Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-05-26

| VINO was SICK, were passengers. LII Vic
night, the steward, a Malay, named
Smith, married to a white woman of
this city, entered the sick child's room,
drugged and ravished her. Arrived at
Umpaoua the citizens formed a Lynch
court, tried him, sentenced him to
death, tied him and placed him in the
stern of small boat, which citizens Sc
lected by lot, towed up the stream out
of sight of the steamer. A shot was
then heard, the citizens returned by
the boat and reported Smith gone on a
long journey and concluded not to re-
turn to say good bye. The act of the
citizens was generally approved.
-Advices from San Francisco state
that papers are being drawn up there,
securing the most extensive and power
full railroad combination ever attempted
in the world 1t includes the Pennsyl-
vania Central and connections, from
the seaboard to the Union Pacific ter
minus at Ogden, Utah, and on this side
the California Pacific, not the Central
Pacific, but the Vallejo opposition line,
which will be extended north to Crosse
Lake, Oregon, and connecting with the
| Oregon Railroad to Portland, possibly
also the Puget Sound, thence to Christ
mas Lakes, thence eastward along the
south side of the Snake River to South
ern Idaho to point of connection with
the Union Pacific at or eastward of Og-
den. This route will avoid heavy grades
over the Sierra Nevada, and complete
continuous line from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, independent of the Central
Pacific, will be constructed immediate
ly, all the capital having been secured
in Europe for the entire work. No
subsidies are asked. The work will be
commenced within two months, with
all the force that can be placed upon it.
The South.
The Republicans of Kentucky have
nominated Gen. John M. Harlan, Of
Louisville, for Governor.
"A negro named George Washington
was hung by mob at Batesville, Ark,
last week, for attempting to outrage q
little girl only three years old.
The last spike in the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad was driven on the
18th, twelve miles south Of Tuscaloosa.
The first through train started from
Chattanooga on the same night, for
New Orleans.
The Southern Fast Line train on
the Shore Line road, on the 18th, made
the fastest run from Louisville to Gov
ington, ever made on Kentucky road,
accomplishing the distance, 100 miles,
in two hours and fifty-eight minutes.
The African church, at Memphis,
had fair Saturday night, the l4th,
and a colored individual named Moody
grabbed the money box, during slight
row in the church, and ran. Abel
Glass and Ed. Diggs, officers of the
church, gave pursuit, and after captur
ing the fellow, Diggs held him while
Glass killed him, shooting him five or
six times with revolver. The murder
ers were arrested.
"A horrible tragedy took place near
Owensboro, KY, on the 10th. A farmer
named Cain, passing through an adj
joining farm belonging to man named
Summers, was shot and slightly wound
ed by the latter. Summers wife joined
in the attack, firing three times at Cain,
wounding him in two places. Cain
seized an axe and nearly split Summers
head open, served Mrs. S. in like man.
ner, and then shot her in the head and
breast with her husbands pistol. Both
died. Cain was shot in the head, Shout
der and bowels-the latter wound prob
ably being mortal Enmity existed be-
tween the parties, owing to Cain shoot
ing at Mrs. Summers last spring. Each
had forbidden the other to pass through
his premises.
WnshinstO
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations is said to stand four in favor
and three against the new treaty.
The new Territorial Government for
Columbia was inaugurated at Washing
ton on the 18th. An immense con-
course attended to witness the proceed
ings, including the organization of the
Legislative Assembly. Fred Douglass
was elected Vice-President of the Coun-
Gil, Upper Branch.
The President has made the follow
ing selections of cadets at large for West
Point: Francis II. Hardie, son of In
spector General James A. Hardie, United
States army Hamlin Spiegle, of Ohio.
L
o. Pitcher; Francis Preston Fremont,
son of Major General John G. Fremont
Eben Swift, son of Surgeon Swift, of the
regular army VIM. Reeve Hamilton, of
| Wisconsin, son of Gen. Charles S.
Hamilton, of the volunteer army; AL
mer H. Wells, of Michigan, United
States volunteer soldier, who distin-
guished himself in the rebellion Ham
ilton Rowan, of Maryland, son of Vice
Admiral Rowan John R. Williams, of
Michigan, son of Brig. Gen. Williams,
of the volunteer army, killed at Baton
Rouge.
Bonds of the city of Paris loan, to
the extent of 100000 francs, have been
stolen. A warning against their nego-
tiation has been sent to all the European
banks.
The London Standard of the 18th,
has dispatch asserting that the Com
munist forces are only 10000 strong,
and that the Versailles army could go
into Paris to-day if it would.
Sir John Frederick William Her.
schel, the only son of the great astrono-
mer, and himself an astronomer of
worldwide repute, died in London, the
10Th, at the age of 70.
-Advices from Buenos Ayres state
that business is entirely suspended, and
the city to great extent deserted. The
Custom House and all the banks are
closed. The ravages of the yellow fe-
yer continue, and will apparently only
cease for want of victims.