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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
Pierce County court---In Probate.

Pierce County Court---in Probate.
La the matter of the estate of Nelson @.
Glass deceased.
nN reading and filing the petition of MAJ
~ iette K. Glass administrative of said estate
setting forth the amount of personal estate
that has come to her hands apd the DISPOSE
ton thereof the amount of the debts out
standing against said deceased and a des.
criptton of all the real estate of which said
deceased died seized and the condition and
the value of the respective portions thereof
and praying That license be to her granted to
sell the whole of said real estate; and it APP
peariCg by sad petition that there is not suf-
ticient personal estate in the hands of said
Administrative 10 gay SAID debts and that it
is necessary IN order TO pay the same to sell
the whole of said real estate including the
homestead.
1t is therefore ordered that all persons in
teresled in said estate appear before the Judge
OF this Court on Monday the sixth day OF
February 1871. AT ten o'clock A. NJ, at his of
fee in the City of Prescott then and there to-
show cause If any there shall be why license
should not be granted 10 said administering
To sell said real estate according to the pray
er OF said petition.
And it is further ordered that copy of
this order shall be published for four succes-
sive weeks prior TO said day of hearing i'm the
PREscOrT Journal a weekly newspaper rab-
lished at Prescott in said County.
Dated at Prescott, Dec Z. 1870.
WILLIAM HowEs,
35-4w. County Judge.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
State Finances.

From the annual report Of State Treas
urer. Balz, we learn that the total re-
csipts of his office for the past fiscal year
were $l,546.763.25. The total dis.
bursements, Sl.4l5.l56l4. Balance in
treasury, $l33,627ll
The ordinary expenses for the past
year were 1892 S65 50. The legisa
ture cos SOS. s3s "a. The Suprme
Court Sl3 23025 The Circuit Courts,
$27.743O5 State officers and Clerks,
$58,3O3 81. The Historical Society
$4,000. The State Library, Sl,875 %.
Gas cost $637l. Coal and wood. SIS,
los 25. Stationery, $l0997. 30
Printing, $50 900 90 Advertising and
publishing, SIS 29o9l,
The extraordinary expenses were
$6l3,463,7S. Among those the Insane
Hospital cost SOL. 200. The Institute
for the Bind, s4s.SOO. The Inst Ute
for the Deaf and the Dumb. $34.l76.
The Soldiers Orphans Home, $50, 7sS
90. The State Reform School, SAL
437 The State Prison, $40 600 Ln-
eating the new Insane Asylum. S3O6l,-
46. The State University, S7,0s6.36.
The State Indebtedness amounts to
$2,252 067, classified as follows:
School funds s2.039, 200. University
fund $4,000. Agricultural college
fund. S33 600 Bonds maturing yearly
from 1877 to 1888. sos, 200 Currency
certificate, S57 MI. Sentinel.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

The CoLoRED CONGRESSMAN FRoM
SoUTH CAROLINA The Washington
correspondent of The New York Times
says:
The colored member from South Car
olina. ]. II Rainy, ESQ: successor to
Whittemore, appeared this morning in
the House and was duly sworn. He is
a man of fine presence. better looking in
deed than any of his colleagues, and in
color not darker than some other mem
bers of the house. He took, very APP
propriatelv. the only vacant seat on the
extreme right of the Republican wing,
aud his first vote was for the repeal OF
thesrenure- of Office act, and his second
for the acquisition of San Domingo
He evidently needs no mentor.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

One McCTeery, a democratic u. S.
Senator from Kentucky. asked leave of
the Senate to introduce a resolution
looking TO tie removal Of the bodies of
the dead solliers buried in the National
Cemetery at Arlington, and the restora
ton of the estate to the widow of the
rebel general Lee.
About fifty acres of the old Arli0g-
ton plantation are covered with the
graves of our loyal dead. Every loyal
state from Maine to Minnesota will there
find traced upon tho white head board.
the names of many of It's truest and
bravest cons. In one part of tho GENE
tery the remains of over two thousand
unknown dead--loyal and rebel--friend
and foe--sleep peacefully in one com
mon grave. 1t is this spot--hallnwedby
the tenderest associations of loyalty and
patrIotism--watered by the tears of q
grateful nation--that the copperbead
McCreery would have drspoiled of its
patriot dead that :hs widow of reboI
general may regain lost estate which
her husband paid as the price of hi.
treason.
Suffice it to say. tie Senate refused
McCTeery's request to bring in this reso-
luton, by the decisive vote of, yea. 4,
nays 81. The yeas were MeSsrs. Fow-
Ter. Hamilton, AcCreery aud Vlckers. s
This act serves 10 iiiustrat, the drift
of democratic sentiment in he South
and also what the style Of legislation
would be with the democratic party in
tine aseendsncy in Congress. How many
Republicans feel like deserving their par
ty aud conserving with party boasting
among its "shining light " this man
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
LegaE .gdrertisen.e,sts.
Eorcfnanrasa,a

