Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

-Rulof, the murderer, has been sem
fenced to be hanged at Binghamton, n.
Y, on Thursday, May Is.
Father Taylor, the venerable min
lister of the Seamen's Bethel, at Boston,
died on the 4th inst, aged II years.
Orders have been sent from the
Navy Department to the commandant Of
the Brooklyn navy-yard to fit out for
sea Immediately seven vessels-the Wa
chuset, Shawmut, Canandaigua, Omaha,
Minnesota, Florida and Susquehanna.
E4Meagre, but sad news come from
the Asiatic squadron. 1t appears that
in sending down the main yard OF the
United States flagship Colorado, the
sheer tackles gave way, and heavy
stick fell on the deck, killing two and
wounding several.
The West.
s2A dead man--name unknOwn-was
found on the street in st. Paul, Mimi,
on the Sd inst. The Coroner's inquest
found his death to have been caused by
too much whisky and lack Of food.
Tho propeller City Of Fremont az
rived at Milwaukee on the 18th inst. in
her passage through the straits of Mac
kinac she broke twenty miles OF ice.
This is the earliest opening of nayiga-
ton for many years.
"A report from Boseman, Montana,
dated April |, says that Stanley and a
party OF seven, and Hamilton and a
party of six, were killed by Sioux Indi-
ans, on the divide between the Muscle
Shell and Yellowstone rivers. The re-
port was brought in by the Bannocks
and Crows.
The residence of Mortimer Cook,
at Topeka, Ks, was burned on the 9Th
inst. Mr.. Cook, who was asleep with
three children when the house took
fire, was awakened by the noise, and
passed two Of his children out of the
window, when he was suftocated by
smoke and tainted, and was pulled out
of the house by the neighbors, leaving
little girl three years old, which was
burned to death.
AT Whitewater, Walworth county,
Mimi, on the lst inst, Mrs. William
Foster, who had been i'll for long time,
died. AS she breathed her last, her
husband, who was by the bedside, drew
pistol, and, aiming at his own heart,
fired. The ball missed the vital organ,
but penetrated the lung, and the
dead wife. He died soon after He was
devotedly attached to his wife, and his
mind had been much depressed during
her illness.
Foreign.
A dispatch to the London Times
from Versailles states that 1900 in
surgents were taken prisoners on Mon
day.
"A London letter says Louis Napo-
leon walks feebly, and is in very poor
health +; that lie and Eugenie are ex-
tremely popular in England.
"A Red Republican proclamation,
dated at the Teuleries, strongly CON
dennis the conduct of the Versailles
Government in attacking Paris.
The TelGgroph's correspondent says
the LIST Prussian army corps has been
ordered to hold itself ready to march to
Paris. The reign Of terror continues
within that city.
The Daily Neeos says the insurgents
attacked the Government troops Tues
day, near Meulorn, and suffered COM
plete route. Garibaldi declines the
command Of the insurgents.
On the Sd, two corps of insureent
troops advanced toward Versailles, one
rt0 Mendon and Chatillon, and the
other e5a Reuil. Both corps were routed
by the Government troops, and Flourens
killed.
The Paris Commune have issued a
decree arraigning Theirs, Favre, Picard,
DutOur, Luiron and Pothnan before the
tribunal of the people, and ordering
their property to be seized Another
decree pronOunces the separation of
Church and State, suppresses religious
bodies, and abolishes national property.
Picard has issued the following cir
cular to the projects "The insur
gents have met a decisive check. Our
troops have captured q redoubt at Cha
hllon, with 1000 prisoners. Flourens
and Duval are dead, and Henry is a
prisoner. twenty-five of the Commun-
lists have resigned, and Assy has been
imprisoned by his own followers. The
Government is happy to inform you of
the condition of affairs which it has eff
fectcd.'
A special to the World, dated Yer
sailles, Sd, says, all day great battle
has ragged between the Government
forces under Gen. Vinoy and 100000
Communists under Gen. Bergeret.
Everywhere the latter were defeated
with terrible Slaughter Near Meudon,
Bergeret and Flourcns, with $4,000 men,
are cut off and surrounded, and must
either surrender tonight or be cut to
pieces in the morning Many Commu-
nlsts refused to fight. and are throwing
down their arms and begging for mercy.
A special, dated Paris, April 3,
evening, says At about o'clock
yesterday afternoon, after great prepa-
ratons, the National insurgents com
menced passing out at the Neuilly gate
in all $4,000 men-Generals Bergeret,
Flourens and Menotti Garibaidi com
manding. 1t was understood that Fort
Nalerlen would not fire. At about 5
o'clock, the artillery was all in front,
and General Bergcret in advance with
10000 men, when suddenly Valerien
opened fire, killing the Commandment
Henry. General Bergeret had Just got
out of his carriage, when the vehicle
was smashed with a bombshell. The
widest scene ensued. The troops tried
to, retreat. The main body left Ber-
geret alone with 10000 men. He tried
TO fight with artillery against Valerien,
but it was useless. The Communists got