Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-14
CLIP PINGS.


Five men dug up $500 worth of
gold from one of the rivers in Canada,
in day and half.
An ever living rock rose, which
needs no earth for its growth, is one of
the floral curiosities of California.
--Advices from China state that the
new crop of tea is coming in very rap
idly, with chance of fall in price.
Why is the early grass like a pen
knife Because the spring brings out
the blade.
A New Bedford farmer cut eight
tons of hay from two acres, and at the
second moving expects to get two tons
more.
1t is estimated that our monitor
fleet of about forty vessels, carving
one hundred guns, has cost over 5000,
100000.
Near Jackson, Miss, planter late
ly retired TO rest, leaving beautiful
field of cotton of about fifty acres. The
next morning the whole field was found
riddled by the army worm.
The total number of children and
persons between the ages of six aud
twenty. in Memphis, as shown by the
scholastic census, Is S1S3, of whom
3, 998 are white and 3, 1856 colored.
An upper story hydraut left run
ming over night, caused 1000 damage
to building and goods IN the large brick
block opposite the National Hotel,
Louisville, Ky.
During one of our recent storms
the lightning struck large elm tree
standing near a mill-pond in Massa-
chusetts, and sent quite a number Of
fish lifeless TO the top of the water.
The World says there are four
hundred and fifty men in New York
who earn their livelihood by decoying
parties into farO-banks, aud sharing
the piunder with their keepers.
An old lady nc Hector, in Illinois,
after indulging in her favorite smoke,
put the pipe IN her pocket. In a few
minutes her clothes were ablaze and
she was burned to death.
Salt works, covering about two
acres in extent, have been established
at Atlantic City, N. j., after the style IN
vogue at Turks Island, and operations
are said TO be quite successful.
Gold, silver, copper and other
metals are believed TO abound in the
Black Hills of DakOtah, which are an
outlying group of hills belonging to the
Rocky Mountain range.
The Rochester Union says the
grapes throughout Western New York
promise well. If the frosts of the fall
hold off long enough to allow the late
varieties of grape to mature, there will
be an abundant crop.
"A dam to cost one hundred thous-
and dollars is being constructed across
the Susquehanna river at Williamsport.
1t will be LOCO feet long. with a
''schute" of 500 feet, and will be fin
ished in three months.
"A little girl who got lost week be-
fore last in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
was found on the ninth day about
three miles from her fathers house.
She was perfectly well when found, and
said this t she had lived on berries.
A young girl near Harrisburg, Pa,
was housekeeping recently. AS she
did not return, search was instij uted,
and her body found next day horribly
bloated, and had marks of II rattle
snake bites.
In Central and Southern Ohio the
potato crop, all but the very late plant
ed, is as good as destroyed by the rot.
Ia Northern Ohio all the late, and most
of the earlier planted, have been ruin
ed by the drought.
The net earnings of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, Kansas branch, IN July,
were $50, 600. The amount of business
done for the Government was S64, 900,
and the gross earnings were 100000.
The length of the road operated on was
235 miles.
Near Granada, Miss, a few days
ago, six wolves made an attack upon a
negro, and regular battle ensued. The
negro made a heroic defense with
hickory stick, ard succeeded In killing
one of them and putting the others TO
flight.
In the Dominion of Canada polling
places are divided off, not according TO
territory, but according to the alpha
bet, as the windows for transient or
advertised letters in our larger post
offices.
Jonathan Young, of Paris, Ill. tied
a terrapin behind him, on horseback,
to carry home from the fields The ter
rapin fretted the horse and the latter
threw Mr.. Young, who died of his in
juries next day.
1t is stated that a disease like the
cholera prevails to great extent among
the prairie chickens in Illinois ; also
that this game is poisoned by eating
potato bugs, great numbers of the in
sects having been found lii their crops.
The statement should be investigated.
The latest plan for improving the
reefs In New York harbOr known as
He'll Gate, contemplates the construc-
ton of channel % feet deep at low
water. It would cost IS, 600, 900, and
the time required for the work will be
about 10 years. Congress will be asked
to furnish the money.
"A California Fur Company, with a
capital of S., 600, 000 has lately been
organized for fifty years, ut San Fran
cisco. The company will buy and sell
timber, all kinds of animal, vegetable
and mineral produce, build railroads,
and make itself generally useful.
An exchange says that house flies
may be effectualIy destroyed by taking
half spoonful of black pepper in
powder, on a teaspOonful of brown
sugar, and one teaspOonful of cream;
mix them we'll together aud place them
in room where the flies are trouble
some, and they will soon disappear.
in Handy new Cincinnati Opera
House the scenes will rise from the
stage by steam power instead of sliding
from the sides. The next improve