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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13
Destructive Lightning.

Though the number of persons killed
by single flash of lightning may have
been greater, there are, probably, pot
MANY instances on record of its having
covered so great an area as In family
at Eastbourne. The cOachman and
butler were outside of the house. The
former was struck dead, and the latter
was SO much affected by the shock that.
being scarcely conscious of what he was
doing, he went into the house, Here
he found his master insensible, and, as
il turned ont, very much hurt on the
left side. In the pantry he found the
footman living dead GU the floor; and a
further examination OF tine house
showed that the liPhtniBg had been
through all parts of il. Eyeryvhereth the
windows were broken, lOoking-glasses
shattered, articles of furniture torn to
.splinters, cornices and ceilings
cracked, bell-wires melted, sc. The
owners daughter had wonderful es-
cape. The electric stream entered into
the room where she was dressing, and
splintered the bed she. had just left,
besides doing other damage It's evil
dent that this was not case Of a small
stream passing from one object to
another, inasmuch as The eoachman was
struck dead outside of the building =
But, large as the area was over which 1T
extended, it was not equal 10 that at
Reienenbach, which town was fred in
so many places that the inhabitants had
the greatest difficulty In escaping into
the country; without being able to save
any part of their goods; even a regi-
ment of cavalry, quartered IN the town,
were unable to save any portion of their
baggage. All The Year Round. ''- go
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13

The City of Mexico has popula-
ton of 100000, of which only 80, 900
are gentlemen or merchants; the rest
are Indians or Lepros, VINO throng the
streets as fruit sellers, vendors of small
wares, water and pack carriers, &C.
There is q great display of fine car
riages and elegant equipages.. The
houses of the wealthy are most barbaric
in splendor. The ladies at the opera
dress very elegantly, with a profusion
OF iewelry. No lady wears q bonnet.
An elegant mantilla is thrown over the
head.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13

The entire fur business of New
York city is estimated at 81, O00, 900 per
annum.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13
How LouIsiana Col lis Name.-In

How Louisiana G0t iIs Name.-In the
early settlement of the country there
was great scarcity of females-just as
there is III Oregon now. Several ship
loads were imported from France, hut
the market was still not supplied. Two
beautiful daughters of London trades
man--one named Louisa and the other
Anna, -hearing of the restitution here,
in that respect, determined TO come and
try their fortunes. No sooner had they
arrived than they became the reigning
bellies; but each one, it seems, was
jealous of the admiration extended to
the other. Their respective lovers and
partIsans took mp the quarrel. Coffee
houses, theatres, billiard rooms, cigar
shops, etc. were named in honor of one
or the other of those damsels, and every
young fellow, in the old spirit of chiv-
ally, felt bound TO sustain the cause
of the fair maiden on whose side he
had enlisted, by patronizing the insti-
tntion named In her honor, and by
mortal defiance to the friends of the
other establishments and their patrons.
Frequent duels were the consequence,
and the contest finally reached point
which threatened the most serious
results. About this time it became
necessary to select name for the new
territory. Some proposed to. call it
Louisa, and others Anna. The debate
became angry, and the contest furious.
A mass meeting was at last held, near
where the mint now stands, and a happy
idea of compromise occurred to an old
indigo planter, from Bayou Iberville,
who happened to be present. ave
CAM" be said, satisfy both parties. :
let us unite the names. Let us call the
State Louisa-Anna7w The voice of the
orator was drowned by the cheers which
followed; the hatchet was buried, peace
restored, and our State has gone by
the name of Louisiana from that day
| TO this !. Il s.ff h1s is..-ss3sh $50 =, fHs
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13

DIR. j. Wilbur, Magnetic Physician viii
cure the sick at his residence 56i Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, Wis, until further notice. Also cure
at any distance by sepdin magnet'zed paper
Send handwriting, subscribed envelope. and four
red stamps He will publish in The MILWAUKEE
DAILY w scoSsIN, each day for Elk months cures of
different Diseases ~
For Business Education and to become
God telegraph operator, go to Bryant, stratton &
Spencer's Milwaukee Business College. For college
paper, circulars and information address
BRYANT. sTRATToN & SPENCER,
Milwaukee Wis.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13
Memoranda Of an Accomplished young

