Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-08-15
NUMBER 40.

having promised to make demand upon the
Government of Great Britain for the release of
the Minneapolis citizens imprisoned at Mani
toba, if they were not released by the Manito-
ba authorities within reasonable time.
Vice-President Wilson was in Boston on the
18th. and it is said his improved appearance
indicated steady progress towards restored
health.
President Grant left Long Branch on the 18th
for Maine.
At the recent reorganization of the Directo-
ry of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad Com
pany, Thomas A. Scott was elected President;
Andrew Pierce, Jr., Vice President and Gener-
al Manager, and Gen. Clinton B. Fish, Treas
urer
A few evenings ago at Long Branch team
attached to carriage in which was seated
lady, ran away and became utterly unmanage-
able, when the affair was witnessed by Presi-
dent Grant, who at once put his horses at full
speed across an intervening open space, and
arrived in time to seize the runaways by the
head and stop them, thus preventing serious,
and perhaps fatal, accident.
County reports to the Kansas State Agricul-
tural Department for June and July show that
of lastyear. The corn crop was in good con-
dition and promising finely.
A Topeka dispatch of the 11th says the
Changers will meet in that city about the 1st
of September, for a grand counsel and con-
sultation affecting the interests of the State.
1t is estimated that Is, 600 farmers will be pres
ent.
John G. Taylor, Vice President of the Illi-
nois State Agricultural Society, was killed at
Toledo, Ohio, few days ago. He was on his
way to Buffalo with some hogs, and in cross
ing the track in the yard at Toledo, was
knocked down by switch engine, striking
his head against tie, and also breaking his
leg. He lived about four hours.
An Oshkosh (Wis.) dispatch of the 9th says:
The nineteen Oranges in Winnebago County
held a council in this city to-day, and re-
solved to keep their wheat from the market
until buyers come to their terms. A call win
be issued to all County Councils in the State
to cooperate in the movement. 1t is also
generally understood among the Patrons
here that this movement will be cooperative
with that of the fraternity in Iowa, Minnesota
and Illinois. The Patrons here are fully de-
termined to carry out this policy to the very
letter.
A special dispatch from st. Paul, Mimi, on
the 18th, says Grand Master Parsons, head of
the Patrons of the State, had called upon the
Oranges which had selected delegates to the
Owatonna and other political conventions to
withdraw their appointments He claims that
the Oranges are prohibited by the rules of the
Order from engaging in politics, but individual
Patrons, county councils, and farmers meet
ings may actas theyplease. The plan proposed
in Dakota, and being adopted in other coun-
ties, is for the Oranges to call public town
meetings to select delegates, with which plan
Mr.. Parsons protest does not conflict.
A dispatch from Fort Garry, on the 10th,
says I" Lord Gordon" had had difficulty with
his lawyer on the question of fees, and had
subsequently left for parts unknown. 1t is
said the sheriff would not allow the wives of
the American prisoners to visit their husbands
but twice during the week.
Further indian horrors are reported from
Texas. A few weeks ago, a band of Indians
appeared near old Camp Colorado and shetland
stabbed q Mrs. Williams, and also shot little
girl of Mrs. Williams and smashed her head
against door post and threw her body into
the fire. They then entered the house and
shot girl eight years old and carried her away
with them.
Sixty seven bodies of the passengers lost by
the burning of the steamer Wawasset had
been recovered up to the 18th. The great loss
of life is attributed by some to the Criminal
greed of the owners of the steamer, who un-
dertook to carry one hundred and fifty passen.
gers when they had license and accommoda-
tions for carrying only fifty, and it appears
that they had very scanty arrangements for
saving lives in case of accident.
The recently elected General Assembly of
Kentucky will be composed as follows: Sen
ate, 80 Democrats and 6Republicans; House of
Representatives, 81 Democrats and 10 Repub-
licans. Republicans gain two in the Senate,
and Democrats one in the House.