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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
RenjamIn FrankIEn's Will.

By the terms of Benjamin franklin
will, one thousand pounds, were left to
the city of Boston, in 1871, to be loaned
under restrictions. These loans made
were to be returned in yearly install:
ments of one-tenth of the sum loaned,
with interest. The applications under
this provision have not been numerous.
The thousand pounds left were paid
over to the authorities of the town with
in six months after his decease, and the
first loan wassmade in May, 1871; and,
in 1911, it had reached, principal and
interest, $4,000. The fund, on the IL b
of February last, amounted to Sl1O,
1886. Franklin anticipated, If
his plan succeeded, that in one
hundred years from the date of
his death there would be a fund of
e131, 900, G100,0 of which he directs
shall be expended i'll public works
(which may be judged of the most gen
eral utility to the inhabitants thereof:
such as Notifications, bridges, acque-
ducts, public buildings, baths, pave
ments, or whatever may make living in
the town more convenient its people,
and render it more agreeable to stran-
gers resorting thither for health or
temporary residence" The remaining
931, 900 he provides shall be let out
again on similar plan, and as he esti-
mated at the end of the second hundred
years that the sum would be "a, 061 900
sterling, he donates three milliens to
the state, and the balance to the inhab-
itants of the town of Boston, thus ter
minatinp the fund
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
Our Bed Rooms Singular statements In
Relation 10 cholera.

DIR. L. S. Bell, an old and eminent
physician of Louisville, man of vast
requirements and wide observation and
experience, said the other day at meet
ing OF the Louisville College Of Physi-
clans and Surgeon:
The cause of cholera has never risen
to any great height perpendicularly,
except when it was forced up. Ndtur-
ally 40 cannot seriously affect the second
story of any good residence. Heights
have always been, when properly guard
d, secure refuge from cholera. Eleya-
ted buildings or high walls have been
perfectly exempt, while conterminous
places were ravaged. Moscow has been
repeatedly invaded in the quarters along
| the low banks of the Moskwa, but there
has never been case of the disease in
the elevated Kremlin. The monster
les with high walls in Italy, France and
Spain have, with great uniformity, es-
capped the disease.
'Ihe cause of cholera acts alone a.
might, and upon sleeping persons. No
amount of exposure In the worst locali-
ties of the disease imperils the wakeful,
moving individual. have seen hun
dreds of instances of this fact, without
one alteration from the statement of
the proposition. l have myself spent
many a night In these localities during
the ravages of the epidemic, and never
felt that was III any peril while l kept
awake, and the best security for that is
to keep in motion.
So this distinguished practitioner in
Inmates that attention to our sleeping
apartments is quite as important as the
other precautionary steps which are
more frequently urged in the newspa-
pers. Look where you sleep, for it
seems that the epidemic is most dan
gerous when it steals on one ''like al
thief In the night"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Professionalism IN IRELAND.


The anniversaries of the principal
Protestant religious societies IN Ireland
were held in the city of Dublin IN the
month of April. Ten societies report
an aggregate of receipts amounting to
nearly 5000, 900 (e113, 53S). The two lar
gest are the Church Education Society,
f45, 155; and the Irish Church Mission,
e26,O74 The Archbishop of Dublin
presided at two or three of the meet
ings, the venerable Earl of Roden at
the rest. Mr.. AuchOrsOn, at the Irish
Society, said TThere are 163, 275 per-
sons in Ireland who could be approached
through this society only-namely,
those speaking only the Irish language.
There were about six times as many
who spoke English and Irish, and who
might be called bilinguals. The speak
ing of two languages was an unfortunate
thing in any country, but more as
pecially in Ireland, where there is so
impossible a barrier between the two
races kept alive by the separation oil
two languages"
AMERICAN MISSION IN EGYPT.
The Omitted Presbyterian Church
of this country have an important mis-
sion, conducted with much efficiency
and success, especially among the
Copts. They have five schools for boys
and four for girls, with six hundred
pupils, and a training school fol
preachers. The correspondent of the
Evangelical Cbristendom says:
"Not lOrg ago the missionaries were
informed of no less than thirty young
men In Cairo who were carefully study
ing the Bible, and who would declare
themselves Protestant Christians i
they could be sure of protection. The
Multi of Cairo himself sent his servant
the other day to buy a copy of the new
Arabic Bible, lately issued by thu
American mission at Beyrout."
EFFECT OF MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Savage Island was thus named b.
Captain Cook because of the barbarit,
of the inhabitants. A Baptist mission
airy, Mr.. Caves, went to the island
few years since. He reports that b
found there people prepared of TIN
Lord, for, by the efforts of a natiy
teacher lett there, the people had beel
constrained to cast away all their Idols
and now in that Savage Island there ar
one thousand and seventy church mem
bers. Above three hundred were admit
ted last year, and over four hundred lie
main as candidates. And their cOntribu
tons to the Missionary Society for tn
year amounted to 1924 and they raised
in addition, above el00 for books"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

