Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-03-08

South, and said Gen. Grant recently as
sured him that it would result in. war OF
determinations He opposed amending the
/ Constitution in any way, maintaining that
changing the basis Of representation is I'M
necessary. 800. Petitions are in circulation IN
Wisconsin requesting the Legislature to ask
( Doolittle to resign his position in the Senate
! The news Of the suspension Of the ha6eas
! corDuy in ireland has caused great excite
ment among the Fenians in this country
/ O'Mahony has issued an order to the Broth
erhood, in which he says: Call your cir
cles together Immediately send us all the
aid in y0ur power at once and, in Gods
name, let us start for our destination.
A cattle disease has broken out in Cuba,
causing death in twenty flour hours.
The rumors about differences between the
President and the members Of his Cabinet
are set at rest by dispatch to the effect
that the Cabinet is a unit in sustaining the
Presidents policy.
r The statement of the public debt for last
month shows a decrease of about $4,000
600. EErrr Hn EI
European news is interesting, the British
Parliament has passed an act, which has
received the royal approval, suspending the
writ of ha5eas corpus in Ireland. Over a
hundred persons were arrested in Dublin
on the 18Th ultimo, suspected Of Fenianism,
and other arrests were contemplated. The
Austrian Emperor is reported to have ten
dered Macmillan troops for Mexico under
certain conditions Russia and the Pope
have broken diplomatic relations.
The New York Heralds Washington cor
respondent understands that, during the
late excursion Of Secretary Seward to the
West Indies he selected harbor IN the IS
land of St. Thomas to form rendezvous
for our national vessels, and that negotia-
tons with the Danish authorities have re-
suited in securing US the use of the same,
which will be of immense value to our Gov
eminent in case of foreign war.
In consequence of the turbulent DISPOSE
ton manifested by some portions of the peo-
pie in Washington, it has been deemed neces-
sary 5to3put oman extra police force at the
Capitol during the hours of Congressional
session. Fr rgry faNU
JohneC. Patterson, New York internal
revenue detective, has been arrested on the
charge of leyying black mail on several
Broadway merchants.
A number of citizens of Boone county.
KY, have been compelled to leave THEN
homes by the rebels and others have been
notified to leave. Three of the latter in
Guiding postmaster, arrived in Covington
They had in their possession the letter Of
waning sent to them by the rangers.
Jeff Davis health continues good and he
is becoming quite sociable.
John Mitchell writes that the commence
ment of hostilities by the Fenians may be
hourly expected, and that great battle will
probably be fought on st. Patrick's day.
There are now seven bills before Congress
for the improvement of Western rivers to
benefit navigation, which are referred to
their proper committees:
To improve, by canal, the upper and
lower rapids of the Mississippi river, offered
by Mr. Allison of Iowa. Referred to the
Committee ON Roads and Canals, and ord
cred printed. ..ed
A bill to improve the navigation of Rock
river, and the. upper and lower rapids OF
the Mississippi, offered by Mr.. E. B. Wash
burne. Referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
bill for the protection of the navigation
of the Mississippi and its navigable tribut-
aries. Referred to the Committee on Posi-
Offices and Post Roads. Presented by Mr.
Hogan.
bill offered by Mr.. Price, declaring
the bridge over the Mississippi river al
Rock Island post route and highway
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Canals.
A bill offered by Mr.. Harding of illinois,
to improve the navigation of the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers and their tributaries. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill offered by Mr.. Donnelly, to improve
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st. Anthony and Minneapolis, MINI. This
calls for donation of lands. Referred tc
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Hogan offered another bill for the
improvement of the Mississippi river. Ord
cred printed and referred to the Committee
on Commerce
An accident occurred ON the Michigan
Southern R. R. on the night of the 9th, by
which sleeping car was thrown off an
embankment nearly thirty feet high, drag
ging with it day car. The occupants Of
the latter were severely cut and bruised,
but no lives lost outright, though six are
dangerously injured; while no severe in
juries were sustained by those on the
sleeping car, they being protected by the
cushions and bedding.
Quartermaster Gen. Meigs yesterday dis
missed Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm from a
clerkship in his office, for the publication
of disrespectful language toward the pre-
sident. Others were dismissed for similar
cause.
Secretary McCulloch has issued to collect
ors of customs a circular announcing the
termination of the reciprocity treaty on
March IL.
The "Seneca Falls Company" have
struck an oil well in the township of Ennis
killen. Canada, that pumps ~ barrels of
pure oil per hour, or about LIPS barrels
per day-being the largest producing oil