Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-31

new binding OF magnificent proper
tions.
John Stuart Mill has written Il
congratulate Kansas on allowing wo
men TO vote.
The London Times employees fif
teen Parliamentary reporters, and the
other principal London journals fifteen
together.
Somebody has unearthed a ticket
OF the Cumberland mountain road lot
terry, dated 176S, and signed by George
| Washington as treasurer.
Queen Victoria and the King of
the Netherlands have exchanged some
territory on the gold coast of Africa,
for mutual convenience.
The guerrilla Quantrill is in the
commission business In Mexico, just
across the Rio Grnnde, under the name
of Samuel Anderson.
-Helmboldt, the Buchu man of New
York, spent 1914, 900 in the various
styles of advertising, last year. and
made money by 1T.
There were one hundred and thir-
teen fires in New York during July last,
causing losses 10 the amount of 1926, =
600.
Rev. DIR. Bellows writes that he ad-
mires the politeness more than the
taste of those who declare the Hudson
superior to the Rhine.
1t is said that General Grant is a
descendant from Matthew Grant OF
Dorchester. Mass, who came to that
town in 1880.
The deepest well in the world is
the artesian shore" at the Columbus
20 State Penitentiary, 1926 feet. or
more than half a mile.
Pike, of Arkansas, charged with
violating his parole by writing incen-
diary articles" says he never gave or
had any parole to violate.
The Sultan didn't know how to
shake hands when he came to England.
What wouldn't Gen. Grant give for such
blessed ignOrancei
There we're 264,00 ''better for
worse" especially the latter contracts
made in the United States during last
year.
"A Boston man, lately deceased, had
insurance policies upon his life amount |
ing to $4,000, payable within sixty
days.
"A brother Of Postmaster General |
Randall has bought house and lot in |
Jacksonville, Florida, aud designs set |
Ting there.
Kinder is the lOOking-glass than
the wine-glass the former reveals our
defects to ourselves only the latter to
our friends.
--lhe A tia Californian thinks Z" the
child is born who shall get see Califor-
MIA producing a hundred million gal
Ions of vine annually"
He of all kinds set 81 days,
ducks % days, geese 80 to 80 days.
guinea fowls 2S to 40 days, turkeys %
days, pea hens 80 days.
-Brigands are plenty in Greece.
The government has heen ohopping oil
their heads at the ate of about three
thousand a month.
Mrs. DTsraeli sits nightly in the
ladies' gallery, watching, through
lattice, the brilliant defence of her dar-
ling husband.
A New York paper collar company
has got out an Injunction against eleven
other companies for infringing on it's
patents.
Two chaps have been convicted in
San Francisco of counterfeiting the
trade marks of Clicquot &
Heidsick.
r,5rlN5t aaTT1 'IagEseX. has few peach ess but
latter state is estimated at 1926. 900
"A Boston boy has invented a pro
,ese for the rapid and extensive manu-
iacture OF turtle soup. Pour quart of
water into painful OF hash.
The Chicago papers are calling for
gates at the city bridges. Women are
occasionally swept into the river as
things stand now.
Another chivalric tournament" of
Tin spears aud gilt rings took place at
Paris, KY, a few days ago. Nine
knights contended.
One M. Bureau is said to have fled
to France with 100000 distracted
from the government funds at Vera
Cruz.
The disease from which Elias
Howe, the sewing machine inventor,
suffers, is dropsieal enlargement of the
heart.
The citizens of Julesburg have or
gained themselves into an independ-
emit city, owing no allegiance to Ne
braska or Colorado.
-JuIesburg, the last jumping off
place manufactured by the Pacific
has already a Mayor and a
city government.
The applications in bankruptcy
are less numerous than lawyers expect
ed. The reason assigned is that the
affidavits required are so searching
that comparatively few debtors can
make them.
American colleges are prosperous.
Donations, legacies, &c, have lately
enriched many foundations. Harvard
last year received $475, 900 Alma Mater
of money.
The total amount of property stol-
en- In Cleveland. during the month of
july. was So, 312.25. Amount collected,
$597 80. Amount undiscovered 81
8l4 70.
Queen Victoria is building a new
house in the Scottish Highlands, seven
miles from any other dwelling. She
intends it to be a place of retirement
for herself and few select friends.
Two plates of gold were found in a
coal mine in Gardner, Illinois. They
were inscribed with hieroglyphics--
three inches long--two wide aud one
thick.
Atone of the stations of the Union
Pacific Railroad two sacks of flour and
A A. l. =, 10