Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East,

possession a stolen watch chain.-The flu
neral of five young men who were drowned
at North Andover, Mass, took place on the
Sth.-The ship Illinois, from New York for
San Francisco, foundered at sea The crew
were saved.-Dr. Benz F. Spar, who fig
ured in the late Blood Woodruff trial, died
of apoplexy, in New York, on the 8th.
WIN. IT. MAGE and John Nicely, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of bribery, at
Pittsburgh on the 10th inst, were sem
fenced to the county work house for year
and to pay fine of $4,000 each.-Dr. 0. W.
Reid, an abortionist, was sentenced, at Phil
adelphia, on the 10th inst, to six years and
five months imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.-Anne Toeten, of Brooklyn, obtained
verdict for 500, 900 in the city court of New
York, on the 10th inst, against Phipp, Evans
& Co., brewers, of New York, for the loss of
her husband, who was killed in the brewery
of the defendants, by falling through
hatchway.-The event of the day at New
York, on the 10th inst, was the unwilling of
the statue of Prof Morse, in Central Park.
1t is estimated that so 900 people were within
20 rods of the speakers stand.-Seven mem
bers of the New Haven Typographical Union
were arrested on the 10th inst, for conspir
ing against the office of the Journal and
Courier, under a statute law of the State.
The parties arrested obtained bonds. Both
parties are determined to take the matter to
the highest courts.-Hon. J. S. G. KnOwIton,
editor Of the Worcester (Mass.) PaLiadinne,
and Sheriff of the county, died Saturday
morning.
FEARS are entertained of pestilence in
New York city, owing to the filthy condi
ton of the thoroughfares.-Te thousand
salmon trout have been given away by the
New York Fish Commissioners for breeding
IN 4
the entire village of Cold Spring, in the
town of Otis, Berkshire county, Mass, was
destroyed by fire on Thursday night.-The
entire business portion of the village of
Petsdorn Junction, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire on Monday. The loss will reach nearly
100000.
J. M. FRANCIS, United States Minister to
Greece, left New York on the 18th, with his
family, in the steamer Holsatia, for the
scene of his labor.-An immense oyster bed,
said to be the richest known for years, was
discovered on the 18th inst, at Eaton's
Neck, Huntington, Long Island, by fisher
men, who brought $50 bushels of oysters to
New York, and received $500 for disclosing
to others the place in which they found
them.-The Hartford, Conn, City Council
. recently appropriated $4,000 for monument
to the late DR.. Horace Wells, the discoverer
of anaesthesia.
By a collision on Sunday morning, on the
Grand Trunk Railroad, near Grayton, Ont,
the engineer and conductor of one train and
an emigrant passenger were killed, and a
fireman horribly mangled, who died soon
atter.-The singular and unaccountable
horse disease which made its appearance re-
cently,e in New York, has not abated. 1t
battles the skill of the veterinary surgeons.
The disease is very rapid in its result, gen
orally producing death in twenty four hours.
On Wednesday, the Third avenue railroad
lost thirty horses, the Second avenue twenty
and other lines proportonately large num-
bers. The Superintendent OF the Broadway
and Seventh avenue line estimates the deaths
far at 200 animals.-FOster, the murderer
of Putnam in New York is very hopeful of q
new trial, for which his counsel are making
efforts.
The West.
A CAR containing $l1 900 900 in specie, ar
rived at Omaha recently on its way East. 1t
was detained at that place on account of
high water in the river.-Dispatches from
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, report that the
promise of crops in those States are very
good.-Chrlstopher Gunderson, Norwegia n
farmer, fell dead in Sioux City on the 8th
proposed narrow gauge railroad from that
place to Denver The chief object of the
road is to secure an carry connection with
the contemplated narrow guage road from
Denver to Santa Feat Fort Sill, Indian
Territory, on the 2Sth ult,, Gen. Sherm an
arrested Santanta, Satauk, and Big Tree, In
dian chiefs, who were among those who led
the late raid into Texas. While the arrests
were being made Lone Wolf made a de-
monstration that almost resulted in gene
raj fight. One Indian was killed. several
shots were fired, and the Indian camps
stampeded
THE Missouri is the highest it has been for
years in June and is still rising-A little
daughter of Robert Tempting was so badly
burned on the 9th inst, at Joliet, Ill.,, that
she died. She was trying to light fire with
kerosene OLA young man in Chicago re-
Gently shot at cat on the top of house,
and hita young lady on the head standing
near chamber window, causing a serious
wound.-Durlng the month of May, the Chi
cago steam fire engines travelled 524 miles,
and on an average worked only two hours
and half each.-It is reported that Geo.
A. Batchelder, Secretary of Dakota Terri
tory, is unable TO account for some $4,000 be-
longing to the Territory.-A terrible tornado
passed over Iowa City on the 9th inst, doing
great deal of damage. Buildings were I'M
rooted, blown down, and otherwise injured
and trees were uprooted and blown in all
directions.
ALBERT KELLEY, a lad of about II years
died in Chicago on the 9th inst, from the
effects of pistol shot, received from Robert
Douglas, a colored boy. Douglas is in jail
There is already great demand for harvest
hands in Illinois.-P. H. Randall, young
unmarried man, suicided at Appleton, Wis,
on the 10th inst.-Wm. Fores, lad of 49,
was shot and instantly killed by his cousin
at Geneseo, H., on the 10th inst. Playing
with loaded gun caused the Academia
train loaded with live hogs recently arrived
in San Francisco from Iowa. They were
sold for 71c to Sc per pound live weight
The Buckeye Club have determined to sell
their race grounds to the Hamilton county
Ohio, Agricultural Society for $83,O00, on
the condition that the same may be used for
racing.-A Bohemian named Watroosky
suicided in Chicago Sunday afternoon, on
account of press of Uusiness.-A man
named Freeman Keyes, of Newbury, VT
died at the Adams House, in Chicago, on
Sunday, of paralysis.
TEN car loads of strawberries arrived in
Chicago on the Illinois Central Railroad, on
Monday.-Honora Ryan fell in fit on one
of the principal streets of Chicago on Mon
day, and while some kind hearted gentle
men were trying to resuscitate her they were
relieved of their watches, pocket books, and
whatever loose change they had by some of
Honora's friends, The % eetle gGnae'' cost
Honora S25 at the Police Court.-Tea is ar
irving in San Francisco in large quantities
for Chicago.-The boiler of the saw mill of
Jesse Jones, at Pottersville, Mich, exploded