Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-18
News Items.

The TriJun3s Washington special says it is
to be the policy to contract rather than ex-
pand the currency.
Judge Edmonds is recommended for the
Interior Department by the Governors OF
nine States.
The result of the election in New Bruins
wick will probably be postponement o. the
confederation scheme for an indefinite peri
cd. The Legislative Union of the Canadas
will probably go on.
Notwithstanding the refusal of the Senate
at the late session, to recognize Arkansas by
the admission of her Senators, they confirmed
the nomination of U. S. attorneys and mar
shall for the judicial districts of that State.
NJ. Muzio has engaged Gottschalk, the
pianist, Miss Simons, aud several other art
lists in the musical art to form an Italian
troup for tour in California. They leave
April Sd.
The Herdlfs correspondent shows there are
no less than 500 blockade runners lying in
the port of Nassau, whose occupation is gone.
They represent capital to the amount of ff-
teen million dollars.
The Richmond Examiner of the 4th de-
nounces the execution of Beall, the guerrilla
and spy, and says threats were made in the
streets of Richmond to hang any Yankee
officers on parole and who might be found at
large.
The Richmond Sentinel says the rebel Sec
rotary of the Treasury would be glad to re-
ceive donations of money, bonds, plate, or
other valuables, to enable him to pay the
soldiers.
The Wilmington journal, in its issue inst
previous to the occupation of the town by
the National forces, admitted that Shermans
movements, if he was not checked, might
have the effect of compelling Lee to abandon
| Richmond and Petersburg.
The Richmond Enquirer pronounces the
whole financial system of the Confederacy
| defective, and proposes an equation of the
public debt to the specie value, saying that
| it involves no reputation. The rebel House
of Representatives adopted resolution to
| adjourn March Sth.
The act of Congress creating the Office of
| Chief of Staff TO Lit. Gen. Grant, confers
that appointment upon Brig. Gen. Rawlings,
| who has shared in the hardships and dangers
of Gen. Grants campaign from Belmont to
the present time, serving from Vicksburg as
| Chief of Staff.
| The bill to repeal the section of the act
which provides for the appointment of agents
| to purchase cotton and other products of in
surrectionary States, was not vetoed by the
President, but it was said failed to receive
his signature, which amounts to about the
same thing, viz: its failure to become a law.
The packet James Watson, laden with gov
eminent freight, large number OF passen
gers and Sc soldiers, was sunk IL miles below
Napoleon on the morning of the I'd. Over
80 lives were lost, including the Adams Elk
press messenger and 20 soldiers, and several
ladies and children. The officers and crew o.
| the boat were mostly saved. The steamer
and cargo is a total loss
The work on the California end of the Pa
cifc Railroad is progressing fvVorably, anC
will be pushed more vigorously since the ia
vorable action of Congress. Owing to lon(
drought the stock of wheat in California i
| very small There is scarcely enough TO
seed purposes. Flour is $l4 per barrel
More than the average amount of rain ha
fallen this season, and the prospects of larg
crops are very good.
The HeralPs Shenandoah Valley correspon
dent says: "a few days ago three familie
| by the names of Sherrard, Lee and Bueinel
| were sent over our lines on the charge OF dis
LOYALTY. II was discovered that they ha
conspired together to get up social ball, t
| which Gen. Sheridan was to be an invite
guest, and that during its progress detact
| ment of Mosby's guerrillas was 70 seize tn
General, take him captive and convey him
Richmond, along with Kelly and Crook. Tn
plan was frustrated, and the leaders who cor
cocted il are now in full communion wit
those for whom they have expressed symps
| thyn