Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-01
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somewhat impaired by arduous SER
and he will probably seek few W.. VS.
repose.
Gen. Howard has received very f.,
able information from Kansas and n
souri, respecting the condition of 4
freedmen. In Missouri, only Doc Y 8
ored people are supported by the J.,
eminent, against 4, 462 whites. sT
The Posts special says the attor,,.
are daily facing ON fife applicafe
for pardon 5orrtheir clients.
i AUBURN, june %. The remainsotn
late Mrs. VIVA. H. Seward left WASH.
ton GU Thursday morning., and were ]
compsnied to this city bySecretarv s.
ard, Gen. Wm.- III. Seward and Fam,
Seward. Maj. Gen. Hancock, Brig. g..
Mitchell of Hancoek's staff, ana Ma
Norris, Surgeon q. 8. 4, one Of n
surgeons who attended Secretary s.
ard family
The funeral Of. the deceased viii 81.
place at ST. Peters church, in this c;t,
to-day, Saturday, at three o'clockp,T
kSecretaryg Stewards health does \,
seem to have been injured by the ion,
ney. he bore the fatigue remarkall55
well. u5 &C 1aACa
LOUISVILLE, June 23.-The New
baay Ledger reports terrible accid4,
on the Ohio and Mississippi raiirol
near Lafayette, Indiana, yesterday.
freight train bound east and q solder
tram bound west, collided, killing h.
enoineers and firemen of both traips-
While an angry dispute arose betVes
the conductors as to the blame, anotIa,
freight train from the east ran iuto ht
soldiers train, killing fifteen men, ami
wounded $50 more, many fatally r.
soldiers belonged to Illinois and NIissn.
ri regiments and were homeward bom1
SAN Fra CISCO, Jane 20.-A dispatc.
from NeB minister, capital OF Brira
Columbia, says: The work of stringipe
the wires of the Russian Telegraph,
Line commenced to-day in this city,
4 large force IS employed, We VI
soon be in communication Che mir,
ing camps of Caribeo andintermediate
towns. n as
The city election at Portland, Oregon.
resulted Ill the complete success Of tie
Union ticket with scarcely any opposi
ton.
Fl. MoEHoE. June 22.4The steamer
Ariel, OF the Texas expedition, sailed
to-day. .--...
Six hundred rebel prisoners arrived
to- day from Baltimore, bound to Civ
Point. e
Tho steamer Bangor. from Hilton
Head brings Savannah papers of lie
18th inst. No news. The wheat crop
in Georgia. now being harvested, Is i
fair average. Rains In the interior
have been abundant. sSs@2
Boston, June ga WashinetoE
special to the Boston Journal states that
the South Carolina delegation very
modestlY asks that the governmel
shall redeem confederate bonds paper
which amount, according to their cal
culation, to $500. 600, COO The delega
ton possess one million of woi thlesl
bonds, which is pronounced the secre
of their anxiety on the subject.
CAIRO, June 22,-Over fifty gunboat
and other vessels, lately composing
portion of the Mississippi Squadron
are to be sold at auction at Mound CITY
ILL.,, Aug. 18th.
NEW YotK, June 22.-There hav,
be en- some new developments to-day il
the affair of Smith j. Eastman. Tie
more the case is sifted the worse il
looks THE loss viii probably reach
one million of dollars. Many prominent
houses are sufferers.
In the trotting, yesterday, at the Fash.
ion Course, Long Island, best three out
OF five, for g, 900, between Commodore
Nnv,1n~Il:lk .w1 Pfonf- Tlsaw1on1
modore Vanderbilt won the. first, third
and fourth heats. Best time 2:35 2
Work has ceased at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard on all of the principal yes
sells in course of construction there
the Franklin, Passaconoway, Illinois
and -Contocook. Two Of these are no
yet launched.
New YoRK, June 22-The Army arc
Nary Official Gazette publishes the fol
loving despatch from General Grant Il
General Halieck, ordering the latter t
disregard Shefman's truce. It shoul,
have accompanied Halleck's letter:
FORTRESS MONROE, SATURDAY, Apr
%, '65.-lM!jor General HaUeck, Rich
naond, Va.-The truce entered into b,
Sherman will be ended as soon as I cal
reach Raleigh. Move Sheridan witt
his cavalry, towards Greensboro, n. c.
as soon as possible. / think it will +,
well to send one corps of infantry also
the whole under Sheridan. The infant
ry need not go further than Danville
unless they receive orders hereafter 1,
do SO. (Signed,) g. S. GRANT,
-. ss- Aa- Iieut. Gen.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Mrs. Surrat
continues very sick. s saf
The commission of Henry Van Dyke
Assistant Treasurer at New York, wa
signed by President Johnson this morn
ing.
Junius Brutus Booth was uncondi
tionally released this morning from Ok
Capitol prison. ..sas @
Mr.. Ewing made an argument agains
the jurisdiction of the court, and aftel
examining the evidence in the case o
DIR. Mudd, claimed that his client wa
entitled to an acquittal.
The court adjourned until Tuesday
when Asst Judge Advocates Bingham
will commence the summing up for til,
government.