Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-27
The West.

AS We SSGs
Young Stretcher, who shot Mr.. Stewart
at the Presidents reception at Indianapolis,
has been indicted for murder. q
The Ohio State Fair has been postponed
till October 10Th, in consequence Of the
flood and the arrangement Of railroads.
The organization known as the Grand
Army Of the Republic is rapidly growing
in Illinois, there being already che hundred
and seventeen posts established in the State.
John E. Bowen, of the Du Quoin (Ill,,
Progress, contracted the cholera while in
Chicago attending the Douglas Monument
ceremonies, and died at Nation, on his way
home. 1 ~ tleA
The frost on the morning Of the 21st
proved severe upon the corn crop nearly all
over the West, and on that day corn ad-
vanced five cents per bushel in the leading
markets.
On the first day of October next, the re-
representatives. of the Southern loyalists who
have made tour through the Eastern States
from Philadelphia, will perceived in Chica-
RO ny bue 0OV0ruCF OF IIllnOlS. '1
ellis Hotel, corner of North Wells and
North Water streets, Chicago, caught fire
at two o'clock A. NJ. of the 18th. Egress
being cut off by the flames, woman saved
herself by jumping from a third story win
dow. Her child persisted in the flames.
At indianapolis, on the 18th, young man
by the name of Leonidas Johnson, was shot
and instantly killed by his roommate.
Johnson had risen during the night and
gone out, and on returning in opening the
door was mistaken for burglar by his
room-mate, who drew pistol and fired.
The very bad weather that is being ex-
perienced throughout the Northwest is hav-
ing damaging effect upon the State and
County Fairs. Many of them have been
postponed, while others are struggling
against the tide and exhibiting under diff
culties the most discouraging.
Indianapolis is under the weather. A
little creek known as Poge's Run, over
run its banks, yesterday, and flooded three
or four squares in the city, damaging pro-
perty to the extent of hundred thousand
dollars or more, and causing some loss Of
life. The Union Railroad depot was mum
dated, and travel by rail was impeded.
Theron E. Dryden, who was shot in the
town of Blue Mound, Wisconsin, at g cha
virari, died a few days after, on the 14th.
The wound was given by man named Hol-
ten, whose grand daughter had married a
man more than double her own age, named
Williams. Holten is under bonds to appear
for trial. Williams is charged with bigsmy,
and has left the country. The affair has
caused much excitement N the neighbor-
hood where it occurred.
In Chicago, on Saturday night, the 18th,
about eight o'clock, a Prussian tailor named
Rosenkrist, residing at No. IA Burnside
street, in the West Division, and employed
at No. 1891 South Clark street, was accused
by one of his neighbors of having stolen
small sum Of money. The accused denied
the fact, and said he hoped his head would
fall off, his tongue drop out, and that God
would strike him dead if hehad the money,
Scarcely had the words passed his lips ere
he fell to the ground, a corpse, as suddenly
as if struck by lightning. The parties in
the room ran to raise him, supposing that
he had simply tainted from the excitement,
but they found that life had fed. On
searching him the next morning the money
was found in his pockets.
The incessant rains Of last week ex-
tending over great extent of western ter
ritory, has proved especially disastrous in
Ohio and Indiana, where the rainfall reached
the extraordinary figure Of ten inches, the
greatest for the season ever known. On
Friday all the railroads leading from Gin
cinnati except one, were interrupted. The
long and costly bridge over the Big Miami
river on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
was swept off, including the solid abutments
of stone. The Indianapolis & Cincinnati
Road lost three bridges. The Indiana Cen
trail lost three bridges between Cambridge
City & Indianapolis. The Columbus, Piqua
& indianapolis Road lost its great bridge at
Piqua The damage done to the corn crop
in Central Indiana is estimated at four mil
lions of dollars. Towns have been sub
merged, fences swept away and lives lost.