Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-03-14
NUMBER 27.

trely, except exchanges, and rejects the
proposition to compel newspapers to prepay
their postage. The two cent letter postage
goes into effect July1
The Minnesota House of Representatives
on the 5lh formally impeached VIM. Seegar,
State Treasurer, of corrupt conduct in
office. committee waited upon the Sem
ate, and demanded action. That body ap-
pointed a committee of five upon the mat
ter, to consider and report at its convent
ence. The Governor was also formally
notified.
The Arkan sas Legislature has passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of liquors to mi
nors.
Senator Sumner resumed his seat In the
Senate on the 9th. His health was much
improved
Judge Poland has sent the ten shares of
Credit Mobilier stock, which Mr. Ames in
4~;A+AA hAIaneAd 4~> Mr.. EOIiAv. hut which
the latter emphatically dsclaimed, to
United States Treasurer Spinner, who is to
sell them, with accumulated dividends, for
| the benefit of the conscience fund of the
Treasury.
1t is stated from Washington that the Post
master General insists upon collecting
double unpaid rates of postage on newspa-
pers, holding that, as the Attorney General
did not pass upon that question, his late de-
cision refers only to letters.
A frightful double murder is reported at
Mattoon, ILL.,, on the 9th. A widow named
Nancy Lanxton, and her adopted daughter,
twelve years old, were found dead in bed,
with their throats cut from ear to ear. A
common case-knife was sticking in the
wound in Mrs. Lanxton's throat, her right
/ hand grasping its handle The bodies lay in
composed position, evidently having been
arranged after death, and nicely covered by
the bed.clothes. 4 son of Mrs. LanXton
was arrested on suspicion of having COM
mitted the murders.
A dispatch from Fort Benton, 7th, says
that a war party of Piegan Indians killed
Hiram Cook and Charles Randolph, few
days since, above Eagle Creek on the Mis-
souri, River, where they had been all winter.
The bodies were horribly mutilated.
Two skaters, named Nicholas and Matthias
Breir, while at work on a roof at Toledo, on
the 7h, were thrown to the ground, dis
tance of 60 feet, by the breaking of plank
on rhich they were standing. One was in
stantly killed, and the other died shortly
after.
The Kansas Legislature adjourned on the
18th. The Pomeroy Investigating Committee
reported on the 9th. The majority report,
signed by four members, finds Pomeroy
guilty of bribery and attempting to corrupt
members of the Legislature by offers Of
money The minority report, signed by
three members of the committee, finds the
charges of bribery and corruption not prov
en-. The minority report was adopted by
the House, and the majority report by the
Senate. Previous to adjournment Senator
York addressed the Senate regarding his
connection with the Pomeroy affair, and
after his speech the Senate unanimously
adopted q resolution expressing 'full faith
and confidence in the statements made by
Senator York before the Joint Senatorial Con-
vention for the election of q United States
Senator, and that Samuel G. Pomeroy did
offer to bribe him by the payment of $1,000
for his vote" The resolution closes by
thanking Senator York, Gin behalf of the
people of the State of Kansas, for the un-
masking of Samuel 9. Pomeroy, who has
| by corrupt practices so long held his posi-
tion in the United States Senate"
A dispatch from Portsmouth, N. H., says
that on the evening of the 5th, two girls
were murdered near that place by one Lewis
Wagner. A third person had narrow es-
cape. The object was robbery, and the re-
suit SIS.
The President has authorized the publfcss
ton of the follow wing letter to Mr.. Colfax:
EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON March 4.
MY DEAR Mr.. CoLFAx: Allow he to say that
sympathize with you in the recent @ ngresaional
Investigations; that | have watched them closely
and l am as satisfed now as have ever been
of your integrity patriotism and freedom from the
charges imputed as if knew of my own knowl-
edge of your innocence. Our official relations
have been go pleasant that would like to keep up
Affectonatey yours, U. s. GRANT.
A dispatch from Yreka, CAL, Sth, says
that the sister of Captain Jack had visited
the headquarters of the Peace Commission,
and reported the acceptance by her brother
of the terms of surrender offered by the Com
missioners later dispatch (9th) adds that
Captain Jack had requested three wagons to
be sent to meet them at Rocky Point, half
way between Fairchild's lava bed. The
Modoc war was therefore considered at an
end
President Grant has contributed 800 and
Vice PRESIDENT Wilson $50 to the Greeley
monument fund.
An enthusiastic reception was rendered
ex Vice President Colfax on his return to
his home at South Bend, Ind, OH the Sth.
Mr. Colfax made lengthy and carefully
prepared speech in reply to the congratulat-
ory address on the part of the citisens, in
which he reviewed the charges brought
against him in connection with the Credit
Mobiier investigation, and reiterated his
entire innocence Of all blame.
Both branches of the Tennessee Legis-
lature have united in the enactment of a
law providing a uniform system of free
schools.
In accordance with the usual custom, the
members of the Diplomatic Corps in Wash
ington paid their respects in person to the
President on the 10Th, and congratulated
him on the beginning of his second term Of
office.
An official dispatch received in Washing
ton on the 10th confirms the press state
ments Of the surrender of the Modocs, and
expresses the belief that peace will be per-
manent. Secretary Delano stated that the
Department would take steps as soon as
possible to procure for the Modocs an ac-
ceptable and suitable reservation
Leo Canman recently convicted of robbing
the mail while a clerk in the Chicago post
office, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years, has been pardoned oy the
President. Some doubt was felt as 10 the
young man being actually guilty OF the
crime, and his pardon was recommended oy
a very large number of the most prominent
citizens of Chicago.
Judge McAilister, on the 8th, granted a
,x,o.eoo7eos in the case of George Driver, of