The steamers Persia and Marathon
sailed from New York for Europe on the 18TH,
taking upwards of S3,5O0,OOO in gold.
Two deaths are reported to have oc-
curredin New York city on Saturday, but 1t ID
doubted il the disease was cholera.
Prominent North CarOlinians say that
their state will be the first to accept the new
constitutional amendment.
The strike ofthe New York ship
carpenters has ended, and they have gone to
work at the old rates.
1t is reported that the Western Union
TELEGRAPH Company has been consohdateo
with the American Telegraph Company
Gen. TIlsOn telegraphs Gen. Howard
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
ABoy Struck Blind for BIasphemy..


The vengence OF the Almighty was
visited ON youth named Richards, on
Sunday week, in the most awful and
sudden manner. 1t appears that the
lad, who is thirteen years of age, and
the son of parents in very humble cir
cumstances, was playing in the street
with four or five lads of about his own
age at ''cat and dog" Richards and
his companions had been playing for
some time, when a dispute arose be-
tween them as to the number of
"notches" Tor jumps) Richards had
scored. He declared that be had made
more than twenty, and his opponents
protested that he had not scored so
many. High words and bad language
were freely'used on both sides. Each
boy accused the other of falsehood,
and at length Richards failing to
convince his companions of the truth
tulness of his statement, flew into a vi
olent rage and emphatically shouted:
"May God strike me blind If have not
made more than twenty" He had
scarcely uttered the adjuration before
he let the ''dog" fall out of his hands,
and, throwing up his arms, exclaimed:
"Oh, dear, L can not see. His COM
panions ran to him, and finding what
ne said was true, at his request, led him
home, where, on examination, it was
found that thick film had overspread
each of his eyes. In this miserable
condition the unfortunate youth has re
maiued ever since, and we are informed
that there is little or no prospect of his
sight being restored.-Brighton eng. |
Observer.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

"A case OF malignant pustule has
made its appearance in Webster, Mass
with fatal result. The person who was
attacked was musician named William
L. Barton. His wife noticed small
pimple on his cheek about week pre-
ceding his death, which occurred on
Thursday, oath inst, but he attended
to his business, not minding the head
ach which accompanied the pimple, till
sudden prostration, followed by mental
arrangement, showed the fatal charac-
ter of the malady. His death was very
painful.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

The stone statue of Ceres, weigh
ing thirteen tons, and the smaller ones
of Flora and Pomona, weighing six
tons each, have been raised to their
places on the top of the front wall OF
the new hall of the Massachusetts, Hor-
ticultural Society at Boston. They were
executed by Martin Millmore, and Civ
en- to the Society by few wealthy citi-
zens.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
AMERICAN EMIGRANT co
rASu rAuaTAV. &GEO.O0O

Sells ocean passage to and from Europe, sight
drafts on GREAT Britain, Germany and Sweden. The
cnnnanv imports laborers to the order of American
EMPLOYERS. and manufactures mechanics, railroad
companies and farmers in Wisconsin, can, through
this company secure prompt supply of workmen
The company also offers for sale cheap farms in the
state of iowa. at from $500 to IS 90 per acre. For
particulars apply 10 q. F. J. MOLLER. General
apr23w&cwIm
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
AT Moscow. the Countess Potocka

AT Moscow, the Countess Potocka,
a Polish lady of rank, wealth and
beauty, has been arrested for having
predicted, some time ago, that the life
of the emperor would be attempted on
the 10th of April. The lacy had hardly
been committed to prison when she
went mad,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
/. GENTS WANTED TO SELL THE

~ Improved Common Sense Sewing Machine,
price SIS and no infringement. 1,5OO marEIpes
were sold year in this State and the demand Is
increasingly they will keep III rider and last any fam
V ten years. Address with stamp, WAkNEk
CO. 202 Spring Street, Milwaukee, aprl4t
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
ORIIIARX.