Memoranda !, of an Accomplished Young
Lady.rThe Buffalo Republic says: We
recently picked mp the following memo
randa, which we saw dropped by a
young lady alfred in an embroidered
velvet Talma, an exquisite Honiton lace
collar, a white hat and plume, and a
painfully brilliant silk dress, with ex-
aggerated houpces, - '' Z; - ~
81 must get a Vail, Broun hoes, Sar-
cekpet, Laise, q Gluys, Shimmyzet.
We confess that we are startled at
the. last item, but think it means
colognes The whole simply proves that
wealth and intellect do not always hunt
in couples.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13

How to become real estate agent. -
Marry a rich wife.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13

i keep constantly hand very large stock Of
Buffalo and Fancy Fleigh Robes, Robe Linings.
BucksAin Gloves and Nit ns Hat and Cap Trim
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
GEAUGAC COUNTY.
From the Chardon Democrat :

From the CDaruOn OeDtOcfdC:
The house Of Mr.. John Burr, in the
town of Montville, was broken into on
the night Of the 9Th inst, while the board
ers were absent, and trunks and drawers
we're O~verhauled, but nothing stolen, e1-
cept a small amount of change that be-
longed to Mr.. Burr's little daughter.
Articles of wearing apparel to the value
of 800 were stolen from the hotel of Mr..
Seth Whitney, in Montville, Friday night
of last week, by a fellow who put up for
the night at the house butdecamped before
morning.
An interesting case is on trial in a JUS
tice court in Chardon. The defendants,
the father and brother CT Dewitt G. War
ner, deceased, are sued for trespass, in re-
moving his remains from the place where
they were buried, soon after his decease,
by a young lady, to whom he was engaged
to be married.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
CoLuMBIANA COUNTY.

From the New Lisbon Buckeye StIte:
A well being sunk south Of the Canton
bridge commenced ~spouting water last
week ut an astonishing rate, accompanied
by u rumbling sound in the earth. Thu
water shot up twenty to twenty-five feet
above the top of the derrick, or the dis
lance of seventy feet above the mouth of
the well. The water in swelling up gives
the sound of wave of the tide, and comes
at intervals of from thirtyto forty seconds
apart, and has continued doing so up to
the present writing. Tuesday, three
o'clock. P. MIN the intervals between
the swells that get up, there is a small
stream of water flowing from the well.
The water now being thrown from the
well is slightly tinctured with oil, and
those interested are much elated. The
well belongs to the New York Petroleum
Company, and Mr.. Thomas Hanna, of
New Lisbon, is the managing agent.
The same paper says that Island Run,
the second oil territory of Pennsylvania,
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
PoIxramr In Utah.

We are glad to see that the government
is manifesting some disposition to sup
press that " relic of barbarism," polyga-
my The government has determined to
appoint no more polygamists to Office in
the territory of Utah. This step should
have been taken long since, and it is al
most impossible to imagine how the gov
erment can ever have allowed its offices to
be filed by men who openly trample on
the laws Of the land. We have a national
statute against polygamy which not only
has not been enforced, but is condemned,
despised and disregarded by every Fed
eral ofice-holder in Utah. 1t is a national
scandal that even the United States Dis
triH Attorney in Utah-the very man
whose sworn official duty it is to prose
cute violations of the anti-P ologamy
statutes an open and avowed v~iolator
of it, being the husband of four wives.
The result of such a state of things is in
evitably not only to bring the a~nti-polyg-
amy Law into contempt, but to weaken
the authority of the Uniten States in
every particular, so that the leaders
Of the Mormon Church in the ter
-ritory Of Utah are actually encouraged
TO plot secession and rebellion. 1t IL time
to put q stop to all this. Every Fedefal
ofice-holder should not only obey the laws
but be prepared to enforce them. And
the Government should either repeal its
statute against ~polygamy or make it efec-
tive. We are glad to see that Congress
gives signs Of incipient action on the sub
ject. The House Committee on Terri
tories have applied to Secretary Stanton
for permission to summon Gen. P. Edward
Conner, commanding the U. S. forces in
Utah, and the Rev. Norman Mcleod
Pastor of the @Gentils" Church in Salt
Lake City, to appear before them and tes-
tify touching the condition of Utah, and
the manner in which the laws of the
United States are observed and enforced.
Judge Titus, Supreme Justice of the Ter
ritory, and a number Of other witnesses,
have already beon examined by them on
the same point. This inquiry needs to be
followed up by action. Having suppressed
q pro-slavery rebellion and abolished
slavery, let US now crush out all disaffec-
ton in Utah, and suppress the foul crime
of polygamy which is the cause of that
disaffection.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
POLITICAL.

