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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28

EE PETER Borr has opened a stock
of Groceries, Yankee Notions, &c, in
his Store on Broad Street 1t is a regu-
lar Curiosity Shop" Among other ar
ticles, we noticed one of the little, low,
old fashioned, queer-looking, treadle-run-
ming, flax spinning wheels. That wheel
is a magician. 1t took up the thread of
our memory and spun it away back 10
boyhoOd, calling up crowd of recolec
tons, long since half forgotten-of the
garrett where we used to see a wheel like
this, and where. on rainy days, we used
to rummage among the household debris
of generations past, and turn up many a
quaint article of former use, which we
appropriated to trade off with the boys
of the playmates of those days, many of
whom have now passed from all work
and play forever-of the brook running
through the valley, where we caught
horn dace and sinners with pin hook
of the sunny sloping pasture close beside,
where beneath tho green thick -foliagsd
trees the patient cattle lay, leisurely
chewing their cuds, and looking over the
scene with sensual satisfaction in their
great, ha.f-closed eyes--of the times we
used to get faxed for being in mis-
chief,-aud of the Aaxen. haired girl who
used to sit near US at school, and whom
we used to think, some day, we would
-ste has got five iow-headed chill
dren now, and--that wheel is queer
locking concern, anyway.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
The Circuit Court.

The May term of the Circuit Court
for this County, commenced its session
on Monday of this week and closed
Tuesday afternoon, continuing but two
day. The calender was small, and with
one exception, the cases tried were not of
general interest. Two bills of indict-
ment were found by the grand jury, but
the actions were not brought on for trial.
The case of WHITE IL JAY against
MCMURPHY, RICE and others, which in
volved the legality Of tax title, which
the plaintiffs held to valuable property of
the defendants, was tried, and judg-
ment rendered hy the Court for the de-
PENDANTS. Tho point upon which the
Court based its decision, was, the in
sufficiency Of the tax deed, under which
the plaintiffs claimed title to the defend
ants land; certain words having been
omitted in the form of the deed, which
omission the Court held TO be fatal.
As the general form Of the tax deed
in Pierce County. is similar to the one
hold by the plaintiffs in this action, the
same omission having been made in all,
there can be no doubt but this decision
will apply with equal force TO each deed.
How the case stands 10 other countie
with regard to this defect in the form we
are unable to say, but would not be sur
prised if large majority of the tax
deeds throughout the state, were alike
defective. We are informed that al
the last term of the Supreme Court fol
this state, case, which involved pre-.
cisely this same point was argued, and
the court there held that the statute haY.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
UNITED STATES
Int ernal r eVenue.
ANNUAL TAXES FOR 1861.


The attention Of tax-pas,qs is heriy called
TO tlIe provisions of tic Quilted States Excise
Law relative 10 tie assessment Of annual
taxes
By the sixth section OF the act Of July !.
1862 il is made the duty Of all persons. part
nershiEs. firms. associations. or corporations,
made liable to auy annual duty. license. or
tax, on or before Tie First Mon.!av Of MAJ
in each year 10 make list or return, la the
Assistant Assessor of the District where loca-
ted OF the aRiOIiht %; annual income. the arti-
clcs. or objects cha ;ged with Il special tax.
and the business or occupation liable to pa
any license.
Every person who shall fail TO make srcl,
return by the day specified will be liable Il,
lie assessed hy The Assessor according 10 the
best information v hich he can obtain and
in such case the Assesso: is required 10 add
fifty per ccutgm 10 the amount of ti.c itcl;ii
of such list.
Every person vino shall deliver to an As
SCISSOR any false or fraudulent list or state
mcnt, with intent To eyadr the valuation ar
enumeration required b. lay. is subject To-
tin9 of Ave hundred dollars; and IL sci. case
the list will te made out by The Assessor or
Assistant Assessor. and fr0m The ya,uatieu
and enumeration So made there can be 10 al
peal.
Payment of the annual taxes. except those
for licenses, viii not he demanded until the
thirtieh day OF June.
The appropriate blanks nn which 10 make
return, and all necessary information. i'll be
furnished by LOTS J HITz, Assistant Asses
sor Tor the Ninth Division. to whom The re-
turns should he delivered ou or before he
first Monica, of May. at his Office In lfsidsoa.
Lutte y. TAYLOR,
u ). Assessor. Sixth District
March lst. 1861 45-tf
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Des0latiOn.

