Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 10Th at 117%
@1177s.
By an explosion in coal mine at Westville,
Pictou County, Nova Scotia (103 miles from
Halifax), ON the 18th, every person engaged in
the mine-yariously estimated at from forty to
one hundred-was shut off from escape, and
smothered to death.
The President has appointed Jackson s.
Schultz, of New York, Commissioner to rep
resent the United States at the Vienna Exposi-
ton, vice Gen. Van Buren, suspended.
The Secretary of the Navy has stated that
from all he could learn the Polaris would prob
ably be able to reach some extreme northern
port, but if, after allowing her reasonable
time, she should not do SO, vessel would be
dispatched in that direction, with the object of
her relief, or of obtaining information, if pos
sible, concerning her.
President Grant left Washington on the
evening of the 18th to attend the army re-
union in Connecticut.
The body of General Candy arrived at San
Francisco on the 18th.
| According to the account received on the
| 18th of the recent fight between Hasbrouck's S
| command and the Moaacs. it seems that on the
|
within 100 yards Of the camp, all Oiamounted
and charged on the camp, firing into the herd
and guard. The first volley stampeded the
herd. While the men were getting under
arms the Modocs gave volley after
volley, killing four soldiers and
one Warm Spring Indian. A rally
was made and the charge sounded. This time
| Mckay and some of his men united and drove
the Modocs into the timber, capturing twenty
one ponies, three pack mules, one Modoc who
| was left on the field and nineteen mules.
They packed off six bodies before they retreat
| ed. The trail was covered with gore and the
Indians beat a hasty retreat toward the
| McLode range of mountains. In this fight the
| Modocs lost their entire stock of ammunition,
except what they had in their pouches. Cap
| tain Jack was clothed in General Canby's uni
form.
The bodies of five more of the victims of the
Dixon bridge disaster have been recovered.
Their names are Frank Hamilton, Miss Peter
berger, Lizzie Mackey, Mrs. Kentner and the
child of Mrs. Hendricks. This includes all
that are known to have been lost.
A Washington special of the 18th says Mar
shal Packard had telegraphed from New Or
leans that the city was perfectly quiet. Kel
loge's address, published on the 18th, that he
would preserve order at ell hazards, had had q
salutary effect, and Warmoth and McEnery
adherents were much less disposed to create
disturbances.
The Ohio Constitutional Convention effected
a permanent organization at Columbus on the
18th by electing NJ R. Waite, of Toledo, Pres
! ident, on the fifth ballot, and Dudley M
Rhodes, of Delaware, Secretary. James B
Wilbur, of Cleveland, was chosen Sergeant-at
Arms.
A call has been issued for a representative
convention of trades unions, to be held a
Cleveland on the 18th of July, to organize al
Industrial Congress or National Trades AS
sembly.
New Iberia Ua.) telegram of the 1Stl
, says 1.-TWO companies of United States troop
, remain at Martinsville, ten men and one office
, of whom are at the service of the Unite'
States Marshal. Col. BeBlanc and several o
his friends surrendered, and are now on parol
3 until Friday, when they will leave for Ne'
Orleans. Quiet now reigns in st. Martinsville