Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-06-25

noting the industries of the people and not by
destroying them.
The National Board of Trade, in session
in Philadelphia on the 18th, adopted resolution
complimenting Congress for fixing day for the
resumption of specie payment, and begging that
body to place in the hands of the Secretary of
the Treasury means for the execution of the law
providing for resumption at the time named.
The National Board of Trade adj
journed on the 18th after passing sundry resolu-
tons relating to the transportation question, re-
ciprocity, etc. Among them was one declaring
that experience had shown that the attempt to
regulate the details of Railroad management by
law is inexpedient, but that certain laws of a
general character can be enacted which are both
practicable and necessary. They also favored
the appointment by the President of commits
sion to confer with the Canadian authorities on
the subject of reciprocity.
Earthquakes were experienced in por-
tions of Ohio and Indiana on the 18th. AT In
dianapolis the shock was quite severe and con-
siderable alarm was occasioned The wave, &C
cording to an indianapolis dispatch of that date,
extended over the greater portion of the State.
United States troops are concentrating
on the Mexican border, and a man-of-war has
been ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
On the night of the 18th st. Louis was
visited by violent storm and many portions of
the city were deluged. The same storm extended
throughout Missouri and portions of Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska, doing considerable damage
A kerosene lamp exploded on packet
lying at the levee in Burlington, Iowa, on the
night of the 18th, and burned the cook, colored
woman, to death.
On the 18th Nathan Burgess was
hanged at Efingham, ILL.,, for the murder of John
Robbins.
John Casey was hanged at Paris, ILL.,,
on the 18th, for the murder of his wife.
A recent collision between freight
and stock train at Charlton, Iowa, on the B. 81
M. r. Railroad resulted in the killing of five men
and the serious injury of six others.
The following is the commission APP
pointed to visit the Sioux Indians for the purpose
of negotiating for the Black Hills: Rev. S. d.
Hinman, A. Comingo and w. H. Ashley, with j.
d. Collins as Secretary. The commission is in
structed to assure the Sioux of the kindly fntcn-
lions of the President, and that the negotia-
tons originate solely in desire for peace. Also
that the result reached must be approved by Con-
gress before it shall be binding.
J. J. Kinds, of Alabama, recently in
dicted for bribing an employee of the Postofice
Department to alter bid for mail transportation,
has been tried and declared not guilty by Wash
ington jury. Three additional indictments are
pending.
A million.dellar fire occurred in the
business portion of Pittsburgh, Pa. on the 10th.
More than sixty buildings were burned
in Grand Rapids Mich, on the 18th, and about
forty famili es were rendered homeless. The loss
was from $500, COO to 100000.
According to New Orleans dispatch
of the Goth Deputy United States Marshal had
reached that city with eight prominent citizens
under arrest upon the charge of intimidation.