Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-21
Republican National COnVen-
lion.

The undersigned, constituting the Natl"nal (
Committee Designated by the Convention
held At Baltimore, ON the 18th Of June, 1864. /
do appoin, that Convention Of The UHion
Republican party be held at the city of Chi
cago. Illinois, on Wednesday. the Goth day
Of Nav next. at - o'clock, n, for the pur-
rnse Of norpinatiug candidates FOR TIE Offices
Of President and Vice President of the Unit
ID States
Each State ia the United States is author
izad to be represented in said Convention by
a number Of delegates equal TO twice the
number Of Senators and Representatives to
which such State is entitled in the National
Congress.
We invite the cooperation OF all citizens
who rejoice that our great civil war has happi-
" terminated 10 the discontinue Of the re-
belIion who would hold fast the unity and
integrity Of the Republic; and maintain
its paramount right to defend TO the utter
most its existence, whether imperrilled by
secret conspiracy or armed force; who arc in
favor OF an economical administration of the
. public expenditures; Of the complete extir-
patton Of the principles and policy Of slavery,
and Of the speedy reorganization Of those
States whose governments were destroyed
by the rebellion. and their permanent restor
alton to their proper practical relations with
the United States in accordance with the true
principles Of Republican government.
MARCUS L. WARD. Chairman.
JOHN D. DEGREES, Secretary.
The government of Mexico mas ~
cIared war sgaiust Guatemala.
Many of the southern emigrants 30
Honduras are about TO return TO the United
States.
A cargo Of provisions have been for
yarded to the suffering inhabitants CT Tortola
and st. ThOnls
It Is expected that Jamaica will soon
Re in teIegrspbic communication with the !.
United states bT cable.
Senior Topeeo, recently elected mem Q
Der Of the Mexican Congress, has been refused
! scat, having been an Imperia!ist
The italian Government hes granted T
universal amnesty 70 the adhercutS Of Carl {
baldi IN the recent movement on Rome a
There was a great funeral demonstra-
ton il Dublin On the sth. in honor OF the !
FeniaDs recently hung at Manchester, Eng !
land
+ Il Is reported from S.. Thomas that O
the leland Of ST. Martins has nearly dissE- {
pesred. and that Of 81. Barfhoiomew was Il
almost destroyed by the volcano
1t is known that thirty Pcrsoas lost f
then lives by the earthquake shock at st. o
Tbunss TIE house OF the Uifited States ii
Consul az Saba was destroyed The volcanic
eruptiCns which prevailed during the cOntin- !;
uauce Of the earthquake shocks ceased soon
after their subsidence-
4 Rome letter says that .. s. Consul 2
Cushmsu recently accompanied a sinai tx- p
pedition against the GaribalCisDs near Me Il
Tala. end getting under FIRE picked up the il
musket OF dead soldier and fired st the C
GsribalGiaus until he himself was eighty C.
wounded. Since then two AmeT.:an ci;Iz Us o
who tonight IN GsribaidI's rsuks have been o
released on his own personal request t,
Fines. Il
The residence of Mrs. Leonard. near Ii
London, Canada, vas destroyed by ire q y
the 9TH. Mrs Leonard was burned 70 death. :
Three ten emeut IoUses, tie iurui ;,
ture manufsetoIy Of Peterson & Lavender. a
the engine aEd water wheel EECufactOry Of fl
G. 7. Mclaughlin, anc rurrier shop on Full a
ton and North streets, Boston. were badly II
damaged by FIRE on Tuesday Forenoon Loss OF
Ss5 600. Ell
The large furniture manufacturing Il
establishment in ChsTlestOwn. Mass, owned Z,
5vA.H Alien, and occupied in pant by Ut 8
lev. Gilman < Co was destroyed by IN q
ceudiary fire saturday morning. Less $685. u
30: mostly insured. =
The saponifying and engine room of T,
sb@Fer 4 Co.'S extensive soap factory on 1,
Washington Avenue and Twent y-first street, e
q. Louis, we're burned ont Saturday morn n
ng iufiictiug a loss Of about 1900. The A
entire establishment was insured for SlrO- /
%. D
A White River steamer, the J. s. a
EcCsns. burned on Friday night at Memphis =
nth 1000 bales OF cotton on board. The y
ost IS total loss. The crew barely escaped u
it'll their lives The stewsrd, John Reilly, q
Columbus. Ky. Wss lost The boat was ~
wned BY Captain Duffsr, her commander, =
nd wss valued at $4,000, and insured "a S.. :.
Gus for $40 coo. =
4 fire broke out IL Frankfort, KY, n
On the night OF the 9Th, which destroyed 9 II
srge amount CT property II Is said TO have o.
originated IN the shoe store Of Mr.. Hyde, CT
on st. CLAIR street. Before the flames cOuld a
be checked, Ed. Hensie'5 bonded warehouse. re
the Baptist Church on Lswis street. and the n
Metropolitan Hal, we're entirely consumed. to
The conf agration Il one OF the most de- | ID
structive that has cccurFed- there for many tt
years The IOss, near az can be ascer- | "a
mined r. about $50 COO, and the total fnsur- as
snee about $3.50 p,