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

to fill the vacancy caused by the death d
Hon. Samuel S. Phelps He was elected
in 1856, and again in 1862, and at the time
Of his death was in the fourth year of his
last term.
The bin introduced in the House by Mr..
Grinnell to establish manufacturing divis-
ion in lie Treasury Department, has for its
general design the acquisition and diffusion
of information relative to manufacturers
and to aid Congress in its legislation. 1t
provides for the appointment of Commits
sioner, with salary of $4,000 per annum,
whose duty it shall be to collect, digest and
arrange information in regard to manufac-
lures, consumption Of raw materials, &C.,
and the general course Of trade with for
eign countries He is to be allowed three
clerks, but nc, expense is TO be incurred I'M
less approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Great American Prize Concert Of
Lemon, Briggs & Co., came off on the 28th
as advertised at Smith g. Nixon's Hall, Chi
cago, and part of the drawings. The
meeting was rather boisterous, and the gen
eral impression was not favorable to the
trainers of the enterprise. A young girl
was selected to draw, and the first ticket,
| No. 92,350 drew the $4,000 greenback
prize; the second, No. 22,295, drew the
/ $4,000 U. s. Bonds; the third, No. 87,967,
drew the house and lot near Chicago,
valued at $4,000. The following drew pia-
nos valued at $500 each: Nos. 62,815, 49,
158, 1901, 26,356, 81, 837, 5000, $50,
51,248, 32O93. The rest of the leading
prizes will be published next week.
Information in the State Department
shows that the entire rebel strength east of
the Mississippi, on the 4th of February,
1865, was 102, 700, and west Of. the Missis-
sippi $4,000. Lees army was 64,000
Hood lost $4,000 in The. Tennessee cam
paign. In the testimony before the Com
mittee of the rebel Senate, Gen. Lee Oh
Jan. "a 1865, said the Confederacy had moi
troops enough to last till midsummer. By
freeing and arming the negroes, they might
carry on the war year longer The senti-
ment of the army was almost unanimous for
peace. He was willing to take any position
that might be assigned him, but no human
| power could save the cause. The best solu-
ton of their difficulty was peace on Mr.
Stephens plan.
Mr.. George w. Blunt publishes state
ment in which he says that Mr.. Lincoln
was, from the 4th of March, 1861, pressed
very hard by some around him to abandon
Fort Sumter without struggle. This he
declined to do; but, about the 1st Of April,
he sent for Mr.. Summers. who was attend
ing the Virginia Convention. Mr.. Baldwin
went in the place of Mr.. Summers. The
President proposed that, if the Virginia
Convention would adjourn without any
further action, he would abandon Sumter.
Mr. Baldwin replied, This not enough.
You must give up Fort Sumter and Fort
Pickens, and agree not to enforce the reve
nue. laws in the Southern States" The
President babe him good morning, and sent
for Mr. G. V. Fox, and desired him to fit
out an expedition to relieve the fort, THE de-
tails of which have been published by Mr..
Fox
The Criminal Court commenced the trial
of Gen. L. c. Baker ON the Goth, on a
charge of robbery preferred by Mrs.
Lucy Cobb, well known as pardon-broker.
The specific charge made by Mrs. Cobb is,
that Gen. Baker, while she was under con-
straint from him, robbed her of So, 1000,
which she had received from man named
Hine or Howell for procuring him a par
don. This is the second trial of the &C
cused II will be remembered, in connec-
ton with this case, that he having been in
January tried and convicted for her false
Imprisonment, there remains to be tried the
charge of the false Imprisonment of Joseph
r. Cobb. The accused demurred to the in
dictment, pleading former conviction. This
point was argued, and the Judge said he
would give his decision the following day,
which he did, dismissing the case upon the
ground urged.