Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-14
The S0HIh

ult, Commissioner Pleasonton had long
! interview with the President, and afterward
proceededgto the office of Secretary Boutwell,,
where the two had an extended converse
ton. Although nothing positive concerning
| it has transpired, the belief is that it had
reference to a clearer understanding of their
respective duties, as it is known the Presi-
| dent is friendly to both the gentlemen and
| desires that there shall be harmony in the
administration of all the business depart
ments.-Baron Gerolt, the German Minister,
ON the goth ult., took formal leave OF the
President, the usual appropriate and comIniI-
| mentary addresses being exchanged -Phll1p
r. Freas, of Germantown, Pa, has tele-
| graphed that he must, for personal and bust
ness reasons, decline the position of Commits
| soner of Agriculture, rendered him by Presl-
| dent Grant.-The grand total of internal
revenue receipts for the fiscal year to date is
| $144 PTS, OO3. Edward Lyles, formerly
Russelville, KY, was foully murdered at
picnic on Thursday, four miles below Mem
! phis, Tenn, by jealous rival named Early
| Easom. who walked up behind him and
| shot him through the head. He then fled to
| the woods.
| THE funeral of Gen. Ketcbam at Washing
ton, on Friday, was largely attended. The
| following officers were pail bearers: Quar-
termaster General Meigs, Commissary-Gen
eral Eaton, Gen. Dyer, Chief of Ordnance;
| Gen Pickets, Gen. Charles E. Thomas, re-
tired Col. O'Neil Sprague, retired Gen Eaton,
! Paymaster, and Assistant Surgeon General
| Coane.-A number of removals and changes
| in the various bureaus of the Interior De-
| partment have been made recently, and
! good many more will be made in the course
of few days, especially in the Pension and
| r lc how
| been made in the Land Office since the
change in the Commissoner.-The decrease
| in the internal revenue collections for the
| fiscal year ending June 80, as compared with
last year, is $40 ,266, ssh Customs receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 80 were
1904 ,457 991, aga INST $l9l ,305, 1852 for the pre-
vious fiscal year. During the six months of
the present year, from Jan. to June 80,
| since which date the reduced tariff has been
in operation, collections were $l04, 463, 1856,
against $98, 1858 Isl collected during the cor
responding six months in the previous fiscal
year, showing an increase in custom receipts
under the reduced law of $5,808,l35.
Two passenger cars, and a sleeping car, on
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
broke through a bridge over Harpeth river,
eighteen miles from Nashville, Tenn, on
Monday night, and were precipitated into
tn bed of the stream. Fifteen persons were
| killed, and twenty more or less INJURED ....
Early EvesOn, who killed Edward Iyles last
week, and Mike Maloney, who killed a
negro two years since, surrendered them
! selves at Memphis on the 5th inst. Senator
| Spencer mas received telegram from GER
tain Republicans of Mobile, denouncing the
| appointment Of Warner as Collector of that
| port. The resolutions adopted by the meet
| ing will be forwarded to the President. IA
detailed statement of the spirits in and out
of bond in the United States, on May l,
1871, exhibits the fact that out of 1858 900
| gallons of brandy in the country, but 100 900
gallons is the genuine product of fruits, the
remainder being compounds from distilled
spirits. -
Foreign.
The correspondents of the London papers
all agree that the review at Longcha mps
and the French loan were both successful.
One writer says that the thought of revenge
| upon Germany is uppermost in the minds of
the Parsians, who still hope for an opportu-
nifty to readjust the frontier-The Official
journal, commenting on the review at Long
champs, remarks: owe have shown Eu-
rope an army 100, 900 strong, valorOus and
ably commanded, which has saved the cause
of civilization. We have also called for two
milliards of money, and have been offered
five milliards. The nation evidently re-
| covers" -Terrible accounts are still received
of the famine in Persia. At Yezd some five
hundred children have been killed and eaten
| by the starving Mohammedan population.
So severe is famine in certain parts that not
only the dates and sugar caravans have
been seiz ed and eaten by the inhabitants of
the villa s through which they passed, but
the pack mules were greedily devoured.-A
| dispatch from Shanghai confirms the an
nouncement of the capture of the Tzanghoa
| forts by the Americans, with slight loss.
| The Coreans had 240 killed and great many
wounded.-It is said in official circles that
Minister Low is with Admiral Rodgers at
| Corea. It seems certain that the conduct of
the Admiral is approved by the Government.
ADv1cEs from Paris state that, by order of
the War Department, the army of General
| Vinoy is dissolved. The army of Versailles
is divided into six corps, commanded respec-
lively by Generals Montauban, Bataille,
| Barrail, Douay, Clinchant, and Bourbaki
General L'Admirault is appointed Governor
of Paris. Troops had commenced leaving
1 arts, in conformity with the treaty of
Frankfort. The artillery in and around Go
| nesse will be Withdrawn in few days Or
ders have been issued from the German
| headquarters forbdding officers of the army
of occupation from entering Paris.-The
| French elections are proceeding quietly.
Gambetta is certainly elected.-Panama let
| tiers of June 20 state that the survey of the
| Nappin River route for the Daren Ship Ca
nal is satisfactory, the route having been
| demonstrated to be practicable, and that
Commander Selfridge was at Panama, await
ing the return eff the surveying party which
assembled the Atrato River, and for the store
ship Guard, when the entire expedition
would sail for home.-The United States
frigate California, Capt. Clitz, flagship of the
Pacific squadron, arrived at Callao, Peru,
June s, So days from New York-all the
way, except As hours, under sail only-al-
most an unprecedented voyage.
The supplementary election returns re-
ceived at Paris show that of $40 Deputie
elected, 100 are Republicans, 8 Legitimists,
and IL Bonapartsts. A majority of the Re-
| pubicans belong to the moderate wing.
| The French Government has demanded the
early evacuation of the forts near Paris, and
of the three departments occupied by the
Germans. Bismarck declines to G i've posi-
tive promise to comply with the demand......
! A difference has arisen between the Egypt
| ian Government and the French Consul at
Cairo, in consequence of the alleged illegal
| arrest of a French citizen by the police.
| Satisfaction has been demanded by France,
and negotiations are pending for the settle
ment of the dispute......King Victor En-
manuel reviewed the regular troops of the
National Guards on the Sd inst. He was
enthusiastically received by the soldiers and
citizens The Crown Prince Frederick
| William has accepted an invitation from the
King of Bavaria to be present at the tri-
umphal entrance of the Bavarian troops
| iuto Munich.
The Public Debt Statement.
The following Is the Inlv statement