Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-10-06
Tor Robert M. Stewart, of Missouri, i

nor Robert M. Stewart, of Missouri, is
dead.
The Secretary of the Treasury has received
a telegram from Austin, Texas, announcing
the murder of Mclaughlin, Inspector of Gus
toms, near San Antonio, while causing the
seizure o! 200 mules smuggled from Texas
......James Stewart, while riding rapidly on
the turnpike, near Nashville, Tenn, on Sun
day, was thrown from his horse and instant
ly killed Five deaths from yellow fever
in Charleston, S. c., on Monday.
Gov. ALcoRN, of Mississippi, has just COM
pleted in New York city the sale of 900
acres, the entire amount of scrip given by
the United States to the State of Mississip-
pi The purchaser was G. F. Lewis, of
Cleveland, o., and the price go cents per
acre, amounting to $189, O00......The slight
frosts which have recently occurred in the
South have dispelled the fear of further
ravages of the yellow fever.
Washington.
The State Department has finished list
of the claims and amount of the same on
file there, for indemnity for depredations
committed during the war by the Confed-
crate cruisers Alabama, Tallahassee, Shenan-
doah, Florida and Olustee for transmission
by Assistant Secretary of State Davis to the
Geneva Conference. The total amount of
the claims is $13 ,289,257. Most of them are
from New England and New York. These
claims, of course, are only to be used as evil
dence before the Geneva Conference, where
the principle only Of England's liability in
the premises is to be determined.....The re-
cent order of the Navy Department retiring
so many Rear Admirals who have been on
active duty at Washington, and placing
them on the half pay required by law,
causes a good deal of feeling and harsh COM
ment in naval circles, and is charged upon
cliqueism in the Department. AS an eco
nomical measure, it does not appear to be a
very great success, it only saves to the
Department about $4,000.
IT is stated that since his return from the
Pacific coast, Felix R. Drunot has partially
reconsidered his declination of the Commits
sionership of Indian Affairs and will proba-
bly, accept the office. The vacancy is held
open for his final decision. 1.-THE Supreme
Court meets in two weeks, and among the
first cases on the calender which were ar
gued last term and are awaiting decision is
the constitutionalty of the direct tax on
cotton, levied few years ago, and after
ward repealed, but under which several
millions were paid into the treasury ...... The
distillers of spirituous liquors have deter
mined to press Congress at the next ses-
sion to consolidate the tax on spirits
now these distillers are required to give
bond for only the tax on each gallon-50
cents.
The President backs out of his promise to
return to Washington on October 8, and
telegraphs that he prefers to withdraw his
promise to attend an adjoining county agri-
cultural fair on Wednesday. He has mark
ed out travelling programme which will
occupy most of October ....A letter recently
received in Washington from an officer of
the Arctic expedition states that Capt. Hall
hopes to carry the Polaris to so degrees
north latitude. The season was very favor
able, and the sea very clear of ice. I" God
willing" he says, d" we may accomplish the
object of the expedition so as to return home
again next fall" The Board of Steam beat
Inspectors who examined the Ocean Wave
disaster, have submitted their report to the
Treasury Department. 1t shows a fearful
record of incompetency, negligence and
carelessness, and finds the owners, agents,
engineer, and inspector of the boat culpable
in the highest degree. The boiler had been
in disuse for a long time, and had been
patched. Besides, the vessel was freight
boat, and had no business to carry passen-
gers, even for an excursion. This violation
of the steamb, at regulation caused the death
of 81 persons and the wounding of many
others......The superintendent of the Gene
raj Recruiting Service in New York has
been ordered to forward 100 recruits to
Louisville, where they will be reported to
the Commanding General of the South for
assignment to the 10th Infantry, and 100 to
Atlanta, Ga, for assignment to the I'd In
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