Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10

The United States Treasurer received
letter post marked Dubuque, Iowa, en-
closing Si5U, which the writer says was I'M
justly taken while in the United States ser
vice for Communication of rations for servant
when he had none Another party from In
diana returns 81 fraudulantly obtained in the
statement of an account with the Govern
ment.
Monday morning, Mrs. Emily Mix,
wife of an esteemed citizen of Troy, N. Y,
committed suicide by throwing herself IN the
Hudson. She had taken laudanum, and was
undoubtedly laboring under mental aberra-
tion. David II. Van Ostrand, OF the firm OF
Dodge Il Van 0strand, was thrown from his
carriage on Saturday night and fatally IN
jured, dying before morning.
Idaho advices state that Gen. Crook
started on a scouting expedition to Stein
mountain on the 9Th of July. Considerable
lighting is expected. Scouts report that
there are signs of large bodies of Indians in
that vicinity. The Indians made their APP
pearsnce five miles south of Silver on the 9th
Of July, and drove off stock Troops were
Immediately sent in pursuit from Camp
Winthrop.
A fight occurred among an excursion
party which went up the Hudson on Sunday,
on the steamer William Titamere and two
barges. One man was pushed overheard and
drowned, two others stabbed and a large
number injured. The fight lasted nearly all
the time the party was absent, most OF whom,
including a number of females, We're lnnO-
cent spectators OF the brutal scene.
1t is stated that the liabilities of the
Unadills Bank are not less than a quarter OF
a million of dollars, while some estimate
them at over million Of dollars. 1t Is feared
that the depOsitors will not receive ten cents
on the dollar. A receiver has been applied for
from Washington, and one will probably ar
rive IN few days. Great distress prevails
abOut Unadilla. One women, a widow, be-
came crdzed by her loss, and another at
tempted suicide.
The Grand Trunk Railway employees,
While holding picnic at st. Hyacinth, Can
ada, ON Saturday, were attacked by party
Of rowdies- from GrsffintOwn. The riot act
was read, volunteers were called out, and
the rOushs were fired upon. Several of them
were wounded. woman was shOt through
tho shoulder, and is in a critical condition.
A number Of arrests have been made.
On Satul day afternoon four prisoners
escaped from the county jail, III St. Paul, by
knocking down the turnkey and unlocking
the doors with his keys. The jailor and
sheriff were both absent at tho TIME. The
alarm was soon spread aud chase given
john Ryan, who WAS III jail charged with
murder, was captured near the jail. The
other three, David M. Sterling, horse thief,
Charles Johnson and James Green, have not
been captured.
Various parties having forwarded to
the Secretary Of the Treasury the required
proof that they legitimately acquired possess
sion of some OF the $73 600 worth Of Missouri
state bonds, distracted seven or eight years
ago from the Interior Department, the secTe-
tary has removed the cdUedt III the cases of
those bona fide holders, and The interest of
the bonds held by them vill be paid in New
York, where he state of Missouri has de-
posted funds for the purpose. The depart
mcnt acts separately upon all such cases.