Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-05-08


late Senator Sumner in that city on the Goth
ult., in the presence of an immense audience.
CoLoRED man named Hood was hanged at
Cleveland On the 29th for the murder of his
stepson, boy twelve years of age.
MRS NANCY GLEN who was four times
tried and twice convicted of completely in the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Young at In
dianapolis, several years ago, has at last been
released, on motion made by the prosecuting
attorney to enter nolle prosequi, on the al
legged grounds of the death of an important
witness, the absence of others in California,
and the want of funds to continue the prose
cution.
THE Ohio Constitutional Convention has
agreed to submit an article relating to eli
cense" or "No License" to separate vote of
the people. If "License" prevail, the Con-
stitution will provide that licenses to traffic in
intoxicating liquors may be granted, but the
section shall not be so construed as to pre-
vent the Legislature from making laws to
restrain and regulate sales and to compensate
for injuries arising therefrom. If "No Ii
cense" prevail, the Legislature will have
power to prohibit the sale by whatever penal
ties may be deemed appropriate.
THE following dispatch from Washington
was received in New York on the 30th ult.:
Alusion having been made to President Grant
about compromise finance measure that would
be acceptable to both sides, the President replied
that he did not know what force was intended to
apply to the term compromise" unless it was an
agreement to carry out the pledges of the country.
That might be considered compromise by those
who originally defeated every proposition offered
during the discussion in Congress- and by agree
Ing he has reason to believe that such legislation
would meet with his approval. 1t has been said
that he promised in his last annual message
might decide upon. He did not intend such con
struction to be put upon his language. II he had
not made himself understood his more recent
One thing that he had endeavored to make
plain during his administration has been
that he was for carrying out the solemn
pledges OF the Government at the earliest
day possible, and reach specie basis. The es-
tabshment of our currency on gold and silver
had been uppermost in his mind whenever he sent
to Congress his annual messages. He had not said
what kind Of bill he would approve 1t was his
earnest hope that Congress would dispose OF the
question. The redistribution of $25, ,0OO, 900 of
ing to broken banks and banks in liquidation OF
the South and West, ought to furnish for the pres
ent all that was asked for, and he had been as
sured, since the veto of the Finance bill that New
England banks were anxious to reduce their cir
culatiOn, inasmuch as the bonds now held for Cir
culatiOn would be released and furnish them
with larger currency capital for loan than they
now have. While our securities were worth III
legal tenders sixteen and seventeen cents above
par, and National Banking notes were bound to be
secured under existing law ut SO much sacrifice to
banking capital, he did not wonder that the New
England banks were anxious to cancel their notes
and get their bonds. In fact this suggestion came
to him early last fall, during the strngency in the
money market, and he thought 1t worth calling the
aft Of IN
Since then he had heard nothing to change his
opinion on this point.
ACCORDING to the provisions of the Louis
vile & Portland Canal bill passed by Con-
gress the canal becomes the property of the
United States, subject to a lien established by
mortgage. Only such tolls are to be charged
as may be necessary to meet running ex-
penses.
THn New York Legislature adjourned sine
die on the 3Oth ult.
SENAToR-ELECT WAsHBURN, of Massachu-
sets, resigned the Governorship of that State
on the 3Oth ult., and started for Washing
ton.
THE house of Henry Pennington, at Hautz-
vile, Pa, was burned on the morning of the
29th ult., and three persons were consumed in
the flames. Murder and incendiarism are sus-
pected.
THE residence of John Hamnet, near Home
stead, Pa, was destroyed by fire on the morn
ing of the 30th ult., and the entire family
six persons in all-were burned. 1t was
thought that they were first murdered and
That the house was then set on fire by Ernest
Love, the hired man, who is missing.
A MILWAUKEE (Wis.) dispatch of the 3Oth
ult. says that "Gov. Taylor has appointed as
Railroad Commissioners, under the law of
last winter, J. H. Osborn, a Granger, for three
years; George Fl. Paul, of the Milwaukee
Ne,us, for two years, and DR.. j. w. Hoyt, of
Madison, scientist, for one year."
LETTERS written by Albert Keep, President
of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and
Alexander Mitchell, President of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, to
Gov. Taylor, have been published, Civ
ing the alleged reasons why their respect
i've roads cannot conform to the new tariff of
rates fixed by the recent session of the Wis
consin Legislature. These gentlemen claim
that if the rates fixed by law are enforced the
roads cannot pay expenses, while the receipts
would fall far below the amount required for
the payment of running expenses, the interest
on the bonded Indebtedness of the roads, and
dividends to stockholders. They will decline
to adopt the tariff fixed, and will contest the
constitutionality of the law in the courts.
THE opening of the Straits of Mackinac and
the passage through of vessels was announced
in the Chicago papers of the 1st.
BoTH houses of the Texas Legislature have
passed a joint resolution instructing their
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
support COL Tom Scott's Texas Pacific Rail-
way bill.
THE General Assembly of Virginia adjourned
sine die on the 30th ult.
M. D. WHETMoRE, Secretary of the State
Grange of Louisiana, has sent the following
telegram to the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago,
under date of April 80: GA large portion OF
our agriculturists, including many Patrons,
in the over1owed districts are homeless and
penniless. Immediate aid is needed. Please
make our necessities known to the farme rs of
the Northwest. Contributions should be
forwarded to New Orleans to II. L. Lewis,
Master, or to myself"
A GIRL supposed to be Katie Bender and
man supposed to be John Bender were recent
ly arrested near Salt Lake, and would be held
for Identification.
ACCORDING to a Little Rock (Ark.) dispatch
OF the 30th Gen. White, who had charge Of
the Baxter forces at Pine Bluff, hearing that
party of Brooks men were assembled
at New Gascony, in Jefferson County,
moved column Of 200 men down to
that point for the purpose of dis
persing them. A dispatch to Gen.
Newton, from Pine Bluff says that White sent
forward flag of truce to order the men to