Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-22

-Haight, of New Jersey, aged
twenty nine, is the youngest man IN
the House, and Thad. Stevens, aged
seventy five, is the Oldest.
"A Paris actress fell near the foot
lights, but escaped injury from the cir
eumstance that she had nothing on
which could take fire.
The Maryland Legislature refuse
to make valid marriages between col.
ored people who have lived as man and
wife since emancipation.
-"Toboganing" is one of the fash.
ionable winter sports at Montreal. We
call it sliding down hill, or ccastilg, in
this part of the world.
The Virginia navy for protecting
the oyster interests of the state, con-
sists OF three tugs, each 60 feet in
length by Is feet beam.
Some of the most fashionable wo-
men ia Paris have appeared there of
late dressed entirely in red - hats,
plumes, CATERS and gloves.
1t is difficult and unsafe to approach
Mobile by water, owing to the thous-
ands of piles, sunken vessels aud tor
pedoes that still fill its channels.
"A clerk in a st. Thomas tCanadal
dry goods store has been put in Jail to
prevent him from killing young lady
who haa the bad taste not to love him.
-Surratt was taken out of Jail one
day last week for the purpose of having
his photograph taken. This is the
first time he has been out since his
trial.
Fifteen hundred freedmen OF
Lowudes county, Miss, are reported
to have signed their names TO an agree
ment to emigrate to Liberia, says pa
per of that state.
On examining the papers of a de-
ceased Spaniard in New Orleans it was
found that he had expended in the
course of his life 100000 in lottery
tickets and never drew prize.
General Schouler, late Adiutant
General of Massachusetts,, offers a sill
yer medal to the best drilled man in
the Schouler Guard (colored) of New
Bedford.
A disgusted tourist says of Italy
hat It is impossible TO enjoy travelling
u
picturesque, where half of the inhabi-
tants are beggers aud the other half
thieves.
The manager of 4 school near Phil
adelphia has cut down the fruit. trees
and destroyed the grape vines which
adorned the premises over which he
has charge, in order, as he says, to
remove from the pupils the temptation
to steal.
The total amount of lumber manu-
featured aud shipped from the several
ports on the east shore of Lake Michi-
gan, during the season just closed, IS
not less than 100000, 900 feet. This
vast amount OF lumber was sold Tor
so. 900, 900.
Poor Carlotta, by order of her ply
stefan, is now undergoing a system OF
mental shocks. Startling intelligence,
which heretofore was carefully kept
from her, is now broken to her abrupt
", and she really seems to improve
under the treatment.
The Mankato Mimi Union says
that in Sonth Bend recently, man
over so years of age, was married to a
Swedish girl of 90 years of age. Mr..
Pugh is Welshman, and cannot speak
word of English nor Swedish, and
the girl eau neither speak Welsh nor
English.
"A new form of lathe has recently
been adopted in Leeds, England, the
arrangement being such that cutting
tools can be brought into action simui-
taneously on the opposite faces and
inner surface of the tire, so az to CON-
plete the entire operation without
shifting the work in the machine.
1t is key to Eugene Casserly IS
affectionate and tender nature that the
first dispatch he sent announcing his
election to any one was to his good old
mother, residing In Brooklyn, n. 7.
Tt read: ''My Dear Mother: Your son
has been chosen a United States Sena-
tor from California.
"A letter in the Paris paper states,
on the authority of a colonel of the
French army, that instead of there be
ing any exaggeration in the account of
the famine in Algeria, things are even
worse than stated. More than two
hundred thousand persons, it is re
ported, have already persisted. A vast
amount of destitution is also reported
in the east of Prussia.
Three young men from Peoria
managed a rather clever confidence
game last week at Canton, In this state.
They sold farmer a lot of worthless
shoddy goods for $3.50, and we're con-
graduating themselves on their smart
ness, when they were visited by the
sheriff and compelled reluctantly 70
disgOrge.
There is 10 cine yet to the perpe-
traitors of the Benninehoff robbery.
Two suits have been commenced
against Benn1nghoff's son, Joseph, by
Messrs. Harley q Cady, each laying
damages at $50, 900, for defamation of
character, by the issue of warrants for
arrest, and arrest. The suits were
brought in the Court of Common Pleas,
Vensngo county.
AT fashionable wedding in Brat
tleboro, VT, recently, a cynical old
gentleman presented the bride with
pair of hatirons, a dashboard, mop,
broom, and gridiron. These cheap
but useful articles indicate the peculiar
duties of a good housewife, and we're
probahlv DESIGNED to bring reprOach