Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-27

The Consul of the United states IN
Vera Cruz reports to Secretary Seward, un.
der date of the 2sth OF June, that the city of
Vera Cruz and castle of San Juan de Ulloa
are in quiet possession OF the national MeXi-
can General Benavides. The Imperial
chiefs and foreign troops have left the coun-
try.
A company with $527, 900 capital,
paid mp, was formed in Richmond on the
18th, for the purpose of purchasing lands IN
Virginia. for the erection of manufactures
and developing the mineral resources OF tue
state. C. \. Hamlin. of Ohio. Is President,
and ThOs. Ill. Winnie, Of Va, Secretary.
A committee of fifty employees IN the
/ Washington Navy Yard, called on the Presi-
/ dent o solicit his influence for the cOntlnu-
ance of the various yar"s. Inc ffosidehI
was decidedly in favor thereof, and enclosed
their petition TO secretary neIes Mho pIolii'
ised all he could in the matter. There Is no
fear of a sudden reduction in the present
force.
Among the nominations confirmed
/ by the Senate are the following: PostmasteIs
Mrs Hattie G.. Feay, Rochester, Mimi.
Samuel SAVERS, Tecumseb, Mich, Surveyor
of Customs Ternagan, at Michigan
City, Ind. Consul--Eugene Schuyler, Oi
/ New York, at Moscow. Collector of Customs
John Il. Dillingham;, Michilimacinac. Min
lister to Berlin George Bancroft. Secreta-
ries to Legation = John Hay, OF Hin II, al
Vienna; Alex ander Bliss, of New York, at
Berlin.
tn G French Minister in Mexico is
| IN trouble. He wished to go home, but hia
passports were peremptOTily refused, and he
Il was told that he could not leave the country
i under any pretence. The authorities tod
him that Mexico had an account to settle with
France for the part she took during the inter-
vanLiOn, and for lives and property destroyed
during that period; and if the same WAS not
promptly adjusted the Mexican government
/ would proceed against the property OF the
French subjects Throughout the republic.
| A special from New Orleans states
that information had been received at Sheri-
dams head quarters that party of tllibusters,
among them some half a dozen desertera
| from the United States army, have left New
| Orleans within two or three days, destined
| sor Mexico. 1t Is known that they lave not
gone direct to Rio GTaude, and ii is surmised
that they go via Havana. The information
/ however, is not regarded as unquestiOnable.
/ If any party has left, as reported, It has been
undeT cover of emigration to British Hondu-
rss.
A letter from Fort Wallace, Kansas,
hated June 29th, giving an account of the
| Indian attack on Poud Creek Station three
DAYS previous, IN which fcur soldiers were
killed, seven wounded and one missing, says
that during the month Of June fifteen men
were killed and twelve wounded at or IN the
vicinity of Fort Wallace; also that during
the same time one hundred thousand dollars
worth of properly belonging 10 the stage
/ rOmpany had been taken Or destroyed by the
Indians between Clark's Bluff and Lake
Station, distance $50 mics.
The annual commencement exercises
Of Harvard College occurred on the 7th.
The literary performance appeared to give
much satisfaction. The election of the Board
of Overseers resulted in the choice of Henry
| Lee John Andrews, Ralph W. Emerson, j.
/ IngeTSnll and Seth SWrctzer. The corpora
| ton voted to establish a dental school ia con.
nection with the college. The honorary de-
| grees conferred are az follows. Master OF
/ Arts-tieo. Woodbury. Burrell of san Fran
| cisco, VIM. III. MhitmOre Of Boston, Chas. q.
/ Leland Of Philadelphia, Henry Mitchell OF
| Nantucket. VIM ID. LoWells of Cambridge.
Doctors Of Law George Peabody, of Lon
don. Prof. =. J. Pierce of Cambridge.
The Tenth Sengerfest was inaugura-
| ted ia Phiiadelphia CA the 18th, by the re-
ceptiOn of singers from other cities. Mayor
McMichael delivered the address of wei.
come. Sunday was the day for the recreation
| Of the Germans IA attendance there On Sam
| gel fest According to the programme the
| excise law, which Ia In full operation there,
/ was partially suspended ia German quarters.
| Lager aud wine were TO be had IA pTOfusion
/ and the National Guard Hall was opened
/ after nine o'clock Nearly 40 600 persons
were Eve or six excursions of the Phiiadel.
| phia societies ia honor ri their guests. Tho
/ Mayor and police promised not To interfere
with the Scngeriest, even GA SUNDAY.
Tent preaching was inaucuraied in
/ Detroit some weeks since, and tents have
| been pitched in varIOus parts If the city. On
| Saturday the canvas wSs put up IA the very
heart OF the German portion of the cItY. The
i Germans, under the apprehension th8t the
/ affair was intended to start Il crusade against
/ them in favor of temperance, made an attack
/ cut the ropes, let the canvas down, and dis
Il persed the meeting. On Sunday night the
canvas was put mp 90 in, and the attack re-
pested while tho religions services were be-
ing held. At one time a riot was imminent
bat Captain Rogers with squad of police
! after "A hard fight put the disOrderly person,
| 10 flight, and arrested ten or fifteen of TIA,
| ring leaders Further trOublo ~ AppreheBdeC