j. H. Shirk, Union, was chosen to the
Pennsylvania Legislature a few days since,
to succeed D. Wood, deceased.
AT a meeting at Hartford to elect dele
gates to the Republican State Convention.
a Postmaster who introduced resolutions
endorsing the President was Kissed.
The New York Herald advises the dem
ocratic faction in Congress to disband
their party organization and get the best
conservative affiliations they can
The Democrats have nominated Thomas
Wilson for Mayor of Cairo. The Con-
vention passed resolutions endorsing the
President.
In the recent elections to fl vacancies
in the Kentucky Legislature, the Union
men carried the Senators and Representa-
tives in the Campbell and PendletOn dis
tricts.
The newly elected storekeeper of the
Richmond Penitentiary, a certain Colonel
Crsry, appeared in rebel uniform a few
days since to succeed the Union incum-
bent.
In his striking speech in the House OF
Representatives a few days since, Mr.
Williams, of Pa, declared that the Presi-
dents reconstruction policy, in its imme-
diate effects, had surpassed the most san
guine expectations of the rebels of the
South and Democrats Of the North;
whereat, cheers Spontaneously burst forth
from the floor and galleries. 1t was the
first speech of the session in which the
Presidents policy was deliberately criti-
cised.
Hon. Josha Hill, the stauHch Georgia
Unionist, who oughtto have been elected
to the U. S. Senate, writes 20 the New
York Tribmne-his attention having been
called to the matter by a friend in Michi-
gan-to deny a statement of the New
York Times, that an editorial of the New
York Tribune defending secession as a
right, which MI. Toembs read in the
Georgia Secession Convention, decided the
State to cast its destinies with the rebellion.
He says he never head of anything of the
kind.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
NORTHERN OHIO NEWS.
STARK COUNTY.
.om the Canton Repositoru:

IIoul ING NdHIoh AetPOSttO'
An old man named Moore, living near
Springfield, Stark county, was killed by
the falling of a tree, on the 9Th inst.
The following is a remarkable instance
of juvenile heroism; On last Saturday
evening IA gentleman residing at Marlboro,
went with his wife to church, leaving a
boy of seven, and a girl of four years of
age at home to take care of the house.
During the evening two %ruiians came to
the door, which was locked, anddemanded
admission. The boy resolutely refused to
open the door. One Of the desperadOes
then came before the window, an bran
dished a large knife. This nearly fright
ened the small girl to death, but the brave
lad, nothing Gaunted, ran into the adjoin-
ing room and brought his fathers revolver,
ready loaded, and commenced firing
through the window. This gave the
scoundrels a hint of what material the
boy was composed Of, and they beat a pre-
cipitate retreat.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19

A correspondent writes to learn The OBJ
jeet aimed at by the Associated Press re-
porter in t~elegraphing from Washington
prayers offered by clergymen on public
occasions. We can imagine no other
reassn than that the reporter in question
must labor under the delusion that these
petitions can only reach their destina-
ton ria New York, and that it is a great
point gained to give them so much Of a
start by telegraph.-N. 7. Times.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
The GrOsvenor-GoIden C,,e.

