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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
TELEGRHPHIC SUMMARY,
RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE WEEP
Personal.


Mrs. JEFF. Davis is residing at Mont
real.
Captain Ezra Nye, formerly of the
Collins steamer Pacific, died at Newark, Nd
on the 18th.
1t is reported that the President has
appointed John Aston, Collector OF the port OF
Chicago.
General Meade and staff have gone TO
Fastport. Maine, it is supposed, to look after
the Fenians.
-Goveruor Morton, of Indiana, has
ratprned to indianapolis and resumed the du-
ties of his Office. His health Is stiil impaired
Stems have been taken to procure the
release of DR.. Mudd, Arnold, O'Laughlin and
Spangler, confined for completely IN the con-
spiraev against the life of President Lincoln
A New Orleans dispatch says that
Isrge numbers of emigrants to Mexico are
passing through that city, among them Is the
wife Of Ex-Governor Harris OF tennessee
Ats meeting held at Lawrence, Kan
sas. on Saturday last, among the resolutions
adopted was one severely consuming Seh ~,
linn Lane for his vote on the Civil flights fli'
General Green Clay Smith, of Ken
tuclv has been appointed Governor OF Mon
fsns in place of EdgeTtOn. Richard
Ronsseau. brother of the present member
from Kentucky, has been appointed Minister
to Honduras.
The Tennessee House of Representa-
t;,-es exneIled Jas. r. Hood, one of the alb
scoDding members charged with WllIui!
absentiHg himself TO prevent quorum Mhsn
brought before the House, he perslsteh'ly
refused to answer TO his name.
The President on the 10th, nominated
Al fbe Senate. for confirmation, Mr. Smythe,
President Of the Central National Bank, 90
he Collector for the port Of New York, and
Samuel @. Courtney to be U. ). District Attor-
,7ev for the Southern District Of New York.
vice MIR. Dickinson deceased
The President has ordered the release
of q. q. CLAW upon his taking the oath OF ale
1910 - honor 10 conduct himself as a loyal
CITIZEN of the same, and to report himself IN
nerson at any time and place to answer to any
Charges that may be preferred against him by
tba limited StaRg.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
RENIANA.

The Canadians along the border are
again greatly excited, and many are crossing
over to our side for safety.
Several more arrests of Fenians have
been made at Toronto. The police have gain
ell information of suspected parties, and the
arrest of all implicated will probably soon take
place.
Orders have been issued by the Ca
madam Government. for the whole provincial
force to parade and drill two days every week;
also proclamation declaring the act respect
ing the public health to be in force for SIX
months; and also new quarantine regulations
AA Eastport, Me-, dispatch says, that
much of the news sent from there is false
There has been no fight at Calias, and there
Is no Fenian priyateer here. The Fenians are
quiet and cOnfine themselves TO speech-mak-
ing and anonymous proclsmations.
The trial of the Fenian prisoners at
Cornwall, Canada, is progressing, but all that
i known of the testimony is what the court
chooses TO reveal, the doors being closed to ali
outsiders. One witness testified that Murphy
had asked him 10 sell the bonds of the Irish
Republic, and that he (Murohy) had said that
S25, 600 had been subscribed in Toronto for
the cause of Irish Independence; another, that
he had made a seditiOus speech.
A man 10y the name of Wheeler, an
ex- Confederate officer, and now Lieut.. Col
ONel IN inc ftilldu WIS atttslttt 1oIll-
wall, Canada, on the 18th. On being searched,
his commission was found upon him, and au-
thOrity given by Gen. Sweeney to recruit ?
Fenian battalion in Canada. Several other
interesting documents were also found upon
him. He openly boosted of being q Fenian,
but SAYS he has done nothing To justify his
arrest He is satisfied with the quarters as
signed him, and saws that Gen. Sweeney will
be over shortly and show cause for his release.
A large Fenian meeting was he'd in
Calias, last Monday night, which was adj
dressed by SinnOt and Killian. The latter
spoke for an hour on Ireand's wrongs, but
declared that the brotherhood would respect
the laws of the United States, in their efforts
to free Ireland. The Americans owed the
Irish a debt OF gratitude for their assistance
in the late rebellion, and now was their time
To assist ireland. The Brotherhood now en-
bTaced a million men. They wanted arms,
aud the U. s. could furnish them. Should
people in Canada revolt at the confederation
scheme, the Fenians would assist them, and
would only be carrying out the no monarchy
policy of America. If Americans wanted to
remove a monarchy from Mexico, how much
more careful ought they 10 be that there is
not one established at Ottawa, which this
confederation meant. He declared it to be the
intention of the Fenians to continue on tire
border until the confederation question was
settled.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