B. F. Tavlor in recent letter TO tie
Chicsgo Journal points the Specification
OF the word desolation" as follows
Your readers do not know the mean
ing of that word desolation," from
any thing they find in lexicons. but it is
legibIy written and terribly defined along
the face Of all these regions, as upon a
page. To this blessed SUI. that does so
much for you, gardens make no answer
and fields are dumb; orchards blossom
in loneliness around deserted dwellings;
the winding path to the spring has grown
dan; flowers, once pets Of the household.
are safe from the httie hands of chill
dren that shall roYet them no more
Two sundays ago had you strolled be-
yond the picket Inc TO a certain pont
where Mission Ridge bends away to The
south, you would nave come upon an
old homestead standing ''vi.ere once q
garden smiled" the ruined, fenceiess
grounds lying blank al bare. Il was a
lovely morning, and the sun brought out
the picture painfully: the silent threshold,
the orchard, standing ike broken ranks
after battle. You strike upon the
door, and it returns hollow sound like
clod upon coffin-lid. And yet the
birds, brave in their loneliness. sang all
the same. A poor old horse was fcebIy
grazing near by, and mau sat on the
ground by the angle of the wall, read
lug. A few words told the story; thst
man 0as ouce the head Of The vanquish-
ed households; of that little farm, there
had once been more than enough to saw
"ours." A son whom he had educated,
became principal of the academy at
Rome, was couscsipted, and his fate un
known. Stripped of all, garner empty,
fields urkept, the little bani wandered
away and now he came, that pleasant
morning, on lonely pilgrimage, to lin
ger out the day around whet was the
very cpitaph, The empty burial place, Of
dear cid home. Of how much tender
and delicate sentiment those scattered
and slrown inmates were possessed, L
cannot tell. Probably not much, and it
was better so, for if God does not always
8 temper the wind to the shorn lcmb," be
sometimes gifts them with tough enda
rance.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28


ing prescribed a form for the tax deeds
that il was essential to the validity Of
the deed. that the statute be strictly fol-
lowed. and that the defect was mate
rial one, aud rendered the deed invalid
This opinion given by the Supreme
Court, would seem to render an appeal
useless, though We are not informed
what course the plaintiffs propose to
pursue 10 the case.
The effect Of this decision will, in our
opinion be, to reduce the price of tax
titles; ard VIC think it should be source
Of great consolation in these times Of high
prices, to know that at least our article
is cheap.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
From tn. Hudson city Times.
Our Rail-ROad Prospects.

THE ST. CRoIX & SUPERIOR RAILROAD
Our railroad prospects at present look
very fiattering. At the meeting of the
Direc ors of the St. Croix & Superior
road, held in this city last Wednesday,
MI the preliinnaries were arranged, aud
the necessary preparations made FIR hav-
ing the road built at once. The company
has advertised for contractors, and the
contract for building 90 miles of the
road, beginning two miles out from this
city, is TO be let 20 day. The first two
miles including all the heavy grade, viii
be built by the company, and is nearly
completed. Over numbered men are
now at work grading. 1t is expected to
have the first 20 miles in running order
the coming fall. All the iron is purchas
ed, and the President of the Racine d.
Mississippi Railroad was in this city last
week, and contracted with the Railroad
Company TO deliver it q. our leyee. Ii
will be brought mp the river by the
Northern Line boats. A locomotive,
and cars Tor construction train, has also
been purchased, and n contract made for
their delivery here.
Our readers may rest assured that the
St Croix " Superior railroad is TO be
speedily built. All the impedments are
removed, and the capital to build the
road is at the control of the company.
THE ToMAH d ST. CRoIx RAILROAD.
At the meeting of the Directors of the
Tomah IL St. CIoix railroad, it was re
solved to proceed at once with detailed
survey, and engineers have been engaged
to that end. The survey is to commence
next week. at each end of the line. 1t is
also contemplated to begin the grade on
the other end of the route. and complete
so miles of it the coming fall. Several
p.omlnet railroad men Of the east are in
terested in this road, and the company
have ordered work to commence at onee.
The capital TO build this road is also at
the command of the Company.
Altogether we believe these railroad
movements mean business. and that we
are to have important railroad conuec
tons here at an early day.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
Letter from Capt. Hyatt.
FREDERICKsBURG, Va,
MAY 10th 1864. I

sent you few days since list OF
casualties in Co, B." but must now
make some corrections. Capt. Con-
VERSE was wounded in the thigh and
fell into the hands of the enemy. They
carried him to their hospital, and ampu-
tated his leg, and two days afterwards he
died. My information is reliable
as one of the 10Th Ind, Regt, was ia
ken prisoner at the Same time, and was
with the captain when he died, and has
since made his escape and told me of the
fate of our noble aud patriotic conman-
der. His remains can not be obtained
as our army do not occupy the ground
where he was buried. Thos. ALvERsoN
is dead; he was badly wounded and
died soon after reaching the hospital.
FRANK HARE, WAS reported wounded
and missing, but he is in rebel hospit
al, and has had one leg amputated =
FIELDING, has lost an arm.
All the men not reported wounded or
missing, are all right. So those who
have friends here whose names d. not
appear on the casualty list, can rest IS
sured that they are well.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
Probate Notice.

