any ae-
ton affecting the title to real properly, containing
not more than twenty defendants, twenty hve
cents, and twenty-five cents in addition for every
additional tEenty defendants.
Sec 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved April 2. 1884. FD-COPY
IPublshed April %, 1864.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-16
Gbt C.Icatd,IN 8prbIitan
THE NEWS

Besides some skirmishing in Cen But
icr's Department. at and near Suffolk, Va"
and rebel demonstrations against Newbern
and other points in Ncrth Carolina, the
army news is in,rely void Of interest.
Gen. Grant has been made Lieut., Gen
cral, visited Gen. Mead at his hcOdquor-
iers, was Immediately summoned back to
Washington, hence he went West, and
the rumor now isthNt Sherman is TO
take his place, that Mcpherson is TO take
Sherman's place, and Smith or somebody
else, to take Mcad's place, and that the
army Of the Potomac is to be increased to
95O,C0O, and march straight to Richmond,
in view of which fact another" draft OF
from 100000 to 500 900 men is daily anti
cipated,
Sherman il is now ascertain cd has return
ed 10 Vicksburg. lie did not advance be-
yond Meridian, Ala, Some forty miles OF
the Mobile and Ohio Rrailroad was destoy-
cd, 1000 negroes, and 5000 prisoners, ac-
cording to the federal accounts, and 500
negroes and no prisoners, according to re-
bel accounts
Chase withdraws his name az q candi-
date for the Presidency. Nemont'S
friends are thereby much encouraged, and
are determined to run him as an indepen-
dent candidate.
Rumors are again current that France
is about to recognize the Southern Con
federacy.
The election in New Hampshire on the
Sth inst, resulted in favor OF the Aloli-
tionis,s-some 5000 soldiers having been
cent home to vote, as military neces-
sity."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-16
s. INTERNAL REVENUE.


TNllE attention Of tax payers is hereby called
/ tU the provisions Of the United States Excise
Law relative to the assessment Of annual tuXcs.
BY the sixth section Of the act Of July /, 1862,
il Is made the duty Of all persons, partnerships,
FIRMS, associations, or corporations made liable
to my annual duty, license, or tax, on or before
the fret Monday of May in each yea-, to make
list OF return to the Assistant Assessor Of the
District where located Of the amount OF annual
income, the articles or objects charged with
special tux and the business q occupation liable
to pay any license.
Every person who shall fail 10 mako such re
turn by the day specified will be liable 10 be
assessed by the Assessor according to the best
information which he can obtain and in such
case the Assessor is required to add fifty per eeR-
tum to the amount Of the items Of such list.
Ever person who sha,l deliver to On Assessor
any false or fraudulent list or statement with
intent to eyade the valuation or enumeration re
quircd by law, is subject to fine Of five hundred
out by the Assessor Of Assistant Assessor, AID
from the valuation and enumeration so made
thcro can be no appeal.
Payment of the annual taxes, except those for
licenses, will not be demanded until ths thirteth
day Of June.
Tho appropriate blanks on which to make 70
turn, and all necessary information will be fur
nsbed by WV. J. llEwrTIrL, Assistant Assesso
for the First Division, to whom the returns shoull
bo delivered on or before the let Monday Of May
at his office in Curweusville.
DANIEL LIVINGSTON,
L. s. Assessor 18th District
Curwensyille, March 2, 1864.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-16
The late Mai. Larrimer

An esteemed friend calls our attention
10 the remark in our notice Of the death
Of the above named gentleman, in our pa
per of the Gath February last, rejecting
upon She tardiness of Maj. Is. promotion,
and makes the following explanation
THE law passed May Is, 1861, organiz-
ing the Reserve Corps, required that all
officers in this Corps should be elected; the
law Of the United States, that they should
be appointed by the Governors of States
and orders from the War Department, da-
ted June 2lst, 1862, forbid any more elec.
tions to be held. Gov. Curtin could not
commission any officer in this Corps unless
he was elected. AS soon as that part oi
the act of May Is, 1861, was repealed,
Mai. Larrimer received his commission"
We have no doubt Of the entire correct.
ness Of our friends statement, who was
also an ardent aud sincere friend of the
deceased. Our remark was made from
facts within our knowledge, and which
are perfectly consistent with the above
statement.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-16
A Thousand Millions More.

The daughter of the horse lccoh, " and
poor little OLIVER Twisr at the work
house dinner, have always been looked
upon as types of voracity and greediness
But, the "gjve-give" Of the former, and
the demand for more" of the latter, are
chld's play compared with Secretary
CHAsE's financial performances. His capa-
city for swallowing up nation-muscle,
blood, and bones-..is uurivalled he has al
ready absorbed nearly $4,000 100000, and
according to the following correspondence
OF the Batmcr San. from Washington, be
wants s 200, ,O00,0 900 beside -Ags.
IN looking over the appropriations on
the War Department account TO supply
deficiencies for the present fiscal year
see no provision for bounties 10 the army,
yet the amount to which the government
is committed on that head as said by
Senator Sherman and others( is Sl05 900,
900. Senator Wilson truly observed that
it would not fall upon thisyear. out IT GER
tairly will fall before the eno Of the next
fiscal year-Juns 30th 1865. This vast
sum is TO he provided for in the appropri-
alton bills that are TO be passed before
the close Of this session.
The estimates for bounties al the begin
ming Of the session for the next fiscal year
were 5000 900 only. So that round
sum Of $780, 900 is to be yet sppropri.
ated. The deficiency bill for the presen,
fiscal year is over 500, 100000. The a,
mount yet to be appropriated for the 200
900 called out by the late proclama
tion Of the President mot estimated for
heretofore) will reach $500, ,o0o, 900. Add
for regular estimates at commencement
Of the session ss00. 900, coo. and we have
an aggregate on account ofsrprnpristionI
tbi, winter Of fsl, zoo, 900 900,