Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-06-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The following is carefully prepared sum
mary Of the news of the last week :
President johnson is said to be not in
favor Of negro suffrage, except in modi-
fed form, bat has sent General Sickles to
Bogota, to buy lands to colonize the blacks,
and is willing to give fifteen millions Of
dollars for that purpose. -. Columbia can't
be represented at Washington, because her
Congress made no provision to pay min
lister =. The Iron clads and Monitors at
tached to the west Gulf and Mississippi
souadrons, are to be laid up somewhere on
the Mississippi ...All the eastern troops
in Sherman's army are to be sent home,
paid off and mustered out. There will
be no more military trials. =. The Stone
wall, at Havana, will probably be given up
to the United States. . VIM. F. Semmes,
naval contractor of Philadelphia, has been
sentenced to pay $4,000 fine, and be i'm
prisoned till paid, for defrauding the gov
eminent. "A statement Of the public debt
to June LIST is being prepared. The gov
eminent thinks of colonzing all the Indians
east Of the Rocky Mountains, somewhere on
the borders of Montana and Dacotah. -. In
the conspiracy case, testimony was intro
duced by the defense to show that Atzerot
was insane .. Great suffering is ex-
perienced in Jamaica owing to the drought
Gov. Brown has been released on pa
role, at which our soldiers are much dis
pleased as they held him responsible for
the horrors of Andersonville prison. -.
Gen. Candy has issued an order that 20
confederate or state officer can be recogniz-
ed as such within the limits Of his command
THE Wankesha Freeman says that it
hears considerable complaint already in re-
gard to the chinch-bug. The ground is
quite dry, and rain is much needed. The
steamship Cuba took out 100000 in spe-
Gle, and 200 passengers -. Chief Justice
Joshua F. Buihtt, of Kentucky, has been
removed by the Legislature. Recruiting
Offices for the regular army viii soon he
opened at eligible points. The Pennsyl-
vania regiments have begun to leave for
home =. In q debate in the House of Com
mons, on the 18th, in regard to America
Lord Palmerston said Her Majesty's gov
ernment had no intention of interfering
with the international affairs of the United
States -. Washington is filling up with the
political leaders of the rebellion, excepted
in the Amnesty Proclamation The re-
moyal of Gen. Banks, and the appointment
of Gen. Sheridan. has caused much com
ment in New Orleans. The French MeXi-
can organ Estatette says war with the Cnl
ted States is inevitable The news OF the
opening of recruiting Offices in New York
and Washington, for Mexico, created a
great sensation in Paris. 1t was rumored
that Napoleon had been recalled from Aft :
ca on account of fear of war with America
Official announcement Of the re storation Of
peace /. (. The army Of Ga. has started Tor
the west. All the grog shops on the route
are ordered shut. The President has be-
gun to make appointments for North Caro-
lima The government has decided to
issue commissions to officers with regiments
less than the minimum number, so that
tn can be mustered out with the proper
rank. :. Six Americans were arrested at
Vera Cruz, on the 9th, and no reasons as
signed. President Geifard, of Hayti, at
the head of 5000 men, was trying to put
down an instruction. Judge Catron, of
the U. S. Supreme Court, died at Nashville,
May 3lst The troops at Washington
are being supplied with fresh vegetables
clothing and stationery -. Minister Adams
has demanded of England indemnity fol-
losses caused by the Alabama and other
practical cruisers equipped in English ports
There was fight between the officers
and crew Of the Powhattan and some rebels
nj drinking saloon in Galveston, on the
25th ult :. .Sec'y Seward has issued {
circular defining the method of administer.
ing and filing the oath prescribed in the
Amnesty Proclamation. "A hundred ant
twent, thousand soldiers will be mustered
out this month :. Howell Cobb has beer
paroled to visit his family. The trial o
JEFF Davis will take place before full bench
of the u S. Court for the District of Co
lumbia, consisting Of Judge Carter of Ohio
Judge DIN of New York, and Judge Wylit
of Virginia. Davis mas arrived at Wash
ington, and was to have his quarters in the
Old Capital Prison. Chas. O'Conner ha,
applied for permission to defend jeff. Davi-
and the President has granted it.. !. Gen
Walter \. Taylor, Gen Lees Adj. Gen
and Gen. W j. Moore, have been summon
cd to appear before the q. S. District Cour
at ten O'Clock this morning, with the view
81 ssstiHins against Gen. R. E. Lee, ana