Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-10-19
NEWS SUMMARY.


sau. The story was that, on Friday noon,
Davis got out Of the Fortress in the disguise
Of negro steyedore, and got on board Of an
English steamer, which was waiting in
Hampton Roads
The Oldest newspaper in America is the
New Hampshire Gazette nd Wesklg Chron5czs
which has just completed its one hundred
and ninth year, with every promise Of con-
tinuing in health for long time yet.
Four of the railroad companies in Mime
sofa are advertising for 500 iaborers each.
Labor is very high and commanding $3.50
per day.
An oateTrrising Yankee has already hired
land in arts, near where the great exhibi
bition OF 1867 is to be held, for the purpose
Of establishing restaurant for the sale OF
American food and drin-a.
The postofnce dcpartm mt was self sustain
ing during the rebellion, bat it is estimated
that when mail service III the Southern States
shall be completely resumed, there viii be a
deficit for the year Of S5,000,000.
The testimony in the Wirz case closed last
Saturday, and The arguments were 10 be
presented on~Wednesday on both gides-Col
Chipr,an for the Government and Mr.. Baker
for the defense.
Wells, of Louisiana, has accepted the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor Of that
State.
The small pox is raging with great vio-
lence both among the whites and blacks in
Arkansas.
General Carl Sohurz has returned 10 Wash
iaeton from his mission in The South
The steamer Huntress Has sunk in the Ohio
river. lust above Cairo, en- Sunday. She had
a valuable cargo, which will probably prove
Il total loss.
The heavy holders Of whisky in Ohio who
have been attempting to defraud the Gov
eminent out of revenue, are being rigidly
brought to an account, and very severely
mulcted.
The failure Of a leading and well-known
New York beef Speculation, one who has been
in the habit Of buying from seven to eight
hundred head per week, is announced. His
liabilities are put at 100000.
II is understood that Stephens, Reagan,
Campbell, Trenholm and Clark have been
paroled by the President with The under
standing rhat they win return to their
several States, there to labor faithfully for
the restoration If the Union, on a basis
which will allow Of the admission of South
crn members to seals in Congress, including
the eradication II slavery, and the code
thereof. They are not pardoned, but let ont
10 work
The Louisville PAPERS complain of the FREE
pueney Of the moai daring highway robber-
les in The vicinity of that city.
Memphis must be good place for lawyers.
There are over 900 cases on the criminal
docket, and 4 ,49i cases on the common law
and chanoery docket To attend to this nice
little pile of business, there are 400 disciples
OF Blackstone in the city, and only one
Judge for each court. The docket viii
scarcely be cleared during the life of the
present generation, unless the number o.
administrators Of the law is greatly III
creased.
The switoman, by whose carelessness th'
late fatal accident occurred at Stratford, IA
on he Grand Trunk Railway, has been il
aicted for manslaughter, and SEM to Jail /,
await trial. The officers of the road wer'
also censurel by the coroners jury. W.
don't do things in that way in the United
States
A New York Company has bought the
Wisconsin Railroad, running from Bayfield,
10 Hudson, for $176, 900.
Gen Conner has. surprised the Indians
nnder Medicine Man, on the Tongue river,
killing fifty and capturing five. Col. Coles
command had also met the Sioux, Araphoes
and Cheyennes, and after three days con-
tinuous fighting, had killed and wounded
two hundred Indians. and scattered them
beyond recovery.
By the explosion of the boiler of the
steamer 70 Semitic, at San Francisco few
days ago, ffty-four persons were Killed, =
twenty two whites and thirty-two Cinnamon,
with ~ome thirty-two whites wounded.
An ln.srican Freedmen's Aid Commission
was iized, or, rather, made a national
assoeisticn, AT Philadelphia, on the It'll inst.
Three thousand persons were present and
speeches were made by Bishops MoElyain
and Simpson, Beecher, Garrison and DR..
Bellows
The ''Union" ticket is ,rried in Ohio,
eleciing Gen Cox by about 5000; in Iowa,
eleeiing Gov. Stone by about $4,000 major
ity and in Pennsylvania, Gen. Hartrauft is
chosen Canal Commissioner by about %, 900.
New Jersey has gone Democratic on the local
elections, but the "Union party claims great
gains
Mount Hood, Oregon, has been ate
of eruption since Sept. 23d. This act is
supposed TO have some connection with the
recent earthquake in Cali fornia.
The Mexican Legation at Washington has
received the important intelligence that Gen.
Diaz, the ablest of The Liberal officers. cap
fured at 0axaca by the French. has escaped.
and Is again at the head of rapidly
ing army. Great alarm taereat exists in the
Imperial court.