Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-02
Cieanings.

Gleanings.
Gen. Blair is rusticating at Bur-
hngton, Vermont. .-f -
Now is the time to set out beds of
Strawberries for next year.
Murdoch, the actor, has recovered
his health, and is going back upon the
stage.
Before entering upon public life,
Secretary Harlan was a Methodist
preacher.
A state convention of deaf mutes is
to be held at Wieting Hall, in Syracuse,
on the 30th of August.
-Crinoline is said to have caused the
death OF 10000 women in fifteen
years.
Cora L. V. Hatch, having obtained
a divorce, is lecturing under the name OF
Cora l.. V. Scott.
The Lockport Journal mentions
two gentlemen" as being liz Jail, under
charge OF stealing p watch.
in Baltimore there are ESQ Smiths,
seventy-two of whom rejoice iii the pre-
fix of John.
ID. d. Field of New York on Com
mencement Day, gave Williams College
S25, 200; and graduate of more than
fifty years standing gave also $4,000.
"A cyprian of ST. Louis, well known
in certain quarters, has just fallen heir
to S75, 000left her byarelatlve, Col. May,
of Rrooklyn New York
To prevent the kitchen door from
creaking, keep a servant girl whose beau
comes to see her of an evening.
The suit of the Great Western Rail
road of Canada against the Commercial
Bank of Canada, involving 92OO, OOO.
has been decided against the bank.
The Providence Journal speaks of
squash vine in that city which grows
Is inches daily, and at last accounts was
60 feet long. 1t win soon get beyond
the limits of the state.
An explosion of two thousand
rounds of ammunition and shells oc-
Cured on the 18th, at the Tredegar Ar
senal, in Richmond. Two were killed.
Tremendous excitement prevailed.
The Springfield, Mass, Union tells
of wealthy old man being put into the
insane asylum because he exhibited no
desire to die and bequeath his property.
Among the prizes offered at the
great shooting festival in Germany are
Waltham watch, a Springfield rifle,
and an American buggy.
"A watering place writer says an au-
tumnal female of fifty summers, who
wears her hair done up in a little
doughnuts over her eyes, is tho princi-
pal guest at the hotel.
The Chicago Republican states that
its circulation is increasing at the rate
of 2, 900 week, and that it is already
nearly double that of the Times and two
thirds as large as teat of the Tribune.
The Leavenworth Conservative pro-
claims a great dearth of competent
teachers in that city and throughout
Kansas, and calls upon Eastern teachers
to move to the rescue. - n,
The New York Tablet estimates
from statistics furnished, that the total
Catholic population in Europe is 147,-
1914, 900; in Ashland Oceanica, $685.
600; in Africa, 4,071, 900; in America,
As, e70, 600; total in the world, 207, 901, :
600.
Several clerks of the Treasury De-
partment at Washington have been no.
tilted that intoxication s'during bust
ness hours" will be considered sufficient
cause for immediate dismissal Intox-
ication at any hours ought to cause
their dismissal.
The height of an iceberg, seen late
in July. could.not have been less than
ninety feet, and as there are eight feet
of ice below the water for every foot
above, its total height must have been
SIG feet.
The Canadian custom returns to
June Both of the present year, show there
was imported during the year merchan-
disc valued at $44, 800, 600, CT which 49,
500, 900 were from the United States,
being a decrease of SAT-, 900, as com.
paired with the previous year.
"A slaughter almost too monstrous
for belief was perpetratea recently on
the Spanish ship Haydee. in the Gulf of
Mexico; no less than eighteen passen-
gers being assassinated in cold blood by
o French sailor, who had the assistance
of Greek and an Italian in his butch
cry. A Spanish gentleman and six of
mis- family were among the victims,
as well as large number of young
children. sef Las - Yes =
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