Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
FOREIGN ITEMS.

MIR. j. ID. Mason, of Tenby, Eng
land, writes to the Gentleman's Maya
zine, identifying Hoyle's Cave, nea
that town, with the Cave of Belarius
mentioned by Shakespeare in ''Cymbe
line. He says the description of thes
two caves agree in three points, namely
in the distance from Milford Haven
situation with regard to the sea, ani
capability of harboring outlaws.
Prince Humbert, son of Victor
Emmanuel was offered the command OF
a corps a. dTBae, and declined it. ''If
command a corps" he is reported to
have said, "aDd am defeated, the peo-
pie will say this comes of giving impor-
tant commands to inexperienced per
sons. III / am victorious, my chief of
staff will get all the credit. 1 prefer
commanding a division and doing what
[ am ordered.
The Algerian journals are filled
with details of disastrous invasion of
locusts. Thick clouds of them have
alighted on the country near Dellys,
and they are also numerous at Marengo.
The cultivated slopes Of Mustapha have
suffered severely, the corn crop being
nearly all devOured. At Birmadreis
and Birkadem the green of the potato
and bean crop has been completely de-
strOyed. Great numbers have appear
ed at Algiers and the neighborhood,
and ChuTchell has been assaulted by in
Vulnerable flights which have commit
ted dreadful ravages at Oued-el-Aleng.
A letter from Gran announces their ar
rival in that district, where Terrira has
suffered the most. The military au-
thorities have placed the soldiers at the
disposal of the colonists.
A DOG STORY.
An English newspaper tells the fol-
lowing extraordinary story, which, if it
is true, proves that a dog may, by cul-
ture, become in certain respects as un-
and absurd as some men, who
throw away their lives to get
rid of some petty and transient annoy
ance:
"a fine dog belonging to Mr.. George
Hone, of Frindsbury, near Rochester,
has committed a deliberate act of sui
eide by drowning in the Midway, at |
UpnOr, Chatham. The dog had been |
suspected of approaching hydrOphobia, |
and was accordingly stunned and kept |
as much as possible from the house. |
This treatment appeared TO cause him
much annoyance, and for some days he
was observed to be moody and morose,
but still without any appearance of be-
coming rabid. On Thursday morning
he was seen to leave the house and
proceed to an intimate acquaintance of
his masters at Upnor, on reaching the
residence of whom he set up a piteOus
cry on finding he could not gain admis-
sion. After waiting at the house some
Little time he was seen to go to the
river close by, and then deliberately
walked down the bank, and after turn
ing round and giving kind of farewell
howl, he walked into the stream, where
he kept under water until he rolled
over dead. This extraordinary act of
suicide was witnessed by several per-
sons. The manner of the death clearly /
proved that the animal was not suffer
ing from hydrophobia.
CoUNTRYNAN AND A PIcKPoCKET.
A countryman recently visited Paris,
md had his pocket picked. This so
him (he was a Norman, the |
Yankee" of France), he determined to
punish the next pickpocket who robbed
him. He contrived a sort ola slip-knOt,
which should arrest the thief's hand. |
Whilevisiting the Louvre, he felt pick
pockets hand in his pocket, and saw
that he had caught the thief. He de
Iermined to enjoy his vengeance before
the rogue to the police. So
he quietly walked from picture to pic
ture, dragging the pickpocket after for
Lhe thief dare not say a word. He had
enjoyed the rOgue's torments fora hour,
when he determined to deliver him to
policeman about thirty rods of. When
he got near the policeman he turned
around to collar his prisoner-there
was nobody! The rogue had cut off Nor
mans whole coat tail and made off with
it.