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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

Late Mexican advices state that
Maximilian had arrived at Cordova, where he
was stopped and prevented from proceeding
farther till he should abdlcate In favor OF the
person named by Bazine. The Emperor Of
fered to abdicate in favor OF 1turbide, but
this was not accepted, and he returned to
Mexico. declining to abdicate in favor OF any
one else.
A Brownsville correspondent of the
18th, reports a spirited attack on Matamoras,
which lasted several hours, the assaulting
party, under Tapia, gaining the advantage,
but distrusting COrtinas, he did not follow
his success. The defenders lost twenty prls-
Oners, and Diaz, their commander, was ar
rested for bad conduct On the night OF the
18TH Tapia died OF cholera. This event will
chan &c the current OF events.
The Mexican brig Rosco, having as
passengers Captain John Is. Urmell and 9TH
ers, was boarded at Cape st. Louis Oct 29d,
while on the way from La Paz to San Fran
cisco, by Dagon DoZta, and two others, who
demanded to see the Captains papers, and at
the same time declaring him to be MeXl-
can pirate, and themselves authorized to
search the vessel for articles contraband OF
war. When DOZta was called upon to pro-
duce authority for the seizure OF the vessel,
he showed them copy purportlng TO be from
Corona, and said that the original order was
left on shore. Four more armed men subse-
qaenty Joined DoZta when the Captain and
passengers were robbed of everything valua-
BILE. The brig was relieved the next day. af-
ter giving bonds for $4,000, and arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th.
Late advices from Mexico contain the
following: IAN official report OF Gen. Dlarez
to the War Department states that after the
important victory he obtained on the Sd ult.,
he advanced against the city of Oaxaca and
invested if for eleven days. As he was getting
ready to assault it, he heard that an Austrian
column of 1900 men was coming to protect
the garrison. He therefore left the city and
went to meet the column, and did so at Car
bonsia at IL q. IN. on the 18th. The battle
lasted until p. m, and Gen. Diarez having
obtained a complete victory, he followed the
enemy as far as Minas, six miles from Car
bonsia. He took 396 Austrian, Polish and
Hungarian prisoners, four rihed guns, over
600 carbines and a very large supply of NUM-
tions. He further states in his report that he
would march that very evening to Oaxaca, to
cal ture the garrison"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
A Strange Story.

Many of our readers will remember
the circumstance of the robbery, about
three years ago, of q large amount of
money from the window of a banking
Office on Griswold street. The thief es-
capped with his spolls and no clue of
him was obtained. He now turns up
in Cincinnati. The Commercial of Sat-
urday says that ON Wednesday evening
a young man about 26 years of age en-
tered the Hammond street station
house in a half inebriated condition,
and said TO Sergeant Deitch that he had
a secret he desired to reveal, and there
upon. in a confidential manner, he sta
ted that his name was Chas. Thompson;
that some three years since he was pas
sing along GriswOld street, in Detroit,
aud was such large and temp ting piles
of greenbacks in the window of bauk,
that he determined to rob it, and, &C.
cordingly, that night, succeeded in
breaking a window, and getting four
bundles of money, one of which he
lost He ran rapidly away, and ON the
following day fled to Canada, where he
counted the spoils, which amounted to
about $1,000.
While the money lasted he lived a
fast life, and when it was gone he left
Canada and came to the United States
again, and finally landed in this city.
He said that during the last ten days
the crime had weighed so heavily upon
his conscience that he determed to sur
render himself into the hands Of justice.
During that period he imagined that
every one he saw was policeman, and
he concluded it better to give himself
up at once, as the horrors of the peni
Tertiary would be no worse than those
he suffered while at liberty.
Sergeant Deitch at the time thought
he was laboring under delusion con-
sequent upon drink; but he locked him
up until yesterday morning, when, be
ing entirely sober, he repeated his
statement, and his desire to be given
up to the Michigan authorities. A tel
egram has been sent to Detroit, but no
answer has been received. Detroit
Post
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

