Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-04-05
Southern News.

Tne rice crop IN South Carolina is very
encouraging.
There are now twelve daily papers in Mis-.
sissippi to two before the war.
The Southern Express Company was re-
Gently. robbed atBrazos, Texas, of SIS, 600.
The Houston Telegraph says that in few
years the sheep interest of Texas viii not be
second even TO cotton. 4
Cave Johnson, Postmaster General under
Polk, is a candidate for7the State Senate,
to fill vacancy.
Gen. D. II. Hill, Of the late Confederate
army, is about to start a magazine, to be
called THE Land soe Lore.
s The Gee trial a t Raleigh, N. c., is develop
ing monster the very twin of Wirz, and
richly deserving to share his fate.
There was riot recently in New Orleans
occasioned by struggles for piece of the
rope with which a murderer was hanged
The Oldest stove ia the United States
warns the halls Of Virginia's capitol at
Richmond. 1t was made in England and
sent over in ITO.
The Texas Convention have sent Com
missioner to Washington to present def
nitely the condition Of the inhabitants along
the Mexican frontier.
% Propertyi in Galveston is rising rapidly in
value. At a succession sale not long ago, q
lot and improvements which were purchased
in 1856 for 81, 900 sold for $13, 800.
A duel took place at. daylight on the 2Gth,
near Lexington, Ky, between Joseph Desha
and Alex. Kimbrough. At the second fire
Kimbrough was shot through both hips.
A national party is organizing in Texas,
with Unionists for leaders. -. .Ex-Gov. f.
NJ. Pierce, an unconditional Union man, is
announced as candidate for Governor of
the State.
Gen. Robert Ransom, lately of the rebal
army, has been chosen Marshal of North
Carolina, with a salary of $4,000 year.
He had not been pardoned at the time of
his election.
Business in New Orleans must be prosper
Gus. The paper publish triple or quadru-
pie sheets nearly every day and late
number of the Fscayune had eighteen pages,
the largest ever published in America as
one of the regular editions Of a daily
paper.
Bradley 7. johnson, who left Maryland
at the outbreak of the rebellion, and sub
sequently returned during the invasion of
the State as General commanding rebel
brigade, was arrested on the Goth by U. S.
Marshal Bonifant; on a warrant issued on
an Indictment for treason found by the
grand jury in August last
very learned and compassionate Judge
in Texas, on passing sentence upon John
Jones, who had been convicted of murder,
concluded his remarks as follows: {. The
fact is, Jones, that the Court did no. intend
to order you to be executed before next
spring, but the weather is very cold, and our
jail, unfortunately, is in a very bad condi-
tien; much of the glass in the windows is
broken; the chimneys are in such dilapi-
dated state that no fire can be made to
render your apartments comfortable; be-
sides, owing to the great number Of prison
ers, not more than one blanket can be
allowed to each man to sleep sound and
comfortable, therefore, is out Of the question.
In consideration Of these circumstances, and
wishing to lessen your suferings as much as
possible, the Court, in the exercise Of its
humane compassion, hereby orders you to
be executed tomorrow morning, as soon
after breakfast as may be convenient to the
sheriff and agreeable to YOU