Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

The steamer Elizabeth sailed from
New Orleans, on the 29th, with fifty emigrants
for Venezuela.
The Havre steamship line, from New
York, will be resumed on the 6th OF February
next.
The amount lost by individual depos-
itors, by the suspension OfGlass & Co, bank
ers of Cincinnati, will not exceed $4,000.
By the failure of Noah Wilson &
Co. 3 banking house, in New York, it is said
that David Gibson d Co., OF CINCINNATI, lose
: 800, 600.
Several prominent citizens of Brook
lyn, n. Y, have protected an excursion III a
fTst-clasa steamer the coming summer to
Palestine, Egypt, Greece, &c.
The new Assistant Commissioner OF
the Freedmen's Bureau. in Texas, has abol-
ished the order in regard TO labor, and freed
men now contract ike anybody else, for the
best they can get.
The st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
has elected the following officers: @. Bur-
bank, President; II. Nj. Rice and Horace
Thompson, Vice-Presidents; VIM Dawson
Treasurer.
The remains of the late rebel General
Albert Sidney John tson arrived at Houston on
the 26th. and were met at the depot by thou
sands of people. They were conveyed to the
Female Seminary building, where they lay 10
state. The town was draped IN mourning.
On the Doth, several 1000 checks
were offered at different banks IN Philadel-
phia. and the forgerles being well g. ecuted
the checks were paid without suspicion. A
check was forged on j. ID. Boyd, broker, fof
SO ESQ., and another on IL. +. Tanner for So
$50 Simultaneous Efforts were made to Uc-
timize every bank in the city.
Trade in Canada is reported to have
fiourished during the past year, notwithsland-
ing the abrOg alton of the reciprocity treaty,
but Canadian shipping suffered seriously III
consequence of being prohibited from carry
ing American freight from American ports TO
another, and By trans-shipment over one rail-
road, az permitted under the reciprocity
treaty; consequently many Canadian vessels
became American by changing their register
The Fenians recently tried in Toron-
to and found guilty were, on the 30th, SEN
fenced to be hanged on the 9th OF March. A
majority of them heard their sentence without
any sppa ent emotion. Several denied being
Fenians. and stated that the testimony was
false. The names of the condemned are Pat
rick O'Neii Patrick Norton, Il. HI. Maxwell,
James Buck, Daniel Quinn, T. Ledwith, John
O'Connor, John RogAn, Owen Kennedy and
John Gallagher.
There is further trouble on the Cheves
plantation in South Carolina. The negroes
will not leave the place, and still refuse to
make any contracts for this year. A collision
took place on the 30th, in which Lieutenant
Lemon, of the Freedmen's Bureau, was shot
in the left arm. He returned the fire and
killed the negro. Ii is reported that Captain
Brandle is now held as prisoner by the ne
groes. Captain Sibly has proceeded with 20
men to the scene of action Rumors OF an
engag ement are prevalent
A st. Joseph special says: Advices
from the plains and mountains report the
great body of Indians moving southwark.
Old Indian fighters say that this means war;
that the Indians have a knowledge OF the
troops which are being sent out, 30 they are
moving southwark 10 open the war In that
less protected region; but when the troops
are sent after them, they will give them the
slip and dash northward, and spread murder
and devastation upon the region thus uncov-
cred.
The Ohio Convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic. met in Columbus on
the 90th, and was largely attended. Resolu-
tons were passed, setting forth that the
organization was not formed, nor was it
used for any political purpose; that its only
object is the aid of the widows and orphans
of those who fell lin the recent contest, the
poor and disabled soldiers; that while it is
in some sense a secret organization, it has
no purpose which it is not ready on all proper
Occaeione, to avOw.