Hon. Moses Odell, Naval Officer at
the port OF New York, died at his residence ON
the 18th.
Judge Lane, late Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Ohio, died Tuesday evening,
at his home in Sandusky.I
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
NATroNAL HOTEL,

Corner of Fowler and West Water Streets, Mil
waukee Wis. +. q, NERHElE, PROPRIETOR. bhls
entirely new house il now OF TO the public, and
offers first-class accommodations. Ii is situated
ON Y one block from the depOts Of the Prairie du
Chen, Lacrosse & Milwaukee and chicago MIL
wank,,e RAILROADS Omnibusses to aud from the
cars and steamboats,. may23l464cWst
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
Rohask,s stomach Rnlers-This

excellent medicine has become widely known
as one of the best remedies for Dyspepsia and
other stomach diseases that has ever been
offered to the public.-AustiH, Iad) Argus.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
Enr Rusiness Fdnraiinn ami 10 hecoml

a good telegraph operator, go to the National
Spencerian Bus mess College, YOung's Block,
corner Of Main and Wisconsin Streets, Mlwau-
kee Wisconsin. ROBRET T.. SPENCER.
Principal.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

DIR. j. wilbur, Magnetic Pity sIcian WI
cure the sick at his residence, SCI Milwaukee street
Milwaukee, Wis, until further notice. Also cure
at any distance by sending magnetized paper
Send handwriting, subscribed envelope, and -four
red stamps He viii publish in the MILWAUKEE
DAILY WISCONSIN,, each day for six months cures of
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
TEIECRAPHTC SUMMARY,
REsUuE OF THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The Court of Appeals has conilrmed
the sentence of death OF Gonzales anu kei y
cier for the murder OfOterO,Of BrooAi4h' w. l.
The Iiobt house at Bay Point, Port
ROYAL barbor- was entirely destroyed by LOT tOI-
nadO which visited that vicinity ON the Z''n
nit. 49,, u
A LARGE fire occurred IN the 18th ward
Of Cincinnati. Tuesday night, destroying the
Methodist church, Stiles planning MILL al"
several dwellings. Loss S5O,OOO-
The Carlinville, Ill, Democrat u Si
lime 18th. saws: son Thursday last, MI. ": ?.
EcItner and old and respected citizen, hNlhs
se1-en miles south of the town, was thrown
fron1 his wagon an killed. He was found ~
inc in the road, with his neck broken
FINDINGS No. s 1S9 and 195, South
V-.tor straet Chicago. were destroyed by IRE
Saturday morning. The heaviest losers are
the Pennsylvania Oil Company. $50 ,OOo; Mes Mes
sci Brothers, grOceTs, SlGO, UUO, anu man, MN
ball & Co, SIS, 600, fully insured.
A vounp man named John Dale, Sun
5av morning. while on his way TO be married
20 Miss Hattie Madison, was shot nOar 1ltus-
Vile. PENNSYLVANIA. As rival Tor the manu-
of Miss H. had threatened TO shoot hlnl, he4f
suspected of the murder.
A violent thunderstorm accompanied
with lightning and wind, passed over Mauke
gan. H. on tue evening Of the Sth. consul
cradle damage was done. Mr. Mchay hAu
Isr0e brick house about half completed, burn
Cd to the ground. Mrs. Biddlecomes pari
vas unroofed and a valuable horse Killed.
The new extensive WOODEN factory o
Jobn C. Ross Y Kennedy, at TerTe Haut9
Ind. and the Evansville X CrawtOrdsVill
Railroad freight house were totally desfoye
bv fire at 5OclOck Sunday afternoon. Loss :
Ross u Kennedy, $4,000, insured Tor ~, 5O'
Mrs. George johnson, of Mariol
+ovvnsbiu Washington county, Iowa, was s
severely burned, on the LIST, IN consequence
her clothes taking fire from coal iAillh
:. alln nIrkInn ND cllI
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
N HemnsfRd's

