Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-30
TELEGRaPMIO sUMMARV
REanE OF me NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

T. The furniture mandatory OF Haley,
Morse & Bardon, on Washington street, Bos-
tonwss destroyed by fire on the lSth- LOSS
$4,000, insurance, SiOO,OVO
Some children at Nashville, In trying
to mill the fusa out of an old shell, exploded 1t
instantly killing two of them and, seriously
wOunding one more L--~ftfl
river hand, named James Sweeney,
fell into the river at st. Paul on SATURDAY. ana
was drowned. He leaves famiy IN fi1ts-
burg, Penn.
The boiler of the tug boat, Red Jack
ct while she was towing-a brig out of the
ChicsgO river, exploded yesterday morning,
killing the captain and fireman, and woundIng
severely several other men.
Richard Mondon and Hugh McGow-
an were found deadin their beds, IN Pough-
keepsie, N. ", on the 18TH, the former having
gIicd of apOplexy and the latter Of heart dis
ease.
A man was murdered at Memphis on
the 18th. another mortslly wounded, another
shot dead. The latter, DR.. Burnham, was
shot by Mr. Olderberry, on a charge OF crlml-
nal intercourse with Olderberry's vile.
Eight prisoners broke out of the Eli
fngham county, ILL.,, Jail on the night OF the
13tb inst Five of the prisoners were confined
for the crime of murder; and others for petty
offences. reward Of - coo has been offered
for their apprehension. ....t
A semitic occurred at Poughkeepsie,
y Y. ON FRIDAY night. between two mcn fOr
the possession Of pistol, and, while the stTug-
ole Sas going on, the weapon was discharged,
instantly killing . bystaUder by the name OF
" =. Truman. Of Muscatine, Iowa The par
ties to the quarrel were arrested
4 LARGE portion of the village of
CarVsviHe. Genesee seoHuiy, New York, was
DESTROYED by FIRE on Friday night The hard
= W.Ie STORE Of g. II. Chamberlain, and several
other establishments, were IoiaiIS 9eStIo4ed
With their contents. Tho AlcOtt House and
two or three buildings adjoining we're saved,
ana that Ia All Of the business part OF the
VILLAGE left Loss heavy, probably 100000.
A shocking murder was committed,
on Tie 18TH in the township of Medina, Le-
naweo county, Michigan, about Twelve miles
from Adrian. Isaac Van Aiken assaulted his
wife and steV-d daughter, eleven years old, kill
inc both iv splitting their heads open with an
ave The cause for tho commission Of the
deed is unknown. Van Aiken As IN jail at
Adrian.
Mrs. Bemis, the mother of the family
Affected with tTichinas n Marion, died on the
18th. This makes the fifth case resulting IA
tally. The others of the family affected are
improving, and VIII probably recover. Sew
cral other Well-TnarEed cases OF trichiBT are
reported in Marion township. IL Is also re-
ported that a family named Jordan, consisting
of five or six persons living IN an adjoining
township, are i'll Of tTichinlasis.
A Louisville dispatch of the 10Th says:
"A horrible accident occurred here last even
ing. Two young ladies, aged seventeen and
nineteen years, while IN water closet, the
floor gave way, precipitating them into the
vault, where they remained an hour before
they were discovered, and when taken up life
was extinct. bliss Hart, one of the yOBng Ia
dies, was engaged to be married IN a few
weeks and the occurrence casts 2 deep GLOOM
over the community"
~ T1EI, -
armed men dashed into Independence, Mo-,
and surrounded the county jail firing upon
and instantly killing the City Marshal, Reigler,
acting as TAILOR, and wOunding his little son in
the arm The boy is about i've years old
The Oi iect Of the attack was to hbeTate the
prisoners. The citizens rallied and drove the
party from town. Active preparations are go
ing on to bring the murderers to Justice.
The burglary at the residence of DIR.
Webb, at Little Rock, Ark..Which was entered
last week, was done by some one knowing that
he had seventy thousand dollars IN a safe in
his house. Both MIR. Webb and his son, a
fine boy OF twelve years, were brutally muir
dered IN cold blood. A negro man, a servant,
has been arrested. Strong proofs of his guilt
are said to exist. Tremendous excitement
prevails throughout the community, and there
Is danger that the negro will be lynched or
hung.
& Utica dispatch, of the 18th, says:
A mob vaTiously estimated from fifty to one
hundred persons, visited the premises of the
notorious IlOOmis gang, IN the the town OF
Sansreiield early this morning, and burnt the
house, barn, Out-hOuses. &c. Plumb LOOmis,
and d man who had been I'm the employ of the
family were strung uP several times apiece
until confessions were eXtOTted from both Of
them. Plumb Looms Is an Madison Co, jail
The rest of the gang are given three days to
clear the vicinity.
There was a severe gale in New York
city sunday night. One of the walls forming
part Ofthe runs of the Academy of Music,
fell with tremendous crash, but fortunately
no one was an reach of 1t. A number of trees
were upTOotcd in and about Union Square, and
several ships dragged their anchors in tho
haTbOr, suffering damage The Southern
mail was detained by portion Ofthe railroad
track, near Perrysyille, Md, being washed
away.
Gen. Squills, aged ~ years, and his
granddaughter, aged IL years, were brutaIly
murdered, on Sunday evening, the 18th inst,
near ROssville, in York county Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Squills, the grandmother, was also ter
ribly injured, and at last accounts was in a
dying condition. An Irishman named DOna- !
van has been arrested on suspicion of COM
uniting the decd. The weapon used is sup
posed TO have been a Ratchet. Money is thot !
40 have been the object of the murder.
A desperate fight occurred between |
some guerTillas and negroes Wednesday /
morning ut daybreak, about three miles from |
getheT IN one house, were attacked by seven i
despeTadOes, all armed with revOlVers and |
knives. The negroes turned ont and fought /
with such determination for their lives and |
families, that the ruffians we're compelled to |
run; one being mOrtally wounded, and three
negroes being shot dead, and all more or less
injured The ruffians eseaped.s
The st. Louis Republican gives
story that, on the 10th inst, Sunday-schOol
party, at place called Sunday School House,
Benton county. we're attacked by a gang Of /
men under the lead OF q notorious character
named Taylor, who fired on the former with /
small piece of artillery. The Sunday-schOOl
party were defended by few men under Cap
tain Lee Tindle. The fight Was continued for
abOut two hOnTs, when succOr came in the
persons az Captain Keller and others, who
attacked IsylOT's men from the rear, drove
them on and captured their artillery and 9TH
er arms. The result was seven Killed and
about fifteen wounded.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The House Committee have decided |
to report against constructing a draWbridge I
across the Upper Mississippi.
DnTiDg the past week, the Secretary
of the Treasury has authorized the following
disbursements; Navy Department, SG02, 3Si;