Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-10-12

Foreign Missions which met at Bryan Hall,
Chicago, ON Tuesday, the Sd inst, adjourned
their fffy-ffth annual meeting on Friday.
Prior to the adjournment, several mission
reports we're received and several interesting
speeches made.
A general congress of the Fenian organi-
cation is to convene in Philadelphia On the
10th inst
The ex-rebel Canadian Commissioner Geo.
n Sanders, has become Canadian postmas-
ter, TO the detriment of the former occupant
of the office, at Davenport, c. W.
St. Leger Grenfel, the Chicago Conspirator
who was sentenced to be hanged by the Gin
cinnati Military Commission, has had his
sentence TRANSMITTED by the President to i'm
prsonment for life at the Dry Tortugas.
Consular letters received at the State De-
partment state that the cholera is abating in
the island of Majorca but has broken out
west of Port Mahon. The Russian plague
has reappeared in Siberia attended with
frightful mortality.
The Democratic organ at indianapolis, the
State Sentinel, has been purchased by the
former proprietors of the Journal of that
city, and will hereafter be issued without
change of name as a Union paper. The price
paid was S2l 900.
The election in Mississippi has resulted in
the choice of Gen. Humphrey, formerly an
officer in the rebel army. Never having
been pardoned for his treason he is ineligible,
and Gov. Sharkey, in consequence, is petit
ioning the President to pardon him, SO that
he may qualify for his Office. He has since
been pardoned,
An order has been issued for all the mont
tors lying at Cairo to leave for Delaware Bay
as soon as the stage of water in the Mississ
ippi will allow. It is not believed however,
that they can get away before next spring.
Duke Gwin and ex-Gov Clark of Miss
issippi, have been arrested, and are now in
Fort Donelson.
Gen. Butler had an interview with the
President on the I'd inst, and rendered his
resignation, with what result is not yet
known.
The Secretary of the Treasury has openly
declared that he does not desire single dol
lar of the loan to be taken in Europe.
The Georgia State Convention has unani-
mously adopted an ordinance declaring the
act of secession null and void
A treaty has been concluded with the
| Osages by which that tribe coded to the Uni
ted States nearly three millions of acres in
Kansas.
In Philadelphia, on Wednesday evening,
the 4th inst, snow fell for half an hour in
the northern part of the city.
| Attention is drawn in Paris to the fact
that there are two small islands between New
present maps, but adapted for service in lay
ing the Atlantic cable.
The Episcopal general convention met at
Philadelphia last week. All the northern
bishops were present except those of Con-
nectieut and Oregon. The bishop of North
Carolina at first occupied a seat in the body
of the church, but afterwards, on invitation,
took a position in the chancel. The SER
mon was preached by DR.. Fulford, lord bish-
| OPP of Montreal.
About l 900 additional French troops have
lately arrived in Mexico. Some negro troops
are expected there from Egypt, and appre-
tensions are felt that they will bring the
cholera with them.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce pro-
posed to the government that the latter should
employ freedmen in repairing the broken
levees along the lower Mississippi. The
officer to whom the proposition was referred
has reported against it, ON the ground that
the government cannot assume to repair
damages done by the rebellion.
A Philadelphia dispatch asserts that Gen
eral Grant, few days ago, declared that our
government would vindicate the Monroe
doctrine; that Macmillan must leave Mexi-
CO; and that President johnson would take
open ground in the matter on the meeting of
Congress. A recent contradiction renders
this very improbable.
The Boston Post says Gen. Butler is a
candidate for congress, to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation of Mr.. Gooch.
Hon. D. @. Smith, acting governor of Ida
hoe territory, fell dead in the streets of
Rocky Bar, few days since.