The notorious murderers, Teall and
Witbers. were rescued from Spencer County
XIV. iail, Friday morning last, by party o.
armed men who threatened the life OF the jail
or, ON refusal to unlock the cell.
The County Clerks Office at Wauke-
Gan Lake county. was entered by burglars on
Saturday night, and the safe blown open and
robbed of 81, $50 and papers belonging to prl-
waite parties and the towns. The County SUI
fers no loss.
On the night of the 14th, burglars
broke into the Office of the O'Fallon mill, at
O'FallOn, H., cut the safe open with chlsel,
and carried off 5000 in money and some val
liable papers. The police are on the track OF
the thieves, who are supposed to have gone
to st. Louis to dispose OF their plumber.
During the past year a smuggling
transaction by the leading vine merchants
of Boston. was settled by the payment OF
. s125,OOO 1t afterwards became known that
the firms paid Si57 zoo to settle the affair, and
the Government is making a legal investlga-
ton to see who received the lubricating So,
900.
Three hundred and seventy-eight
Yellow Medicine Sioux arrived at st. LOuis on
the I4th, ON the steamer Pembina, from Du-
buque, being the remnant of Little Crow )
band who committed the massacre IN Mime
sofa in 1862. They were taken prisoners by
Gov. Marshall, at the head OF three compan-
es of the 5th Minnesota infantry, and about
300 citizens. Thirty-nine of the -ringleaders
were tried and hung, but Little Crow made
his escape with portion of bis band. These
Indians, of whom about $50 are squaWs, have
been held as prisoners ever since, and are
now guarded BY soldiers. They are to be sent
up the Missouri river and settled in one of the
territories, where they will be watched and
kept out of mischief. One boasts that he
killed and sealped dozen white women.
The Grand Jury ON the 18th, found a
true bill of indictment against Antoine PrObst
for the murder of the bearing family in Phil
adelphia. The prisoner Was brought into
court and aTraigned at one O'Clock this after
noon. After much legal delay, the prisoner
having no counsel the court assigned him
Messrs. John p. O'Neill and j. G.. W. Albert.
The prisoner first stated that he did not wish
to have any deft nse at all. but subsequently
withdrew his objections 10 having COUNSEL
After conversation with the prisoner, Mr..
O'Nell asked that the arraignment be post
pOped till himself and colleague could be af-
fOrded time to examine the Indictment. 1t Is
understood that the prisoner expresses viii
Iingness 10 plead guilty TO the court IN the bill
charging him with the murder Cornelius
Carey. the District Attorney, however, designs
10 try him upon the court charging HIM with
the murder of Dir. bearing. This will show
the confidence of the commonwealth officer m
the Strength of the case without awaiting him.
self Of the pretended confession Of the muir
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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
seasonabIe Garden Hints.

PEAs.--In q recent number we referred
to the planting of the ear y crop ofpeas,
and we now add that these varieties
should be followed by the champion OF
England, then by the dwarf blue imperi.
al or the Eugene, then by the large
white or royal dwarf marrowfat or both.
These will afford supply throughout
the season.
LETTUCE PLANTS can be set out at any
time the ground is dry enough. Rough
weather has no effect upon them, espe
cially if transplanted from the open
ground where they have been protected
through the winter, or from a cold
frame. Warm borders can also be sown
without seed, both for eating when
young, and for transplanting. The best
variety for cutting young, is the early
curled; the best for transplanting is the
early cabbage; and the best for early
summer, even up to July, is the late
curled.
ASPARAGUS BEDS. The top-dressing
applied last autumn should now be fork
ed in, after the coarser portion of it has
been carefully raked off, After this,
apply good dose of salt all over the
beds so the ground is completely COW
cred. Any common salt will answer,
as will also old salt and brine from meat
tubs, fish barrels, &c. Care must be
taken that the salt does not come in
contact with box-edging, trees, ETC., as
it will put aspeedy end to them, as it does
all weeds, keeping the beds perfectly
clear of them, but acting as an excel
lent stimulant to the asparagus. which
we all know is a salt water plant.
STRAWBERRY BEDs.-These should
now be uncovered and dressed up. As
much as possible of the winters cover
ing of manure should be allowed to re-
main, as it acts as a mulch, and helps
greatly to keep down the weeds.
RAsPBRRRIEs Raspberry canes that
have been laid down can now be taken
up; and the covering OF strawberry,
flower and asparagus beds can now be
removed. In stalking up raspberries.
let the upper tie be near the head of the
stake, and left rather loosely, as the
crowding together of the vine has
tendency to check growth and lessen
production.
GRAPEvINEs The surest way to train
grape vines is fan fashion. A great
fault with some persons in pruning
grapevines, is to have a main stem, In
the first place, and then allow it to be
twice as long as it ought to be. The fan
fashion presumes there are many stems
well shortened, and no main stem.
SMALL FRUITS Where the garden is
shaded that is, where the sun is ex-
Guided from one-half to two-thirds of
the day-raspberries, currants and
gooseberries do well. Parsneps and
carrots also seem to produce as full
crops as where the sun is unobstructed.
This hint viii make many little gar
den spot valuable, where it is now
thought nothing will grow.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
CASUATTIES.

