Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-21

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IA has been discovered that large
Honor house in Nashville, Tennessee,
has, swindled the government ont OF
$3.50, 900 in internal revenue. 1t Will
be compelled to disgorgei Immediately.
The president has ordered the release
of ssvice President" Stephens, "Secre-
tary of the Treasury" Trenholm, post
master General" Reagan, Assistant Sec
rotary of War" Campbell, and ''Gov-
ernor" Clark, of Mississippi, on condition
of their giving paroles to appear when
ever wanted to answer any charge that
the President may direct to be preferred
against them, and of their abiding in
certain localities assigned to each re-
spectiveiy.
The receipts of the United States
Treasury for the quarter ending the Both
of September last, were $6l8, 464, 800.
The expenditures for the same period
were $675, 767, All.
Returns from 48 counties of Ohio
show a Union majority of "a, 070, which,
it is believed, will be increased in the
remainder of the state to $1,000. The
Unionists will have at least two-thirds
vote in each house of the legislature.
General Thomas, commanding the di
vision of the Tennessee, is In Washing
ton, and after having had interviews
with the president and secretary of war,
Thursday, an order was issued abrogatir g
martial law in Kentucky. @
+ The Union candidates for congress
are probably elected in the 1st and End
districts of Virginia.
Advices from st. Thomas state that
Santa Anna was raising troops for the
aid of Juatez. He had, however, at last
| accounts succeeded in making only 127
enlistments.
1t is reported that General Grant adj
vises the discharge of at least one hun
dred more generals, with their Stats;
also the mastering out of nearly all the
| colored troops.
1t is expected that the debt contract
ed by North Carolina in aid of the re-
bellion will be entirely repudiated by
| the state convention now in session.
The cholera is decreasing at Constan-
tinople but increasing at Marseilles.
the average mortality at the latter place
| is from sixty to seventy per day.
| s'Gladiator, the last winner of Der
by, has won in all eight races, the stakes
in which amounted to the enormous
sum of EGG, 422, or about $4,000 in
| American gold. This for u three year
old colt is much the largest amount ev-
er won.
The amount of internal revenue paid
by the New England states mot Inclu-
ding banks, savings banks, insurance
and rail road companies, &c, which are
paid directly into the treasury at Wash
ington) for the year ending June 30,
| 1866, amounted to SAT. 552, $50, divided
as follows: Maine, S2.659, 1919; New
Hampshire, S2,585, 800; Vermont. ST.
OO9, SAB; Massachusetts, S28, 752, 1856;
| Rhode Island, 1886, Gil; Connecticut,
1858, $50 The largest single district
was the Third Massachusetts, half of
Boston, S., 1913, 33S.
| A heavy cotton swindle has been
brought to light at Augusta, Georgia.
lit involves nearly II, 600 bales, of the
value of about $2,OOO,000 Several pro-
minent military oficers-inclading Gen
erals Grosvenor and Steadman--are
somew hat mixed up with the affair. In
consequence of this case, President
Johnson has, it is stated, issued an or
der prohibiting military interference in
civil matters.
/ The Canadian authorities have sci zed
600 Spencer rifles, in boxes, among rail-
road freight, at Niagara city. They re-
port it case of Fenian smuggling.
Orders have been issued assigning the
Regiments of the regular army to vari-
Gus points. ALI volunteer cavalry east
of the Mississippi are to be mustered
out immediately. All sea coast forts
south of Fortress Misunderstanding
Forts Taylor and Jefferson. Florida
are to be garrisoned by colored soldiers.
| The Union majority in Pennsy lvania
will, it is estimated, reach at least 3d.
000 The next Legislature will stand /;
Senate, 20 Republicans and Is Demo
Gratis; house, sc Republicans and A
/ Democrats.
The South Carolina delegation, to
present the memorials of the state con-
vention asking for the pardon of Davis,
Stephens. Trenholm and McGrath,
had an interview with the President
Friday A long and interesting CONVEX
sation took place. The President, who
received the delegation very kindly,
stated, among other things, that, IF
treason had been committed, it ought
to be determined by the highest tribu-
+ nal, and the fact declared, even it Gle
The post office department was self
sustaining during the rebellion, but it
is estimated that, when mail service in
the southern states shall be completely
resumed, there will be deficit for the
year of $8,000,000.
Railway communication between
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and the
north, is now complete, by way of
Knoxville, Lynchburg and Alexandria.
General Towards mission to the
South is to effect an arrangement be-
tween the former owners of certain
lands in Georgia, South Carolina and
Florida, and the freedmen who were To-
Gated upon those lands by Gen. Sher-
man.
/ Clement G. Clay and John Mitchell
are to be transferred to Carroll Hall lat
Fortress Monroe), where JEFF. Davis is
now confined.
4 Quartermaster General Meigs has been
called upon to furnish an estimate of the
cost of subsistence of 100, 900 troops for
1 one year.
A fire at Belfast, Maine, on Thursday
night, destroyed over hundred build
ings in the business part of the city,
The loss is estimated at $500, 900. s31r
/ A correspondence between Generals
| Grant and Sherman, written when the
| former was about to be made Lieutenant
General, has just been published. Grant
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