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

Gen. Candy has issued an order, at
New Orleans, that property subject to
sequestratiOn by acts of the confeder-
ate congress viii be restored to its own
ers or their legal representatives, y
A late San Francisco despatch says
that Mr. Adams, Collector of Customs
for the Oregon District was robbed of
$40, 800 on the steamer Oregon, while on
his way there from Astoria.
= The fourth and last anniversary of
-rr~rR the United State Christian Commission
was held on the evening OF the 10th, in
the Hail of the House of Representa-
tiyes. Hon. Schuyley Colfax took the
chair, and made an eloquent and appro-
pirate address.
The Louisiana Legislature a few days
since, passed resolution by nearly
unanimous vote, inviting the ex-rebel
Gen. Hood to a seat on the floor of the
House. The invitation was not extend
ed to Gems. Sherman and Candy,
A company is being formed of mer-
chants of Montreal, Quebec, St Johns,
Y. b. and Halifax, to establish steam-
rs ers between Canada and the lower prov
+. inces. intended to compete with the
routes through the States to Halifax,
,a- ST. Johns and the Bay of Chaleur
r-e The Nevada legislature has passed a
bill granting the right of way to the q.
s. Pacific Telegraph Co. 3as zr5
On Thursday evening delegation of
5000 Fenians from the circles. OF the
Brotherhood In n Y City, proceeded to
the house of Mr.. O'ROuke, Treasurer of
the senatorial branch of the Organiza-
ton. for the purpose of demanding S15.-
OOO which they allege he has inhis
possession. O'Rouke being absent
"a from his house the delegation departed.
M. Albert, of the French Provision
al Government of 1913, is coming to
this country TO present the French
.s, gold medal to Mrs. Lincoln. Z 'fF =
The trial OF MajOr MCGEE, the rebel
.4a Tcommmdant of salisbury prison, for
crueltytO prisoners, will commence at
RALEIGH \. c., In a day or two. A
number of officers and soldiers, and sew
eral newspaper correspondents, who
suffered imprisonment there, have been
summoned as witnesses for the prose-
cution. af 49, ". -f.e.Hs a7l- .@
petition has been received in Wash
e-zz ington representation to the President,
asking for the pardon of John O.. Brock
enridge. 1t is signed by upwards of
seventy members of the. Kentucky Leg
islature. 81 -. sf.asf b.r BE- e =.
The Tribune's Washington special
SAYS. The soldiers ofsHancock's Corps
are being mustered out daily, rs the
zr period of their fern of enlistment ex-
pires, and by the first of May, of what
now constitutes regiments, there will
be barely enough left to ORGANIZE "a
company. FL fH
.srt7ssH phe Tribune's Washington special,
saws Benz. F. Butler, has closed negOa-
a tions for valuable mill property on
the James river near. Richmond, inten-
ding to erect extensive cotton factories.
The Cox farm consisting of $50 acres,
through which runs the Dutch Gap
Canal, has been offered to Mr.. B., and
he has in contemplation its purchase.
New England families andmil operators
viii settle upon ID
Hon. Mr. ThrOckmorton, who has
srs been elected president of the Texas
State Convention, was a strenuous op-
ponent of secession, and Is highly re-
spected in Texas for his character and
talents,
James r. Coles, the alleged Lake
Erie steamboat incendiary, was, on the
18TH, brought before Judge Gilbert, in
New York, on writ of habeas corpus.
Government made no return to the writ
and bill, and by the order of the court
Coles was discharged. -
- BnrRe6yihe, tire centre of the oil re
e1on ON the Cumberland river, is be
coming very popul0us.i 1t has all the
fast features of the California gold
towns. ts r.1at4 ~ .d II Il.
"a. ia Advices have been received from Sar
si Salvador TO the Doth nit. The Legisla
tive corps OF the Republic was in discus
sion at the capitol The country wa,
&C.. quite free frsm political agitation. AT
ter long atmospheric calm mos
t
Houses IN the capitol were unroofed
and in the country towns many build
ings we're oveTthrown by the force o
the wind. t"'.si
Mr. Thomas Frazier, General Ticke
Agent of the Michigan Central Railroad
al Detroit, has been presented with
massive gold watch and a fob and
guard chain, the whole valued at $500
Nine of the young persons wins
caught cold going from the party at tia
81 house of DIR. IsGic Scott, in the vicinit,
of Ayoca, North Alabama, have alread,
died; and 30 others still sick
.rssaa4'- Reports were for the time current tina
81 .ts they had been poisoned, lint attending
physicians say the deaths resulted from
cold. "a. ,s-.ss IS ..si- ..tst5
Charles Ripley one of the most. emf
nent lawyers Of Kentucky, died a
Louisville on the 12th, of eryspelas.i }
The sum of $3.50 in prizes, which
IS was offer0d by number of gentlemen
~ of Washington City. for the hes
speciniens of penmanship of soldiers
- VINO lost their right arm IN battle, was
~. - awarded. by the Committee appointed
.. to decide upon the merits OF those con
.- tributions, TO fourteen left armed men
.t ..,.- A book is TO be published which viii bt
composed of the best of these c0ntribu
tions and the r V. DIR. Bellows, Presi
dent of the Sanitary COMMISSIONS has
written 10 Major General o. o.. How
2 ai ,ia ard, rreqhesfing him'to furnish an arti-
: .-irsl Gle for the Volume .siism . nsgst9
During the week ending the 10th
inst, the Disbursements of She Ireasu,
f. ..,fts ~ Department amounted to "a, 407, 9S2.
. +s..-. 81. During the same period the De-
E4sf partment issned certificates ofindebted
I x, '-roe ness amounting to $40, 600 and redeem
8 ..5ss 80 ed ones to the amount of 100000 The
r sZ.. receipts from internal revenue last weel
s-=l.t 81 a,,,o1n{.d m tbe Isrye s1uo of 81 III
~ .A'-s 1850 Total national bank currency