Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-06
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
RESUME OF THE SEws,OF THE WEEK.
,cRIMEs ann CASUALTIES.

Peterson & Marshalrs Touring mill,
in Philadelphis, was destroyed by hre, on the
18th. Loss $4,000. -
The Globe Cotton Mills, in Philadel-
mia caught fire on the 26th, and we're dam
aged to the amount Of $4,000.
George Z. Grey, one of the Beverly
farm Mass J robbers, was arrested IN New
York city on Monday, by Captain Jourdoh' al
ter an exciting chase.
Moses Cummings, messenger OF the
ProadyRAv National Bank, was robbed In wall
street. n " Tuesday, Of over S24 OoO, Dy
vonpg man named Joseph A. Clinton Inc |
thief was pursued and captured, andthe mon |
ey recovered. I /
The Globe Hotel, at Mankato, Min,
was burned ON the 18th, together with two
adjoining frame buildings. The total loss
was something over s4,oOOs ON WHICH 'neio
was partial insurance.
late Mobile Times says that COILS
;on occurred ON the Mobile Il Ohio hailroau,
between Desoto and pullman, fesui1ibB III ny
death Of seven persons, wOundlng seventeen
and destroying two locomotives anu S0
cars.
A disaster occurred on the HannlDal
g To-e,,b railroad On the 18th near 81.
Tosenn which resulted in the demolition OF
f;clt,t train. me death of the fireman, AlDeIi
Ein5er'snT brakeman c.. u. Newman, anu
seriClsA inIbry the engineer, DAyih hinl's ma
tee of powder was found nb6r "a
tgpement house IN Chicago das ol 49, ~ =
siSes ahe binding was occupies by s ,,i a. =
1,eor, families and, as 1T ~ mol Known low -
natbere the Chicago Times li4ihl IL We" W.
nIacsd there for the purpose oil bi""ins up 'ii'
building and its inmates a-
Tbe mass Of drift in the OHIO rlvef'
on Tuesday set sheat, IN mont 90 .'t;'of ssii
OnIy eleven of them were feCofeioI,
tbs rest being sunk. Sixty Thousand Dusiie !.
or coal and three Thousand bartsis 81 S%n
we're lost, the value OF the same heHl6 ''''oOO
On Monday, an explosion occurred n el;I ~
Phaiitaturg, n. j., pToduced-hs lio ~, vas
M m a locomotive The engine house ""a
fP;,-ared ~ pieces and other damage dohe-
Tart1nst,.Iv no lives were lost. The properly
beio,1T1eflt,J the Jersey Central BallToad COn ON
1,aI9y hose loss will not fall short oil f'O'"0o
A Nemnhis Dispatch says that Adoipi
parnsrb ticket agent of the Memphis
charleston railroad, abEeonhth Hnh II, 81
Si0 C0D of the cGmpany's funds lie was loi
$50 a. Chicago BY detectives ana tAhei
hack and committed 20 trai ~ me =, IN a.
.a,,T3 : ne pIeads wine and women are III
cause.
The Producers Bank, OF chicago
has failed to large amount as il az ,i1
ing SIs3, $50 and ITS assets ol'is t51t liar
asaiguD,rut was made by tho ffssFloit' iia,
- no,little Who seems TO have Deen ap,,"
s,heTe Vas of the bank, to Henry '. ~.
- - the firm of SpatfOTd, Bofich N ga
0a;I The affair haE created mhch tA'i''
1oaTt and the victims Of the failure e1lI
INSTRUMENTATION ia prosecute DOoluo, sS no
1sroeied of deliberate fraud.
The body of an unknown man was Ioun n'i. = =
AE11dsv NIGHT. hanging by the neck 20 a slll;.
NJ -, a. vicinity Of tile Union stock yardi
GI,i,a0n. The body was partly resting u ~
tbe rTound and the neck was DiohoH, -
CIsiss on Times describes the body y ioho",
sIThe Golv il that of man about y IoSta
;1cITes In height, 30 years OF ago Win auD9 y
- and sandy mOustache. III was dresser
eIeckered cotton shirt gray pants Win VII
lrsus black cotton velvet vest, WITH slha
5",rered embroidery, long hight colOred Goa
n,-1d Rloeber boots, laced up IN 'front.', al
Pe5t1 ribhed stockings. He presented, anu
49, fbe aDOearance Of a plasterer n
S oe az n,nch discOIOred, and scar Is ON u
a. frosb scars are visible on the nose an
iNSt cieek. eIsts Of blood are visible on warrior
- IF the body, which appear a few GA.
IN = although the body was dressed III
IabOreT's suit, the appearances Vi t, ,re.l ~
,isinII- indicates that he has been huItu
P l.l,h's nj entirely unused to work. The hsI
S 49,, White and soft the body Is perfect
symmetry, and the Ace y bhat Vi an ;,,,.l
cent and Iedncated man. Inc BclS1i a. ~ NJ
sion among those who nave seen i tno OoJ ~,
flat the man was hrst beaten, Ileh . ioDG'
sI,er that stripped Of his clothes, atlIou
rs Drosont OUTFIT, and then hung, anu ~
81 80 in such a manner az TO dislocate his he'
- 9e S.ss prsbably afterwards cnb dONh AZ
ana placed in the position IN when the W
was found.