Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-10
General News Items.


-. Baggage theiving seem to be quite a
business in La Crosse. Recently two trunks
and six valices were taken from the West
colt House and rifled of their contents
Theiying Of this kind appears rather extern
sive in that city.
-. jay Cooke disposed of the last $780,
900, 900 of the 7.3o loan in 40 days.
-. Tuesday August the lst, the sum OF
So, 1926 was paid at the State Treasurer's
Office from the volunteer aid fund, 30 sol
diers receiving their money at the Assist
ant Treasurer's desk.
:. The receipts of o rubber factory in
New York during the war were $1,000 per
day for rubber blankets,
IA movement is on foot in St. Louis
for the erection OF monument to Gen.
Lyon, either in that city or on the battle
ground at Wilson's Creek.
-. The number of Indians in the Uni
ted States is estimated at 100000
-. The cholera is still spreading in Con-
stantinople, but decreasing at Alexandria
and Cairo, although in the latter place the
mortality is still high. Advices from Eng
land state that it had broken out at Biz
mingham.
-. The 51st Wis. Vol. Inf'y. have been
ordered to Benton Barracks to muster out
and return home to their own State. In
fact the Government anticipates the mime
date muster out Of all surplus troops as
fast as possible.
Owing to the disloyal attitude Of the
South, as expressed by word and deed, the
President has suspended the pardoning
power for the present.
-. Female operatives in great numbers
are in demand at Lowell, Lawrence and
Manchester
The prize business at New Orleans
has amounted to $3,136,397. The steamer
Tennessee, the rebel ram captured in Mo
bile Bay, was appraised at s883,86p
-. The census of the inhabitants Of
Boston shows population of 1872 1854, an
increase since 1860 of 1862.
-. The population Of Newbern, n. c.,
which was 10000 before the war, is now
10000 Three new daily papers are to be
started this fall It is now the largest city
in the State.
-. Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins,
now old North Carolina farmers, are soon
coming North to exhibit in public. They
are said to be strong Union men.
IA shade tree society has been or
gained at Rockford, H., the object being
to procure the planting of shade trees at
the sides of every street in the city.
49,. Adjutant General Thomas states
that at the close Of the rebellion there were
10000 coored troops in the army, about
100000 of whom are still in the service.
49, The King of Denmark has present
ed the large gold medal of merit to Mr..
Kennedy, of the Census bureau, in appre-
citation of his service in connection with sta
tistcal science.
-. The cost of amuscments in New
York amounts to seven millions of dollars
year, as the returns to the internal rev.
enue department show.
49,. The SD regiment is expected at
Madison soon for payment and final dis
charge. This regiment has served with
high credit throughout the campaigns in
the southwest, from that in Northern Mis-
sissipp in the fall Of 1862, to the present
time, and deserves warm reception.
IA HAVANA letter gives details of the
escape of Judah P. Benjamin, the rebel Sec
rotary of State, from which it appears that
from the time Of his leaving Jeff. Davis un-
til his arrival at HAVANA nearly three
months elapsed, thirty days Of which were
passed at sea, in miserable open boats.
-. A prominent firm in Milwaukee has
just paid fine Of $1,000 to the United
States in settlement of penalties incurred
for failure to stamp Express Receipts on
packages, &C., delivered to them. The pen
atty for each offence Of this kind IS $50.
49,. The people Of Lawrence, Kansas,
have started proposition to build monu-
ment in that city to the memory Of the vic
tins of the Quantrell massacre.
80. The State Journal Of the 9TH inst.
contains long and very interesting history
of the Press Of Dane County. 1t is from
the pen of Hon. David Atwood.
-. Capt John H. Gee, the rebel officer
who tortured and starved our prisoners at
Salisbury, in North Carolina, was recently
shot dead near Charlotte, by a returned
rebel soldier
-. The National Bank of Virginia, at
Richmond, has taken 81 900, 900 Of the late
Government loan.
-. The Illinois Central Bailroad has
paid into the State Treasury $24o, $50, being
the seven per cent. of their gross earnings
for the past six months