Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-25
6elfarapIlic SUMMARY.
General News.


The Newark and Patterson Railroad has
been leased in peTpetmty TO the New York
and Erie Railroad.
Joseph H. Lewis, of Chicago was robbed
in New York, on sunday night, OF several
hundred dollars, by cyprlan.
the Southwestern Rolling Mill, at Chat
tsDoOCa has been closed IN consequence OF
dull times, until spring, and perhaps rtlll
longer.
from one hundred to six hundred dollars
worth of crops within the last fortnight u!
grasshOppere.
the ex-President, IL to be married III Wash
ington, TO the daughter of L. s. Senator Har-
Ian. OF Iowa, tins week.
Gov. CLAYTON. of Arkansas, offers 81, zoo
reward for the arrest and conviction of either
of the persons who lately attempted t. muir
der Senators Wheeler and Barker.
4 sand bank caved in On several children
IN milford, Mass, 4 few days since. Three
were taken ont dead, and another has since
died of injuries
a lottery Office in Boston cleared ont
on SATURDAY bv the state cOnstabies. j. W.
Snow. Charles Snow. stephen v. smith and
John WaterhOuse charged with dealing i'll
policies, were arrested
A sudden and heavy shower caused con-
siderable damage in the lower portions Of
West Troy, y. Y, ON the 10th, ueeasloning
property To the value OF 5000
Rev. H. d. NobIes, Rector OF the Episco-
nal Church at BTidgewater, Conn, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with razor On
Monday morning. He preached! a. usual on
sunday. Temporary INSANITY Is shpp"seu l"
have been the cause If the decd
Fg-The body of Mrs. Gamble, OF New York.
which was ,Ii-luteTTcd some time since. has
been found. by chemical snalsHis, to contain
poison. She left large fortune - hTf hh+-
l.. -. H.. arr .r.ssN
amour. 81,
New York smokers are suffering terrible
things from tho effects II a recently miro
duced brand If cigars when are haF3Iei
with some kind IF poisonous substance winch
has a very injurious effect upon the stomach
and entire system
Panama advlces Of the itL inst. state that
another rev alutiDn there had blYoIiess end;
IL resulted IN President Ponce 1Sin5 arrested
and leposcl by ono CoTrcZo. The latterlro-
claimed himself President and FORMED new
Cabinet.
The 7, ports Of crops in the country
around Memphis represent IL II cotton L SUI
F,.riu,, mud, r tin, continued rams nom bali
rot and the worm. In many counties ~ N'Tth
Mississippi the crop Is more than nan dc-
stro.ed
The freight depot Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway, III CMcaS"- was
completely destroyed by me Slddf Az H.
noon. toGsacr with large quantity "i n"uf
and wheat. The loss l. estimated Al from
sIOO 200 10 sI2J.U Insurance not known.
tn. body Of 4 man named Howard was
found floating in the st Lawrence ld'cr;
.irLt miles from Cape Vincent, aut V3- tgWcd
10 that place. hv a fishing boat Howard II
supposed - have been drowned two weeks
ago from the Il aEIh'ai Dolphin
The print works attached 70 the Washin2-
ton Manufacturing Company mills at 6l m
ester. New JERSEY. were DESTROYED h5 ilrc
Monday afternoon. The twp extensive mili-
EcF Yr...-v.s - the company vcT" saved Though
somewhat damaged. The total loss II lT"la-
bir d quarter 0f a million dol arr, INSURANCE,
sufficient 80 cover loss
Tho Georgia senate III SATURDAY Il. Jared
Campbell ana Wallace. UJlurrC SrnatoTs- mel
iribi,. bv a vote of 2i to IL Campbell IN
concluding hi= speech. s1il tina; b. kn"" EIs
doom was certain, hut claimed the flGLt 80
enter 4 re-Dretful protest 1t the proper ilmr-
The prOteet ii Campbell and Waliacs was re
ceived by the Senate aud entered on the I"nT-
nal.
-Variou= new commercial enterprises are
IN t,rurvc,ss i'm tin. south. Charleston aSplrrs
e. rc-establiSh direct trade with EuTnp'- ana
a. grew IN greatness by means 81 fic BinS
Ridge Road Savannah hJ~ a iInc Established
t. Liverpool. NC-v Orleans two, aut! JacEsoli-
VILE Fla. i about 20 cHinF the al aiit"Sc 81
steam communication with France
a great tidal wave was Cxpe 1rncCd IN the
entire .srnuv IF the sandwich Islands, August
18th ana several succeeding days, thc water
in piacps rising ten or twelve feet above high
tide doing considerable damage Earth
.tuakCe occurred on the different IslandS,
though not al sufficient force 10 cause the
tidal phenomenon
Il broker Of indianapolis, named Jacob
Young. and his wlfc, were horribly murdered
at Cold Spring, near that city, on SATURDAY
afternoon, tv robbers. Their bodies Were
found on the road, having been shot through
their heads The murderers plat ed the dead
body of SiT- Young over some clothing SaIur-
atcd with oil and ret It ON ire. Her body VAS
.nnaauHr ENa4F-
crs are unknown.
A locomotive exploded in tie depot Of the
Erie Railroad III Rochester, on Monday morn
ing killing John Jones, engineer. Peter Arm
hurst brakeman; Ella Glasgow and Lizzie
Some both aged fifteen vCaTs- The two lat
ter were standing near the engine Mary
Haney, aged eleven years, was Killed 10y tho
falling walls of her fathers h0u-e near by,
and her sister Margaret badly injured Tho
depot was badly shattered and several build
ings in the vicinity damaged
a German sirl living near Ponds post
Office not far from ST. louis on Friday last.
was deliberately shot by man named JOr-
don. who II reported to have made improper
nverturcs to the girl, and tn have attempted
t. effect his object by force Being toilod Al
his design procured a gun and murdered her
as stated. On Sunday an lnccnsed crowd oi
Germans took the prisoner from the "ihcers
having him IN charge and hung him.
BY the inundatiOn Of Friday night and
SATURDAY., three bad brooches were made
in the Champlain Canal on the twelve-mle
Iayea. north Of Fort Edwards, the repairing
of which will occupy days; also the sixteen
mile leycc. The tOw-paths on hoth ievees
arc damaged extensively Another bad
breach occurred ar Fort Edwards The waste
wIer and culverts were washed away, and two
feet Of bank washed ont 10 the depth of
twenty feet below the canal bottom.
Gen sherman has called upon the Secre-
tarv of War 20 furnish him with an additional
regiment of cavalry for service against tho
Inlians Ii Is understood that the 9TH reGI-
nient Of cavalry commanded By Gen. Emory,
has been ordered to report 10 ilin Tor that
purpose Owing to the scattered con litIOn 81
the regiment. II will proceed 70 Omaha by
companies This call for uaXalI- OH the pal
Of Gen Sherman Ii regarded a proof 81
earnestness in prosecuting the Indian war
with great vigOT.
The committee Of the Tennessee LeBlsla-
tuTe took their final leave of the President GA
saturday. and forthwith autographed to thai
bOfIv that the President will suStaln the civil
authorities and an order has been Issued 4
the department. commander. Ger. Thomas, q
sustain AMI aid the civil authorities: also thar
a sutficicnt force will be furnished [" accom-
pIish that purpose. This Is nearly III accord
auce with orders heretofore issued for tn
government OF Generals Meade, Thomas AMI
Buchanan. Tho committee, however. are sat
i-ried with the result of their mission.
A DAUSHrER REcovERs DAMAGES FROM
HER FATHER.-The Newark. y. J., Journal
of Saturday. reports tine following interest
ing case
In the CirCult Court of Union Co. now