Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-27
TELEGRMPmIC SEMINARY.

Gen. Grant is reported as withdraw
ing the troops from the Southern States,
under orders from the President
President Juarez of Mexico, was most
enthusiastically received in Chichuahua,
and entertained aud banqueted by the
governor of that State.
A letter from Gov. Morton, of
Queenstown. Dec 22d, says he Is very
weak, and not much hope of life.
VIM. MacKay, cashier of the Sub
treasury, in San Francisco, is a de-
faulter to the amount of 10000.
The official dispatch from United
States agents abroad, received at the
STATE Department by the last steamer
from Europe, are favorable to Ameri-
can interests. The plans for the extern
sion of European influences on our con-
tinent have received death blow by
the restoration of the Union.
The returns of Internal Revenue
from June 30th. to Saturday the 18th.
were SIS, 500, 900. The current year
will unquestionably exceed it be $780,
600, 900.
The committee on the death of Mr.
Lincoln have examined into the brutal
newspaper charges that thefts were
committed by members of his family in
the White House, and find them entire
ly false.
The loss to steamboats,, barges and
docks at St Louis, by the breaking up
of the ice, is said to be $50. 000
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has declared that it shall be lawful
for persons to print their initials and
date ON stamps, instead of writing
them.
MIR. Senley, Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General, has gone South for the
purpose of correcting alleged irregular
tiles in the delivery of northern papers.
II the evil cannot be corrected, mail ia
cilities may be withdrawn.
4 special dispatch from Brownsville,
Texas, of the 81 instant, states that
detachment of ten men under Lieuten-
ant Murphy, Of the 18th colOred regi-
ment, attempted to capture an Imperial
gunboat, but were repulsed. LieUten-
ant Murphy will probably be dismissed
the service.
Seventeen Liberals, recently captured
by the Imperialists, had been ordered
TO be shot by Macmillan. General
Weitzel sent vigorous protest against
this barbarism.
The cost of the Government printing
for the past year was $1,000, 700. and
the estimate for the current year are
g, OOO,OO0.
The revelations OF cotton frauds In
the South implicate high military and
civil officers, and present more astOund-
ing disclosures.
Henry r. SandeFsoE for collector of
internal revenue for the tifth district of
Illinois
The owners of the buildipg in which
a cOlOred school is kept at Wyattesville
Md, notified the teachers, a few days
since that it would have TO be closed,
as the laws of Maryland prohibited the
education of colOred children. The
teachers submitted the case IN Gen
Howard Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
who instructed the teachers TO con-
tinue the school.
Raphael Semmes is held in close con-
finement at the Marine Barracks, Wash
ingtoD, awaiting the action of the gov
ernment. Semmes is in good health
and spirits, and seems confident of be-
ing able to justify his conduct during
the rebellion.
About twenty-five Government en-
ployes In the district OF Fortress Monroe
have been summary dismissed and or
dered to leave the district. These were
formerly in the rebel service, and their
dismissal was probably ordered on ac-
count of the rumor that a plan was on
foot for the release of JEFF. Davis.
Gen. Sherman has written letter to
the State military association of New
York, strongly urging the complete re-
vision and Improvement of the military
system of the several states so as to
make it an efficient military organiza-
ton, in an emergency.
Governor Curtin. of Pennsylvania.
has arrived home from Havana, whittier
he went for his health.
Joint resolutions adopting the consti-
tutiOnal amendment abolishing slavery
passed the lower house of the New Jer-
sey Legislature, ON the 18th, by q vote
of 40 to 10.
1t is stated that Canadian couserva-
tive journal says that the proposition to
place the Canadian tariff on the same
footing with that of the United States
is impossible, and would be displeasing
to the homie government
The latest Mexican news is unfavora-
bic to the Imperial cause. The inhab-
itants of Montery are leaving the city
en- masse, over 5000 having left in
three days.
Imperial achievements from Europe
are on their way from Monterey to Sal
tillo-1 200 having arrived in the last
week of December.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt at Orizaba and Puebla, and slight
one in the City of Mexico.
There are 131 deaths per day at Quad
alupe, from cholera, In a population of
10000.
1t is stated that Gen. Buffers reply
to Gen. Grant is nearly finished, and
will soon appear with the imprint of q
New York publishing house. 'ti
The galleries of the House were
deDsely crowded on the 18th TO listen
to the debate on tue billto extend the
right of suffrage in the District OF Co
lumbia. A large number of colored
persons were present, and when the
bill was finally brought to vote and it
was announced that it had passed, the
applause was deaGening. The bill con-.
fers suffrage upOn colored persons
without other qualifications than are
required of whites. The bill now goes
to the Senate.
The authorities at Washington are
investigating the cause of the burning
of several buildings, there, occupied by
colored persons. The fire is thought