Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-23

secretary of state orNew fork, proVio-
;nsr tbe convention should endorse his
Jews 9 He is, it seems, in favor of al
lo,v;no the southern states "to decide
rba Shall. and who shall not be enti-
lad TO the right of suffrage" of reduc-
tom of the national debt; of ''the sub
st;tution of civil for military courts;
and of ga more careful observance OF
the constitutional rights of states and
individuals.
General Strong, inspector of the freed
mems bureau, In a report which Will
soon be published, giving the results
of recent observations upon the con-
dition of the negroes along the Missls-
sippi and Red Rivers, states that they
are making very rapid advancement,
| industrially and educationally.
In the Indian Council, at Fort Smith,
Wednesday, the treaty of peace which
had been prepared was read, and the
agents of the Seminoles and Cherokees
stated that they would sign it Thursday.
A message was received from the rebel
Indian delegates in session at Arm
strong's academy, expressing desire TO
make peace with their loyal brethren.
These delegates are expected to arrive
/ at Fort Smith on InufSuays
| During General Meade's recent tour
through Virginia and the Carolinas, he
made arrangements, under the authori-
ty of the government, for the gradu II
withdrawal Of the federal troops, and
the resumption of the civil law.
Ketchum and Jenkins were arraigned
before the court of sessions, at New
York, Thursday. The former plead
not guilty on the charge of uttering
forged gold checks. The charges
against Jenkins were embeZzlement and
grand larceny, to which his counsel
stated a demurrer would be interposed
In 264 towns of Main, Cony's MAORI
ty is 1850, against 4,667 last year.
His total majority will probably exceed
10000. The vote of the state Will TAI
: below $1,000.
The report that the volume OF the
currency is being largely increased, Is
: pronounced to be untrue and Secre
: tarv McCulloch believes that he can
! meet all acquisitions, previous to the
; session of congress, without any expan'
sion of the currency.
The specie captured from Davis, and
and recently brought to Washington, Is
claimed by the Richmond banks:
, A collision occurred on the Camden
J and AmboY railroad, at Princeton, on
Thursday morning. Fortunately only
one person was killed.
ThePeople's line steamboat company
, laid the keel ON Thursday for the
largest steamer in the world.
A movement Is on foot to organize a
| national society for Christian work
among the masses; and convention
on the subject will meet at Cleveland
on the 9th instant.
John Tor, as he was usually called,
Hammer Lane, the celebrated Eng
lish pugilist, died on the 18th ultimo,
: aged AZ years He was defeated but
three times III his career-by Molyneux,
Yankee Sullivan, and Tom Davis.
European advices are to the Sd inst,
by the steamer Asia. The Atlantic
telegraph company has accepted the
offer OF the telegraph construction com
pany to lay new cable and restore the
old one next year and the Great East
ern has been chartered for five years fol
the purpose of laying cables.
The number of troops in the south Of
Ireland is to be increased, in conse
a
In the Indian council, at Fort Smith.
on the 18th, the treaty of peace wat
J signed by the Senecas, Shawnees, Qua
paws, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choc
taws, Greeks and Osages. On the fol
lowing day the treaty was signed by the
Cherokees and Wichetas. The rebel
Indian delegations We're expected tc
make their appearance in the council
Friday afternoon.
Vessels arrived at San Francisco re-
port the capture by the pirate Shenan.
doah, in the Arctic seas, of thirty wha-
lers Including those previously men
toned ,--twenty-six of which were
burned and four bonded.
A freight train on the Great Western
railroad of Illinois ran off bridge on
Friday, near Decatur, No person was
injured. The pecuniary loss was about
s., 003. =
/, Herschel V. johnson, of Georgia, has
paid visit to Alexander III. Stephens,
at FORT Warren, and reports that he is
comfortably situated. Mr.. Stephens
brother, Linton, is with him.
1t was reported that Captain Wlrz
had died; but the fact is, that there has
been an improvement in his health.
A British mail vessel recently passed
the place where the Atlantic cable buoys
were reported to have been placed, and
found that they had disappeared.
| "Extra Billy Smith, the late reb.
governor of Virginia, has been given
| permission TO visit Washington.
The fellow who sold the Anderson
vile prison records to the government,
and afterwards, purloined them, has
been tried by court martial, and his
sentence is now awaiting the approval
of the proper authorities.
Secretary Mccullough denies that he
intends to issue 5.20s in exchange for
coupon interest notes. ~.
The statement is contradicted that all
the federal troops are soon to be With
drawn from the South.
Il A counterfeit has been detected on
the 800 compound interest notes, bear
ing date May 9Th, 1865.
MILWAUKEE MARKET.
MILWAUKEE Il, Sept. 16.