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

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The following appointments were made
on the Goth ult.: Postmasters-W. H.
Muerbers, st. Charles, Mo-. ; Jay j. Drake,
st. Joseph, Mich. Edward S. JeWett,
Niles, Mich. Joseph M. Orr is appointed
United States Marshal for Utah. -
Mr. John Bigelow has resigned the edi-
torship of the N. Y. Times, and Frederick
Hudson, late of the Herald, is to be man
aging editor. =
The Colfax party left San Francisco for
the East on the Goth rlt. They would re-
main at Salt Lake few days..
The N. Y Sun of the 3Oth ult. publishes
letter from Geo. VIM. Curtis, declining
the Republican nomination for Secretary
of State. 945.sf
Mr.. Seward and party left San Francis
co on the Both, by steamer, en- route for the
City of Mexico. On the same day Gen.
Geo. H. Thomas and Admiral Farragut
left for the East. H1
Hon. Isaac Jenkinson, Of the Fort
Wayne 5(Ind) Gosette has accepted the
appointment of United States Consul at
Glasgow, Scotland. eat8@
F. NJ Blair, editor of the Masonic Home
-Adoocate, and formerly Grand Master of
Illinois, died at Indianapolis ON the night
of the Goth ult. iai t.V r. an5
The President has recognized Casper
Ritchie as Vice Consul of the Swiss Con-
federation for Ohio Indiana, and Ken
lucky, to reside in Cincinnati; also Peter
Staub as Consular Agent of the Swiss
Confederation for Tennessee, to reside at
Knoxville. aa5a
,err POLITICAL. 80 s,sg
A Nashville, Tenn, dispatch of the 25th
says: "The municipal election to-day
passed off quietly. Returns are complete.
The majority of Morrill, the Conservative
candidate for Mayor, will be about $500.
The Conservative ticket for Aldermen and
Councilmen is also elected by decided
majority" 3r e -.
The Iowa Democratic State Central
Committee have nominated Ell. O. Dayton,
of Lansing, as their candidate for Super
intendent of Public Instruction, D5ce Ed
mund Jaeger, declined.
The Minnesota Democratic State Con-
vention on the 23d nominated the follow
ing ticket: Governor, George L. Otis, of
Ramsey County; Lieutenant Governor, j.
A. Wiswell, of Blue Earth County; Sec
retary of State, T. e.. Fladeland, of Fill
more County,; Auditor, Louis A. Evans,
of Stearns County; Attorney General,
Seagrave Smith, of Dakota County State
Treasurer, Casper Babriech, of Brown
County; Chief Justice, Chas. E. Flan-
dreau, of Hennepin County Clerk of the
Supreme Court, w. T. Branewell, of Nc
Leod County.
Mr.. johnson, Conservative, was, on the
2Sth, elected to the Virginia Legislature
from Alexandria Co., by majority of SO.
The Mississippi Republican State Con-
vention, in session at jackson on the
29th ult., nominated Gen. Alcom for
Governor, r. c. Powers for Lieutenant
Governor, and Bishop James Lynch (col-
ored) for Secretary of State.
Attorney General Hoar has given his
opinion upon the power of the Virginia
Legislature to elect United States Senators,
and says they can do SO after organizing,
as such action is not regarded as Legisla-
tive business, and will therefore be legal.
The Republican State Convention of
New York, in session at Syracuse on the
goth ult,, nominated the following ticket (:
Secretary of State, George William Cur
tbs; Comptroller, Thomas Hillhouse
State Engineer, Gen. John G. Robinson
Treasurer, Thomas S. Chatfield; Attorney
General, Martin l. Townsend; State Prison
Inspector, Daniel D. Conover; Judges of
the Court of Appeals, Woodruff and
Mason, the present incumbents.
This fall State elections will take place
as follows: -ai sAsf