Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-21
Miscellaneous Items.


Tom Thumb has vclocipede --di-
ameter Of wheels. twelve to fifteen inches.
An average amount of $3.50 600
is paid over to bounty claimants per
month.
Baron Rothchild's estate. which has
just been settled up, amounted to $780,
000.0 in gold.
Rosa Bonheur has received, by the
will of an enthusiastic Russian admirer.
a legacy of twenty thousand frances and
ONE valuable oil paintings.
The one hundred and fftieth ami
versary of the settlement of Londonder-
nv, N H.. will be celebrated June 10
The railroads of the world, at the
close of 1868. are reported to have been
in the aggregate lO9,l77 miles long.
The Minnesota State University, en-
dowsd ten years ago, will be open for
the first time in September next
"A freedmen, Saving banK. estab
lished in Macon, Ga, five months ago.
has already sl2,304 on deposit.
-Mauna Loa. volcanic mountain on
the island of Hawaii contains two lakes
side by side. one of fresh water and tie
other of sat.
johnny Glenn, the Ohio drummer
boy who made SO famous a record at
Chickamauga, has been appointed cadet
at West Point by President Grant.
The Hon. ]. r Dooliltle, late Unit
ed States Senator from Wisconsin and
the Hon. Jesse o. Norton. late u. S
District Attorney, have formed law
partnership in Chicago
The New York Historical Society.
At it's last meeting, came into possession
of Bible brought over in the Mayfnw-
er by one of the Pilgrim, and pocket
book that once belonged to Cen. Israel
Putnam. Both the relics are well authen-
ticated. al
The passenger fare over the Pacific
railroad. from Oruaha 10 San francesca,
is fixed at $l25. This is ovsr seven
cents mile; but it must soon come down
To five cents or about $50. II is as far
from Boston to Omaha as from Omaha
TO San Francisco, but the fare is $50
only.
Fourteen old girls assembled at a
party at Saxton's River, the other day.
found that their united age was l.043
years. The oldest, who was ninety one,
being invited to dc home in the evening
after the party, resented the impuation,
and answered testify that "she'd rather
walk"
On Malvern Hill, where thousands
of rebel soldiers were buried where they
fell, twenty acres or more have just been
ploughed up by the owner of the field,
anG the Ploughshare turned to the sur
iace all the skeletons. Over the whole
track the bones are strewn in profusion,
and grlnning skulls stare the visitor in
the face on every hand.
The committee OF the Massachu
sets Senate, t. whom WAS referred the
petition on woman suffrage has report
ed in favor of striking the word "male'
from the constitution, and so admitting
women to tie ballot and its privileges on
the same terms and aubject to the same
restrictions as men. This will, of course
include the right to psy-or work -
poll tax and serve in the militia.
Tho story is told of an agent set Il
work upon the Detroit Board Of Educ.
ton for the introduction of certain text
book in the school, that he went to
church with pious chrrchman, talked
in Sunday school in a beautiful and
touching manner, the same evening got
Shaving drunk with another menber OF
the board in beer garden, and the next
morning handsomely fed another mem
Der whose influence was only to be Sc
cured by filthy lucre. His book was
taken.