Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-19
BY TELEGRAPh

DETROIT Aug. 11th-A collision !
Tween the Pewabic and Meteor occnr.'
at half-past eight Wednesday event.
Isix miles from shore. The PewaIs
was struck on her port bow, iust q
| the pilot house. and sank in three
-four minutes. The boats were runn;St
at full speed and struck with such -
rible force as to crush in the entireboS
of the Pewabic.
| At the time of the accident if -
scarcely dark, and the boats saw ess
other six miles apart. When approaaS
ing, they exchanged signals, and 4.
Pewabic bore off to pass, but the NJ
teor, for some cause, rs yet unexplains1
| turned in the same direction, and stp5
| the Pewabic A number were killed.
the crashing timber-A-few of h
passengers jumped on board the Met.
before the Pewabic sunk Life boss
were Immediately lowered from the IN,
seor and picked up those Who were NJ
carried down with thegwreck. One bp,
dred and seventy-five to two hundrsl
messengers were on board the Pew,h;,
The names OF 10 passengers and .
Of tile crew saved, are gwen =
The known loss of life cannot be e,,
rectly ascertained yet, but will be ne,
one hundred.
The Meteor remained near the scar.
of disaster until morning, in the hon.
of picking up any person that might t.
still floating On pieces OF the wreck, bat
none were found.
The propeller Mohawk. passp,
down, the survivors W, re transferred I
her from the Meteor and brought +
this city. The Meteor was but slight,
injured and continued her trip to LaE.
Superior. s9m s,sI-e. zss.
sNEw YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Heralh,
correspondent says long Cabinet 90.
sion was held to-day, and report saws
rather stOiming one. s ''e 7is-
The Presidents Reconstruction pOHcy
is understood to have been discussedi1
all It's length and breadth, and his d.
termination to adhere to it and cary i
out regardless of opposition or conse.
quences, is alphabetically announced
The Herald's New Orleans correspol.,
ent says continuation of lawlessness Is
reported In portions of Texas, border.
ing on the RIO Grande; bands of thieves
infest the country driving off stock and
stealing whatever they think worth lay
ing their hands on.
The arrival of two divisions of IA.
tional Cavalry, moving across the State
from Louisiana, was anxiously awaited
General WeitZel, commanding the
25th Army Corps, has issued an order
stating that it Is probable that the CON-
mand will remain there for some time
Gen. Candy, commanding in Louisi-
ana, has addressed an important COM
munication to Governor Welies of Il at
State, requesting him to warn local ana
civil officers against attempting to force
any police laws for regulation of negrots
who are in conflict with tie act estab-
fishing the Ereedmen's Bureau, to the
agents of which, the supervision Of
these matters exclusively pertain.
The Times Washington special says:
Robert Ridgeway of the Richmond
Wing, and Jno. S. Barbane, President Of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, to-
day announced themselves candidates fol
Congress, for Virginia.
Since August LIST there have beer
mustered out of the service so regi
ments and batteries, including over 90.
900 men. Ei4a
The receipts of internal Revenue to.
day amounts to 81, 305, 1896 90.
The Railroads In Virginia are fast ap-
preaching completion and will shortly
all be in running order, and cars will
run to Lynchburg from Shenandoah on
Monday, and the Richmond and Aqua
Greek Railroad will communicate with
Fredericksburg In few days, thus do
ing away with staging.
The unfinished Loudon and Hamp-
shire road will be completed at an early
day.
The Herald s special says: Mr.. Greer
of the original South Carolina delega.
ton, is in the city, and reports affairs
progressing in that state, to the perfect
satisfaction OF every Gna.
Gov. Perry has been well received by
the people of that state, and Mr.. Greer
knew nothing of the reported collision
between the civil and military authori-
ties until he read the radical papers at
the North. He pronounces it fabri.
cation throughout taft
Brigadier General J. T. Fullerton, Of
the Fieedmen's Bureau, returned to
this city last evening, from tour Of
observation In eastern Florida AT q cen
trail Georgia. The trip occupied abo7f
four weeks, and was productive of much
and valuable insight TO the operation Of
the scheme adopted by the Bureau for
the development of freedmen From a
close observance throughout the states
alluded Ito, Gen. Fullerton is inclined
to believe that the number of whites
and blacks who receive government ra-
tions = el...Ilt anual:
DETROIT Aug. 12.-The Propeller
Meteor took fire Friday morning, while
in the st, Mary's Ship Canal basin, and
was scuttled and sunk in twelve feet OF
water. No lives lost. The passengers
lost all their effects. No further partic-
ulars. The Meteor is the same boat
that coliided with the Pewabic. Both
are owned by j. I. Whiting, and Co.,
of Detroit.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, Aug. IA very
disastrous FIRE occurred in this city last
night. TWAS the work of incendiaries.
Wable's yawl works, Afford & Co.'S. ship
caulkers' establishment, WorthingtOns
corn mill, Jno. Neubourer's ship chan
dlery and b. J. Lemons brass and cop.
per foundry, were destroyed. The to-
tai loss will exceed $25, Insurance
So, 000, principally in Cincinnati offices.
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