The ship Porter was destroyed by
fire at ApalachicOla recently. she had LAW
baIes III cotton on board, half OF which was
saved in a damaged condition.
Six miles of gorged ice broke away
-, above ST. AJthODys Falls on the 10th,
and tbe ice. along with half million feet OF
saw logs, went floating down stream.
The express train OF the Chicago and
T1reat Eastern railway, Sunday night was pre-
ciDitated down huge bank near 4! LapoIte' ana
TIC conductor, Mr.. Bloomfield killed
An explosion occurred in San Fran
cisco. on the 10th, in opening box Of nitro
S.I,'5,r;,1a Fight persons were known to be
i'll and seven more are missing, who, 1t Is
TppOsed, were blown to atoms
4 lad named David Kingan, employe
Of brown 4 Morrison, gold bankers IN Phila-
deIphia. was arrested an the 5th. lie store
a odd check for $4,000, $4,000 IN gold, aud
nearly 5000 in greenbacks, which WAS reeoN-
cred.
The French ship Pauline, with seven
thousand bags OF coffee from Rio de yanelro'
was wrecked ON Rio Real on the I'D oil febfn-
arv The crew was saved and landed at ba-
Ina. IT was expo cted that the ship and cargo
would be a total loss.
A Cape May dispatch says that a bot
tie drifted ashore on the 18th, containing a
psper with the following written on it
Schooner ]. J.. Diess, OF New York, lost March
18th, 1866. All lost but Ned COnkln and Sllas
Rogers. Please report II found.
Amurderous affray occurred at 1on-
kers ON the night of he 2ith, in which Matthew
Tansey was killed and his brother Roger,
no~fsfIv wounded hva man named Delaney,
formerly i'm the rebel service. The Tanseys
were e1deavoring to stop fight in which the
murderer was engaged.
On the 18th, a little boy and girl,
children of Mr.. Stanbeck, living three miles
west of Princeton, H., were burned to death
They went into the barn to play, and While
there set some straw ON fire near the door,
Being quite Young, they did not know enough
to run ont Of the barn until 1t was too late,
when the deyOuring flames wrapped around
their little bodies until they were charred al
most to Goals.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
EOREIGN.

Adyices from Port Au Prince instance
a case of Obyism, where party of several
prisoners we're discovered feasting on a cooked
infant.
Late Mexican advices report that
Juarez vas st FL Paso, and that the Liberal
Government would soon be established at Chi
huahua. This state and TObascO are peaceful
under the Liberal rule.
A resolution In favor of the cOnfeder-
alton OF British North American provinces,
and appointing delegation to so to England
TO arrange the details, mas passed both houses
Of the Nova Scotia Parliament.
DISPATCHES dated March 23d, received
from Mazatlan, state that the French army,
4 100 strong, reinforced from Topic, attacked
Gems. Crow and Rubi, three miles from Ma
zatlan. After a severe battle theFrench were
entirely defeated, with the loss of geo killed
and wounded, $50 scattered, and the remain
der returned to Mazatlan.
NJ. nj. jackson, u. S. consul at Hall
fax. writes, under date Of the 10th, as follows:
The city physicians, on board the emigrant
ship England, after further developments OF
the disease, and fuller consultation last even
ing, concur in prOnOuncing 1t Asiatic cholera.
The passengers are detained at quarantine
ground, and other precautionary measures
have been adopted to prevent the disease
from spreading.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
Grape Growlng-Profits.-The X,

