Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East,

broadway squad, on the Z9th ult., stating
that the case had so preyed upon his mind
that he could not rest. He was taken to the
Central office and locked up.-Mrs. Eliza L..
Constants suit against ST. Adams Church,
n. Y, to recover money advanced in aid OF
the Church fair, resulted in verdict in ia
vor of Mrs. Constant for "a ,49O.-Jacob Man
chester, of the firm of Manchester, Hopkins
&Co., of Providence, R. l., a prominent bust
ness man, died suddenly, on the 10Th ult.
Eat the meeting of the Episcopal General
Theological Seminary, held in New York on
Friday, during an exciting discussion, ex-
Judge Bell, one of the Trustees, who was
speaking, fell dead with heart disease. This.
of course, brought the meeting to close at
once Judge Ball occupied a scat on the
bench in New York about thirty years ago,
and was in the 10th year of his age at the
time of his death He was very prominent
in all matters affecting the Episcopal Cherch.
Walter B. Hartmann, well-known and
wealthy citizen of New York, formerly con-
nected with different insurance companies,
died on Friday, in his I'D year.-Ex-Judge
Stuart on Friday applied for a writ of error
and stay of the proceedings in the case of
Foster, to Judge Ingraham, but the latter, in
view of the fact that Judge Barnard and
himself constitute the court before whom
the case must first come on the appeal,
thought it improper to hear any discussion,
and declined to observation-disclosures Greeley
has an article i'll the Tribune on Lies that
are Mountainous" respecting falsehoods cir
culated about him by the newspapers, thus
concluding: cit does seem to us that a
journal that can find no better topic for a
leader than some EDITORS boots or personal
appearance should be kicked out of every
decent family as too empty and shallow to
justify toleratiOn"
THE accidents from firearms and fireworks
in New York and vicinity, on the 4th, num-
Der not less than ninety, four or five of
which may prove fatal. The fires, hardly
any of them serious, amount to 81; the
shooting and stabbing ARRAYS, principally
caused by drunkenness, to %; while the
fights with fists and clubs were countless.
......GeOrge MOrreys, Thomas Cary, and
VIM. Olney, young men, were drowned in
Long Island Sound by the upsettng Ell a
small boat. They were intoxicated when
they went out, and to that cause the acct
dent is ascribed.. .....John w. Daverick,
treasurer of the Wadsworth Iron Works,
and during the war Lieutenant-C Colonel Of
the Twenty first New York regiment, while
walking in the street in Buffalo, N. Y, with
cidentally shot and killed by Mr.. Emory,
sexton of the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Daverick has become deranged by the sud
den shock. Emory had been firing pistol
on the street during the entire day. The
Lyons stables at Albany, N. Y, with seven
horses, were burned on the 5th inst The
body of man, supposed to be Fonda
Groesbeck, an old fellow who lounged about
the promises, was found among the ruins,
burned to a crisp. Dennis Sullivan has
been arrested on suspicion of having fired
the stables.."...It is generally thought in
New York that the President will allow
Pleasonton to resign rather than to lose
Boutwell, from his Cabinet, and those who
best understand the true situation of affairs
predict that the Presidents return to Wash
ington will be followed BY the immediate re-
trrement of Pleasonton.
The West.
HORACE GREELEY and Colonel Taggart have
been invited by the Oregon Agricultural So
ciety to tell the visitors at the Agricultural
Fair in the autumn what they know about
farming. George S. Porter, formerly
Post Warden, and one of the oldest resi-
dents of San Francisco, died on the goth ult.
The building in Evansville, Wis, known
as the Big MILL" was destroyed by fire on
the 29th ult.-Burglars have been numerous
in Dunleith, ILL.,, of late, and have taken a
number of " tricks" in that village.-John
Palmer, resident of Detroit, Mich, for ff-
ty-two years, and for thirty-fve years agent
of the Etna Insurance Company, died late
ON the goth ult., aged seventy four years.
The Pacific Hotel, now building in Chicago,
covers an area of an acre and a half of
ground. 1t will cost about $500, OOO.-A ter
rble tragedy took place at Black Earth
Wis, on the Goth ut. A worthless fellow,
named Sanders, coming home drunk, shot
his wife, a milliner, three times, so that she
cannot live. He fired at his mother-in law,
Mrs. Fisher, who saved herself with chair.
Then the neighbOrs were attracted by the
noise, came in, and were about to lynch him,
when he shot himself dead.
CHICAGos pet base ball club, the White
Stockings (now known as the " timids") was
again defeated Friday last, by the
Olympics from ashington.-Committee
are visiting the different Western cities =
Letting aid for the destitute people of Edo
RADIO, Kan, which, it will be remembered,
was almost totally destroyed by a tornado a
short time since.-Chief Justice Chase passed
through East Saginaw on Friday>on his way
to the St. Louis (Mich.) magnetic springs,
where he expects to spend part of the sum-
mer.-A quarrel, having its origin in bad
whisky and gambling, occurred at place
called Six-Mile House, in Madison county,
ILL.,, on Sunday last, between three men
named Benton Brooks, George Mathews and
Gabano Marine, which resulted in the MUIR
der of Brooks, he being stabbed and hacked
with knives in horrible manner. Mathews
and Marine were arrested and lodged in ia
at Edwardsville.
A SALT LAKE dispatch of the LIST says
The Tribune of to-day contains proclama-
ton issued by the Hon. George A. Black,
Secretary and Acting Governor, forbidding
all musters, parties, or gathering of the
militia OF Utah, or of armed persons within
the Territory, except by the Governors or
ders, or by order of the q. S. Marshal in
case a posse comitGtttS is required to enforce
the order of the court. The proclamation
has been issued in view of certain orders of
Daniel H. Wells, calling himself Lieutenant
General, an office not recognized by the Gov
eminent, which orders out three companies
of infantry, one of artillery, and one of cav
airy, ostensbly to participate in the Mormon
procession on the 4th of July. The attempt
is made in order to maintain the organiza-
ton of the Nauvoo Legion outside of control
of the Governor of the Territory. 1t is gem
orally believed that the Mormons will not
attempt to carry out their scheme in face of
the proclamation. If they do, the laws will
be enforced, and trouble may ensue.-The
Cincinnati police made raid on the gam
bling houses on Saturday night, about mid
night, and captured fifteen of the principal
gamblers in the city, together with num-
Der of players, including one member of the
Council, who are held as witnesses.-Two OF
three days since David F. Sanderson, part
ner in the banking house of J. A. Davis 4
Co., Eureka, Ill, left for parts unknown with
all the funds he could get hold Of. The
amount of the deficit is not exactly known
but will probably reach S20,000.-The trans
continental excursion leaves indianapolis