Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-05-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

In the House, on the 9th, a resolution
of inquiry as to the powers Of Congress to regu-
late the safety and fare Of passengers railroads
was adopted. Bills were introduced and referred
TO admit Arkansas to representation in Congress
20 authorize the construction of bridge over
Black river, Loran county, OhiO extending
bouflties to certain soldiers who were dis
charged on account Of disability incurred while
The second trial of John A. Surratt is
fixed for May 18th.
The. Cole Hiscock trial was progressing
ataAlbany on the cath.
General Schofield, on the oath, issued an
order indefinitely postponing the election
in Virginia.
. Farrell, who attempted to assassinate
Prince Alfred, has been tried, found guilty
and sentenced to death. "a go
-. The boiler of rolling mill in Philadel-
phia, Pa, exploded on the 9th, killing
three men, Thirteen others were wounded,
four seriously.
The trial of the Clerkenwell prisoners
was concluded in London on the 9th.
Barrett was found guilty and all the others
were acquitted.
The trial of Edwin Kelly for the murder
Of Thomas Sharpley, both well known
negro Ministries, commenced in New York
city on the oath. rzsett
~ The President, ON the oath, withdrew
the nomination of Thomas Ewing, as
Secretary of War, by sending to the Sen
ate the nomination of John NJ. Schofeld.
s A number of counterfeit five-cent notes,
of the last issues, have been recently
presented at the redemption Bureau of
the Treasury Department for redemption.
A Cheyenne dispatch, received in St.
Louis on the gath, says the Indians at
tackled party of laborers in the Black
Hills on the 23d, and killed four of them.
They also captured six teams belonging to
train. aaa5
IAN assassin, supposed to be Fenian,
recently attempted to kill Prince Alfred,
one of Queen Victoria's sons in Australia,
which country he was. visiting Hewas
shot and wounded but is recovering. The
would-b be assassin has been arrested.
"a The Coroner's jury in the case of the
Erie disaster have rendered a verdict that
the accident was caused by a rail broken
in two places; that the train was running
at the rate of thirty miles per hour, and
that, from the testimony of officers of the
road touching the condition of the track,
and the quality of iron upon portions of
the track, they deem the rate of speed too
fast for the safety Of passengers on that
division d 6agl.ar r ia7sfsas q. 4
Dispatches from Abyssinia, received in
London on the Goth, give the intelligence
that a battle was fought on Good Friday.
before Magdala, between the. British
troops commanded by Gen. Napier, and
otheAbyssinian forces, under the King in
person. 81 The latter were defeated, and re-
treated into town. Their loss was very
heavy. On the morning following Gen.
Napier ordered an assault upon Magdala.
The town and citadel were carried, by
storm King Theodore was slain. A
large number of his warriors were killed,
wounded, and taken prisoners. The entire
capital remained in possession of the
British forces. Loss ofBritish, small. All
the British captives We're found in the
city, alive and WELL and were set free.