The contested election case in the Ohio
Senate, between Mr.. Golden, the sitting
member from the Athens district, and
General Grosvenor, the contestant, has re-
suited in the victory Of the former. Mr..
Golden is a Democrat while the majority
in the Senate are Of the adverse party;
but the Senate has given the seat to Mr..
Colder by a vote of 2sto IL. The Demo-
Gratis who raise so constant a cry against
the unfairness of the Republican party
viii hardly End any confirmation for their
elanor in this action.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
sANDUsKY COUNTY.
the Fremont Journal:

The house of Mrs. Halderman, in Fire.
mont, caught fire last Sunday during
church time, and was entirely consumed.
Sucpicions are entertained that the prem
ises were robbed and then set fire to.
Mr.. Geo. W. Willard, of the firm of f.
I. Norton & Co, Fremont, is very low
with consumption. His case is considered
by the highest medical authority very
critical.
Thomas Donahue, of Fremont, whose
ribs were crushed between two cars while
coupling them, on the Sd inst, at the rail-
road pepot in Cleveland, is still 10 II crit
cal condition.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
WAYNE COUNTY.

From the Wooster Republican:
At the time we went to press last week,
the hearing of the case of 4. c. McMil-
len, late Collector, was not concluded, but
resulted in his being required to give
bonds in $4,000 for his appearance in the
United States Circuit Court in Cleveland.
Only one witness, Mr.. Gates, was exam
ined, who produced the Collector books,
showing a deficit of about $4,000, What
the exact deficit will be is yet uncertain,
as considerable mounts remaining de-
%linquent are still being collected.
By raising 100000 and doting the
necessary grounds the people of Wooster
are promised the University to be estab-
lished by the Presbyterian SynOds of
Ohio. The site has been offered by E.
Quinby, Jr., a banker of that town.
The Post Office in the fourisbing town
of Orrville, Wayne county, has been
made a Money Order office by the Post
master General.
Herr Driesbach, the famous lion tanner,
whose residence is in Wooster, advertises
for the recovery of a lost whip made OF
a hippopotamus.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
ASHLAND CotNTY.

From the Union
a wool growers association was organ
lied in Ashland on the Sd inst. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
D. @. Templeton, President; d. W.
WhitmOre, Vice President e. II. King
Secretary; f. Ingmand, Treasurer; Rob
ert Sloueker, Leander Carter, and Alex
ander Nelson, Directors.
After the election of officers the follow
ing resolutions were passed and adopted /;
RESOLVED, That the duty on wool should
be increased, and that We petition Con
gress to that effect.
Resoired, That we hold a public shear
ing of sheep, at Ashland, on the l4th OF
May next.
The Times says that Mr.. J.. B. Cress-
niger, of Sullivan, o., has recently re-
turned from Cedar Creek, bringing with
him the body Of his son Isaac, killed in
battle at that place.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
cERTIFIcATEo F ArTHoRITY.

10 expire on the 3ist day Of January, 1851
OFFICE or IRE AUDITOR or SrArE,)
INSURANCE DEPAhTNENT,
COLUMBUS, o., January 50, 1865.
WHEREAS, the PISCATAGUA FIRE AND MA
RINE INSURANCE COMPANY, located at South
Berwick, in the State of Maine, has filed in this
Office a sworn statement Of its condition., as re-
quired by the first section Of the act . to regu ate
Insurance Companies not Incorporated by the State
Of Ohio" passed April s, 1886, and amended Feb
ruary 9, 1874 and, Whereas, said Company has
furnished the undersign Unsatisfactory evidence that
il l. possessed Of at least One Hundred Thousand
Dollars of actual capital invested in stocks, or
bond, or in mortgages Of real estate, worth double
the amount for which the same is mortgaged and,
Whereas, said Company has filed in this office a
written instrument under its corporate seal, signed
by the President aud Secretary thereof, authoriz-
ing any agent or agents OF said Company in this
State TO acknowledge service Of process, for and in
behalf Of sa d Company according TO the terms OF
said law.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of tho first sec
ton of the aforesaid act, l, James IL. Goldman,
Auditor of State for Ohio, do hereby certify that
said Piscatsgua Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, Of south Berwick, Maine, is authorized 10
transact the business Of the Fire and Marine In
suraneei in this state, until the thirty-irst day Of
January, in the year one thousand eight hundred
aud siXty-seven.
scribed my name and caused the seal of
my ofic to be aft xed the day and year
lSrANP1 above written.
JAMES Il. GOODMAN,
Auditor Of State.
~ nDX - .
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
The Closing of The RichmOnd Exam

