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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08
The Erie Railroad Fiend.

THE public press has spread the facts
far and wide concerning the arrest of an
old man named John Bower, resident
of this locality, and his incarceration in
Jail at Milford, Pa, charged with the
double crime of perjury and tearing up
the track of the Erie Railway, with the
intent of throwing trains off the track.
He was arrested in May last, and soon af-
ter his incarceration he made partial
confession, owning up to having, on two
occasions, torn up rails by which two
freight trains were thrown off. Subse-
quently, on the 10th of August last, he
sent for Division Superintendent Reding-
ton, and, in the presence of Mr. r. and
others, made a formal confession, to the
effect that on the night of the 10Th of
April, 1868, he dislodged a rail at Carr's
Rock, by which the night express train
was thrown off the track, and over 100
passengers were killed or injured. He
made this confession, he stated, voluntari-
ly, to ease his mind, as his conscience
troubled him so that he could not sleep
nights, thought that he should die before
long and felt that he could not die with
out revealing those things.
The September term of the Pike county
courts convened at Milford on Monday
last, Hon, George r. Barrett, president
Judge, presiding Bowen's case was
brought before the grand jury by John d.
Biddis, Esq, district attorney. The grand
jury found true bill of Indictment against
the prisoner for manslaughter, in displac
ing the rails on the Erie Railroad ON tht
night of the 10Th of April, 1868, whereby
the cars were thrown from the track, anc
the death Of passengers resulted, &c
TIn nd InfVn nnt rnfy
Tuesday, and at the opening of the
session of court on wednesday morn
ing (22d), the prisoner was brought
into court and formally arraignet
upon the charge. By the advice OF hi
counsel he plead guilty" probably in thu
hope thereby of securing leniency OF pun
ishment for his crimes. Bowen, in court
and under the trying ordeal of arraignment
appeared cool and unconcerned, and mani
tested less concern in the proceedings thar
any one among the crowded audience, who
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

terror stricken and aroused the concierge.
The latter took fright too, and declared
that the body must not be touched until
the arrival of the police, otherwise they
would all be accused of murder together.
The unfortunate wife meanwhile had
tainted. After time two sergents-de-
vile arrived, and without stopping 20 see
whether there was any remnant of life in
the lifeless body, declared that not finger
must be laid upon it, but that it must re-
main exactly where it lay, with the dagger
in it, until the commissaire arrived At
length this representative of authority
made his appearance, just one hour and
a half after the catastrophe; so that, even
had the unhappy man been still alive
when his wife first called for help, which
is not at all improbable, he had time to
die fifty times over in the interval. st
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08
Going Home, and the End of the Jour
q new.

THE passengers on the Saturday night
train of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad for Cincinnati were startled from
their slumbers at an early hour in the
morning by the cry of Mothers dead!'
uttered in an agonizing shrek from the
rear end of the car, by "a woman who after
ward proved to be daughter of the de-
ceased The circumstances attending the
death were these: The old lady, who was
quite an invalid, had been taken on board
at the village of jamestown, N. Y, where
she was met by her daughter, her daugh-
ter's husband, a merchant in Cincinnati,
and granddaughter, with whom she pro-
posed to spend the winter for the benefit
of her health. The old lady, though quite
cheerful, was too feeble to sit up during
the day, and one of the sections was ar
ranged for her to lounge upon until bed
time, and her children were unwearying
in their attentions watching her with such
tender, thoughtful care, as to attract the
attention of those about them. In the
evening before they retired, the young
people sang a beautiful hymn in
an undertone, while the old lady
sat looking out dreamily into the
purple twilight with an expression which
seemed to tell of yearnings for the spirit
world, which was soon to be her home.
At d-time she was placed away nicely
in a section all to herself, being
visited from time to time by her daughter,
to whose tender inquiries she replied that
she thought that she should pass the
night as comfortably as though she were
in her own room at home. The last time
her daughter spoke to her was at 2 o'clock
in the morning. When she went over at
A O'Clock again the spirit of the mother
had passed away to the better land, ap-
parently without pain or struggle. 1t
was strange scene, that of the bustling
talking crowd of early risers,, crowding
thoughtlessly about one end OF the cal
getting ready to disembark, contrasted
with the other, where the corpse was laid
out in the corner section, with the children
kneeling and keeping at the bedside and
refusing to be comforted. The old lady
was a general favorite in the village
whence she came, and was escorted to the
cars by quite number of friends and
acquaintances, to whom she said at parting
Tell them all, if slip away,,on this jour
ney, that was ready and willing to go."-
LoaisCiNe Courier.
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A Brief Account Of Mr. Hall's Arctic
Experience. A ,te9
NEW YoRK, September 30.


