Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-08
TELEGRAPnEC SUMMARY.
REsTuE OF ana NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
CRIuFS AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The bark Alice Grey, from Bangor,
Ne. has been lost at sea. The mate was
drowned, but the rest of the crew are safe.
Three robbers were taken by mob,
from Lebanon, Kentucky, jail, on the night
Of the oath, and hanged.
A Quebec dispatch says that four
sailors Of the ship Ariel fell from the fOretop
of that vessel, on the 26th. One was killed,
two drowned, and the fourth seriously injured.
The rosin and turpentine works of
Rowley & Co, in the southern part Of Phila-
Loss about $4,000.
The drying house of the st. Paul Peat
Company took fire Saturday afternoon and
was completely destroyed The property was
insured for four Thousand dollars.
The paint shop of the Michigan
Central railroad at Detroit was burned, on
the night OF the oath, with all its contents.
The lOss Is estimated al S2O, coo, which Is Gov
cred by insurance.
The warehouse and commission house
of Chick & Co. and Scott, Cutler q Co at
Kansas City, was burned on Sunday morning,
and two of their clerks persisted in the flames.
Loas 100000 on which there was an insu-
rance of $4,000.
Nothing has vet been heard from
Cant. Buzzard aud his crew since the wreck
Of his vessel, the Ark, on Lake Huron, some
four weeks ago. The Ark went ashore M ar
Goderich. C. W., and was knocked entire.y to
pieces. Captain BIS trunk washed ashore
but beyond this nothing Is known OF the tate
Of the crew,
A fire in Iieavenworth on Saturday
DESTROYED five buildings on Third street, oc-
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chants: R0tcheld, clOthier; Casper Buckler,
boots and shoes; s. 7. ROthcihld, halter; D.
A Morgan =. B. Hamilton, and Sir. Nethe'
rel grocers. Nearly all the goods were saved
The loss is fully covered by insurance IN east
eTn Offices.
A large wooden building used as a
cotton mandatory in B.lssvIile, three miles
from Norwich, Conn, wss totally destroyed
by fire Saturday night, With all ITS machinery;
Jbe property was owned by Messrs. kimbaIl
4 Harvey. of Norwich, and was valued at be-
tween Si5,0 and $4,000. The only insur-
ance was $4,000.
Monday night about o'clock the
ferry boat Idaho, plying between New York
and williamsburg took fire in the stream and
bnrned to the waters edge. About thirty
passengers were on board. All saved. Some.
of the ladies with children III their arms
iumped overheard, but we're rescued. James
as the 9 n. n. express tram was
rrossirg the railroad bridge, at RoChes-
fer Minnesota, Ou Saturday the oath, II
an unusual speed, 1t caught rope from the
scsf0lGs OF the new bridge now building, aud
ureciDi.ated the tImLeIs, with seven work
men on them, some forty feet into the river,
J. W Whitaker, Darrah, ID. NOOnan, }. Il.
Thomson, HeHTy Scuilin, A. NJ. Lewis and
Mr. Edgar, were all more or less injured, but
will probably survive.
An actress named Jenny Price, and
amanramed Andrew Moore were arrested in
Chicago. last Friday, on charge OF being en-
paped il passing counterfeit money. The
woman had attempted 10 pass one hundred
dollar note on the First National Bank oi
Boston in payment for a cloak: the counter
feit though good one zss discovered, aud
the woman taken into c1Ssody. On her Nay
a. the pOlice station she was accOstCd Ey a
vouug man, who tried 10 persuade the officer
thst the v Onlan was innocent. The officers
suspecting the man, arrested him also, ard
upGn searching him found in his pockets q
large amount Of counterfeit currency. He
saws the woman Is innocent.