Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

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with her Lincoln statute.
There are now about $1,000 miles
os railroad IN the United States.
Miss Ca,harine Beecber is to lecture
against "Woman Suffrage in Washing
ton this week.
"A dispatch dated at Mayencs the
18th inst, says the bombardment Of
Paris IS not expected for ten day.
The nomination of II. f. Kelley as
collector Of interpa revenue 9th district
Wisconsin has been confirmed by the
Senate.
-It1is reported that Brick" Pomeroy
and II. b. Chandler. late ofsthe Chicago
Times have purchased the Milwaukee
News. As'' Il. "
Atlantic cable dispatches Of the
10th brought news. If the death of one
Of the greatest noveIests and dramatists
of the age-AIexauder Dumas-at the
age Of 81.
The President has nominated Gen
eral ScLeuck as Minister to England, bur
it is reported that the nomination will
not be sent to tho Senate till after the.
holiday recess. "
"A dispatch announces the death of
Hon Byron Kdboun, one OF the found
ers of Milwaukee and father of the Mil
wankee Il 81. Paul Rai.ro I'd. He died
at Jacksonville, Florida, on the 9Th inst.
The first act of Ittrenchment of the
new King OF Spain, it is said, will be to
give one half the appanage Of the crown.
amounting to $40. 100000 10 the treas
ury. Only 20 millions left! Tho poor
fellow is almost in sight of the poor
house.
Last winter. before the Congrcssion-
al Committee on the District of Coum
bia, Senator Hamn asked Mrs. Stanton
if suffrage would not make women rule
the household. She answered, Il sup
pose the ofe with most brains would
rue" III ...r
"A clergyman, reading a chapter of
the Bible for his congregation, found
b mseIf at the bottom Of the page with
the words, And the Lord gave Noah
a wife, then, turning over two pages in
stead of one, he continued, "and he
pitched her within and without with
pitch."
Horace Greeley, as chairman of the
Committee on Suffrage of the New York
Constitutional Convention of 1867 ask
ed: "Mrs Stanton, are YOU ready to
fight if you can vote?' Yes, sir" said
she, Al am ready to fight eractly as you
dad an the late Var--by putting in my
substituted
On tho 18th inst Representative Nor
ell, of Pennsy Ivauia, from Committee on
Manufactures, reported bill to provide
for celebrating the Tooth anniversary of
American Independence Icy holding an
intern ,tional exhibition of arts, manu-
features and products of the soil aud
mines, in the city Of Philadelphia, in
the year 1875. Ii was discussed at
some length, but went over without fiLal
action.
Among the mails of the steamer
CalabrIa, on arriving at.New York, were
some two thousand balloon letters from
bsleaguered Paris. They are extremely
light, being written on paper furnished
By the government, and excited considers
able curiosity. The mails "via sky"
lave daily aud carry from $4,000 to
$4,000 letters. Even in the event of
their capture tho packages marked
America are forwarded from Bremen and
Hamburg via England.
The venerable politician, William Ii.
Seward, is understood to be engaged to
marry young lady who accompanies
the small party with which he is now
making bis voyage around the world
His friends in Washington expect that be
will be married before his return homs.
He has been encouraged to this step by
the conduct Of his venerable friends DR..
Spring ard Mr.. Vanderbilt, both Of whom
entered into wedlock when over three
score and ten, and who have been as hap
Py With their young brid's as ever was
the youngest lover in the heyday of 70
nance ard passion.
Wisconsin Press.