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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Important news from Japan and China

New York, Feb. IL. Additional adj
vices from Japan, ola San Francisco,
have been received, which contain the
following:
Que of the Shagoon's palaces, at
Jeddo, was burned down by Satsuma's
men, who afterwards lost one of his
own. There was a severe fight and the
official report gives three handred
killed and wounded of Satsuma's men
and sixty of the government forces.
The contending parties after yards
adj a naval engagement in sight of
Yokohoma, when Satsuma's vessels es-
capped.
Satsuma, Cochin and Tosa have sur
rendered to Osaka, with their troops.
The Tycoon's and Satsuma's troops
are now fighting in the streets of Jeddo.
Satuma's palace was burned on the
night of the Goth of January and 400
men were burned up III it. The native
town was on fire in four places on the
night OF the Goth of Jan. The fire was
fortunately extinguished but with Sc
rious damage.
Foreigners have been ordered by
their consuls not to go outside the set
Element. Terrible mortality exists
among the foreigners at Hiago twenty
four having died in as many days.
At present everything is quiet at
Osak.
SHANaHAE Jan. 18th, via San Fran
cisco, February 18th. "A special to the
Herald says the Yellow River has again
burst its banks, and nothing but foreign
engineering will restore them to their
ancient solidity.
An explosion occurred at Wuchaug,
opposite Hankow, in which three pow
der magazines and more than a thous-
and lives were sacrificed. No harm was
done to European property.
Tie latest news received here respect
ing the Chinese rebellion is to the effect
that the imperialists have gained several
victories over both the Eieufers and
Mahomedahs.
It is rumored that Mandarin has
offered to take and work the telegraph
from Shanghai to Wusuna. If this be
true, he will unconsciously give mate
rial aid to the East India telegraph
COMPANY.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Marriage ExfraardInarY.

A few DAYS since, when it was rain
ing. and showing, and the weather was
as bad as It could be, two families, con-
giseing of father and six children,
from 5 to Is years of age, and of q
mother and six children, from to Is
years of age, the father widower aud
the mother a widow, made their APP
pearance on Church hill, Richmond.
The party went to the door of a physi-
clan and inquired where Father Court
ney lived. They were informed that
Father Courtney had passed from earth
about two years since, and 1t was hoped
and believed that he was in Heaven.
The old gentleman then asked where
q preacher could be found, and said he
aud the old lady, at the head of one OF
the families of six, had walked six
miles in the rain and snow and sleet
for the purpose OF getting married.
and were determined TO have the knot
tied before they returned hcme. They
we're directed to the house of the Rev.
A. E. Dickinson, and told that he
would perform the ceremony for them.
The procession went to Mr.. Dickinson's
house and rang the bell. A servant
looked out and reported to MIR. ID. that
a party of beggars, large party, we're
at the door.
MIR. d. came down and was agreeably
surprised to learn that his services
were required to solemnize the rite of
matrimony. The parties were invited
into the parlor and requested TO take
their positions. When they "fell il"
it happened a blooming daughter of
the old lady was next the old gentleman,
and the minister was proceeding TO
marry her to her prospective step father.
'sHoid on, hold on" she cried, ''it's not
me that wants to get married; it is
mother"
The mistake was corrected and the
ceremony was proceeded with, and the
old gentleman and lady were made one
flesh. When the ceremony was over
the old gentleman asked the minister
what his charge was. Mr.. D.sreplied,
81 make no charge" The happy BRIDE
groom thereupou took 81 note out of
his pocket and told him to pay himself
out of that. After getting his change
the head of the two families which had
been united, called his children, II in
number, up, and the procession march
ed off homeward contented and happy.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The advices from
the headquarters of the British army
in AbyssInia, state that King Theodo-
rus is at his camps near the. Palace of
Magdala, where the English captis es
are confined. The Abyssinisn monarch
is said to be in bad strait, in a mill
tary point of view, in the engagement
between two armies. The crisis IS
imminent, and may take place at any
moment. Very few OF the disaffected
native chiefs now acknowledge any
fealty to Theodorus.
The chief Clssai, ruler of the Tigra
district, openly courts the favor of
Mai. Gen. Napier. Gen. Napier fears
thar this chief, whose political charac-
ter is bad, aims at making a secret at
tack on him, and consequently seeks to
arrange and perfect q binding treaty
of alliance with him, so as to hold him
answerable for his future acts.
Thirty-fve thousand BRUSH troops
of ali classes have been landed at Soula,
and the advance of the Queens army
has reached to within two days march
of Autalo, half way towards Magdala
from the shore line, where it is very
probable the expected battle will take
place.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
The Great Medicine of the World.