Pierce County Conrt-Tn Probate Ia the
matter of The estate Of " Ili;.n Fuust de-
ceased.
an READING AND FILING the Pr
tition Of +. Field. OF River Fali, III said
county. representing among 9th, things. That
William Fo,lsf. late Of Pierce county. on tho
first day If July. 1853. al Gettysburg. in the
State Of Pennsylvania. died intestste leaving
goods. chaitels and estate within this County,
and pIsyin., that administration "fslii estate;
he la him granted: 1t is ordered that said
rclitiom 5e heard before the Jud-,c of this
Coart on Monday, the 9Th DAY OF
June next, at l O'clock T. N. at his
office in the CITY of Prescott And it is fur
Tier ordered that notice thereof be given Ia
the heirs of SAID deceased. and Ia
all the parties interested in said estate. by
publishing i copy of his order f,- TIRES
Successive weeks prior 10 said day of hearing,
in the Presc,;t Journal. weekly newspaper
published at Prescott, in said county.
WILLIAM H9wEs. County Judge.
Dated at Prescott, May g. 1854. 2-w3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
Referees Sale.

Pierce Cornty, Circuit Court, State of VS.
consin. Henry Kugler, plaintiff. against
James G. Hyatt, Louisa Hyatt. C. W Wig
gins and Mathew Anderson, defendants.
DY VIRTUE and il pur- uance to a iudg-
ID ment and decree Of foreclosure an, sale
rendered in said court in the above entitled
action, dated the 23d day of May. 1861.
shall expose for sale and sell 10 the highest
bidder. at the front door IF the City Bank of
Prescott in the city of Preecott, in said coun-
II and State, on Monday, the Ilth dog e
oTfIys 1901. III O'Clock III the afternoon OF
said day the following described mortgaged
premises, or SO much flel eof as shall be nee
essary to satisfy The amount of said judgment
and costs and expenses of safe, to-wit Tie
east half of the southeast quarter of section
one, township twenty-six, range nineteen
and the west half of the southwest quarter
of The northeast quarter of section thirty
three. in township thirty three, of range
eighteen. containing, in all, one hundred
acres. more or less, all in Pierce county, State
Of Wisconsin
Dated May 26. 1864.
II. A. JAY, Referee
You've d FIrcH. Plff's Auys 4-w6
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Notice 30 Creditors.

Pierce County Court-Im Probate--In tho
matter Of the estate of Caleb Eastman, de-
ceased.
Toall V HON it may concern:
4 ETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
] i On said estate having been issued to So
san Eastman Of said county Of Pierce. Oh the
fourth day of April 1864. and six months
from and after said day, being allowed and
limited for creditors 10 present their claims
for examination and allowance Notice is
hereby given that the undersigned will on
first Mcn1ays of June and October next, on
each Of said days, q, his office in the city 81
Prescott, receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands Of all persons against
said deceased
WILLIAM HowEs, COUNTY Judge
Dated May 3, 1864. 2-w3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
PRESCOTT j OURNAL.
PRESCOTT, WIS:
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY %. 1864.
PRFSCnTT. WIS;
THE NEWS.

