Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-08-30
SUMMARY OF THE ygEEzs.
General EnfelEEgeuce.


A Heya5e special contradicts the current
statement that Stanton is about to resigI.
The whole sum awarded to the captors of
Booth, Atzerodt, Payne and Harold is gwen
at 100000
A New York Times special says: sdt is
stated upon good authority that Judge Holt,
Judge Advocate General, will be superseded
in few days. His successor is not tamed."
JEFF Davis, says the New Yorb Herald,
will soon be released on parole oroail, hold
ing himself amenable to the process of the
court which is to dispose of the case in
October next.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has issued circular prohibiting any of the
Assistant Assessors from running or schem-
ing for any elective Office while they remain
Assessors.
The commissioner of agriculture reports
that, Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather during a part Of the season, the
crops in the North, Northwest and portions
of the South will be unusually large.
Secretary Seward has written letter to
Gen. Fitzpatrick, minister to Chill, stating
that it viii be the policy of this government
to assist all struggling republics on this con-
tinent against foreign Intervention.
The President, it is said, intimated to
General Howard, few days since, that his
resignation would be acceptable, whereupon
that official refused to comply with the hint.
The general impression now is that he will
be summarily elected.
The President has issued proclamation
declaring the instruction in Texas at an
end, and restoring the writ of habeas corpus
throughout the United States. This prac-
tically terminates the military occupation of
the southern States, and completes their re-
storation SIS far as the executive is con-
cerned.
Another new twenty-five cent counterfeit
note is noticed in circulation, and it is said
to be well engraved and good imitation of
the genuine, except that the eye in the en-
graved head of Fessenden is blackened.
In the lower left hand corner of the coun-
terfeit the word "Assistant" has the last
two letters transposed, making it "Assist-
anti
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman has assumed COM
mand Of the department of the west and has
divided it into four departments. Gen.
Ord commands that of Arkansas with head
quarters at Little Rock, Gen. Hancock that
of Missouri, with headquarters at Leaven-
worth, Gen. Philip st. George Cooke that of
the Platte, with headquarters for the pres
ent at Omaha, and Gen. Terry that of Min
nesota, with headquarters to be chosen at
his discretion. General Thomas remains
in command of the department of the Ten
nessee.
Secretary McCulloch in declining an in
vitation of some Boston merchants to din
ner, states some interesting facts regarding
the national debt is $250,000, 900 less than
it was expected it would be when the war
ended. During the last year the reduction
has been at the rate of $10,000,000 per
month. He does not, however, disguise the
fact that great financial difficulties are still
to be overcome that our present prosperity
is rather more apparen than real; that we
are, in fact, exposed to all the dangers
which attend an inflated and redeemable
currency, which diminishes labor, the true
source of national wealth, and stimulates
speculation and extravaganza, which lead
invariably to thriftlessness and demoraliza-
ton.