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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29

surely" No wonder you could not re-
strain yourself from IS outright laughter"
1t was good. We thought you'd ap
preciaie it. it was so neat and Appropriate.
Perhaps (. r. will write again when he
sees your article, and if he does, we II
print it, SO you can larf some more, for
we want to keep you good natured. A
cross babe" you know, is mt the most
agreeable thing to have, even "in the
woods" And by the way, that was a
good hit when you spoke of E. r., hav-
Ing "but recently launched his impetu
Gus barque on the disturbed sea of Jour
nal ISM" 4" Impetuous barque" That's
capital! How much more expr essive
than impuIsive schooner or excitable
steamboat. Disturbed sea Tba.'s
fine too, though we think bounding
pillows" would have been better, for there
is more poetry into it. We are sorry
you can't control the untoward cir
cumstance" you speak of, but we rejoice
that you are consoled" with the pros
p ct of attaining that maturity of judg
ment" (which you concede to our COR
rasponden0 should your life be prolonged
1t was cautious in you to fix no limit,
FIR by so doing you have got a sure
thing. If you don't attain that maturi
ty of judgment, it will doubtless be be,
cause you have Mt lived long enough
As we said before, we don't want to tres.
pass upon E. RS portion of that article,
for we presume he would rather answer
it himself.
Now having exposed your error in re-
gard to "that committee" admitted and
explained our own, we trust to your sat-
faction, we dismiss the subject.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29

The large attendance at the Rail Road
meeting last Saturday evening, showed
plainly The feelings of tue citizens oil
Pierce eouaty upon railroad matters.
Great enthusiasm prevailed, and any
plan of action that was proposed with a
view to secure a railroad through the
county, met with the warmest approba-
ton. The meeting was not lacking In
will to do all that was required Of L, but
was undecided what TO DO, and the way
to do it. There was consequently good
deal of talking done, keeping up ran
dom discussion upon various matters, iii
order to get the sense OF the meeting
The eliminating point was at last reach
ed by the appointment Of committee to
draft bill, TO be presented to the Legis
ture, providing for a special election, to
enable the county to vote sum, moi to
exceed $4,000, to aid in the building of
the road; and also, authorizing the sever
nj towns through which the road should
run to vote additional aid moi to exceed
$4,000 each. Tie other business OF
the meeting can be seen by referring to
the report of the Secretary in another
column.
A large delegation was present from
River Falls, and Oak Grove, Clifton,
TrimbelIe and Maiden Rock were well
represented. We were glad to see such
a gathering of the clans" on this occa-
sion. Such was the unity of purpose
manifested, and determined spirit dis
played, that we feel certain when the
time comes to act Pierce county will take
mold with a = long pull, strong pull
aud pull altogether" The fact is, the
prospect that the West Wis. railway
will come to Prescott is improving daily
a"d the encouragement we already have,
should not fail to inspire us with renewed
energy aud increasing diligence. On
the eve of success, it is no time to sit
down in quiet apathy. eheered by the
comforting assurance that there is no
need OF frei,ing. the road will come to
Prescott anyhow. You have got to be
alive in this matter. Be prompt with
your influence and your money; ready
and willing to use boti if needed. You
are not asked to do any thing now, but
when you are called upon. don't be ''fOund
wanting"
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Miscellaneous Items.

