Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-09
TELEGRAPnIC SUMMARY.
RysTUE oT TRE NEWS Of THE WEEK.
cn,,1Es Am CAsuALTIEs.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
David Stsvenson's brewery IN New
arb. n. J., was burned on SUNDAY hsht' III
voIving a loss OF $4,000 to s'V,O'O'
The United States troops stationed
- Tsc,son Texas, we're recently attaeSeo
nv Indians. and forty OF them Killed.
4 fire occurred In Canton, Illinols.on
Trss5av morning. destroying four buildings,
occupied as stores, millinery shops, ETC A"0
loss is over $50, 0C0. Partially insured.
The revenue steamer Eastwood, on
-. s-tt,- ,,rss burned to the waters edge al
the baltimore ship yard, where enc was re-
pairing. Loss s2Oo,Ooe'
Melisa Donavan, a little girl elght
wears Of age, was burned to death e on ane
SStb IN one OF the public school IN spring
,solJ' Msss bv her clothes taking fire nom
q stove. -,
The steam saw and planning mill and
inmber ward Of StroyeT, Stafford x Coz AT
Urbana. Ohio, Was discovered TO DC on nre
Saturday. and was totally consumed win
los of so. coo to SIS 600, and with no insuE-
ancc.
Clark DeIano, of the firm of Delano
p,otbars marble dealers, in Rochester, MIN
rssota- Committed suicide on the 10Th, by
taking strychnine. The cause Is supposed 10
be trouble between him and his Orothef-
The LARGE cotton warehouse OF JAS
NJ Doty. corner of Washington and Albany
streets. n. /, WAS burned on Saturday Night
About 900 bales Of cotton were destroyed
Loss S2UO,uUu.
The Wabasha papers mention the
arrezt At Brownsville, Mimi, OF the murder
or If voung Uric Won Valid. IL Is ssld the
murderer was hOstler al Ine western ho' '
Wabasha. at which Won Wald had his quar-
tiers.
A fire Wednesday night at No. 53t
valued at SIS, 900. LOsers. Leopold wagner
cans md furs; Brandgee Thomas, restau
rant: an fully insured. Wagners book-keepei
bss been arrested on suspicion OF hiring th'
premises
At twelve o'clock, Tuesday night,
fre occurred in Niles, Michigan, destroying
the grocery Of Edison Son, frankehourg
clothing establishment the "hed bid ga
loon WeIles' wholesale grocery ana nquol
store and Benedict's hardware store Iota
ioss about $40, coo; insured for s25sOOO.
vonng man named Thomas B. Bal
Iey wac killed BY another young man nalie'
,,fgbt Bailey charged Thompson with IN
shifting the formers sister, WheFeuPon dow
eusued, and Thompson instantly Killed MN.
The Patapsco chemical works, on Lo
c,st Point. we're burned Sunday morning
yV3th 5000 earbOys OF sulphurIc acid, AM
ga tons of sulphur. Loss $780, lOi insured 10
$4,000. 1t was the property OF Messrs. la
vidson, SimintOn q Co.
The brig Shooting Star, from New
York 18th, to Aspinwall, encountered ter
rife gale on the 18th, when II was foun'
necessary to cut away her masts. On tn
I7th she was abandoned by her officers ant
crew. they being taken on by the BTltlsl
brig AlbatrOss and landed at Newport, K.
At a Germania ball, given at a pub
lie hall, in Burlington, Iowa, Tuesday even
inc a youug man named George Eversmsl
fell Suddenly to the door in the midst OF tn
dance and instantly expired. The shocking
affair occurred about midnight. ETeTsmal
was a Young man OF excellent habits, age6
sbout tWenty-fOur, and unmarried. He wal
in the employ of A. Kaiser wholesale cloth
Ter, on main street.
The mail agent of the North Missouri
railroad reports that six men, passengers OF
the nOrthward bound train, were drowned
while attempting to cross the river at st
Charles. on the 10Th. The ice was too heavy
for the ferry boat to pass, bat the men beinl
anxious to pursue their journey, undertook &
make the passage IN small boat which wal
q ushed like an egg-shell, and they were lost
The Mansion House In st. Paul was
destroyed by fire on the night OF the 18TH
The bnilding was owned by \. POttzeiser, anC
valued at so, 600; insured for g, GOO. Charles
Etter, the lessee, lOst s. 900 worth OF furnt
turs. The cause Of the fire IL supposed Il
havn been q defective fiue. StOrT's frame "a
loon. in the rear OF the Mansion House, was
torn down to prevent a spread Of the flames
on Wabash street. Loss Of the latter, si,OOO
On Saturday morning the Episcopa
church in st. Paul was discovered to be OF
fire, and in spite of the efforts OF the hremen
the building, excepting the ehaneel. was burn
ed ont. leaving the stone walls not materially
injured. The edlfice was quite new, and cos
$50, 600, chiefly advanced by Milwsukee par
ties II was insured for ] :, 900 in the Home
of st. Paul and other companies.