Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-29
The West,

a fire at Rockport, Ind, on the goth,
destroyed property to the amount of
$50, 600. ,a.tG ras ta57ers .ra ,s3 .aass sa z0s
Weston failed on his fifth and last one
hundred mile trial trip, reaching South
Bend, Indiana, at O'clock on the evening
| Of the 25th. ....--.....,z
An incendiary fire occurred in the vii
lage of Nevada, Wyandotte county, Ohio,
onthe 23d destroying about ST., 900 worth
of property. @' .-'........-i
A movement has been started for the
annexation of Northern Idaho to Wash
ington Territory, with view of admitting
the latter into the Union as State. .aas
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of Universalist Church at Milwau-
kee was conducted by the Masonic frater-
| nifty on the 22d, being the first cornerstone
ever laid by the Masons in Wisconsin.
| Another brutal prize fight occurred in
Indiana, just across the line from Illinois,
on the Goth Of November. Bussy and
Duffy were the principals, attended by
hackers and large number of spectators
from Chicago and elsewhere. After fight
lug 1876 rounds, Busy was declared the
champion. 79e ,sf...a'+'## tra. .'la-.'asa''
A terrible accident occurred on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, on
the morning of the 21st. The broad guage
express, due at o'clock, a. M, at Cincfn-
natl, was detained at Lakeland by an ex-
ira freight train coming South, and, while
waiting for the freight train to take the
side track, a train that was following ran
into the rear of the express, before man
could get out to flag them. Five persons
were burned to death, and twelve others
seriouslyipjured. Nearly all the train was
burned to ashes. II III 9AEfM
| Il Il q The East. (&'f
| an immense amount of tobacco was
seized in New York on the Gath by the
revenue agents. v 4- ,~f,s.syEyss
| Ex-President Buchanan, who is very
feeble at his home in Lancaster, Pa, is not
expected to live through the winter. 81
The great storm in Connecticut, few
days ago. did great damage to trees and
telegraph wires. The snow drifts in some
places quite covered the fences.
A destructive fire occurred in Keesville,
N. Y, on the night of the 2Sd. The post
office, telegraph and express office, the
Essex County Republican, Office and great
many stores were destroyed. aseasef 2
The weather was exceedingly cold at
the East on the night of the 18th. The
rivers at Binghsmton, N. Y, were entirely
frozen over, the most rapid freezing known
there for years. : Both ends of Lake
Champlain were frozen over, rendering
the progress of steamers quite difficult
A considerable sensation was caused at
st. Adams, VT, on the morning of the
Goth, by the arrival Of a couple Of car
loads of arms consigned to Peter Ward, a
prominent Fenian in the invasion Of Can
ada, two years since. They consisted Of
muskets, sabres and few side-arms. Mr.
Ward received them, and had them con-
veyed to a storehouse just outside the vii
lage in the direction of Highgate.
A man named Spencer and his wife, who
reside in Panlsboro, N. j., and appear to
be of the highest responsibility, and are
worth, it is said, over 100000, were ar
rested in New York on the 22d, on charges,
supported by affidavits and theevidence of
Colonel Wood, of the detective force, of
being the chiefs of the gang OF counterfeit
ers who have recently put the spurious
7:30 bonds on the market They we're held
for examination, giving $4,000 cash us
bail bond. Several other wealthy persons
are suspected of being accomplices. The
spurious notes and bonds were made from
a lead impression of the genuine plates at
| Washington. 80 .''sF-i.-~ ~