Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-17

The scourge of the worm has ap
peared in Hartford, Connecticut.
Gen. Rosecrans has received 81,
months leave of absence to visit thu
Pacific coast.
The bridge across. the Rappahan'
mock is being builtand the old short hns
from Washineton to Richmond via fbt
resumed ia 9 few days.
The long disputed French tobacco,
IN sRichmond. is now.ir course of ship
nent to France Most Of it was found
unframed by the great fire in that city.
The Secretary of War has directed
that all returned Union prisoners who
have suffered martyrdom at the South,
shall be Immediately discharged and re-
ceive three months extra pay.
Beverly Tucker announces that if God
spares his life, President Johnson shall
go down to a dishonored grave. Such
an announcement was hardly needed to
prove the infamous wretch capable OF
attempting secret murder.
-lThe aath1nory ofothe 7thi regiment,
national guards, Cincinnati, fell inTyes-
terday, just as company G was leaving it
for drill killing several persons and
others.m9 aobaoI sd5 70
,'sA-= In France, mansconyietedtof adj.
,vocating principles opposed to those he
held seventeen years ago is ruined polit-
ically for his Inconsistency. How would
such rule operate in zAmerica? say
laras e - 49, ~.
4 = olive Logan, the actress and an.
thor, having been cured of a trouble
some sore throat, has been engaged for
two weeksin this month at the Norfolk
theatre. sssaso IToIl aW0ra .isp 8. "a 4
LII is said that the seventeen year
locusts are beginning to make their APP
pearance in great numbers in some
parts of Livingston county, N. *, and
fears are entertained that they may
proye.yery distinctive to crops, gs-
Some curious cattle of African
breed, imported by GEM Wade Hamp-
ton, consisting of bull, cow and calf,
on his plantation near Colum-
bia, S. c., were brought to -Goldsboro,
and delivered over to Gen. Meigs, who
forwarded them to New York to be
placed in the Central Park. .'-.l 80 i.
-Amcng the curious facts about gum
merry, a ream of foolscap has been known
to resist a sixty-eight pound shot AZ on
ly seventy-six yards distance. 1t is even
stated by English scientists, thai paper
oneainch thick has not been penetrated
by shot going through ten inches of
oak. s5 .srg0 i.
The rector of an Episcopal church
in Salem, Mass, having become unpop-
ular with his flock, and the bishop re-
fusing to remove him, the society have
the rector's salary to trelre dol
lars a year. Rather a small income at
the present price of provisions. 81
The Boston Traveller says that a
miller's dog having broken his chain,
he ordered his maid to tie him up.
She was attacked and bitten. On hear
ing her cries, the miller and his people
ran to her assistance. keep OFF, said
she, ssthe dog Is mad j am already
bitten and must chain him up alone. y
his biting, she did not
let him 60, but chained HIM, and then
retired to her chamber, and with the
noblest resignation prepared herself to-
die. Hidrophobia soon broke out, and
she died in a few days. err 49, "a
z = Some twenty years ago, Mr.. Ever
EFT delivered an Grafton before the Me-
Society of Springfield, Mass,
In which occurs this eloquent passage
SIN the great Temple of Nature,
whose foundation is the earth, whose
pillars are the eternal hills, whose roof
is the star-lit sky, whose organ tones
are the whispering breeze and the
sounding storm, whose architect Is God,
there is no ministry more sacred than
that of the intelligent mechanic
a man, whose name was afterwards
found to be Lemos, and who appear
ed like German jew, stopped at the
Central hotel at New Haven, on the
Sunday after, the death of President
Lincoln, and during the next night stole
what change he could find In the money
drawer and decamped. He was chased
and overtaken at Milford, the money
recovered, and the thief let off for the
consideration of $50 gold watch which
he offered for liberty. But he asked
that his carpet bag which he had left
az bAAc 4lObCls NC oCAD FOAAgs W O1lC
Myers, in Southport. 1t was, instead,
given to the police, who found in it a
photograph of a feshy woman, of 50,
with the following words in pencil on
the back: 'sMeet me in Washington
on the 10th. j. w Booth. . This has
been verified as Booths handwriting,
as has also his signature -on another of
several cards found in his carpet-bag.
The police anasa large numbers of detec-
tiyes,r have since that time been, scour-
ing all Connecticut as well as New York,
Massachusetts and Vermont, In search
fsT They tracked him to. Derby
and then to Zoar Bridge across the
Eousatonic. At this point four roads
meet, and although weeks have been
SPENT it has been found impossible to
ascertain which Lemos took, if either.
It is known that he was for some time
employed as scout in Sheridan's army,
and doubtless improved, his opportuni-
tylto help. along the great conspiracy
with which he undoubtedly had some
Connection. eil 10 enTE3 q - aaf
81 q. -----..--.---------.---9z sgac
- ~ MILWAUKEE, faARKET,r
MILWAUKEE, June 10.
.wHEaTAIast evening the market fell to 81. IA for