Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-03
TELEGRAPmIC SUMMARY.

Railroad communication between
Charleston and Columbia, S. c., has
been resumed.
The storm of the 18th extended as far |
south as Nashville and was very severe |
there, and also through Kentucky. The |
mercury fell to 80 below z 10 at the |
city named. a q a a
The ship Lancaster sailed from Phila- |
delphia for Antwerp On the 20th, with
the largest cargo of petroleum. ever Ia
ken from the United States in one
vessel, taking {, 500 tsrrels, containing
go, 191 gallons of crude oil, valued at
over 100000.
Romero. the Minister at Washington,
from the Republic of Mexico, does not
credit the reports of the withdrawal OF
the French troops from his country.
John A. Cooke, late Cashier of the
Catskill, n. Y, National Bank, is re-
ported 9 defaulter to the amount of
$50, 0G0. The directors OF the bank, it
Is added, have obtained collateral secu-
rites enough to cover the defalcatiOn.
Captain S. S. Smith, ex-COnfederate
officer, is under arrest at Toronto on a
charge of robbing an old man of 81 600
United States bonds, at Windsor, where
Smith keeps hotel.
Report saws that the steamer which
has been fitting out In New York for
some time has gone to sea as CHILEAN
privateer, to prey upon Spanish COM
merce. Three gunbOats are also said
to be building for the Chilian govern
ment.
Mexican dispatches sly that the
French attacked chihuahua In great
force and that Juarez was forced to
abandon il. lie retreated about fifty
miles, and was awaiting the approach
of the French.
The Treasury Department has de-
stroyed over S4S, 100000 of mutilated
currency since last August.
There is another counterfeit on the
% cent note.
The HeIald's Toronto correspondent
states that the reason Tor the postpone
ment of the meeting of Parliament till
May next, is the fear that the Fe-
MAN invasion may be made during the
winter. The provincial Fenians, though
In favor of O'Alahoney, e not opposed
TO an invasion by Gen. Sweeney during
the winter.
One night last week word was sent
over by some discharged volunteers at
Ugdensburg, that the Fenians were
coming. The garrison at Fort Yelling
ton turned out to receive them. The
ex-volunteefs fred several shots, and
the garrison, it Is stated, behaved very
badly. The volunteers then returned,
satisfied with their exploit.
The French minister has made a de-
mand upon the State Department for
information relative TO the capture OF
Bagdad, Mexico, by American fillibUs-
tiers, but,the Department knew nothing
about it officially. Gen. Sheridan has
been instructed to investigate the mat
ter.
The Mexican Republicans are still
carrying on operations with great IN
eroy, IN the northwestern section Of
the country.
Late Mexican papers publish protests
Of soldiers of the Belgian Legion, III
Maximilan's service, made prisoners by
the Republicans, against the Emperor
order, decreeing the death of all Repub-
hcan prisoners, and particularly against
one case of its barbarous execution by
Col Mendez. One of the Imperial Off
GERS who caused to be shot immedi-
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he captured. One of these protests Is
addressed to Macmillan, and the other
to the representatives, of the Belgian
Legion.
The protestants say that they did not
come to Mexico to fight III this iniqnit-
Gus war, but as an escort to Princess of
their country, CarlOtta, and that having
been forced into active service their
lives are now placed In jeopardy, by the
execution of the barbGrous Imperial
decree, they being liable TO suffer If the
republicans should retaliate.
The Worlds Berlin correspondent,
records the prevalence of panic III the
Prussian capitol, second Only to that
caused by the appearance ofthe cholera.
The Frichine Disease, new aud ter
rible malady is raging IN Prussia, and
of those attacked by 1T, at least II per
cent die a horrible death. Surgeons
trace tue origin of the malady toaspess
cies of worm that attacks pigs, and as
the germans are essentially a pork
eating people, and prefer their food
only partially cooked, the new scourge
has utterly disarranged their habits, and
caused feeling of intense alarm per-
wade all classes.
Texas advicet, 10th, give impartially
correct statements of the Bagdad affair
A party of one hundred and twenty
three, most OF which were colored sol
diers, 400 of the 18th regiment under
Col Reed, crossed the river at Clarks-
vile and divided into three squads at
four o'clock on the morning of the 9TH.
The first squad proceeded to
the arsenal, which they captured,
with about four hundred pris-
oners and four pieces of artillery.
The second party proceeded to the fer
ry where an Imperial guard of ten men
were stationed. The officer command
ing the guard stood his post bravely,
emptying his revolver when he was shot
down. Whereupon the others surren-
dered.
The Imperalists had one killed and
another wounded, when third party
proceeded to capture Colonel
Rice, post commander, who
escaped while the party was in the
house, but was afterwards captured.
A squad of men was detached to take
the Antonio, and fired on her, killing a
sergeant and wounding several others.
The Antonio then fired volley, killing
two and wOunding one. The attacking
party then fred two shots from a how