Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-29

| skirts of three females, by the custom
officer at Ogdensburg. a- 5ia e.51a
"A man who had robbed house in
Baltimore lately, was discovered by a
lady. who, as he was getting out of the
window, seized him by the leg. and,
notwithstanding the desperate struggle
of the robber, succeeded in holding
him until the arrival of some officers.
"A late number of a paper published
in Corpus Christi, Texas, says that
there is a single stock raiser on the
Nueces river whose brands now cover
more than thirty thousand head of cat
tie. They are sold there at about So
per head.
A couple of nicely-dressed ladies
lost their tickets in the Hartford and
New Haven Gals the other day, and
after hard urging by the conductor, con-
sented to rise and see if they were not
under their seats. They found their
tickets, and the conductor found a stout
ID years old hoy had been nicely tucked
under their skirts, bound for a safe and
quiet ride to the city.
A well-known official of Cincinnati
had his ''shirt" stolen during the trip
up the river with the Presidential par
ty. He pulled the garment off on 60
ing to bed to prevent it's being rum
Piled. and when he awoke the next
morning, found to his dismay that it
had been stolen He performed the
balance of the trip with his coat but
toned clos up to his chin. sa.
"A correspondent writes that he was
recently invited to a0one O'Clock lunch
at the Fifth avenue residence CT New
York broker. He was ushered into a
magnificent apartment and seated at a
gorgeous table decked in all the para
phernalia of good dinner. The bill
of fare included six courses, four sorts
of wine, and variety of pastry, ETC.,
etc. He rose at half-past five in the
afternoon, and yet this was O7,lyd lunch.
The Bank of France was never so
encountered with riches as AZ the pres
enG time. There are now in its cellars
to the value of seven hundred millions
of francs in gold, specie, silver or Jew
els. This abundance has resulted from
the war in Germany. The amount sent
by German bankers and others numbers
two hundred millions The King of
Saxony sent ten million of horins. =
| The cellars of the bank are so crammed
that the bank is compelled to refuse to
receive, any valuables which occupy
much space 1t has happened lately
that a single banking house has sent
several millions to the bank in one day.
The Petersburg Index says the
grave diggers at the Crater have un-
earthed, short distance in front of
that famous place, the body of white
woman dressed in Federal uniform.
| The body when found was in excellent
state of preservation-the bust espec-
tally was perfect. The features, paid
with the hue of death, revealed the
delicate east of her woman's face, and
her hair, though cut short, possessed a
gloss and softness which alone might
have excited a. suspicion of her sex.
She had been shot through the head.
Last Wednesday evening, as several
sewing girls employed in Atwater block,
| Cleveland, we're descending the stairs
alter their days work, a shocking ac-
cident occurred. One of the girls. about
IS years of age, Miss Stockinger, was
sliding down the railing of the circular
stairway ia the center of the building,
and had reached the third floor in the
descent, when she lost her balance, and
| was nrecipitatad head foremost 10 thc
| ground floor. She struck the solid floor
squarely upon her head, crushing her
skull, and causing almost instant death.
"A side scene occurred at the Brook
| Ign Academy of Music on Thursday
night, which was not in the regular
performance. Maggie Mitchell was
playing an engagement and was adver-
tised TO appear in a certain play, but on
account of the illness of some of the
stock actors the play was unable TO be
produced This displeased many OF
the audience, and among others, one OF
the stockholders of the Academy, who
gave expression to his feelings in very
expressive terms. The manager under
took to explain matters, but the stock
holder would not be appeased, when
the former knocked the latter down.
The police interfered, but the matter
was finally arranged among themselves.
The BLACK TRAGEDIAN.-A foreign
correspondent writes as follows: After
all, whatever else may be said about it,
England is the country for genius &c
find its reward. Even Americans must
come to England to be appreciated, and
tonight, "Mr. Morgan Smith, the
American colored tragedian," makes
his first appearance at the Olympic The
atre, one of the most fashionable In
London, in the character of Othello, OF
the Moor of Venice. What Mr.. Morgan
Smiths tragic reputation in America
may be, have not means'of knowing
but he will have fair stage here. The
fairest actress will not hesitate to be his
'Desdemona," and have no doubt
that the house, once the scene of the
elegant destinations of Nine. Vestris,
will doubtless be filled with an appreci
alive audience. ..l
The Nebraska City News says a
shower of minute insects visited that
place on the oath of August. The News
says: "The air was filed with winged
insects, resembling in their flight the
blow of the cottonwood, borne by the
winds of spring. When viewed in the
rays of the sun a heavy fall of snow
seemed impending. The curious little
insects were in two strata--the upper
stratum passed in direct course to the
west, lmpelled by the stiff east wind
which had been prevailing for some
days. The lower layer was moving in
every direction. Some of them would
strike against the house sides, others
| again would sail towards the earth, as
if with the purpose of alightiDg, but if
any Lit upon the ground they could only
be seen while looking towards the sun. T"