Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-12
l1rIfarapbit Summary.
GENERAL NEWS.

The Chinese embassy LETT New YORK Mon
day morning for Washington.
The smoke of the Hawaiian volcano still
fills the air for hundred miles at sea.
Reports from the grain crops of Califor-
mia are remarkably favorable.
The railways between Washington and
New York have consolidated.
The operatives in three grate-iron manu-
factories in Troy have struck.
Arizona advices speak very favorably of
mining operations generally.
Oregon news is unimportant- The Ore
gon Railroad is making fair progress
The naval practice squadron sails from
Annapolis on the 9Th for the Azores
Counterfeit los on the Saratoga County
National Bank, of Waterford, are circulating
The mayor of Brooklyn, n. Y, estimates
the expenses of that city next year at s., no.
OOO
Several distilleries were seized in New
York on Tuesday, for violation of the internal
revenue law.
The American Dental Convention COM
meneed its fourteenth annual session IN New
York Tuesday.
The chiefs of the Nezperies Indians of
con Tuesday.
General Hooker and wife are expected
ON the steamer ST. Hourent. The health OF
both is very poor.
The President has nominated to the Sen
ate RObt III. Matthews, of Indiana, as Consul
at Naples.
Madame Ristori and all her company
sailed for Europe on the 9th ult., IN the Ma
pOleOn Ill
The German Turner's Sengerbund, of
New York, celebrated Phngst-Montag with
unusual eclat.
A large number of British soldiers have
deserted from the garrison at Prescott
Canada.
Rear Admiral Turner is ordered to re-
heve Dahlgren as commodore Of the South
Pacific squadron.
1t is reported in Ottawa that Hon. w. r.
Rowland has been appointed Lieutenant Gov
eTnor of Ontario.
1t is understood that Judge Wilmot will
soon be appointed Lieutenant Governor OF
New Brunswick.
The corner stone of the Church of the
HOLY Cross was laid Monday in New York by
Bishop McClOsky.
Gen. Schofield attended Cabinet meet
ing on Tuesday, at which all the other MEM
bers were present
The Grand Lodge of the Free Masons Of
the United States commenced its session IN
New York Tuesday.
Many of the bakers of New York have
assented to raise the wages of the journey
men, WHO are on strike.
Myriads of locusts have appeared on the
ground about st. Louis, but no serious dam
age has vet been done
Alonzo Mccormick, living on 9Th avenue,
Brooklyn, shot his wife dead and then shot
himself dead, Saturday morning.
Judge Brady, of New York, has refused
to grant the motion to dissolve the injunction
against Kelley's gift enterprise
It is rumored that many of the Canadian
volunteers are Fenians, and that they will fire
on their officers if engagements occur.
Two seamen of the ship Carolus Eagnus,
from San Francisco, We're arrested IN New
York Tuesday, for mutiny and lnJurIng the
mate and stewart.
A man named Herring was kicked to
death BIZ a party of roughs in Cleveland, ear
" Tuesday morning. The principals were
arrested
The Central Pacific Railroad Co are ne
gotiating for the reduction of freight and
passenger charges on portion OF the road
operating in California
Three men. named Bennett O-Neill, John
O.Neill and John Ferligan, were arrested,
charged with the murder of Richard Butler,
in Brooklyn, last month.
Gen. Townsend was IN charge of the
War Department Saturday, but SchOfield is
expected in Washington to-day to assume the
duties
A Joint resolution to extend the time for
the completion of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, was amended and passed in the Senate
on Saturday.
Ed Powell, q negro, was shot and fatally
wounded by q desperate named Chas. McSev-
eTny, Saturday night, IN row about dogs, at
Memphis.
Hon Arson Burlingame with the MEM
bers of the Chinese embassy, called at the
State Department Tuesday and had an inter
view with Secretary Seward.
A call has been issued for the formation
of Society Of the Army of the Potomac, 10
cooperate with those of Tennessee, Cumber-
land, Ohio and Georgia.
Gen. Schofield was Monday afternoon
busily engaged in the transaction of business
connected with the War Department, which
had lately accumulated.
The carpenters are at work putting down
a new floor and otherwise preparing one of
the basement rooms of the capitol building
for the occupation of Mr.. WOolley.
Gov. Fletcher and number of promi-
nent persons of St. Louis, have telegraphed
to Governor Baker requesting him to release
McCoole from confinement
The bark Agnes, from Bremen, had 10
deaths ON her passage, 3 from small pOx, and
has q cases of that disease aboard. The
vessel was detained in quarantine at New
York.
The official vote of Washington City
elects Bowen, republican Mayor by ~ major
ity. The Council, on joint ballot, will show
a conservative majority of 8.
The guards which have been stationed
around the War Department building are not
placed on duty, Gen. Schotield having yester-
day ordered their removal.
The amount Of fractional currency issued
for last week was Sol 600; amount shipped,
$3.50, 500; United States notes shipped. s6S, 800;
national bank currency issued, Sos, $50;
fractional currency destroyed, 1896, 100.
The report that Father McAIahon had
been fOgged and his confinement made more
irksOme in consequence of the discovery of
his reading Fenian papers, lie authoTitatively
denied by the Canadians.
Geo. p. Douglas, late General Internal
Tax Inspector of Texas, indicted by the Grand
jury for completely in bonded warehouse and
whisky frauds, arrived at Galveston Monday
and voluntarily surrendered himself to Mar
shall Bytne-
A portion of the wall of the old store on
the corner of Eighth and Market streets
Philadelphia, which is being torn down, fell
Monday evening upon labOTers. Two were
taken out seriously injured, others are sup
posed to be buried under the ruins.
bill was introduced in the House by Mr.
Butler Monday, 90 allow officers and agents
Of the Government ia plead in the bar ON any
action for any act done or omitted to be done
IN the administration of an act Of Congress-
such plea TO be complete bar to any such
suit.
Ashley, of Ohio, on Saturday, introduced
into the House joint resolution preparing
amendments TO the constitution of the United