Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-02-06

| The Hon. Rufus King, of Cincinnati, has
succeeded Mr.. Waite as President of the Ohio
Constitutional Convention.
General S. B. Maxey has been elected United
States Senator by the Texas Legislature,
Reagan having withdrawn from the contest.
The new Olympic Theater at Philadelphia
was totally destroyed by fire on the morning
of the Goth. Incendiarisn is strongly sus-
pected. BY the falling of the walls two fire.
men were killed and several injured.
The next Nebraska State Fair is to be held
at Omaha, commencing September 20.
In the Ohio Constitutional Convention on
the Goth, the following resolution compliment
tary to the new Chief-Justice was unanimously
adopted, all the members of the Convention
rising to their feet:
ResoIged. That in accepting The resignation of
the Hon. M. r. Waite, we bear testimony to ms
character as citizen, his distinguished qualities
as iurist, and Bis ability and irnpartiality as
presiding o1feer of this body. In retiring from
this Convention to accept the exalted position TO
afectionate regard of those with whom he has been
officially associated and we feel confident that ia
the exercise of the duties of the highest judicial
office of the Government he win manifest the same
devotion to duty and the same faithfuness TO pub
lie trust.
The Executive Committee of the State Grange
of Illinois have chosen Mr.. j. S. Frew, OF
Aledo, as State Purchasing Agent.
Hamilton (Ont.) dispatch of the 3Oth ult.
states that of 206 members in the Commons,
1856 had been returned so far as heard from.
Of these, the Administration had los, major
ity of the whole House. 1t was probable that
the Government would be sustained on the
test vote by at least eighty or ninety in the full
House.
The National Educational Association was
recently in session in Washington. A series
of resolutions reported by the Centennial
Committee were adopted; that each State
send a representation of its educational con-
dition to the Centennial; also the historical
record of its educational progress; that cities
act with States, and that an international
Educational Congress be held in connection
with the Centennial. The Committee on
National Aid reported resolutions favor
ing the establishment of a National Edu-
cational Bureau, and indorsing the PROPOSE
ton of setting apart public lands for free edu-
cation in the States. President Grant visited
| the Association, but made no speech. Ad-
| iourned to meet at Detroit in August next.
A steamboat of the Boston and New York
! few mornings ago. The vessel and cargo
were valued at nearly half million of dollars.
Nolives lost.
Private dispatches have been received in st.
Paul from Deputy United States Marshal
Jackman, of Dakota Territory, stating that
on Sunday, the 25th ult., a squad of twenty
wood-choppers at Fort Rice were beset by
party of Teton Sioux, and murdered in cold
blood.
large meeting of prominent iron and nail
manufacturers was recently held in Pitts
burgh, at which the selling rates for nails
were advanced 1919 cents per keg.
A fire in Cleveland on the3lst ult destroyed
over S500,030 worth OF property, on which
there was an insurance of about $450,000.
In the case of Rafferty,, three times con-
demned to death for the murder of Chicago
policeman, the Illinois Supreme Court has re-
fused to grant a new trial, sustained the de-
csion of the court below, and ordered that the
execution take place at Waukegan on the 9th
of February. Six of the seven Judges con-
CURED in the decision.
A bill was introduced in the Ohio House of
Representatives ON the Both ult., providing
that in case railway companies discriminate in
rates for transporting freights in localities,
said company shall forfeit to suchperson so
overcharged double the amount of the over
charge, and in no case less than $100, and pro-
viding that an additional suit can be brought
by the prosecuting attorney, and the amount
to be forfeited in this suit is to be from 500
to 81 900; also that in case railway companies
charge higher than the legal rates for the
of fha
shall forfeit double the amount of the over
charge, and in no case less than $100.
A most daring and successful robbery was
committed on the evening of the 31st ult., on
the Iron Mountain Railway. AS the train
which left st. Louis at 9:45 in the morning
came in sight of Gad's Hill Station, 100 miles
below St. Louis, it was signaled to stop. The
switch was turned and the train run on a side
track. As the train stopped, Conductor Afford
stepped off to ascertain what the matter was,
when he was confronted by man in a mask,
pistol placed to his head, and he was marched
off under guard. The engineer, fireman, mail
agent, express messenger and other train men
were then seized by five masked, heavily
armed men, and also placed under guard. The
robbers then went through the entire train,
ana look from tne passengers duouG pl,OOO,
and over $1,000 from the Adams Express
messenger, and rifed the mail. The robbers
then left in southerly direction, and after
the release of the train men the train started
southwark. There were only twelve male
passengers on the train. There were five
ladies and several children. The robbers also
took $500 from citizens of Gad's Hill.
A New Orleans telegram Of the 3lst ult.
says Governor Kellogg pronounced as entirely
untrue report telegraphed from that city by
a special correspondent, to the effect that he
(Kellogg) had made requisition on the
authorities of the District of Columbia for ex-
Governor Warmoth.
The following is the public debt statement
February 1:
six per cent. bonds. S1,218s2S, ,150
Five per cent bonds .............. 494021, ,050
Total coin bonds s., ,712 S49, 200
Lawful money debt. .................. Sl467o.OOO
Matured debt bt........,........... 15176,550
LEGAL tender notes es. 381, ,794, ,029
Certifcates of deposit 45560,0O0
Fractional currency cy.......... 47.793.333
Coin certificates acknowledgements. 45004, ,00U
Interest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 304l5,576
Total debt ................$ S 2,293, 10, ,688
o"sI rto;r 81 S85 359. 1863