Washington Correspondence n. Z. Herald
1 am informed from Richmond that a
military guard is still in possession of the
Examiner office. The further publication
of that sheet is discont nued indefinitely.
The recent attacks upon the government
and the officers of the United States army
stationed in Richmond are supposed TO be
the reasons which compelled General
Terry to issue the order. Public opinion
is said to sustain the military authorities
in their action in the matter. General
Terry has the key to the office, and unless
his action is eountermanded by the gov
eminent the paper will not again appear
under the old regime.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19

was developed BIZ q couple of negroes
named Ormes. They commenced and
continued the work of boring for oil I'M
der unfayorable circumstances, meantime
working at odd jobs 70 get money to buy
food with. At length they W re success
full and have made one haadred and sixty
five thousand dollars out OF their enter
prise.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
INC ReeIprocIty FaIIureln Canada.

The Reciprocity Failures in Canada.
The Canadian people and press are
greatly excited, and some Of them are
furious, over the failure of the commission
recently in Washington to induce our
to renew the Reciprocity
treaty. A Toronto paper declares that
the members of the commission shame
fully humbled themselves, and that they
dare not submit to Parliament the require
nents made of them as a consideration
for the renewal. The government papers
pretend to be pleased with tho failure of
the negotiations, alleging that it will lead
to the contamination of their pet scheme
of a confederation of all the prov
inces. Messrs. Gait and Rowland,
of the commission, returned to Mon
treal on the 18th inst, and the latter left
next day for Toronto, to get all his -four
into the American market before the 18th
proximo, the time when the treaty expires,
he being the owner of the Lambton Mills.
Lord Monck, the Governor General, re-
turned to Montreal from the United States
on Tuesday.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19

The Louisville Journal says of General
Palmer's statement that there has been no
instance in Kentucky in which those who
have committed outrages upon the freed
men have been punished: 1--WE call
upon the Legislature at once to stop
wrangling aud ~denouncing the Admins
tration, and investigate these grave ale
cations from a responsible source. We
know, from information from Washing
ton, that General Palmer has been unan-
imously Endorsed by the Cabinet. We're
peat that that the Legislature had better
stop its t~omfoolery and investigate these
statements, and, if they are true, apply a
remedy, prompt and efficient, to evils so
serious and detrimental to the interests Of
the State"
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.

This committee has had an immense
amount of work to perform since its or
ganization. A large number of witnesses
have been examined in regard to the state
of affairs in the South, and among them
many military officers in high standing.
The evidence is said to be perfectly over
whelming, and that Congress will be fully
justified in keeping the doors closed
against these revolted States until thew
bring forth works meet for repentance.
The report Of General Carl Schurz, which
is in print and being distributed, is fully
sustained by other military officers, whose
testimony has recently been taken.
Those gentlemen here who preach con-
c~iliation in both ends Of the capitol-who
have attempted to get up a feeling of com
miseration through the country for un-
~repenting rebels-fnd no " aid and COM
fort in their worse than foolish work in
the evidence already furnished this com
mlttee. FRANKLIN.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
Five cent stamp.1

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE,
COLUMBUS, o., January 1865.
1t is hereby certified, that the foregoing is n
correct copy Of the Statement Of Condition Of the
Piscafsgua Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Of Maine, made to and filed in this ONCE, for the
year 1866
Witness, my hand and seal officially.
Seal JAS. II. GOODMAN,
lStamp.1 Auditor Of State.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR Town HALL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
IN that the Trustees Of Elyria township and the
Town Council Of Elyria village will receive sealed
proposals for the eTet tion and construction OF a
Town Hall, Engine House, Council Hall, &c, until
Thursday, March 1st, lS60, at noon, at the Office
Of Recorder Of said village Plans, specifications
and terms Of which can be seen at said Office. Tho
said Trustees and Town Council reserving the
right to reject any OF all bids offered.
By order Of said Trustees and Town Cornell.
f. G. GRISWOLp, T'p Clerk.
NJ. GALLUP, Recorder ~ Elyria Village.
ElYria. January 18th. 1861. fehlG 300
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19

The Courts of Texas admit negroes to
testify like other persons. They hold that
the law against this fell with the reasons
of the law. They also decide that Texas
is not "a conquered country" and there
fore an u~nconquered State of the Union.