Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Ensf.

The Secretary of the Treasury states that
he has received a proposition to sell the
Trinity Church property, in New York, for
$25 900. The proposal comes from par
ties claiming taht the estate belongs to the
Government under the terms of the treaty of
peace of 1783.-John S. Ambell, a Californi-
an, lost 81 500 at Mercer street, NY panel
house, recently.
THE failure of Samuel B. Locke, dealer in
iron and metals, of Boston, is announced,
with liabilities at $248,OOO, and assets at
$50 ,OOO.-Edward Neyins, recently convict
ed Of forging tickets on the Erie railway,
was, at New York, on Friday, sentenced to
five years in the State prison.-Joseph
Messner, the wife murderer, was, on the 23d
inst, sentenced to be hanged on the 18th Of
August next, at Rochester, N. Y.
THE monument to the memory of William
B. SCHNEIDER, late Grand Tyler of the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, in Mount Moriah
cemetery, was unveiled and dedicated Sat-
urday morning, with appropriate Masonic
ceremOnies.-During the storm, Saturday
night, the roof of the United Presbyterian
church at Mount Lebanon, Pa, was blown
off and carried 100 yards. The structure is
almost a complete wreck.-A fire Saturday
night destroyed the paint, paper-hanging
and upholstery establishment of J. J. Stan
ley & Co., and badly damaged the paint and
paper-hanging store of Gilmore & Ward.
The loss is 100000.
JUDGE CARDozo has denied both the mo-
tions for writ of error and stay of pro-
ceedings in the case of William Foster, the
murderer of Avery D. Putnam in New York
Ex-Judge Stuart does not yet cease his
efforts, and will employ the eighteen days
yet left Foster in an effort to obtain from
some Judge a stay till at least the proprie-
ty of Judge Cardozo's denial can be passed
on.-FOrt Richmond, near the light-hou
entrance of the Narrows, in New York har-
Dor, which has been under construction fol-
the last fifteen years, at a cost of nearly
$2,O00,OO0, is nearly completed. It is said
that it will be condemned by the Board OF
Examiners as utterly useless except as quar-
tiers for soldiers.-AnOther one cent daily
paper, called the Witness is to be started in
New York next week.
G.. B. KIMBALL was nominated for Cover
nor by the Democrats of Maine on the 9th
inst-Reports from New York, dated June
2Sth, say there is little doubt but that Foster
will be hung.-It is reported that Jay Gould,
in behalf of Erie and Tammany, recently
offered $808,000 for fifty-one shares of the
Times, and that the sum being peremptorily
declined, he vainly offered ST 900 900 for the
same number Of shares, because they would
constitute a controlling interest, and Tam
many is sadly in need of an organ identified
with the Republican party. Their attempts
to get possession Of the Times are no doubt
the basis of the frequently reported sales OF
the paper.
A SERIOUS railroad accident occurred near
Augusta, Me, by which two men lost their
lives and several were severely injured
Rev. DR.. Chas. d. Jackson, rector of st.
Peters Church, Westchester, and John R
Hurd, formerly President of the Marine In
surance Company, Of New York, died on the
28th inst.-The village of Fitchville, in Con-
nectcut, with mills, water power, &C., was
sold, on the 28th inst, to Henry Waterman,
of Providence, for $65 900. A new manu-
featuring enterprise is to be established
there.
The West.
Two mails from Tucson, Arizona, for Fort
Yuma, supposed to have been captured
by the Apaches.-A mineralogist of San
Francisco claims to have discovered a pro-
cess for amalgamating iron and copper and
producing a compound harder than steel.
A company is forming to test the process
The steamer Moses Taylor burst tlne when
eighty miles off San Francisco, on May "a
outward bound, by which Thomas Harrison
engineer Nicholas Pendergast, H. Mooney
firemen Paul Nicolson and William Young
coal passers, and Oliver HAYS were killed
A survey being held, it was decided to keep
the steamer on her course, and she made the
entire trip with one boiler. The dead were
buried al sea.-Rev. DR.. Bernard, Illowy
the we'll known Jewish rabbi, who has Off
ciated in Baltimore, Rochester, st. Louis,
New Orleans and Cincinnati, was thrown
from Lebanon to Fosters Crossing, Ohio,
where he resided, and so injured his spine
hat he died that evening.
Coz. JOHN NOBLE, a pioneer of Cincinnati,
died at Columbus, Ohio, on the 23d.-Chan-
cey Barnes shot and instantly killed Miss
Anna Dwight at Van Buren,, LAGRANGE Co.,
Ind, on the 22d inst. He then fired four
shots into his own head, but they did not
have the effect they ought to have had
and the murderer was alive at last accounts
Cause-She loved wisely.-Harvest in the
neighborhood of Davenport, Iowa, begins
about July LIST, and the crops are reported to
be excellent, causing much good feeling
among the farmers.-An accident occurred
on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
Railroad, on the 22d inst, by which fire
man was killed and a number of persons
severely injured. 1t was caused by the
breaking of culvert.-The Grand Lodge Of
Colored Masons were in session at Indian.
apolis last week.-A terrible rain storm oc
Cured at Chicago Friday evening. The
town was flooded in a short time after the
storm began, and immense damage done by
too much water in all parts of the city
Scarcely a basement in the city escaped
being flooded, and in many cellars the water
was from four to six feet deep. The principa
losers were those who had goods stored il
Easements. The stencil in some parts of tn,
city, caused by the flooding Of old sewers
was almost suffocating.
THE steamer Ida Rees, No. 2, OF the North
western Transportation Co., struck a sane
bar at the mouth of White river, Dakota, OF
the Goth inst, unshipped her rudder, be
came manageable, and sunk in eight fee
of water. The boat and cargo are a tota
loss.-Lieut. Morton, with 80 soldiers and II
citizens, have returned to Camp Mcdonnell
Arizona, having killed Sc Apaches and re-
covered large amount of stock. Capt
Mills, with a large party, is now on theil
tradition. Rees Smith was murdered near
Rhodes rancho, Arizona, by the Indians
The Liberty (Mo.) Democrat has letter say
ing that N. S. Long, John Mullins, two men
named Elliot, and perhaps others, were
killed by Indians near Fort Griffin, Texas
May One of the Elliots was burned alive
The railroad bridge at Winona, Mimi, which
recently gave way, is to be rebuilt of iron
entirely-A woman at Sturgis, Mich, died
recently, in 90 minutes after inhaling the
steam which arose from a kettle in which
she was boiling potato bugs.-Robert Willis
colOred, was shot and killed at Rochester