Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-21
Oelearapbie Summary.
General News,

Oleek was celeDfateo IN ot LOUIS Oh OuhuaS
evening.
The Chinese Embassy spent sunday at
Niagara Falls and viii go thence to Buffalo.
Rev. Charles .Esgan, Catholic priest Of
Augusta, Me, has been indicted by the Grand
Jury for libel.
Gen. Rosecranz has received his instruc-
lions as Minister to Mexico, and viii soon
leave for his destination.
Robert Pell. for several years Secretary OF
the American Free Trade League, died IN
Switzerland on the oath CT July
voung man named Dale was fatally stab
bed in light between Germans and Irish IN
Boston on Saturday night.
a Helena (Montanal dispatch says the
Nowlan Mill at Cable City. after q seven days
run with twenty stamps, cleared $1,000 IN
gold E
Il wealthy stock-broker Of New York, is
about to erect a mammOt art gallery for the
use of the public, at an expense of nearly
$1,000, Goo.
The post-ofice at Norwich, Conn, was en-
tered Thursday night, the money drawer
robbed, and large number of Letters rifed
OF their contents.
There were one hundred and sixty-eight
deaths in St. Louis for the week ending the
Sth OF which one hundred and twenty-elght
were under five years of age.
Cons block, in Terre Haute, Ind, together
with three tenement houses III the rear, were
about $4,000: very little insurance.
Fernando Wood gave dinner party at the
Lake House, Saratoga, on the oth, at which
there were a number of distinguished poll
tieians, among them 4 ". Randall, Postmas-
ter General.
The BODY of A respectfully dressed man was
found floating In East River, near Navy street,
Brooklyn, with his pockets turned inside out
He had been murdered. robbed and thrown
into the river.
A larger breadth of crops was planted IN
Colorado this year than ever before. lie Is
estimated that "a, 600 acres are under cultiva-
ton, nearly twO-thirds OF which are planted
IN wheat and corn.
Accounts received daily from Spain repre-
sent that the disturbed condition OF the coun-
try is leading TO disastrous results The
latest adylces from Madrid say that nnanclal
crisis Is contemplated
Several European steamers have recently ia
ken large quantities OF hay, and it is said
every steamer for a fortnight ahead rs en-
gagged to take it as far as convenient. one
line is under ord, r. to hli all available space
not occupied by shippers with this article.
The First National Bank of East Benning-
ton. Vt. was robbed on Saturday night. The
lock Of the vault was picked by the burglars
and an unknown amount of bonds belonging
TO individuals stolen. Not much money was
obtained.
Townsend. a book-keeper, and Kennedy,
druggist, both of Cleveland, were blown off
shore SATURDAY., in a small sail boat, and are
supposed to be lost. Townsend Is the son OF
an old citizen, and was celebrating his TWEEN
ty-hrst birthday.
A dispatch from San Francisco, dated 7th.
says that the Central Pacific Railroad is now
built to the Humboldt river, $50 miles east OF
San Francisco. The earnings IN July were
$500, 600 in gold, the road being opened from
l54 TO 100 miles during that period.
A ear load of boots and shoes, valued at
zhfnral from BOSTON To- the
West, was burned on the Vermont Central r.
r. Within twenty-six hours after the loss
the whole bill was adjusted and settled by the
managers of the read.
The estimated crops in Utah this season
are: Wheat $1,000 bushels: Corn, lI5 600
bushels; Potatoes, 200, GOO bushels; Sorghum
10000 gallons. GTasshOppeTs caused more
damage this season than any previous year
The entire crops in some counties were de-
strOyed.
About six o'clock Saturday evening, the
Shore Line passenger tram and Hartford
Railroad freight tram collded at the junction
II the two roads, about mile from New Ha-
ven. The freight train was badly wrecked:
the passenger train vas not damaged ana no
personal injury sustained
The sentence OF Ratesky, who murdered
Fellner, diamond pedlar, in Brooklyn, seven
years ago, and who was serving life term
IN Sing Sing prison, has been committed by
Gov. FentOn to ten years, commencing with
the liStc OF IFS lit lftSpIitttt. AhaS 5tNtS
him only two years and half vet TO serve.
Abbis II. wife of Oliver Bawden, JT., of
York. Maine, TO whom he had been married
about two months. died suddenly on the Sth.
at the Office of DR.. Powers, No . Boylston
street Boston. There are suspicious of foul
play. aud the doctor has been arrested and
Committed to jail to await an examination on
charge Of murder
The appeal III tho case Of the United States
against the Armans, il which acounter-ciaim
is involved, has been decided in the Court
Imperial Of France IN favor OF the United
States. The suit involved the question
whether the Messrs. Amman had contracted
TO build irOnelads Tor the Southern Confeder-
aey.
Judge Csrdoza, of New York, has, IN the
cases Of O'RTien. mussOne and Gates, against
the Rock Island Railroad. vacated the injunc-
tfons against said corporation and denied the
motion for & receiver, holding that the COM
pauy Is subject to the jurisdiction of the
states Of Iowa and Illinois, and by their laws
its powers must be tested
The members of the Nova Scotia Legisla-
turo have agreed TO employ constitutional
means alone 70 extrieate Nova Scotia from the
Dominion. and deprccate rebellion or annex
alton to the United States? The meaning Of
this ls that they accept the situation Busl-
ness IN the local legislature goes on to-day
under protest
The fire which has been raging in the
woods in the neighborhood of st. Agma, Can
ada, for the past week reached that place on
Saturday last, and destroyed eleven houses,
the railroad station, and all of the Northern
Railroad buildings. The track was badly
damaged and a culvert destroyed a large
quantity Of timber vas also destroyed.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued
regulations, dated the 9Th inst, concerning
tho payment OF interest on registered bonds.
All parties to whom interest is due on such
bonds must collect their interest of the as
sist2nI treasurer within ninety days from
date, when i IS due, or otherwise their claims
viii be referred TO the treasury agent for set
Element.
The New York society for the prevention of
cruelty TO animals has made its annual re-
port, from which it appears that dog and
cock fights are almost entirely suppressed;
ten drinking fountains erected for the use of
horses, dogs. &c; great relief furnished to
car horses during the hot weather, and $50
persons prosecuted for cruelty TO their
beasts.
A IRE broke oat on Monday, at 8 D. m, at
Hunters Point, Long Island, destroying
varnish factory belonging to Hobbs, Blight
4 Hibbard of New York. David A. Johnson
superintendent Of the factory, was burned to
death, and two others slightly injured. Two
dwelling houses adjoining, owned by John
Hunt, were also destroyed. Loss of Hobbs,
Blight Co., $50 600: insurance unknown
Hunts loss was about q 500; insurance $780,
The Commissioners of the Union Pacific
Railroad have examined the oath section of
20 miles of that road, commencing at the
6Soth end terminating at the Tooth mile post
west from Omaha, and forwarded their report
10 the Interior Department. The President
or the United States has approved the report
and directed the issue 10 the company of the
- bOnds and Dafa0fs for land dine an the conn.,