~ Foreclosure Sale.
State OF Wisconsin-Circuft Court Pierce
county.
T.. N. Redmon against Joseph Lonb.
TN pursuance of judgment and decree az
IL this court rendered in this action at the
regular May term Of the said circuit court fov
1870. / shall on the 7th day of January,
1871 at 2 o'clock P n at the front door az
the Post Office in the city of Prescott in said
county offer for sale at public vendue. and
sell TO the highest bidder the following des.
cIIbed real estate to wit: The north half of
the se1 of section 7. and the sw1I of the
nw1 of section 8. all in town 26. of range
Is. Said lands are situate in thecounty of
Pierce and state of Wisconsin.
Dated, n ov. 18th, 1870.
CHARLES SMITH, Referee
WHITE d BUrroS Plff's Att'vs. 32-7w.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

In the natter of the estate of Isaac | Foster
deceased. ~ sea-
ON reading and filing the petition of Mar
" tina Foster of River Falls in said coun-
representing among other things that Isaac.
/. Foster late of River Falls in said county
on the 9th day of January 1869 at his resi-
dence in River Falls in said county. died in
testate leaving goods. ohattles and estate
within this county; and that she the said ps-
titioner is the widow of said deceased; and;
praying that administration # saId estate be-
granted 10 your petitioner ana TO William L.
Foster. Is
1T is ordered that said petition be heard
before the Judge OF this court on Tuesday
the Sd day of January 1871. at his Office In,
the city of Prescott at 10 o'clock A. n.
And it is further ordered that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three.
successive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in the Pres 'Ott JOURNAL a weekly news
paper printed and published at Prescott in
said county. WN. HowEs,
34-3w. County Judge
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
Notice to Lumbernen.

yIEHE undersigned desire to call the atten-.
ton of lumbermen To the following com-
municatIua. lust received from TIE Governor
of the Stat. Of Wisconsin:
STATE o. WISCONSIN,, EXECUTIVE DER,
MADISON, Sept: 18th 1870.
Gen. Sam Hartman, Somerset. Wis;-
GENERAL-Tne duty of protecting the
Ii nber on the lands granted to the State by
the acts of Congress OF June Sd. 1856, anf
Nav 5th. 1864 to aid in building a railroad
from Lake st. CrOix to Lake Superior. still
degolyes upon the State | understand that
some, who are disposed 10 tressapass or the
same, claim that, inasmuch as the grant was
not renewed at the last session OF Congress,
the State has no further authority IN the
premises. Such is not the case The Stale
will remain charged with the protection OF
these lands until Congress ultimately refuses
10 renew the grant. by declaring it anDulled
and ordering the lands ito market
You will therefore. guard the lands with
the utmost vigilance, and proceed with all
vigor against deUredaiors thereon.
In a letter to this Depai tment, dated the
7tb inst. the Secretary of the Interior SAYS:
-. The arrangement entered into between
you and The Commissioner of the Oenerai
Land Office on the Sd of July, 1867, and ap-
proved by this Department, by when me
protection Of said timber was delegated To
the state authorities i still in fri force, and
trespassers must govern themselves accor-
dinghy" Very respectfully.
LUcIUs FAIRcBILD.
As the legal guardian of the lands ems
braced in the grants from Congress TO the
State of Wisconsin. above referred TO. here-
by notify ali parties engaged in numbering
in t vicinity Of these lands, that trespassers
thereon will re promptly arrested and he
nupished criminaIlv. and all timber cut there's
an seized and confiseated to the State.
Dated Somerset. Oct. 10. 1870. 2S-5m-
SAMUEL HARTMAN. State Agts
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

