Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10

! A Washington telegram of the 9th
says: "The English Minister had a long
conference with the Secretary of State TO-
day, concerning Fenian affairs. It ap-
pears from advices received by the gov
ernment that the Fenians did not cross
the border, and none were captured on
British soil. The British Minister is
pleased with the promptness and alacrity
shown by our government in suppressing
the movement"
Several officers and soldiers of the ex-
pedition from St. Albans had returned to
New York city on the 9th, and were
disheartening the new recruits with their
stories of bad management.
Notwithstanding their reverses, the
Fenians were still recruiting at the East
on the 27th.
A Malone, N. Y, dispatch of the Goth
says the Fenian movement there had col
lapsed. General Gleason, DR.. Donnelly,
Colonel Cullen, and Captain Mannox, of
the Fenian army, had been arrested by
United States Marshal Quimby. About
fifteen hundred Fenians were scattered
all over the city and in camp, awaiting
transportation.
A New York dispatch of the 29th says
the Irishmen in that city were disheartened
by the news from the border, and dis
patch had been received from the front,
instructing them not to send any more
men, but to forward funds for the support
of the New York troops, as soon as pos
sible. The Executive Council of the
Fenian Brotherhood have issued an ad-
dress, signed by James Gibbons, Chair
man, and Richard McCloud, Secretary,
stating that the late Canadian invasion was
undertaken without the authority of the
brotherhood, and its failure cannot be
recognized as defeat of the national
organization.
The receipts of internal revenue for the
current year to May 30 were $155,000,0OO,
indicating that the Commissioners esti-
mate of $175,000,000 will be reached by
the end of June.
The bridge over White Water river on
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 6 st. Louis
railroad, at Richmond, Ind, was burned
on the night of the 9th. 1t will be rebuilt
Immediately, and will cost 100000.
| kilograms from the East were received
at Fenian headquarters in Chicago on the
29th, to keep back men until further ad-
vices, and as they were from sources that
were relied upon, they were taken as con-
| 10 of tho fail11Ta
of the Canadian expeditions
In game of baseball at Milwaukee on
the 2Sth ult, the Chicago Club defeated
the Cream Citys, of Milwaukee, by II to
| 10.
A game of base ball in New York city
on the Both ult., between the Mutuals, of
New York, and Forest Citys, of Rockford,
was won by the Mutuals 81 to 13.
Fenian leaders from the Middle and
Western States were in council in Buffalo
on the Both ult., investigating the late dis
aster and adopting measures for reor-
ganization. Although Disguised at the
miserable failure at st. Albans, they pro-
fess not to be dispirited, and claim that
the organization will steadily pursue its
object to success.
A st. Albans dispatch of the 30th ult.
says: "There may be trouble about the
field-piece that was taken from the Fe-
mans while in position on United States
territory. The facts are that fire was
opened by the Fenians on knoll 100
yards from the line, and that the Home
Guards made rush down bill, shot five
Fenians, captured the gun, and returned
with it to Pigeon Hill. There is not the
slightest doubt they crossed into Vermont
territory. The fact Of the shooting of
these last Fenians was not known gener-
ally as the Guards kept silent about it.
4 The Athletics, of Philadelphia, defeated
the Atlantics, of Brooklyn, in game of
base ball, played at Philadelphia on the
3Oth ult., for the championship of Ameri-
ca Score, IS to 49,
Three inches of snow fell at Virginia,
Montana, on the 28th of May.
The residence of Mr.. Hughes, near
Knights Landing, Cal, was recently de-
stroyed by fire, and his four children and
sister -in-law were burned to death.
| Crop reports ia Arkansas, North Mis-.
/ sissippi, and North Alabama, on the LIST,
1 represent corn as unusually good.
On the afternoon of May 25 three men
went to the house of Daniel and Neill
Mcleod, brothers, living in the western
part of Columbia county, North Carolina,
and murdered both. They also badly
wounded the wife, daughter and son Of
Neill Mcleod.
A Malone, N Y, dispatch of the 31st
ult. says: "Glass, Gleason, Donnelly,
and Lindsay, Fenian prisoners, were re-
moved to Canandaigua to-day. Messrs
Smith, of Buffalo McNeill, of Philadel.
phia; Fitzpatrick, of New York, and
Thompson, of Albany, were arrested this
evening. ALI the Fenians here, excepting
the Ohio and Illinois men, have been fur.
nisted transportation to their homes by
their local committees. The Western
men feel badly, as they are left all in the
lurch." 6L
A special dispatch says the government
officials at Malone wound up the war on
the 1sJ by arresting several New York
reporters as Fenians, and sending them tc
prison.
A War Department order enlarges the
Department of the Lakes, by order o.
the President, SO as to extend it to Og