Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-15
TELEcRAPHIc SUMMARY.

Thirteen hundred and fifty emigrants
arrived in New York on the list
The reeeipts of internal revenue for
the week ending June Let were s0''fi'oo@'
Two cases of cholera are reported IN
NOW York.
Three thousand one hundred and
eigntv-four immigrants arrived m New YORK
civ on the 5th.
The President started for Raleigh
saturday evening, accompanied by Seward
and several others.
Spendidly executed counterfeit $40
notes on the Third National Bank OF Phila-
deIphia are in circulation at the East.
Gen. Terry leaves st. Paul to-day on
an excursion among the Indians OF the north
west.
Twenty-seven hundred and fifty inn
migrants arrived at New York between the
let and 81.
Capt. John p. Bankhead, u. ). ~,
died April %, on the Bengal steamer simlA,
Of Alden.
Iucins AIanlius Sargent, a we'll
known author, died at kOxbuTy, Mass, on
Monday, aged 81 years.
A dispatch from Gov. Bgownlow to
the Associated Press states that 'the July
interest on Tennessee bonds will be promptly
met"
Governor Bullock has vetoed the bill
for the annexation OF RO0buTy to Boston. be-
cause OF no provision for its submission To
tho people,
Cnrkson Stanfeld, well known
painter, died in England May 2lst-nOt stan
feld, the member Of Parliament, As reported
per cable
private letter from Collector Mil
Ter. OF San Francisco, to the Secretary oil the
Treasury, speaks in high terms OF the Wis
dom Of the acquisition of Russian America.
notwithstanding the statements to
the contrary, Surratt will, on Monday, the
10Th. be tried under an Indictment already
found against him.
A tobacco factory in New York, one
IN Brooklyn aud two at Green Point, We're
seized last week for alleged frauds upon the
revenue.
The body of Ariemus Ward arrived
in New York on Friday night, by the steamer
Deutschland, and vail be- taken To Maine iur
iuterment.
The Rev. Joel Ravens, of the First
Congregational church, Hartford, Conn, the
oldest pastor IN the state, died on Wednesday
IA his elghty-seyenth year
The legislature of New Hampshire
met ON Ne dnssday, and organized by elect
ing Gen. Griffin. rep speaLeI of toe House,
aud Hon VIM. Il. Parker, rep President OF
the Senate.
A fire on the corner OiIaylOr X Clark
streets Chicago On the 81, destroyed Back
as livery stable, aud damaged some adlo'n-
iug bindings Loss Sl2.OOni insured t".o.o-
Ernst C. Wallace, for a long time
connected with the Philadelphia Eyahing Bui-
IetIn, died az YauEers, n. Y, Monday OF con-
sumption.
An unusually large number of Nor
,veoian ep,i0rant- have arrived at Quebec
The United states government has an agenI
there, Who II commissioned Ia direct them 10
their destination IN the states.
James Kingsley, an old citizen OF
Montgomery. OHIO, was drowned Sunday While
attempting Ia cross the river IA buggy AT
that place. The horse stallion valued ht
- 600 was also drowned.
Tie british war office has decided to
send 30 900 snyder and Enfield rifles To Cana
ia, for the use At volunteers. large guam
titv Of SNYDER ammunition has been sent iur
the use Of regulars shJ volunteers.
An Omaha dispatch says that the
earnings Ofthe Union Pacific railroad, nov
running to the North Platte, are officially re-
ported at SOL ,1S3 81 fJr the month Of May.
Track laying II progressing rapidly westward
pleasure fishing boat was caPsized
of FISHERS Island. near New London, Conn
ON the 1T, sud sunk captain Henry HALL
Captain COddington Fish, Carl Beckwith, ana
boy named Rogers, were drowned.
The official report of the special
scent in cha ge at the New Orleans sub
treasury places the detalcatiOn there AT
slightly over $500 ,UU0, with securiIy which
will probably cover a.,
Letters from Captain Roe. United
States steamer Tsc0ny. oil Vera Cruz, say
the Imperial COMMISSIONER. Commander OF
Vera Cruz, refuses to surrender 10 the liber-
ais though the Austrian naval commander
there recommended hum to do so at once
Major General Butterfield sent of
500 recruits To California by the mail steam
er under charge Of Gen JEFF. q. Davis. IL ~
understood that more wIli De needed To Rli
che acquisitions Of California Two OF three
hundred will be- sent b. the next steamer
The receipts of internal revenue on
the sIst Of May we're nearly one million dot
Iais The increase of the receipts Of tins
month compared With April are over two and
bali millions.
A fire, on the fOurth, destroyed the
Garden city Works, on Brrmer street, Ghlca-
20. aud some halt a dozen buildings an the
vicinity. several persons were slightly IN
iured aud one seriously. The entire loss will
reach about flo, 800.
IT has been asceftained that the party
who II wanted nj Washington IN the SuIratt
trial ga & witness, Is On. McEW5n OF Detroit.
The tTial was recently postponed It viii be
remembered, owing 10 the inability OF the
Government to procure this witness lie has
been living IA Canada
The question of ameuding the Maine
liquor law so as to increase the pea altles for
ats violation to Imprisonment ia every case,
was submitted to the people of that state on
the Sd, aud il Is thuueht the amendment -
adopted BY . vote q two 10 one
The Secretary of the Treasury will
pay of the ten million dollars Of compound
interest notes maturing on the 10th INST, IA
currency, and wall not use the nifty millions OF
thres per cents authorized at the last session
OF Congress, for at least Two months.
The Treasury Department is prepared
to redeem United States compound interest
notes a. they shall severally mature, by pay
ment Of the principal and interest thereon
TO date Of maturity. on their preseutat on to
the treasurer or either Assistant TTeasurers
at New York, Phlladeiphia or Boston.
On the morning of the LIST, while a
number of atudenta OF the National Deal
Male College, Of Washington, were swim
ming ia the eastern branch Of the Potomac,
two named James Cross, Ut Allegheny City,
Pa, and Maiachi HolloWell at hUdsonVi:ie
HI, were drowned.
The new trial granted Rev, Joel Lind
sey, indicted for whipping lns child to death,
was concluded at Albion, N. \ f, on the lst.---
The jury failed to agree, standing ten for ac-
quittai 10 TWO for conviction. The jury was
then discharged The prisoner tken pleaded