Senator CoPP will please accept our
thanks for copies of the reports of the
State officers.
"A. ID. ANDBEws, Of River Falls,
has been appointed Supervisor of the
I'd district, to fill vacancy.
Hon. WIN. E. SMITH, State Treas
urer. has our thanks for bis annual re-
port for 1868.
The number of soldiers in this state
to whom bounties have been paid is 49,
$50, who received the sum of $l,2.5.-
500. Of the applicants TAG had their
claims disallowed.
On dit at Madison that A. NJ.
THOMPSON, of the GAINESVILLE Gazette, and
Speaker of the House, will receive for
eign appointment under the in coming
administration of Grant.
A scholar was turned out of one of
the district schools in Sutton, Mass, the
other day, because he was 4S years old.
He pleaded that " his boys and gals had
more farming than he had. and he wanted
to ketch up with 'em," but the hard
hearted committee were inexorable.
The Union Pacific Railroad has
completed 1000 miles of its road. 1t is
now but twenty miles from Salt Lake
Valley, and from the end of the track TO
the end of the acifc Central, on the
western coast. it is but 291 miles. This
gap will be filled before summer.
"A Washington letter says that Gen
eral Washburn, of this State is talked
of for place in General Grants Cabi-
net, it being thought by many that his
brother, E. B., will prefer to remain in
the House. He would be likely to be
Secretary of the Interior or Postmaster
General.
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Latest from Madison.

A joint resolution inviting the Mime
sofa Legislature to visit this State has
passed both honses.
Gen. LIE Due of Hastings. and G. B.
Cox of River Falls, are in Madison on
railroad business.
T. C. Pound, of Chippewa. has been
elected Speaker pro tenn. during the ab-
sence of Speaker Thompson, who is at
home i'll.
A resolution to receive no new busl-
ness after the 18th Of February, has
been introduced.
Assembyman Ives is a member of
the Committee ON School and University
Lands.
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The Reading Circle.

The exc cses at the reading circle on
Monday evening last, were very interest
ing and instructive. We listened with
much pleasure to the reading Of original
essays ana selections, and especially TO
the criticisms and remarks which each
exercise elected. Miss LUE STRONG read
very sensible, original essay entitled
"Sense" which treated of all kinds OF
sense except nonsense. Mr.. J. S. WHITE,
essayed to read an essay upon Essays"
We are permitted to say that no essay
ist ever essayed to write an essay upon
Essays whose essay was moro c:edita
bic than the essay of our essayer to give
lis an essay upon Essays" and, more
over, the essay was good, too. We beg
Mr. WHITES pardon for approprialing
so much of his essay. The selections
were excellent and well read. The circle
meets again Monday evening a: the
house of Mr.. j. NJ. BAILEY.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29

CoMPLTMENTARY.--It has not been
our custom to publish putfs on ourselves
from neighboring publishers, but we
trust no one will deem us egotisticaI in
publishing the following from our old
friend SHANGHAI CHANDLER, now on the
BdrabOo Republic, and whose humorous
writings are well known throughout the
West:
The Prescott Journal (Lute Taylor's
old paper,) under the proprietorship of
Flint & Weber, two printers from the
Register office in Portage, is improved in
typographical appearance about as much
as iwould be possible to conceive; inso
much that the papers in Wisconsin or
elsewhere showing cleaner face and
better proof reading are very few indeed
Though we miss the ever attractive
"goaks" and droll waggerios of the in
imitable Lutte yet on tie whole there
is decided improvement in the editorial
conduct of the paper. The boys are
sound as oak, and evince an ability in
quill driving which will right soon place
the Journal in the very front rank of in
fucl ii Il organs. Boys, when that w
w. R. r. goes on from Black River t.
Prescott, why then. you know, twill by
the same token come on, from Tomah to
Baraboo; and then, you know, what
nigh neighbors we shall be!
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Administrator Sale 4.

Pierce County Court. In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Reuben Gum
deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
IN and in pursuance of an order of license
made in said matter on the 9th day of Deem
Der, 1867 by the County Court i'm said coun-
tv. the undersigned administrator of said de-
ceased, will, onSaturday, the Odd day of JAN
uary, 1869, at 10 o'clock in The forenoon, at
the dwelling hon on the premises to be sold
in the city of Prescott in said county. offer
for sale at pub ic vendue, the following lots
and parcels of lard. to wit:
Lot 8. in block 6. in Copp d Maxon's first
addition to City of Prescott. with the build
ings thereon and lots A. 6. and 8 IN block
2, in Johnsons addition 20 city Of Prescott.
The TENS of sale will be made known at
the time and place of sale.
JAMES QUINN.
Administrator.
Dated Dec. % 1868.
The above sale is adjourned to February
Goth, 1869, at the same hour and place as
above. JAMES QUINN,
4l-3w AdministI ator.
Dated January %, 1858.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-29
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Contest over the SenatOrshfp--
Other Matters at a Discount--Illness
OF senator Copp, and Independence
of Assemblyman lves--Personal and
ImpersOnaI.


