Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-02

decently burying the remains of onr
murdered heroes, returned to tb;s
city this morning, having accom-
phshed the object of his visit. Tia
captain records that he arrived AZ
Andersonville on the 18th ult., after
having experienced considerable dificnI.
ty IN procuring transportation for him.
self, his party of mechanics and clerks.
The work of painting and lettering the
head boards for the graves was imme-
diately commenced and finished, occu.
nearly the whole time of the party's
stay.
There were Is, goo head boards set up.
all appropriately lettered, giving the
names, and as far as known, the reei-
ment and company of the deceased. The
Captain found the graves nearly ali
marked with a neatly painted stake.
numbered-the numbers on the stakes
corresponding with record kept in the
hospital of the prison, giving the names
of those buried. The cemetery is about
fifty acres in extent and nearly 300
yards from the stockade. The dead
were buried In trenches-in many cases
over 100 in a trench. Mounds were
created over each body, thus forming
graves. A neat white fence has been
erected around the cemetery, and the
place made to look "a well as possible.
Pleasant walks are being laid out which
are to be shaded by trees.
New YORK, Aug. 2G-The steamer
Geo. Cromwell, from New Orleans. has
arrived.
The steamer Ocean Queen brings San
Francisco papers of August Sd. The
Francisco, July Goth, for Portland, Ore.
gon, aud Victoria, with between 20U
and 800 passengers on board, was total
ly lost near Camp Lincoln, Oregon.
July 30th.
Only fourteen men and women were
saved.
ASalt Lake despatch of July 30th.
says the telegraph operator reports that
the Indians have carried off Eve miles:
of wire west of Platte Bridge.
On the 26th some 1000 Indians at
tackled the post Of Platte Bridge There
was heavy skirmishing all the afternoon,
many of the Indians being killed.
Lieut.. Collins, of Co. e. 18th Ohio,
and twenty-seven men were killed.
Lieut.. Collins was killed while leading
a charge by 700 Kansas troops against
some 6O0 Indians.
New YORK Aug. 25.-AnsoAg the
passengers lost on the steamer Brother
Jonathan was James Nesbitt, for many
years, one of the editors of the San
Francisco Bulletin.
The New Orleans papers mention the
sinking of the steamer Ida May, from
Shreveport for New Orleans, with $50
bales of cotton. The passengers were
all saved.
The Post says the extent of the ab-
straction of funds and forgery of gold
checks by Ketchum aggregates $4,000
600.
Secretary Stanton is at West Point
to spend few days for the benefit of his
health.
At half past four this afternoon fire
broke out In the fireworks establishment
of M. Jones, is John street. A sheet of
flame burnt through the doors and
nearly extended across the street. There
were many explosions, and the lower
part of the building was soon In flames.
There were three persons who escaped
from the building with their clothing ON
fire. The building was nearly destroy
ed. Two girls who worked in the mp
per part of the building were burned to
death and others had narrow escapes.
NEW York, Aug. 26.-The Times
special says that the pardon granted to
A. Dudley, President of the Richmond
& York River railroad, has been re-
voked.
The TribuDe's dispatch has the fol-
lowing:
General Grant remarked recently that
sufficient evidence has been adduced
during the late conspiracy trials to con-
Wet jeff Davis of completely In the as
sassination of President Lincoln; and
that the fate of the conspiratOrs settled
that of jeff Davis.
Several heavy seizures of whisky hav-
ing been made recently in Cincinnati.
S. S. Cox has arrived in Washington as
Attorney for the owners
Legal proceedings will soon be insti-
tuted against Major Wallach, of Wash
ington, to make him disgorge the funds
for the colored schools.
Herald's Washington special says that
the Emperor Macmillan recently sent
a letter of coincidence on the death of
Mr.. Lincoln to President johnson but
the letter was not accepted on the
ground that 10 such person as the En-
peror of Mexico was known or recogniz-
ed
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Erecaire Of
fee, Department Of State, dug. 22.-Pa-
rolled prisoners asking passports as citi-
zens of the United States, and against
whom flo special charges may be pend
ing, will be furnished with passports mp
on application therefor to the Depart
ment-of State, in usual form; such pass
ports, will, however, be issued upon the
conditions that the applicants do not
return to the United States without
leave of the President.
Other persons implicated in the re-
bellion who may wish to go abroad, will
apply to the Department of State for
passports, and applications will be dis
posed of according to the merits of the
several cases by the President of the
United States.
(Signed,) WM. III. SEWARD,
Sec'y of State.