Perry Davis Sons 'PAIE KILLER'' may mos,
justly be called the great medicine OF the world Tor
tGere as no region of the globe into which 1t has
not found its way, snd none where il has not
loug been largely used and highly priced. More
over, there is cline to which it has not proved
10 be well adapted for the cure Of considerable
variety of diseases; 1t Is speedy ana safe remedy
for burns, scales, cuts, bruises wounds and variou
other injuries well for dysenteFy. diarrhoea,
and bowel complaints generally, 1t Is adm irabIy
suited fur every OF men the face of the globe
1t verg significant fact, that Notwithstanding
the long period # years that the spain Killer has
been before the world it has lost whit OF
is popularity, shows least sign OF Its bseom-
ing unpopular; but the contrary, the call for it
has steadily increased from it's first discovery By
that excellent and honored man, Perry Davis, and
at no previous time has the demand for it been 30
great or the quantity msds bsen so large large ss
it Is this day
Another significant tact Is, that nowhere has
the Eain XII er ever been in higher repute or been
more generally used by fami les and Individuals,
Than it has been here at home. where 1t was first
discovered and introduced and whers its proprie-
tors, Messrs. Perry Davis Son, have g. er been
held in high esteem That the Pain Killer will con-
tinue to be- what have styled It The great medicine
Of The World there cannot be the shadow OF q DOUBT
--PRovIDENCE ADAERIIsFR.
febicwtilmAr1
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

THE WIDow's MITE. -Coyetous peo-
pie often seek to shelter themselves be-
hind the widows mite, and give a pal
try sum to the benevolent object I'M
der color OF her contribution. The
following incident has moral for all
such:
A gentleman called upon a wealthy
friend for contribution.
eyes, l suppose / must give nay
mite" said tee rich man.
"Ydu mean the widows mite. sup
pose" replied the other.
$40 be sure do"
The gentleman continued: ''I will be
satisfied with half as much as she gave.
III ow much are you worth?"
Seventy thousand dollars" he an
swered.
''Give me a check, then, for thirty
five thousand; that will be half as
much as she gave--sll she had"
II was new idea to the wealthy
merchant.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

TERRIBLE AoCIDENT-Two CHILDREN
BURNED To DEATH. "A terrible accident
occurred at or near Elmore last Mon
day afternoon, which has cast a gloom
over that community, and heaped I'M
utterable sorrow upon a family. The
full details of the heartrending calamity
have not reached us, but the following
account is substantially correct:
On Monday afternoon MIR. Joseph
Annesser left his home to go to aneigh-
boris for the purpose of grinding an
axe. While he was gone, his wife also
left home, leaving two small children
onIy eighteen months and two and a
half years old-alone in the house.
How long the parents were away we
have not heard, but during their alb
sence the house canght fire, and on the
fathers return it was nearly burned to
the ground, and both his little ones had
persisted in the -famesl Through the
Pickering light OF the fire the body of
one of the children was visible; the
other was entirely consumed. Fremont
(Ohio) Journal.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

QUEEN VIcToRIA's Book, AND HER
BANK BOOK. say-hear it with
envy, ye disappointed authors tina. the
first edition printed of the Queens
book consisted of 100, 600 copies, and
that they are all sold. The selling
price was los Cd, so that it is estimated
the profits cannot be less than e1O, 900.
How nice ii must feel to be royal
author, and have the publisher come
cringing in upon his Bonded knees
with ten bags of gold in each hand,
containing 81, 900 each. and saying: /
humbly beg your Maiesty's acceptance
of this, the first of your charming,
wondrous. incompatible, &C., 60,
work" / wonder what will be done
with the 10000? They do say that
her Majesty is already worth about e4,
600, 600. A wretched idiot named
Neill or O'Neill IL forgot which,, left
her e50o 900 in one lump some years
ago, not one penny of which, you may
be sure, has her most thrifty Majesty
ever touched. The Prince of Wales
owes FAC, 900 to his upholsterer, to say
nothing of other tradesmen. Why
doesn't he write book? Because he
can't-not even such a one as the
Queens. Genius is not always trans
mitted from mother to children, you
know. - Cor. Neao York Times.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Revelations Of the EagIIsh WOrkh0use
system.
From the London Weekly Times.

