Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-11

/ City, NapeHo county, Iowa, was destroyed
by f-e last Friday night, and three of bis
sons, the Oldest eighteen and the youngest
three years Of age, we're burned to. death.
Mr.. Dudley being q member Of the Iowa
Legislature, resolutions Of coincidence we're
adopted on Saturday.
New Orleans papers publish letter from
Gen. Hancock to Gov. Posse, of Texas, ar
guing the efficacy of the civil law and the
rights of the people. This is IN answer to
| Gov. Pease's letter concerning Gen. Han
cocks refusal to order military commission
| for the trial of citizens in Texas. The let
ter covers two columns of close type.
OF the Erie quarrel, the lstest phase is re-
ported by excited passenger on a Harlem
4 Railway train, who, in the midst of an ear
nest DISCUSSION of the merits of she contro-
versy, declared emphatically TO an inquirer,
who asked "HOE the matter between the
| Commodore and Mr. Drew really stood :"
that "Mr. Vanderbilt has all the stock, but
Mr.. Drew has all the money" @
Somebody who has seen the teamhorses of
| the world, including the famous animals be-
/ longing to the London bre weries, the draft
horses OF Paris, and Adams Il Co.'s tandem
teams in New York, says the horses of the
| SpFagues' factories in Providence surpass
them all, and are veritable "marvels of beau
ty and power" One team of bays he has
never seen matched outside Of the stables of
Princes.
The Roman Catholic Publication Society,
organized two years ago on the plan of the
American Tract Society, has published its re-
port During the last year and half l, $780,
600 tracts have been distributed In the Uni
ted States. of this number lao, 900 we're
distributed in prisons, hospitals, on board
men-of-war and merchant vessels, and near
" 500, 600 were distributed among the garri-
sons and posts of the regular army.
The London Times of the 18th of March
contains cable dispatch from New York,
giving an account of the first day of inn
parchment before the Senate. Tue whole
of the dispatch is as follows: "New York,
March Impeachment proceedings began.
Attorney General Stanbery and Judges Nell
son and Black, and Generals Curtis and
EVarts attended as witnesses for President
Johnson"
The Democratic Central Committee of
Louisiana recommends that all their people
vote against the adoption of the Constitution;
and that the present incumbents of all State,
Congressional, judicial, parochial and munic-
ipal officers, so far as they are known, to act
in harmony with the special purpose of de-
feating the Constitution, be placed in aomin-
alton, and voted for as candidates for their
respective Offices.
No clue has been obtained to the perpe-
traitors of the audacious robbery of the Scit.
uate (Mass.,l Bank. The amount taken was
Sl1, 800, and the robbers, who had dragged
cashier Hubbard from his bed to open the
safe, expressed themselves disguised that the
"haul" was no larger. The gentlemanly fell
lows declined TO take Me-. Hubbard's gold
watch and private purse.
Three of Johnson's lawyers were necessary
to read his answer; Mr.. Sganbery reading the
answer to the first articles. His weak voice
was almost inaudible in the galleries. The
same was true of Mr.. Curtis, who, followed
him in continuing the reading Of the answer,
and it was not till William III. EVarts, 5with
clear strong voice, took up the closing pages
that those present began to get an idea of
what the papers really contained. Following
the close of another, Mr.. Chase made some
remarks wholly inaudible. His voice scarcely
reaches beyond the area in front of the
clerk.
Gen. Grant has not yet issued the order
sent to him by the President, assigning Gen.
Hancock to the new department of the At
lantic, but is expected to do so in day or
two. In the meantime the President has
been presented with the resolutions passed
by the Senate inquiriDg by what authority,
and for what purpose such department was
created. Gen. Hancock will return by Wed
nesday, and will be ready to assume the new
command, should Gen. Grant have the proper
! orders issued by that time.
During terrible storm last Tuesday night
| a large grain warehouse of MeOutcheOn &
Small, at Winons, Minnesota, gave way and
fell to the ground, and about 10000 bushels
| of wheat and 400 bushels of oats, ana CON-
siderable other property was dumped into a
pond of water that had formed under the
| warehouse, which stood on piles, about five
/ feet above the water. The owners expected
to save all the grain, with the exception of
| 900 or 800 bushels.
The ratio of persons entitled to vote, to
| the whole population in Iowa, as per last
census, is ! to 4.SS; the ratio of actual VO-
tiers to population, l to 5.92 the ratio of
persons between 5 and 81 years Of age to
| total population, l to 2.65 number of color
ed people, 4,7l6; number of deaf and dumb,
| S6s number of blind, 4l2; number of In
sane, GA; number of foreigners not natural
lied, 10, SOB; excess of white males over fe'
males, 2O,22I number of dwelling houses,
155, 1853, for total population of e02, 04O, or
aVOTagv VI uUaTiy 0 P0T5OEES 80 a--aliin0.
| The Republican State Convention Of Kan
sas met at Topeka on the 25th. The follow.
lowing were chosen delegates to the Chicago
| Convention: B. B. Simpson, @. w. Babcock,
L. S. Prouty, Louis We'll, j, A. Martin, N. A.
| Adams. Alternates: A. Danford, @. w. Lew
is f. Baker, G. Leland, j. W. Mcmillan, ia
| cob Weinsburgh. Resolutions were adopted
declaring for Gen. Grant for President, and
for Senator Pomeroy as first choice for Vice
President; thanking Secretary Stanton for
his course, and Congress for impeachment,
and calling on the Senate to proceed without
unnecessary delay with the trial; favoring
the payment of the national debt, but de-
claring that paying it in greenbacks has no
| friends in Kansas.
Thirteen youthful burglars, the youngest
of them only ten years old, have been arrest
ed in Newport, Rhode Island. They had
| taken possession of the summer residence of
the Edgar family, the owners being absent in
Europe, and foraged on the surrounding
yards. One of tho best rooms in the house
had been used for place in which to dress
their poultry, the laundry was Appropriated
/ for a sleeping room, and they took their
meals in tne kitchen. Every room in the
| house bore evidence of their wanton mis-
chief. A rosewood staircase was utterly
ruined by the cuts and slashes which it had
received costly pictures were cut and de-
stroyed, trunks broken open, clothing and
linen strewn about the floors, and many val
liable mOvables we're stolen, some of which
have been recovered.
TIE KING OF PRUSSIA AND HIS HABITS
Carl Schurz describes the King of Prussia as
| follows: He reads every document submit
| ted to him, and sometimes asks his Ministers