Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-06-19
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Mrs. VANDENBERG, of Cincinnati, used coal
oil to hasten the burning of an obstinate fire
the other evening, with fatal results to her.
self and serious results to her husband,
father and mother, who were badly injured
while tearing the clothes from her body. Mrs.
" was married on the Tuesday preceding the
accident. .-.--.-...
THE War Department has information of a
movement on the part of the Comanche and
Cheyenne Indians to inaugurate a general
THE Rhode Island Legislature had taken
four ballots for United States Senator up to
the evening of the 10th. Gen. Burnside was
the leading candidate. '6>2s
MARY Helm, OF Cairo, Ill, undertook, on
the 9th, to kindle fire with coal oil. The
foolish girl was fatally burned.
THE Michigan State Republican Convention
will be held at Lansing on the Goth of August.
In the Alexander County Qll.) Circuit
Court on the 9th, in the case of the Railroad
Commissioners against the Illinois Central
Railroad Company for extortion, etc., Judge
Baker overruled the demurrer of the defend
ant, aud sustained nineteen of the twenty-one
counts in the declaration. Among the objec-
tions overruied was one denying the constitu-
tionality of the Illinois law.
THE Illinois Independent State Convention
was held at Springfield on the 10th. The
platform adopted was substantially what is
known as theDecatur platform. David Gore,
of Macoupin, was nominated for State Treas
urer, and SIN. Etter, of Bloomington, for
Superintendent of Public instruction. A State
Central Committee was elected, as follows:
First District, Aug. Arnold; Second, j. G.
Mathien; Third, G.. G. Parks; Fourth, Thomas
Bishop; Fifth, Fisher Hills; Sixth, j. M.
Allen; Seventh, III. r. Conklin; Eighth, A.
w. Lester; Ninth, g. w. Wright; Tenth, j.
NJ. Darnell; Eleventh, J. w. Loomis; Twelfth,
J. B. Kicks; Thirteenth, j. Sell; Fourteenth,
James r. Scott; Fifteenth, Ell. Park; Sixteenth,
L. H. Thomas; Seventeenth, Lewis Solomon;
Eighteenth, 8. J. Davis; Nineteenth, John
Landrigan.
THE Indiana Independent State Convention
met at Indianapolis on the 10th, adopted a
platform, and made nominations for the Octo-
Der election. The following were the candi-
dates selected: Secretary of State, N. s.
White Dem.), of Vigo; Auditor, E.
Henderson (Dem.), of Morgan; Treas
urer, N. G.. Bennett (Rep.) of Steuben; Attor-
ney- General, j. A. s. Mitchell Oem.), of Elk
hart; Judge of the Supreme Court, H. 2.
Biddle (Rep.), of Cass; Superintendent OF
Public instruction, Clark Davis (Rep.), of
Henry. The convention adopted the name of
independently The following Central
Committee was appointed: First District, j.
r. Elderfeld, Vanderburg County; Third,
J. @. A. Newson; Fifth, B. F. Bun
dy, Randolph; Sixth, A. B. Pendleton,
Johnson; Seventh, B. d. Garrett, Marion;
Eighth, - Barber, Vigo; Ninth, E. Slusher,
Warren; Eleventh, Aaron Jenkins, Wabash;
Twelfth, B. B. Snow, Adams; Thirteenth,
Merrill Williams, Marshall.
THE Indiana State Farmers Association
was organized in Indianapolis on the 10th by
the election of Richard Gregg as President,
G. W. Green as Secretary, and Theo. W.
Reese as Treasurer.
JIG. BANCROFT DAVIS, Assistant Secretary
| of State, has been confirmed as United States
Minister to Germany.
A TRAIN of cars crossed the St. Louis bridge
on the evening of the 9th. s
A STATE convention of the Liberal Repub.
licans, Democrats and Anti-Monopolists OF
Minnesota will be held in st. Paul, Minn., on
the 23d of September.
THE labor difficulties in the vicinity OF
NelsonvilIe, Ohio, were assuming large pro-
portions on the 1tth. The places of the stril1,
| ing miners had been filed by colored men
| from the South, and collision was momen.
| tarily expected. During the night shots were
exchanged. The Governor had promised to
send troops to suppress all riotous demonstra'
tions. The labor troubles at Nelsonville
Ohio, were ended on the 18th. The acolored
men had been doing effective work, and were
undisturbed by the striking miners. Guards
were, however, continued.
In answer to an inquiry by leading Changers
in regard to the enforcement Of the Railroad
Tariff law of Iowa, Gov. Carpenter says:
Should the railroads attempt to overthrow it by
appealing to the courts shall not hesitate In the
duty which will then be upon me- TO see 10 IT. tnat
voked to secure its enforcement. In the enforce
ment of this duty the law associates with me the
other members of the Executive Council, each OF
whom is entirely In sympathy with me in respect
to the line of our duty in the case OF resistance by
the railroad companies. sase
ACCORDING to Washington dispatches of
the 18th the Currency bill was defeated be-
cause of the belief that it would be better to
have no action on the currency matter than
to have veto.
Gov. DIX, of New York, has signed the bill
recently passed by the New York Legislature,
giving to William Baxter $35,00O and to D.
P. Dobbins $4,000, on condition that they
shall place upon the canals ten steam canal
freight boats similar to those run by them
during the last season.
THE condition of the growing crops on june
/ in the States of Illineis. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wis
consin was, according to the National Crop
Reporter, nearly 8 per cent. above good
average condition In Illinois and Missouri
the condition of the wheat was very high; in
Iowa per cent. above the average and in
other States below. The oats average in the
same States was percent. below good aver
age, Missouri being the only State reporting
above an average. The area OF barley sown
was, in round number, $4,000 acres, an in
crease over last year of 262 acres. The area
of rye is placed at little less than 337, 600
acres, a falling off of 10, $50 acres. Special
returns in relation to the tobacco crop in Ken
lucky, Southern Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee
were such as to make the outlook very bad
eLe. Aside from late frosts, the bug and the
fly and the insects had been very destructive.
THE following resolution was adopted by a
convention of delegates to an Independent
State Convention held at Topeka, Kan, on the
10TH,
Rssotued, That we hereby join with The Reform