Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-25
uISCELLAEEOUS.

Two regiments of colored cavalry are
to be retained in the service.
Gov. Pollock, Superintendent of the
United States mint, has been removed.
An IRON company has been incOrpora-
ted in Oregon, with capital of SJ0d,OO
Eighty ships are loading at San Fran
cisco with wheat for England.
The expedition against the pirates on
the coast of China is said To have been very
successful r.a
Ministers Burlingame and Van Walk
enburg ssiied from San Francisco July 10th for
China and Japan.
Henry Ames, of st. Louis, we'll known
for his connection with the sugar business,
died at minneapolis on Tuesday.
Joseph Wilson has been put In charge
of the general land office. He was chief clerk
IN the department.
Frank Ferrys, who was to have been
executed on Friday next in New York, has
been respited until October 18th.
1t is reported in Norfolk, that the
property OF Henry A. Wise which had been
cOntiscased, has been restored to him.
One of the buildings connected with
the CharlestOwn (Mass.) State Prison, was
burned Monday, with loss of $4,000.
Some enc In Chicago sends to the
Treasury $4,000 as belonging to the United
States.
Mayor Hoffman has vetoed the pro-
ject for constructing elevated railways in some
OF the streets of New York.
Returns from all parts of Colorado
Territory render certain the election at A. @.
Hunt, administration candidate for delegate
to Congress, over G. NJ. ChiieOt, republican.
The report from Memphis of riotOns
proceedings OF the 56th cOlOTed regiment at
Helena Is pronounced as false by officers of
the regiment. .
Commodore Il. @. Hitchcock, for
some time commander of the GOspOrt navy
yard, has been relieved by Rear Admiral ste
plIen q. Rowan. SOL
Gen. ROsecrans, Brigadier General
IN the regular army. having rendered his res
lgnatiOn, Gen. Sickles, 1t is understood, will
be appointed TO the vacancy.
Although the shipment of tea to
Great Britain has been very light, the amount
shipped to the United States the past season
Is the largest ever known.
Henry O. Bowen, publisher of the
New York Independent, has been removed
from the colleet0rship of internal revenue in
the Sd district Of New York. ''
Some of the most efficient and essen
tial clerks in the Treasury Department have
rendered their resignation, owing to doubts
1t is understood that General ID. Il.
Sickles, J. L. Robinson and Thomas Pitcher
viii be appointed cOlOnels OF Veteran Reserve
regiments, authorized by the new army bilL
The Grand Jury of New Orleans have
made their report OF the testimony ON the
late Tiota. IL leaves us mo- new feature, and
Is every way similar 10 tl4e i0lnt report of He
ron. Voorhees, and MunFOe 90 the President,
already telegraphed.
The recent general order issued by |
Gen. Grant requiring Department COM
mandeTs TO forward copies of such newspa- |
pefs within their respective commands as con- |
tanned sentiments of dislOyaltY and hostility |
10 the government m any Of its branches, with |
q view TO Their suppression, has been revoked. |
The cable across the Gulf of st. Law
renee was again picked up at O'Clock Satur-
day morning. The weather being fine a Il
splice was made, andthe steamer headed for /
the shore. The cable will be landed when
communication via the Atlantic Gable will be
almost instantaneous between the United
States and Europe.