Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-10
GIeanings.

-Forty-one flowing oil wells are now
in operation in Barren county, Ken
lucky.
The Ladies-May their virtue ex-
coed even the magnitude OF their skirts
while their faults are still smaller than
their bonnets.
One of the Fox Indians. who went
to Washington to smoke the pipe OF
peace, has been married eighty-fve
times. No wonder he left his home to
smoke his peaceful pipe.
1T is stated, upon good authority
that the Senate Committee on Contest
ed Elections have prepared q report adj
verse to Senator Stockton, of New Jer-
sey.
The latest Boston notion is a Spa
per hat" company, which is now form
ing. Waterproof paper hats are to be
made for from eight to twenty-five
cents.
"A man who had been five hours in
his coffin in New York, awoke Just in
time to escape burial.
"A man ip st, Louis asks for
divorce from his wife, with alimony, she
having property to the amount of $780,
900, while he has but $1,000.
The Mormon paper at Salt Lake
City notices the new demonstration of
eastern and Congressional feeling
against polygamy under the head of
Hell Boiling Again" The editor 8
United States Postmaster.
"A country society is debating the
al, - ln
to woman--a smoking chimney or a
smoking husband.
-Desdemona said that her heart was
on her sleeve A great many other Las
dies have their hearts upon their dress.
John G.. Whittier has new poem
in press, entitled, "Snow Bound" 1t
is understood that it is partly autobio-
graphical, and that the scene is laid at
the poets home.
The leading Mormons in matrimo-
NAL respects are the following Brig
ham Young, 1S5 wives !; Silas Roedner,
129 Jeremiah Stern, Ill Job Billisen,
90: Julius Hoffman, 81; Habacue
Croatzy, "a ; Gideon Rnffin, 81.
The newest style of houses in Phil
adelphia have the dining-roo up stairs,
above the parlors instead of below
Several of the banks have dining
room, where dinner is regularly served
to all hands, at the expense of the
banks.
The Scranton Register says that
coal in the bed is valued at % cents per
ton, that it costs so cents to mine it,and
so cents more to prepare it for market
"a total S185. All that is charged
above that is to be placed to the account
of transportation and the profits of
and agents.
The Richmond Enquirer is panied
TO observe a disposition to revive a
Southern literature, mot because there
is not talent in abundance, and talent
Of the highest grade in the Sout +, but
because, to all intent and purpose,
there is no South as distinct national
ity."
The Georgian Prince Kourakine
80 years of age, has been accidentally
shot near Tifiis. He was IN sledge
which came in contact with a tree.
him out on the muzzle of his
gun, which exploded, the contents en-
tering his side and causing his death.
He has left his widow fortune of ST.
$50. 1000.
During the recent intense cold
weather large numbers of the fish in
habiting the water of Cape Cod Bay |
persisted from cold, myriads of which,
of sea bass, black fish, lob |
sters, &C., washed ashore in that looali |
~, strewing the coast for miles around |
With their frozen carcasses. Instances |
Of this character are exceedingly rare,
even on this bleak coast. ,...
Hiram Powers has recently finished
4 full-length statue of Edward Everett.
during the lifetime of the
subject. He is at present at work up |
On an ideal bust of "Clytie, /" the daugh-
ter of Oceanus and T'ethys, whom Apol- !
% deserted for Leucothoe. 1t is pro-
by competent critics equal to |
any of his former works in wonderful
beauty.