ImpersonaI.
MADISON, Jan. Is. 1869.
Wien you have nothing to say, say
nothing"-is the advice given by wise
man. Ii applies to newspaper cores
pondents as well as other men. AS your
Madison correspondent this winter, l de
sire, and shall endeavor, to keep you
posted on such important general mat
tiers as may transpire at the State Capt.
tai, and also make note' of all local
matters in legislation and otherwise.
which interests your readers in the St.
Croix Valley, or affects youi locality in
any way. But at present the only i'm
portant question which interests anybody
is that of the U. S. Senatorship, ard un-
I'll that subject is disposed Of, other mat
ters will not be considered for a moment
Before this reaches the readers of the
JOURNAL, however, the question will be
settled. A caucus of the Republican
members of the Senate and Assembly is
to be held on Tuesday evening, and the
strength of the several candidates in
the field will then be drawn out. be
lieve that Gen. WAsHBURN will be nomi-
mated, but the friends of Mr.. CApENrER
arc confident of success and Messrs.
RUBLEE and WALDo's friends are hope
ful that something may happen, by which
one Of them may succeed. Tue Sixth
Congressional District is as unit, al
most for Gen. WAsHBURN.
The lobby is the largest ever seen in
in Madison. Men are here from all parts
OF the State, urging the claims of favor
lite candidates, for the Senatorship-the
outside pressure for Mr.. CARPENTER be-
ing as strong as he has been able to mus
ter from all sources, while that Of Gen.
WAsHBURN consists of only few warm
personal and political friends, who have
come here on their own account, to sub
serve, as they believe, the interests of
the State and the country.
Senator Corr, of your District. in al
dition to the great interest he feels in the
election of Gen. WAsHBURN to the U. s.
Senate, is also very much interested al
ready in certain Railroad prospects which
the Hudson men have introduced, and of
which l will write you more fully in my
next. | am sorry to say that the Sena
tor has been confined to his bed by III.
ness a portion of the time since he has
been here. He is better now.
Your " Independent candidate" Mr..
IVES, is more independent than he was
before election. He votes and acts with
the Democrats in the Assembly. Serves
you right. Stick to your Republican
text, hereafter, while you have six or
seven hundred majority, at least !
Us Northwesterners were very much
pleased yesterday by being allowed to
look "once again" upon the benign not
by 81 countenance of Lutte TAYLOR.
of your city. and also of (viewing with
the naked eye) the rotund form of one
john DALE, of your vicinity. Both
these gentlemen hold their own wonder
fully. Lutte is quite as remarkable for
speed as JoHN is for bottom.
&C. c."
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ThiecinG.

One day last week as Mrs. MORRILL,,
one of OR city teachers was having her
furniture. &c, moved TO the house Of
Mr.. REED, bureau was left in the front
yard for few moments awaiting remov
al into the house. While no one was
near, some light fingered individual ran
sacked the drawers and took therefrom n
purse containing SIC which with the thief
has not since been heard from. The
state prison is too good place for that
rascal.
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Pleasant .4nuir.

A large number of our citizens attend
ed the Baptist church festival at Hastings
last Friday night. We understand that
the attendance was large and that the
management realized the neat sum of
$500. The festival was held in the as
yet unfinished church which, it is said
will, when completed seat eight hundred
or thousand people.
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ATWOOD d RUBLEE.
Madison, Wis.
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Repeal of the Civil Tenure Law.