AID ASKED FOR RAILRoADs.-There
are on the table of the Speaker of the
House. 36 land grant bills and joint res
olutions. all but one of which have come
from the Senate. There are 80 similar
measures pending in The Senate. All
but FIVE of these grants are for benefit to
railroads The Fremont road calls for
26,oOo,ooo acres; the rest for abou:
100000. M s. ta ~
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

ExPLAINED.- The cause of this I'M
precedentcdly fine weather is made lu-
minous by the Saratogian, an Empire
State paper, thus: lsTs aaa
q The cause of this ere weather is the
derivation of The Gulf stream from its
abnormal course. and the consequent
qualification of the ssumihurlos lines to-
ward The ucpie Of capsicurn.p m
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21


Excus, us boys, we thought the Tour
nal was city paper, but we cave after
reading your six column half sheet Of
last week. Remember ''cty" and then
think of ''country."-St. Croir RepHb
icGR.
No apology is needed Abe; ours is still
metropolitan newspaper-seven col
umns though, if you please. Just as many
columns on the inside as there is on the
outside. BY the way give US the typo
graphical reason why you print the Re
publican nine columns outside and only
eiglsAon inside pages. We've studied
three months on that problem and now
give it up. @
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

THAEKs-We are indebted to Hon.
II. d. Barron for a copy of his report
as Fifth Auditor of the Treasury De.
partment. 1t is a valuable statistical
document, compiled with great care and
admirably arranged.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
wisconsin Press.

The members of the Wisconsin Edi-
tors and Publishers Association will be
glad TO learn that the Address before
their next Annual Convention. to be held
in June, 1871. at Green Bay, will be de
livered hy talented veteran 10 editorial
service. S. d Carpenter. Esq, formerly
of the Madison Potroit, whose valuable
experience, as printer, publisher and edi
to-, will enable him TO impart much in
formation to tue younger members of the
Wisconsin Press, with which he was so
long and creditably Unidentified.
In recognition Of the fact, that f,'r in
tellectual honors and literary achieve
ments, women and men are equal com
petitors, the Association viii be favored
with two Poems-one from Ii B. PhiHeo
Esq. well and favorably known through
his editorial connection with the Wood
County Reporter; and one from Miss
Churchill, whose contributions to the
Milwaukee Sentinel have established her
reputation as a lady possessing mental
Endorsements and accomplishments of
high order.-La Crosse Republican.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
w az News.
THE GERMAN POSITION. .

LONDON, Dec. ] THE Germans are
near Tours aud affer battle on both sides
of the river. Gen. Fadherby, with the
22d corps, having recaptnred Tafare ham
and st. Quinton4is moving on Laon-
Manteuffel has abandoned the attack on
Havre and is moving south to aid Prince
Frederick Charles. A sortie from Paris
is hourly expected. The French losses
in the large soriies according TO official
reports, were loo killed 5.022 wounded.
LONDON, Dee. l4-Dispatches from
fHavre report tha;icliy .nd Honfeurs are
quiet. A force of 10000 men have been
thrown out TO confront the Germans -
Havre is filed with war material. There
are number OF gunboats in the Seine
from HonfeuTs. II is reported that no
Prussians have been discovered by the
French recruits. soy j~
SURRENDER OF PFALzBURG.
LONDON Dec | 5, 5 o'clock P. M The
Germans have certainly occupied Blois
The official report of the surrender of
PfaIzburg states that So officers. 1889
men and IS cur were csptured with the
fortress. Montlnedy has also surrended
toihe Germans. Bearegers did not bonn
bard the two as was expected. They
battered the walls with solid shot, and as
soon as they had effected breach the
place capitu.ated.
NAPOLEON TO BE RESTORED.
New YORK, Dec IA dispatch
from London says: A correspondent at
Versailles makes the statement that in a
conversation on the political situation Bis
marck said that strong Efforts were max
ing for the restoration Of the Emperor
Napoleon; that congress on tue East
ern question would not be held without
French plenipotentiary, and that France
had no authority to appoint one just
now. King William is excessively anx
ious to return home, and Won Moltke la
ments the sutferngs of the German troops
on account of the cold
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