Mr. HALLS detailed report of his Are
tic expedition is published. 1t appears
that there is no longer even q shadow of
hope that any one survives from Frank
Inns company 1t is thought that none of
them reached even as far as Montreal
Island, and their bones lie scattered along
the coast of King William's Land, some in
isolated graves, others in camping places
where they died in companies The mel
ancholy history had its growing terror in
the knowledge that they died by starva-
ton, through the base behavior of the Es-i
quimaux, and that learning their fate
Captain Hall was reduced to the awful ne
cessity of taking the life of one of his
own mutinous men. Mr. Hall states that
the Erebus and Terror were abandoned.
One of them consummated the great north,
west passage having FIVE men aboard.
The evidence of the exact number is cir
cumstantial Everything about this,
northwest passage ship of Sir John Frank
Inns expedition was in complete order
Four boats were hanging high up at the
ships sides and one was on the quarter
deck. The vessel was in the winter hous-
ing of sail cloth. This vessel was found
by natives near O'Reilly Island, latitude
IS degrees E. 80 degrees NJ longitude 80
degrees E. 38 degrees W., early in the
spring of 1849, it being frozen in the
midst of smooth and unbroken foe OF ice
of only one winters formation.
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were listening with almost breathless in
terest to the proceedings.
His plea having been entered by the
clerk, he was remanded back to jail to
await sentence, which will be pronounced
blythe judge at the close of the term.
Our reporter had a brief interview with
Bowen after his return to Jail The mis-
erable wretch seemed not to realize the
enormity of his crimes, but spoke lightly
of the matter, saying that he expected the
judge would give him only a short term of
imprisonment, and he would soon be out
again.
In regard to his confession of guiltin
connection with the Carr's Rock disaster,
the story seems too improbable and horri-
BILE for belief But those who best know
the circumstances of the case, and have
the best opportunity for forming a correct
judgment in the premises, put entire Gre
dence in his statement-which, by the
way, is strongly corroborated by outside
evidence-and are fully satisfied of the
truth of his horrible story, and that he
made the confession to obtain relief from
the torments of guilty conscience.-Iort
Jerois (N ~ Gazette, Sept. 25.
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VOL. VIII.
Selected Miscellany.
REBURE.

THE world is old and the world Is cold,
And never day is fair, said.
Ont of the heavens the sunlight rolled,
The green leaves rusted above my heal,
And the sea was sea OF gold.
The world is cruel, said again;
Her voice is harsh TO my shrinking ear,
And the nights are dreary and full OF pam.
Out of the darkness, sweet and clear,
There rippled tender strain
Rippled the song of bird asleep,
That sang In a dream of the budding WOOD,
OF shining fields where the reapers reap,
or a wee brown mate and nesting brood,
And the grass where the berries peep.
The world is false, though the world be fair,
And never heart is pure, said
Bind Ioi the clinging OF white arms bare,
The innocent gold OF my baby's head.
And the lisp of childish prayer.
-OUerfqnd MONTHLY.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