The United States Treasury on the
goth held s9l, SOC, 900 of gold, of which S70,-
600 600 belonged to the Government, and the
balance is held on gold certificates.
1t is now reported that the President
will make concessions to Congress, among
which will be that no further removals from
Office on account of political opinions shall
take place.
Secretary McCulloch makes no secret
of his unequivocal opposition TO more
removals ON political grounds. He also has
assurances from the President that in gen.
eral his wishes will be respected.
Gov. Cummings, of Colorado, has
arrived in Washington and gives encOurag
ing reports of the disposition of the Indian
tribes in the vicinity OF that territory. There
does not seem to be any danger of the threat.
ened war with the Utah Indians which had
been apprehended, and every indication
points to peace during the coming winter.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has received returns showing
that during the month of October public
lands were sold at East Saginaw, Michigan,
TO the amount of 1886 acres; Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, As, ga; Junction City, Kansas g.
9S4 Dunluth Minnesota. II, O5O; total, ll3,
S33 acres. The greatest portion OF the land
was taken for actual settlement. The cash
sales amounted to $685.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

New gold mines have been found in
Chill, which are said to be very rich.
The subscriptions for the relief of
Quebec fire sufferers in London had reached,
on the 9th, to fl2,5OO. elss-
The Associate Reformed Church in
Tennessee has united with the Presbyterian
Church South.
The postal service in the eleven Sc
coded States. which never paid expenses be-
fore the war, has Melted over two hundred
thousand dollars profit during the past year.
Passengers from Fort Riley will next
week be able to reach New York city in
seventy-two hours, meeting with no delay at
st. Louis.
A New York Herald correspondent,
writing from Buenos Ayres, says that the
South American wool crop will this year ag-
gregate one hundred millions of pounds.
By resolution adopted by the New
York board of aldermen, the general govern
ment is TO be charged one million of dollars
for the New York postoffice site in the City
Hall park.
Colorado has taken the start of all
the Territories in establishing good common
school system. seminary for higher edu-
cation has also been commenced under favor
able auspices, at Central City.
The Government Commissioners have
examined the second section of 20 miles of
the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad,
and report the same to the Secretary of the
Interior, as in good condition and acceptable
order.
The Northwestern fur company's
steamer Miner, from the Upper Missouri, has
arrived at st. Joseph. She brings down
500, 900 in gold. She passed about one hum
dred Mackinaw boats on their way down, each
literally supplied with dust.
The Charleston Mercury was issued
on the morning of the Nth for the first time
since February, 1865. Ii admits, editorially,
that the war annihilated the theory of State
rights, and proposes in the future to devote
its influence to the development OF internal
Southern interests.
Wilson's distillery in Brooklyn, N.
Y, has been seized by the United States
Collector, on suspicion of defrauding the
government. Others are suspected and will
probably be seized. Several government Of
ficials have been arrested on suspicion or be-
ing implicated in these frauds.
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| 0nOWn EasI', DebatIng Clnb has

been recently arguing the question: (which
is the most effective agent in the reduction of
the population of civilized countries War,
Cholera, Switchmen or Bilious Complaints?
After a warm and animated debate it was de-
now celebrated Stomach Bitters and Scandi-
navian Blood Purifier and Blood Pills. The
club, therefore, actuated by a spirit of philan-
thropy have determined to recommend them
to the public as a preventive of cholera. and
certain cure for all diseases resulting from
bilious affection, and to inform them that
they are prepared by Prince, Walton & Co.,
Nos. Sc, So, 60 and 81 East Sd street, CinciD-
natl. and are for sale by all respectable drug
gists
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

