Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-05
Western Matters.


The books of the Auditor of State show
the total debt of Indiana to be $685.
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An audience of two thousand men, women
and children were promiscuously involved
in the fall of Howe's circus tent.
Trains are now running through to Leay-
enworth Kansas, from st. Louis, via the
Missouri Pacific railway.
The boiler of the Galena Railroad repair
shops, in Chicago, exploded on the Goth,
scalding and injuring three men.
Covert, the Rosa family murderer, was
sentenced on Tuesday, at Lebanon, Ohio, to
be hanged ON August 25th.
The Commissioner of the Land Office has
Helvetia Rancho, California, which covers
the city of Sacramento.
A national horse fair will be held at Kali
amazoo in October next, commencing on the
I'd and continuing for four days. The pre-
miums amount to $4,000.
A three-year old son of George Auly, of
Des Moines, fell under load of la7, and
the wheels of the wagon passed over his
head, killing him instantly. The father and
mother both saw the horrible accident.
The body of an old woman, Jane Holman,
aged 90 years, was found, on the Goth. in
the Miami canal, near Cincinnati, sewed up
in bedtick. No clue to the perpetrators
of the supposed murder has been obtained
At Madison, Wisconsin, the coming 18th of
July has been fixed upon for formal pre-
sentation to the State authorities of the bat
tie flags carried by the several regiments
and batteries during the late rebellion.
difficulty occurred in horse car at
Cincinnati between two negroes, on the 25th,
in which Phillip Brown cut Abe Simmons
throat with razor, almost severing mis-
head from his body.
Republican State Convention for ILL
nois is called at Springfield, on the 9th of
August, to nominate candidates for the Off
ces of State Treasurer, Congressman at
Large and Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. 8
On the 26th, st. Paul was visited by
tornado which destroyed the Daley Block,
valued at $4,000, blew off the roof of the
American Express Company's Office, and
severely injured Dr. Achell, who owned the
building. 4i@
The Red River Ok Brigade, which is com
posed of over one hundred thousand CARTS
loaded with more than one hundred thou
sand dollars' worth of furs, are now on the
way to st. Paul. The Red river settlement
is 500 miles north of st. Paul
The result of the Nebraska election is at
last definitely known. The Republican
ticket is elected by small majority. The
total vote is about 5000. Nebraska will at
once apply for admission as State, and
the application viii no doubt be granted.
An accident occurred ON the 28th, on the
Central road, east of Cambridge City, Ind.
The bridge over Martindale's creek broke
down and a freight train of Is cars was
smashed to pieces. The locomotive jumped
the breach and was uninjured. No lives
were lost
Mr.. Pike has made public his plans and
specifications for his new building on Fourth
street, Cincinnati. He has determined to
erect, instead of an Opera House. an i'm
mense Merchants Exchange Of the finest
style. Il promises to eclipse any other sim
liar building in the country.
Two men stopped stage coach in West
ern Missouri the other day, in which were
the driver and four full grown men as pas
sengers, in broad day, and in an open prai-
RE, and deliberately "went through" the
party, getting $4,000 from one man, md
SIS from the balance of the party. Pre-
vious to the robbery, they fred into the
coach, wounding the driver and one pas
senger.