"A correspondent, writing of the
Avondale disaster, speaks of one woman
who, looking from her cottage door, be-
held the awful doom to which that fire
consigned the husband of her heart, her
three sons, three brothers, and father.
He saw this, horribly afflicted woman the
day the dead bodies were drawn from the
mine, sitting by the wayside, removed
from the throng of the other mourners.
She had fair, round face, and large, lus-
trous eyes. Her dress was decent, and in
her demeanor nothing unusual presented
itself to the passing observer; but on near
approach, the deathlike pallor of the fea-
lures, the unearthly glare Of her dried-up
the body, told of a grief too deep for
tears. - ,r J-zs.sg
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the 29th
ult. at 1905.
Receipts of fractional currency for the
week ending September %, $1,O24,5OO
shipments, $937, All; redeemed, $264,70O
Bank currency issued, .$241 $50; actual
circulation, $299,76S,41O.
1t is stated that at the Cabinet meeting
on the Oath no conclusion was reached on
the Cuban question, and it was believed
that no immediate action on the subject
was demanded.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York
has been authorized to sell $1,000,000 OF
gold each Tuesday and Friday till No
vember also to- purchase $2,000,000 of
bonds each Wednesday till November L.
these sales and purchases to be in addition
to those already ordered on account of the
sinking fund. rz...kq e1sfsa asf4
A sad accident occurred at Niagara
Falls. on the'25th, in whicha carriage con-
tanning four ladies was upset over bank
and fell some fifty feet, killing one and dan.
gerously wounding the others. 4zA
There was great excitement in Wall
street, New York, on the gath, and gold
/ went up with startling rapidity to 166 but
suddenly declined to 133@134 in the after
noon. Several spectators had theiI
fingers badly burned. l--i =
On the night of September 26th ice
| formed one fourth of an inch thick at st
Paul, Minnesota.
The destruction by fire of the Hope
Cotton, Mills, at Allegheny City, Pa.
aircw 800 persons out of employment.
| A heavy frost is reported at Nashvill,
on the morning of the 27th, butno serious
| damage was caused
In pursuance of the act of Congress
the property of the, United States at Har
per's Ferry and vicinity is to be sold ol
the 30th of November.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

HENRY WARD BEEcuER says: Z" 1t is
great gift to he born rich in the eyes
and ears Some men have carried before
them an endless procession of beauty.
There are charms for them where Others
perceive barrenness. There is a concert
in the air all the time for thosewhose ears
are tuned Alright Trees harp for them,
winds roll their tones musically, and birds
and insects fill mp the orchestra"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

A special from Brennan, Texas, on the
Goth ult., states that the editors of the
Democratic newspapers in convention had
nominated Hamilton Stuart, of Galveston,
for Governor, and he had accepted. A
full straight-out Democratic ticket would
be put forward. The newspapers were
pledged for their support. a4
The election in Mississippi will be held
on November 30 and December 1. II
A special dispatch from Houston, Texas,
OF the list, says the so-called Democratic
Convention at Brennan consisted of five
editors. The Democratic party, through
it's Executive Committee, refused to call a
convention or make any nomination for
Governor. The Democratic party off
Texas has no sympathy or connection
with this move.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

The Ohio Reform and Industrial Schoo
for girls is to be opened on the 18th o
| October. .4 AA
The official returns of the passengers ar
riving in the United States during The
quarter ending with June, show an extra
ordinary increase. The whole number il
7,5S2, of whom nearly 66,000 were fe
males. ~
The new building of the National Mill
tary Asylum, located at Milwaukee, was
dedicated on the 9th. An address was
delivered by Gen. B. F. Butler, who is one
of the Board of Managers. The accommo-
dations of the building are sufficient to
contain comfortably five hundred in
mates. The number of soldiers now in
the Asylum is 247.
One of the Miami powder mills, five
miles north of Xenia, Ohio, exploded on
the 27th, killing a colored employee named
Thurston, prostrating five buildings and
injuring some dwellings The telegraph
wires were torn down.
The wheat crop of Montana is estimated
at $4,000 bushels.
The New York Commercial of the Goth
ult asserts that the steamship Alabama
went to sea on the Goth with 200 volun.
teers for Cuba.
The New York Express of the Both says
it is estimated that the depreciation in the
price of gold and securities dealt in on the
New York Stock Exchange since the
previous Thursday would reach 100000,
600 in currency. Many men had been re
duced from affluence to poverty.
The government coffer-dam at Moline
gave way on the morning of the 30th ult
About 100 feet of the embankment washed
out, causing loss of at least $150,00O, al
the same time putting the work back q
year.
Customs receipts for week ending Sep
tember %, $3,31O,19S.
An official proclamation has been issued
of the convention between the United
States and Darmstadt, regulating
citizenship on the basis of naturalization
as with the North German Confederation
The tobacco crop in the vicinity of Gin
cinnati, in Ohio and Kentucky, has been
injured by frosts.
A terrible boiler explosion occurred or
the Indiana State Fair Grounds, at In.
dianapolis, on the afternoon of the 1st, by
which nineteen persons lost their lives
and nearly one hundred were more or less
injured The boiler was attached to 8
saw-mill of Messrs. Sinkcr & Co., of In
dianapolis, and had just been fired ur
for test of speed with another saving
machine.
The National Bank of Norwalk, Conn
was robbed of 100000 by burglars on the
night of the 30th ult.
The race for double teams, at Mystic
Park, Boston, on the 3Oth ult., for purse
of $1,000, was won by Honest Allen and
mate, in 9:31, S:32, and 2:2924-said to be
the fastest time on record for double team
trotters.
The following is synopsis Of the pub
lie debt statement for October, as pub.
lished on the 1st inst.
Debt bearing inter-
est in coin. ....... 50, 107, 1885, 500 90
Jo+nr.s+ E60
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

