Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-18
TELEcRaPHIc SUMMARY
: mIsCELLANEOUs.

The Senate confirmed James +.
vain a. postmaster at Benicia, California
The eeusus of Washington shows
"a. 9s7 whites, and 81. s74 coiored.
Ata FIRE in New York Monday night,
- 80 street. the falling Of a roof injured
fonr 6reuen badly, one Of them fatally.
Several persons were frozen 10 death
in New York and vicinity during the recent
heavy snow storm occurred IN New
York and Philadelphia on the afternoon and
evening of the 18th.
Rev. DR.. Chester Dewey, Professor
of Chemistry in the University Of Rochester,
n. Z, died Sunday night, aged 81 years
Official returns from all the districts
in South Carolina. except seven, show that q
sufficient vote lie cast to insure the success oi
the convention.
Official information has been received
from England, at New Westminster ,snnounc-
ing the removal of the capital OF Briush Co
lumbia to fictOria
The Alma Block in Guelph, Canada,
occupied By J. Massier & CO., grOcers, aud H,
Mulhollsnd, hardware, vas burnt Saturday
afternoon. Loss $3.50 GOO.
The store of Barnes, Merriam & Co..
dealers in foreign and Anne ricsn woolens, %
Sunday morning. LOss $50 GOO insured.
John HAYS, a Savannah editor. and
one Charles n. Honkins had street fight on
the 18th, in which the former was badly
wounded by blow on the hesd.
It is again rumored that Postmaster
General Randall will Withdraw from the Carl
net January ]. The cause assigned L the re-
appointment to office Of persons removed by
order of the President
BY the fire on franklin street, Bos-
ton, on Sunday. Barnes, AIerriman a Co,
lose over $500 600; fully insured. Nhltten,
Burditt & Co. lose $4,000; also fully IN
sured.
Calvary Baptist Church, corner OF
Hand and Eighth streets, Washington. was
burned Sunday morning, IN consequence az
the explosion Of 8 fiue. Loss sll7 600; insured
Tor S55 600.
A. l.. DunnelPs wrapping paper
mill, between South Orange and MIb1n
streets, Newark. n. j. vas destroyed by nre
Fddsy night. Loss, S5O.OtO; partially IN
suTed
The afnount of fractional currency
printed for The week ending the l4th wss
S524O o; shipped, 1855 675; national bank
notes issned, S246,o1o; totsl ia elTeniatloh,
1888. $50 S24; fractional currency redeemed
and destroyed, 1913 100.
An incendiary fire at Northampton.
Macs, Sunday morning, destroyed S65, OVO
worth OF property, intending two dwelling
houses, six barns, and other property with
stock and produce; loss s25.tOO.
a fire occurred Sunday morning at
No 4 South Oxford street, BROOKLYN, oeeu-
pied BIZ Lease MCCieaskg- Loss $50 buOi IN
sured for $4,000. Three adjoining dwellings
we're damaged TO the extent OF sS5,0tOi par
italy insured,
James @. EngIy. agent of the Mer-
chants Union Express company, wss arrest
ed in Providence, 2. ] Friday night, charged
with a conspiracy 10 roo s safe ~ the COM
pRny's Office there Of 500 90. he Is IN jail
awaiting an examination.
kdyiees from Mexico state that Senior
Romero il about to return TO Washington as
Envoy Extraordinary snd Minister Plehipo
Tertiary 10 the United states. h0bbeIies
continue evoTywb5T6In Mexico and OTganiz "a
bands OF brigsnds are numerous.
A prize fight took place on Saturday,
at sunny Side, outside the Chicago city M
tie, between Edward LOwTey and james
Black. for purse of f2CO. The tight lasted
twenty-five minutes, aud was won By LOWrey
in thirty four rounds.
The engine Pacific, on an express
train on the Pennsylvania Central, was
thrown from the track on tie 18th, By the
spreading of a switch near the top OF
WilkesbarTe Mountain. 7; is feared that the
engineer is fatally hurt. No lives lost.
The Augusta Republican reports the
occurrence OF collision between party Of
negroes and the civil authorities at Elbert0n.
Gilbert county, Ga IN which Sheriff Allen
was killed aud several other whites and
blscks wounded. The difficulties originated
at ball
Charles ID. Fuller, who was con-
victed sc the March term of the Superior
Court in Hartford, Conn, OF the theft of $50,
900 in bonds, property OF Loyal wilcox. de-
posted in the vault Of the Hartford Bank
where Fuller was teller, has been sentenced
the State Prison for Eve years. He still pro-
tests his innocence.
KurtzmaD & Sons piano factory, on
State street, Buffalo, was destroyed by hre
on the 18th, with large number OF pianos
and material. Loss in stock s22, OeOi insured
for SIC, coo. The building was owned ty p.
Stats and was valued at $40 coo; insured fOl
$500. Forty-five wOrkmen are thrown out
Of employment.
The Postmaster General asks an az
preparation Of so 73T 800 for the year ending
Juns so 1869 The extra 20 per cent com
pens4tiOn paid to clerks and employees IN the
Department under Congressional sanction
amounts to S7Sl,sl4-
The steamer lie Claire, from CiRcin-
natl for Nashville, struck a snsg near Bran
densburg, Ky, Sundsy night. She broke in
two and will prove total wreck. She had
about two hundred tons Of assorted freight,
which will be entirely ruined. The boat was
about two thirds was insured. Her cargo
gas valued at $500 O. No lives lost.
A st. Thomas correspondent sa s
that the United States ship Don has buried
i've men at Santa Cruz, and has still some
fourteen cases of yellow fever. Capt. Bur
rOughs, of the marine corps, attached to the
Susduehanna, died on the 18th ult. Two Off
GERS and dozen men of that vessel have a
mild form Of the disease.
The President has removed David W.
Ballard, Governor of Idaho, and nominated
Isaac L. Gibbs to that Office. He has also
nominated TO the Senate Joseph H. ThOmp-
vice JOhn G.. Walker, resigned, and the fol-
lowing pOstmasters; Daniel Burman, Milton,
Pennsylvsnia; J. Guy Foreman, Erie, Penn
sylvania.
Arizonis advices are to Dec. 3. The
VuIture mine has developed lode thirteen
feet wide. Large quantities of ore were be-
ing taken out. The mill was running night
and day. The Indians made raid on Val
ture City and capture several animals They
we're pursued and part of the stock retaken.
The Indians escaped. Mining prospects are
good.
Walker Edmunds young merchant,
whilst riding on the Pigeon Roost Road, near
Nashville, Tenn. was met by two negroes
with muskets. One Of them leveled bis mus
ket without a word shooting Edmunds 10 the
fOrehesd, INJECTING fatal wound. No arrests
have been made, IL Is supposed that they
took him for another, sc no attempt was
made 10 rob him.
The American print works at Fall
River, Mass. were destroyed by FIRE Sunday
morning with all the printing machines and
4 large STOCK of calicOes. Five hundred
hands are thrown cut Of employment. The
loss-will amount to 81 800 ,O0O Ii was the