Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-09-22

The East.

The New York city comptroller's Office
was robbed on Sunday night, and large
amount of vouchers and other important
papers stolen......A boiler in the Curtis
hat factory at Newberyport, Mass, exploded
on Monday morning, killing seven per-
sons. Another woman named Mrs. Burns
has been committed for abortion in New
York The Ward crew won the four-oared
race at Saratoga, on Monday, in "a minutes
and "a seconds. The Republican majority
in Maine will be about 1l,O0O
HIGH times in New York on Tuesday.
Mayor Hall requested Comptroller Connolly
to resign. Connolly couldn't see it. A decid-
ed GOODNESS between members of the Tam
many ring. A general smashup of the ring
is anticipated. The vouchers stolen from
the Comptrollor's Office on Sunday represent
bills to the amount of $13, 189, 45O. Congress
man Roosevelt says the debt of New York is
not less than 5000 900 900. The annual ses-
sion of the ancient order of Odd Fellows
commenced in New York on the 18th inst.
IA Saratoga dispatch says the Ward
brothers will receive a handsome testimo-
NAL in honor of their victory in the recent
four-oared race.
Two very disastrous fires occurred at Sar-
atoga, N. Y, on the 18th inst. The Park
Place Hotel, Columbia Hotel, and part of
tho Crescent Hotel, were destroyed, incur
ing loss of over 5000, OOO....In the burn
ing of livery stable in New York city, on
the 18th inst. twenty three horses persisted,
one of whom was valued at So ,0O0...... DR.. j.
D. M iller, brother of Joaqui Miller, died
at Easton, Pa, on the 9th inst....... Buck
hout, the Sleepy Hollow murderer, who
killed his wife, man and boy, was hung
at White Plains, N. Y, on Friday the 18th
inst......John Quincy Adams was nominated
for Governor, by reclamation, by the Demo-
Gratis of Massachusetts, on the 18th inst......
serious torpedo explosion took place on
Beekman street, New York, on Thursday.
Six persons were instantly killed, and eight
severely wounded. A street car passing the
building at the time of the explosion was
blown to pieces, and the driver, conductor
and horses instantly killed. Nearly every
building in the neighborhood was more or
less damaged.
The West.
GEO. P BELDEN well-known Indian
guide and scout was murdered on Sept. LIST
while on his way from the Grand River
agency, Dakota, to Grass Camp......An acct
dent occurred at the Pententary, in Joliet,
before noon on Monday, whereby a convict
lost his life. A guy rope to one of the der
ricks broke, and the derrick fell upon John
MOsby, convict. He died before he could
be carried to the hospital. The coroner
held an inquest, and returned verdict
accordingly.
The Baraboo extension of the Northwest
ern railroad was formally opened on the
18th inst...... Coal of an excellent quality has
been found two miles northeast of LIE Claire,
Scott county, and the parties are at work
developing the mine..... Bloomington, ILL.,,
is to have a new $4,000 hotel......A young
man named Price was accidentally snot and
killed near Logansport, Ind, on Tuesday.
IAN old man named Daniels fell between
the cars at Connersville, Ind. Tuesday night,
and was instantly killed.
DR.. CAsTLEMAN prominent physician of
Milwaukee, was brutally assaulted by two
men recently, who went to his Office for the
purpose of levying blackmail.. I'D ames
Murphy, who murdered one John Kinney,
recently, in Chicago, gave himself up to the
police on Thursday last......T The oldest resi-
dent of Elmwood township, ILL.,, says he
never before saw as good a corn crop as
there is in that locality this year. .....A man
named John Hogan instantly killed by
falling down stairs at Fl. Wayne, on Thurs
day last.....An omnibus containing a party
of twenty-five persons capsized, near Cleve-
land on the 14th inst, and three of the
party were so severely in ured that they
cannot survive......A prominent gunsmth
and sportsman of Cleveland, named Hat
tersley died on the 18th from the effects of
medicine taken internally, which should
have been applied externally. The accident
was caused through the carelessness of
drug clerk, who placed wrong label on
the BOTTLE
The South.
A TRAIN on the Mississippi Central railroad
ran off the track near Granada, Tenn, on
Sunday, and killed the engineer and fire.
man.....John Roberts, one of the proprie-
tors of the Republican Banner, at Nashville,
Tenn, died on Monday ......Jacob Harper
and Betsey Harper, brother and sister of
John Harper, owner of the famous trotting
horse =" Longfellow,' were murdered at their
residence near Midway, KY, on Monday.
1.-Two convicts attempted to escape from
the Penitentiary at Little Rock, Ark, on
Monday, were shot and killed.
HENRY REILLY, wellknown citizen of
Alton, ILL.,, agent of the East st. Louis Trans
fer Company and Southeastern Railroad,
while attempting to step from ferryboat
to the wharf, at St. Louis, on Tuesday night,
fell in the river and was drowned. ...Ac-
counts coming in from all sections of South
Carolina represent the continuous rains of
the past week as being very disastrous to
the cotton growing on the Sea Islands. The
expected yield has been cut off by the unfa-
vorable weather at least one-half, and from
the interior of the State reports o! rust and
the shedding of the fruit by the plant are
UNIVERSAL. The Beaufort Is. CO. Republican
of the 18th inst mentions five cases of yell
low fever up to that date, two of which were
fatal
A DISPATCH from Kansas City says the
Tuesday night of $22,OOO......J. C. Jennings
was accidently drowned in the Tennessee
river, at Decatur, Ala, on Thursday. He
struck his head on rock in diving zee. The
United States registered bond for $4,000,
No. ,4SS, caveated by the Treasury depart
ment, was offered for sale at Wilmington,
NC. The person offering it was arrested.
......T The Missouri State Auditors report
shows the total taxable wealth OF that State
to be $571 ,166, 523; of st, Louis county,
$l9S,6I7 ,346. The two next richest counties
are Jackso 1, in which Kansas City is situat-
ed, $l7 ,43S,525 and Buchanan, embracing
St. Joseph, $12, 040 ,4S3. Besides these, there
are % counties which range above $4,000, 900.
Washington.
The first bureau report completed for the
last fiscal year is that of the Commissioner
of Customs. 1t shows that the amount of
revenue derived from the customs for the
last fiscal year was $206,270 900. 1t cost
nearly 100000 to collect this AMOUNT.
The Commissioner of the General Land Of
flee is in receipt of returns from the local