Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-16

over the city funds to his successor in office.
The adjourned session of the Missouri Leg
islature met at Jefferson City on the 7th.
At the written request of Attorney General
Williams, President Grant, ON the Sth, with
drew the nomination of the former to the
Chief-Justiceship. Mr.. Williams will, there
fore, remain in Office as Attorney General.
Sheriff Brennan, of New York City, and his
Deputy, Shields, have each been fined $3.50 and
sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment, be-
cause of the escape from their custody of
Henry Genet.
The Massachusetts Legislature convened on
the Sth. The old officers were reelected. In
the Governors Message the commercial and
industrial interests of the Commonwealth are
represented as prosperous. The amount of
the present funded debt of the State is $2S,
All, ,SO4. The Governor favors the enactment
of ten-hour law.
The New Hampshire Democratic Convention
has nominated James A. Weston for Gov
ernor.
elected L. G. Delano, of Ross, President;
Simpson Harmount, of Tuscola County,
Treasurer; J. II. Klippart, Corresponding
Secretary; H. S. Babbitt, Financial Secretary.
A few nights ago, in Lapeer, Mich, the
house of James McManigal took fire after the
family had retired for the night, and was en-
tirely consumed. All the members of the
family-husband, wife, and child-perished in
the burning house.
The following are the oficers-elect of the
Indiana State Board of Agriculture: Presi-
dent, John Sutherland, of Laporte County;
Vice President, William Grim, of Madison
Mitchell, of Rush County: Executive Com
mittee, FL. Caldwell, Jacob Mutz, A. B. Clay
pool, L. r. Burke; Secretary, Alexander Her
on; Treasurer, Carlos Dickson.
The bail required of ex-Treasurer Gage, of
Chicago, for his appearance for trial on the
charges of perjury and failure to pay over,
on demand, funds belonging to the city is
$4,000. His friends promptly furnished the
security.
1t was reported in Washington on the 9th,
that Judge Durell, of Louisiana, had placed
his resignation at the disposal of the Presi-
dent.
The President on the 9th nominated the
Hon. Caleb Gushing to the Chief-Justiceship
of the Supreme Court.
The late Democratic State Convention of
New Hampshire adopted resolutions declaring
that the people of the State have the sole and
exclusive right of governing themselves as
free, sovereign, independent State; urging re-
trenchment reform, and economy in the eX-
penditures of the National and State govern
ments; denouncing all unjust and unequal
systems of taxation; condemning land grants
to corporations; regretting that the veto
power has never been used by President Grant
for the pr otection of the rights of the people;
offering an adherence to the Cincinnati and
Baltimore platforms of 1872; declaring that
the present National Administration has
justly brought upon itself condemnation and
the contempt of the American people; de-
manding repeal of the Salary act, and de-
claring that they will not support any man
for office who voted for that bill, or who is
not in favor of its repeal; opposing all mo-
nopolies which operate for the benefit of priv
ileged persons or classes; recognizing the
grievances of which farmers and other pro-
ducing classes complain; approving of ju-
dicious license law, and extending ''hearty
congratulations to their brethren of the West
for the signal victories which they have
achieved in behalf of the honest and equal
administration of the Government"
A majority of the Indiana Supreme Court
has decided unconstitutional the 9th section
of the Baxter Temperance law, under which
person may be fined for intoxication, and also
be compelled to divulge where he obtained his
liquor
The next Nebraska State Fair is to be held
at Omaha in September next.
Helena, Montana, was nearly destroyed by
fire on thenight of the 9th.
Miss Charleton, of Chicago, has been elected
First Assistant Clerk of the Illinois House of
Representatives.
The Illinois State Fair is to be held at Peo-
ria, commencing Monday, September IA.
The Illinois Legislature has passed joint
resolution recommending the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the Bankrupt law.
The Missouri House of Representatives, on
the 9th, passed resolution-102 to Icon
demning in severe terms the President and
every member of the Forty second Congress
who voted for or took back pay, and declaring
that no Democrat who had engaged in it from
Missouri should be elevated to any office of
trust or profit.
Three Indians and one white man have been
sentenced to be hung at Fort Smith, Ark, on
the Sd of April, for murders committed in the
Indian country.
According to the report of Captain Blake
ney, of the brig Margaret, from New Orleans,
who arrived at Havana on the 10th, the brig
was boarded on the preceding night by
Spanish gunboat, ten miles off MORO, and he
was required to show the vessels papers.
The commander of the gunboat also demanded
the removal of the briggs matches, but Captain
Blakeney refused, and the gunboat left.
The New Hampshire Republican State Con-
vention, lately held at Concord, nominated
General Luther McCutchins, of New London,
for Governor and DIR. G. r. Conn, of Con-
cord for Railroad Commissioner. The reso-
lutions condemn the want of fidelity which
has characterized few of those whom the
party has trusted with place and power; con-
denim and 'call upon our Senators and Repre-
sentatives to vote for the unconditional re-
peal of the so-called Salary act of the Forty
second Congress- and also that those who
have profted by the back pay voted
by the Forty Congress shall re-
turn the amount to the Government; pro-
testing against any revival of the abuses of
the franking privilege, and that g we will hail
the day when free passes, favoritism, and all
unjust discrimination shall be eliminated
from railway management, and a correspond
ing reduction made in fares and in freights to
the whole people," deprecating the growing
tendency to special legislation as prolific
source of abuse, consuming time which should
be devoted to general business, and tending to
prodigality, corruption, and the aggrandize-
ment of individual and corporate monopolies