Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-23


A Frenchman who proposed to es-
tablish school, having heard that a
high school would be more respectfully
patronized, took room in the garnet OF
a four story house.
Philadelphia has purchased thirty
five acres of land for new and greatly
needed reservoir of water in the upper
wards of the city.
"A lady was thrown from carriage
in Philadelphia last week, and struck
her head violently ON the cobble-stones;
but so useful was her waterfall that no
injury ives sustained. This is waterfall
VS.. carriage fall-great is fashion
An officer has been arrested at Bal
timore for mastering men out of SER
vice who never were soldiers, thus ena-
bling them to draw upon the govern
ment for money, of which he received
q share.
The Atlanta, s. c., Chronicle prints
in capital letters the following brief
motto as guide for the policy of the
South in the era of reconstruction
'.Let us Stoop to Conquer"
The Lewiston (Me) Journal says
that the gypsies infest that region Just
now. They bring with them regular
accretions of children in almost count
less numbers, and worry the people by
begging and stealing.
Great excitement prevails at Niles,
in the State of Michigan, in consequence
of the discovery of petroleum at that
place. From a well sixty-eight feet III
depth. four gallons of oil exudes pei
day. The peculiar sand rock perfora-
ted in the oil regions of Pennsylvania,
appears to be present at Niles.
The Ohio Farmer of last week says
The few sales of wool that have been and
are being made in Ohio for few days
past. and at present, still range between
GO and 20 cents, with exceptional cases
for finer clips or ~ to 75c. But 1T Is
trne that the clip is gradually slipping
away--narrowing down to those who
have the most backbone.
Il Virginia paper says that the sup
ply of game in that State IS extraordl'
nary. The woods swarm with squirrels,
there are crowded settlements of rab-
bits, while the patridges are SO numer-
Gus that they come up in hocks to the
very door of the farm-houses and take
s'pot luck" with the farmers chickens.
A prominent bachelor politician on
the Kennebeck remarked to lady that
soapstone was excellent to keep the feet
warm in bed. Eyes" said the young
lady, who had been an attentive listen.
er. ssbut some gentlemen have an i'm
oh al,
nothing about" The bachelor turned
pale and maintained a wistful silence.
Large fields of cotton are growing
in California-over one hundred acres
in one field looking well. The State of
California offers bounty of $1,000 for
the fist one hundred acres of cotton
also So, 900 for the first one hundred
bales of three hundred pounds each
Over 800, 600 is given by the State fol
the encouragement of agriculture in the
raising of various products.
Both in New Orleans and Mobile
there is loud complaint about the want
of houses. New Orleans is said to be
more crowded than ever before. A cor
respondent in that city expresses
belief that the census would show an
increase of one-third over the porula-
ton of 1860.
The New Bedford Mercury begins
''leader" thus: ''AIr. Montgomery
Blair of Maryland is well described In
the expressive phrase of the sailors, an
eceryb0dy's mess, and nobody's acdtch.
He was a member of Mr.. Lincoln's cab
met. Hereafter it will be matter OF
wonder, as it was in the case of the fly
in amber, how the ID he got there. .
Among the school books used in
France is one entirely unknown in this
county, consisting of fac SMILES OF let
tiers written by business men, eminent
people, etc, intended to teach children
the art of reading writing, of which
there is almost universal ignorance In
America. Every variety OF hand is Sc
lected, beginning with the best, and
gradually proceeding. to scfawls which
puzzle printers and "blind letter" men
in post offices.
Central Park, where New York peo-
people go to breathe, has nine miles OF
drive, five devoted to equestrlans, and
twenty-five miles of walk. More than
10000 trees and shrubs We're added last
year, and the park has now cost nine
millions Of dollars. A yearly expendi-
ture of $50, 900 is made upon it. There
were about six millions of visitors In
the park last year. But a column full
of statistics would fail to give any idea
of the beauty, richness and taste di--
played in it.
A hand -cuffed counterfeiter, named
Fassett, while being conveyed to Roch-
ester, N. Y, under arrest, on Tuesday,
made frightful leap from the cars.
When the train was a short distance
east of Spencerport, running about thir-
ty miles per hour, Fassett asked the
sheriff to give him a drink of water. The
sheriff stepped to the tank near by to
get it. Fassett threw the irons from
his wrists, placed his hands upon the
backs of two seats and threw himself
ont at a window feet foremost. The
sheriff saw the motion and grabbed at
the prisoner, making fast to his coat
sleeve near the shoulder. The sleeve
was retained by the officer, but the,pris-
oner escaped. The bell was struck and
the train stopped. The sheriff got off
and went in search of his prisoner. He
found his hat but not his man.