Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-21
IELEcRAPHIc sUMMARY.
> GENERAL NEWS.

souri river Il open TO that point. and steam
ers have arrived at Council Bluffs.
The Allegheny and MOnongahela
riyers commenced 10 rise on Saturday. ana
continued to rise Sunday
A fire at Carondolet, SIX miles below
ST Louis, Saturday night DESTROYED So,VVO
worth Of property
MAYORS express office, at Bellev1lle,
IN was robbed on Friday night OF two
thousand six hundred dollars.
The post-ofice money order system
throughout the country lie paying an annual
profit Of $4,000 dollars.
A prize fight has been arranged be-
tween MeCool and Allen. an English pugilist.
1t is to come of on the 18th of-March, near
st. Louis
The Senate Finance Committee has
agreed to Senator Henderson's bill 90 increase
the national hank circulation TO s4OO,OoO'-
900 ...s III
Sixteen thousand four hundred and
nfnetv-one acres of land were disposed OF IN
the month Of February at the humOOiot
Kansas Land ONCE.
Wooster's patent hoep skirt tape fac
tory at Birmingham, Conn. was destroyed
by Ere Saturday night. Loss 80, OOO-par-
italy insured.
At a meeting OF the New York Board
of Fire Underwriters held on Monday, Il was
resolved unanimously that rebate OF 10 per
cent. be made to the assured.
One hundred aud fourteen thousand
and four q res of land were disposed of at
the Brownsville, Nebraska, land office during
the month Of February.
Reports of damage by the Hoods
begin 70 come IN from all quarters OF the
west and northwest The damage mostly
consists 10 the carrying away OF bridges
Three wOrkmen we're fatally injured
ON the 10th, by the fall OF an elevator At the
white lead works of Bradley, Hall q Co.,
Front street, Brooklyn.
Large distilleFies and rectifying es-
tablishment we're seized Sunday night by the
governments officers in New York. The pro-
psrty taken possession OF ls valued al atout
$500, COO. ---
Internal revenue agent GOodloe
writes from Huntsville, Ala, under date OF
March 7lh, that he Is cTedttsbly informed
that there are fifty illicit disulleTies IN opera
tiOD in that district which have been ordered
seized and forfeited.
George L. Brown, Sergeant at. Arms
Of The senate, waited upon President John
son sc P N. Saturday, and served upon him
the summons to appear before the court OF
Impeachment. The President replied that
he would attend tn the mstteT.a
The Ohio river was rising slowly on
the 9th. The Arkansas, Mississippi and
MissonrI, and in fact nearly all the StTeams
tributary to the Mississippi, have been rising
for the last few days, but the damage 80 far
reported has not been very great 4
A private letter from Fort Laramis
saws fhst White ClOud and band Of Sioux
Indians had come in, and iT 10 believed that
= greater probability exists of making treat
les with ali The hostile Indians this spring
than ever before.
The President has approved the act
providing for the non-excluslOn from settle
mgnt Under the homestead laws CT even
numbered sections OF land along the route
OF the Pacific Railroad, provided they be
rated at 81 toper acre.
One Thomas s. Strong having been
arrested IL Washington, upon the TeqUiaitlon
OF the Governor OF Virginia, a. fugitive
from Justice, Justice Fisher decided 20 re-
lessee him, on the ground that Virginia Il not
state IN tbs Union within the meaning OF
the law, aud that therefore the requisltiOn Of
che Governor can not be recognized
General Viekers, the new Senator
from Maryland. was formerly wing, hut on
the demise OF that party, joined the demOc-
racy. lie is a man OF abilIIy snd req utatiOn,
ana has filled several official posts. Has 10Y
atty is unQuesiioned, and there can be no
objection to his admission to tie Senate.
A Washington special states that
Gen. Hancock, 10 q dispatch to Gen. Grant,
AXIS to be relieved from the command of the
fifth military district, IN view OF the non-con-
currence of the latter in his administration Of
Affairs. The request will be forwarded 10
the President.
Immense frauds have been perpetra-
ted in the export Of trashy preparation IN
der the name OF "gingeT brandy" by certain
parties in New York. The principal has been
arrested at q private residence near Wash
ingtOn and tax TO New York for trial
Otner similar frauds are being discovered IN
that city.
Reports from Fort Laramie say that
several thousand Indians are gathered in
that neigbbOFhOOd, aud are expected at
council with the peace commissioners coon.
They still insist upon the abandonment OF the
Powder river country by the government,
but they manifest more frlendliness than
they did last fall.
The amount OF fractional eurreLcY
issued for the week ending the 7th, S487. 600;
shipments Of currency and United States
notes Sos, 2S3; national bank currency is-
sued, S1l2,t50; amount in clrcuiatiOns w.
249 765; fractional currency destroyed, 2S4,-
600; receipts of internal revenue Tor the
week, AL, go; for the Zee al year 10 date
1874 S43,O3I.
A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn,
says that two United States soldiers Of COM
psuy b, Fifth Cavalry, were killed on the 9Th
IN an encounter with illicit distillers in Clay
bourne county, East Tennessee. The COM
pany WAS sent there TO aid the United Stats
revenue officers in srrestiDg . number Of
men engaged IN swindling the government,
who were listed by them.
There was a very heavy wind and
rain storm IN the vicinity of Kansas City, Mo-,
on the 9Th. Large streams OF water ran
along the streets. Many crossings were i'm
passable, and large number of Easements
and cellars were flooded. The sgIre of the
First Presbyterian Church was blown down
and q portion OF the roof taken OF. Several
chimneys and small buildings were demOl-
ished. Signs, lumber and splinters fsw IN
all directions. The rain cut great gullies in
the newly made streets, and caused heavy
land slides in the streets where grading was
being done. It was the heaviest storm ever
known in that locality.
FUREIGN.
Mr.. Clifford has been appointed Vice
Chancellor oF En- Gland.