Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-03


all his life.
Michigan now yields about 81, 000,-
600 worth of copper. and $4,000, GOO
tworth of iron annually.
In the garlen Of the military hos
Ipital at Chattanooga there were grown
one thousand and eighty-eight varities
of flowers last year.
Justice Wayne, of the United States
Supreme Court, has started to visit his
home in Savannah, Georgia, after an
absence of four years.
Mr.. Ben Pittman, the first phono-
graphic scholar in the world, is employ
led by the Government TO furnish the
Especial record" of the conspiracy trial,
now in progress in Washington.
"A young lady, who was at the ball
recently given by the Prince and
Princess of Wales, fell during a round
dance, and knocked out three of her
front teeth.
e IA wretch named Robert Carew,
has been convicted at Niagara, Canada,
West, of outraging the person of his
own daughter, IL years old. -
"A member Of the English Parliament
has to pay fifty thousand dollars for
not keeping his promise to marry a
! young woman.
The War Department has received
from Richmond two large trunks filed
with private correspondence of George
n. Sanders. d-s iIs Isff -eJ no4
-Caterpillars threaten greater havoc
in the Eastern States than last year,
when whole orchards and even districts
were destroyed. IS eH F15
JEFF. Davis made anaold woman Of
himself. Womenhave their trials, and
we suppose JEFF. VIII soon have one.
Two clergymen Of Brooklyn preach
ed on threatricals on Sunday. One de-
nounced them and the other thought
the dramatic instinct should be encour-
aged. niri sa .r~sIdl ...-o1S
- There is trouble among the Nor
mons. Joe Smiths son disputes Brig
ham Young's authority as chief priest
and ruler. .,.-
The mayor of New Albany has judi
cially determined that the cost of kissing
girl in that city, without her consent
being first previously, not subsequently,
obtained, is SS.15.
Three Circassian slaves, varying
from II to Is years Of age, were last
month publicly sold in Alexandria. The
lowest price was ], 3C00f.-the highest
2,O00f I'll
a $1,000 dressing case has been sent
from. london to the Chicago Fair, and
it is TO be voted to tho prettiest girl in
Chicago at 81 vote. What an excite
ment such vote would create in Phila-
delphias
The Louisville Democrat learns
that the Secretary of War will, in the
course of ten or twelve days, appoint
commissioners to fix the value of slaves
who have enlisted or been drafted into
the United States armies from the State
of Kentucky.
"A large number of officers and sol
diers retiring from the American army,
are about to establish new settlement
at the headquarters of the Yellow Stone
River, not far from the northwestern
boundary. So says the Toronto Globe.
The Troy Times says that few
days ago, a well-known aud popular wri-
ter on one of the city papers, and for
the press in general, sold 81, 100 in gold.
He has had it for four years-saw it rise
from par TO 2S5-buti did not avail him
self of the golden opportunity to sell
He disposed tit at 40 IL.
An extraordinary Spanish dancer is
expected TO appear IN London this sea-
son. She is the daughter of Andalusian
peasants of the lowest class, yet native
genius aud beautiful extremities have
brought her to the highest pitch of fame
in Madrid, and. to considerable wealth.
-Brigadier General B. J. Hill, who
has been In command of rebel force
in Alabama. arrived at Chattanooga
on Tuesday morning last, with an
escort of one hundred and fifty of his
men, to surrender himself and them to-
our forces. He reported to Genera lJu-
dab. ses -1
Its understood that all the rebel Of
ficers concerned In the atrocious starva
ton of our prisoners will be excluded
from the benefitsaof the amnesty procla-
nation; also, the Fort Pillow murder
ers. 1t will also break up the great
landed estates, by requiring all possess
ing such to take the oath of allegiance,
MIR, Jarrett, of the theatre, has con-
tracted with Charles Kean, the eminent
English actor, for the services of him
self and wife lsaee Ellen Treel for term
of 25 nights in Boston. Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, and agrees to pay $50, 900 70
that number of performances, the en-
gagement to commence in September
next This is said to be the. largest
salary ever received by any dramatic
artist. 81
Miss Imhoff has obtained a verdict
of $4,000 damages against the Chicago
and Milwaukee railroad company for the
loss of leg, occasioned Blythe sudden
backing of the train while she was pas
sing from car to the platform. which
caused her to fall upon the track In such
a manner that her leftleg and right foot
were crushed by the wheels of the pass
ing cars. The injury was so severe that
Immediate amputation of the right leg
was rendered necessary to preserve
life.
The New York Methodist makes
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