Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-17

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to preserve the fish of Kentucky rivers
from entire humiliation, with which
they have been seriously threatened
during the past few years.
The Trumbull gallery at Yale College
will be torn down as soon as the new art
building is ready to receive the pictures.
The memorial building in honor of the
Yale graduates who died during the war
will probably be built upon the site of
the gallery.
The Salt Lake Vidette says that
''funny freaks occur in Utah" A short
time since Mormon was frozen be-
tween two wives. He was engaged in
hauling wood between the respective
cabins of his first and second wives.
1t is stated to be true that Mrs.
Robert Lee is bringing the influence of
many leading men of Virginia and the
South to bear upon the President in
favor of the restoration to her of the
princely Arlington estate. and there are
some of the opinion that she may be
successful.
"A railway has just been sold for
debt at Dublin. The line was the Wex-
ford and Bagnalstown railway, twenty
one miles in extent, and in perfect
working order. Creditors TO the amount
of 967, 900 were either present person.
ally or 10y representation. The line was
knocked down to a barrister for sum
of EOS, 900.
Servants in England seem to have
turned the tables on masters and mis-
tresses. In the Times supplement late
ly housemaid advertising for place
announces that ''Irish and Scotch fam
lilies are objected to-" What change,
says the Pail Mall Gazette, since the
time that (not so very long ago) when,
IN the advertisements for servants, it
used frequently to be stated that ono
Irish need apply!"
"A couple which were engaged fifty
five years ago had falling ont, and the
young man subsequently married aud
lost three wives, while the lady married
and lived with her husband fifty three
years, raising large family The origin
all couple recently met, revived their
first love, were married, and are now
living happily at Lynn, Susquehanna
county, Pa.
Charles p. Cotes, one of the Erie
raider prisoners of Fort Lafayette, has
sued out a writ of habeaS corpus The
petition states that he has been imprison-
ed one year, and does not know the
charges against him. Gen. Hooker was
cited to appear and answer why the
petitioner was restrained of his liberty.
1t is reported that Commodore Van
derbilt is making a desperate effort to
obtain control of the New York Central
Railroad as he already has of the Harlem
and Hudson River roads. He owns the
Harlem road entirely, and most of the
Hudson River stock.
The Sandusky, Dayton & Cincinnati
Railroad i'll Ohio, is offered for sale by
Oran Fellett, the Receiver in whose
hands it is at present. the sale to take
place at Sandusky on the 9Th prox., no
bids less than $4,000 to be received.
1t is reported that the New York Central
intend to buy it.
In the Isle of Wight, on Christmas
day, there were growing, in uBprotect-
ed gardens, geraniums, fuschias, cal
ceolarias, stocks, roses, viOlets, pansies,
mignonette, jessamine, convolvulus,
heliotropes, verbenas, French mari
colds, Cape asters, orange Oleander,
myrtle, primroses, carnations, and green
peas, and apple trees in bloom; a Sec
ond crop OF figs, new potatoes, and
green apples We're also to be seen.
At the Presidents last reception,
peculiar style of wearing the hair among
the ladies was subject of much COM
ment, and the remarks were, for the
most part, altogether in its favor, as
becoming substitute for the waterfall.
The hair was allowed to fall it's full
length, without fetter or bond of any
description, and was thought by many
to be the most graceful style the ever
changing empress, Fashion, has yet pre-
scented to public patronage.
Sarah jennings, widow of the late
Duke of Marlborough, swrote to the
Duke of Somerset when he offered her
marriage eff we're young and hand
some as L was, instead of old and faded
as am, and you could lay the empire
of the world at my feet, you could
never share the heart and hand that
once belonged to John, Duke of Marl-
borough.
In the town Of, in Connect
cut, lived an eccentric character, Squire
s., noted for his oddly and sin
gular speeches. The town hearse hav-
ing, by long use, got into a dilapida-
ted condition, it was determined to get
up subscription and repair it. In due
time the committee called on s.
and asked him to subscribe for the OBJ
ject. 'tNo," says the squire, 81 won't
give single cent Twenty years ago
subscribed five dollars to build the old
thing, and neither myself nor my family
ever had any use for it from that day
to this, and won't give cent to re-
pair it"
Here is an anecdote about Patti,
from the Paris correspondent of the
London Star 80 La diva'Patti has been
singing in the Lucia at Marseilles at
f200 per night; she refused that sum for
private concert to be given at club.
Rossini by no means shares the enthu
siasm of the French public for this
charming artist, who one evening sang
for the old maestro at one of his S0irees.
Rossini made remark suggestive Of
as worthy of her attention. Pattimerely
smiled in reply. '7res bien, replied Ros
SIM, go on, make your fortune, and
when you become very rich, perhaps
you will like to learn how to sing. Ii
you come to me then viii give you
some lessons.
"A rich occurrence has recently taken
,,1aoa in CT T,o11ia fancy fashionable