Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-02-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East,

were increasing OH tn0 lUIn. MANY per-
sons had given her up. l-LI
The exact official returns from the
new census of New York city foot up
942, 956-a gain Of Is, 615 over the former
one.
Rev. R. w. Condit, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Oswego,
n. Y, for the past forty years, died sud
denly on the 18th.
"A dwelling house in Northampton,
Pa, was burned on the 10th. Two chill
dren persisted, and their mother was
seriously burned.
Henry Steinway, the founder and
head of the piano manufacturing firm
of Steinway & Sons, died in New York,
on the 7th inst, after lingering i'll
ness.
The general opinion in New York is
that the Tennessee has gone down with
all on board. The Word has so far
given up its correspondent, William
Henry Hurlbut, that it has prepared his
obituary.
The Rev. Thomas Farrell, a report
ed very exemplary priest, has been ex-
PEELED from his church by Archbishop
McCloskey, on account Of his expressed
sympathy with Italian freedom, and q
number of Catholic Irish are indignant
thercat.
Alice Cary, the well-known poetess,
died in New York on the 18th, aged so
years. Miss Cary had been an invalid
many years, and the disease to which
she finally 5uccumbed was her constant
companion for eighteen months, during
most of which time her suffering was
very severe. In spite of this, however,
her contributions to the press were fire.
qucnt, containing no hint or flavor of
illness.
The West.
-Des Moines, Iowa, had q cOnhagra-
ton on the 7th. The total loss will foot
up over $4,000, with very little insu-
rance.
1t is reported that Tom Shannon,
cX-State Senator, will succeed Gen. La
Grange as superintendent of the mint at
San Francisco.
The Illinois Swine Breeders Asso-
citation are to have q convention and
grand annual exhibition in Chicago on
the 18th of next September.
Henry i. CIusman, the keeper of a
feed store at Cincinnati, shot himself
through the head recently. The sup
posed cause is dullness Of business.
On Sunday last there were three
"spells" Of thunder and lightning at
reported quite spring like, and no snow
on the ground.
The Davenport City Horse Railway
Company and the Rock Island and Mo
line Horse Railroad Company are en-
doavOring to secure the right of way
over the island and the Government
bridge between Rock Island and Daven-
port.
The Mozart Watch Factory has
been located at Milan, two miles south
of Rock Island, on Rock river. The
contract has been let for buildings, the
foundations of which were laid last fall
The buildings will be completed in
April or May, and the machinery will
be removed from Ann Arbor, Mich,
to Milan, on the completion of the
buildings.
The South.
Secretary Robson writes Repre-
sentative Sargent that there is no
ground for fear concerning the Ten
nessGc.
"A st. Louis dispatch says that Gov.
Fletcher arrived there recently from
the Indian country, where he completed
treaty with the Shawnee and Wyan-
dotte Indians for the right of way for
Il 1.
This gives the road unObstructed right
OF way from the western border of Mis-
souri, to the Colorado river.
Foreign.
1t is ascertaincd beyond doubt
that the result Of the French elections
is Il triumph for the Conservatives.
1t has been ascertaincd that only
ninety-cight lives were lost on the
French transport Lecerf, wrecked off
Cape La Hague.
A telegram from Bombay says the
steamer General Outram, from Cochin,
bound to Bombay, founderod in q cy-
clone in the Indian Ocean, and fifty
three lives were lost.
"A dispatch from Havre SAYS the
Prussians continue to violate the armis-
ticc, and are still imposing contribu-
tons on the people. The dispatch adds
that where districts are unable to paw
the Mayors arc arrested and imprisoned
as hostages.
A letter has been received by the
French Government from Garibaldi. 1t is
stated that, seeing his mission is fin
ished, he resigns the command of the
Army of the Vosgcs. The Government
forwarded reply accepting his resigna-
ton, and expressing, on behalf of the
country, thanks for the heroic services
rendered by the General, and regrets
that he feels compelled to leave the SER
vice Of France. Garibaldi left Bor-
deauX for Marseilles, where he will
embark at once for his home in the
Island of Caprera.
On the 10th, at noon, the Emperor
will enter Paris by train from Versailles,
taking horse at the Paris station, and
proceeding to the Tuilcries, where he
will hold Court. The general officers of
the army will then inspect the army of
investment, which will march, with
bands playing and colors flying, along
the line already indicated His Majesty
VIII then return to Versailles, and on
the two following days will revisit the
Iullerles, and then return to Germany.
If it is impossible to prepare the Tuile-
rles for the Emperor's reception his
Majesty will put up at Champs Elyse
All the troops before Paris have been
fully reinforced to the utmost war
strength.