Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-04-11
Balance of interest paid by the United

States. .........................S 4,323,S73
The Illinois Senate has passed bill fixing
the legal rate of interest at per cent; al
lowing 10 per cent. to be taken under writ
ten contract; and Furnishing any one who
charges higher rates by making him forfeit
all his interest. The bill making women
eligible as school officers has passed both
branches of the Legisl ature.
By vote of nearly two to one, the Ohio
Senate has refused to abolish capital pun
ishment.
A terrific tornado visited Canton, Miss,
on the 2Sth ult., unroofng and tearing down
buildings, and injurlng many persons. The
damage to the town of Canton was estimat-
ed at 100000. Much injury was done in
the surrounding country. The town of
Franklin, Tenn, has also suffered severely
from similar visitation.
Captain Williams, of the lost steamship At
Iantic, states that the number of passengers on
the Inflated vessel was about as follows: cabin,
33; steerage, 500; besides the officers and crew,
numbering 143-making a total of 976 souls on
board. He puts the number lost at 546. The
names of the cabin passengers lost are as fol-
lows: Cyrus M Fisher and wife, Vermont; Miss
DIOQlC duu HulSn o'Ai' AASS3 A'A
Broadway, New York; Mr.. Kruger, 81 Exchange
Place, New York; Albert Sumner, San Fran
cisco; Henry T. Hewitt, of w. j. Best 81 Co., AS
Broome street, New York; Mr.. Merritt and
wife, New York; Miss Scrymser and Miss Mer
ritt, New York; Mr.. j. Davidson and daugh-
ter. London; w. B. wellington, Boston; Mr..
Street, wife, son and daughter, Nevada.
About seventy of the crew were lost, and the
same number saved. Four hundred and thir-
teen steerage passengers were saved, which is
about one-half of the number that
were on board. A special dispatch
from Halifax says: "Of the thousand
souls on board the Atlantic when she struck,
most of them were at rest Those who could
made the utmost speed to get on deck. Hun
dreds of steerage passengers, and many of the
less vigorous in the saloon, were unable to do
so. as the water poured in Immediately. Those
who succeeded in] gaining the deck mostly
took to the rigging. The passengers agree
that throughout the terrible scene Capt. VIII
liams acted like hero. 1t was utterly impos-
sible to save any of the ladies, although stren-
uous exertions were made to do so.'
The Indiana State Temperance Convention
assembled at Indianapolis ON the I'd, and was
largely attended. After an organization was
effected, general discussion ensued as to the
best method of enforcing the new Temperance
law. A series of resolutions was reported.
The municipal election in st. Louis on the
1st resulted in the success of the Democratic
ticket by an average majority of 1900. OF
the fifteen Alderman elected nine are Demo
Gratis.
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tion at Springfield on the "a. Ihe attendance
was very large, seventy-three counties being
represented by two hundred and ninety-one
delegates. d. w. Dame, OF Carroll County,
was chosen permanent President A resolu-
ton was adopted condemning the action of the
representatives in Congress, for their action in
voting for the bill increasing salaries,
| and the President of the United States