From the London Weekly Times
An infant has been killed in Wigan
Workhouse under circumstances of
great horror. 1t appears from the evil
dence given at the inquest upon the
body of this little victim of scandalous
mismanagement, that when illegitimate
children are born II the house, they
are taken from their mothers aud placed
under the care of nurses in the infant
ward. This may be necessary and,
therefore, right but in the selection
of nurses the Wigan authorities appear
to act in the most reckless and heart
less way, One of these danes, exam
ined at the inquest, stated that she was
seventy-three years of age, and had
lost the use of one arm by stroke OF
paralysis She was too weak to carry
a child, but could sit with one on her
knee. Another choice specimen of a
nurse was seventeen years old, described
by the doctor as ''imbecile" and her
talk was so soft that it was with diff.
Guilty she made herself understood.
Such being the condition of the
horsepower in the infant ward, we are
not surprised that when Susannah Ban
mister, the mother of the child, who
has Just been work-housed out of the
world, gave up her infant, she request
ed that it might be placed In safer
hands than those of Kitty Dawber, the
idiot girl. The assistant matron, how
ever, declared that nurses were scarce
Just then, and better one than soft
Kitty Dawber could not be found until
some fresh woman entered the house.
When the soft Kitty was in possession
of her tender charge, she stripped the
little creature with the intention OF
washing it. She took her station In
front of the fire, with bucket of what
is described as ''very hot water by her
side, into which she plunged the hap
less child, scalding it from head TO
foot" Idiotic Kitty Dawber paid no
attention to the little creature'sscresms,
but pertinaciously rubbed it with fan
mel. This part of the horrible process
being finished, Kitty took the child on
her knee, and rubbed off large pieces
of skin from the red, scalded flesh with
a coarse rough towel ! The paralytic
woman saw the error of this proceeding
and exclaimed to Kitty. ''Dos't ma see
thou t rubbing all the skin off ?"
This awful but grotesque tragedy
was performed on Monday. The poor
child fingered in agony till Wednesday,
when death released it from its work
house care. Kitty Dawber was appre-
hended, and the local magistrates are
exercising their Wits to discover the
amount of guilt an idiot girl manifested
in ignorantly boiling q baby, under
the delusion she was giving IL gentle
wash.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

Prom the Cincinnati Gazette, Jan. 1Sth.l
About half-past 6 o'clock last eve
ming. Mr.. James McKeehsn, of the tirm
of McKeehan & Evans. pork packers on
Sycamore street, started from his resi-
dence in Avondale, ~ the house OF
Col. Swift, north of his place. When
lust opposite the Blatchley Farm Dairy
ne was stopped by three men In the
road, one of them taking hold OF his
horse. and the others coming up on
each side IF him, with pistols pre-
sented, and made the unceremo-
NOUS and unwelcome demand,
'sDeliver up your money, damn you.
MIR. McKeehaa took thu matter as
coolly and deliberately as possible
under such circumstances, asking them
TO wait awhile. One of the desperadoes
said: 81 don't like to shoot man for
his money, but you will have to hurry
mn if You want to avoid this fate. "
Seeing there was no alternative, be
1 drew forth his wallet, saying that he
had some papers in it that he dldn't
like to lose. They told him they would
return them to him through the post
Office In the morning, and took his
name, residence and place of business.
aud his wallet, containing eighty dol
lars in money. They also took his gold
watch and chain, worth one hundred
and eighty dollars.
When he begged them not to be in
hurry, they told him they could mel
wait, as they had another man to rob
after they got through with him. After
leaving him they took across the fields
| in the direction of the Carthage pike,
They were young men, of medium size,
and, Judging from their language
Irishmen. 1t is thought one of them
may be Marsh, who escaped from the
Court House to day.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

Was SHE MAID OR WIFE. Here is
the way they do in France. A Mile
de A. became indisposed, so her family
called in the family doctor aud left
them together.
The doctor was curious and suspi-
cious as to the cause Of the young lady's
sickness He drew a lancet from his
pocket to bleed her, but at the moment
he pressed the vein he exclaimed;
Sab, mon Dieu !"
what is the matter, Monsieur ?"
"Mademoiselle, / had nearly killed
you"
Killed me ?"
"Listen p (Here he drew lancet
from bis pocket.) Here are two Ian
Gets; the first is for wives, the second
for maids. You see how necessary it
is to be careful 10 the use of surgical
instruments. You are a maiden of
course ?"
Certainly, Monsieur !"
"Well, if bleed you with wife's
lancet I should kill you; and rice 0erSa.
Now Mademoiselle, hold out your arm,
this is the right lancet p
'sDoctor II
"Mademoiselle ?"
"Take the other one ~
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

