Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-21

A decision has been rendered by the
United States Supreme Court, in the case OF
Milligan, Bowles and Horsey, (the Indiana
| conspirators, now confined in the Columbus
penitentiary), adverse to the Jurisdiction OF
military tribunals in civil cases, and llberat-
| ing the prisoners. The opinion of the court
was delivered by Chief Justice Chase.
The Freedmen of Richmond celebrat-
! ed the first anniversary of their deliverapce
from bondage on the Sd. The procession,
embracing several thousands of men, march,
ed from the western suburbs through the
principal streets, with banners and music, to
the capitol square, where an address was de-
lIvered by the Rev. Mr.. Hunnicut. Good or
der prevailed during the day.
/ Two hundred and fifty thousand
muskets, five hundred pieces of artillery,
seven hundred gun carriages, and immense
quantities OF cavalry equipments are now
i stored in the United States arsenal in st.
| Louis. All that can be made serviceable will
be put in repair and the balance sold.
A Washington dispatch says the per
son arrested week or two ago on suspicion
OF being the guerrilla Quantreil, of the Mis-
souri, and Kansas notorietv, proves to be
man named William~ J.. Hamilton, and he has
been discharged and furnished transportation
to New York by order Of the War Depart
lment.
Reports received by the bureau OF
refugees and freedmen from the estate OF
| Arkansas, for the month Of January, say that
rations were issued TO 4, sol refugees in Feb
1 rua y. against 2, $40 in the preceding month,
| and that rations were issued to 567 freedmen
| against 547 in the month of January. The
number OF destitute refugees who have been
supplied from the government stores has iD-
creased as anticipated, nearly 100 per cent
since the month of January.
Atlanta, Georgia, advices of the goth
say the free schools opened there for poor
white children, by Elmer B. Adams, agent oil
| the American Union Commission OF Pennsyl'
vania and New Jersey, are crowded with pu-
| pills. Three hundred were present to-day.
Pupils have left private pay schools to such
an extent as seriously to threaten the exist
\ ence of the latter; in view of which fact Mr.
Adams has decided TO admit no pupils from
pay schools without urgent reasons.
A st. Joseph, No., dispatch says that
a small band of WiRnebagO Indians have been
eiIeanped a few miles from that city during
the winter, earning. a living by cutting wOoo
and hunting Some time ago they received
notice to decamp and JOIN their red brethren
in the Indian country but on the 30th ultimC
they went into the city and employed counse
to prepare d petition to the government fol
the privilege of remaining there and engaging
in civil pursuits. This is the last remnant o
this once powerful tribe. They are broken il
spirit, and say they have made their last hunt
have finished their journey, and beg the priv
] ilege OF resting here until they die. Thei
petition will be forwarded to Washington
strongly indorsed by citizens of st. Joseph.
A communication from the War De
partment, dated March 18th, says the numbe
| of volunteer troops on the 9th of January was
White. 81 $50; colored, 65 766, o. an aggre
gste'Cf i23 35S. : ihere were in service, Marcl
lOsh. White, 27,17l; colored, 39, S14, or an az
gregate OF 6695S, thus showing there hav
beslI mustered out of service since Januar
9Th, whites, 50, 4l9; colored, 1882 an aggre
gate Of 81, 3-l. Ordered to be mustered on
since March 10th, whites, 10,l06; colored
8, 59T, toral, I9, 703.- Total reduction made an
ordered since January 9, whites, 7O,525; col
!, ofed, 50, 81: aggregate, 76Q74. The muster
out ordered will BE- mostly completed by Ma
1. The work viii be we'll advanced by Apr
: To- and there will then be left in the servic
! 1905 white volunteers. and 30,2l7 colored
total, AZ, 2S2.
James W. Duncan, an employe of tn
rebel government, is on trial at Savannah, b
military commission, for crimes and crueltie
against Union prisoners at Andersonville.-
Lieut.. Col. A. Darling is resident of tn
Commission; John H. Walvour, Judge Advo
cate; Messrs. O'Byrn and Payne, counsel TO
accused. The charges and speciicatioDsem
brace murder, robbery apd violation of tn,
laws Of war. A motion for postponement wal
OYerruled. Chas. H. Russell, of the FRS
Wisconsin Cavalry testified to seeing Duncan
knock down a soldier who picked up crusts o
bread fallen from wagons; jump on him anC
strike MIN after he was down. The soldier
belonged to the First East Tennessee cavalry
and three days after died. Another soldier
for similar offences, was knocked down with
club; another was brutually struck in the face
with the fist. Witness told terrible tales of the
food the prisoners were compelled to eat.