Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-02
rELEcRAPHIc SUMMARY.
GENERAL NEW S.

DIR. John Romans, an intelligent
physician Of Boston, died on the nth.
The fair In Boston in behalf of the
Cretsns Melted $1,000.
The receipts of internal revenue for
the year ending the 18th. were sl52, AS, 4s7.
General Grant has gone to West
Point.
A fire on Front street, In BellevilIe.
Canada, destroyed eight small stores. Loss
$4,000.
Heavy rains have fallen in Alabama.
aud retarded farming operations considera-
bly,.
The British Bark TaIia was burned
Of cotton on board.
Whelan has been committed for trial
at the AssiZe Court on the charge of MUIR
dering Thomas Darcy MCGEE.
Sergeant Bates called on the Presi>
dent on Saturday, who gave him several
presents, including among them pOrtemoD-
ale containing $50 in gold.
1t is understood that the steamers
City of Paris and CuSs, which sailed from
New York on the 18th, viii race 10 Liverpool.
Dir. Cunsrd is said &c have wsgered $4,000
on the Cuba.
Matthew J. Nemecheek has been
TO be hanged on the 18th Of June for the
murder of Dennis Doyle.
Miss Betsy Hart, aged eighty years,
was fatally burned in Newport. Rhode Island,
SUNDAY evening, while trying TO build a fire.
She had been q school teacher for half
century.
Jsmes Hamill. champion oarsman,
and Henry Coulter, of ALE shsny, have sign
ed articles of agreement to row for the scull-
- al.
81 600 side, on the Schuykiit River, at
Philadelphia, Thursday, June 18th.
Samuel lawrence, a foundryman in
the employ OF Mr.. Burden. was assassinated
in an alley way between Indlsna and Third
streets. in Troy, Il. Y, on Saturday. He was
beaten to death, his skull beng horribly
crushed
Horatio Bridge, paymaster in the
navy ana chief OF the bureau of provisions
and clothing, has been retired Under the law
OF Congress retiring omsers at 6z years.
Three promotions in the pay department
necessarily follow.
The ship Albert Gallatin was struck
By lightning and burned in the lower baY Of
Mobile on the 18th. She had on DO ard $500
bales of cotton, which were destroyed. The
loss was nearly f5C0,M0 The cargo was
principally insured in Liverpool.
The steamer st. Patrick, lying on the
Arkansas shore. opposite Memphis, was
burned on the 18th to the waters edge. Tie
machinery was saved in a damaged condition
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an in
cendiaTy. TIE boat was valued at $50, 900;
insured in St. Louis for s22 600.
Official dispatches received at q, n.
Grants headquarters from Gen. Candy, COM
msuding the second military district, show
thst 10 South Carolina nine districts. which
registered $3.50 votes, have polled q ,S33
votes. partial count or these show that
7227 are for the constitution, aud 1900
against IL.
1t appears from the statement Of the
directors Of the Buresu OF Statistics that the
total value Of imports from Cans d8 aud other
British American provinces on The Atlantic
during the Fl zeal year ending with June last,
was S3I 242 $50, of which the free were So
623 1863 and the dutisbie were % 919, 500, up
on which the total estimated duties geTe
IS. 052, 572.
Ii Is understood that the State De-
partmsnt has dispatched Ward Il Lamon TO
Russia, to obtain as long an extension of
time as may be necessary 10 get the House
II is the opinion of the Russian ministr
here that there will be no trouble in prevail
ing upon his government TO grant the neces-
sary extension.
A disastrous fire occurred at Shelby
Vile. Ind. on the 2lst, destroying two three
STOW brick buildings. The principal losers
are Blessing & PUgh, hardware. 81 08h fully
insured; d AVIS & Wright, $4,000. no irsur-
snce. VI LsyinsOL, clothing, So COZ. covered
by insurance; other small lOssts. IN agSre-
gate s.. o 0. partially insured. The buildings
were owned by the Gary heirs, and valued at
$4,000; Insured for 80. OOe-
The evidence against Whelau, who
ia suspected of the murder of Thomas
Darcy McGee. is daily becoming stronger.
Since his srTest he has Voluntarily made seV-
eTai important admissions. PaJrick Bulky,
dooTkeeper of The House of Commons, has
been srTes ed in consequences OF q G contra
dictory nature of his vi1enca before the 20
lice Magistrate. The authorities continue to
act with great vigilance, and inquiry is push
ed-in every direction
Wm. Il. Mann, a prominent and
wealthy tobacco manufacturer Of Hannibal,
Mo- and George DOusman, Jr.. and Christie
pher A. GalbOugh, tObaeconists. of st. Louis,
hage been found guilty OF defrauding the
government, and will be subjected to heavy
tinss. They are wealthy and Iuf rental men,
and their conviction SECURED sgainst great
odds. 1t is thought, will have the effect to
break up the system OF fraud which has long
been pFacticed-
Gen. Grant has received dispatch
from Gen. Candy, commanding the "a mill
tarv district, announcing that in twelve dis
tricts, registering $500 votes, partial re-
turns from the pol lsts gave 26, 600 votes
no led and partial Ca vsss OF the urns,
unofficial from nine districts, give / 5. $50 for
the constitution, and 5,Ti7 agsinst IL. The
heavy rains have so much impeded travel
that these r. urns are mainly from points at
or near the telegraph lines.
Brevet Msjlr General Buchanan.
commander OF tne fifth military district and
assistant commissioner Of the Ere -dmen's
Bureau for Louisiana. has issued an order
fOrbiddIDg agents Of the bureau taking any
active part IN politics. Having received in-
formation that certain agents we're so en-
gagged, he has directed that they eesss to
NEEDLE N sny manner with politics, or for
ward their resigaati0ns Any sgent faiiisg
TO comply with this order Will be summary
di dismissed
During the cholera IN st. Louis last
srmmer large number Of the bodies OF
victims e the epidemic were buried By she
city or Arsenal leland. The river has zen
for some time gradually wearing the island
f. awsv and Yesterday the water reached the
trenches in which the bodies Were buried.
and washed some ftty or more ooth0s out,
which flosted down the stream. ITenty-four
cOrpses have teen recovered, and measures
have been taken to secure the remainder.
THOSE Jeff on the island viii bs protected or
removed to place OF safety.
FUREIGN.
A ProJesJany cnuTcn has been opened
in the City of Mexico.
The Prince of Wales on the 2lst uu-
vailed F9lsy's statue OF Edmund Burke, il
Dublin, with imp sing ceremonies, in the
presence of n vast multitude.