Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-17
GENERAL NEWS.

A Washington telegram of the 9Th says
."..There. was to-day a greater demand fol-
tickets of admission to the Senate than on
any previous day since the trial began.
Some members of Con eress have promised
or given orders for their tickets for week
to GOMEZ, v.S,ao.,4 ae,ss ,ssna sAT
y The Grand Jury at London has brought
bills Of Indictment against, all the priso-
ners, except O'Neil, charged by the Coro-
ner's jury with completely in the Clerken-
well outrage.
y The, President, on the 9th, signed the
new treaty with the North German Con-
federation. = : = 80 .aan sss "a
The Senate, on the 9th, confirmed Ed
ward S. Dundy to be United States Judge
of the district of Nebraska. - oaA
Buffers American Theatre, New, York
city, was burned on the night of the 18th.
"A, letter was received in London, on the
9th. from Dr. Livingstone, who wrote that
he was in good health, his Journey of ex-
plorationr had been successful, and he
would soon return to England. q AAAak
Two men named WheIan, and, Doyle
were arrested at Ottawa, Canada, on the
7th, on suspicion of being concerned in
the murder Of Mr. McGee Suspicion
against them was very strong. st8ves9
The. steamer Sea Bird was burned on
Lake. Michigan, near Waukegan, on the
9th, and many lives were lost. 1t was
thought in Chicago, on the 10th, that the
crew and passengers on board the burning
boat would number upwards of 50-and
only two of that number were known to
have been saved. ~ 80 asa at Yes
"A billiard match for the American
championship and $1,000, was played in
Chicago, on the 9th, between John Nc
Dewitt of Chicago, and Melvin Foster, OF
New York. On the fifty -ninth inning, the
score stood, Foster, 1859; McDevitt, 1855
when the former took exception to a de-
cision of the referee and refused to play
the game further, and McDevitt was de-
clared the winner.
3 The statement of the public debt for
March shows the total to be $2,641, 49,
332S8 Amount in Treasury: coin, 800.
279,617 6s; currency, $23, $3.50, O27.34 The
amount of debt, less cash in the Treasury,
decreased during March, $6l9,935.4S.
Among the witnesses summoned in be.
half of the President, are Hon. John Ho.
gan, of st. Louis; Solicitor Jordan, of the
Treasury; e. p Smith, State Department
and j. B. Stillson, Of the New York World
At Ottawa, Canada, on the 7th, Darcy
MCGEE was shot dead, by an unknown as
sassin, as he was entering the house where
he lodged, on Spark street. Great excite
ment prevailed because of the tragedy,
and the murder was attributed to Fenians.
Fourteen thousand dollars reward is of:
fered for the apprehension of the guilty
A Bremen dispatch of the 9TH says
"The tide of emigration for the present
spring for the United States has com
menced with increased volume. 1t is esti-
mated that upward of 1000 emigrants
left Germany during the past week for
American ports. s.wo u
The New York Assembly has passed
the bill submitting the new Constitution
at the November election. adj
During the evening services in st. Ma
rvs Church, Chicago, on the evening Of
Good Friday (10th), when about 1900 per.
sons were in attendance, panic was Gre
sted by the breaking of seat and false
alarm of fire, and general stampede en-
sueds In the excitement, the crowd near