Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

| There is no truth IN the report that
the cholera is at Key West.
A large number of post offices in
/ Mississippi have been ordered opened imme-
| diately.
Negotiations have been commenced
for new reciprocity treaty, and for a salts
| factory arrangement OF the fishery question.
The Minnesota river is open for navi-
CATION, and boats have already arrived at st.
Paul, from its waters.
A resolution endorsing the Presidents
policy was lost in the Texas Constitutional
Convention.
The new Texas constitution places
negroes on an equality with whites before the
law. 1t will be submitted TO a vote of the
people on the fourth Monday of June.
About one hundred whalers In the
Pacific have recently been very successful,
having secured from two to five hundred bar
refs of oil each.
Report from Calais says THAT ten of
the volunteers at st. Stephens threw down
their arms IN revolt, but We're arrested and
imprisoned.
Gen. Candy has issued an order ex-
planatory of the Presidents proclamation. He
says it does not suspend martial law nor suits
already before military courts.
The Supreme Court of the United
Commission for the trial of civilians to be lille
gal; the persons convicted by it have, cohse-
quently, to be discharged.
The President has approved the bin
apprOpriating $500, 900 to reimburse the State
OF Pennsylvania for money expended for the
payment OF militia in the service of the Uni
ted States.
Col. WyncOOp, special Indian agent
at Fort Laramie, reports that the Indians on
NNNnHWa II.
and that the mail coaches travel without es-
Orts.
The custom house receipts, hast week,
at the ports Of Boston, New York and Phila-
delphia amounted to 50, IS9, 900. The internal
revenue receipts ON the 14th amounted to
$500 600.
1t is again asserted that preparations
are making to hold tine regular term of the
United States circuit court i'm Richmond next
month, and the TT ial of Jefferson Davis for
nigh treason may be expected in two months
The car drivers strike still continues
ni-New York, and riot took place on the
evening of the 18th, but no great damage was
done, the police having succeeded in arresting
some OF the rioters.
Two races occurred In New Orleans
ON the 18th. a he first race, mile heats, best
three IN i've, was won by Gilroy-time 2:24,
2:25 and 2:5 ID. Second race, two mile dash,
won by Armstrong time 4:6.
An attempt was made last week by
the troops stationed at Leesburg to arrest the
notorious guerrilla MOsby, for appearing on
the streets dressed in confederate UNIFORM
MOsby fled to the woods and thus avoided the
guards, who fired several shots after him.
The r. R.bridge over the De Moines,
at BOOnesborO,on the Iowa Division OF the Chi
eago and Northwestern Railway, is completed.
Inn hnn flpal Nafsn Il
the road west of that place, ard the track will
be ready for the iron aboutJui iat.
A man about fifty years of age, deli
cate build, sandy complexion, light hair and
whiskers, committed sUicide at Topeka, Kan
sas, recently, 10y shooting himself with a pis-
toll. From papers found on his person his
name is supposed to be VIM. II. Stump.
The Pennsylvania and Delaware
mines, in Kewaunaw county, Michigan, have
made an assignment OF their property, and
have stopped mining. gang of men were
parading on the 10th, with black flag, and
threatening destruction to the town and min
ing buildings.
The Quartermaster's Department of
Washington has been engaged, for the last
three months, in removing the remains of the
Union soldiers frOm the different parts of Vir-
ginia to the national cemetery at Arlington,
and has identified and removed to Arlington
about 1900 bodies.
During the month of March, the pro-
duet of some of the copper mines in the
Portage Lake (Aiich.) district was as follows:
Grand Portage, 36 tons ,40l pounds; Calumet
Is tons / ,63l pounds; Franklin, 80 tons $40
pounds; Hancock, 80 tons pounds; Albany
and Boston, Is tons 1000 pounds.
The City election in Chicago Tuesday
resulted in the success of the Republican cam
didates in ten of the sixteen wards. The next
Council will stand, "a Republicans to Demo-
Gratis. In the Ninth Ward Aid. Woodland was
reelected over the regular Republican NOM
inee, c. II. Jones, Esq. The aggregate vote
polled yesterday, was II, 945 against IL, 566 at
the last municipal election,