Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-09-30
PERSONAL

The stone presented to President Lin.
coin, by many Roman citizens, has arrived
at Springfield, ILL.,, and will be placed In
the Lincoln monument.
The recent California State Fair was a
great success. Receipts, $4,000.
In Chicago on the nth the White
Stockings defeated the Forest Citys, OF
Cleveland 9 to 7.
Corrected census returns Of New Hamp.
shire show the population of the State to
be 317,976; net loss, s,079 in ten years.
The Universalists commenced the cele-
bration of their centennial anniversary at
Gloucester, Mass, on the goth.
A Washington telegram of the goth
says the executive mansion was being rap
idly placed in proper condition to receive
the President and family, who will re-
turn there about the first of October.
| Austin Brooks, editor of the Quincy,
ILL.,, Herald, died on the Goth, of cancer
of the stomach.
Hon. E. Fl. Williams, Of Clayton coun-
ty, has resigned his seat on the Supreme
Bench of Iowa, and Gov. Merrill has ap-
pointed Hon. VIM. e. Miller, Of Johnson
county, to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Miller
has resigned the position of Circuit Judge
of the First Circuit of the Eighth Judicial
District, and accepted the appointment.
The Oregon Legislature has elected
Colonel J. Kelly (Democrat) United
| States Senator.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, in
session at Baltimore, on the Goth elected
the following officers: Frederick D.
Stuart, of Washington, D. c., Grand Sire;
A. G. Logan, of Kansas, Deputy Grand
Sire; James L. Ridgely, of Maryland,
Grand Corresponding and Recording Sec
retary Joshua Vansant, of Maryland,
Grand Treasurer.
President Grant has made the following
appointments: Jos. P. Root, of Kansas,
Minister to Chill; J. w. Taylor, of Mime
sofa, Consul at Winnepeg; j. P. Bard
well, Of Ohio. Agent of the Chippewa
Indians in Mississippi; Seldom N. Clarke,
of Illinois, Agent Of the Chippewa In
dams of Lake Superior.
| A pugilistic encounter occurred on the
stage of the Grand Opera House in New
York city, on the morning Of the Goth,
between Jim Fisk, Jr., proprietor, and
Max Maretzek, manager, in which the
former is said to have been badly pun
he'd.
Hon. Leo w. Booker, Congressman
from Virginia, and A. j. Hamilton, of
Texas, have issued call for convention
of native original Union men of the
South at Knoxville, November 1.
An immense and enthusiastic mass
meeting of citizens Of Chicago in sympa-
thy with the French Republic was held
in that city on the evening of the 22d.
POILTICALs
In the Oregon Legislature, On the 14tb,
Gov. Woods presented his biennial mes
sage. Gov. Grover was inaugurated On
the 18th. Bills discouraging Chinese
immigration were introduced.
The recent Democratic State Conven-
ton of Kansas nominated: For Governor,
Ira G.. Sharp Lieutenant Governor, A. ].
Allen; Secretary of State, G. 9. Duren /;
Auditor, FL. Mcmahon; Treasurer, S. G.
Lephart; Superintendent Of Public In
struction, L. Fl. Murray.
Congressional nominations: Demo
cratic-First Minnesota District, G. M.
Buck; Twelfth Illinois, VIM. Huntsen.
Republican Missouri, Ex Lieuten-
ant Governor Smith. Labor Reform
First Ohio, Aaron F. Perry, Republican
candidate.
The Nevada Democratic State Con-
vention on the 18th nominated Major L..
r. Bradley for Governor, and Frank Den
yer for Lieutenant Governor.
N. s. Collyer, Democrat, announces
himself candidate for Governor Of Ten
nessee, against Brown, the party nominee
John V. Farwell has published card
in the Chicago papers declining the NOM
ination for Congressman at Large on the
Temperance ticket in Illinois.
The Democrats of the Seventh Con-
gressional District of Tennessee have
nominated Robert p. Caldwell, of Tren-
ton, as their candidate for Congress.
The Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention is called to meet at Frankfort, on
January 7, 1871, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the following offices
to be filed at the next August election !:
Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor, Attor-
ney- General, Auditor, Treasurer, Register
of the Land Office, and Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
The official returns of the late election
in Maine give the following result: Per
ham, 54,051; Roberts, 45,175; Perham's
majority, 9,S75.
The Liberal Republicans in the Fifth
Missouri District have nominated Chas.
FL. Johnson for Congress.
Trhe New York Democratic State Con-
vention at RRncbester, on the 2lst, made
the following nominaTions; FOR GOV
ernor, Jno. T. Hoffman Lieutenant GOV
ernor, Allen 9. Beach; Comptroller, A.
F. Nichols; Canal Commissioners, long
term, Jno D. Fay; short term, Geo. w.
Chapman; States Prison Inspector, Sol
omon Schen, all denominations.
Edward Avery, of Braintree, has been
nominated for Congress by the Labor Re-
form party, in the Second Massachusetts
District.