Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-10
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fiicting as usual News from Que quart
er says that Maximilian's prospects are
declining: from another source his
course is represented as promising.
John s. Parson, who murdered Wal
Ter Gregory, in the town of Waikiki,
Orange county, New York, on the oath
of last September, was executed 81
Goshen, on the 23d.
On the morning of the 23d, passen-
ger train, on the New Jersey railroad,
ran into a wood train, which was switch
ing across the track, out of time. The
locomotives were both demolished, and
two cars were badly smashed. Three
brakemen were seriously injured, one
having both legs badly jammed, and
another, it is feared, is injured inter
nally.
The Democrats and Conservatives OF
St. Louis held meeting on the eve
ming of the 22nd, at which resolutions
were passed sustaining the President's
veto, and resolving that regulation OF
the right of suffrage belongs to the
States alone; that taxation without
representation is in opposition to the
fundamental principle of American Con
stitutional law; that holders OF every
kind of government stocks ought to be
subject to the same rates OF taxation as
holders of real and personal property
that the present constitution of Nilsson.
ri was formed by faction inaugurated
by fraud aud violence;an6 favOring free
trade.
The negro troops have been with
drawn from Columbus, GA, at ia {
request of General Jenkins.
At the ladies' reception at the White
House on Friday afternoon many of the
representatives of the CID s sncistg ,5 h.
carriages before the door were mum
Der which had not stopped there
before since Mr.. Buchanan left the
house.
The n. Y. Post has a rumor OF extern
sive frauds and thefts of u. S. prize
goods stolen from United States store
houses in Brooklyn. II is said thai
United States officers are implicated
and that evidence has been accumulat
ing for two years. The thefts, it i
SAID, viii amount to two hundred thou
sand dollars.
At fire in Baltimore on the morn
ing of the oath, on the corner of Am
and Fayette streets. a family OF nv
persons were burned to death, their es
cape being cut off by the flames.
The Navy Department has received
Information of the United states wa
steamer Brooklyn at Rio JaDeiro, on tn
18th of January This will quiet til,
apprehensions that have existed relativ
10 the safety of this vessel.
The receipts from customs at tn
four principal ports OF entity during TIA
week ending Feb. 10 were rs fOllows:-
New York, 3, S93, 093 u; Boston, $3.50.
591.2I; Philadelphia, STA 647.6S; Bal
timOre, Sl7, OSo. 7T;-tOtal, -, 1O5, 42l.
AS.
A dispatch from Knoxville says tina
on the morning of the oath terribl
tornado passed over that city at
O'Clock. The roofs Of the depot an'
machine shop of the Virginia railroa'
and OF the round house of the Georgi
railroad were blown off Some thirty o
more houses were blown down and
large amount of other property de
stroyed.
Official dispatches, received iron
Newbern, y. c., say that there is NOR
defiance OF the Government, manifested
there ON account Of the recent events ii
Washington, than at any period OF tn,
war.
A Washington special says reports T,
ceived by the commissioner OF custom
from inspecting agents, sent out for tn
purpose of investigating into the col
lection of customs on the Atlantic coast
are far from being satisfactory. RepOr
represents that the faithful perfOrmanc,
of the duties of the collectors is mate
rally interfered with by ex-rebel block
ade runners and their sympathizers, ant
that especially On the coast of Floridl
the enforcement of the United State
revenue laws is extremely difficult anC
hazardous.
The Worlds special says letter ha
been received in Washington, from
Major General Gustav, dated Austin
Texas, in which he denies the state
ment, published in December. that b,
has been making secession speeches.
He says: 81 have made no public speecl
since coming to Texas, but ii / had
my voice would not have been raised IL
support of, and in sympathy with tn
sentiments and doctrines of ex-rebels
whose hostility and opposition to thu
Government Is now as strongly anC
openly manifested, as at any lime dur
ing the rebellion. / hope my course
during the war, will be accepted a
bearing me out in this statement.
The steamers Dictator, Luna, Levis
than and Antonio were burned at tht
st. Louis levee on the night of the Doth
together with large amount of freight
The loss viii probably reach $500. 900
They belong to the Mississippi Steam
ship Company.
WrltS Of habeas coTpus were issued on
the 26th, at Louisville, by Judge Bal
lard, of the District Court of the United
States, for the bodies OF. Capes, Reed anC
Linnen, who were lately fined and com
mitted to Jail IN Campbell county. fol
protecting the pOllat the last election
The cases are important, and will pre-
sent the whole subject of the powers Of
the military where martial law prevails
Eminent Union lawyers have vOlnn
teeled their services TO General Palmer
TO represent the middle states. I'm
Miss Stebbens, of Chickasaw county
Iowa, has received from Gov Stone, an
appointment of Notary Public of that
county. She is, probably, the first lady
that ever received a like commission.
and Is represented as eminently compe-
tent for the position.
General Grant left New York City
for Washington on Monday nights
Feb. Goth, train. During Monday fore
noon and afternoon he made an inspec