LEGI sLATIvE GossIP.-The Wiscon-
sin Legislature meets the 18th of Janu
airy.
j. H. Balch, of GAINESVILLE and w.
n. Nowcomb, of Darlington, are urged
by their respective friends for chief clerks
the Senate. Mr.. Balch was sngrossing
clerk of the Senate, and Mr. Newcomb,
assistant clerk of the ASS mbly last win
ter.
Mr.. s. 8. FIfield seems to have no
opposition as candidats for Sergeant at
arms of the Senate.
Hon. w. Z. Smith, ex State Treas
ursr, of Dodge county is strongly urged
by his numerous friends for Speaker of
the assembly. The contes; seems TO lie
bstweeu Smith, w. w. Field, of Grant,
and j. S. Curtis, of Brown.
Candidates for Sergeant at Of
the assembly are plenty as bears in
hucklsberry time" Five are already in
the field three Of them from Rock coun
ty.
No one, we believe, has YET taken
the field against Hon. E. w. Young
for chief clerk of the assembly. He has
apparently b,cIme an indispensable
adjunct to that body-having held the
! position for five terms successfully.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
SEE.F-LEGEsTsNG
Kerosene Lamps.

es. Every kerosene lamp hew in use may be in
simultaneously lighted without the aPplicatioH-of
fire or removing the glass chimney. by applying
oar Automatic attachment. In use by r r com
parties. churches. and prominent, citizens. Sim
pie, safe asd wonderful. Sent post paid for 81 or
$3.50 per dok. by express. Circulars free. Auto
matte Lamp Works 237 Pearl 1t, New York
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. The Ro-
man Catholics f The town of Harrington
have completed arrangements, and are
about to commence the erection Of fine
church. Stone for the foundation is now
being quarried, and the material will all
be on the ground in time to commence
work on the building early next spring.
Over 5000 has been already raised for
the work. and subscriptions are still la
ken from al who feel an interest, Polk
Co. Press.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
.D.ss.eonsspoudsat. of .bs Herald,

I'd" correspondent of sbs Herald,
got off the following paragraph in Que
of bis characteristic communications
couple of weeks ago:
Reform, how important in the all
minislia,ion Of Probate Judge in Pierce
county, Nine years and over have the
transactions of this officer been kept
apart from other public records; and is it
n wonder that our au'liting Board refuse
payment to such derelicio of duty Z"
Now that sounds good deal like our
. old friend " Rotaior" who did his " lev
Ell best TO rotate CLARK Brown an,l II.
b. Warner out of their respective offices
on account Of some personal pique.--
Their nomination by acclamation in the
Republican convention, and the way they
ran shsaI Of thar ticket at the polls,
was bitter commentary on Rotatdr's"
reform movement.
But. our friend "a D. has bis al.
tentative with which to correct the terri
bic abuses of the county Judge, the
chief of which seems to be that he still
continues to hold his court in. Prescott
If ID thinks the Judge is holding his
court here, Illegally, he can serve up
his Honor n writ of lnandamus and
bring him to terms. 1t won't cost great
deal to try it. and it will settle the cues
ton far more efectually than ''Ds' news
paper blowing.
Another sad commentary. upon the
immense influence Of this champion Of
Reform in public matters is, the act on If
the County B ard at its late session al
loving Judge Howes his salary. right in
tue teeth of :" DIS vehement protest for
"reform, gentlemen. reform!'
Go on, o Rcformerl Bend your noble
back to the herculean task of cleansing
Pierce county OF its official corruptinn.-
Defeat may be thy portion, but dsspa
n t, people may revlle you, but turn not
aside. Grid on your armor and go
forth the champion of distressed widows
and helpless orphans; the avenger of in
iured innocence and down trodlen virtue.
Mount your long-eared Pegasus, and
with the Herald in ono haud and the
democratic platform in the other,go chars-
ing around the county, blowing for Ro
tation and Reform. Oh, it is so sweet
TO die for ones country.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21

VNHE undersigned desire to call the atten-
ton of lumbermen to the following com-
municatIos, Just received from TIE Governor
of the State 81 Wisconsin,:
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
Pierce County court---ln Probate.

