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

miscellaneous Items.

counts, IN Russia.
Frank p. Blair is to be presiden
of an insurance company IN st. Louis
Everywhere endeavor to be useful
and everywhere you will be at home.
-Beecher says lac advocates riches
His income shows it.
The Menken has put Dumas per
up to writing an American novel.
-Jubal Early is at a watering place il
Canada.
"A doll. ray of sunshine, ca
nary, are what the critics call Lolita.
The Havana lottery yielded 50,
400. 216 profit last year.
Fort Kearney Is just half way from
New York to San Francisco.
Sir Morton Peto is good for about
half a cent on dollar.
The Australians have engaged q
tragedian by the year for $50, 900
The Sultan clipped" the servants
at the Elysee 10000 francs.
Mrs. Mira Abby. an English poet
ess, died recently.
marguerite Powers, Lady Bless
ington's niece. is dead.
-Waddell, of Shenandoah notoriety,
has returned from Europe.
One of the drinking bars at Sara
toga clears $4,000 year.
Michigan is going to disfranchise
prize fighters.
Olive Logan is very angry at being
called at Bohemienne.
The King of Bavaria has long con-
versations with Lola MOntez's ghost.
A lady appeared as a shower of
pearls at a ball mt Long Branch.
"A pair of horses at Long Branch
are valued at $4,000.
Affairs of honor aTe every day af-
fairs at New Orleans.
"A Richmond gambler was recently
shot Tor slapping mans face.
The late Ira Aldridge married a
Swedish lady of rank and very wealthy.
"A good cargo Of coolies costs about
1926, 900 in gold.
The Indians find General Augur a
bore.
1t is proposed to run lake shore
road from Niagara to OswegO.
Our one aud two cents are made of
bronze instead of nickel.
Gibraltar has a population of 49,
49,, besides soldiera.
oil hunting Yankees are boring ex-
tensively and successfully in Italy.
A japanese almost slaughtered a
Cleveland barkeeper for insulting him.
The Havana lottery yielded 50, 49O,-
216 profit
-Titiens get $1,000 month for
singing in st. Petersburg.
Gen. Grant is trying to reduce
himself to fifteen cigars day.
Natal Tesla is chirruping to the
Canadians.
During a single month 10, 900 per
sons died from the plague in Mauritius.
In Meigs county, Ohio, apples are
thirty cents "A bushel.
Edward Conner, Consul at Guav
anO, the pioneer journalist of Oalifor-
MIA, died July 18th.
The tx Queen of Naples was only
unhappy and child
less.
Evil men speak that which thew
wish rather than that which tbasr
n. .ne last 377 miles of the Pa
cine Railroad % stations have been es-
tablished.
"A beautiful fight" is mentioned as
taking place in Springfield, Massachu-
sets.
Maggie Mitchell, when little girl,
was engaged to sweep certain portions
of Barnum's Museum.
In Virginia there are 80 colored
and 1872 white teachers engaged in
cOlOred schools.
Lady PaImerston was favored with
the only private visit made by the Sui
tan in London.
A man in New Jersey died recently
of drinking eight glasses of lager and a
glass of whisky.
The Swiss hold their elections on
to sanctify and soiemnize the
proceedings.
The original meaning chignon
Is cabbage. Heads of cabbage-Oh,
ladies
A Connecticut River farmer boasts
of field of corn averaging nine and a
half feet high.
"A Newport advertiser wants to let
a cottage containing eight rooms and
an acre of ground. "
Ono hundred aud thirty lodges of
Good Templars have been started in
Ohio during the past year.
-An amusing item in the Louisville
census is thirty thousand cats of the
gender.
The Newfoundland fisheries are
not yielding well. There are plenty of
fish, but they won't bite.
Mr.. Hurlburt, IN a late letter 10
the World, insinuates that the Empress
Eugene was in love with Macmillan.
Madame Parepa Rosa has entirely
recovered from her late sickness, and is
in better voice than ever.
The New York Gazette complains
that nobody seems to be getting mar
ried.
The boarding house association of
New York for sewing girls is doing a
good work.
Gen. Fremont is acting Chief En-
gineer and Superintendent of South
ern railroad
Mattresses are now made of sponges
which are said TO be superior to hair for
such purposes
"A tame bear in Northern Missouri
attempted to rob "A beehive. He will
not repeat the experiment.
The crop will furnish six bushels
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