The women vino are employed go
pick hops in the great hop yards of
the West have some curious customs,
a recital of which reminds one of Ten
nyson's "eight strong daughters of the
plough" We get our information from
a writer in that model agricultural jour
nal, the Prairie Farmer. The rules of
tue yards during work hours, are most
rigid; and the pickers who are paid by
the quantity, are violently opposed TO
any dimunition of their wages
by condensation, accidental
or otherwise, of gathered hops.
IL the box tender does not closely attend
90 his business and delays them by his
want Of punctuality, or if he is careless
and lets the cross-poles by which the
box is carried strike the poles of the
yard and iostle down the hops, he is
significantly warned once or twice and
then mob punishment is resorted to.
One of the pickers quietly leaves, on
pretence of making q visit to the
other boxes. 1t she soon returns,
REINFORCED by a swarm of other pickers,
''terriDle as an army with banners. -
The unfortunate man at the box is
seized and plunged head foremost into
a hop sack, the sack tied securely, and
then picked up and dragged about
over the ground at fearful rate, the
mobbing party meanwhile laughing,
screaming and yelling like devils
Spruce young men, while visiting yards
areoccasionally put through this course
OF treatment, to their perfect astonish-
menS. It Is useless for fellow to try TO
escape, or to resist in any way, after he
is once seized. The wisest thing he
can do is to roll himself into a ball,
like frightened caterpillar, and sub
NIT to his fate with the best grace pos
sible. Visitors to western hop-yards
are warned to wear their old clothes.
A spruce man and stylish costume, in
stead of WYOMING the admiration of
these delicate damsels, only present an
irresistible temptation to their peculiar
pastime.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

Disorders ofthe Stomach, Liver and BoEeIss
The Stonaohis the great centre which influences tns
indigestion offensive breath, and physical pros
= ~, "a 1870 ~ deIression nervous
csmglains and unrefres1ing sleep The Liver eSsomes
&c. The Bowels sgmpathlze By Sostyeness Basrznoea
tbe snach and tue liver ungs bowels and kidneys par
tepate in their reerperave and rcZenersve operation
.ErysIDelas and SAILS RheHn .,..-....
prevalent this continent 70 these the Ointment Y e
eradicate the venom and then complete the cure
Bad Legs, Old Sores and Ulcers
Cases of many years stanolng, that nave
vaTaby suceubed TO few applications OF this powerfu4
Erupttons on the skin.
Arising from bad state Of the blood or chronic dis
reeained By the restorative action Of this Ointment Il
sEpasses many q tne sosnstiSs ana 9tsr sols Sp
Female Complaints.
Whether in the young Old married OF single at the
dawn Of omanhood, the Of life these tonic edi
prvsent perceptbls in the health Of the patient
Beng purely ysgst7bs pEspsEao Rey are eser z eod
ton Of health and station OF life
Piles and FtstaIa.
Every form and feature OF these prevalent and stubborn
disorders is eradcated locally snd entirely By the OF
pliSsti0n. lis healing qualities VIII be found % be
thoroueh and inVariable
Bothfe Ointuet aaa Plls shosEld be assd in the fol
Iolging cases:
Bunions- burns chapped hands chblais, asta- cout.
lumbago neTcural erup,lons plies, rheumatism rln
sore legs sore breasts heads throat Of
all kinds sPEains st joints, letter, ulcers. venersal
SORES, wounds Of all kinda
CAUTION None srs genuine unless the words
hoLLoWATis NEW YORK AND LofTDoSt' are dtscer2-
able as WATER MARK in every leaf OF the book or dlEss
tons around each pot or box the mas be seen le
~ by HOLDING TIE LEAF 10 TIE IISdT A haasls2-.s
reward vii be given to any rendering such
ton may lead t. the detection OF any parry % 49,
countsreitng the medicines vending ne sans AAoA
ing them TO be spurious.
20 Sold at the msnufactory Of Professor HoLLoyAYs
50 Maiden Lane New York and by al respectable Drug
gsts and Dealers Medicine, tnrongnout the civilized
~ There is considerable saving b. taking the larger
uzes
B-Directons for the guidance o. pafisnss In ever
disorder are aftxed TO each pot and box
- In r1T known medicines can have show
cards cfrcuIars, 60, sent FREE OF EXPENSE, b ad
drsssfrR Thonas Hon0was, % Maiden Lane N. x.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

