Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-10-10

A dlSpatcn from Dubuque,' iowa, says an
examination just made into the affairs of the
Merchants National Bank of that city
had shown that r. A. Babbage, the
| Cashier, had abstracted from the bank, by
means of false entries, S267, ,2S9, and that the
President, Mr.. Sheffield, had distracted $751;
or.
The ravages of the yellow fever in Memphis
and Shreveport, according to Press dispatches
of the Sd, had largely increased. In the former
city over 5000 people had left by the various
| trains, many of whom were ill at small towns
where they went The Odd Fellows had issued
call for contributions from the Order through
out the United States. There had been "a yell
low fever interments on that day. In Shrevo-
port there were II yellow fever interments.
The President had ordered 5000 army rations
| to be shipped to that place for the benefit of
the sufferers. aEa.@tf
Captain Jack and four of his companions
were hung at Fort Klamath, Oregon, on the
Sd. The late hour at which the dispatch was
received on the morning of the 4th prevented
the publication Of full particulars. The SEN
tence of Slotuck and Barncho had been COM
muted to imprisonment for life on Alcatras
Island, in San Francisco harbor.
The Chicago Times of the 5th says that dur
ing the week ending October a, SIS, 475,000 in
currency had been received by the three ex-
press companies having offices in that city.
This was, of course, exclusive of sums
brought by individuals for investment. The
banks of that city had begun to discount spar
ingly.
A Philadelphia special of the 4th says an
elaborate deed of trust had been executed by
Jay Cooke and his partners, conveying to Mr..
Rollins and Mr.. Cote all the firms property,
partnership and private, including their
wives dover right to be administered for the
benefit of all the creditors Of the firm,
and each five per cent realized to be distrib-
uted. This had been done to prevent the dis
persion of the estate under the bankrupt act,
and twas thought that, by prudent manage
ment, the Cookies would pay dollar for dollar
and have large surplus for themselves. .'4
A New York dispatch of the 4th announces
that Peake, Opdyke & Co., a large dry goods
house, had suspended, with liabilities amount
ing to $2,500,000. E
Lamper & Co., grain dealers, of Boston,
Mass, according to a dispatch OF the 4th,
had suspended with liabilities for over
$500, 200. -5
A Washington telegram of the 4th says that
absolute quiet prevailed with regard to the
financial situation. -
A Dubuque Qowa) dispatch of the 4th says
the feeling against the defaulting cashier,
Babbage, had become very bitter. The author
tiles had keen compelled to guard his house
with band of policemen to prevent acts of
violence from an outraged community
- 1Iox.y nin
at Memphis, according to telegram of the
4th, had largely increased Hundreds of the
poorer classes were dying uncared for and
dying for want of attention The interments'
on that day in the potter's field alone, as
reported by the county undertaken, had
reached thirty in number. The whole number
of yellow-fever deaths for the day exceeded
forty. This included only paupers and those
for whom coffins had been obtained at the un- .
dertakers'.
A New York dispatch of the 4th says that
the arrival Of the Polars survivors in that city,
on the steamship City of Antwerp, on that
day, had been sigpalized by the arrest of Capt.
Buddington and his confinement in the Navy
Yard. Later the Tallapoosa left for Washing
ton with them
A New Orleans dispatch of the 5th says the
New Orleans National Bank had gone into
liquidation. The house of Cavoroc had failed.
A New York correspondent, writing from
Dundee, Scotland, recently, has reiterated the
story of the poisoning of Captain Hall, OF
the Polaris, and indicated Professor Bessels,
of the expedition, as the person who
committed the deed. In order to ar
rive at the facts in the case, the
Secretary of the Navy, according to the dis
patch of the 9th, had instituted another exam
inaton of the survivors.
A New York dispatch of the 9th announces
that the "Graphic" balloon, being the old
affair revamped and rejuvenated, with Prof.
Donaldson and his associates, had started for
Europe on the morning of that day. The
ascension was an excellent one. Mr.. Donald
son was accompanied by Messrs. Lunt and
Ford. The balloon rose rapidly from
the starting-point, and floated majesti-
cally towards the ocean, and when last seen
was moving towards Europe Later, dispatch
had been receivedifrom New Haven, stating
that the balloon had reached Canaan, in the
northeast corner of the State of Connecticut,
at :25 p. M. when it had been caught in q
storm. Donaldson allowed enough of the gas
to escape to enable them to bring the gas-bag
near the earth, when they all leaped out, and
the balloon escaped.