Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-11

for Jack. One Lieutenant receives as LIS
share, S88,3l8.
delegation Of. Indians from Nebraska
have arrived in Washington, in reference to
renewal of treaty with the Government.
Disbursing officers in Kansas, suspected
of frauds on the Treasury, are to answer
for their populations before military COM
mission.
The Treasury statement for December
shows the total debt Of the United States to
be S2,807, $40, 357.99, and the amount Of
money in the Treasury (coin and currency
! $50, 728,881.8O. The increase of the debt
since the last statement is about g, 900, OO0
Gen. De Russy having given permission,
the people of Mobile caused performance
at the theatre in that place. on Christmas
night for the benefit Of the widow Of Stone
wall Jackson.
In the United States, during 1865, The
losses by fire (including those conhagrations
where property destroyed was valued at
| $4,000 and upward) we're S48, lbs, 900;
against $28, 522, 900 in 1864. The number
of serious steamboat accidents was 81
l,778 persons being killed and 265wounded;
against 26 in 1864, 358 persons killed and
143 wounded.
The French Canadian organization IN
New York has followed the example of the
Fenians, and split in twain. One faction
desires to establish a Canadian Republic,
with capital and departments at Elmira,
n. Y, and to invade Canada; while the
other is opposed to any nasty action.
The fire fend held gala on the Sd at
Yonkers, N. Y, business block was con-
sumed, including the Yonkers Statesman
office, the Post Office. and National Guard
Armory, involving loss of $4,000. At
Lockport, N. Y, another block was burned,
in which were the Offices of the Western
Union Telegraph and Lake Shore Railroad
Companies. At Hoboken, N. Y, brick
residence was destroyed and two children
burned to death. A wagon shop at Gin
cinnati, loss $4,000, and tobacco esta-
blishment at Madison, Wis, loss $1,000
complete the list
Ex-Secretary Mallory issues from Fort
Lafayette an address to the people of Flo
rida. He declares that slavery can never
be re-established within the union, and ad-
vises that the south accept the situation in
good faith.
A convention on the transit question met
of Sto~Iinr I'll ON tha Oh n. Abbott re
Dixon was chosen chairman. Speeches
we're made by several gentlemen, denounoing
railroad monopolies, and some of them as
sailing the Chicago Board Of Trade; and
letters were read from the Hon. e. B. Wash
burne and Mr.. W. II. Van Epps, Resolu-
tions were adopted assailing the course of
railroads in general, and of the Northwest
ern road in particular; declaring that the
Legislature should impose restrictions upon
the powers Of railway companies; and adj
vocating the improvement Of Rock river and
o. the Rock Island and Des Moines rapids
of the Mississippi. An adjourned conven-
ton is to be held at Morrison on the 18th
inst, and another at Dixon on the goth of
February; while canal convention will
meet at Geneseo Jan. 16.
In New Y ork bay, Jan. 8, the tug Nep-
tune exploded her boiler. Eight persons
were wounded, comprising all on board
with the exception Of one person, and he
was subsequently injured by a break in the
machinery Of another tug which was con-
veying him to the city.
At Cairo, on the Sd, the steamer Minnie
collided with monitor, and sunk. She
was valued ct $4,000, and insured for
$4,000.
An Arctic expedition is being organized
in Prussia. Three vessels will be fitted out,
their crews to consist of scientific men from
the Prussian schools.
The captain and some of the survivors of
the Inflated steamer Constitution, lost off
Cape Lookout, have arrived in New York.
One of the most elegant business blocks
in Philadelphia, occupied in part by Harm
denis Express, was destroyed by fire on the
I'd, involving loss of nearly quarter of
million dollars.
The statement that the United States and
France had come to an understanding on
the Mexican question, is pronounced to be
erroneous. Macmillan, however, has failed
to meet his pecuniary engagement with Ma
poleon, and, it is asserted, will not maintain
a military force in Mexico at his own ex-
pence.
The receipt Of intelligence that our Gov
eminent will not permit any more cattle to
enter the United States from Canada has
caused much feeling in the latter country
A large amount of live stock, already pur-
chased, is shut off, by the prohibition, from
its intended market.
The Strong divorce case was brought to
termination on the 31st ult. The jury after
being in session forty-eight hours, came in
to court, and expressed their opinion unan-
imously, that it was impossible for them to
agree.
At the Presidents reception on New
Years day, not single member of the d.
plomatic corps recognized Senior Romero,
| the Minister from Juarez's Government;
but the Senior met with cordial reception
from the President.
During the war over 100000 accumu-
lated from the sale of rations issued to, but
net consumed by rebel prisoners-moret than
half of which was expended for delicacies
( for sick rebels. @& &A&
A conflict of authority between the civil
and military authorities has occurred at