Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East,

One OF the paper mills of Thomas
Rice, Jr., at Newton Falls, Mass, was
burned Sunday. The loss is estimated
at $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Chief Justice Chase has been in New
York for the last fortnight. His health
continues to improve, and there is now
q very encouraging prospect of his res
toration.
The scarcity of water in Jersey City
continues. Six hundred men have been
thrown out of employment by tempo
rary suspension of manufactures caused
by the water famine.
The Judiciary Committee of the
Baseball Association last night decided
the Flyaways, of New York, the cham
piOns of the United States, the Put
mans, of Troy, being their chief rivals.
The Rulloff murder trial at Bing-
hampton, n. Y, was ended on Thurs
day, by denial of a motion to stay pro
ceedings. The sentence of the Court
was made, which was that Rullof be
hanged on the Sd day of March, in the
Court House yard. The accused made
no speech in the Court, but heard the
sentence in solemn silence.
A non-bailable attachment was is
sued on Thursday by Judge Nc
Gum, in the Supreme Court at
New York, against General Neill, in
command Of the garrison at Governors
Island, in consequence of his refusal to
produce, on habeas corpus, John Casey, a
minor, who enlisted without the consent
of his parents.
Another raid was made on Thurs
day upon the Illicit whisky stills in the
Fifth Ward, Brooklyn, by Supervisor
raid was successfully carried out, owing
to the presence of 1000 United States
troops, under command of Gen. Vogdes.
Nineteen stills, containing eighty five
hogsheads of mash valued collectively
at $l5O,OOO, were destroyed.
An inquest was held on the 1lth'
by the Coroner Of New York, in the case
of John Smith, the seaman who died at
Bellevue Hospital, from the effects of
wounds sustained on Dec. 8, on board
the ship Shattemuc. The jury rendered
q verdict to the effect that Smith was
killed by cutlass in the hands of John
Wright, the second mate, and the latter
was accordingly remanded to the Tombs
to await the action of the Grand Jury.
Lawrence Sullivan, under sentence
of death for murder, at New York lies
at the point of death, having abstained
from food for some days. He continued
pacing his cell in sleep, muttering lido
tically, and it has been found necessary
to strap him down to prevent him
crushing his brains out. His execution
was fixed for an early day, but he will
now probably be sent to an asylum as
an idiot, if he does not die before the
time.
A United States officer arrested at
POughkeepsie, n. Y, on Friday, three
took them back to that post. They de-
clared that they were dragged from
their quarters after dark Icy the first
class and conveyed to the mountains,
where they were directed to leave forth
with, under penalty of being Jared and
feathered. They have sent written
statement of the entire transaction to
the Post Commander.
Edward S. Stokes, Secretary of the
Brooklyn Refinery Company, was ar
rested in Brooklyn on Monday, for col
Letting money due the Company, and
approprating it to his own use. Stokes
procured from the Devoe Manufacturing
Company checks to the amount of
$27, 800, and forged his Company's sig
nature. He then had the checks certi-
fed, and deposited them to his own &C
count. On the 4th inst, he Withdrew
Sot 1n
der. When the checks were presented
for payment the forgery was discovered.
a warrant was issued for Stokes ar
rest.
A large four-story brick building at
Painfeld, N. j., owned by Elston
Marsh, and occupied by Baldwin &
Shelter, clothing manufacturers, and
A. d. Nation, dry goods merchants, was
destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
The total loss is 100000, of which
Sl75,000 falls on Baldwin & Shelter,
who are insured for $7l 500. The owner
of the building loses $4,000; insured
for $4,000. Eaton loses $4,000; in
slmed for $4,000. Over 500 sewing wo-
men in various parts of the State are
thrown out Of employment by the burn
ing of this factory.
George Hartman hung himself, on
Friday, at Saginaw City.
A young man from Boston, named
L. Hutchinson, hung himself in Roches-
ter, Mimi, on Thursday.
The rope of hosting machine at
Gaylord's foundry, Newport, KY, on the
18TH, broke, and, in recoiling, struck
Patrick Cain, killing him instantly.
AT Saginaw, on Friday, q boy named
Bachman was found frozen to death in a
freight car, He had attempted to steal
his way through.
On Thursday night, five masked
ruffians entered the store of Thomas
Scott, the County Surveyor, at Sunot
Valley, Alameda county, California, shot
his clerk, Otto Ludwig, dead, robbed
Scott of $25, all the funds he had, and
escaped.
The report that Judge Paine, of
the Wisconsin Supreme Court, died on
Saturday, at Madison, proves to have
been unfounded He was very low, but
on Monday he rallied, and his physi-
clans now have hopes of his ultimate re-
covery.
Dispatches from Washington Terri
tory report the country between Month
cello and Olympia flooded Streams are
all high, and many are overhowed. Sew
eral bridges and sections of railway have
been carried away. Trade is suspended.
The mails are carried on horseback. 1t