Calong, for War; M. Arrozuela, for JUS
tice; and M. Nocedal, for Home Affairs
These are the gentlemen who are about
to undertake, as they say, to re-estab-
lish the monarchy and religion upon
their real foundation. At length we
shall see the Catholic party absolutely
master in country, for Queen Isabella
seems determined 70 place her destiny
and that of Spain in its hands; it is no
longer a mere simple reaction against
liberal ideas, but a complete restoration
of the absolutist system of Phillip III.
The camarilla is, therefore, about to
attempt grand experiment. No occa-
sion was ever more favorable, for the
whole Liberal party is in exile or in
prison. Notwithstanding this. we do
not fear for the future of liberty in
Spain. Let us give the camarilla scope.
The destiny of the Bourbons must be
accomplished everywhere.
1t is customary in Madrid to receive
the Queen with applause when she
makes her appearance in her box at
the theater, whilst the orchestra plays
the royal march. When few even
ings ago this air was being played, the
audience manifested their disappToval,
and in the end began to hiss, upon
which the Queen rose and quilted the
theater. This may hasten the execu
ton of the coup d'etat project, of
which we spoke yesterday, and of
which the correspondent of the Cour-
rier de Bayonne, who will not be sus-
pected of connivance with the opposi-
ton, confirms the existence in the fol-
owing terms: Marshal Narvaez has
adopted series of measures, which,
according to information we have re-
ceived, may be regarded as the prelude
of coup d'etat which has been silent
ly prepared by the set who surround
the Queen"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
PERSONAL.

Senator Guthrie, of Kentucky, is said
to be in very poor health.
John ID. Defrees is said to be cam
didate for u. s. Senator from Indiana.
George Peabody has donated $25,
600 to kenyon College, at Gambler, Ohio.
General Dix, the new minister to
France, loaves New York for Paris, next Sat
urday.
Andrew Mcclellan, a sugar planter of
Louisiana, who emigrated to Brazil, has re-
turned. and prOnOunces against II as insult
able and less favorable 10 the Southerner
than his own country.
Admiral Teget, of the Austrian navy,
who is on a leave of absence, is shortly to
leave Europe for a visit to this country. The
Admiral is the hero of the battle OF lissas IN
the first iron-elad fight of Europe.
A Mr.. Charles G. Lockwood, a cattle
transporter over the New York Central rail-
road, has Just received in the New York Cir
cult Court a verdict for S25, 900 damages
against the company for injuries sustained by
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
FOREIGN ADvICEs.

The London Times remarks eve
understand that Her Majesty's government
have determined to withdraw their diploma t.
ic representative from the Court OF Saxony,
and to break up the establishment OF the
British Legation at Dresden. The lncorpor-
alton of the Saxon kingdom in the Prusslan
monarchy is thus formally recognized, and
one more independent state vanished"
The following items have been re-
ceived by the Gable
Russian festivities have been suddenly
stopped on account of the serious illness of
the Princess Dagmar.-T Geographic despatch
es from Bombay report the famine In India
abating.-The government of Spain is taking
strong measures to prevent a threatened out
break.-BarOn Ricasoli, Prime Minister of the
Italian government, has issued circular dis
cOuraging the agitation of the Roman ques-
ton. He says Italy will be neutral and await
the certain triumph of her rights. The re-
port is confirmed that Chill and Peru have
consented to accept the mediation of the gov
ernments of France and England.-lt is said
that the British government IL alive to the
fact that large numbers of Fenians have been
arriving in Ireland weekly, and is we'll pre-
pared to meet any rebellious movement.
The following foreign items have
been received by Cable
1t is said that Nj. Moustier, the French min
lister, Is preparing note on the Mexican
question. 1t is understood that 1t will be
conciliatory towards the United States, and
will not object to the recognition of the
Juarez Government.-The preparations for
the evacuation of Rome by the French troops
will be finally completed on the 18th of Dec.
"A proposition has been introduced into the
Russian House, to authorize the negotiation
of loan of forty million forins.-At the Ma
tional Reform Conference, held in anches-
ter, it was resolved to use all possible efforts
to counterfeit the tactics of the Tories, and to
prepare the outline OF a Reform bill.-It is
said that Napoleon has invited the King of
Prussia to visit France.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

Another grandson of Louis Phil
ippe has incurred the displeasure of
Napoleon, namely, the Duke of Au-
male, by his publication entitled Obi
Ian de la France" The Emperor can
never forgive the Orleans princes be-
cause they espoused the cause of the
Union while he subserved that of the
rebellion. and his severity against them
has since increased in intensity. The
Dukes book was seized at the French
frontier.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
The Coming coup d'eiat-fhe Queen of
Spain Kissed at The Theatre.
TFrom the Avenir National

