Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-06
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or Sherman, of Chicago, has been appoint
ed Postmaster OF that city He was q
brave officer in the army for four years. ,5.
A destructive fire on the 9th at Green's
burg, Indiana, entirely consumed the wool
en- factory of Wood q Bro, the wareroomls
of Caskey 6 Shirk, the Merchants Union
Express office, and several other buildings.
The telegraph lines were also burned
Loss estimated at 100000. En-. s. sa3-. ~,
Political meetings are the order of the
day throughout California. The contest
is the closest and most exciting since 1861.
Business is generally affected by the can AZ
vass The registered vote of San Fran
cisco numbers about $4,000, of which
nearly 1000 are naturalizcd, 3m sa.d
At Cleveland, on the 31st, the great game
of base ball between the Herald and the
Leader-the Leader being the challenging
rarty-was played, and resulted in favor OF
the Herald, by score Of 30 to 80. The
umpire called game on the eighth innings
on account of the rain. Between 5000
and 5000 people were present.
A meeting of editors was held at Jack
sonville, III. on the 20th, to make arrange
ments for the proposed editorial excursion
to the Rocky Mountains, and appropriate
committees app ointed. 1t is proposed that
the excursion take place in October. The
Committee of arrangements is to meet
at the fremont House, Chicago, on the 9th
of September - 1a -, 80, ,..1.a. 4 I'm; "a
One day last week sanctimonious look
ing man who had been officiating as a Bap7
fist minister. and had preached twice as
such, at Mazomanie, came to Madison,
Wis, with letter Of introduction to MIR.
Pittman, the bookkeeper with Messrs.
Klauber & Co, aad Pittman thereupon ac-
companied his new friend Burns by name)
to the First National Bank, where he pre-
sented three drafts of $4,000 each, pur-
porting to be of the First National Bank
of town in Iowa, on the Tenth National
Bank of New York. The cashier obliginglyl
advanced $1,000, and in due time the drafts
were discovered forgeries; but the torger
had flown. ira .-a-e s.3eT .laagla i
n The great prize fight for the champion
ship between Aaron Jones, of New Work,
and Mike McCoole, of St Louis, came of
on the morning of the 31st, at Busenbark
station, six miles north of Hamilton, and
90 miles from Cincinnati, in Butler county,,
Ohio AT the end of the thirty.fourth
round, Jones lay PROSTATE and powerless
as an infant He was still insensible when
time was called, and remained so until 10
minutes afterwards. AS soon as the result
was known the crowd rushed into the ring
and free fight ensued Clubs and knives
were flying about everywhere :: men were
knocked down; not a few were bruised
severely; one man was cut about his head
and matters was fast assuming very Sc
rious phase, when the cry was raised that
the train was about to start, (which caused
the mob to scatter like wild fire. Thus In
afew moments the ground was deserted
save by the combatants. McCoole shook
the hand of his unconscious antagonist,
and then with his friends embarked on the
train on the way back to Cincinnati. All
UIulStQ duQ WCdh Do uC Wdct InNSOVAO
went through the train and succeeded in,
raising handsome collection for Jones
benefit Jones was attended by physi-
clan, who finally brought him to his senses.
1t was feared that two ribs had been bro
ken, while the last blow received by him
had caused severe shock to his brain. A
little while later he was placed in a hack
and conveyed to Hamilton, where he lay 4
over-a sorry, wretched, miserable, aching
wreck. at The fight lasted just twenty light
minutes, and was one of the most rapidly
fought battles that ever occurred in the
ring. So it was the most disgusting. Jim.
Elliott, the celebrated pugilist, has chal-
lenged McCoole to fight for any sum from
$1,000 to $4,000 --' s'5.' Il 1 ials. g." *.
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