New Musie.-At III. N. Hempsted's
Piano Warer0oms and Music Publishing House
40 Main Street, Milwaukee, can be had all the
latest productions of Vocal and Instrumental
| Music. Letters from the country promptly
answered, and orders filled on receipt OF the
money.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

at hienuOLa, His may 81 -" -
Holm of South Cleveland, Whitley county,
Ind. complained of slight indisposItlon, and
nv mistake took large dose OF crude anti
niony (which he had purchased IN Cmcago),
surprising 1t to be powdered charcoal Medl'
cal sid was rendered, but proved unavalling,
and he expired about o'clock the IOlo"lhS
evening,
CAPTAIN c.. G. Richardson, formerly
of the 18th Maine regiment, aud agent of the
Freedmen's Bureau at Atlanta, Ga, WAS, on
Tuesday night attacked near that city by a
man named IightfOOt, and shot twice. Rich
ardson had commenced practlcinS law IN
Tbomaston, and had been ordered by Light
foot to leave town. The wounds are expected
to prove fatal.
During a storm which swept over
Hampton Roads, last week, small boat, con-
tanning - wOrkmen, was driven out into the
Bav beyond sight and those ON board OF her
were given up for lost, but by the most deter
mined efforts in bailing the water out with
their hats and shoes, they managed to Keep
her atloat, ana reached the hght-ship at Viii
IOughbv's Shoals in safety. AT one time the
boat was nearly capsiZed, and filled with eight
cen inches OF water.
A shocking murder was committed on
the night Of the 10th at Elk Ridge bridge,
baltimore county, eight miles from Baltimore.
Davis White, aged % years of age, was at
tackled in his own house by two men and beaten
10 death Ills daughter, who was aroused by
his cries was also beaten, and her son, four
teen wears of age, was seriously injured. The
man was robbed of his watch and small sum
OImOney, and his daughter of $40 No ar
rests have vet been made.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

from her pipe Mhlle she "as
in the dOor-yaTd, that she died on
Building $50 West HOustoIil
Y occupied by the Starr Armol
Higgins, sewing machine manu-
others, wss burnt "Wednesday D
Several OF the adjacent building
damaged. The loss is estimated
mostly insured. q
The United States express.
on the Pacific railroad, in Miss.
Sth. II is stated, was robbed On
One report saws the car was enter
was sleeping; another, that a pis
To his head ana he was made to-
keys OF the safe.
III NJ 81
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23

lyal GeOf-
shes regu-
ave now
Third aud
Detroit on
beestab-
lternlent of
here and at
lg the de-
ed that all
CharlOtts-
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10, We shall forget Our poverty when
SO are dead aud our heroes are trim.
n the monument We built to lhcII
memory. 10 make provision for the
education of the children should b,
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their duty in this matter, and the,
will do It. Those who were foremost
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General frank rhcaihr ms Letter
10 The Nashville COnI entl0n.

NASHVILLE Tom, Feb ie, 1900.
GENTLEMEN: Your invitation TO
attend the mass meeting" on the
approaching anniversary of the birth.
LAY of the Father of his Country"
i. received.
am of the number of "thosc
who desire to see the State of Ten
nessce restored to her Pristine and
proper position Of equality and in
luence in the Union" and regret
deeply that previous and pressing
engagements, of Il nature which ad.
nit neither of neglect or delay, will
prevent my attendance on that inter
esting and important occasion.
Without arrogance or cgotism, ]
may say that in other days | hav,
borne some humble part in adding 10
the glorics that cluster around III,
old standard, so proudly dcnominatcd
"thc flag of the free"
Without personal shame or regret
| add that more recently ] hav
warrcd under another banner, and
against the one whose ample fold
now float from the dome Of your
Capitol. In both positions | but
obcyed the bchests OF the noble old
mother upon whose bosom ! had my
birth, within whose limits | hay,
passed my life, and beneath whose
soil | propose, God willing, that my
ashes shall rcpose when lirc's "tatoo'
shall have sounded. / did but my
duty | strove to do ii well.
| am u Tenncssecan still and
having with Tennessee, accepted the
results Of the late contest " honest
good faith. and with full purpose To
abide by them, | have only to add
that the State has within her borders
no other son who will within the
compass Of his ability, do more Ia
advance the Interests, honor and
glory Of the Union Of which she is
an integral member.
Your obedient servant,
II. 7. CHEATHAM.
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Startling Sensation In Cleveland,
0hiO...ApparitI0n OF l0ctOr
Hughes, Who was Recent.
y Hung.

