Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Nashville to the Philadelphia Convention
Gen. Ord has issued orders discOnIin-
ming rhe Military District OF Wisconsin, on the
31st inst.
One of the performing elephant of
BAILEY 4 Co.'S meLacerie, died At Belfast, Me-
on Jnlv 70. He was valued at sl5,eOe.
Another vein Of oil was struck ut Nc
NinyiIia tennessee, on the 9th The wei
flowed some thirty barrels in one hour, but
the OIL was OF poor quality.
Gen. Sherman was in Montreal ON
Saturday and Quebec on Sunday-he met
with very cordial reception IL the former
place.
The Senate has confirmed the nOml-
nations Of General Thomas o Osborn TO be
Postmaster of Chicago, and OF John Logan
as United States Marshal OF the Southern
District OF Illinois.
Ont of twelve cases of cholera re-
uorted Wednesday in New York there were
three deaths. In Brooklyn 6ht cases were
reported, but no deaths
European dispatches received at The
State Department do not confirm the hopes OF
of an immediate peace. 1t IL expected that
France will be compelled 10 assume the CHAT
acler of a beligerent.
The troOps that have recently arrived
and are still arriving in Canada from England
and English colonial possessions are to reman
la the DrOvince and none are tn be sent away
of those which were here previously.
The Boston Commonwealth an
uc,lnccs that George Peabody intends to be
81 ~ $50, 900 each upon Harvard, Amherst and
Williams Colleges, in that State, anu the sum
of SI,OON 900 upon Boston for homes for the
poor.
At the commencement exercises OF
the Lima New York; Seminary, on the 2Sth
laHKy erraIuafaa
One was a colOred lady who took the third
honor of the class. Her father IA lawyer OF
Monrovia, i'm the Colony OF Liberia, Africa,
whittier she goes as a Missionary.
A contract has been closed 10y the
Iisbt House Board, with New York firm,
for the construction of 500 light iron huoys,
at from 500 10 $3.50 each. They are to re-
place those taken mp by the rebels IN South
ern haTbOrs during the war.
Gen. Howard has sent officers to
South Carolina to investigate an alleged case
of shooting a COlOTed man IN a church at
Columbia The victim finding the eOlOTed
gallery full, ventured on to the whites side,
and was Immediately killed.
A bill is before the Canadian Parlia-
ment to compel American Insurance COmpa-
nies to deposit 5000. 900 before they can trans
act business there, a sum largely IN excess
OF that deposited by any other foreigners
The State Department has been adj
vised that the following Fenian prisoners IN
Ireland, have been released ON cOndItl1n OF
returning to the United States; Daniel j: My
kens, Col. Burke. Bernard McDeImotts Ed
ward Morley and kirwan.
The President, on the 18th, appoint
ed UIvsas 8. Grant to be General of the armies
of the limited States and David G.. Farragut
to be Admiral of the navy of the United States.
The nominations we're sent to the senate,
taken mp in executive session, and at once
confirmed.
Governor Bigler, W. III. Packer and
Chief Justice Woodward are delegates at
large. and Judges Ellis. Lewis, Jerry Black,
Campbell, Decker, Frank Hughes and George
NJ Wharton, the district delegates to the Phil
adelphia Convention, from Pennsylvania.
A Savannah dispatch says that seven
new cases of cholera occurred among the
troops on the Tybee Island, on the Dist. Five
additional death, including Iieut. J.T- Mayes,
have also occurred. Twelve deaths have ta-
ken place in all since thetrOops left New York.
A Ruby CITY, Idaho, letter says that
much excitement was created there by the
intelligence that Capt. Jennings and party,
fifty mites distant, were surrounded by Indl-
ans Tvs Hundred volunteers went to the
rescue, but on their arrival the Indians had
disappeared. The besieged party fought two
days without food. They killed torty Indians,
and lost but one man.
The official report sent 10 the head
quarters of the Austrian tCo3s N Mexico,
shows that the number of T. OOps engaged at
the battle Of C2maTgO on the 46,ll ult., when
Oliyars was defeated, was go. of whom i3O
were killed, including all the officers. 10 were
taken prisoners, and ii miss .ng.
The Southern Pacific Railroad is open
to Marshsll, Texas. and arrangements are
,-,aEfnu 70 fonffnue The Old RaryIck Raw
rOnte 10 Galveston, will open on August list,
with three steamers per week. The time OF
travel will be lessened from six to ten hours.
Work ON the broken leyees will commence on
September LIST.
An effort Is being made by Governor
Marsh II, of Minnesota, to obtain permission
of the Government to convert Fort Smelling
into an asylum for disabled soldiers. The
War Department has ordered that the use of
Fort Smelling SIS a military rendezvous be dis
continued, and the government property will
be turned over to the Quartermaster's De-
partment.
There is considerable excitement ex-
listing among the freedmen in the vicinity of
Macon. Ga. in reference TO emigrating TO Lii
IBERIA Many of the most intelligent and
leading freedmen are in favor of it, and sOci-
cites. with branches in different counties, have
been formed TO found colony for that Iur-
pose this fall. Several leading citizens have
subscribed very literally IN favor of the pro-
ject.
The anti-rent war in Albany n. Y, is
virtually at an end. Al quiet at the front,
has been The report for the past three ar four
days. Two additional writs of eiectment have
been executed, and several OF the parties,
against whose premises writs have been issued,
expressing desire to settle the claims against
them, further proceedings will be delayed
The premises already seized by tine military
will be formally delivered to Col. Church,
who will place his agents in charge, after
which the military wall be relieved from duty
ana return to that city.