The BARGE ENTERPRISE - Captain w.
X. TIbbals, who took the Merry feet of
wheat barges TO New Orleans as captain
OF the Ocean Wave, has returned to
Dubuque. The papers of that city say
the enterprise was successful, and there
Is now no obstacle in the way of direct
shipment in bulk from the Mississippi
river to eastern or European markets.
Mr.. Merry's first shipment will leave
him large margin for profit In the
Liverpool market as now quoted. MIR.
Merry has made arrangements to make
another trip as soon as navigation
opens. He now holds one hundred
thousand bushels of wheat In Chicago,
which he will ship to Evansville and
there load upon his barges for ship
ment to New Orleans 81 Paul Pic
neer, 10Th.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

MORNING AFTER THE STORM.
BIZ ALICE CARY.


I cannot tell where the sun went down,
Nor tell where thu sun will rice,
Such terrible fears my senses drown.
And such blscknsss fills the skies;
o sailor-msnl look through the fearful
@frown.
And say where the morning lies
The waves they best our boat about,
Asthev madly fall and rise,
And the landsmen cannol hear our shout,
For the sea winds cruel cries;
Speak out, good ssilOr-man, speak outl
And say where the morning lies.
nv hopes. they beat like our boat about,
Ana fail in the We YES as they riee;-
Nv faitE is broken to fear and doubt,
And nv hesrt within me dies;
Speak CIT, sweet saIlor-nan. speak out
And cay where the morning lies.
Andfhe sailor man stroked my sea-wet hair
Ashe pointed mp TO the skies,
And with al his voice intoned to q prsyeEi
And with ql his soul in his eyes.
BE said: Look there il il only there
That the light Of III morning lies
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

IT Is LRLATED that when Commodore
Blddle was paying visit TO Japanese
junk IN Jeddo bay in, 1916, sentry
pushed him back into mis- gig, as he
was clambering over the bulwarks.
The commodore's official wrath was
kindled; he returned to his ship and
sent peremptory demand for an apol-
gy and indemnity for the insult. The
reply was returned as speedily as the
circumstances would admit that the
sentry had acted without orders, but
that his head, which had been already
cut off, was at the mnodore's service.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Death from A Poisoned ArFeu.

From the Montgomery (Als.l Mai. Feb. 81
A few days since couple of youths
we're out in the neighborhood of the
city practicing with a bow and arrow.
One Of the boys discovered a snake,
and killed it by shooting the reptile
through and through with his arrow.
Soon afterwards one of the boys placed
himself behind tree, and exposing
one of ais hands, challenged the other
to ''shoot at the target" The banter
was accepted, and, with the same arrow
which had just pierced the snake, fred
ct the exposed hand, and struck it near
IL in the CENTER iDhicting a slight
wound. In q few hours the hand and
arm Of the lad began TO swell, showing
that poison had been communicated by
means of the arrow. The youth suffer
ed intense agony, and, after lingering
in this horrible condition, expired yes
terdsy. The boy who lost his life in
this playful and remarkable manner
was named Bailey.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Three Persons accidentally Poisoned by
krzente
[From The Jackson (a1loh citizen ]


On the afternoon of Monday, MIR.
Charles NJ. Bostwick, an old resident
of Brooklyn, in this county, had occa-
sion to take dose of quinine. Taking
the medicine from a drawer where it
was wrapped In paper among Other
medicines, he took large dose. He
then went to the barn, but soon re-
turned TO the house in great agony and
informed his wife of his conviction that
he had taken poison. She was incred.
ulous and tasted the supposed quinine
herself, as did also young woman in
their employ, whose name we could not
learn. Almost Immediately, both wo-
men were seized with violent pains and
aphyslcisn was at once sent for. Be-
fore he arrived, however, MIR. Bostwick
had been relieved from his sufferings
by death. Powerful emetics were ad-
ministered to Mrs. Bostwick and the
girl, and it is hoped they will recover.
Upon examination of the medicine it
was found to be arsenic, and the ply
sician's ard was obtained only Just In
time to save their lives. Mr.. Bostwick
has resided in Brooklyn for the last
thirty-three years and was highly re.
spected by all who knew him. BE leaves
large family of children.