Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-15
The aronment IN the impeachment

The argument in the impeachment
trial of Judge Frazier, of Tennessee, having
been concluded, the Senate, on the Sd, acting
as the court of impeachment, rendered q
verdict, finding him guilty of the charges
preferred. The verdict removes him from
office. and disqualifies him from holding any
Office hereafter.
The twentieth session of the Ameri-
can Homeopathic Institute commenced in
New York on tho 5th. Over geo persons were
present. DIR. Helmuth, of st. Louis, was
chosen President for the ensuing year. Inc
report OF the committee on medical ethics
Was read. There was. public lecture IN the
evening by DIR. Cook, OF Chicago.
The Episcopal Convention for the
diocese Of Ohio met In Cleveland on the 5,h.
| Bishop McIlvain, of Ohio presiding. There
was large representation OF the churches
oFthe gtate The morning WAS devoted TO
religious exercises; the afternoon to an adj
dress from the Bishop, giving an exhibit OF
the condition Of the church and church enter
prises ia the diocese.
The Japanese commissioners have
| lett Washington for New York aud Boston,
| The chief commissioner leaves IN the steamer
of tho llth for San Francisco, To take the
Colorado for Japan. The naval officers re.
main to go home ia the StOnewall. Captain
Brown, of our navy, has been engaged by the
| commissioners to take her out.
Brig. Gen. Burton, cOmmandaut of
Fortress Monroe, received orders on Satur-
/ day TO proceed TO Charleston, taking with
him companies Il and II of the 9Th artillery,
and all his headquarters. Major Head, of the
18th u. H. Infantry assumes command as
| soon as Gen. Burton leaves The garrison
/ of the fort will then consist of three hundred
and tbirty-tve men.
A young man named Collins was bru
tally murdered in Hastings, Mimi, ON the
night of the Sd, and his body thrown into the
/ Mississippi. The body was discovered the
next day, and found to be terribly cut, nine
| slabs being found ia the throat, and the left
hand terribly gashed. He WAS formerly lire
| man on the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad. IL
is sid that he has lately been engaged ON
/ Minnesota Valley road. His father resides
in Glengate, Wis. He is reported To have had
several Thousand dollars about his person
| before his death, aud was evidently murdered
/ for his money.
The Grand Lodge of the Masons of
i New York State, meet in N. y. City on The 4th.
/ AbOnt /, 900 voting members and a. many
/ visiting brethren were present. Grand
| Master Holmes delivered tine annual address.
/ He stated that much had been done for the
| suffering bretren of the sOnth, and that there
| il still much to be dOno by the MasOns, great
distress yet prevailing. Dispensations Tor
ffty-three new lodges have been Issued dur
1 ing the year ia Nth 10TH ntdbo NtsOAidtloha
i are IN progress for a new Masonic Asylum
| i'm Schuyler county, N. y latham Post was
/ appointed representative to the session at
/ the Grand Lodges Of the world at Paris, June
| 18TH.
The reply of the Paragnayan foreign
Minister TO United States Minister Wash
/ burne's note, informing him OF the rejection
| OF the mediation of the United States rY the
/ allies, has been re ceiyed IN Washington. Tie
/ thanks MIR WashbuTne for the strong aTgu-
mentz with which he repealed the preliminary
condition that President Lopez should abdi-
1 rate, aud leave the country To eOnsIdeTk the
/ question Of mediation. He details at length
| the events which lod 10 war, aud concludes
| by saving that his government will never ac-
\ cept "A single one of the articles of the treaty
| of alliance as the basis for the discussion of n
treaty OF peace. The republic ~ determined
to save itself, with its institutions and its
/ government, OF perisl, glOriomsly at the foot
/ at the dag that has loudly proclaimed the
liberty OF IFS people, and sustained with ardent
/ enthusiasm the motto of Peace and jus
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