Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-21
CLIP PINCS.


"A three-months bride in New Jer'
sey tried to kill her husband with an
ak for ax-ing impertinent questions.
The Everett statue, in the Boston
Public Garden, will be dedicated early
in October. Elk. Governor Andrew will
deliver the dedicatory address.
New York pays 81, 400, 900 annually
to the teachers of the 255 public schools
of that city. There are 1900 teachers,
of whom all but 260 are females. -
Mr.. Haight, the Governor elect, of
California, is Rochesterian, being the
son of Fletcher NJ Haight, who with
his family emigrated to California about
the year 1850. g.
The Montgomery Mail says that
the ensuing cotton crop of Alabama
will be satisfactory. The crop Id esti-
mated at from fifty to seventy thousand
bales. =
1t is estimated that 5000 of the
business men of New York live in the
neighboring towns, and enter and lease
the city daily by the cars. The neigh
boring towns call this kind of popula-
ton New York Roost-ers.
Portions of cargo of logwood
were found in Portland, Me-, a few days
ago, which were lost overheard forty
years since. Tins logs were in q perfect
state of preservation. = z
"A six years old boy, at Trenton,
New Jersey, who was locked up in a
tight elsoet last week by his teacher,
became insane from fright, continued
to scream at intervals for three days,
aud finally died.
The first locomotive used in Amer
lea, was the "Johu Bull" in 1888, be
tween Albany and Schenectady. Her
copper fxings were made by Peter
Smith, of Albany. The "John Bull" is
still alive and is kept as a curiosity at
the Albany Iron Works, near Troy.
The Georgia Teachers Convention
passed a resolution that 1T is just and
wise that all the children within the
limits of the state, without distinction
of race or color, should receive the
benefits of. at least, common school
education.
In the Mississippi swamps timothy
and herd grass have been found, the
former of which was five feet three
inches high, with heads eight inches
long. The herds grass was four feet
three inches high. The seed was from
forage scattered during the war.
Last Friday a man got off the Lake
Shore train going west st Erie with two
Ostensibly to get them drink,
but fingered on the platform with them
until the train started, then jumped
aboard and was gone, leaving the poor
children TO the tender mercies of the
world.
A hawk made a dash at a canary
bird, whose cage was in the window of
a house in the city of Boston, knocked
the cage to the floor, and the impetus
of its swoop taking the bird into the
room, it was captured and Gagged by the
lady Of the house before it could es-
cape. .4.- t.- e.. ..f,r.r .-r -..s-
"A burglar was shot dead at Jack
son, Michigan, the other night, by
trap gun, while attempting to break
into Thompson's gunshop. Within a
week two other burglars have been shot
by the same gun, one so seriously that
his arm had to be amputated.
An education journal for the State
of Mississippi is soon to be established
at Jackson, under the auspices of the
State Teachers Association. It's edito-
rial conduct is under the supervision of
a COMMITTEES of three gentlemen
Messrs. John Hunter, III. Pierce, and
w. G. White. -r. ...as.
The viceroy of Egypt, while in
Condor, said to one of his English en-
tertainers-a notorious man of pleasure
II don't see that there is much diff
ference between you AID us. With us,
a rich man keeps all his wives under
one roof; but in this country You rich
men have a separate house for every
wife.
The death of Macmillan is now
being performed at Milan. Macmillan
falls in love with the wife of Jnarez,
and the two lovers adore each other in
spite of obstacles. The Empress Car
lotta is sent to Europe, so as not to in
terfere with the intrigues of the Empe-
r0r. Juarez swears vengeance. He
shuts up his wife in a nunnery, ana
lays siege to Queretaro.
There was a furious snow storm at
Mount Washington last week. Parties
ascending were driven back. The Their
mOmeter fell to below freezing point,
and ice made on the telegraph poles an
inch thick, which still remains. The
following day, Friday, was the clearest
and finest, for nearly thirty miles could
be distinctly seen with the naked eye
in the morning.
"A locomotive distributed Mr.. Tur
ner and his wagon about the track in
Troy, N. Y, the other day Mr.. Turner
was celebrating his Goth birthday, and
felt kindly disposed. Picking himself
up after the accident, and seeing the
condition of his carriage, he hnmor-
ously remarked that he could stand it
if the railroad company could.
Enormous amounts of fossil ivory
are brought from New Siberia. Ia
some cases entire mammoths have been
discovered, preserved in ice, which
not only have the skin and hair In per-
feet condition, but the heshy portions
also. Dogs and wild beasts have eaten
them with avidity, though they must
have been frozen to death thousands
of years ago. fai
"A Mormon settlement is located in
Minnesota, at Battle Lake, which is
called the most charming place in the
state. 1t consista OF eighteen families.
They occupy a Thousand acres of well
fenced and we'll cultivated land. They
are disciples of 10 smith, and do not
permit pOlygamy. The settlement is