Grape Growing =PrOiifs.-Thes Keo-
kuk, Iowa, Constitution gives another
account of great profits made at grape
growing. A German resident of that
city, four years ago last spring, bought
ten acres of ground from Keokuk, and
the same season planted four acres of it
i'll the grape cuttings. While the
grapes were maturing the past summer,
he was offered two Thousand dollars for
the chances of his crop. He refused to
sell, however, and his vintage has yield
ed him 1900 gallons of wine, worth two
dollars gallon, or $4,000 for one years
crop of grapes.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

OnIGns. One OF the very earliest gar
den crops to plant out is the onion. In
this section it is not cultivated extern
sively as field crop. The New England
States and portions of the State OF New
York and New Jersey supply the prin-
cipal markets of the country, and it is a
very profitable crop, though subject to
the attacks of the onion worm, an in
sect which we believe attacks no other
plant or vegetable. With us-that is
our gardens-the insect is unknown SO
far as our experience goes. We raise
excellent crops of this, to us, valuable
esculent, as does every family in the
community which has a garden only as
large as tea tray. Farmers and truck
ers attending the city markets raise
enough TO have an extra supply to sell
with the rest of their assortment of veg
etables, and that is all. But we desire
to impress 1t upon all to increase their
crop the coming season, 1t takes up
bat little room, yet helps along decided
ly in the economy of a family. Every
one should raise his own seed and sets;
nothing is easier, while it saves n num-
Der of pieces of small currency which
can bU applied to other purposes not
within the reach of domestic produc-
ton.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

To Fatten FOWis.-It is conceded that
the fowls of France are the fattest and
whitest in the world. The method of
preparing them for the market is this:
Fifteen days before they are to be
killed they feed them With dough made
of wheat flour the previous year, with
ten grammes of salt to every quart of
water, and three or four small gravel
stones to every mouthful of dough.
Twelve hours before they are to be
killed they should scarcely eat anything,
in order to leave the intestines empty,
and thus avoid the acid fermentation,
which would produce dec IMPOSITION and
make it impossible to transport them
any distance.
Not feather should be plucked till
the fowl has been thoroughly bled,
which is done without cutting off the
head. So long as the blood is in cir
culation, each little fascicle at the root
of the feather is filed, and causes spots
if this is plucked till thoroughly drained
If they are killed Immediately after
eating, they will keep only eight days;
but if they have tasted twelve hours,
they vii keep fifteen days.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

According to official statements, the
Republic OF Liberia has brought under
its control 100000 of the aborigines,
beside 6, GOO recapsured from slave ships.
1t has turned more than 500 miles of
coast from being slave mart to the
peaceful and honest pursuits of agricul-
ture and commerce. More than 15O
churches have been erected. About
200 schools are in operation; 10000
children have been taught in English,
and 10000 persons have united with
the churches. There are between sixty
and seventy settlements, and their com.
MERGE annually amounts to between fit.
teen and twenty millions of dollars.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
How Dutch Gap got lis Name.-A


iishman and Dutehman, so the story
goes, undertook, for wager, to row
their respective skiffs from point above
it. The man who arrived first at the
place of destination was to be consider
ed the champion and to receive the
stakes. Both started. The English
man pulled ont vigorously, when the
Dutchman with true Teutonic imper-
turbability, suffered his opponent to go
ahead without any apparent effort to
keep up with him.
When the Englishman began to turn
the bluff, after passing the Gap, the
Dutchman was "hull down." and al
most out of sight of his antagonist, who
had sure thing of it.
When the Dntchman reached the
Gap, he ran his skiff on shore, raised it
on his shoulders, and made his way with
all possible dispatch across the few hum
dred feet of intervening space. When
the Englishman arrived at the point at
which the race was to terminate, what
was his establishment to find bis oppo-
nent in his skiiT, calmly awaiting his
appearance, having relieved the weari-
ness of his stay by smoking, with Dutch
leisure, three or four pipes of tobacco.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
Treatment of orehard.-The orchar

