Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-06
Gleanings.

-Halleck, the poet, is reported i'll,
at his residence, Guilford, Counecti-
cut.
Edward B. Ketchum, the forger of
millions, still remains in the custody of
the law awaiting sentence.
Major General George B. McClel-
Ian, Jr, was born at Dresden, Nov. 10,
| 1865.
e. M. Bailey, of Winthrop, Me,
makes $500, 600 worth of oil cloth car
peting year, running three mills, and
employing 800 workmen.
The number of negroes executed in
jamaica by the British authorities, is
estimated at from 1000 to 4, 900
--Ex-Attorney General Black, of Mr.
Buchanan's Cabinet, has formed law
partnership in Washington with Mr..
IIamon, formerly law partner with MIR.
Lincoln.
Two million of silver dollars coined
at Ell Paso, were deposited the 22d inst.
in one of the Washington banks, to the
credit of the Mexican Republic.
Lord PalmerstOn wanted war be-
fore his death. We hope he has been
able to ''stand fire" since.ss
"A matrimonial epidemic is said to
be raging in various parts of the coun-
try. Bachelors! put your affairs in
order; you know not how soon you may
be attacked and carried off.
Ada Isaac Menken Heenan, &C., is
on her way to this country with a choice
lot of trained horses. Let all marriage
able young men be diligently looked
after by their anxious mammas.
The partizans of Head Centre
O'Mahcny state that notwithstanding
his deposition by the Senate, he is
receiving contributions at the rate of
81, 900 per day.
-Herod's wife is said to have been
like Fenian organization, because she
had head sent her (head centre
The younger son of the great
Patrick henry, died in Floyd county,
Virginia, in circumstances of extreme
destitution. The legislature of that
State was appropriating thousands on a
marble statue of the father at the very
time the son was begging his bread.
The Lowmoor (England) iron com
pany now regularly employ three large
omnibusses going around an out district
every morning, to collect their work
men, who are thus prevented from
dropping in" at liquor shops on the
WY, whereby they formerly lost much
time, health and money.
An industrious and penurious me-
chanic III Chicago lost his wife by dealt !.
The husband only stopped his work to
attend the funeral, and immediately
afterwards returned to his labors. Glow
is this?" asked one of his neighbors.
"Can't you stop to mourn q little?''
"No, sir" was the reply, "business be
fore pleasure. And the old fellow
truned to his bench.
Bryan w. Proctor, better known as
Barry Cornwall" is preparing the life
of ELLA. Mr.. Proctor is now over
seventy-eight years old, having been
born in 1887. He was schoolmate of
Lord Byron. and Sir Robert Peel, at
Harrow. oea
1t is undoubtedly true that the
Princess Helena, of England, is to be
married to Prince NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
the Duke of Augustenburg- Prince
without a principaIity. Queen Victoria,
it is said, has consented to the match
bCCduSS VIC IluCc HIS COuSGHbttl I'D
live with his bride in England. (Prin-
cess Helena is 30 years of age.) The
Court of England. instead of becoming
Anglicised, is being more and more
Teutonized, and German may now be
almost called the Court language. =
Some of the Angli mutter considerably |
at this.
The city of Cincinnati is going to |
do its own street clearing, without the |
Intervention of contractors The same
plan is in vogue at Boston, and works
well. The city owns all the horses aud
wagons, about 100 in number, and an
points . general SUPERINTENDENT on TIE \
first Of each year. This superintend
ent employs his own assistants for the
various districts, and they in turn en-
ploy the needed help. The general
is held accountable for
the faithful discharge of the duty of
seeing that the thoroughfares of the
city are all kept in clean condition. |
The cost of this in Boston last year. as
stated in the report of the superintend-
ent, was $50. 900.