Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24


The Norfolk Virginian states that
Ex-Governor Morehead, of North Caro-
lima, has been arrested by the federal
authorities for interfering with the sale
of property advertised to be sold.
-"Where do you hail from?" queried
a Yankee of traveller. "Where do you
rain from?" s'Don't rain at ALL" said
the astonished Johnathan. 'Neither
do / hail, so mind your own business. !"
I IA female clerk has just received an
appointment in the Internal Revenue
Bureau, who was in the treasury de-
the fall of Richmond.
The Unitarians have subscribed
1921, 429. 80 for the endowment of An
tioch College,. In Providence alone
the sum of 500, 500 was raised. .0a
Two young men of Washington,
Wayne county, Indiana, have been ar
rested for administering drugs to two
young ladies, about fourteen years of
age, and attempting their ruin.
"A new iron bridge over the Tenn.
essee river will shortly be put up at
Decatur. 1t will be one of the finest
structures known in the South, costing
nearly 100000.
Miss Martha Baldwin, a graduate
of Baldwin University, at Berea. Ohio,
is Professor of the Greek and Latin
languages, in the Baker University of
Kansas. She has been very successful
as an instructress. although but 81
years of age. r,.
Seven prisoners have just escaped
from Sing Slug. This makes fifteen or
twenty who have broken Jail there with
in month. .'Sing-Sing" is apparently
a composition without bars, and its
score seems to have been left out.
1t has been ascertained that large
quantities of corn whisky are being man.
in North Carolina and Ten
nessee, which pay no revenue tax, while
brought into direct opposition with the
production of tax-paylng stills.
"A wonderful tenor, with very sof
and powerful voice, has been discover.
ed, like Carl Formes, in schoolmaster
who Taught an obscure village school in
and is engaged III Munich for
severe training.
"A prominent lawyer of st. Louis
recently pocketed 81 500 for a day or
two attendance in the police court of
that CITY, as counsel for several courte-
zans who had been arrested for ''insub-
ordination" .ss
Brigham Young is investing in real
estate, having purchased a couple of the
Islands. Is he afraid that Uncle
Sam intends interfering with his ''nu-
merous family?"
The Union Pacific Railroad bridge
over Kansas river having been complet
now go through from ST. Louis
to Topeka, Kansas without change OF
cars.
A Free School bill, making equal
endowments, but separate schools for
white and colored, has passed the House
of Representatives of Missouri. ~
Moody Kent. formerly lawyer at
Concord, died at Pittsfield on Thursday,
aged 81. He was a native of Newbury,
Mass, and a graduate of Harvard Uni
yersity in 1901. He was unmarried,
and left property to the amount of
about $500, 900. at,
A valuable deposite of diamonds
was recently discovered in Idaho. but
the finder was lost in the steamerBroth-
er Jonathan, before disclosing the 10.
cation of the precious treasure. He had
previously sold one of the diamonds in
New York, for $1,000.
A young lady on Thursday last was
thrown off her balance by the weight
of her waterfall at st. Louis and fell
into cistern, where she remained tif-
teen minutes before rescued and came
near being drowned. She learned the
difference between a water fall and a
fall in the water.
The pre- Adamite and post Adamite
relies. which have been discovered in
various parts of the world, are to form
a special division at the great exhibition
i'm Paris next year. They will be under
the direction aud management of NJ.
Lartet, the distinguished French geolo-
gist. ID -
The Posts special says the Ways
aud Means Committee have entirely
failed to conclude in agreement with
the Canadians with regard to the Reel
,procity Treaty. The propositions sub
mitted by the delegation from Canada
have been rejected, and counter prop
ositions from the Committee were re-
iected by the Canadians. g oa
ON the. evening of the 9th inst,
Major Warren who commanded Gen.,
Roddy's scouts in the late war. got in
to an alteration with Mr.. Mcclure at
billiard saloon in Tuscumbia, Ala. I;
and when Mcclure struck Warren with
a. cane, the Major responded with pis-
toll shot which took effect on DIR. James
Burt, who was instantly killed.
The following statement shows
the receipts, from internal, revenue dur
ing the week ending the 10th: Mon
ldayi 81. 258, l57. So; Tuesday, 1923. S21.-
%; Wednesday. 81 ,013, 1919; Thurs
day, S495, 935.41; Friday, $751;, 1854. 81;
Saturday, S492, O56.73; Total, $4.771,
lis. go. During the week. S17, 563 80 in
fractional currency were issued to the
banks, making total now in circular
ton of 50, 531. 163 80. r'1'.''''
90 Mai. Gen. j. w. Fcssenden, who
has inst been mustered out of the SER
vice, has accepted the position of Su-
perintendent of the New ENGLAND di
vision of the National Express Cempa-
ny, of which Gena Joseph q. Johnston
is President. Gen. Fessenden's head
quarters will be at Boston. @
The value of the taxable. property
belonging to the colored residents of
wxy (, - - So az 900 nm q nc .I,x, GA q