Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02
TELEGRRPHEC SUMMARY.
RESUME OF The NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CRIMEs AND CASUALTIES.

About 1000 cords of government
wood were burned at Alexandria, Va, on Mon
day night.
A large norton of the tunnel on the
Mount Inv branch of the Pennsylvania rali-
TosJ fell in Sunday. No person Is known to
have been in the tunnel at the time.
Richard Roe, Benjamin O'Conneil
and Andrew Jones, three of the Cadiz bank
robbqrs. have been lodged IN the FenltehtlaIy.
The first two are sntenced Tor thirteen years
"a ch- and the last one for eleven years.
destructive fire occurred at Galena,
I,l5Dois bv which three buildings, occupied as
taIegranb office. store. and photograph gar
49, vrdTe DESTROYED. Insured for fifteen thou-
sand dollars.
a fearful steamboat accident happen
al on the ST. Lawrence on the afternoon OF
the 18th. The steamer Lyon, on her trlai
trim exploded her boiler two miles below hol-
treaI. killing persons and severely -"o"nu-
ing others.
Fcur persons, named MIR. Ezra DAVIS
Miss Mary Davis (brOther and sister,, MISS
a,;e Reisin0er of ForestOn, Ill, and Mr.
Tobn @. Chamberlain of johnson County,
ToIva we're drowned ON the l4th, while on .
t;SS;De, excursion on Cedar River, about elSh'
miles from Western, Iowa. Inc latler wv
were students Of Western college.
Another Newland-Ey tragedy oc
rr1rTnH a EFIfdN last near AASAAHooiDN
county. Indiana. An old and wealthy farm
oTbv the name of Parkinson shot yOuni
no1n named Guthridge, for the seductlon o
RS daughter. who is only fifteen years OF age
He fired at him three times before killing MN
A destructive fire occurred at Cairo
III. on the morning of the 22d, which cen
sumed the Virginia Hotel ana Twelve QUE QUE
business houses, ON the Ohio IeYee, Delo'
Tenth street The buildings were all wooden
Very little Of the contents were saved, ant
there was but slight insurance on them'-
Nothing is left standing from Tenth street L
ReardOn * Co.'S. The probable loss Is seven
tv-five thousand dollars.
The Ogle County, H., Reporter,
the 18th, says: ''Last Saturday afternoon,
vnung man. son of Henry BY, formerly G
1bc town of Iafayette, in this county, wa
smotbered to death IN LOvejOys elevator, a
0-Ia Station. He was in the elevator bin, an
it22s supposed that by some means he fell mt
the Grain while it was being run out, and wa
nnabIe to keep above the grain, which 500
covered him up, smOthering him to death
The Waukegau, Ill Gazette of tn
10Th saws "On Tuesday. the 10Th inst, a
. o'cIOck d. m. as a hired man IN the emplo
az Mr. Thomas GoOdbCdy, OF the town
Deerfield, was plOushlng In a held near ID
bouse the team was struck by hShtmng an
Instantly killed, "a well as Young colt BIZ
si1e a mare belonging to the team. The mar
James Duffy, was severely shocked, and u
outsgtle of his left leg, nom the mp down
the fool was severely burned and badly blu
tered. Strong hopes are entertained OF h
ultimate recovery.
The great fire in New York on I'll
night Of the 2Ist was the most extensivein t
Years. Two lives were lost. The total loss
Dropertv is 81, coo, 900. Upper tendon Is j
coDsolable at the destruction Of the Acaden
OF Music. Grau's opera troupe were the la
rerformers there. ole Bull was the next lie
sec. The Academy Of Music was valued
seas. OHO: insurance on building and sceuer
sI6N COO. MaretZek's loss, S7OOO0. Graz
loss s4O. coo. Neither insured. The Medic
Tniyersitv was valued at $4,000; insured I
Sq5.OGO WOrcester's piano factory was save
The loss on Hines factory Is not ascertaine
,ir. Valentine Motifs valuable anatOmati
collection was destroyed in the Universe
Medical College. Loss $50, 600. The loss
tine burning of st. James lutheran chur
il $50 GOO Partially insured. Loss of q
Frazer. restaurant keeper sl8090. No insJ
suce. The loss on WOTcesteT's factory, VIII
il not greatly damaged. Is covered 10y inst
ance. Buildings No. 122 and 12i Third a'
me. occupied by various parties, were df
t-oyed Loss considerable. The fire "
doubtless the work Of an incendilry.