Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-01
Miscellaneous Items.

In Cincinnati there is a great pud-
die said to be worth $4,000. 1t was
created be. the recent fire which melted
ten thousand boxes of candles in the
basement of building.
In the great fruit growing region
of Egypt, in south Illinois, peaches
are said to be already as large as wal
nuts, and the orchards are burdened
with them. The rot and the curculiO
permitting, there will be an abundant
crop the coming season.
"A few days ago, an aristocratie
welding took place at Norfolk, Conn.
The bridal presents were choice and
costly. They were valued in the ag-
gregate, at $4,000. Among them were
a So, 900 roll of greenbacks, two sets of
diamonds, "a camel's hair shawl and
heavy silver plate.
The Seventh Regiment of New
York city, instead of spending their
money 10y going TO the Paris Exhibi-
ton for vain show, are soon to erect
monument in Central Park, which is to
cost $40, 900. 1t is TO be raised in mem
DRY OF those OF its members, very few
In number, who persisted in defence of
the Union during the late rebellion.
-'Uncle Toms Cabin" is said to be
still selling at the rate of 1000 copies
per year. The original publishers have
sold upward of 1880 copies of it In
all, and, what with the foreign editions,
it Is probable that nearly million cop
les of this famous book have been
printed. 1t has been translated into
French, German, Italian, Spanish and
Russian.
-Chickering and Son, and Steinway
& Co., of New York City, are said to be
the only American piano-forte manu-
facturers represented at the Paris Ex-
hihition. This is owing to the fact
that but a very limited space has been
allotted to pianos of American make.
Other manufacturers, in the same
branch of business, are greatly eXer-
cised in consequence.
--Seyeral journals in Paris have been
thrown into a state of great cOnsierna-
uon IN consequence of threat attrib-
uted TO Count Bismarck. The Prnssian
Minister, iTritated at the tone of the
French press, us said to have declared
that in case of war, he will cause to be
published throughout Germany, the
names of the different Paris Journals
and printers subsidized by Prussia dur
ing the war.
The Republican Convention of
Ohio, to nominate the State ticket, is
announced to be held at Columbus, on
the 10Th of June. The call declares
fhaf ha s,far. pf Of Fhn
Southern States, which is now before
the country, and which 1T is believed
will be accepted by the South, in spite
of tho adverse cOunsels of the Northern
Democracy, must be the leading issue
in the campaign, together with the
mooted question of the full enfTanchise-
ment of the negroes.
The advent of warm weather is re-
presented to be backward all over the
United States. The late frost did
good deal of damage in Tennessee
The Columbia Herald says the cotton
that was up has gone down, badly nip
ped. Corn, in the bottom lands, is
sadly bitten but will come ont again if
properly worked. The wheat-the
crop in which the people of Tennessee
now AcCl blt llNGiitSb iuibEtSt-io not
hurt.
Henry st. Paul, a plucky little
Frenchman. formerly of the New Or
leans bar, but now the editOr-in- chief
OF the Mobile Times, few days ago
had quarrel with the notorious John
Forsyth, of the Mobile Advertiser and
Register. and sent him challenge to
fight duel According to a statement
in the Times, Mr.. Forsyth did not re.
spond. MIR, Forsyth has always been
a bitter secessiOnist, but during the
late war, he kept away from stray bull
let's, believing that prudence is the bet
ter part of valor.
"A recent communication in the
New York Tribune, represents the en-
tire debt of the United States to be
about So, 000, 600, 900, The writer sug-
gests various plans for the gradual
sinking and final extinction of the
debt. He says, if the principal of our
immense debt was ever to be paid, it
wonld be far better if we had no inter
est-bearing bonds at all, but only a
common debt, represented in the shape
of "a National Currency, to be redeemed
with specie as fast as possible, by a
just taxation on all property within
reach of the Government. In which
case the entire burden would be dis
tributed among all, to be enjoyed, or
participated IN, by all, until the debt
was finally liquidated by said taxation.