Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-11
CLIPPINGS.
MISCELLANEOUS AND NEWS ITEMS.

amounted TO 90 ,uOU,OoO'
The following are the three largest
incomes of Hartford people. X. w. ii.
Jarvis, executor of the estate OF 5. |
Colt, 1913, 991; Lawson G. Ives, |
Sl53, 900; Austin Durham, Sl3l, 800.
As an instance of the value of small
things, it is ascertained that eyelets,
costing but II or is cents per thousand
are consumed TO the value of $1,000
900 per year, so that over $50, OOO,O
900 of these little conveniencies are
annually used in hoop skirts, shoes, &c.
Among the princely incomes in New
York is that of VIM. b. Aston, S1,253,-
459: Cornelius Vanderbilt reports 1923,
$50; John Il. Johnson, S216,5l1, John
G. Green, 1927, 432; James Brown,
1888. 1893. There are any number who
report between S25, 600 and 100000.
"A Washington correspondent of a
Western paper was recently severely
poisoped by the use of the writing fluid
known as French INK. The ink pene-
trated a scratch on the hand, and soon
after produced an extensive swelling OF
the arm and other symptoms which his
physicians at present consider danger
Gus.
The Petersburg mine ''crater" is
now in the midst of luXuriant corn
| field, and is planted IN melons and fruit
trees. A correspondent who has been
| there writes: ''The immense excava-
ton made by the explosion is now
nearly closed to the surface, as 1t was
converted to the uses of sepultnre and
contains, as I was assured, about 500
dead bodies.
1t is estimated that there were dur
ing the late war, l,0l2 churches burned
in the Southern States, involving loss
of about So 000. 600. They belonged to
all religious denominations, and each
seems to have suffered as much, Ia pro-
portion to its strength of membership,
the others.
Herr Haussner, "A German statisti
clan, states that the European wars
from 1915 to 1864. cost the lives of
2. 7G2. 900 men. The wars in Europe
from 1892 to 1915, cost the lives of
| 5, $50. 900 men on an average (l40,O
men year, The seven years war,
1756-1763, cost the lives of $4,000
men.
In one of the wards in the Lunatic
Asylum on Blackwells Island, n. j.,
there is a gentle female of considerable
attractiveness, who hangs about the Wis
itors to the institution, with the repeat
ed inquiry, 'Is Col Scott dead? They
tel me the war is ended. an I L am very
glad of it; buI do you think Col. Scott
is dead?" She lost lover in the late
storm of battle.
Tho income taxes of Rochester, n.
Y, have been published. Here are
some of them: Hiram Sibley, tele-
graph man, $50 144; Isaac Butts, eX-
newspaper man, $35, 426; IL. G.. Potter,
so. 137; z. Barry, nurseryman, $l7,-
O97: q. Ellwanger, nurserymau, SIS
3l4; j.. w. Powers, banker, Sl5, sos;
I'D. 4. Watson, S4G,034; JOS. Field,
banker. $27, 230; o. NJ. Benedict, law
yer, S11, 16S; Judge Henry r. Selden,
So, $50; Lewis Lelye, $50, 400: Il. Q.
Purcell, newspaper man, 81 400; Fred.
Douglass, who lives III a cream colored
house in the suburbs, confesses to So
175.
While the apprentices on board the
| Sabine, at Newport, Is. l., were at prac-
tice with the guns, few days ago,
much remark was caused by the action
of the proprietor of the Ocean House.
| They substituted for the American flag,
which flies above their roof, piece OF
white cloth. An officer of the frlgate,
who landed to inquire what the pro
ceeding meant, was informed that
| pieces of shell occasionally struck
in tue vicinity, and hence the surren-
der.
The Atlantic cable enterprise is
represented by three capitalists each of
! GG00, 600. The shares In the first are
II, 600 each, and sold lately In London,
under the promise of the new venture,
for from $3.50 to $500. Next is pre-
| ferred eight per cent. capital in shares
J of f5 each. that have been in demand
OF late at So los. Tie third capital, or
that which is undertaking the new eX-
| pertinent, is in 910 shares, which are
at small discount.
The Portland City Hall was left IN
better condition by the fire than was at
first feared, and will be Immediately re-
built, with a park III front. The new
buildings now going up will be erected
IN many cases by the owners Jointly, In
elegant and uniform blocks, which will
greatly improve the appearance of the
city. The safe of the Board of Trade
proved worthless, and their maps,
charts and library were all destroyed.
The largest brick yard in the world
is about to be established at Chicago.
1t will be 500 feet long by 400 wide,
and will contain machinery adequate to
the manufacture of 100000 brick per
Cay. A canal 2, 900 feet long, 200 wide
and 20 deep, is to be dug, connecting
the yard with the south branch of the
Iiver-the earth excavated to be used
In the manufacture of brick. The work
is to be commenced Immediately, and
the kilns will be burning this season.
The novelty in Paris just now is
''grasshopper pancake" Here is the
recipe: Take the insect daintily with
the thumb and finger of the left hand,
having first caught him, OF course, cut
him IN two with pen knife, and pour
into his body SIX drops of rum, if he
will hold so much. Let the whole num-
her thus prepared soak in this liquor
for two days, then make them into a
paste and fry them like pancakes. To
be eaten with powdered sugar and a
little Burgundy wine.
in relation to iron-plated vessels,
a letter from Toulon says: 1.-The steam
ram Taurean has Just entered the port
TO be placed In dry-dock and have her |
commenced none too soon; after being |
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