The situation in Spain is becoming
better defined; the revolutionist, the
demagogue Narvaez lit is thus he is
called at the COURT has just laid down
his arms before the triumYirate Meme
ses, Claret, Viluma, by countersigning
the three famous DEGREES of which all
the papers have spoken. The youth of
Spain are about to be placed, therefore,
entirely in the hands of the clergy; the
general councils (diputaciOneS prOUina-
cidles) will be superseded by a bureau
of government employees; ss to the mn-
nicipal councils (0y,tntdn1ientoS), their
fate is not much better; the govern
ment will be very suspicious If they
cause it any umblage henceforth. For
the last two months NJ. Narvaez has adj
vanced slowly along the path of reaction
and has known only how to employ the
old means-the state of siege, suppress
sion of the newspapers, transportation;
the camarilla is not satisfied; by the in
termediary of its three leaders, Father
Claret, the Queens confessor, Menes-
Sc, favorite of the King, and of Sister
Patrocinio, and Viluma, the camarilla
drove NarvaeZ into corner with this
alternative, either to resign or to nc
cept the following programmes: dissClu-
ton of the Chamber of Deputies re-
form of the constitution, indefinite
propagation of the dictatorial powers
in the hands of the government, con-
tinuance of the state of siege, purifica-
ton and augmentation of the army,
immediate restitution to the church of
its unsold property. Whatever may be
the decision of NarYaez, he has hest
tated, and he is lost; the next President
of the Council of Ministers is M. de
Viiuma, formerly ambassador of Spain
at Paris; he will have for colleagues,
nj. Pezuela, his brother in law,
for Public Instruction, and M
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

An Auetioneer's stOry.-The Boston
Commercial Bulletin tells a Estory of
Leonard, the book auctioneer. Some
twenty years after his schoolboy days
in England, he was selling lot of sec
ond hand books In Boston at his sales
room, by auction. Among others was a
little old fashioned grammer that caught
his eye, which seemed to wear famil-
lar aspect. He opened it, and loI in
side the cover was his own youthful
autograph, and other hieroglyphics in
scribed by himself nearly quarter of
a century before. BY some curious
coincidence the little book lost in boy
hoods day, had, during that length of
time, like its owner, crossed the Allan
tic, and In the course of events, come
back to his very hand. 1t is only nee
essary to add that the little volume of
only waste-paper worth to the public,
was book of greater value to the auc-
tioneer than many more costly works;
that it was bid in by him as a relic and
rescued from the paper mill.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

An odd Wedding. -Some four hun
dred persons recently assembled at the
house of Nathaniel Grant, in Providence
r. l., to celebrate his tin wedding.
The Press says The bride appeared
in a dress of green silk, trimmed with
CHAINS of tie festoons, tin belt, and a
crown of tin, holding a veil enveloping
her entire person. The bridegroom APP
peared in a tin dress coat of the latest
fashion, velvet knee breeches with tin
knee bands, tin shoes. tin hat, tin staff,
carrying a huge tin watch, with tin
spectables of mammoth size crowned a
tin nose. The officiating prelate was
adorned with tin university cap,
chains, crosses, and all the necessary
'txins, and performed his part with
great credit, eliciting the applause of
TIE company. The ring placed upon
the brides finger was of tin, mammoth
in size, and brilliant"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

old. At the time of his death he was
acting assistant quartermaster at Fort
Selden. He was NJ tive of Kentucky.
His father was colonel of one of the
Union Kentucky regiments during the
war.
Mrs. Warner has a child about year
and half old, which she took with her
on her journey. What her feelings
must be when she learns the horrid re-
suit of her misconduct may be imagin-
ed
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

squaiter severeignty.--A lady in the
upper part of the city, says the Mobile
Advertiser, had a neat cottage house to
rent. A party applied for it, and the
lady took him up to show him the
house. 1t had only been vacant about
one week. When they reached the
spot, the lady was not little surprised
to find the house snugly furnished and
occupied by negro woman with nu-
merous small children. The lady called
the old negro woman to the door and
inquired if the house was torrent. The
old ''gal" shook her head and replied,
''Eh, ehl Use only just removed in my
SELF" The lady then asked her from
whom she rented the house. The old
woman coolly remarked that she saw
the house empty, and after getting a
key to fit the lock, she moved in, not
suspecting that any one would want TO
use it. The lady left instructions for
the wench TO change Ler base within
twenty-four hours, or out would go her
furniture. This is the coolest joke of
the season. e
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
try TBE WEEKLY WISCONSIN.