The official dispatches indicate the
complete success of Gen. Grants grand
flank movement. With map before
him, the reader will have no difficulty
in realizing the full Importance of the
advantages that have been gained. Do
Friday last our army was in front
of tie almost impregnable entertainments
of the rsbels at Spottsyl'ania Court
House, some ten miles west of the Pc
tersburg and Richmond railroad, and
nearly fifty miles from the rebel capital.
Grant moved his army east, crossing
the railroad, rounding the right flank Of
Lees army, and compelled him to leave
bis works and fall back precipitatsly. 1t
appears that the march of the armies
was on nearly parallel lines, and that
they came in collision occasionally, to the
disadvantage of the rebels in every in
stance, until both arrived at the crossing
of ibe North Anna River, where very
heavy engage ment took place, which re-
sultcl i n the complete aud disastrous de-
feat Of the rebels. Their slaughter was
very great; our losses iuconsidtrable.-
Orr army crossed the North Auna at Jer-
iclo Ford, which is near Hanover Court
House. and only about 25 miles from
Richmond. A dispatch from Grant
= IS bis army is still in pursuit beyond
ks point. From the"situa;ion," rs
gathered from the dispatches, it appears
that we hold the railroad from Freder
icksbnrg to Hanover. which is directly
north of Richmond, and that Lees army
Is q little west Of north. which leads 10
the surrDise that Loe will sheer off still
fertilizer west, or southwest, towards Lyn-
chburg. II seems hardly possible tina,
lie will retreat to Richmond, where he
would be 10 imminent danger of losing.
sooner or later, his whole army, aud the
r,bol capital besides. But we d. not
wish to be led into the mazes Of strategy,
AM will stop right here.
General Grant says everything looks
rz,eediHgly favorable to Us; this is all
that NO care to know at present. If
Grant gets to Richmond, as we have
said before, by the Fourth Of July, we
shall be satisfied
An official bulletin from Stanton
states that Admiral PORTER hal succec-
dol in getting his boats over the Falls Of
Fed River; Gen. SHERMAN was ready to
.esume his march towards Atlanta, hRv-
ilx received reinforcemcnIs sufficient to
cover all losses, In the late battles;-
GRANTS Army is said to be fully as
strong in numbers, better equipped and
furnished than when the campaign open
ed; several thousand men have also been
forwarded to other armies; aad 10000
volunteers for one numbered days have
been equipped and transported''to their re-
spectiye positions.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28

SINGING ScHooL.--Mr. L. +. Bill
LINGs, who has made music teaching the
business Of his life, has got up system
by which quite small children can learn
to sing by note in a short time. He
meets the junior class every Saturday
morning at o o'clock, aud the senior
class every Saturday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. b., has just closed his schools in
Chicago aud vicinity, and has taught in
some of the first cities in the east with
great success First two weeks admis.
sion free, to give all an opportunity of
becoming acquainted with his system of
earning to sing by note, and cultivate
the voice.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
IN MEMORIAM.
Can't. Rollin P. Converse.

CAPT. RoLLIN P. Converse is dead
In the first of that terrible series OF bat
ties IN "The Wilderness " on the 5th of
Nav, he was shot, fell into the enemy's
hands, aud died two days afterwards.
He met his fate where c had 50 often
brayed it, right on the peTilous edge of
the battle, where the strife was deadliest,
and the brave were omulating each other
in deeds Of valor, in defence of the most
righteous cause in which sword was ev
cs drawn.
Capt. CONVERSE was nearly twenty
four wears of age. He WAS born in
Pierpont, ST. Lawrence county, n. ",
the son of PAINE CONVERSE. Esq Of
this city. well known in Northern New.
York. For some time previous 10 the
breaking out of The war, Capt. Con
verse had resided here, and at once res
ponded to the first call for troops.
He left here as 2nd Sergeant Of the
"Prescott Guards ON the 22nd of
June, 1861. He was made End Lieut..
in the October following, and in Jauua-
nv, 1862, was promoted TO LIST Lieut.,
which position he held until the next
summet, when he was promoted to Cap
tain OF Co. b, 9th Wis, +" Iron Brig
ade," which position he held ut the time
of his death.
at the battle Of Antietam he was Sc
yerely wounded, and came home on q
furlough. Anxious to be with his com
pany, he returned before he was able,
and by reason of exertion anu fatigue at
the battle of Fredericksburg, his wound
broke on, and for about three months,
he was under the Surgeons care, and
his life in d critical condition.
Since his recovery, he has been steadi
" with his regiment, except when de-
tailed as aid on the staff of Gems. GLIB
BON aud MEREDITH. He has been in
ten of the severest battles of tho war,
but it is unnecessary to trace his course
through the Virginia campaigns, as he
was on every battle fcidwhere the Iron
Brigade, won immortal renown.
One of the first who determined to
rema in the service, his company were
furioughed in January last as veteran
volunteers, and were warmly welcomed
home. He, like many others. continued
in the service after he conld have honor
ably retired, not because he loved to
fight, but because the country needed
her veteran soldiers.
No officer was ever more loved by his
men, and none was ever more deserving
of love, while lie won the confidence and
respect of his brother officers by his I'm
daunted courage, and the GOODNESS and
Judgment he always displayed in danger
Gus situations.
Young in years-rich in all noble
qualities of manhood-dear to a large
circle of friends-with an honorable
reputation rs a soldier, his life has been
laid down in a noble cause. In the
short time he lay in the enemy's hands,
waiting the sure arrival of death, we do
not believe he deemed the sacrifice too
great. Loved friend, brave heart, true
straightforward
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
Gg We know of no one who has $

