Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-02
SxruwARY OF THE WEEK.

favor of the latter.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis is living at Augusta, Ca.
Her two children are in Canada, one attend
ING a convent, and the other school
The President has issued a proclamation,
appointing the first Thursday of December
as day of National Thanksgiving.
1t is officially stated that the loss TO the
Michigan Central road by the recent fire
wifi mt exceed 100000, and this amount
wiz be reduced by partial insurance.
The Mexican loan bonds payable. princi-
pal and interest in gold, are now in the mar
ket at 60 cents on the dollar in Z. S. cur
,reney.
The Steamship Republic, on her way from
New York to New Orleans was wrecked of
the coast of Georgia on the 18th inst. -Four
boats and raft, put off from the steamer
with the passengers and crew. One of the
boats with number of the passengers and
crew, arrived at Charleston on the 18th, but
the others il is feared, are ali lost.
There was a serious disaster on the Hud-
son river on Sunday morning, the 29th. The
large ard splendid steamer st. John, while
on her trip from Albany, and when opposite
the foot of Twentieth street, New York, ex-
ploded her port boiler, killing seven persons,
scalding seventeen and one missing.
George ". Gayle, the Alabama lawyer,
who offered reward for the assassination
Of President Lincoln, has been pardoned.
This report is contradicted.
The Governor of Wisconsin has appointed
November Goth as day of Thanksgiving.
The report that all our vessels of war
have been ordered TO be ready for sea, is
contradicted.
Measures are being taken to severely chas-
tise the Indians implicated in the late out-
RACES on The plains
Stupendous frauds On the United States
Treasury Department by agents thereof, are
reported TO have been discovered in Missis-
sippi, ard the agents arrested.
II is stated that at the approaching trial of
Jeff Davis for treason, Attorney General
SDePu. IA.
and VIM. NJ Evarts will act as counsel for
the Government, ard Charles OConnor and
r. H. Gillett for the defense
The Washington Republican of Saturday
last. announces that the body oil Col. Dahl
green, who was killed near Richmond March
4ih, 1864, on Kilpatrick's raid, is expected
there Tomorrow, and will lie in state at the
council chamber in the City Hall, until Tues
day next, with guard of Honor. Ii is al
so understood that Henry Ward Beecher
will preach funeral sermon in his honor on
Sunday al the church of Rev. DR.. Sunder-
land.
"a i.ariies interested in the Union Pacific
Railroad had another interview with the
President yesterday, during which it was
stated that the road would be completed to
Fort Riley, l70miles from its present termi
nus, by the lst Of June 1866, and would be
pushed rapidly toward Denver City next
summer
There has been so little rain in Prussia
this summer, that is some parts the river
Spree is almost entirely dried up. Three
> hundred vessels bound for Berlin, are lying
in the reach between Erkner and Rhandorf,
there not being enough water to float them
either on the side of the capital, OF on that
of the sea-
Dexter" the fastest trotter in the world,
= beat F'Gea. Butler" ON the 9th, on their
two mile trot to harness, making the heat
in 1861, the fastest wagon time ON record. |
Wade Hampton has been elected Governor |
of South Carolina by a large majority, and
Judge Parsons of Alabama as United States
senator
terrible and bloody conflict took place
in Scranton, Pa, few nights ago. A mer-
chant named Wait arose in the night, and |
saw burglar at his bureau drawer. He
jumped out of bed and seized him by the |
throat The burglar caught Mr.. Waits
thumb in his mouth, and struggling togeth-
err, they both went tumbling down stairs.
Mrs. Wait came to her husbands rescue,
and grasped the burglar by the leg. Soon
one of Mr.. Waits sons appeared, and then
another. The burglar still struggling with |
Mr.. and Mrs. Wait, fired at both the sons
and wounded each. A third son belabored |
the burglar with stick of wood and at last
brought him dewn. After short time the
neighbors were aroused, and such house is
seldom seen; blood marked the skirmish |
from the first and the hall and porch were
covered with blood and torn garments. The |
robber was identified as one of those who
had been about the neighborhood, peddling |
linen table cloths
The War Department has approved Gen. |
Terry's refusal TO grant the application of
Henry a. Wise for restoration of his land |
ed property.
By the collision on the night of the 22d,
of a construction train on the New York and
New Haven Railroad, with milk train
on the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad, one
man was killed and several persons were
injured one account placing he number at
fifteen, and another al thirty.
Applications are said TO be pouring into
New York from all parts of the country for
the Mexican bonds, accompanied by warm
expressions of sympathy for the cause which
the loan is intended to subserve.
lieutenant colonel in the United States
army, who has made several inspections of