DIR. Hughes, while standing upon
the scailold, with the rope about his
neck, declared that he should be
with the earthly community as much
after death as before, and he seems
determined To keep his word. Among
the many persons who called to
sec, Hughes III his cell before bis cx-
ecution, was an honest butcher Of the
Tcutonic persuation. This man,
from the moment Of his first inter
view with the doomed doctor, be-
came much afflicted with Hughes on
the brain. Scaiiolds and gbbcts,
and men dancing by the neck, were
constantly fitting before his sleeping
and waking eyes. After the doctor
was executed matters grew worse and
worse, the butcher being unable to
sleep Of nights at all, owing TO the
CHASTITY visions that appeared before
him. The climax TO this strange
state of mind was reached last even
ing.
Upon that OCCASION the butcher en-
tered his barn in order to care for
the inmates thereof, when who should
he see, standing by the side oil the
horse, but DR.. Hughes, dressed in
the same suit OF clothes that he wore
before leaving the planet, and look
ing Just as natural Us life. The
butcher gave one loud, piercing and
unearthly yell, and fell upon the
stable floor in q swoon. His family
|, hearing the cry, fastened to the barn,
/, where he was found just in the act oil
recovering. With a wild eye and
blanched check he pointed to thestall
and inquired whether DIR. lIughc.
: was still there. Upon a negative
r answer being returned, he declared
/ that he had just seen him, and that
i, ii he wasn't in the barn he must b,
. in the immediate vicinity. With al
unsteady step, aud with theassIstanc
: of his wife, the butcher was enablct
y to reach the house. lie has not ye'
recovered from the irightof asteven.
. ing, still remaining in a high stat
/ of mental and physical excitement.
: We hear, also, that the inmates o
! the Jail were likewise thrown int
c great terror and excitement ycster
|, DAY, owing to the appearance o
Hughes, who entered the prison am
walked about the corridors, as wa
his wont before the execution. ii
looked perfectly natural, and wa
4 dressed in the neat black suit that h
's wore upon the scailold. As he walk
10 cd up and down the corridors, he WI
seen to occasionally pass his han
|, about his neck, at the same tim
y giving vent to . squirting SCUM
y from beneath his teeth. He hnall
walked up the steps that led TO b
r. cell in a cool and leisurely name
\ and entering that apartment, =
down and commenced writing poctr.
~ How much Of Hughes appeaanI
e, to the Jail prisoners and to the butcl
hi er Is owing to imagination, we Lea
- our readers to determine.
Cer,laHd Herald, F6. !
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ORGILL BROS Il co.,
Prospcefu. or the Clarion.


Published daily AID weekly at Jaekpn,
Mis-. The Clarion Newspaper and JOB once
has been tsmovsd FROM Meridian 10 this city.
and hsnssisfth will Ne psnnnnshily loeaied Il
taskson. Established II The csrl'oi q ths
State We hops the Clarion viii enter on q res
and wider hsla Of usefslnss aad that bymak-
Ing Il hri eias daily and weekly journal u
mar ts received - a welcome visitor In svssy
neirhtofhood IN the stats.
While ws claim rsrfsss undergraduates IN The
erpresslua n oar opinions, VI sail LABOR hon-
sstly and Eaishsally Coz every nss.ssfs esleslst
Il 70 dsrsi9p The rx=ourcss q The stats nnd -
s,ofs esalsatasat AID prosperity % her eitiftrs-
Oar r~sdegx viii b. furnished ssth Tie latest
tslsuraphis nswa c~orrsspondsncs fFum Impair
,ani roiur. fail report " Ffa<ssaings a TIE
s~peroarhlas session q Congrss together vita
avaris,y q Interesting reading matter. Special
siientioa viii h. siEsn 70 eezsmsrciA nss<
and The latest msrkst npfts non our most
important cities sill APPEAR regularly. A. Ne
ofieial Journal q The State. tbs acts and rsso~
buttons u ne Legislature Exsrafiss p~ro<lans-
tOns, ETC. viii u soarss y pabliza~d-
Atamafst 4 intsrsstts he legal rrpf<inr.
~ have made afrsarrnssuts = p.shiisa he d
eisians Of The High ccsst q EsfsFs and A.
pssA
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Daur-0ns masth, t4
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The usstiy I'm h. q large asabl< sheet sca-
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