Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-02-22
sxr,.waYsY OF THE WEEK.

in and sunk, destroying valuable cargo OF
tobacco and cotton.
Advices from China say that the arrival
Of Sir Rutherford Alcock, British minister,
in Pekin had ceused the Chinese empress to
abandon the throne, and yield control OF the
empire 20 Prince Kung, who has heretofore
favored the policy of opening the celestial
empire to foreign intercourse.
The agricultural societies of 10 states have
1nemorialized the president to remove Isaac
Newton, commissioner of agriculture.
VIM. Dodson, an old and respectable citI-
zen of Cass county, residing near Mendoza,
was murdered by his son-in-law, Samuel
Mitchell, in his own house, on the 10th.
Mitchell has been arrested, and will be tired
for the infamous offence.
A Washington special says the freedmen
bill will certainly be vetoed by the presi-
dent.
The house was in session as usual on the
18th, for purposes of debate. Only some ~
members were present, with about loo spec
tators. Three speeches were made, py
Cook, of Illinois, Lawrence of Ohio, and
Cullom, of Illinois, ON reconstruction. All
three opposed the present admission OF
southern members.
During quarrel between the Speake ROT
the Tennessee House of Representatives
and one of the members, yesterday, the
former hurled his malet at the latter 5
head.
General Lee is in Washington, and was
to-day examined by the Reconstruction
Committee of Congress.
A messenger of the United States Express
Comnany was garroted and robbed Of $780,
900 in St. Louis this morning.
The storm Of Feb. 18th was for severity
unnrecedentcd since Jan. 1st, 1864 Every
railroad out of Chicago, except the North
western, was blockaded by snow, and the
cold weather and gale was felt as far south
as New Orleans, where the mercury stood
at "A degrees; at st. Paul 40 below; Chi
cago 30 below; Washington above, and
st. Louis Is below. The severity of the
cold was greatly intensified by the violent
winds.
The bank of Liberty, Mo, was robbed by
bushwhackers of $4,000, on Tuesday, the
18th inst
Carl Schurz has been chosen editor of the
Detroit Post (soon to be started), at a salary
of $4,000 year.
The Kentucky Senate has adopted the
House resolutions requesting the removal OF
the Federal troops from thatState, condemn
ing the Freedmen's Bureau, asking for the
restoration of the habeas corpus, and reject
ing the emancipation amendment to the ma
tional constitution.
There have been but 200 GASES of small
pox IN Buffalo, instead of 1000, as previous
ly reported
A Washington despatch says that an at
tempt is being made to effect a compromise
on the Freedmen's Bureau bill--the Tennes-
see delegation to De at once az mitted into
Congress in consideration of the signature
of the bill by the President.
The safe Of the Treasurer of Berks Co.,
Pa, in Reading, was blown open on the night
of the 10th, with gunpowder. 1t contained
$1,000. The burglars were disturbed be.
fore they secured the money, aud fed, leav-
ing their tools and implements behind
The Spanish successor to the late Admiral
Pareja has been instructed to annihilate
every habitation on the South American
coast within reach of his guns, and to imme
diately regain possession of the Chinchs
Islands.
Havana dates to the 9th, report the arri
val of Napoleon's commissioner at that
place en- route for Vera Cruz. The Imperi-
alists have gained success by the surren-
der to them of Rapantla by Liberal Gener-
ais, but have met with reverses in Mazatlin
and Sialo. City of Mexico papers are de-
handing reparation of the United States for
the seizure of Bagdad.
The Republicans of Connecticut have
nominated General Joseph r. Hawley OF
Hartford as their candidate for Governor
The Union Republican State Convention
of Indiana meets at indianapolis on the Odd
The Richmond Examiner office was closed
on the 18th, by order of General Grant. In
the course of conversation since then he
limited that it was his determination tt
squelch all other reasonable sheets in the
South
European dates by the steamer Bremen
are to Jan. 31,-three days later. The
Italian Ministry has prepared a bill for the
suppression of religious corporations.....
Several vessels bearing CHILEAN colors have
appeared of Valencia, Sprin, and pursued
Spanish shipping. 1.-THE cattle plague is
still on the increase in England.
The manufacture of the new Atlantic tel
egraph cable has begun at Birmingham
England. The new cable will be the same
as the last in size, material and quality
The company intend TO pick mp the cable
already partially laid.
In consequence of expressions employed
ny Mr.. Bancroft in his address on MIR. Lin.
coin, the Austrian Minister has refused an
introduction to him, and the British Minis
ter declined to attend a dinner party al
which The orator was to be present.
Missouri objects TO the sum apportioned
to her by the Congressional Committee
on the War expenditures of the loyal
States claiming $4,000, geo more than she
is allowed
in the Circuit Court of Effingham county,
Illinois, on the 5th inst, five men were SEN
fenced to be HING on the 10th nrox for