Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-13
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ed by the authorities and people.
The Chilisns have captured branch
of the Spanish gun boat, Resolution,
with one gun and forty men.
Mark Bradley, saloon keeper, at Pan
anna, has been arrested for robbing Paz-
mostu Rittenhauses' safe, and So, $50 III
gold recovered. 8-.
The coffee crop at Salvador is 100000
quintals.
1t is reported that France will with
draw her troops from Mexico, on con-
dition that the United States will not
interfere.
Hon. Ferguson Blair has accepted
the vacant seat In the Canadian Cabinet,
vice Hon. George Brown, resigned.
Il. b. Stillman, Esq, late supervising
inspector of the second district of New
York, and superintendent of repairs aud
supplies of the United States revenue
marine, died at his residence OF Plain
field, n. j., on the morning of the End.
A Washington dispatch says: There
are rumors, not generally credited, how.
ever, that the President will issue o
proclamation declaring the work OF
restoration of the Union complete.
Three hundred applications for places
in the treasury department were filed,
last week, but instead of making new
appointments, Secretary McCulloch is
constantly reducing the clerical force.
The General Land Office is preparing
new maps and archives to supply the
loss of records by the war. Adventures
in the army often took the old records
of large estates to speculate upon the
owners. :, .t -.s.t
Thirty eight Thousand prisoners have
been reported to the Provost Marshal at
Washington since last June. OF this
number $500 were prisoners of war,
1900 state offenders, and $500 desert
ers and bounty jumpers.
The regular army is to be increased to
100000.
Senior Romero cut the French and
Austrian minister at the Presidents, on
New Years.
Joseph III. Maddox has commenced a
suit in the supreme Court against Sec
rotary Stanton, for alledged false
Imprisonment, claiming damages in the
sum of 100000. He was arrested and
imprisoned on charge of violation of the
articles Of war, in trading with the
enemy, but was subsequently released on
parole.
Capt. Campbell, of the steamer Brit
tania, was lost overheard in gale, on
Der pasrage to New York from Glas-
glow.
The restrictions under which Epis-
copal clergymen have been laboring in
Alabama have been form ally withdrawn.
Some connection was created q few
nights ago in Mobile Theatre by some
persons kissing Yankee Doodle" while
the soldiers were applauding it. Moth
ing serious occurred. The tune has
been ordered to be played by the mill
tary commanders. tia4 1o ct44
The steam tug Neptune exploded her
boiler in the New York bay, on the Sd.
Eight persons were wounded, the cap
tain's son being the only one escaping
injury. The wounded were placed on
board the tug Resolute, when she burst
some part of her machinery, and the
unininred person from the Neptune was
the only one hurt. ~ M a>s%
Gen. Spinner, by authority of the
Secretary IF the Treasury, transmits
regularly, to all foreign cousuls, month
ly statements of the condition of the
Treasury. Several of the foreign min
listers have requested that it be commu-
nicated at the same time TO their Gov
ernments.a This will be done by the
same authority. c ..r,
George T.. Little, Treasury Agent,
recently returned from the South,
reports. that the Southerners have
abundance of money, received from
Northern Spectators in exchange for
Southern staples and landed property.
Brevet Brigadier General w. L.
Smith ("Baldy'). late Major General of
volunteers, has been granted six months
leave Of absence on account of poor
health. .sa~si.sl- a'
! All troops of the States of Connecticut,
Rhode Island and New Hampshire, have
] been mustered out.
! A large number of German and Swiss
emigrants are expected in Louisiana the
coming spring.
Hubbell, cashier of the Missiquoi
Bank, at Sheldon, VT, who disappear