Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-12


A fire in Lawrenceburg, Ind, on the 4th,
destroyed property to the value of sixty
thousand dollars
A man in Indiana applied for divorce
because his wife went skating against his
wishes, and he wanted to let her slide.
A family named Corau, a man, wife, and
one child, were poisoned at Indianapolis on
the lst inst, by eating some noxious herbs
for green's.
The press of Northern Ohio still TEEN
with accounts Of the losses of sheep by the
storm, and estimates of the aggregate losses
are being made.
Preliminary steps have been taken for the
establishment of Home for working girls
| in Chicago under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Christian Association
A fire at st. Louis on the Both destroyed
five ice houses on the levee in the upper end
of the city. Loss about sos, 900. Belchers
sugar refinery narrowly escaped.
Extensive preparations are progressing
for the mule races at the Nashville race
track. Competitors are invited from ell
parts of the West and South.
| Over 1900 Mormons, from England, are
encamped at Wyoming, on the Missouri
river, seven miles from Nebraska City.
They will start for Salt Lake in few days.
| Governor Stone announces tina. he will
not call an extra session Of the Legislature,
at least at present, and that the Governors
of Illinois and Wisconsin will do as he
does.
A printer named Tilley was beaten to
death in Cincinnati, on the 18th, by two
saloon keepers, Presley and strailer, on ac-
count of an article published by Tilley in
opposition to saloons generally.
An arrival from Lake Superior at Detroit
reports the sinking Of the brig Mayfower,
laden with iron ore, just above Detour,
from running on a rock; and also that the
schooner Harriet Ross, which had been sunk
in the Saul, had been got 4foat.
At Evansville, Indiana, on the 4th, a
drunken bully killed negro with brick
bat; two boys, named respectively Down
ing and Aikers, were drowned, and little
girl was killed by drunken scoundrel firing
a gun loaded with hard wad into crowd
Trouble exists in the great immigration
party which left for Idaho about month
ago from St. Cloud, Mimi, under command
of Capt. Fiske, consisting of 800 wagons
The party broke up near Fort Wadsworth, a
portion refusing to recognize the aut hority
of Fiske. A train of 80 started off under
another leader.
Senator James H. Lane attempted to COM
NIT suicide on the LIST, at Leavenworth, by
shooting himself in the mouth with pistol
He was in state of temporary insanity
when the deed was committed. Though at
first his life was despaired of, hopes are
now entertained of his recovery. He seemed
much better on the night Of the 9th, was
conscious and able to speak.
The Cleveland Herald of June 28th says:
Railroad, which left Cleveland at 2:40 P. M.
on Tuesday ran into tornado, seven miles
south of Alliance. The engineer, seeing
large trees being uprooted and limbs flying
before the wind, stopped the train, and all
on board thought it would certainly be
blown from the track, SO great was heforce
of the tornado. After waiting short time,
the storm abated and the train moved on.
During the storm, hailstones about the size
of walnut, fell with great violence.
A murderous assault was made on Gov
Fairchild, of Wisconsin, on Sunday night
While walking in his own grounds, some
one came on him from behind and struck
him heavy blow with slung shot, which
was SO far evaded by the Governors turning,
that the blow only grazed his forehead. He
drew pistol, which snapped, when the
rufian fed. No clue has been discovered
to the assailant, and there is no explanation
except an anonymous letter from Washing
ton some months ago, stating that his life
was threatened by Southerner.