WHITE & BUrroN. Pits Att'vs. 32-7w.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-23

Sl0,S0i ,S9l51
Since the above report was made, other
debts have been incurred, which will
swell the total to at least twelve millions
OF dollars-some say eighteen millions.
Nearly the whole OF these claims are in
the hands of spectators. They have
been bought up for a mere song. They
are now comparatively worthless, for the
of San Domingo is bankrupt,
and the people have been fieeced until
they have become impoverished. But II
the island were annexed to the United
States, this debt of twelve millions would
have to be assumed, and the spectators
who are urging the ratification of the
treaty wouldmake "a goodthing,out Oft"
This, however, is not all. The richest
portions of the Island-its mines and its
forests of rare and valuable woods-are
held by private parties undo grants from
the Baez Government. Concessions have
also been made to them of extraordinary
banking and railroad and navigation priv
ileges. For instance, certain persons in
New York are authorized to establish a
bank in that city with q capital of one
million of dollars, and to issue notes re-
deemable at sight, in gold or silver, at the
city of San Domingo, on depositing in the
Treasury of San Domingo bonds of that
Government, to be purchased from the
latter or from private individuals, to the
amount of one-half of the notes issued
the payment of the bonds being based
upOe the rents and receipts of the SIN
Domingo mines and the sales of public
lands. Another New York company ia
authorized to survey the public lands Of
San Domingo, and TO be paid for its labOrs
in CONCESSIONS of mining lands, etc,
whilst s private citizen has q privilege to
run a line Of steamers between New York
and New Orleans, by the terms of which
fifteen per cent. less duties are to be
charged upon all articles of merchandise
imported by this particular line than
when imported in other yesseIs.p Eragl
Furthermore, Consul Perry charges that
the treaty of annexation was obtained by
force and fraud; that many who voted for
it did not know what it meant, and that
Baez and Delmonte told him several
times that "any man who opposed annex
alton they would either shoot or send him
his passport" Finally. Perry asserts that
Messrs. Cezeneau and Fabens represent a
large portion of the public lands of the
island for New York parties; that Cazen- |
eau told him "that Generals Babcock and
Ingalls, were Interested with him in real
estate in st. Domingo, and that Fabens
and his friends in New York had origina- |
ted the idea OF annexation" Such. in
brief, is the discreditable story of the San |
Domingo annexation scheme. r-H |
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-23

ITmay be proper to explain, since
an intimatiOn has been made against
the senior editor of the APPEAL, of a
disposition to disorganize, that going
into the meeting of Monday night
and seeing but few present, he made
a motion that the Committee on Dele
gates report to an adjourned meeting
for the express purpose Of giving en-
tire satisfaction to all Democrats, and
to preclude the possibility of reason
able complaint. He expressed his OBJ
iect TO be none other than to secure
harmony in such a result when he
made that motion. The Democratic
Executive Committee, he is informed,
did not send its notice to the APPEAL,
as it might have done, for publication
Sunday morning, and he did not
know the meeting was to be held
until it was mentioned to him by
n Of his associate editors that
very day, though he may have heard
privately of a call as determined on,
on Saturday. The notice seemed to
him insufficient, the meeting smaller
than was desirable, and the motion,
il adopted, calculated to do ~ posi-
bic harm at the worst. But, his object
not being sufficiently explained or
understood, perhaps was the reason
it met with no second, notwithstand-
ing there were several there ready to
second it upon fuller advice, who
like himself were then in doubt
whether il would be better TO make
the motion " not. The APPEAL does
not bow down before the Executive
Committee as the master Of Shelby
county, OF of the APPEALS policy and
course Of action. Such a Committee
has no power except to execute the
orders and facilitate the policy indi-
Gated by a previous Convention.
And when a new convention meets
its power ceases, unless by a new APP
pointment or by tacit consent that
power should be continued. We deny
that the present Executive Commit
tee, s~O-called, has any authority what
soever in the premises. The most the
committee could do was to call a
meeting, with no better right than
that ofaDy other private citizens, and
it should do nothing as an organiza-
ton to control or influence the action
of the people when assembled. As
Independent thinking men, we sup
port the principles and the policy of
the Democratic party, just as the
people Of Shelby county will do, be-
cause they think that course right.
But we demand measures to win and
not measures to drive, the dictation
Of the people and not that of men who
act with no large and wise discretion
as the agents of the people. If the
Democratic Committee would serve
the Democratic cause, it win make
war on the enemies rather than on
the friends Of that cause, and resign
all authority not delegated.