Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-03
Geographic Summary.
General News.


The report of the auditor Of Cincinnati
shows that there was balance in the city
treasury OF 1923, G26.6l, up to Saturday, the
9th.
John c. Hayes, an expressman in Chicago
attempted to murder his wife on Sunday, 10y
beating her with a club. He was partially
drunk az the time
business on McGill street, Montreal, is re-
ported 10 have left with considerable
amount of money.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
Gen Mcmahon as Minister 70 Paraguay, and
rejected Gen. milford, collector of internal
revenue for the Richmond, Va. district
Advices from Idaho announce the capture
of sIXty-One Indians by Lieutenant Stanton'e
party. These Indians profess and desire
peace, aud have promised to restore stolen
property.
twenty-five Thousand dollars of Pacific
railway bOnds and "a 900 Of United States
Conds were stolen from DunscOmbe x Hill.
bankers on Pearl street, New York, ON the
26th.
Tie Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Rear Admiral DahlgTen ta be chief of or
dnance ia place Of Captain Wise, resigned,
aud Commanders Feiberger and Crosby TO be
csptains.
Trains Oh the Union Pacific Railway COM
menced running to Carbon Station, 81 miles
west of Fort Laramie, on Saturday. The tel
egraph was completed to South Pass City and
the Sweet Water mines.
An unsuccessful attempt was made Satur-
day night IN Hartford Co., Conn, to throw a
train from the track on which over six tons
Of coin of the sub-tressury in New York were
in charge of the Adams Express.
Warren, Hale & Co.'S piano leg factory and
raw mill at North Danyers, Mass, was
burned on Friday. Loss $4,000; insured for
81 0GO. II. Woodward, employe, was
fatally bfrne1 and many others spfIOUslV in
iuTed.
George Ring while attempting to rescue a
friend named Mariarem, who had been arrest
ed BY the police IN Memphis, wac shot by Ser
gesnt Brown of the police and mortally
wounded.
The Buffalo Driving Park Association have
offered an additional purse of Z, 900 for the
horse fair 10 be held next month; 81 1000 to
any hoIse making DeXteT's time, 2:l7!, and
II COO if IA three trials any horse shall make
q quarter Of 3 mile III 30 seconds.
The extensive nail works Of the POttatOwn
pa Iron Company were totally destroyed
Bv IRE ON the 9th. The loss Is between
siOG, OG0 and $3.50 000; mostly covered by IN
suTance The furnaces, rolling mill. and
ether buildings were uniniuTed.
John OConnOT, sailor, was wsylaid in
Reale street Louisville, FRIDAY night, by two
negroes Knocked on the head with bar
Of iron. and then thrown into the bayou,
where he wss found BY the police insensible.
No hopes are entertained OF his recovery.
The bull.head Of the drying cylinder in the
cotton factory OF Thomas II. Durham, in
Harrison avenue, Boston, exploded on the
2Sth badly damaging the room and other
portions Of the building Two girls, named
Sarah Whsley and Mary Robinson, were
badly iniured-the former fatally
4 personal difficulty between john b.
RrovnlOw. If the Knoxville tIenn.) Wing,
and 1Ir. KnbT, Of the Press, took Place On
the e5th BrUwnlOw tined TO shoot, but his
pistol snapped. Neither Of the parties were
hurt.
The express train on the 1. NJ. x j. Railway,
leaving Madison Saturday morning., was
thrown from the track BY running over a COW
near Columbus, Indiana Several persons
were severely injured Among them the
Hon. ii " Harrington, ex-mesnber 81 Con-
gTess from Illinois.
There ere about 30 Go barrels OF whisky in
the bonded warehouses 81 CovlngtOn, Hen
tdckv aud 5000 barrels in that district,
composed Of ten counties. According to the
new tax Dill all Of tins whisky has 10 be re
moved within tax months, which wall cost
SlCO TOO go
A Washington dispatch saws an investgat
Ing committee has uneaTthed frauds winch
show that a clerk IN the second auditors office
has, Ia defiance Of law, paid ont nearly mil
lion dollars To parties claiming TO represent
negroes mustered into the service, said par
ties generally beng the owners OF said ne
groes IT tins time thev were mustered.
Dispatches from Victoria state that as the
eICop Thornton was Gil her last tTip north
ward, she was attacked forty miles above Fort
Rupert bT three canoes full OF Indians. Capt.
Warren ana crew fred On them with Henry
rifles killing twenty cut OF tvelty-thlee III
dams Captain Warren and one Of his men
we're severely wounded The Indians fought
Cbstinatelv with firearms. The Colonial Gov
eminent Eill send on a gunbOat to punish the
savsges.
A HJev Orleans dispatch says that squad Of
supposed Ehbusters, numbering about eighty,
we're captured near Fort Livingston, LOuisi-
ana, and brought back to Fort Jackson. The
majority OF them were Me1icans, anu but two
appeared TO exercise any authority. small
IUgger, loaded with provisions, was also cap
tuTsd, but no arms except a. single Colts re-
vOiveT. The prisoners insist that they are
pescesble citizens intent upon laudable OBJ
jects.
4 sensation was created in st. Louis, on
sunds-, b- the appearance OF two mad steers
Iney entered a church st the corner OF Six
teenth and Morgan streets, but with the ex-
ception Of frightening the congregation, did
nc serious damage. They next entered a
drug store where, after doing little damage,
thew returned to the street. There z Young
iadv was knocked down and badly injured
They we're finally driven to the stock yards
Congregational.
SENATE, June 27th.-Bills we're introduced,
70 amend an act to exempt certain manufac-
lures from internal taxation to establish
new land district IL Nebraska to regulate
trade between the United States and British
American provinces, all Of which were appro-
priatelv referred Considerable time was
spent II discussing bill for the admission
Of Colorado into the Union, but no vote TsF
taken.
ncCsE-A JOINT resolution vas passed pro
viCiing that IL any treaty hereafter concluded
with Indian tribes bv which the title OF such
tribe to its land shall be divested, the lands
shall be c0Lveyed to the United States and
thence be forever subject to the authority OF
Congress, the same as other public lands.
great many bills Of a private nature were pass
ed After some uninportant announcements
had been made, the House proceeded TO the
consideration Of the river and harbor aPpro
priTtion biil, but adjourned without ina
sctiOn.
SENATE. June 29-Howard from the Com
unittse on Military Affairs reported favorablJ
on the bill Tor the CiiscOntinuance of thS
Frsednens Bureau. 1t provides that tht
Commissioner shall withdraw the Bureau from
eli states entitled to representation on the Isl
of JaunaTy next, or az soon thereafter as II
Dlsv be done without injury to the Govern
nlent, but the educational department OF the
Bureau and the collection and payment OF
money due to soldiers and sailors shall be con
timed until otherwise ordered by action OF
Congress- joint resolution was passed di
Tecting the Withholding of money due from
the United States to any state, IN default IL
tine payment Of principal or interest on it,
stocks " bonds held by the United States IL
trust-Ihe bill extending the time for the
passed a. Il came from the House.-The APP
preparation bill was again under cOnsidera
ton, but a vote wss not reached.-An even
ing session was held and the time consumed