Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-25
TELEcRAPHIc SUMMARY,
Personal.

Senator Doolittle sailed for Enfope,
on the Iith, on the steamer City oil PARIS.
William E. Dodge has given SGT, 600
to Williams College as presidential iund.
Conoressmen Banks, Garfield
pIair will be in Paris on the 4th Of July ana
James b. Phillips, an eminent law
yer Of New York, died on the 10Th.
Governor FentOn, of New York, has
signed the eight hour labor bill.
Hon. A. G. Hunt has been appointed
Governor Of Colorado.
John Beckwith, of New Orleans, has
been elected Bishop Of the Episcopal church
of Georgia.
Ex-COnfederate General Joe John
ston was heavy loser by the Psrman DEAL
cation in the Selma, Alabama, National Bank
Rev. J. f. Young, an assistant minis
ter of Trinity Church. New York, has been
elected Bishop Of Florida.
The failure of VIM. ChrichtOn q Son,
an old aud prominent commission and dlstll-
ling firm, OF Baltimore, is announced. Their
liabilities are Sl5OstOO-
J.K. Hayward, charged with using
incendiary language at a public meeting In
Richmond, has been held to bail IN the cum
of $4,000 to keep the peace.
A spirituaIist, named Smith, In Bos-
ton, killed one of = party Of young men who
disturbed his Sednce. The name OF the de-
ceased was Sac ueI Webster. He leaves a
wife and family.
Henry jenkins, whose arrest IN New
Orleans for ombezzlemeut last year caused
much excitement, aud Who was removed from
prisOn to st. Luke's Hospital short time
since. died at the latter place ON Sunday.
The funeral of Bishop LavilIe took
Mace In Louisville on the l4th, and Was at
tended by about 5000 people, including the
mayor, council, and some twenty Cathehc So
cieties.
John Leighton, of Boston, charged
with having TRANQUILITY obtained S25, geo from
the firm Of Isett, Kerr Il Co, bankers IN
Richmond. was arrested Wednesday, ar
Taigned aud admitted to bail for future ex-
animation.
Sir Frederick Bruce has called our
Governments attention to the Fenian outrage
on the British schooner Els, at Cleveland
The District Attorney will prosecute the OIL
tenders for whatever CRIME or which they
may be deemed guilty.
Judge ShaIkey and Associate Counsel,
have prepared an amended bill to file in re-
construction cases, making the action OF
Gen. Grd IN taking possession Of the Afkan-
sas treasury, an additional ground fOr the
interference OF the court.
The remains of a Young lady, named
Abbie GOodeuough, supposed to have been
murdered by her father some months since,
at Brandon, Vt. have been found On Chitten-
den mountain, four miles from home, IN a
good state of preservation.
-Four persons, Wright, Stanley, Wal
ton and Bradford, arrested by Marshal Muir
raw few weeks ago on the charge Of rObblng
a safe at the navy yard, Brooklyn, IN 1864,
If S135 600, have been released for want OF
evidence.
Deputy Collector Thomas Healey, of
the first district in New York has been ar
re ted in Brooklyn on charge OF tmbeZ
ziing 81 $40 from the government. The funds
were collections from 1862 TO 1857 Healey
was taken before Commissioner Newton when
he .tated that he might have lost the money.
Bail was flied to the amount or Si5,GOO.
Gen. Sedgwick is on his way home
from tie Rio GTaude, to await hi5 daal mus
te ont He processes to have IN his posses
sion papers showing that the occupation OF
Natam0ras was IN obedience TO orders inn
piled. if not expressed. Among these are
said to be letters OF thanks and coBgrat1ia-
tiOn from Juarez sId others.
Robert A. Cook, of Joliet. who was
a guest at the Merchants Hotel in Chicago,
at the time it was burned some ten days ago,
persisted IN the Il imes. lie was not seen after
the fire, and fears for his safety were enter
tanned: nothing could be ascertained IN regard
70 him until the 18Th inst, when some par
ties scar hing among the ruins for property,
found his cbsrTed and hfeiess remains.
Judge Underwood, during the ar
rsignmeut OF JEFF. Davis before the court in
Richmond, ON the 18th. received the follow
ing ANONYMOUS telegram from Washing ton:
"Bewsre OF Greeley Remember Libby Prison
AndersOnvile and Belle Isle, $4,000, O03 peO-
pie are looking on sHd expecting yOu to do
yCur duty, while 100000 patriot graves cry
aloud for revenge"
The steamer China, which arrived at
Boston Friday had quite a rough passage.
on tie 81 inst while the passengers we're
on deck. a large wave struck the vessel
and broke through the light deal pa1elmg.
One seaman was washed overheard and eight
passengers were injured. One Of them, j. q.
COgswen, OF Halifax, was killed: Several
others had limbs spTained or broken.
Revenue Commissioner Davis A.
Wells, sails for Europe on S turday, 70 IN
vestigate the condition Of manufacturing IN
England and Belgium. and the English
method Of collecting revenue by stamps, the
method Of supervising distiileTies, sc. He
hopes to return IN September and vii make
full report to Congress. 10 is understood
that Messrs. Garfield and Allison, OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, accompany air.
Wells.
Fooler, who murdered AIR. Dams
more, in December last. was executed III
Washington, Pa, Wednesday Afternoon. DE
re-sfirmed his former confession of~the COM
plicity Of young Montgomery, son OF Hon
VIM. Montgomery, who was tried at tie last
session OF the circuit court and cleared. =
Though confessedly guilty, he is not regard
ed as the prime mover IN the tragedy. HIS
confession produces profound sensation in
that community
A Washington dispatch says that w.
B. Marsh, President of the Bank Of LeXing-
ton, n. c., and Edward Hampton, one OF the
directors. were taken 10 Salisbury on Thurs
dsy. by order of Gen. Sickles, under the
charge of embezzliDg the specie Of the
nix about the time OF the surrender OF
the rebel Gen Johnston The complaint was
made by j. w. Thompson and Others The
parties have had hearing, and the EVIL
dence has been forwarded 70 Gen. Sickles.
The accused will remain in the custody OF
the military until the General is heard from
Rev. Serene Howe, who for six years
was settled over the Baptist church and so
,ciety IN Abingdon, Mass, has recently been
detected in familiarlties OF the most gross
and shocking character With many @. the
children OF both sexes belonging to his con-
aFegatiOn. ii was chGrg6d with GRIMM al
PRACTICES at a meeting an the church on Sat
Trdav evening. he made no denial, being
threatened with = ride on a rail By the young
men Of the place. Howe was a member oil
the Legislature, and sent in his Resignation
to-day, which was accepted after debate IN
secret session.
.SIREs.
The large hat factory of Doubleday