Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-24
SUMMARY
Personal.


The Sultan has conferred the order
of the Osmsnh upon the King OF Prussia
Secretary Stanton has gone on trlp
to the White Mountains.
O. II. Daniels, of Halllston, Mass
has beau placed ON bail on charge OF trying
tO.bribe a revenue 0ihcer.
W.R. Roberts, President OF the Fe-
man brotherhood. arrived at New York, pei
the Pierre, on tuesday
The King Of Portugal has received
deputation nom the French and English
ISfiefies Tor tlIe abolition Of the slave trade.
Sergeant AskeW, of the State Guard,
rFTeun.. was waylaid and murdered In DE
Esib Comfy, on Thursdsy evening last.
Mr. Webster. OF COvingtOn, Ky,
,sn,er az horses, nearly lost his life ON Sat
nrdav. at MmfreesbOrO, by kick from q
horse.
The Rev. III. Wendell was arrested al
Rochester. Pa, charged with Taping seven
little girls, and has been held to bail IN So
600.
D'Arcy MCGEE, it is stated, has been
tbrasteued with assassination II he makes
bia nromised disclosures concerning the
Fenian organization IN Canada.
Hon. Lewis Kingsley, of Norwich,
n y has been appointed receiver OF the
TTnadIla NAtlOnal DAMN anu SAtStCN upon
his duties on the 10Th
Walter and Willie Hill, aged twelve
aud eight wears, and Levitt CTamer, aged
siyteen' we're drowned in Cabe's Pond IN
WaldobOrO' Maine, by the capsizing of a boat.
J. W. Fitch, for several years past q
washington correspondent of the Boston
Post. died saturday, after long illness, with
typhoid fever.
IL Is said that Gen. Grant Is breaking
himself of his inOrdinate use of cigars, being
sensibles that In the inactiOn of peace, the
habit Injuries his health.
General Rousseau has arrived in
Washington, and Will proceed to Sitka IN
few DAYS, in company with the Russian Com
missioner. Ia take formal pOssessiOn OF our
new Territory.
G. w. Butts, President of the Colo
RADIO Gold Mining Company, suddenly disap-
reared from I,OTfOlk, few days ago, when
sbDut t. 10 arrested by Gen SchOfcld on a
charge of swindling soldiers.
John Wade jumped from the mast
head of a vessel in New York harbOT, seventy
feet- into the riyer, to decide bet to the
ygater being only twelve feet deep. He stuck
ia tue mud at the bottom, and Was drowned
Captain Swane and the crew of the
schooner Sa an have been arrested at San
Fral;ci,eo. on the charge Of purpOssly wreck
ing the Reyenur Departments and the lnsur-
sHce company.
The body Of Col. r. A. Gilmore,
late postmaster Of Chic so, was found m the
lake Wednesday morning, at the foot OF haT-
rison street. The funeral ceremonies sTe an
nouuced 10 take place Thursday.
IL Is stated that the Rev. DIR. Stnbbs,
of New York has received number OF anony-
nous letters, threatening mm With rerlons
consequences if he succeeded IN securing the
condemnation OF sir. Tying.
At the suggestion of Gov. Worth,
Gen. Sickles has, by Geographic order, sus-
pended the second paragraph q General Or
der No. 81 requiring the revision OF jury IL
Ties before the trial Of any causes by the
courts at the state.
FIX Senator Harris publishes card
stating that the letter repudiatlng the Con-
,rressi0naI policy of reconstruction, publlshed
a. New York paper al Saturday, Whlch
many -persnR supposed 10 have been written
by him. IL a forgery, and fully indOrslng the
reconstruction policy OF Congress
MayoT Horton, of Mobile was arrest
ed on SATURDAY. by United States COmmlsslon-
er Turner. for tha violation ct the Civil Rights
Bill. In the bani-hnent Il tho negro johnson,
who hal lost d leg in the Union service lie
gave bali in the SUN OF S2sUUu iOr MS appear
ance On Monday.
john A. hlElNuSs GuutAaCtoA OAt hhc ~.
I.5uis. VandaIia and TerTe Haute Railroad,
was robbed on Wednesday afternoon IN the
NatiOnsl Bank at St. Louis, Of $3.50 which
he had just drawn from tbs bank.
Michael Gallagher and Richard HOl-
land. while stepping of the Albany express
rain GU the Harlem Railroad, at Williams
Bridge Monday night, were killed by the
New Haven train going IN the opposite direc-
ton.
A man named J. W. PeibTick, sup
p0sed to belong at Lowell. Mass, died at Ellis
WORTH Kansas, about the 2eth Of July, leaving
some property and large sum of money 3.
The whereabouts Of his relatives or friends Is
not known. The property Is in the hands Of
the authorities.
Edward PaysOn Weston has been
matched to walk from Portland, Me-, to Chi
cagO. l. 200 miles, la thirty consecutive days,
Weston agreeing not to walk Sundays. Time
of starting, between the list aud 10Th 81
October, and the match $4,000.
Gen. Grant, on Tuesday, formally
entered upon this discharge of his duties as
Secretary of War Gd interim. Mr.. Stanton
was also at the department, engaged IN turn
ing over the books and papers To Gen. Grant
Gen Grant will have his office IN the War
Department, and will discharge the duties of
Gsneral-in- Chief through Major Lee, A.A.G
while the duties of tho War department will
be discharged through Gen. Townsend, Ad-
iutant General.