Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-03-29


dealers, suffered loss on stock Of S2O, OoO.
They lost thirty seven pianos and forfy-nye
cabinet organs.
The Basts National U4iom Office was also
DESTROYED. and the Gazette Office narrowly
escaped destruction. Many other MINOR
losses occurred, and the total loss IS nearly
two millions. All business was suspended
on the following day.
The cause of all the fire was undoubtedly
the explosion and burning Of gas; but how
it came to be escaping is still a mystery.
Incidents and Accidents. -
Eighteen persons at Lisbon, near Grand
Rapids, Mich. are said to have been pol
soned to death last week, by eating biscuits
in which strychnine had been used by mis-
take for soda. s.4
The wife of Lander Rogers, living near
Fennimore, Wis, poisoned her two boys-5
and years old, and then poisoned herself.
All are dead The cause was domestic I'M
happiness. z gsiTa f9
The steamer U. s. Grant, from st. Louis
for the Upper Missouri, sunk in an ice gorge
near the mouth of the latter an the 18th.
Loss estimated at $780, 900. Her passengers
and crew were all saved.
At New Canton, ILL.,, on the 10th, Charles
Brammell killed Edward Garrison by stab
bling him with pocket-knife. The weapon
entered the heart, and death followed In
| about ten minutes. Brammell is now under
arrest.
About O'clock on the evening Of the 21st
terrible tornado swept over the southern
part of Montgomery county, near Lado ga
Indiana, destroying timber, houses, &c.
Four persons were killed and twenty or
more crush ed and bruised.
Confagration occurred on the night Of
the 21st at st. Johnsbury, Vt, Halifax, N.
s., and Astoria, N. Y. At the former place
a railroad repair shop and two engines were
destroyed-loss 100000, insured for $685.
600; at Halifax q newspaper office was
burned; and at Astoria house occupied by
the Government was completely consumed.
Az InUAdudpOllS, OA thC .1OU, wv JoA Al
the case of Ignatius Buchanan, the wife
murderer, returned verdict of guilty, and
sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment in
the penitentiary for life. He blubbered
considerably, and used crazy talk when the
| verdict was announced. He refused to &C
cept the verdict of the jury, and clamored
to be hung without delay, in order that he
might 20 home. 1t is said thai, On the first
ballot, ten of the jury were for hanging.
A Mr. Middleton, near Astoria, Ill, at
Ewhose house a newly married pair-.were
stopping, was killed on Sunday night, the
| 18th inst, by a blow from a mallet in the
hands of young man named Wethers. A
crowd had assembled to Grenade the couple
and Mr.. Middleton went out to expostulate
with them and to get them to leave che
premises, when the affair happened. AT
last accounts the murderer had not been
apprehended.
| ON the 23d Mr.. James Burk and wife,
and Mr.. John Kelley, wife and daugter, all
residents of Sangamon county, in attempt
ing to cross the south fork of the Sangamon
river, at Breckenridge Mill, ILL.,, about
twelve miles from this city, with a pair of
horses and wagon, were all drowned. The
driver and young lady succeeded in reach
ing the shore and were saved. The creek
was very much swollen at the time.
The storm Of Tuesday night the Goth was
very severe and damaging to property in
the vicinity of Cincinnati AT Connersville,
! Ind, several buildings were blown down,
and one of the piers of the bridge of the
Cincinnati g. Indianapolis Junction railway
was destroyed A freight train ran into
the chasm. The engineer and fireman were
severely injured. The storm was felt at In
dianapolis, louisville, Evansville and other
points West ~
| A fearful fire occurred on the 22d at Pc
troleum Centre, Pa, commencing at the
Ocean well, which is described as terrible
in the extreme, spreading and consuming
until it formed perfect river of flame a
mile in length. Several wells were burned,
| 1900 barrels Of oil, IS engine houses, der
ricks, &c., and several human lives are re-
ported lost. The fire was the most destruc-
tive that has occurred in the oil regions
since the burning of the Maple Shade well,
two years ago.