Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-20

charged with participating in the double
murder at Devils Elbow, last Saturday,
in which S. T. Kufer and William Fer
guson were killed outright, and Tony
Bateman wounded. The affair grew out
of Bateman attempting to eject Fergu
son. who was his tenant, from his house.
While Bateman was quarrelling with
Mrs. Ferguson. her husband fired, kill
ing Rufer, who had fallen in with the
party near there. Ferguson was then
Shot and killed by Bateman.
The report of the Special Commits
sion on Penal and Reformatory Institu-
tons of Michigan is just published. 1t
strongly condemns the management of
the jails, poor-houses, and county insane
asylums, and recommends their aboli-
ton. and the erection of district prisons,
another insane asylum, school for the
feeble-minded and idiots, home for
pauper children, warehouses for va
grant and dissolute paupers, and hos
pital for diseased and aged paupers, and
various other important recommends
tions.
"A man named named Bernard vii
liams, *of New Orleans, recently caused
the arrest, at Detroit, Mich, Of his two
brothers, Samuel and Abraham, charged
with robbing him of $1,000. The arrest
brought to light the important fact that
the latter were the authors of the IA
nous robbery of George Belts store,
several years since, of some $4,000 worth
of silks, which the alleged thieves had
taken to Texas and sold. If this proves
true, it will lead to the release of a man
named Diamond, now serving fifteen
years sentence in the State Prison for
perjury.
Washington.
The Cherokee delegates have ar
rived at Washington. Their business is
to secure the ratification of the treaty
sent to the Senate by the President dur
ing the latter part of the former session
of Congress, providing for the payment
of $3,250, 900, the price agreed upon I'M
der the treaty of 1868, for some twenty
million acres of land lying in the south
ern part of Kansas.
DR.. w. I'll. Roberts, dentist, for
merly of Alexandria, was killed at Lib
erty, Bedford county, Thursday, by Will
liam johnson, son Of Hon. James Foote
Johnson. Five shots were fired by the
parties, in front of the hotel, one of
which passed through Roberts heart.
johnson was committed to prison.
The President was informed, on the
18th inst, by ex-senator Wade, and
President White, of Cornell University,
that they had accepted the appointment
as Commissioners to Dominica. Bishop
Simpsons engagements compel him to
decline. No other person as yet has
been appointed in his place.
The farewell dinner given to Gen.
Schenck, previous to his departure for
England as Minister, was one of the
liveliest and pleasantest entertainments
known to Washington during the pres
ent season. There were bright speeches,
complimentary toasts, and lavish out
lay of wit and good feeling.
The reduction of the number of as
sistant assessors, by reason of the con-
solidation of the Internal Revenue Di-
visions to date, is 543, nearly twenty
four per cent of the whole number in
the service in October, 1870. This re-
duction will have the effect of saving to
the Government over 100000 per an
mum.
A Washington special to the Even-
ina Post says: "The Senate Committee
on Postoffices and Post Roads agreed at
their meeting to report favorably upon
the bill to establish line of American
steamships between San Francisco and
Australia, stopping at Honolulu, and
one or two other ports, and to grant the
line an annual subsidy for twelve years,
of 100000, with the consideration that
thirteen trips be made each year."
King William telegraphs to the
Queen from Versailles, as follows
"The commandment here is proceeding
favorably. The barracks in the fortifi-
cations are on fire."
A dispatch from the King says
Frederick Charles continues his vic
torious advance on LIE Mans. Every
thing has been quiet in the North since
the 30th ult."
The London Observer says: "The
Conference of Powers will certainly take
place before the end of January. The
refusal of France to attend is not final.
Whether France be represented or not,
the Conference will assemble"
Intelligence from Paris confirms the
report of a bread riot having occurred in
the city. A collision between the mob
and the mslitary had taken place. The
Prussian shells on the 5th are said to
have fired parts of the city. An early
capitulation is predicted.
The King of Holland has issued
proclamation to the inhabitants of Lux
emburg, promising them his unvarying
attachment, and reassur1ng them of the
maintenance of the independence of the
of the Duchy, which he points out is
guaranteed by the signatures of the
chief European Powers.
A Versailles dispatch, dated Jan. II,
says: "The bombardment of the forts
of Paris was vigorously kept up to-day.
Batteries which had been pushed for
ward toward the city, opened fire this
morning. The barracks in Fort d Issy
are IN ruins"
-Manteuffel is at Versailles, but starts
Immediately to take command of the
new Army of the East, consisting of the
Second, Seventh and Fourteenth Corps,
which are marching via Troyes to sup
port Gen. Won Werder, and occupy the
Lyons district. Manteufel leaves Goe-
ben in command of the First and Eighth
Corps of the Landwehr Division, which
is to take care of Faidherbe.
"A Brussels dispatch of the 18th