Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-03
TELEGRbPHIC SUMMARY

A destructive fire on the morning OF
the 18th destroyed the New York City
Assembly Rooms, American Theatre
and several stores In Broadway. Loss
at least 1900, 900. The assembly build
ing was owned by Edward Mathews,
Esq, and his loss will be nearly $780,.
900. on which there is an insurance OF
$50,
1t should stimulate Southern Illinois
cotton growers to know that samples
and small lots of Illinois cotton have
lately brought three cents more on
Mound, at New York, than other quail
ties,
Captain Levy, of the Inflated Miami,
has been arrested, I'm accordance with
an order frem Little Rock, on charge
having been made to the effect that the
boilers of the Miami were red hot Mt the
time of the explosion. He was suDse-
quently released on bonds oil S2O,OOO-
The number of steamboats, lost In the
Western and Southwestern rivers since
December 18th last is twenty-five, val
ued at 81, 100000.
A correspondent of the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, says the subject of extending
the Northwestern Railroad from Boon
to Council Bluffs, had Just been present
ed to Boston capitalists, and IN one uay
e. 600 600 was subscribed for the work,
and that there was no difficulty IN get
ting all the men that would be heedeu'
SENIOR Barnham, a mock auctioneer IN
Navv York. was sentenced to States
,,r;son for two wears and six months
for keepinc a mock auction shop ana
defrauding "A lady of So,
Washington special says Treasurer
C,;nnar ON the 18th, commenced pay
- IN cash. all war and navy warrants,
a-Sountino 10 $4,000 and under; and
IN ,uarteTmasters' and other disburslng
officers checks under . 900
Jndge. Barrett, Commissioner oil the
ponsion Rnreau. on the 18th, decided,
relative to the claims OF an ex-reDei
soldier for land bounty, on the ground
that he rendered military service TO the
Government in the war OF lSlZ, that ny
lie norticiDafion in the war against the
ITDinn he had forfeited his title to any
awards for services rendered previous
to the rebellion. a., 40
The silk manufactures, Nos. AZ, fi9
aud 400 West 35.h street, New York,
&c Herman 4 Silverman was entered
and robbed of S25, 600 worth OF goods
an Monday night last, by party OF
BURGLARS who, before commencing
onePotions. beat the Waterman SO Sc
vereIy that his recovery IS doubtful,
and left him living insensible on the
sidewalk.
Tic hank at Liberty, Clay county,
Missouri, was robbed on 1nesuy
afternoon last of S12,UW, under the
following atrOciOus circumstances,
Twelve men entered town abont
O'Clock, three of whom guarded the
suburbs of the place, while the rest
went to the Clay Comfy Savings Asso-
citation Bank. Leaving guard oil sew
en- men on the outside, the remain
ing two entered the bank aad with
cooked rev, lvers presented at TIE
heads of Mr.. Baird, the cash
Ter. and his son, forced them INTO
tine yault and compelled them to dellv-
or mn all the money in the bank. AS
the robbers were leaving, MIR. Baird
gave the alarm, which was repeated by
a boy named Wyman, who was instantly
killed by the robbers. They then
mounted their horses and escaped. A
party of thirty citizens started In pur-
suit. and fifty more followed yesterday,
INT at last accounts, no captures had
been made. The robbers divided the
money Mt Mount Gilead church, ten
miles from Liberty, to enable them to
scatter. if necessary. Three OF them
were recognized as notorious bush
whackers during the war.
A block of wooden houses on Second
street, in Boston, occupied by about
forty families, was destroyed by fire.
early on the morning of the 10th. A
widow woman, named Bridget Downs,
was suffocated to death.
The State Department has received
beautiful flag from Lyons, France.
dedicated to the people of the United
States, and inscribed: Popular sub
scription to the Republic of the United
States. in memory of Abraham Lincoln.
Lyons, 1865.
The Spanish successor to the late
Admiral Pereja has been instructed to
annihiIate every habitatiOn on the
South American coast within reach of
his gums. and to Immediately regain
possession of the Chincha Islands.
A gentleman Just returned from Rich
mond. reports that the military orders
prohibiting the wearing of the gray
a0OrQeu Will 10 btth6
strictly carried out. One of the weapons
carried by the patrol is formidable
pair of shears, which are brought into
reuuisition whenever rebel In gilt hut
tons makes his appearance on the street.
The Herald's special says the diplo-
matte corps are indignant over MIR.
Bancrofts Grafton, especially the Aus
TRANS and British ministers The lat
ter retrac.ed an acceptance of dinner
invitation at the house of Congress
man, as soon rs he heard the dinner
was given in honor of Mr.. Il.
The Herald's Vera Cruz dispatches to
the Ist inst, state that there was great
activity in the French military affairs
at Vera Cruz, but not of a character to
indicate an early evacuation of the
country by the Europeans.
Large quantities of military stores
were still arriving at Vera Cruz from
France, and being sent into the inte-
TiOr.
An Imperial train valued at S65, 900
was recently captured-by the Repub-
hcans.
The Brownsville Courier of the 9Th,
reportsthat Gen. Mendez with 1000 men
had taken possession of the road lead
ing from TampicO. The French gar
rison one hundred strong reinforced by
200 were ordered to attack the Liberals.
The latter forced the ambuscade off and
massacred sixty of the French advance
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