The House of Representatives, recent-
ly, by l19 ayes to AZ nays. voted the
repeal of the Civil Tenure law. Messrs.
Paine, Sawyer, Cobb and Hopkins, Of
this State, voted in the affirmative--C.
c. Washburn not voting at all, probably
in consequences ofabsence from Washing
ton. The Senate will probably hold the
repeal in obeyance until towards the close
of The session.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says cit is
well understood that Gen. Grant had ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be i'm i.
possible to rid the internal revenue SER
vice Of the numerous thieves who are
eating out the substance of the people
if his hands should be manacled by the
stringent provisions of the Civil Tenure
law. The vote in the House indicates
that Grant has the confidence of the most
radical Republicans.
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II FL +
CHICAGO REPUBLICAN F!
FOR 1869.

No word of praise is necessary TO our read
ers respecting the course. character and supe-
rOrity of the CHICAGO REPUBLICAN, Stand
ing at the head of Journalism in the north
west. its course politically can be remembered.
TRUE AT ALL TINES 10 Republican
principles yet never ready to defend those of
its Tarty in public places when. faiihless to
the peoples trust. Always 10 be found bat
Ting for the RICH in Local and National
issues. FREE AND INDEPENDENT,
never swerving from the course it believes to
be right ard for the best interests of the whole
country and IFS people
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Eg Fifteen years from this day this
little village of 5000 will be city Of
10000. Who wants to bet that it won't
B. r. Falls Banner.
We II 90 you a hundred on that,
if you II let us hold the stakes. Pas:
in your stamps. If you win, we ex-
press it to you over the Vest Wisconsin
railway.
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Fire ist OAK GrOce.

On last Sunday afternoon the dwelling
of Daniel Fikins in the town of Oak
Grove was burned together with por-
ton Of the contents. We are told tue
fire originated from defect in the chin
ney. There was no insurance.
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a MIsTAKE.-A few DAYS since the
Milwaukee Wisconsin announced that
ID. A. BALDWIN was in the city, and up
an bis authority, stated that grading and
bridge building for the West Wisconsin
X. k. was progressing beyond Black
River Falls. The facts are that not a
>troke of work has been done beyond
the Falls. B. R. Folks Banner.
Just as we supposed. We recollect
reading the article, and were inclined TO
doubt its veracity at the time. 1t is in
deed amusing TO see the effort made by
the friends of the Hudson route, to i'm
press public opinion in regard to the
destination Of the West Wisconsin rail-
way. Every scrap OF information that
can be secured favor;ng The Eau Claire
and Hudson route is. generally, first seen
in the columns Of the leading daiIies. If
many Of these items that appear under
aided and often from n source unknown.
were traced 10 their origin, they would
III nlue cases out If ten be written down
IS erroneous, as the above has been.
The occasional paragraphs of course ia
fiuence public sentiment, and convey TO
The disin;ereSted reader tie idea that the
extension of the West Wisconsin Rail
wsy 10 Hudson is fixed fact. The To-
cal papers then carefully parade these
c. umbs of comfort" before their circle
Of readers, duly credited to the journal.
first publishing them, thereby giving
character aid weight to The information
conveyed.
To illustrate, we call TO mind the open
ing of the railway few months ago.
The reporters were present aud sung
their songs of praise through their respec-
tive journals 10 their most fslicitous Ian
guage. and almost invariably mentioned
that the road would be finished to Eau
Claire another season and thence 10 Hud
son as soon as practicable. The idea
that the road might go by way of Du-
rand and Prescott, if entertained, was not
expressed. An outsider would think
from the information SO adroitly thrown
in his way that the West Wisconsin Rail
way could not leave Black River Falls
by any other route than Hudson. But
stray newspaper items do not build rail
roads OF control legislatures as will doubt
less be seen from the disposal of certain
railroad interests in Northwestern Wis
consin which have been made, or will be
made during the present season. And,
In the meantime they are welcome to all
the assistance they get from such editori-
al notices rs the Wisconsin contained,
above alluded to. They should locate
their facts outside the jurisdiction of the
Banner for the Captain of that journal
takes decided pleasure in Fighting
wrong aud writing right on all occasions.
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As a Literary Paper.
Its original matter. and selected, is OF
nature that will bear criticism.
As an Agricultural Paper.

