Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-07
Gossip of Things Local aa d
Otherwise.

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- The weather has been delightful for a
few days past.
- Theyan Solen murder tnal is still
/ going or, at st. Paul.
= There is to be picnic of fat men at
Utica, next month. 10 person viii -he al
loved to participate in the festivities who
weighes less than $50 pounds.
= The bear in Dan Rices curcus at Dan
bury. broke the partition in his cage, and
nearly killed the kangaroo before he was
mastered.
| The wife of Gen. Thomas Fl. Benton.
died at Marshaltown, Iowa, ON the 18th nit.
A Grant and Colfax meeting was held
AT ST. Paul. on Friday night. and was largely
attended. These meetings will be held reg
ularly during the campaign.
= Two burglaries took place at Dayton
Bluff on Friday night. but nothing of val
ne was taken.
= The work on The new buildings in this
city is being pushed rapidly forward. The
Roof is already on Dickinson's building. and
one of the store rooms below is plastered. 1t
will be ready TO start sbiz" in before long.
= We see that the government boat G. j.
Ca6rey is around looking for shallow water.
She has her dredging machine on her, and it
looks as if she intended to ego for sand bars +"
A team belonging 10 l.. s. Hull. took it
ints their heads to 60 on their own hook. a
few days ago; they went through Broad St.
exiting" and brought up on sign post.
= Tbs steamer Key City. of the Davidson
Line, came up esterday with.a big load of
freight and a cabin full of passengers. She
went UP to the bar above this place. but
could not get over. She came back and
went through the slough
Hastings held grand Celebration at Hast
ings few days ago.
On Saturday last, in Teutonia
Hall. at Hastings. man Damed Bruce, per-
formed the extraordinary feat of walking fifty
miles in ten hours and fifteen minutes, aver
aging four miles and a half per hour.
- Prairie chickens are said by hunters TO
be cry scarce this year. The reason is sup
posed 20 Re. that uey have been eating pots-
to bugs. and weae poisoned.
A barn belonging to Mr. E. W. Blue,
of the town of Rosemont, in Dakota Co. Min,
was struck by lightning and burned on Nom
day last He slso lost seventy or eighty tons
of hay, four good horses. quantity of grain
and lot of farming tools. The loss is esti-
mated a; ST. $50.
- The Hastings Union in speaking of i'm
provsments in that city says: The two
large and Substantial blocks on Second St
are rapidly progressing towards completion
A number of other buildings in differ emf
| parts of the city are being pushed forward
rapidly, and soon our city can pride herself
/ in looking back over season of building,
that will compare fsvcrably with any in the
State
= At Manchester. England, few days
ago. an alarm of fire was given at Music
! Hall, when the audience was seized with q
| panic and rushed for the doors. Twenty
/ three persons principally women and children
were crushed to death A large number
had their arms and legs broken, and were
otherwise injured.
A human body was found floating IA
the river near Homer. few days ago. Tb'
Winona Republican says that an examination
by the coroner leaves no doubt that the body
is that of P. Thompson the man who stepped
overheard from the steamer Savanna on he
last trip up.
- The wheat harvest throughout this snC
adjoining States progressed with vigcr during
the past two weeks One week of good sun
! nv weather, will insure the safe and success
ful gathering of one of the largest wheat crop
ever grown in the Northwest
Monroe proposes to beat the world in the
beauty of brick made there
- DR. Charles Smith, of Evansville, wal
robbed of$l0O by burglars on the 9th.
A number of buildings at Clinton hav,
been.robbed by burglars. who are thought tC
have gone toward Delevan.
- The St Paul Dispatch says that from
careful inquiries made from persons residing
in different parts OF the State, we are satisfied
that the storm of Wednesday night passed
over a comparatively small belt of country
and the most violent part OF it over very
limited tract. 1t was scarcely felt at Far
mingtoH nor at Redwing-a wind that Sigh
| ly Frustrated the grain being the only indica
ton of storm.
The sportsmen are cleaning mp thei
shootng-irons and training their dogs 70
the annual pilgrimage into the game regions
Closing out at the BOOK AND VARI
ETY. STORE.
- The st. Peter Tribune says that tract
laying ON the Valley Railroad is still car
ried IN twithsta udiuu the absence of FIN