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

The story about terrible earthquake
at Fort Klamath, Oregon, is Denied.
Official returns In the Surveyor Gen
erals Office show q, 92S, s72 acres of land sur
veyed in Minnesota.
The ship Mercury, with goods for
the Paris Exposition, sailed from New YORK on
the 22d.
The total amount of god certificates
issued is $40 1853 $50, of which Sl47,sf9'OUO
has been redeemed
Official report on the famine IN East
ern India shows over a million deaths from
starvation.
A st. Joseph, Mo-, special says all
fine parties implicated in the attempt 10
blow up DamOn's book some time SINCE
have been discharged.
A meeting was held in New York on
the 18th to express sympathy with Cretans,
aud a committee of influential citizens was
appointed TO collect funds, food and clothing
The Iowa Division of the Chicago az
Northwestern Railroad was finished to Coun-
eli Bluffs. on the odd, completing the link be-
tween the seabOaTd and the North Plstt, 5OO
miles west OF the Missouri river.
Commissioner WelIes has ordered
that no more seizures of distilleries be made
till the cases now in progress 10 the united
States C0urts are concluded. In the mean
time several establishments where liquor Is
being manufactured are placed undef sur
veillance.
The st. Paul & Pacific Railway Com
pany have laid out and commenced the cree
zion OF a large wharf at the leVee, In 81 faul,
to allow them to unload cars directly into
boats aud barges and Ulce oeTSd'
Contributions from California to the
Paris Exposition, including cabinet minerals
and an assortment of WOODEN fabrics, were
shipped by the Montana on the 18th, Tor
Panama. whence they will be taken to France
by the French line steamers.
National bank notes issued from the
Treasury for the week ending the 18th Is s4f,-
| 100 fractional currency at the department
| 1924 S3S, disbursements of the Treasury De-
partment for the week 81, $50, 7e9 fractional
currency destroyed for the week s3l6,7OO.
Twenty Sioux and Chippewa Indians
are en- route to Washington to make treaty I
of peace which will include the right to build
| a wagon road across their country to Fort
Benton and Montana, and the protection OF
the same.
The remains of General Albert Sidney
johnson have been sent to Texas. The pro-
| cessiOn which followed the remains to the
steamer at New Orleans was quite large, one
/ half being ladies'. Among the Confederate
| Generals present were Beauregard, Bragg
and Hood. The service was solemn and I'M
pressiye.
A band of Arrapshoe Indians are
| encamped between Forts Lyon and Dodge, on
| the Smoky Hill route and assuming hostile
attitude. They have driven OFF several sta
tiou keepers. The mail coach from Denver
was robbed on the 18th, near Living Spring
Oy gang of deserters from Fort Morgan or
Junction Station, who we're completely equip
ped for life on the road.
A Fort Laramie dispatch says the In
dams have fifteen men surrounded at Spring
| creek fifteen miles from Mud springs. They
ran off Cole i Donaldson's herd OF cattle on
the Goth instant. These are doubtless the
same Indians that drove off a government
herd at Fort Laramie few days ago. The
weather was extremely cold. and the pursuit
was not attempted. Unless these thieves are
| stopped soon all the cattle IN the country will
be driven of.
The Supreme Court of Alabama has
decided that the act of Congress requiring a
| stamp upon legal process in state courts Is
unconstitutional. Chief Justice Walker also
ldecides that Alabama being de tdcto gov
| eminent under the COnfederacy, Its personal
| representatives. are protected from AL loss on
Confederate investment under an act of Leg
islature.
The Denver News learns from an ex-
| ploring party who recently assembled the Col
| OradO river, that the stream is navigable to
| the mouth OF Green river. which is near the
| boundary OF Colorado. The vessel used for
the exploring party was large enough to have
| carried four such boats as those used by
Lieut.. Ives when he explored the river.
| The Salt Lake Vedette reports the massa-
| ere OF nine men in Southern Utah. on the 9Th
inst, by Indians.