Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-12-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East,

lOComoLlFe engine on Cne bOonIoH TdlIIoau
jumped the track near Montville. n. j., and
turned over, killing Christopher Hendricks,
the engineer.
THE Custom House officers last week seized
$4,000 worth of diamonds that gang OF
European gamblers endeavored to smuggle
into that port.
THE Russian frigate SHETLAND, with the
long-looked-for Grand Duke Alexis on board,
arrived at New York early on Sunday morn
ing. The Russian Minister, NJ. Catacazy,
paid an official visit in the afternoon, and
was received in the most cordial manner by
the Grand Duke and the Russian Admiral.
.....A special detective Of the United States
sub-treasury left New York on Saturday for
Europe to secure the arrest of Andrew j.
Garvey. man named John 6. Clinton a
barber, was arrested at Lynn, Mass, on Sat
ur6av charged with beating his wife in a
brutal manner, then pouring kerosene over
her and setting her on fire. She was literally
roasted to death
HENRY J. STEBBINs was on Wednesday
sworn in as Commissioner of the Depart
ment of Public Parks, of New York city,
vice " Boss +" Tweed, resigned. Isaac W
England, publisher of the Sun, has been
appointed School Commissioner in the City
Department of Public Instruction of New
York, and accepts The passenger and
freight steamer City of London, running
between New York and Norwich, Conn, was
burned, on Wednesday morning in the
+ Thames river. Three passengers and nine
Of the crew were lost.
The West.
SQUIRE TAYLOR, Charles Davis and George
Johnson, the negroes charged with the muir
der of the Park family, were taken out of
jail at Charlestown, Ind, about 2 O'Clock
Friday morning by a mob of about forty
persons masked and disg used, thirty-three
of whom entered the jail, and the rest stood
guard in the street. The negroes were hung
in the woods, about three miles from Charles
town.
Col. J. W. HOWARD, well-known news
paper man, formerly connected with the
Chicago Evening Journal, the Peoria Tran
script, and other papers in the Northwest,
has been arrested at Peoria, H., on the
charge of bigamy. He takes the matter
coOlly, and declares he can prove his inno-
cence.
THE schooner Twilight struck rock near
Point au Barqes, on Lake Huron, on the 18th
inst, and sunk. Six lives were lost.
The South.
THE -Ku-Klux Committee at Jackson
vile, Fla, after q session Of five days, con-
cluded their labors Wednesday night, hav-
ing taken o large amount of evidence in
Florida.
THE planning mill of J. S. Thomas, in the
western suburbs of st. Louis, was burned
about l o'clock on Thursday morning. In
sured for $4,000, which will probably cover
the loss.
LIEUT.. Gov. DUNN, of Louisiana, died on
Wednesday morning, at New Orleans, of
congestion5of the brain and lungs. He was
81 years of. age
Washington.
The Pacific coast congressman will move
an inquiry into the management of Indian
affairs, in order to ascertain officially
whether the peace policy has proved sue
cessful -. The American-Spanish Commits
sion will sit until December. Several claims
are on file, including one Of the widow Of
Charles Speakman, shot at Santiago, Cuba,
in June, 1859. The amount :; sked is $50 900.
MFR. Newcomb, Secretary of State of
Texas, has presented claim for 100000
advanced by the State for the payment of
under the authority of the United States
government, to defend the frontiers. Further
legislation will be required for its settle
ment......A large number of cotton cases are
before the Court of Claims, which will soon
resume its sessions. Some of them depend
upon the decision to be rendered by the Su-
preme Court on an appeal from the Court of
Claims, the latter having decided against
the claimant on the ground that the pro-
ciamation of the President went into effect
at the time of publication, and not on the
day IF its date.
Advices from Utah received at Was hing
ton demonstrate that the Mormons are ex-
tremely uneasy in regard to their future
prospects. They now propose to compromise
with the United States Government, and
have instructed Delegate Hooper to make
statement of their case to the United States
authorities. 1t is proposed to try and hold q
convention, get up State Constitution in
which polygamy shall hereafter be prohib-
tied, and then apply to Congress as a State.
In consideration of this concession it will be
urged that Congress do not interfere with ex-
listing relations......John Nugent, brother
of Mrs. Wharton, now in prison at Balti-
more, awaiting trial on charge of poisoning
General Ketchum, attempted to commit sui
eide on Saturday last by cutting his throat
with q razor. The cause of this rash attempt
upon his own life, it is said, arose from de-
preston of mind relative to the charges
made against his sister.
The Solicitor of the Treasury decides that
any passenger steamboat carrying petroleum
contrary to law is subject to seizure, but the
oilitself is not; also, that when carried accord
ing to law, all petroleum must be marked at
what degree of Fahrenheit it will ignite.
Thomas ]. Durant, of Washington, formerly
of Louisiana, has been appointed United
States Advocate before the arbitrators to
settle the claims of American citizens against
Spain, in place of Caleb Gushing, resigned.
..... Gen. Walker, the new Comm issioner of
Indian Affairs, entered upon his duties on
Monday.
Foreign.
The German Reichstag is engaged in the
consideration of the coinage bill. A vote
was taken upon a proposition to place the
effigy of the Emperor William upon all new
coins, instead of those of the Princes of re-
spective countries comprised in the Empire,
and it was decided in the negative by con-
siderable majority ......T The court-martial at
London in the case Of the wreck of her Ma
iesty's ship Megera has closed its delibera-
tions, and rendered a verdict fully acquitting
the captain, officers and crew......A dispatch
from Rome states that the Pope consents
to the conservation of the Church of St.
Suare, which he had hitherto refused be-
cause the church was the private property
of King Victor Emanuel.
THE trial of parties accused of the assas-
sination of Gems. Thomas and Lecompte has