Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02

of truth in the report that Fort Goodwin had
been cap'uTedby the Apaches, and the garrl-
con massacred-
Gen. Fisk arrested, at Memphis, on
the 23d, a number of brokers of the class who
have been demoralZing freedmen by mduc-
ing them to desert their employers for IN
ere ased wages, embark on steamers, Jump of
anG return to the city. &c. Many of them
we're bounty jumpers during the war.
Tie Right Worthy Grand Lodge of
North America Independent Order of Good
Templa 5 is nov in session at Boston, Ihe /
meeting is presided over by Hon. s. ID. Has
tings, OF Wisconsin. Representatives from all |
he northern and western states, as well as the
Canadas, are represented.
The suit of John W. Way, in the |
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, for S2O.OOO |
damages has resulted in a verdict giving him |
$780, The ground for the suit was that the
plaintiff was compelled to raise flag and
make a loyal speech by some of his neighbors,
who thought him disloyal.
The Freedmen's Bureau Agent at Mo-
bile has notified the Mayor to cease putting
colored men in the chain-gaug, or else he Will
proceed against him under the Civil Rlghts
| bill The Mayor replies that he Is simply
carving ont city ordinance, and will con-
/ time to enforce it until restrained by military
orders.
The Michigan City, Ind. Enterprise,
| of the 18th, says: Our fruit and grain pros
meets look dull enough this year; the wheat Is
nearly all killed, and the severe frost OF
Wednesday night has killed all OF the fruit.
| Farewell then, to strawberry ShoTtcake, APP
ME dnmplings cherry pies, blackberrles,
peaehes. and SIGH. ''We shall see them still
in our dreams" -
A gigantic cotton factory, called the
Manassas" Mandatory, has been built at
Carrollton, Miss. 1t contains lSO.OOO splndies'
200 looms and goes into operation July ISL.
The stock now stands Is per cent. above par.
The company own ], 700 acres of land contlgu-
ous TO the factory, all well wooded. 1t Is
factory which would do honor to Lowell or any
other town.
Gems. Steadman and Fullerton had
| an interview at Savannah, Saturday, with the
representatives from the African Methodist
church. Three of them declared themselves
| | in favor of the continuance of the Freedmen s
| Bureau and three others testified to mall
feasance of officers of The Bureau. Gems.
Steadman and Fullerton have gone to Florida
The PASSPORT Me Sentinel says that
the Fenians who were concerned in the SELF
ure of vessel off Grand Manan, returned
there during the night. Ihey landed at nay
cocks HarbOr, and threw away their ammunl-
ton, considerable quantities OF which nave
! been picked up by persons who have visited
the locality.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 21st,
: saws that on that day fifteen thousand Fenians
assembled at the Peoples Park, San Mateo,
2 to exuress their devotion to the cause of Ire
\ land and TO use their influence to heal the
= dissentions among the Fenian brotherhood
: | The utmost harmony and decOrum prevailed
| SUeeches we're made by j. Hamel, State Cen
ter, Col. Walsh of General Sweeney's stan
and others.
y The people of Columbia, S. c., are
: uncertain whether Gen. sherman or Wade
v Hampton burned their city. They held
+ meeting on the subject the other day, wheI
a resolutions denouncing Sherman as the 'grea
# incendiary' were voted down. Finally,
, committee was appointed to take testimon,
: and report. One of the speakers said he con
Al sidercd sherman to be great soldier an,
n that he, not Grant, conquered the Confed
l. eracy.
l. The Portsmouth IN. H. JOurna
"a states that the cattle disease has made its ap
y pearance on the farm of Mr.. Henry Frathy, II
y | York, Me. He had lost an OK, cow an
IA | steer: three more were sick, and re probah
l. dead. The selectmen have called i'll sultabl
Z aid for an examination, and the disease 81
IA thoroughly resembles that which prevailed II
7 Massachusetts year or two since, that tnef
B. is little doubt of its being the same. Tw
5 of the cattle were killed by the selectmen'
- order.
The Adrian National Horse Fair vii
be held at Adrian, on the 18th of June, ant
N promises to be grand affair. 1t is to be con
= tinued during the whole week, closing on thu
est premium being 5000. The whole list reach
p es s., 500. The fastest trotting horse receive
ie a purse of 5000. Among the novelties on ex
ii hibitiOn will be pair OF mammoth steers
weighing 1000 pounds; also pair of mann
:, moth sheep Weighing 1000 pounds. These eX
- traOTdinary specimens are owned in Lenawe
Is county, and are intended for the Paris World
e Fair, in April, 1867.
n The Grand Council of Royal and Sc
r lect Masters, f. and A. M. met at Indianapo
lis on the 23d. There was a large attendance
d.. from the various Councils of the State. Thu
u following officers were elected: Thomas New
u by, OF Cambridge City, Nj. T. u. M; Ihomai
!, Pattison, of Aurora, ID. NJ. j. G NJ; VIM. w
: Austin, of Richmond, L. /. G. NJ; Nj. III. Rice
of Plymouth, Ct. p. G. of W; Alexander
d Thomas, of Terre Haute, g. C.. of Guards
Charles Fisher of Indianapolis, G.. Il; VIM
r Hacker, of Shelbyville, q. Recorder; A. A
Wilson, of Indianapolis, G.. 5. and S.-Th6
Grand Chapter ana Grand Council of High
Priests met on the 23d.
The Syracuse On. " Journal says
q Fears are entertained that canal navigation
may be interfered with in consequence of the
severe drought which has prevailed through
out the State this spring. 1t is safe to assert
that, with the exception of the year 1856,
, there has not been spring when so little rain
has fallen IN thirty years. The average fall OF
water in April is about Al inches, while this
. wear it is only about 60-100 There was COM
paTatively but a small amount of snow during
! the winter, and with dry spring" following,
the amount of water for the canals is of such
limited quantities as to awaken the fears of the
canal authorities of the entire exhaustion of
/. | ali resources.
When President Lincoln, In April,
1861 called for 20, 900 militia for three
months service, the army of the United States
had on its rolls a 600 men. During the en-
suing .Our years 2, 6SS 523 men were enlisted,
of which 2,40S, l53 left the army alive. OF the
balance 81, Oo9 died in the battle or of wounds,
while 1S4, 1871 died of disease. The number of
white troops enlisted was about $500, 900.
The number of deaths among them were
25l, 122, or one death out of ten. The number
of cOlOred troops was 900 of whom 20, 29S
died, or about one out of six, being nearly
double the rate of death among the W tie
troops. Out of every eight deaths among the
white troops, three died on the field of battle
and five from di ease. Out of every nine
deaths among the blacks, one died on the field
and eight from disease. The mortality among
the volunteers was nearly Is per cent. greater
| than among the regulars. these statistics
| are taken from official records, sbut while they
/ give the number of those who died in the SER
| vice, they make no mention of the host obliged
| to leave the army, and who went home to die.
| FOREIGN.
The mortality of Mexico City is re-
ported to be very great at present, owing to
| the detective sewerage and accumulated filth
within the city walls. An American engineer
had contracted to drain the valley of Mexico
Another inundation was feared, the waters of
Lake Iexuaca, being within lew inches only
of the level of the capital.
From Havana we learn that the prin-
al HNaa,a .