Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-18
TELEGRhPHTC SUMMARY
RESUME OF IRE NEWS OF THE wEEk
CRIMEs AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Iieut. Bolts, of the freedmen's
bureau. has been murdered by highway rob
bers in Jackson parish, New Orleans.
a private dispatch says that the Co
lumbar Hotel, at Saratoga, New 1ork, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night.
During a squat on the Hudson at
Youkers. Saturday afternoon, pleasure boat
containing eight or ten persons was capslzedi
and one OF the party, Miss Brooks, was drown
ed. Her body has not yet been discovered.
While a party of negroes were in the
act of breaking up a shell on the beach near
Norfolk, on Saturday, for tho purpose OF sell
ing II for old iron, it suddenly exploded and
seriously wounded two of them.
A man named Alderman shot his
brother-in-law, named Bartlett, at Kinds
burg Orleans county, n. y, Tuesday, during
a quarrel at Alderman's house. Bartlett VIII
probably die.
A prisoner in the custody of police
man from Syracuse, in the 1;05 o'clock train
east from Rochester, n. y, tuesday, 1dmpeu
from the car window near Marren's station
aud was killed.
The cotton mill on the corner OF
Third and Smith streets, Cincinnati, were Sc
riOusly damaged by IRE Saturday morning.
A large amount Of cotton was destroyed.
Loss about 20 DOC.
A fire broke out at midnight, Sunday,
in Norfolk, in a building at the corner Of Will
liam and Fslyart streets. and before IL cOuld
be subdued, IL spread 20 the hall OF the Nor
folk light artillery @lues. destroying both
buildings.
There was a terrific hail storm IN FL
gan, in Illinois, on Sunday, making havoc
among the gardens and grain fields, and
smashing thousands of window panes, some
of the hail stones measuring six or seven iueh-
es in circumference.
A Federal officer was attacked by a
crowd Of rebels in Louisville on Monday. lie
defended himself valiantly, and only succnmb-
ed after receiving three wounds from pistol
shots. He Is likely to recover. OLe OF ms
assailants, formerly a rebel officer, was badly
wounded, and will probably die.
Edward S. Harris WOODEN mill, No. 4
in WOOnsOcket r. L., took lire in the caTdins
room Monday m Jrning, and burned tall ii, aud
so rapid was the spread Of the flames that the
operatives were compelled to save themselves
by jumping from the windows, and many were
hurt. The walls OF the mill were not much
damaged, The loss viii be heavy,
Accounts from Fort RidgelY state
that a violent hail storm visited that section OF
country early last week. The storm lasted
twenty minutes, and destroyed a large amount
of grain and late planted corn, and potatoes
and all kinds of vegetables were cut down and
destroyed. This is a severe blow to the
settlers; their crops last year having been al
most destroyed BY grasshOppers-
The latest accounts from the scene OF
the steamer Gen. Lytle disaster report fifteen
killed aud about seventy wounded. Most OF
the killed were deck hands. Ten OF the
wounded died at Madison, Ind, on Tuesday.
At an inquest held at Madison, the jury con-
demned both boats for racing.
The large brick building connected
with the Plymouth cOTdage cOmpany's works
at Plymouth Mass, was destroyed by fire on
Thursday morning with its machinery and a
large quantity Of stock. Loss $4,000, OF
which twO-thlTds Is insured. The valuable
steam engine OF the company was saved and
the suspension Of business will be only tenn
pOrary.
Guperty Il Co. s large factory in the
town Of Cumberland Albany county, New
York, was totally destroyed by IRE at an early
hour Saturday morning The factory had re-
Gently been Tehtied with new machinery, &c,
Tor the manufacture of knit jackets. Loss
SEQ, 600; insurance $40, 600.
On Saturday night last violent
storm of wind aud rain visited the Minnesota
river near MankatO, swelling the lie Seur and
Blue Earth rivers and washing away fences,
bridges aud ferry boats. The worst feature
Is the damage done crops. Harvesting had
lust begun before the storm came, and was
progressing well when IL was interrupted
The grain IN a large district of country was
Frustrated and considerably damaged.
a telegram from Los Angeles says n
special messenger has just arrived with dis
patches from James ID. HaTdenbuTg, conf
manding at Camp Cady, which state that he
had a desperate fight with the Indians On tho
9th ult m which three men of his command
were killed. and one wounded ThiTty-six In
dams we're engaged IN the fight, their loss Is
unknown. The number OF soldiers Is not
stated.
The old RIOyamensing hall, on Chris
tan street, Philadelphis, below Tenth street,
which was used by the Government during
the war as a hospital and which was recently
taken possession Of by the board of health for
cholera purposes, was set on FIRE at three
O'Clock Saturday morning. The adjacent
wooden structures, as well as the lower part
Of the hall were destroyed. An Indignation
meeting Of the residents IN the vicinity Was
held Friday afternoon. aud objections made
10 the building being used as a hospital.