Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-21
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depart daily at the New York Central
depot in Albany TfTOsHg-.
The atmosphere of Cincinnati was
disturbed last week by the fight of pro-
digious focks of pigeons, the swhir of
whose innumerable wings at times was
heard like the rush of the wind through
the leafy wilderness.
In the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania, on the 26th, Judge Woodward
delivered the decision in the case of
Maltby VS.. the Reading and Columbia
Railroad Company, that railroad bonds
held by non-residents are liable to State
taxation.
1T is stated that the summer board
ing-piaces along Long Island Sound
are already mostly engaged for the sea-
son, the fear of the cholera in New York
causing brisk demand for them.
Some papers having made the state
ment that butter should not be kept in a
room with kerosene oil, as the kerosene
would spoil the butter-giving it Pc
culiar favor-the Elmira Advertiser re-
marks that some of the butter now a.
days is enough to spoil kerosene!
William Wright, a citizen of New
Orleans, has been, sentenced by court
martial to two years confinement at
hard labor, in Fort Jefferson, Florida.
His offence was shouting s'Hurrah for
jeff Davis and the. Southern. ,Confed-
eracy," in the streets. and singing the
Bonnie Blue Flag" sfts4:si = '..'.'s
The editor of the Salt Lake Tele-
graph says that on two aud a half acres
President Young raised last year $50
bushels of peaches, 400 bushels of ap.
piles, % bushels of plums, % bushels of
Strawberries, 2 bushels of pears, %
pounds of cherries, 1875 pounds of
grapes, and gooseberries, raspberries
and currants in multitude.
John Gross, an English laborer,
who is the father of 10 children, and
the step-father of five more, recently
received purse of $500, besides prize
from an agricultural society, "fcr hav-
ing raised so many children without
parochial relief, which the perform
ed on eight shillings week.
"A monument at Toulouse bears the
following inscriptions: pause a mo-
ment, wayfarer, and read. Here lies
Mandinelli, who lived 100 years, 20 of
which he passed with his wife, by whom
he had "a children. He died in the
year 1866 OF this I desire to inform
you, least you should remain in ignc-
rance. Go your way and pray" g"
| The New Albany ind Ledger is
Informed by well posted farmers that
the growing wheat crop, which was
thought to be ruined by the unfayora-
BILE weather of the past winter, is but
little injured, and under the infiu-
ence of the late rains, is coming up fine
ly, and looks quite promising.
"A band of gypsies, consisting of
about hundred, have settled on the
dividing line between East Cambridge
and Somerville, near Boston. They
came from Canada about SIX months
ago. The band is regularly organized,
and governed by queen, who was ap-
pointed some two years since for term
| of seven years. ...t
AT a tournament at Laurensburg
N. c., on Wednesday of last week, Maj,
ID. G.. Monroe and Mr.. Angus shaw be-
came involved in dispute, which re-
suited in the former knocking the latter
down, whereupon Shaw quickly arose,
and shot his adversary through the
head, killing him instantly. Mai. Mon
roe leaves a family, his wife being the
daughter of the Rev. j. p. McPhearson,
a Preshytarian mi Aistox of RobcooI1
county. 7t .gt-ss.-sF
"A Paris letter in London journal
says: GA Geneva watch has long been
ahousehold word. Besancon, however,
promises to rival the city of Calvin at
| a 4. T. Al
81, 500 gold and 204, 418 silver watches
were manufactured in this centre of
French Professionalism. Among this
immense number several hundred have
been sold at high prices, in consequence
OF the delicate beauty of their work
manship."
Owen McCue, the Oldest man in
PHILADELPHIA, died March %. His age
was Ito years. He was actively engag-
ed in business up to thirteen days be-
fore his death. Mr.. McCue was born
in the county of Fermanagh, Ireland.
AT eighty years of age he emigrated
from his native soil to America. He
lived temporarily. but by no means alb
stemiously, and was constantly accom-
panied by pipe and tobacco box.
There are now over I'VE luDufou
large manufacturing establishments in
Pittsburg and suburbs, among which are
fifty glass manufactures, ffty-eight oil
refiners, thirty-one rolling mills, forty
six iron foandries, thirty-three machine
shops, twelve boiler works, six large
steel works, ten brass foundries, six
teen potteries, FIVE cotton mills, four
wooden mills. nine pillow works, ten. es-l
adjustments for heavy gorging, also a
number of white lead factories, chemi-
cal works, saw, axe, copper and other
manufactures of only the greatest sta
pies of trade, turning out nearly $780,
000, 900 in value of her own manufac-
lures; making this the largest manufac-
turing city of the West.
"A part of the battle ground Of Fred
ericksburg which contains the bodies
of hundreds of Union soldiers was used
as a fair ground before the rebellion,
and has recently been turned over to
the Agricultural Society again by the
Mayor and Common Council of the city,
and is likely to be ploughed, levelled
and used as before. Efforts have been
made recently by Gen. Burnside and
others to raise money by subscription
and erect national monument in mem
DRY of those who fell there. Measures
will probably be taken by the govern
ment to prevent the intended desecra-
ton of the ashes of her heroes.
"A worm protector, designed to cap
ture and kill the worms which annually