Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-19
Southern News.

The Arkansas river has cut through
South Bend, IS miles above its mouth. This
save 10 miles of travel
The Odd Fellows Hall in New Orleans, a
most magnificent structure, was burned on
the 4th inst. Loss, 100000. Insurance
only $4,000.
The Radicals at New Orleans will have a
meeting next week to appoint delegates to a
Southern Congress, to be held in Philadel-
phia, called by Gov. Hamilton.
The Tennessee Senate has ratified the
constitutional amendment, but the House
still lacks four of quorum, and the Ser
geant- alarms is in pursuit of absentees.
Gen Grant has selected Gen. Slocum to
succeed Gen. Hancock in command at Balti-
more. Secretary Stanton does not approve
this selection, and thus the difference is not
yet settled.
quarrel. occurred at Knoxville on the
18th between son of Governor Brownlow
and another editor, in which young Brown
low is said to have been worsted He
armed himself with revolver, and avowed
his intention to shoot his opponent on sight.
The great Southern Telegraph Company
is being formed at Louisville with capital,
of million of dollars. Gen. Kirby Smith
is President, with his headquarters in
Louisville, and Gen. Don Carlos Buell., Vice
President More than half the stock is
already subscribed.
A large money chest, deposited for safe
keeping in the Office of the Postmaster, at
Nashville. was robbed by soldier of the
9th Regulars Of, $50, 1000. The soldier was
on duty as sentry before the door, and
after committing the robbery, put on citi-
zens' clothes and eloped
The Savannah Herald of July I'd says
that freedman, arrested at Macon for the
murder of woman in Wilkinson county,
was brought back to the scene of the out
rage, and after the mutilation of portions
Of his bodgs he was. bound to a.tree, sur
rounded by faggots, and burned led.. q
Justice Road, of Opelousas La, has been
arrested and sent to New Orleans for refusal
to execute the civil rights bill. Parties stand
ready to give 100000 bail for him, and
pledge themselves to spend .$25, 900 for his
defence. On the other hand, the United
States authorities seem quite determined to
make an example of him and punish to the
full extent Of the law. t5YT %
Two swindlers, named Ellis and Sanford,
Ha.. % rar O..
representing themselves as agents for Blind
Tom, announced great musical entertain
menE and lottery scheme, 10 take place at
Wheeling, Julyel1 Several thousand dol
lars worth Of tickets were Sold and a large
audiencesgathered at the hall. on the ap7
pointed evening", when .it:s,Was aseertained
that Blind Tom had not arrived, and that
the rogues had decamped with the money
to parts unknown.
The Freedmen's Bureau Commissioner for
North Carolina reports that of the 100000
blacks in the State, 1894 are receiving ra-
tions. A decrease of 4,787 rations is re-
ported since the month of May; value, S.,
234 49, One hundred and nineteen freed
IueH scHOOlS are HOW III UpSfaIIou, with 100
teachers. The attendance averages 9,084
pupils. One thousand one hundred and
forty-six cases were treated in hospital in
June, SO being small pox. AS the Legisla
ture and Convention have placed both white
and black alike before the courts, the Com
missioner deems it advisable to turn over to
the civil authority all cases except those of
claims by freedmen for wages for labor
performed Destitution and suffering among
both whites and blacks in various portions
of the State are being gradually relieved.