Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-03

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agreed to- except those upon which separate vote
were desired by Senators-and it was agreed tbs
| the amendments undisposed of should be vote
| on on the 27th.. Adjourned.
| In the House, on the 26th, bills wer
| passed annulling law. of New Mexico, which rs
servedre real estate from execution, with provis
that homestead only to the amount of $1,000 b
reserved; Senate bill creating an additional lam
district in Colorado. J. The River and Harbor bill
appropriating nearly So 500 OOO was reported fror
| the Committee on Commerce, and referred to tn
Committee on Appropriations. "A bill was intro
| steam vessels from tonnage duties All tn
amendments proposed to the Northern Pacif
Railroad bill we're rejected, and the bill wa
Conference Committee on the b;q to enforce tn
Fifteenth Amendment, which went over to tn
27th. The bill to revive the commercial and nav
cussed at length, and motion to table it was re
jected-61 to 105.. Adjourned. S
a ss FOREIGN.
A Madrid dispatch of the 20.a state
that E,partero still persisted in his re
fusal to accept the Spanish throne, and |
majority Of the Deputies in the Corte
held conference, and agreed to confer
the title of royalty upon Serrano, wht
h also expressed an unwillingness to accept
and suggested, as proper person to oc
cupy the responsible position, the eldest
son of the Duke of Montpensier.
Baron Liebig, whose condition recently
caused much anxiety, was convalescent
on the Goth.
At tParis, on the morning of the 21st
the Emperor met the Legislative bodies
in solemn assembly at the Sale D'Etat
and received from a deputation of the
Corps Legislatif the result of the vote on
the pzebiscituns. In a speech on the occa-
sion, the Emperor expressed his "grati-
tude to the nation which thus renews to
him, for the fourth time in twenty years,
the signal evidence of its confidence"
The city was illuminated in the evening,
in honor of the result of the ple5iscite
vote.
1t was announced in Madrid on the 21st,
that Espartero had reconsidered his reso-
luton, and consented to accept the crown
of Spain. Tyan
The close of the discussion on infalli-
bility in the council at Rome has been
fixed for June 20.
Queen Victoria was 81 years old on the
Oath.
, The remaining seven of the Greek
.brigands were tried at Athens on the 23d,
and were sentenced to summary death.
A Montreal dispatch of the oath says
the government had received informa-
ton of threatened Fenian deInonstra-
ton on the frontier. There was con-
siderable excitement at Toronto and
throughout the country on account of the
threatened raid, and active Preparations
were making to resist any attempts at
invasion.
Mark Lemon, editor of the London
Punch, aged 81, and Sir John Simeon,
M. P, aged 55, died in London on the Esd.
1t was reported in Paris on the 23d, that
a high court will meet on the 18th of
June, to try those arrested for completely
in the regicide plot.
Gable dispatches received in New York
city on the 23d, state mat Espartero
finally declines the Spanish Crown; that
the King of Prussia heartily congratulates
Napoleon on the result of the plebiscitun'';
that it had transpired that the Greek
brigands, before their execution, confessed
that they insisted upon ransom for the
prisoners under advice of persons high in
authority and welding great influence
with the Government of Greece. It was
thought that serious complications would
grow out of this last announcement.
: A fire in Quebec on the oath destroyed
four hundred and nineteen houses, a
foundry, potash factory, two ships, and a
large quantity of lumber. The total loss
foots up S5OO,0OO, about half covered by
insurance. A large number of families
were rendered homeless.
A Toronto dispatch of the 25th states
that considerable excitement still existed
in regard to the Fenian raid, but the Gov
ernment appeared well advised of all
movements, and was fully prepared for
any attempt at invasion. The volunteer
forces were prepared to leave at once, if
required. t
The Fenian movement uiG st. Albans
VT, eliminated on the 25th in a slight
skirmish near Hubbard's Corner. The
advance company was from Burlington
VT, Captain William Cronan. General
O'Neill made short speech, addressing
them as the "advance guard of the Irish
American Army for the liberation of Ire
land from the yoke of the oppressor." Al
the company approached the line they
were surprised by sharp volley from
some Canadian troops whose position hat
been crossed. The fire was instantly re
turned by Cronan's men, and quite I
sharp fire was kept up for some time. l
is reported that one of the Fenians wa
killed and Captain Cronan wounded il
the thigh. General O'Neill was arreste'
by United States Marshal Foster, ant
waived an examination on the charge o
violating the neutrality laws, and, in de
fault of $4,000 bail, was taken to Bur
lington and committed.
A st. Albans dispatch OF the evenlnl
of the 25th, says I" The arrest of Genera
O'Neill has fallen like wet blanket o.
the Fenians, and report from the from
this evening says they are badly demor
| allied. The Fenians fought well, but it
evident that they were not reinforced a
they expected"
A Montreal dispatch of the 25th says
"The Fenians attacked Colonel Smith