This deputm is under the careful super
VISION of thoroughly practical man. and to
those engaged in agriculture, will prove to be
worth mary times the subscription price.
II reports the proceedings of Congress. State
Legislatures. Public Meetings. Conventions,
Fairs and all matters ia which any portion
of IT'S readers are interested. are always to be
found more full and complete than any of its
contemporaries.
The REPUBLICAN is all times open to dis
Gus sion from the people, ready to answer in
quiries and to discuss topics of interest. III
short. the REPUBL CAN is H. every respect
paper FOR THE PEOPLE. devoted TO the
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE and the
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and as such. invites the cooperation of all in
extending its circulation and influence. We
offer the following inducements to those who
will act as our agents, and invite all TO act.
A few leisure hours spent among your neigh
bors will secure club at your post-office.
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ciH GtIow Commission Of TEN PER CENT
to be retained from. the remittance
The following are the terms for 1869:
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The House Committee on Territories
will provide bill for Territorial Gov
eminent for Alaska, requiring impartial
suffrage, and forbIdding the granting of
private acts of incorporation; also requir-
ing the passage of laws, as early as posi-
BILE, for the protection and preservation of
the more valuable fur-bearing animals
beaver, sable and otter.
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Dissolution Notice.

THE copartner~hip heretofore existing he
IL TWEEN the undersigned. under the name
and firm of Oakley and Nichols. is this day
by mutual consent dissolved.
The accounts for and against the firm win
be adjusted by S. J Oakley.
4l-4w S j. OAKLEY.
W. 81. NICHOLS.
River Falls. Jan. 81. 1869
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~ Senator Corp has introduced n
bill to authorize the judge Of the county
court of Pierce county, to hold terms of
court in Prescott, and legalize the same
also to appeal chapter 436, of the laws
of 1868, entitled, an act to incorporate
the city of River Falls, and legaiize the
November elections therein.
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aE The Polk Co. Press urges I

E The Polk Co. Press urges the
election of Judge BARRON to the Speak.
ership journal.
We printed the above some time
previous to the meeting of the legsla-
ture, having got it second hand from one
of our exchanges. We understand it
was mistake, aud that the Judge wish
es us to publish correction. We do it
with pleasure.
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Club rates for newspapers, maya
aznes. at Porter's Book store. N. Y.
Tribune, Sl,OO, Milwaukee Sentinel 81,
so, and others at like rates.
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Special advertisements.
Notice.

DERSONS indebted to DANIEL ].
Il DILL. by book account, must settle up
their accounts before tho close of the year, az
| want my ho ks closed mp for the year.
Money | want and money / must have.
Creditors will give this their attention.
SO DANIEL j, DILL.
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Notice.

All persons indebted TO me by unsettled ac-
counts, must call and settle as ] must have
money. Let this notice he sufficient.
JOHN DUDLEY.
Prescott, Dec. 80, 1868.
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ANY paper or magazine, published in
the U. S. may be had at McKee's-the
Feb. number of magazines are com ne in
daily.
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MAR RED.

OCONNOR-CAIN.-On Jan. 16 1869,
by Mr. AKERs. of Deerfield. Wis. Mr.. HEN
RY o GoNNoR of Rock Elm, and Mrs.
HANNAH CAIN. OF Deerfield, " is.
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Asa Commercial Paper.

lis market reports are at all tunes to be
found full. complete and unbiased, this de-
partment being uuder the supervision of one
who has for years stood at the head IN Chi