Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY

The Sandwich Islands, nave sailed Ior
California.
William A. Browning died at Wash
ingtOn on the morning of the I'd, after
several weeks sickness. He was Secre-
tary to Andrew Johnson before and
while he was Governor of Tennessee,
he was private Secretary to
the Presidedt He was two weeks ago:
appointed Secretary of Legation to the
Republic of Mexico.
The monthly report of the pension
Office, for the month Just passed, exhlb-
1t an addition to the pension roll OF
1898 new names, of these 2,216 were
widows, mothers and minors cases. and
the remaining 1,S17 were invalids.
During the same length of time 645
claims were rejected-46O being invallds
and lS5 widows so called. Nearly 80 600 /
circulars and letters were despatched
from this office duTiug the month. The
largest proportion being relative to bus
mess connected with the widows branch |
in response to inquiries made at the |
Office by agents, claimants, and others.
The commissioner of customs has re-
ceiyed late adyices from Montana terri
tory, stating that large quantities OF
goods have been and are now being
struggled into the vicinity of the mines
from the Canadian provinces. Goods
have been seized to the amount of $780,
600. and the collector of that district
reports that he is bending every energy
to the breaking up of the smuggling
now carried on IN that quarter.
The disbursements of the Treasury
Department last month amounted TO
S47. 927, DDS. IA During the same pc
Rod redemptiOns of mutllated fraction
al currency were made, amounting to
x2S5, 500 The total amount OF nation
al bank currency issued by the Treasury
Department, up to date, is S25S. 430, 100
of which amount 81 1853, $50 were issn-
ed last week.
There is considerable excitement over
the discovery of gold in The vicinity OF
Rome, Ga.
Two hundred thousand dollars has
been raised in Charleston, to aid IN en-
couraging white emigration TO that
State.
A Washington special says the British
Minister has protested against the i'm
munity enjoyed by the Fenians; but
the Government does not regard the
evidence sufficient to warrant interfer-
ence.
The Reconstruction Committee has
agreed to the proposition to admit the
delegation from Tennessee to seats in
Congress. Two or three reports will be
presented by the members of the com
mittee: the majority reported joint re-
solution in favor of admission. Tie
Tennessee members will probably OBJ
tain their seats very soon.
H.. 4
ing bounties to all vessels sailing under
The Mexican flag; eight dollars per ton
20 those built in Mexico; four dollars
per ton to those nationalized by law,
making voyages to tie United States,
South America, and two dollars per ton
to those making voyages To the United
States, West Indies, South America
and Central America.
The rebel treasure, one hundred thou
sand dollars in gold, which was sent out
of Richmond Mt the time of the eyacua-
ton, has been restored to the Richmond
banks by order of the President.
Bishop Alex. Campbell, generally
known as the founder of Disciple De-
nomination of Christians, and eminent
as "A theologian, especially as debater,
died at his residence at Bethany, near
Wheeling, w. Va, fOn the 4th, in the
18th, year of his age.
A serious fight had occurred at the
656nes ahd their 0'verseersi. Military
were called out, and large number of
the rioters were killed.
A proposition has been made to
the Secretary of the Treasury by "a
German named Sturz, for the issue
of land bonds or land scrip of the
United States. in Europe, each bond to
represent the value of so many acres
here, to be taken up by tie holder of
the bond upon his arrival in this coun-
try. MIR. SturZ states that the desire to
possess a piece of land, however small,
Is universal among the lower class of
Germans, and that the u S. land bonds
would be eagerly bought up through
out the whole of Germany, and that the
sale of land bonds would enormously
increase emigration to this country.
A great fire occurred in the suburbs
OfJeddO, Japan, on the 2Sth of January
Thirty thousand houses were DESTROYED,
and thirty persons persisted.
1t is reported that the parole of Capt
Semmes has been declared valid by
high legal authority, and he will not, in
all probability, he tried.
DIR. David Jayne, we'll known as the
proprietor of many large granite and
marble buildings in Philadelphia, is
lying at the point of death. He is suf-
fering from pneumonia.
A report by the Secretary of War
was sent into Congress yesterday. MAX
ing appropriations for Western harbors
and rivers. Among the items are for
Chicago harbor, S20, 1000; Milwaukee
harbOr, $4,000; Cleveland, S25, 900;
Rock Island rapids, SIS, 900; Des Moines
rapids, $4,000.
The cholera is disappearing from
GuadalOupe, and has not made its APP
pearance in any of the neighboring
islands.
The steamer Lockwood blew up and
burned on the night of the 4th, eighteen
miles below Memphis. Twenty persons
were killed, and % wounded. She was
valued at sec, 900 no insurance.
1t Is stated that the trial of the rebel
Major Gee at Raleigh, N. c., for NAL
treating our prisoners, will consume a
month or more, at the rate the exami-
nation rs now going ON. The counsel
Tor the defense have notified the Judge
Advocate to issue about one hundred
and twenty subpenas in behalf of the
prisoner
lit is reported that the New York aud
Erie railroad company have recently re-
duced their expenses by discharging
1900 employees along the line of their