Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-03

On the evening of the 23d, at Syracuse, n
T., strawberry festival was being held at th
parlors of the Central Baptist Church, when
| without any premonition, the floor gave way
| precipitating the room-full into the story be
low. The parlor was on the second floor, an,
| the room underneath was also full of people
Fourteen were killed and about two hundre,
injured, many of them dangerously.
JOSEPH A. TITCoMB was nominated by ae
clamation for Governor Of Maine by tn,
Maine State Democratic Convention on tn,
28d Resolutions were unanimously adopted
favoring the early resumption of specie pay
ments; declaring for free trade; condemnins
the recent course of the Republican majorit,
of the United States Senateiin attempting tt
establish a censorship of thebress of the coun
try at the National -capite denouncing thu
Republican party for Interference with the
government of the several States, and the
course of the Republican Congress on the sub
ject of civil-service teform.
On the 21st of Jane there were 4S1 Grangers
in the State of Wisconsin, with an aggregate
membership of 255Oo.
ACCORDING to recent decision by the Su.
preme Court of Wisconsin the Legislature
had the right to repeal clause of the charter
of the West Wisconsin Railway exempting
certain lands from taxation. The friends OF
recent Wisconsin railway legislation claim
an application of the principles enunciated in
that decision willend all doubts as to the con-
stitutionality of the Potter law. The West
Wisconsin Railway Company officially denies
a recent report nat they had issued an order
for trains not u stop at Hammond, Wis, be-
cause the station agent there had been fined
TO violating bne of the provisions of the
Wisconsin Railway law.
POSTMASTER GEN CREswELL rendered
his resignation to the President on the oath.
1t was accepted, and Hon. Eugene Hale, of
Maine, was appointed as his successor.
A STATE Prohibition Convention was held
at Auburn,N. Y, on the 23d. Myron s. Clark
was nominated for Governor, Horace V. How
land for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Daniel
Walford for Canal Commissioner, and Ira Bell
for State PrBon Inspector.
THEODORE TILToN published in the New
York Times IN the 25th long article relating
The statement concludes as follows: After l
had been for fifteen years a member of Ply
mouth Church, and had become meanwhile
an intimate fliend of the pastor, the knowl-
edge came tonne in 1870 that he had commit
ted against m. an otiense which | forbear to
name or characterize. Prompted by my self
respect, Immediately and forever ceased my
attendance on lis ministry"
THE cornerstone of the new Custom House
in Chicago was hid on the oath, under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity. A large
number of persons and organizations from
abroad participated in the ceremonies.
The Iowa Anti -ALna4vsllasty State Convention
assembled at Des Moines on The oath. Sew
enty-six counties were represented by be-
tween 200 and 800 delegates. The following
persons were nominated for State officers
Secretary of State, David Morgan, of Ma
haska; State Auditor, j. M. King, of Du-
buque; State Treasurer, J. w. Barnes, of Des
Moines; Attorney General, J. T. Keatley, of
Pottawatomie; Clerk of the Supreme Court,
George w. Ball, of Polk; Supreme Court
Reporter, j. M. Weart, of Buchanan; Regist e
of the State Land-Office, NJ. Rodarmal, of
Story. Resolutions were adopted-indorsing
the doctrine of the inviolability of State
and individual rights, and denouncing
the Administration in that it had interfered
in certain States with matters with which
it had no proper concern; cOndemnin g
the extravaganza and waste of the
Government as now administered, and its
total ineapacity to meet the vital questions Of
the day; declaring that the faith and credit
of the nation must be maintained inviolate;
that the public debt, of whatever kind,
should be paid in strict accordance with
the law under which it was contracted; in
sisting that tariffs should be imposed for
revenue only; that railroads should be sub
servient to the public good, and demanding
such legislation as will secure the industrial
and producing interests of the country against
all forms of corporate monopoly and extortion;
deprecating any action calculated to retard
railroad enterprises or work injustice to these
invaluable auxiliaries to commerce and
civilization; favoring the limitation of the
Presidency to single term and the
election of President, president and
Senators by direct popular vote; de-
manding modification of the Patent laws
insisting that the personal liberty and social
rights of the citizens should not be abridged
or controlled by legislative enactment, except
SO far as may be necessary to promote the
peace and welfare of society; favoring the
equalization of bounties to soldiers and sail
ors, and advocating such legislation as shall
grant to each one of them or to his widow and
children homestead of 100 acres of land.
LYMAN K BASS, the Buffalo N. " Con
as Assistant t-Secretary of the Treasury, de
clined the appointment on the 24th.
DEsPAIRING of electing a United States
Senator, the Rhode Island Legislature on the
25th adjourned to meet in January next.
Hon. HENRY L. DAWES, of the Massachusetts
Eleventh Congressional District, has written g
letter to his constituents declining a renom
ination to Congress.
The Democratic State Convention of Yer
mont was held at Montpelier on the 25th
The following candidates were nominated
Governor, Hon. w. n. HI. Bingham; Lieu
tenant Governor, Henry Chase; Treasurer
Otis Chamberlin. Resolutions were adopted
renewing devotion to the Democratic party
favoring the repeal of the prohibitory law
and adoption of a stringent license law, and
hailing with joy the prospect of the early
completion of the Caughnawaga Canal, as
beneficial alike to the farmer, manufacturer
producer and consumer.
A CONVENTION of the friends of the improve
ment of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers wa:
held at Oshkosh, Wis, on the oath. Col. c
D. Robinson, of Green Bay, was chosen Presi
dent, with A. J. Turner, of Portage, and Cur
tbs Reed, of Menasha, as Secretaries. series
of resolutions was adopted urging the i'm
portance and necessity of the proposed i'm