"A Mr.. MOORE recently received 81 300
from the city of Alton, ILL.,, as damages
received from falling through defective
sidewalk and breaking his leg.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-08

y There are no less than 100000 white
men throughout the South engaged in cul-
tiyating cotton with their own hands.
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B Y TIE T. E G. r A PHI .
For the South estern.
Foreign and Domestic Markets,

LONDON, Aug. IS, noon.-Consols 925; bonds sS4
LIVERPOOL, Aug. IS, noon.-Cotton active; uplands
Is and Orleans 134d; sales of the week $4,000 bales
of which for export 900 and on speculation 1000
stock on hand 25o,Ooo bales, Of which l23, 900 are
American. Total stock $4,000 more than estimated,
while American 5000 less.
NEW YORK, Aug Is, noon.-Cotton firm at 334e.
Gold 1348.
LIVERPOOL, Aug IS, afternoon.-Cotton active; up
lands l35 and Orleans 13gd.; stock afoat 676 900
bales, including 10000 American
NEw ORLEANS, Aug. 13.-Cotton-sales 339 bales;
low middling 5O@sORe.; receipts to-day l2l and
ports bales; sales of the week 1901 and receipts
gross 1887, net 366 bales; exports, Havre 1921 and
coastwise 1888 bales; stock on hand l449 bales. Gold
1881 Sterling 14s4; New York sight 5@47Rct. pre-
MUM. Flour-superfne So rs, double extra Sc so
and treble extra Sc 62a. Corn dull; mixed 81 and
white 81 O5. Oats frmer, 65c Bran 81 90. Hay
dull, 500 90. Pork $35 80. Bacon quiet, but firm;
retailing for shoulders at IT, clear rib l9a and clear
sides 20c hams 23@25c. Lard firm; tierce 2O4 and
keg 22@23c. Sugar-common l1@l2 and prime IA
@l44c Molasses dull; reboiled 6O@7oc Whisky
81 l24@1 Is. Coffee dull; fair l5@l54 and prime
l64@l6ac
New YORK, Aug. l3, evening.-Cotton firm with
good demand sales $500 tales at 334c. Money ca
7Rct. Sterling continues dull, l0s5@1lo. Gold dull
at l344.
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FROM EUROPE.

