Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-09
0rlearaptic Summaru.


-Chas. II. Grappen, of the Philadelphia
Sunday Mercury, died on Sunday.
Since the passage of the Bankrupt act,
zoo cases have been adjusted in New York
City.
"A fire at San Andreas, Calaveras county,
California, on Sept 25th, destroyed sixty
dwellings,. Loss S75, 900.
John fisherman, native of Belgium,
sged2O, was killed in Jersey City by en- Erie
railroad train on Monday.
John Wells, horse thief confined in the
Connecticut state prison, committed suicide
on the Goth, by cutting his throat.
Mrs. Ellen KneiderhOff was burned to
death on the 25th, in her shanty, at Lee,
Mass, where she lived alone.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows which
was IN session IN Baltimore last week, adj
j6urned to meet in San Francisco next year.
George Summers fell from the third story
window of the AstOr House, New York city,
on Saturday evening, and died from his in
juries.
The dwelling of Mr.. Sunficld, at Smith
town, on Long Island, was burned on Satur-
day night, with some $50, 600 in bonds. Loss,
$500 on the dwelling.
-Chas. Reade, the English play writer. has
sent fl0 for the benefit of the persons lately
shot at the Broadway Theatre, New York, by
the sheriff's rOughs.
The store of Henry W. King 4 Co., Nos.
2 and 4 Lake street, Chicago, was entered By
burglars Sunday night, and $1,000 worth OF
goods stolen.
Hon. T. ID. A. Fessenden, formerly
member of Congress from Maine, died In
Lewiston on the 2Sth. Senator Fessendom is
a brother of the deceased.
Henry Deltz, brakeman, WAS killed, and
several others injured, i'm Bethlehem. Pa, on
Monday, by passenger car being upset ON
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
- ~ ~. HE'LL
on the 26th passed off quietly, and resulted
in the reelection of Alden, republican, for
NavOr. Ali OF the aldermen and councillors
except two are republicans.
The 29th regiment of U. S. Infantry, 500
strong, left Washington on Sunday for Nash
vile, whence it viii be distributed through
out the state To aid in preserving the peace.
Isaac C. Morton aud Charles F.. Thomp
son. the express robbers, recently arrested
in Toronto were discharged ON the 2Stll ON
the ground that the crime with which they |
were charged does not come under the treaty. |
-Four English miners, named VIM. Moore. |
Richard Sampson, James Richards, and |
James Thomas, were instantly crushed 10 !
death last Thursday, by the falling in of a
shaft of an iron mine at Mount Hope, Norris |
county, y. ].
A Mr. Mcdonald fell out Of a window in
Troy, y. Y, on Friday night, and was killed. |
j. Cook, tailor IN the same city, was killed
by falling under moving cars while attempt
ing to get on them.
The bill declaring freedmen ineligible to
ofrlce, was tabled for the present in the Ge-
oTgia Senate on the 2Sth, The bill prevent
ing common carriers from discriminating
on account of color, was lost. The bill pre-
venting the formation OF military companies
passed.
Isaac Statez, a laborer, while attempting
to prevent party of ladies from Icing run
over on the North Railway at Elmira, =. Y.
on op1ay -tannaH track which
another train was coming IN another dlrec-
ton, and was instantly killed.
President Baez denies the reports Of fur
ther revolutionary movements in the repub-
lie of Hayti. He maintains that the power
OF the opposition Is insignificant. The for
eign consuls officially certify all his papers.
Gen. Moya and others have been killed.
The London Times of the Goth has an ar
ticle on the designs of the United States on
Mexico. 1t would approve of the absorption
Of the country into the American Union If 1t
could be assured of two things, VIZ: The ia
ture peace of Mexico, and the payment of her
debt.
The case of Sarah Rachel Leverson, bet
ter known as Madam Rachel, in London, for
cOuspiTing to defraud Mrs. Mary Tucker
Barradill of large sum of money, has been
determined The judge sentenced Madam
Rachel TO five years imprisonment at hsrd
labor.
uetta bi ISSCl hbONt ttif7 Ntl-
lage of Barre, Mass, gave way Friday night,
and the Hood washed away several other
dams five or six mills, and five highway
bridges, and badly damaged the rOa'is Loss,
nearly 100000.
Saturday night Mrs. Stewart, widow,
residing in Kent County, Va, was murdered.
Her body was burned, together with her
building. John Baker, her farm manager,
was also murdered and robbed of 500 Iii
gold. -Four houses have recently been hum
edin the same neishborhcod.
A train on the Virginia Central Railroad,
With two hundred Of the Goth infantry on
board. bound from Washington for Nashville,
ran of the tack Monday afternoon nCaT Gar
densyille, killing four and wounding a large
number. Four cars went OFF the track. Three
companies of the same regiment ieft,IOr Ten
nessee.
The annual fair of the 81. Io;Iis Agricul-
tuIal and Mechanical Association will COM
mence next Monday and continue during the
week. This fair promises to be superior lii
nearly all respects to any preceding one. a
very large amount of live stock VIII be
there, embracing the best III the country,
some of whiel. -,iu ee.--s iIy'rI tiIv fdr east.
"A bar tender named Peter, alias Charlie.
Gibbons died In Chicago on Monday, during
q severe attack of delirlum tTemeHs. Hehah
been devOtee of the whisky bottle for some
time, and the four DAYS Immediately pTecei-
ing his death had indulged IT, incredible
quantities OfhquOr durlng protracted spree.
His friends reside at Syracuse, y \.
Tho Water Street prayer meeting was
well attended on Saturday. One of the eX-
hOrters at Aliens urged that prayer meetings
should be opened in Fifth avenue. as there
were more wicked people there than In Water
street. A man now peTambulates Water street
daily with a sign containing the words: Pre-
pare to meet thy God; the time IL short
The international cricket match, between
the All-Eng gland Eleven and the United States
TWENTY-FIVE selected from Boston and ether
clubs in Massachusetts,, the st. George and
other New York clubs and the Young AmCTi-
ca and other Philadelphia clubs, commenced
IN Boston on Monday. The EnSlshmen COM
menced the first inning, piaying until time
was called. and making eighty runs, with five
wiCkets to fall.
On Thursday afternoon last, while ne
gro teamsteT named Smith was loading his
wagon st lumber ward IN the West Division,
Chicago, he got into a dispute with some
Iishman when the latter struck him with a
stone. Smith replied with a heavy stake.
This was the cause of a general attack upon
him by eight other Irishmen, who beat him
In such d terrible manner that he is not tx
pected to liv..
"A destructive fire occurred SUNDAY morn
ing in CulbeTtsOn's star Factory, Wheeling,
West Va. Four persons were killed and six
or eight severely injured by the falling walls.
Chief Of Police Stanley had both thighs
broken and was otherwise badly injured. As
sistsnt policeman Brady was killed instantly
while endeavOring to enter the building
through a window. Parties have been en-
gagged all day in searching among the ruins
for others suDDOsed tn have been lost. The