@ We know of no one who has s.
beautifully described the feelings Of the
soldier for his wife and little ones rs LA:
TENNYsoN in the following lines:
Thy voice is heard mid rolling drums.
Thatbcat to battle where he stands
Thy mce across his fancy comes
And gives the battle to his hands:
moment while the trnmpets blow.
He sees his brood about thy knee;
The next, like fire. he meets the foe,
And strikes him dead for thine and thee.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
E S. A. GREEN, Of Maiden Rock,


has exhibited to us model of Green's
Patent Improved Bee Hive, being g eat
improvement on the usual style Of hives.
1t embraces all the qualities Of protection
from moths or mllcrs, from freezing or
s,nothering in wiater, ofretarding OF ac-
celebrating swarnning. of easy access to
the honey without destroying or disturb
ing the bees, aud requires but little Mt
teptjon. Mr.. Green will sell individual
or town rights in this county. Those
wishing a God hive viii do we'll to get
one Of him, or ~ Mr.. Meaclam's Sash
Factory.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28
re- HAwrHogNE is dead. TIE |

EE- HAWTHORNE is dead. The pen
of the magician lies idle; the wonderful
imagination whose conceptions have en-
r;ched the literature az tie worl. has
ceased its marvellous work. lie is dead,
but be leaves behind an enviabie and
noble fame. So long rs cultivated taste
and love Of the exceIencies OF litera-
turs remains on earth, SO long will the
works of HAwTnoRSE he read and I'D
mised.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28

FUTURE EXISTENCE 1t is hard to
think when the ties OF kindred and
friends are linked in the heart--when
intellect has achieved its lofty triumphs
aud Las woven is rover into song and
left it in ssulp;ured beauty-when the
noble, the good, the loved, ii is ba'd to
think that we shall never behold them
again; and we cling to the hopes which
spring up amid these dark thoughts, and
tell us these things are 50. We look for
analogies in MIXTURE 10 confirm these
hopes. We behold the mean, groveling
worm of to day transformed on the NOR
row to n thing of glory, that flu!tering
in the beauty of new and bright wing
ed existence, and we say, " thus shall
man die, and live again" We behold
the season of the sere leaf and falling
fuit-the snow wreathel hill and the
ice bound strcam-and when they pass,
and when tie glad earth rcjoices again,
and the streams break their letters, al d
the trees put forth their loneliness, and
the flowers look up and smile at us, we
exclaim, THUS shall men, who fade
away like the summer flower, or the au-
tumn Leaf, break from the bonds of death,
and exuIt in new being, in n new cline,
where the sun never srts, and where ali
is bright furever" - Chaplin.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Probate y office.

Pierce County Conrt--Ih Pro'aie-ln the
matter of the estate of Dillon Hyde, daCe'ss-
ed.
ON READING AND FILING the II
~ ton Of j. d Trumblc oC rl,asant VAL
ley, III said county, representing among o:lifr
things. that Dillon Hyde. late OF Pleasant
Valley in said couutv. died interstate, leaving
goods. cliattelS and estate y-i;!nn this county
and praying That administration of saif esta'e
be 10 him granted II Is ordered that said Pc
tIiion be heard before he Judge ot this Court
on Monday. the Gili day ol Jnae next. al ono
o'clock p NJ. at his offi9e in the city Of Pres
colt. And it is further ordered. Tint not'c.
thereof be given to tn heirs If sail deceased
and "a all persons harvested BY plll shins
copy of tiis order tnr three Successive weeks
prior TO said day of hearing, in H., Prescott
Journal. weekly newspaper. printed -ni
published at Prescott. in said county
WN. HowES. Comfy jude
Dated at Prescott. May 9. 1864 % 3w
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-28

THE ATLANTIC FOR JUNE.-An excel
lent number of he best periodical Of pop
ular Iteralure in the English language.
In evidence of this we give the names Of
some OF the contributors, Learing such
names as BRowNINC, LoNGFELLow,
AGA.sIz MITCHELL, SALA, Mrs. STowE,
and Miss. PREsCoTr.