Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-02
CLIPPINGS.
miscellaneous items.

"A Worcester, Massachusetts, pa
paper advertises for an aple- bodied
man to shovel snow from now till the
first of November next.
An attempt to remove the capital
of Pennsylvania from Harrisburg to
Philadelphia has been defeated in the
State Legislature.
The two wealthiest colored men of
Nashville are Rev. Peter Lowry, for
merly a drayman, $50, 900, and Will
liam Sumner, real estate dealer, $780,
900
A Washington correspondent is
convinced by careful observation, that,
in lobbying q scheme through Con-
eress. female beauty is far more potent
than brains or bank notes.
e. George, of DEBORAH, Iowa. was
drugged and robbed of $67 by couple
of Williams, in Dubuque, one day last
week. The robbers, Grow and Ran
money recovered.
Santa Anna, once reputed enor-
mously rich, is now bankrupt. In a
suit recently brought by him IN Ha-
vana, he avowed his inability to give
sufficient security for his part of the
costs
The most magnificent fountain in
the world is to be erected on the site of
the Chateau d'Eu, in Paris. 1t will be
composed of four waite RAILS, eight lions
spouting water, and an immense can
delabra, which is to light up the whole
at night.
A Paris letter states that the at
| taches and clerks of the French war
Office have received orders from Mar
shall Mel to study the map of Poland.
The French have always shown laud-
able enthusiasm IN Developing geo
graphical sciences.
Mayor McMichael, OF Philadelphia,
has been authorized to borrow, on the
credit of the city, the sum of 81. 60O,-
600, which is to be expended in the
improve ment of the water works, the
purchase of League Island, and the
building of frst-class ice boat.
Mr.. VIM. Wheatley, the actor and
theatrical manager. has sold out his
interest in Niblo's Theatre to JBrret 81
Painter, his partners, for 500, 900. He
Intends to retire from business alto
gether. The arrangement is to date
from September next.
The London Star says that eight
hundred women, employed in the gov
eminent cigar factory at Marseilles, re-
Gently sang the "Marseiilaise" while
engaged in their work. The ominous
chant threatens soon to be heard all
over France.
Miss Hester G. Payne, of Dorches-
ter county, Maryland, has just recov-
cred Sc, 0C0 from John l.. WrightsOn,
for breach of promise of marriage.
The parties are itensely respectable,
and the developments at the rial are
pronounced by the local papers as good
as play.
"A few days ago young man en-
ployed in saw mill in Maine, got
caught in the machinery, and before
it could be stopped was carried between
two and three hundred times around
an iron shaft, passing with each revo-
luton through a space about Is inches
in width between the shaft and par
tition. Strange to say he escaped with
comparatively slight injury.
The New York Tribune, in the
course of a recent article on bribery Ill
the Legislature at Albany, gives point
to the charges of corruption by the re-
markable statement that ga Senator
is currently reported to have sold his
vote and influence, first to one side for
| Sl5. 600, then to the other for 800, 600,
insisting that he must have IS. 900 ex~
ira for has soul.
-Kratsalatt's wife discovered her
old hen sitting in the back yard, and
s'bust up her nest" Soon after the
poor wife came in much excited, aud
said: "My dear Kratsalatt, took the
eggs from Browne and she has gone
and sat onto an old meat axe" LET
her set" said the bilious old fellow,
''if she sets on an axe maybe she'll
| hatchetl"
The New York correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune states that when
Mr.. Bryant called on Mr.. Dickens, at
his hotel, and sent up his card, it was
returned, with the reply that Mr.. Dick
ems made it a rule to see no one. Ac-
cording to this correspondent, it was
this insult which led Mr.. Bryant to de-
cline to preside at the journalistic din
ner to Mr.. Dickens on Saturday last.
The story is told very positively, but We
don't believe it.
in the suit brought in Boston
against the Marine Natl nal Bar of
New York, to recover for the loss of a
trunk containing bonds valued at
500, 900, Judge Hoar directed the juryS
to find for the defer dants, mainly on
the ground that there was no evidence
of negligence on the part of the Bank
shown by the plaintiffs, holding that
the mere loss of special deposit, who q
there is a possibility of loss from other
causes than negligence, would not au-
thorizs the jury in finding verdict
against the bank.
"A series of ''parlor entertainments"
has been begun in the st. James Meih-
odist Church in New Brunswick, N. J.
The pastor, DIR. Tiffany, originated the
idea, and among the readings given
las. week were David Copperfield,"
Hoods s'Song of the Shirt" SCOTS |
.'Marmiou, aud Tonn5son's sfalAJ |
Queen" The people like these enter
tainments, and the newspapers praise |
the elocution of the readers.
Earl Cardigan died in England on |
the 2Slh of last month. He was q
dasbing cavalry officer, and as the
leader of the ''Oharge of the Light
Brigade" at Balaklava, stands lair
chance of military Immortality. In
professional as vel as 10 private life he |
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