Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-07-04

uSury laws, mas Deen nQenmIely postponed Dy
the State Constitutional Convention
A decision has been rendered by the Su
2 preme Court of Ohio to the effect that School
Boards have the right to exclude the Bible
from the schools, to exclude singing and re
ligious exercises, and that the Court has ne
authoritygto interfere withtheir discretion il
4 the exercise of this power.
A Green Bay (Wis.) telegram of the 23i
says the forest fires in Northern Michigan had
been extinguished by soaking showers. Up
wards of forty persons had been burned and
many were drowned in the lake at Michigamm
while trying to escape from the flames The
sufferers were well cared for, and supplies
were pouring in from all quarters:
I The Republican State Convention of Iowa
which met at DesMoines ON the 25th, organ
lied by choosing Hon. j. P. West, of Henry
/ County, as permanent President. A motion
for the denomination of Governor Carpenter
was carried unanimously. Hon. Joseph Dy-
sart, of Tama, was renominated for Lieuten-
ant-Governor, and Col. Alonzo Abernethy, for
Superintendent of Public Instruction The
Hon. j. NJ. Beck was renominated for Supreme
Judge by acclamation. Resolutions were
adopted declaring in favor of cheap transport
alton, and that the State should control every
franchise it grants; approving of the action of
the late Congress in ferreting out and expos
ing corruption; denouncing the back-pay
steal; in favor of political reform; and declar-
ing devotion to and confidence in the Republi-
can party.
Several cases of what was believed to be
cholera had occurred at Cairo, ILL.,, up to the
25th. Three cholera deaths were reported at
Cincinnati on that day. All fears of the dis
ease becoming epidemic in the latter city had
disappeared.
There were fourteen cholera interments in
Memphis on the 25th. There were twenty-five
deaths in Nashville-fourteen white.
Senator West, of Louisiana, has written a
letter on the political situation in that State,
in which he says that the future salvation of
louisiana her emancipation from disorder,
debt and disgrace, the progress of her mate
rial interests, and her restoration to
all her former greatness and still further ad-
vancement, where needed reforms may
be effected, is in the unification of all
who profess Republican principles, and can
only bejeopardzed by distraction among those
who entertain them. He expresses the
opinion that no new election will be ordered
| in Louisiana by Congress. Advices
from the leaders of the McEnery party in
| Louisiana say that if thereis to be new cleo
ton in that State, they desire it to be exclu-
sively under the control of the Federal Govern
ment, and assert that if Gov Kellogg and his
associates are allowed in any way to control,
or even intermeddle with it, the friends of Me-
Emery and the opponents of Kellogg will
have nothing to do with the election a8
Washington's headquarters at Morristown,
N. j., was recently sold at auction and
bought for presentation to the State for
$25, 600. The sash worn byWashington when
he was Grand Master Of the Masonic Lodge
sold for $1,000. sHt
In the Walworth trial in New York on the
Goth, the prisoner was given a good character
by his uncle, brother of the murdered man,
and other witnesses His mothers testimony
was principally devoted to the story of her
married life with Mr.. Walworth, and the man
ner of their separation. Her husband was
always in the habit, she says, of carrying
pistol. Two letters were submitted by the
Defense one from Frank to his uncle, the last
he wrote before the murder, and the other,
Mr.. Walworth's last letter to his wife, The
latteris an appeal and demand to be allowed
to see his children, written in style of high
tragedy, and interspersed with threats of kill
ing his wife and himself in case she had
taught his children to hate him. 1t warns
Mrs. Walworth to keep Frank out of his way.
This letter never reached Mrs. WalWorth 1t
was intercepted by Frank, and was the occa-
sion of his last journey to New York. Before
leaving he wrote his uncle, enclosing the in
tercepted letter, and stating he was about to
go to his father in New York; but there is
little, if anything, in his letter indicating an
intention of taking his fathers life.
The Chicago Tribune of the 9th says:
" Five of the largest railroads doing business
with this city have signed the agreement to
issue no more passes after July l, except to
employees and to those entitled by contract to
receive them. These roads are the Illinois
Central, the Burlington 81 Quincy, the Rock
Island, the Northwestern, and the ST. Paul.
The Chicago 81 Alton Road refuses to join the
movement because it is not sweeping enough.
Its President announces that every pass hereto
fore issued by that road will be recalled July
l, and no more passes will be issued in any
case. The Indianapolis Bloomington 81 West
ern, the Peoria & Rock Island, and the Rock
ford, Rock Island & st. Louis Railroads de-
clined to sign the agreement, but for what rea-
son is not stated"
Captain Neidig, of the Cedar Rapids Rtpu6-
lican, has been elected Chairman of the Iowa
Republican Central Committee.
Mr.. John FL. Daniels, well-known banker
of Wilmington, ILL.,, suspended payment on the
Goth. His liabilities range from $3.50, 600 to
Tba OF HI ;e oiJ
to be the failure of the Kankakee River I'm
provement Company to pay the July interest
on its bonds, which he had guaranteed to the
extent of $4,000. If given time he promises
to pay seventy-fye cents on the dollar.
The following is Judge Craig's unique oath
of Office filed in the Secretary of States office
at Springfield, ILL.,:
Estate of Illinois, Knox County: 1, Alfred NJ.
Craig, Judge of the Supreme Court of the State Of
Illinois, elected in the Fifth Judicial District, do
solemnly swear that will support the Constitution
of the United States and the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, and that / will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the Office of Judge of the Su
preme Court of the State, according TO the best of
my ability; that will administer justice without
respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor
and to the rich, without sale or denial, promptly,
without delay, conformably to the laws, without
favor, objection, or partially, to the best OF my
Judgment and abilities. ALFRED NJ. CRAIG"
Subscribed and sworn to before me. the 14th day
of June, A. D. 1873.
LEWIS Andrews Justice Of the Peace.
James M. Pattee, the notorious lottery man.
ager of Omaha, has been arrested at Leaven-
worth on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. He was on his way to Eu
rope.
Two little boys in Chicago, named Evans,
undertook to kindle fire on the 26th, by the
use of kerosene, when the can exploded and
both children were badly, and the elder fatally,
burned.