There are many thousands of people In
Wisconsin and Minnesota who take the
WEEKLY WISCONSIN newspaper,
printed at Milwaukee, and there are
many thousands more that do not take
it. To the latter class we say, sub
scribe for it one year on trial. It Is
the largest, handsomest and best fam
lily paper in the Northwest, and its
price is as cheap as any other.
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ting up the Club.
80 Copies, one year, Si5 W
And a Copy of the semi.N eekly to the person get
ting up the Club, or three Weeklies.
40 Copies, one year, 500 W
And Copy of the Daily 10 the person getting up
the Club, or four Weeklies.
The WISCONSIN always contains,
besides the usual miscellaneous reading,
the markets of Milwaukee and New
York-grain and produce, groceries, dry
goods, hardware, lumber, cattle and
provisions-everything that the farmer
wishes to buy or sell.
All Postmasters are authorized to re-
ceive and remit money and to act as
Agents in getting up clubs.
When the number of Weeklies taken
at any Postoffice exceeds TEN, new
names may be added at $3.50 per
annum.
B9~ Any subscriber may form clubs
at the above rates. and receive the extra
copy.
At Postoffices where there are clubs
for other Milwaukee or Chicago weekly
papers. new subscribers may receive
the WEEKLY WISCONSIN at club rates of
81. so per year. Address,
VIM. E. & J F. CRAMER,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

falling through dark and unprotected opening
in their road. A point relied on by the com
pany was a contract signed by the plaintiff
in consideration of free pass for himself and
lower freight charges for the Transportation
of his stock to absolve the company from all
the liabilities of common carriers for injuries
that might be sustained by either man or
beast.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company.
Who Ought 10 Insure. and why.

Who Ought 10 Insure and Why.
ALL WHO CAN.-Ihe enlightened Christian
sentiment of the age demands it, as Life In
surance affords to most men the only certain
method of making provision for their fami-
lies. 'But t. any provide not Cor his own, and
especially for those of his own house, he hath
denied the faith. and Is worse than an in
fidel."-L. Timothy, q; 8
THE pooR NAHE-Reoauee at rs almost the
only way in which he can protect his family
from the sufferings of worse poverty, or pro-
vide for the education o; his children, in the
event of his death.
The MAN IN MODERATE CIRCUMsTANCEs-be-
cause his wants are always nearly up to his
income and he cannot spare from his BUSH
ness or his salary large sum for permanent
investment, and yet desires to provide against
leaving his family in absolute want at his
death. In no other way can he do this so
easily and surely. Especially ought every
clergyman and salaried man, indeed every
one whose income is dependent upon his life,
to be insured.
THE RICH-because it is absolutely good
investment; they can spare the premium
without difficulty, and be sure Of fair in
terest added. The amount OF a Life Policy in
ready money frequently saves an estate from
the sacrifice of an amount two or three times
as large,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
HOIIOway's Pills = Determination of
RlOOd TO the Head. or

neglect of health is tantamount to cOnstruc-
tive suicide-the penalty, short, quick strug-
gle and instantaneous death. ALI who are OF
full habit or subject to apoplectic or epileptic
fits, should never be without a supply OF
these invaluable medicines as they will find a
safeguard in occasional doses of them. In
every instance they have been attended with
the most successful results. Sold by all
druopista
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Free Writing Glass. Free Writing

Glass will be organized on Monday evening,
Nov. 5th, at the Milwaukee Commercial Col
lege, corner of East Wafer aud Wisconsin
streets, under charge of MIR. G. II. Renter,
the elegant and accomplished penman of the
college. Mr. Renter will give Lesson gratis
each night of the week 10 all who attend
Everybody is invited, ladies end gentlemen,
young and old. Fal up has rooms!