Treatment of 0rehard.-The orchards
will claim attention this month, and il
pruning has been neglected in the fall,
1T must be done now; better late than
never. At this season it must be borne
in mind that the cuts will bleed They
should be painted over with white ler1
and oil. At this advanced period the
knife should not be applied except in
cases of absolute necessity Old or
chards should get top dressing of ma
nure, tand in new ones the trees should
be mulched with rich compost and
the stems washed with soft soap and
water, to kill or drive away bark lice
and other injurious parasites. Cut
down the stems and stub up the roots
OF ali decaying trees. Do not be pro-
longing their worthless lives by graft
ing. Dig up the soil upon which they
have stood, and supply abundance
of suitable manure, then plant
promising young trees of some approx
ed variety. Cuttings of all fruit trees
and ornamental shrubs that can be
propagated in this way should now be
prepared.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

sheep Breeding. Sheep should be
bred with reference to their greatest ag-
gregate valne in fleece and carcass. In
regard to the fleece, the effort should
be to obtain the greatest value in clean
wool in proportion to the cost of pro
duction. That every sheep owner
should fix on some standard toward
which his flock shall nearly approx
mate. He should have in view some
well defined object, and endeavor to
breed so as to secure uniformity in re-
ference to it. Aud, appropos to this
subject, it is deemed of the greatest con-
sequence to encourage in every proper
way the interest of domestic manufac.
lures in the state.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

The James is taking advantage
of Gen Buffers Clutch Gap Canal, !"
below Richmond, and so enlarging and
completing it that small craft now pass
through it at high stages of water, saving
several miles by cross-cut of less than
one. Ten years hence this will doubt
less be the main channel, though it'may
cost something more to make it so.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
Egg Plants and Tomatoes.-Ever

Egg Plants and Tomatoes. Every
person can false his own tomato and
egg plants, with very little trouble.
Select q warm border, pulverize the
ground thoroughly, and SOW pretty
thickly, thinning out if necessary. A
common window sash or two, raised
two or three inches over them, on any
kind of supports, viii facilitate their
vegetation and growth. III they are
transplanted into other beds when
three or four inches high, so that they
shall stand about three inches apart
each way. it viii cause them to become
very stout in the stem, and they will
branch out considerably, making much
stronger and more productive plants.
Tomatoes should not be set out for a
crop until the ground is warm and wea-
Their settled. say the last of April. the
later, perhaps the better. Egg plants
should not be set out before the last
week in May. We prefer the Fegee to-
mato, and the long purple egg plant,
though many other varieties are now
introduced. Not day should be lost
in getting in the seed.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
Dr.J. p. Bryant In Chicago.

DR.. j. r. Bryant In chicago. take
pleasure in announcing to the public that
this world-renowned benefactor, is located at
1853 Dearborn street, Chicago, where he will
administer to the wants of thessick and suffer
ing, curing them, if durable, without medicine or
surgical operations. DIR. Bryant's success at
''Dr. Hathaway's Healing Institute. in Mil
waukee, (previOus to its destruction by fire
last October made him many warm friends
in this vicinity. Success will attend him at
Chicago.
For Business Education and to become a
good telegraph operator, go to Bryant, StrattOn &
spencer's Milwaukee Business College. For college
paper, circulars and information, address
ROBERT @. SPENCER, Principal.
Milwaukee Wis.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
serapIng Fruit Trees.-Scrape dea

seraplng Fruit Trees.-Scrape dead
bark from trunks and large branches of
trees, and, in dry weather, wash with
the following compound: Boil down in
an iron vessel, a pound of sal-soda, and
dissolve in gallon of rain water. Two
applications year of this will keep
trees clean and free from borers.
Apple and pear trees may be pruned
where the wood is mature. Mulch
trees with charcoal dust or long ma
nure.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

New Musie.-At Ell. N. Hempsted's
Piano Warerooms and Music Publishing Houses
41O Main Street, Milwaukee, can be had all the
latest productions of Vocal and Instrumental
Music. Letters from the country promptly
answered, and orders filed on receipt of the
nnnnav
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

On Thursday morning, a large and
beautiful specimen of the white swan
lcygnus Jerns) was shot in Burlington
Bay, Hamilton. The bird was snowy
white In plumage, and measured five
feet and eight inches from the back to
the tip of the tail.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

AnExehange says: sour Mutual Friend.
by Charles Dickens, is probably the best nov
oil he ever wrote; but the best mutual friend
we know of is Roback's Bitters."
That fellows head is level.