Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-15
Late News Items.


from him THE rebels have lost, besides |
the city Of Atlanta and its stores, at least
800 dead, $500 wounded, and 5000 pris- !
oners. The aggregate loss to the Union
army will not foot up 1900"
The Maine election astonishes the Cop
perheads It Is voice from a state where
government contracts are little taken, or
they would attribute it to that. The House
will stand l24 Union to 26 opposition. The
State goes 1000 better than in 1860. The
amendment to the Constitution permitting
soldiers to vote, will be carried almost
unanimously.
The election in Vermont on the 5th inst.
resulted in glorious victory-the Union
majority being 5000 larger than last year.
Two companies of ex-rebels are on their
way from Milwaukee to reinforce our from
tier garrisons.
The supplies of the rebel army in Vir-
ginia have all to be drawn in wagons, the
railroads all being cut; 500 wagons are
kept constantly employed.
A number of influential democratic pa.
pers repudate tho nomination Of Mcclellan
on the Chicago Platform, they call for either
a remodelling Of the platform to suit the
man, or a man to suit the PLATFORM
Desertcrs continue to flock to our lines
They report that since the capture of At.
lanta the Georgian troops have lost all hope
and are thoroughly disheartened
Quantrell is said to be our prisoner Ha
was caught in disguise on the streets Of In.
dianapolis, No.
1t is reported that Sterling Price, the
leader of the Missouri rebels is dead.
Another new regiment has been organ
lied by the Governor, the 44th. The officers
are Capt. Geo G. Symes as Colonel, Capt
Oliver Z. Bissell as 1t. Colonel Capt VIM.
Warner as Major, and j. N. Brundage as
Quartermaster. which is said to be snlen
did corps of officers
The miners of Pennsylvania have, by
repeated strikes" advanced their wages
from $l,50 to SO per day. Their latest
demand is 50 per hour, aud that too while
the whole community is groaning under
the consequent enhancement in price of one
of the most necessary commodities of life.
AS with every other extortion now prac-
tlced, the high price Of gold serves as the
pretext for this one Of the Pennsylvania
miners.
The Cincinnati Gagetto give the ''sum-
ming up of the wheat harvest" as follows ::
Minnesota, an increase of 1880, 900 bush
els; Wisconsin, one-third of an average
crop Iowa, deficiency Of about ,4o0, goo
bushels; Illinois, two-thirds of an average
crop, or deficiency of 100000 bushels.
and in Indiana surplus Of over 4,OU0, 600
bushels.
Western dispatches say that Indian
atrocities are greatly on the increase.
Over 1000 persons have been murdered on
the Platte route and 100 on the Kansas.
the head waters of the Smoky Hill and Re
publican Forks, and $500, coo worth of prop
erty destroyed or captured, besides 5000
horses, 500 mules and 1000 oxen.
The official statement of the pubic
debt en- the 18th of August, shows the
amount outstanding to be s1,714,555,
and the interest, in both coin and law
full money, s7,088,0OO. The unpaid
requsitions are $50, 100000 and the
amount in the treasury over 81 $780,
600. AS contrasted with the official
statement of the 10Th of July, the
public debt has increased S53,500,000.
The Kenosha county fair this year,
is to take place on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 21st and 22d inst.
-sheboygan county hold its fair on
Thursday and Friday the 18th and 10th
inst, at Sheboygan.
A gentleman visiting the Nashville
theatre, week since was robbed Of
s13,500.
Nebraska salt manufactured at the
Saline Springs, fifty miles west Of Ne
braska City, is being produced in large
quantities.