Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Weekly News Summary.
FOREIGN.

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.al FOREIGN. .I
The following is the list of the new
French Ministry, as announced by the
Paris Journal OfciA of the 3D.: Justice
and Religion, Emile Olivier; Foreign AT
fairs, Count Dorm Interior, Chevandier
de Valdrome; Finance, Louis j. Buffet !;
War, Edmund LIE Boeuf; Marine, Regault
de Genouilly; Public Instruction, Emile
A. Segris; Public Works, Marquis de Tai
houet; Fine Arts, M. Maurice Richard /;
Emperor's Household, Count Valiant /;
President of the Council, Esquiron de
Parien.
Dispatches received by our Govern
ment on the Sd from Havana make no
mention of the report that the Cuban in
surgents had surrendered to the Spanish
forces, and it was not believed. A promi-
nent member of the Cuban Junta pro-
nounces it fabrication. The Cuban Junta
at New York claims to have information
of recent victory of Queseda over the
Spanish forces near Moyote, in the eastern
part of the island. The Spaniards at
tackled Queseda's company and were re-
pulsed. t-I
According to the latest reports the war
in Paraguay was at an end, and Lopez and
his family had fled to Bolivia.
g The Spanish Ministry resigned on the
4th, in consequence of the refusal of Italy
to permit the candidature of the Duke of
Genoa. ~
The provisional government recently
organized by the allies in Paraguay, be-
sides 'abolishipg slavery and declaring
Lopez an outlaw, has issued a decree abol-
ishing the monopolies which were estab-
lished by Lopez to spoliate the wealthy of
the republic to his own profit.
The English steamer Monarch, with the
remains of Mr.. Peabody, reached Madeira
on the 30th ult.
The Duke of Marlboro has been accept
ed by the Conservative party of England
| as their leader in the House of Lords.
The Spanish Cortes adjourned on the
9th. 1t is reported that both Serrano and
Prim are really in favor Of the selling Of
Cuba to the United States, but are held in
check by Spanish public sentiment.
The woods in the vicinity of Puerto
Principe have been cut down to deprive
the insurgents Of place of attack.
DOMESTIC.
Gold closed in New York on the 9th
at 12O15.
The total gold receipts at the New
Orleans Custom House for the past year
was $4,S99,OOO against $4,253,0Oo the
previous year, an increase of $646,OOO.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York
has received instructions to buy $6 100000
of $50 bonds during the month and to
sell $4,OOO,O0O gold; one-half for the
special fund and the other for the sinking
fund.
The telegraphic dispatches state that
the storm in the East, on the night OF
the I'd, was fearful one, and occasioned
stoppages on most of the railroads, by
washing away tracks, culverts, bridges,
ETC., and some accidents and loss Of life oc.
cured.
The Cuban Junta at New York are out
with an indignant denial of the report
that the rebellion in Cuba had terminated
and that the Junta had issued circular
advising the Cubans to lay down their
arms.
Counterfeit fifties on the First National
Bank of Jersey City, against which the
Comptroller of the Currency recently
warned the public, are again in circula
ton. - -t
| A St. Paul telegram Of the Sd says
"Positive information from Pembina il
received from perfectly reliable authority
4 that the United States Government has
! been notified, in a manner and from
source it will be bound to take notice OF
that the Canadian adherents in the Rec
River settlement have melted the Siou1
Indians to raid on Pembina and st. 10
seph, in retaliation, as is claimed, for al
legged aid and countenance given to th'
Red River rebellion by American citizen
on this side of the international line"
The subscription being raised in New
! York city for the widow of the late MI
Stanton, had reached $4,000 on the Sd.
The Secretary Of the Treasury stated
, on the Sd that no Assistant in the plac
of Richardson, resigned, would be ap
,, pointed.
The following is recapitulation of tn
public debt statement, as published on tn
, Sd inst:
, Debt bearing inter
est in o0ln.. $500. ~, lUI ,sos, i0V ~
, Interest. 48797,683 So fst 81
Debt bearing inter- - -
est in lawful money o95a5, 0O0 O0
Debt on which inter- w 343&f3
est has ceased since
Interest .. 544,906 60
Debt bearing no in 90
, ,tereSt- ..........-R 4oouao,l4o 40 4rt
, Total debt, principal
and interest, to .'i.
date, including cOu- Frft a..
II pons due, not pre- y o. 80
sented for payment $S,ooS,ioa,ofV'
Coin $1ts, ,159, ATS IS
: | Currency 12,773 96S %
: Sinking fund in U. s..
s coin interest bonds, ~
: and accrued interest
thereon ............. zI,o4o,5%t of
: Other q. s. coninter- 5.s.vla- ati
q est bonds purchased, 64,9oS,S5o 81