Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Crime.

O.
Tbev have already purchased largely.
A cable dispatch states that rail
vav collision occurred on the Sth, at
Bracklev Junction, near London, in
which passenger car filed with people
was crushed. Five persons were killed
outright, and many were injured, some
of whom are not expected to survive.
A dispatch from King William to
Oueen Augusta confirms the report that
10000 prisoners, II cannon, ana gun
boats were captured at Orleans. The
King adds that Won Tivesion has car
ried Gidy, Janvey, and Prims by storm,
and Manteuffel occupied Rouen after
victorious encounters with Goedin, and
now holds the city. Eight heavy guns
were found in the intrenchments.
The telegraph brings report that
a Pine street banking house, New York,
was robbed of 100000 in five-twenty
bonds :. few days since, though the
losing firm are endeavoring to conceal
the fact, lest it injure their credit. A
clerk in the house is thought to be inn
plicated.
Peter Mccartney, the notorious
cOunIpG1t1U6Es Has given DOIltlS III tilc obiii
of $4,000 and was released from Gus
tody. 1t is understood that he was bailed
by officers of the United States Secret
Service, in consideration of having dis
closed the hiding place of large amount
of plates and meterial used in counter
feiting, and giving information that will
lead to the arrest of his accomplices.
In the Criminal Court at Washing
ton, the trial has been commenced of
Ghas G. Edwins, for the enlightenment
of $500 in legal-tender notes, the
property of the United States. Gen.
Spinner, in the course ofhis examination,
said he had deposited an amount of
bonds necessary to cover the losses, con-
for the fidelity Of persons employed in
his Bureau.
Casualties.
E. Fulger, of New York, injured by
the recent smash up on the Central
Railroad, died at Detroit on the 9th.
Mrs. WILDER, wife of the cashier of
the bank at Herman, Mo-, drowned her.
self in consequence of domestic trouble.
Foreign.
Count Won Bismarck declares that
he will not treat with the Tours Govern
ment on any consideration, because it
has connived at bad faith, and its Off
GERS have broken parole.
--Garibaldi has resigned his command
of the Army of the Vosges, and is about
to return to Italy. This action is caused
by the unfriendly spirit manifested by
some of the French population, who are
not disposed to continue obstinate de-
Tense.
Official reports of the battles near
Orleans show that the Prussian attacked
each corps d'armee separately in greater
force, thus repulsing the left wing of the
Loire and turning Orleans, so as to rem
der the evacuation of the town neces-
sary.
The New York Tribune correspond
ent at Pesth telegraphs to-day that it is
still doubtful that France will partici-
pate in a conference in regard to the
Eastern question. The rumors of con-
cessions by Turkey are officially denied.
Advices from Odessa estimate the Rus
sian troops on the Austrian frontiers at
over 100000 strong. Six frigates and
thirty masked gunboats are stationed at
Nicolaeff.
Gen. DAincourt, who has arrived at
Lille, by balloon from Paris, says the
battles on the Both of November and the
I'd of December were victorious for the
French, and that the Prussions lost 15,-
600 in prisoners and six guns He states
that Paris suffers no privations-that the
condition of the population is good, and
that the object OF his journey is to insure
coincidence in the movements of all the
French armies.
The Government has been installed
at Bordeaux. Vigorous. measures have
been decided on, and large reinforce
ments are going forward to the army
from all parts of the south of France.
The troops are perfectly armed and
equipped A large number of batteries
are ready for service, as are also men and
horses for a large cavalry force. Several
French victories are announced. NJ.
Theirs is here. The postal and telegraph
service are much interrupted. M. Gam
BETA is still with the army.
Preparations are making for the oc-
cupation of Luxembourg by the Prussian
army, as the military is necessary to pre-
vent the furnishing of supplies by the
State, and to destroy the facilities afford
ed for the escape of prisoners. The
army of occupation will come direct
from Germany. The arrangement is
said to be in conformity with an under
standing with the King of Holland.
1t is now considered impossible for
Paris to receive assistance from the pro-
vinces. With the failure and retreat of
the Army of the Loire, all hopes in that
direction are lost Germans look upon
the capitulation of the city as a matter
of time, and it is announced that King
William only awaits that event before
returning to Berlin.
The Duke of Mecklenburg makes
the following announcement from
Meung on the 10th: "The enemy vio-
lently attacked us on the 18th, but
were VIGOROUSLY repulsed by the Seven
teenth and Twenty-second Divisions,
notwithstanding the superiority of their
forces. Our losses were smaller than
yesterday. Beaugency was occupied on
the 8th inst, and Vierzon today
-Advices from Tours announce the
arrival there of over 1000 German pris-
oners. Minister Gambetta, in a tele-
graphic circular to the Projects of De-
partments, from the Headquarters of