Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-24

i The Nebraska Legislature adjourned
on the 18th. Resolutions endorsing the
Presidents administration were passed
almost unanimously. A bill providing
for a geological survey of the territory,
and a liberal provision to induce Eemi-
4 grafton was also passed. y
Resolutions were introduced into the
House branch Of the Maine Legislature
on the 18th, favoring political rights.
The committee on Federal relations,
to which was referred a resolution in
relation 10 tbe-crime of treason and
| punishment of traitors, have reported
| that as in their opinion no expression
of the views of this legislature is re-
uuired to hasten the action of the Exc
cutive authorities of the United States
upon the subject of the resolution, il
ought not to-pass,z and the report was
aceep ted.esyys -sssvrg..p.g Az
The Ways and Means Committee have
had several interviews with tine British
mfhister, since the Department the Cana
dan officers The object and purpose OF
these interviews were to ascertain il
some arrangement could not be effected
which would be advantageous to both
countries The committee suggested
to submit any propositions upon this
subject which he thought proper, and
they would be carefully considered
They informed him that they were dis
posed to sanction such legislation as
| looks to fair and reciprocal trade be-
tween the Provinces and the United
States. 20 -s-sd
The Kentucky Legislature, on the
18Th, adopted the House resolution
requesting the removal of troops from
the state; condemning the Freedmen's
Bureau; asking for restoration of the
habedS corpus and rejecting the Consti-
tutional amendment. i''t "A
a conductor of New York horse car,
on the 14th, while in a drunken fit,
stabbed three of his passengers.
Clark and Tristan recently arrested
and tried for robbing the car of the
Adams Express Company, on the night
of January 9th, have been found guilty
and sentenced to hard labor i'll the Con-
necticut Penitentiary. 9ai ~. g..
A Boston dispatch says that the store
house of the VictoryAlills Company, on
Champlain canal III Saratoga county,
was destroyed by fire, on the 18th, with
abont 500 bales of cotton anda quantity
of stores. Loss estimated at 500, 900.
Insured for S95, O00. E. r. Mndge, of
Boston is Treasurer of the Mills.
The mercury at San Francisco has
ranged about 60 degrees above zero all
winter but ON the 10th it was 70 above.
TIE Times Washington special says
| the United States court of claims, on
the 18th, decided the case of Pierce VS..
the United States, involving the validity
| of the Floyd acceptances. aafe 49,
The decision is adverse to the claim
ant. The opinions of the court is that
these acceptances were issued without
authority of law, for fraudulent pur-
pose, and therefore the government is
mot hound to pay them,. although they
are lii the hands of bona fide holders.
Over $4,000 are involved in this and
other cases dependant upon the result
of the above decision.
Four web known young men of
Evansville, Indiana, named ID. o..
/ Evans, Samuel Grammar, John Mapp
Mapp and w. e. Stockton, went over
the river "Wednesday morning. aud on
their return at evening, just after sun
down, their skiff was swamped in the
middle of the river by the heavy gale
blowing at that time, and all of them
| were drowned 80 iga l.s.r' q