Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26
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During the year 1866, s.
treasure was shipped from Port

treasure was shipped from Port
IL Is reported that a I'd nugget
wei hing thirty pounds has been found IN
the Gilbert river mines. No official report
has been made.
Preparations are being made at the
Springfield arsenal for the manufacture OF
25 600 new breech-lOaders for the govern
ment, out of old Springfield muskets.
The total amount OF gold bearing
notes that have been issued by the Treasury
Department is 500 O30, coo, of which So l65,-
275 is still outstanding.
The Exchange Bank, at Greencastle,
Indiana, failed on the 18th inst, with labll-
ties amounting to Sl6O, GOO, and assets S'oV.-
600.
The embezzIement from the Erie
Railroad already reaches $40, 600. and several
months of accounts are yet 10 be lnVesti-
gated.
At meeting of dentists, represent
ing New York Connecticut and Vermont. held
in New York on the 14th. It was decided 20
raise $500 600 to defend their case against
the India rubber men.
The 2Oth United States infantry,
numbering ESQ men, lately qdartered in Rich
mOnd. are on the way to New Orleans, TO re-
mustered out of service.
A Geographic dispatch has been re-
eeiysd by the Atlantic Cable to the effect that
the confeder alton delegates of Canada have
decided by a majority vote to remove the
capital from Ottawa 70 Quebec.
A fast freight line is to be estab-
iished for the transportation of all kinds OF
merchandise from the terminus OF the Union
Pacific Railway, Kansas branch, TO the terri
tories of Colorado. Utah, and New Mexico.
The United States Grand Jury OF
New Orleans Iailed to find bills of indictment
against any of the persons concerned in the
July riot. p. II. Morgan, q. S. District At
torney, when the Jury was empanneled failed
to apply the test oath to them.
The Union Pacific railroad-Kansas
branch-is completed twenty miles west Of
Fort Riley. The road is graded As miles be-
yODd. The earnings of the road are nov $50.
| 900 and it IL expected they will reach SlOO, COZ
per month the present year.
The freedmen are leaving Columbia,
:. G. and vicinity in such numbers as to eX'
cite alarm for the future cultivation of lands
They are chiefly bound for Florida, and are
! transported at the government expense.
Letters of administration were grant.
ed at Wilmington, n. c.. on Saturday, by the
proper authority, TO hlcnafu Ielu, cOlOfeu
man, on John Nixon. slsO colOTed; probably
the first instance Of the kind on record in the
South.
Late New Mexico advices state that q
company is stocking a road for new mai
route from San Antonio, Texas, via Messila
to California. Also that a contract has been
let for the construction of telegraph line
along the same route.
Official returns IN the Auditors office
i'm Minnesota give the total number of horses
in the state as 346, 600; cattle 42l, S42; sheer
and hogs quarter of million each, being
an increase since 1860 of 500 per cent. in
horses and cattle; $500 in sheep. Present
valuation of stock of horses, mules. cattle,
hogs and sheep in the state $2l ,2S6, 697.
A jacksonville, Oregon, telegram says
that a terrible earthquake was felt at Fort
Klawath, on the Sth inst. The sky was dark
ened with ashes and the air filed with a sui
phurous vapOr, which came from the dIrec.
ton of KlawOrth marsh. Klawath lake has
fallen about six feet, and Crooked Greek has
been completely dried mp.