LIVERPOOL, August l1.-Chamber of Commerce re-
solve to send letters American Chambers, pointing
out the system of using unnecessary amount of
covering and heavy bands of iron bales of cotton
and suggesting the adoption American ports of the
system of allowance of tare which prevails in England
LISBON, August l1.-Resignation of the entire Min
istry expected, under eensure of the uppe. house.
MADRID, August 12-Five hundred Carliss on the
frontier of Catalonia Prm before leaving for Paris
ordered armed rebels shot on the 10TH
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Times to-day publishes a letter
from Madrid whereof the following is extract:
Spain couldn't be in worse state change must
come, unless the rulers prepared for revolution.
Treasury empty impossible to collect taxes. Dscon-
tent exist everywhere. Prim and his colleagues have
easy times ahead.
LISBON, Aug. 12.-Resgnaton of Ministers accept
ed. Duke de Lote holds new Ministry.
GLASGOW Aug. 12.-Jefferson Davis and Charles
Mckay are here. Marshal Neil is hopelessly sick.
MADRID, Aug. 13.-Estartus at the head of 500 Car
lists entered Spain from France, at Pulgcedra. Entry
of other bands at various points expected. Consider
able excitement at Malaga owing to republican gov
ernment there.
PARIS Aug. l3.-Emperor signed several decrees,
among them amnesty for the press and political Of
fences.
PARIS August l4.-Marshal Neil, Minister of War;
is dead.
VIENNA, Aug. 14.-Press, Government organ, says
business relations between Turkish and Lombard7 rail
road is entirety broken off.
PARIS August 14.-Several additional bands of Car
lists appeared in different parts of the country, but by
no means formidable
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CHICAGo-Riot ON a iStedmer-,Ssr Persons hadted.
Chicago, July 30.-The following the particulars
of the bloody riot which occurred board the steamer
Dubuque, On the Mississippi river: One hundred and
fifty raftsmen came board the boat at Davenport,
and the clerk ordered two of the negro deck hands to
stand guard at the gangway and not to let any one
pass without his permission One of the ratsmen tired
to pass the guard and to make his way to the cabD
when the deck hands ordered him back until his ticket
was examined by the clerk. Not liking this, he pitched
into the deck hand who got the best OF him, when the
ratsmen to the number of over one hundred came to
his rescue, stabbing and beating the two deck hands
until almost dead, and then throwing them into the
river after which they made assault on the rest Of
the crew. and succeeded in killing three more OF them
and throwing their bodies into the river.
One of the raftsmen was also killed in the melee
As soon Hampton was reached Capt. Rhodes landed
the boat when the raftsmen drove the deck crew
ashore njurng several Of them with stones As soon
as this was over they went aboard of the boat and
ordered the captain to proceed up the river or they
would burn his boat He being in their power, and
fearing they would carry their threat into execution
headed the boat up stream and in the meantime tele-
egraphed the Sheriff of Rock Island who chartered
an extra .rain and left with alarge force of men well
armed They overlook the boat at Clinton, immedi-
ately took possession of her, and started for Rock
Island where upon arrival there over 5000 per-
sons the river bank, together with the crew, who
had been driven off, with whose assistance they sue
ceeded in recognising fortytwo of the men, who were
taken to Jail under strong guard. A large police
force is posted about the JAIL and further trouble is
expected Rock Island is full of raftsmen, who came
ashore but an extra force has been stationed about the
city, and it is thought all will be quiet.
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AN EARTHQUAKES PREDIcTED.-A very general
ctement has been caused in Peru by the publication of
the prophecy of German astronomer asserting that
on the 10Th, 18th and 18th of August of this year,
preliminary shocks of earthquake will be felt in Peru
and Ecuador to be followed on the goth of September
or October by Of the earth in that region, and
along the line of the Andes mountains generally, that
will be perfectly appalling in its effects The predic
ton has it appears created widespread terror among
the Peruvians and many families are now preparing
seek places of greater security The astronomer
not ascertain to certainty whether the grand rupture
will occur in September October but that it will be
on or about the goth he is confident. He arms that
be has predicted earthquakes before with perfect
racy
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IMPORTANT TO LIQUOR DEALERs.-The following has
been sent to Gen. Pleasonton:

been sent to Gen. Pleasonton
WASHINGTON, July %, 1859.
Sir-Your letter of the 10th inst referring to spirits
found in packages containing five gallons or more in
the hands of retail Dealers without the marks or stamps
required by law has been received You refer also to
the practice this class of Dealers of empty
ing packages of spirits which they purchase into stand
casks which bear no stamp mark or brands.
In relation to the subject of stand casks it has re-
Gently been held that although their use is not to be
denied, the emptying of spirits from original pack
age into them, if containing ten gallons or more, for
sale, is change of package to all legal ntents, and
brings the party making the change within the mean
ing of section Al of the act Of July 20, 1858.
Section 81 provides for the forfeiture OF packages OF
spirits containing than five gallons without having
the marks and stamps thereon which the law requires.
Packages containing FIVE gallons and less do not come
within this provision
But nasmuch as the decision regarding the casks
called stand casks has been quite recently made and is
not generally known, before resorting to extreme
measures you will please give notice to parties using
them that they must either abandon their use COM
ply with the provisions of section A. by having them
inspected and gagged and marked or branded as re-
quired by that section, as often they filed Their
use should be discontinued by holding the dealers to
strict compliance with the law.
Very respectfully, JOSIAH GIVEN.
Deputy Commissioner, Collector 4th District.
A. Pleasonton, Esq, New York