Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-05
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
General Intelligence.

General kmGeIRlEeWCes
The Atlantic cable is finished, and the
| Great Eastern was announced to start on
the Both of June.
! On the 5th of March, there was a terrific
explosion of nitro-g lycerine at Sidney, Aus
tralia, in the business part of the city.
Stephens, the Fenian organizer, will soon
make tour of the West. He will be in
Cincinnati about the mid die of next week.
1t is rumored that First Assistant Post
master General Randall will, in short time
succeed Secretary Harlan in the Interior de-
/ partment.
A mail arrived in New York on the 25th,
bringing New Orleans papers Of the goth,
only four days and half from that city
the quickest time on record.
On the 25th, Detroit and Buffalo were
both heavily visited by tornadoes, and on
the 26th, a large hotel at Oil Springs, G. W.,
was blown down, and other injury done.
1t is seriously doubted by surgeons if
there be any such thing as Asiatic cholera
on these shores. The cases heretofore
classed as such are of the usual character,
brought on by impurity or intemperance.
In the Canadian Parliament, on Friday, a
motion was made and carried to demand Of
the United States indemnity for the ex-
penses incurred during the late Fenian
troubles. A Mr.. Chambers opposed the
motion, but was Kissed down
| Thomas Darcy McGee refuses to employ
his influence to save the Fenian prisoners in
Canada from their fate, on the ground that
their enterprise "was murder, not war
they must therefore take the consequences
oftheir own acts'' a
A National Convention Of the johnson
party is called at Philadelphia on the 18th
of August. A. w. Randall, First Assistant
Postmaster General, heads the call, and SEN
ators Doolittle and Cowan are among the
signers.
| Dates from Europe to the 18th inst. an
nounce that Prussia has commenced actual
war by sending troops to Saxony, and it is
believed that Benedek would Immediately
attack the Prussians. Great commotion and
financial depression existed throughout
Germany.
About $4,000 Fenians assembled outside
of Jones' Wood ON the Oath, and listened to
long speech from the Chief Organizer,
James Stephens. The greeting he received
was very enthusiastic, and his remarks were
listened to with considerable attention. He
concluded with the assurance that before
the close of the present year, the Sunburst
should be unfurled in Ireland.
In tunnel twenty miles from London, on
the Great Northern Railway, three merchan-
disc trains collided, took fire from their en-
gines, and burned up. The employees es-
capped with slight injuries, save one poor
fellow who persisted. There was great
deal Of oil among the freight. The re-
peated explosions rendered any attempt,
even if the heat and smoke had not pre-
vented it, to enter the tunnel abortive.
From the air shaft and smoke, at intervals,
fame, although some fifty or sixty feet in
height from the roadway to the summit Of
the shaft, together with sounds resembling
the roaring of mighty cataract or liver,
Indicated the character of the confagration
that was running underneath. 1t was
deemed advisable to let it expend itself
The fire continued to rage throughout the
whole Of the day and night, and it was moi
until six O'clock P. NJ. that it had become
sufficiently reduced to enable any one tc
enter the tunnel.
The Postm aster General sends commun.
ication to Congress calling attention tt
abuses of The Thanking privilege in the use
OF franks Of members by claim agents, pat.
ent agents, etc. The Postmaster Genera
says this abuse has become serious evil
and is lessening considerably the postal rev.
enues, and bringing reproach upon the de-
partment. The Postmaster General is pow.
erless to arrest this evil while members Of
Congress permit their clerks or other per
sons to write their names upon envelopes
and use or permit the use of fac simile stamps
neither Of which has the sanction of law
Cases are cited where Senator intrusts al
his Thanking to niece; where patent agents
send their circulars under frank of mem
Der of Congress, and case where clerk
in one of the departments farms out the
franks of three several members of Con
gress. Outside of this report we hear of al
instance where it is charged that member
of Congress sells his frank. I