Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-21

General Intelligence.

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| as Governor of Montana Territory.
The Express states that the Western Union
Telegraph Company was consolidated on
the 18th with the American Telegraph Com
pany.
At an informal meeting of Senators on
the 18th, it was decidedto close the present
session of Congress On or about the 18th of
July.
The warlike foreign news had the effect
of causing rapid advance in gold in New
York on the 10Th. 1t opened at 154a, and
advanced to 1881. .ge7
The House Military Committee has agreed
to report new army bill. It provides for a
reduction of ten regiments below the num-
Der named in the former bill. ga. -.
! 1.-The President has vetoed the bill to enable
| the New York and Montana Iron Manufac-
turing Company to purchase certain
amount of the public lands not now in the
market.
A great part of the town of Mayassuse,
Porto Rico, was burnt May 20. An Ameri-
can man ofwar sent fifteen men ashore to
assist in extinguisAing she flames. The loss
| was not ascertainedga IA 13iltGeo 5GaT-
~ The London Herald says the CHILEAN Min
lister to London had demanded his passports.
The British Government is said to have
offended both. belligerents,, Spain is IN, in
censed at Mr.. Layard's language, and Chill
is Indignant at beingileft in the lureh at the
eleventh hour 1sol9 % - II JG syea
l. The House Committee on Foreign Rela-
otions will report resolutions mildly censur-
| ing the course Of the Government on the
Fenian movement. The committee will also
take a bold position in reference to Mexican
matters, but unanimously oppose the in
dorsement of the Mexican bonds.
According to the postal law just approved
by the President, prepaid and free letters
are to be forwarded at the request of the
party addressed from one Office to another
without additional postage charge, and re-
turned dead letters restored to the writers
thereof free Of postage.
demand Of the New England railroads for
an increased allowance for carrying the
mails, on the ground that the Department is
already paying all it can afford in consid-
Grafton Of the large sums lost on the trans
portation of the mails at the South.
From the 1st of July next, letters posted
-, Drst o,,J 10
Dutch West Indies-Curacoa, Saba, st.
Eustatius, and st. Martin-may be trans
mitted to their destination vio France, in
the French mail, at a postage of 39 cents
each single rate of one-quarter ounce or
under, prepayment being optional with the
sender.
Representative Grinnell, of Iowa, was as
saulted in Washington, on the 18th, by Gen.
Rousseau, Congressman from Kentucky.
The weapon was a rattan cane, and not
much injury was inflicted. The affair grew
out of debate in the House last Monday,
in the course Of which Mr.. Grinnell at
tempted to ridicule Rousseaus military ca
reer during the rebellion.
By the steamer City of Paris, we have
European news of the 18th instant. The
proposed conference of Powers to settle the
controversy between Austria, Prussia and
Italy, has proved a failure. Austria asked
too much for France, England and Russia
to concede. Military preparations ar
going on in all directions. War is now APP
If-sl
parently inevitable. e.Is... I.
After the Senate had adopted the consti-
tutional amendment just conourred in by
the House of Representatives, Gov. Curtin
addressed a circular letter to the Governors
of all the loyal States, suggesting the pro-
priety of union inYaction in calling together
their Legislatures for the ratification of the
amen dInent.di Tits now understood that
such uniform action will be had, and that
before the adjournment Of Congress, rat
ifcation Of the amendment will be made.
1t is said that majority of the Cabinet
werein favor Of JEFF. Davis's being paroled,
and that it had been so far, arranged that
| the amount of the required security was
fixed at $250,000. Horace Greeley, Au-
sgustus. Schell, Horace F. Clark, R. B. r.
win, and A. we Fish, were said to have
signed it, but Judge Underwood, sitting in
chambers at Washington has refused to
admit Jefferson Davis to bail, on the ground
that the accused being a prisoner of war, he
had no authority to do SO. ''''2'H.
European advices by. the Scotia are to the
Sd inst. 1t was rumored that favorable
understanding had been brought about be-
tween Austria and Prussia, which gave more
sangnine hopes Of favorable termination
of the Peace Conference. Louis Napoleon
in answer to a note from the English Gov
eminent requesting that he use his utmost
influence to prevent a rupture between the
parties at ISSUE had sent to that power the
following cutting reply:
Sc In the years 1859 and 1864, England OPP
posed my proposals in reference to the set
Element of the Venetian and Schleswig-
Holstein questions. Now England wants
peace. | also desire peace, but as the most
favorable opportunities have been frittered
away, and as the conflicting interests have
been permitted to reach point at which
! they must clash, can no longer assume the
responsibility of events"
Feniana.
Gen. Sweeny has been released from ar
rest after giving bail to the amount of
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