Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-01-28

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cutround in scallops.
The new capitol at Washington
has been in course Of construction for
about twelve years. It's cost thus far
has been s6,400,000. For carrying on
the work till June, 1865, $4,000 is
wanted s. 49, tEEk ~ r44AEt
N. ?, Longyood, recently arrived
at St. Paul from Idaho, confirms the
statements of Captain Fiske in regard
to the gold mines, and the superiority
of the route through Minnesota as 500
miles shorter. He says there will be a
large emigration there from Colorado.
-s65O,000 of the treasure sunk on
board the wrecked steamer Golden Gate,
in the Pacific, have been discovered by
two wrecking parties.
The Board Of Trade of Cleveland,
are making an effort to secure the es-
tablishment of United States navy
yard and station at that port.
On last Thanksgiving Day,
Judge Bond, of Baltimore-so of the
late DR.. Bond, so long the editor of the
Christian 4drocate and Journal, the
central organ of the. NJ. r. Church.
made open confession of his error in
advocating the pro-slayery side Of the
controversy in the Methodist Church,
that terminated with the memorable
Staunton Conference in Virginia, in
1860, and boldly recanted his views
then entertained, having for more than
two years past been engaged in actively
pushing the abolition Of slavery through
out Maryland.
A new Territory is to be erected
from portions of Idaho and Utah, to be.
called Montana. 1es ray s ta3a
General Meade in speech at Phila-
delphia, said -
We are making every effort to i'm
prove the present, and, as soon as the
weather moderates and the season will
allow, active operations will be commenc-
ed anew and in earnest. satea 81
Secretary Seward, in letter to
General banks, instructs him to prevent
aid or supplies being given from the q.
S. to either the Mexicans or French y
The movement for the re-nomina-
ton Of Mr. Lincoln grows in strength.
The Union State Convention of, New
Hampshire, the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vani, the Union Leagues of Nashville,
the Union Leagues Of Philadelphia, have
all re nominated him. The New York
Tribune hopes thata National Conven-
ton of Republicans and War Democrats
will meet at Chicago, July 4th, 1864.
Five hundred of the rebel prisoners
at Rock Island have enlisted in the q.
s. Navy, and more are ready to do SO as
soon as their seryises can be accepted.
There are but few among, the six
thousand prisoners at Rock Island who
have the least desire to be returned to
jeff Davis Army. @
Cotton manufacture is reviying
again, about forty per cent. of the spin
dies in New England finding material
enough to keep them proftably employ
ed.
A grand plan is said to have de-
termined upon fer the taking of Rich
mond at the opening of Spring. The
movement is to be made by three col
umns from different directions.
WEsTwARD.-The Chicago, Iowa,
and Nebraska Railroad-owned and
operated by the Galena and Chicago
Union Railroads progressing west
ward. The trains now run to State
Centre, fourteen and a half miles west
of Marshalltown, and the iron for the
construction of the road to Cato, nine
miles further, has been delivered. The
road is graded as far as Nevada, thirty
miles west of Marshalltown. By the
1sto f November next, it will be finish
ed to the Des Moines River, at Boons-
boro, and then only l25 miles addition
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