Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-16

Commodore Swartout, U. s. N, died
at the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, Wednesday
evening.
The Treasurer of the Greek Relief
Committee in New York, announces the re-
ceipt of nearly s11, 600 for the Cretans.
A st. Joseph special says that late
sdvices from Montana mention the discovery
of silver lodes which will yield from $4,000 to
SIC, 900 per ton.
The bonded warehouse of Squlres q
Co., Washington street, New York, was roe
bed on Tuesday night OF $500 worm OF
goods.
The working Office of Nichols, Bowen
A. Co, New York. has been relieved from dis.
straint blythe internal revenue ofhcers. Inc
charge Of the non-payment OF taxes Was pro-
ven false.
The salt well in Lawrence, Kansas,
racently noticed is yielding one hundred
bushels of salt daily, with only small clsteL =
pump. A company will be formed ana VOTE
commenced at once.
The Omaha Republican says that
Cant. North has been authorized to ralss
battalion of Pawnee Indians for service on In Tug
Plains, and that he has commenced the WIN
with every prospect OF success
Douglass county, Kansas, has voCeu
in favor of subscribing $3oO0OO IN counts
bonds to the capital stock OF the fI' - il1osd
| worth, Lawrence and Galveston rallo n,s.
This ensures the immediate comhlen0eAN'N'
OF the work at this point.
One of the perpetrators of the horfl-
BILE murder OF two old women IN Aupu s =
| Maine was discovered in the person ~ ~
negro employed in the shoe factory III VS.
Auburn. lie has confessed. and, WIN
white accomplice, has been arrested
Gold base been discovered IN tht
township of Longborough, little nor.n ncee
of Kingston, Q. w. 1t is also annou ,lI' :,
that gold has been discovered IN the Wv ~
of Victoria, and there is reason &c OellSee sa
gold is to be found in the region oeS" oo,
these two points, which are apart about ou'
hundred miles.
A few weeks since, a notorious ueS
lperado named Jack DOwell, hired span =
horses AT Council Grove, Kansas, 10 ~ 80 :
Junction City. Not returning, the o"n n,,,
OF the horses traced him to Omaha AM
brought him back Friday last. de was Eei.
defiant and threatened to burn the toSn' az az
kill sixteen of it's citizens, whom he LA
marked 1t is fur her stated that ne was
rebel, and was in Quantrell's raid, Inc ol.i
zens took him from the sheTh SUNDAY M"
and hung him.
| DC1GRdI6S
dams from Kansas, now in Washington nav
agreed with Commissioners Bogy upon pIehui
inaries OF treaties, which will be signed thi
week. These Indians have agreed 70 reIlGF
to what is known as leos Land in the inuiai
country, formerly occupied by the CIeshs an
Seminoles. The lands in Kansas belonging
| to them, valued at from one dollar 10 lou
dollars per acre, are TO be colo ana tue p'0
ceeds invested for their benent.
The order forbidding Indian trader
to establish themselves in military reserV
tiops in the department IT Dakotah, mas Deel
revoked by General Terry. hereafter IN
dian traders locat ed at military posts, VIII o.
| permitted to sell ammunition 10 1hulahs un
der the order and supervision OF post c9 ll
manders respectively, snd the COMMANDER
will be held responsible. In case lnolan
show a hostile disposition the sale OF anlin"
milton will be stopped
A letter to the Southern Relief Com
mission, from Montgomery, Jan; Slst, repoi I !
| great destitution. There is not county u
the state to which we are not compeheq =
send food to the Door There is not less tnal
al. Oc0 persons that will have to be feo D
public charity until the crop is matureo
and a large number will require partial re
lief The great cry is for bread, and any con
tributiops for our suffering people Will D.
duly appreciated and properly distribute .o
The relief committee has voted 10 seno slO,
600 worth of corn for distribution 10 alabama
| A fire entirely consumed the Iolmal
House, formerly Norton House, and the ao
Joining premises in Marble Row, OgdensDuIe
on the 7th. The fire broke out secoh'
time and consumed TIN ee additional sectlon
of the Row. Loss s24O,OOO.
A communication from the Secretary
of War has been trsnsmittedto the Senate
enclosing list of 227 officers who have no
Joined their stations with reasons why thel
have not reported as ordered. few hav'
been granted leave of absence, but large
proportion nave not yet signihed their &C
acceptance of appointment.
The steamboat Cleaner, bound FOL
| Memphis, struck sDag twelve miles DeioV
Pine Bluff, on Wednesday, and sunk to ne
main deck. She was good DO and ValneN
at s24, 900. She was owned By Dan Able 20