Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

A grand Masonic demonstration took
place in Baltimore, on the goth. The occa-
zion was the laying Of the corner stone. OF
new Masonic temple. From five to Six thou-
sand Masons were in line OF procession, all
dressed in black and wearing the full regaha;
President johnson was present, and reviewed
the procession.
A locomotive engine passed over the
new railroad bridge across the Susquehanns
at Havre de Grace, on the 10th. Inc roao
will be formally opened for travel on MONDAY;
lessening time between Philadelphia ana
Baltimore thirty minutes. 1t will be remem-
bered that this bridge. the largest IN the
country was destroyed by the WIND last SUM
mer.
A firm styling themselves Barstow,
Edison & Co. recently opened place OF busi-
ness at No. % Federal street, Boston, as
commission merchants, and, 1t Is SAID, man
aged to buy large quantities OF goods ON
credit, which were shipped to New York and
elsewhere The firm has lately subsidized and
the creditors are in pursuit. The alleged
losses are estimated at from 500 600 to tl5O,
900. Shoe manufacturers at Lynn ana MIL
ford are among the heaviest creditors.
An animated scene took place at the
sale Of the Indianapolis Herald printing
office Tuesday afternoon. 1t started at 3d.
900, and ian up to SOS, 900. 1t was contest
between the proprietors of the Evening Ga
zette, who wished to purchase it and start a
morning radical paper, and the leading Dem
ocrats, who banded together to keep it in the
control of the party. The latter finally sue.
ceeded, having more greenbacks. LATE
Devlin, formerly OF Cambridge, is to be the
manager Of the concern.
A bill introduced into the lower
House of the Tennessee legislature, on the
29th, to repeal the present franchise law and
give suffrage to negroes, being proposal for
universal suffrage and amnesty, was laid on
the table on first reading by vote OF 30 o.
29-the East Tennessee members (radlcal and
Conservative voting solid to lay the bill on
the table, and the conservatives from Middle
and West Tennessee against. Another bill
was introduced striking out the word white
in the present franchise Law.
Government excise officials are again
at work in New York having seized several
distilleries for defrauding the government
short time since two distilieries were seized,
one at Blissville, l.. j., and the other at
Brooklyn, both owned by a company of Ger
mans, with Bohmes Angus at the head
They settled by the payment of 5000
They then went to work ostensibly to manu-
facture burning fluid. on which there is no
tax. Detectives soon discovered that the
manufacture of that article was sham, alco-
hOl being distilled and then mixed with about
10 per cent. OF spirits of turpentine. BY a
simple process the turpentine, &c, were re-
moved, leaving alcohol worth four dollars per
gallon. It is estimated that in the twenty
days they have been engaged in this business
they have cleared 100000. A Mr.. Iilden, u.
S. Inspector, and John Devlin, heavy opera
tor, have also been arrested, the former for
baing bribed and the latter for bribing u.
s. Inspector to brand liquors as having paid
the duty, when it had not. It is creating
quite furry among d{stillers.