Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


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at the St. Lawrence Hotel, Philadel-
phia, on the 10Th. He was 70 years OF
age.
Henry Gray, prominent citizen,
and Superintendent of the Western
railroad from 1850 to 1868, died at
Springfield, Mass, on the 10Th, aged 56
years.
Orders have been received to fit out
for sea within twenty days the large
corvette Tennessee, twenty-three guns.
She will probably go to the Pacific as a
flagship, under the command OF Capt.
Thos. Fl. Patterson. Other ships are to
be fitted out to strengthen the European
squadron by spring.
An embankment in the deep cuton
the Syracuse and Chenango Valley rail
road, between Lebanon Hollow and
Earlville, caved in on the 10Th. Fifteen
or twenty men were buried in the ruins,
five of whom have been recovered
three dead and two fatally injured.
The work of exhumation is delayed by
night.
The forthcoming report of the Au-
ditor of Indiana will show that the total
valuation of real estate in the State Is
1862, 283, 17S, being an increase over that
of 1869 of $6,761 ,699. The tax levy is
$18,688,761.
"A Nation dispatch says there have
been 1000 hogs packed there up to
date, averaging 800 pounds gross wei sht.
The pork packers there are paying
Ok IN for choioa booc
Six hundred feet, or one fourth of
the famous Emma mine, in Cotton
wood, near Salt Lake City, owned by
Woodman, has been sold for $4,000 in
gold. Marshall & Carter, attorneys,
were the purchasers.
The final arrangements for building
the Indiana and Illinois Central rail-
road, running from indianapolis, Ind,
to Decatur H., have beer made, and
the work will be commenced as soon as
possible. Much of the line has already
been graded.
The fearful scourge to cattle, the
Texas fever, broke out among herd OF
cattle belonging to George O'Rear, who
resides seven miles from Jacksonville,
H., few days ago, since which time
nine steers have died of the disease,
and there are no indications of an
abatement of the scoul'ge.
The trans continental travel was
somewhat interrupted at Omaha on the
Dist, by ice on the Missouri river. The
weather in Wyoming and New Mexico
has been extremely cold, the thermom-
eter being reported at twenty-six de-
grees below zero.
The south.
The Senate Friday afternoon con-
firmed Gen. Pleasanton as Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
.-Roderick R. Butler, Representative
in Congress from the First District of
Tennessee, was indicted at Washington
on Friday, by the Grand Jury, for
forging the names of the widows Of
Union soldiers.
Ex-senator Drake took the oath of
office and entered upon his duties as
Chief Justice of the Court of Claims on
the 10Th. He was introduced to the
bar by the senior Judge, Loring, when
he delivered a few remarks, asking the
gentlemen to excuse him for any imper
lection until he should become better
acquainted with the business usages of
the Court.
King William, in speech to the
delegation from the Reichstag, signifed
his acceptance of the dignity of Empe-
ror, rendered him by the unanimous
voice of the princes of free towns and
the German nation.
The bombardment of Versailles is
expected every moment. The French
have in position guns capable of throw
ing she'll through the Kings palace and
driving the Germans from the works
east and north of Versailles.
The Prussians, 2l,000 strong, at
tackled Nuts on the 10Th, with eleven
batteries, and after q combat of five
hours, in which they sustained heavy
losses, occupied the place. 1t is ex-
pected that the battle will be resumed
to-day. The enemy falls back as Gen.
Bourbaki advances. The French troops
have occupied Vierzon.
"A severe parliamentary conflict is
going on in Florence as regards the fu-
ture status of the Pontiff The import
ant question was submitted to Parlia-
ment to take precedence over all others.
The extreme Left will endeavor to de-
stroy the Pope, the Sacred College, and
the whole body episcopal. The extreme
Right will try to save as much as posi-
BILE of the court power and the dynasty
of st. Peter.
"A Versailles correspondent, after
making tour of the German lines,
writes on the 18th, quite positively, that
it will be impossible ever to lombard
Paris effectually. The anxiety of the
Germans for peace is intense. The
German troops are on the point of mu-
tiny. Rats are eaten in Paris only on
wagers and for pastime. The lombard
ment of Paris is postponed.
The New York Times correspond
ent, Malakoff, writing from Paris the
18th inst, says: "We have arrived at
starvation point. The supply of meat
will last but few days longer. To save
fuel many inhabitants remain in bed all
day. IF it had been properly timed Du-
crot's sortie would have succeeded. In
the event of the failure of the next sor-
tie, Ducrot, Favre, and others of the
Government, will leave Paris by balloon
to prosecute the war in the provinces.
Trochu will remain until the surrender
of the city.
News has been received from Paris
to the 10Th inst, that provisions are
plentiful and will last three months,