Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-04
Miscellaneous Items.

Judge byron Paine, OF the Wisconsin
Supreme Court, is dangerously sick at
Madison and not expected to recover.
"A Washington mechanic 10 con.
structing four-horse power steam engine,
weighing only nine pounds, to be used in
pFopeling an experimental balloon.
Gen. Phil. Sheridan writes that he
will return to his home in Chicago in
January or February. He is now in
Coustantiuople.
There was failure in Chicago on
Saturday. The Republican says the LA.
biiItiss are estimated at $l2. 1000; assets,
ivory headed cane, gold ring and black
and tan ''purp."
The complete official returns from
all the counties in Pennsylvania, includ.
ing the population of Philadelphia. &C
cording to the new enumeration, show a
total population of 3,5Il.543.
General Beauregard, who has re
peatedy been offered a prominent posi-
ton in the French army, has finally &C
cepted the position of general of a
division, and recently sailed for his ma
tive country on the Vile de Paris. He
will enter upon his duties at once.
Theodore Tilton ha. retired from
the editorship of the Independent. and
il is said that Rev. D. B. rockingham
will be his successor.
The Washington grand jury on Fri
day Dec. 10th, found true bill against
Representative Butler, of Tennessee, for
forgery, in the case of defrauding
widow of her pension. A bench war
rant was issued for his arrest.
The los year old Ohio farmer ut
terly repudiates the story that he shelled
900 bushels of corn in day. He says
it was an invention of zone of them cuss-
ed lynn newspaper men, and that the
days work actually measd ed only S97
bushels.
The Rocky Mountain Herald learns
that "'rim Browns sags hen pcgged out
with Bill Weeks last Monday, leaving
Tim three children to care for"
The Chinese begin another cycle of
a thousand years in their calendar, early
in February. and those of the race in
california will devote two weeks to fes-
tivity in celebration of the passage from
the old cycle to the new.
Mrs. Paulina w. Davis, Josephine
S. Griffing. and Isabella B. Hooker have
issued a call for National Suffrage
Convention at Washington this month. to
secure, if possible, the discussion of the
enfranchsement OF women during the
present session Of Congress, With view
to the speedy passage ola XVIII Amend
ment.
In Superior City, Wis.,. on Sunday
last the store and warehouse occupied by
r. G. Cobutn, and several othe build
ings, were burned to the ground. Loss
$30,0o0; partially insured.
The wife of Gen. Belknap, Sec
rotary of War, died in Washington Dec.
goth after several months illness. She
was a daughter of the late John Tomln-
son, of Harrodsburg, Ky,
The Spottswood Hotel, Richmond
Va, was destroyed by fire Christmas
night. Several lives were lost. Loss
100000.
The old maids at Sioux City enjoy
ed banquet at a hotel on Thanksgiving
afternoon, and The bachelors supper at
another place in the evening. Miss
Kennedy made the concluding speech at
the former. and created great furor By
saying: "Let others do as they please !:
as for me am determined 10 have a
husband as soon as can get one. And
let us all soc to it, so that when another
Thanksgiving day rolls around there will
not be an old maid in Sioux CITY," The
banquet closed with the song, mo one
To Iovao