Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-13
THE NEW WORLD.

The August statement OF the public
debt shows thato the list there were outstanding
81 709 491 800 of coin bonds of which $l,095,S5o-
$50 were per cents and $613,632,750 were 5
per cents The total debt was $2,264 92S, AS, re-
duced by cash in the Tr easury to So, 1898, 726
During July the public debt was reduced $1,294,-
SS7
The Executive departments and the
offices of the District Government at Washing
ton were closed on the 3D. out of respect to the
memory of ex-President johnson. Similar trib-
utes of respect were paid in The larger Eastern
cities and most of the cities and towns OF the
South and West. The funeral occurred at Green
Vile, Tenn. and was conducted under Masonic
uspices, deceased being member of the order.
he ceremonies were imposing and the attend
ance very alrge.
A dispatch from Beaver, Utah, of the
Sd says an Indian chief had told the Associated
Press reporter that Lee secured the aid OF the
Indians to kill the Mountain Meadows emigrants
by offer of clothing, guns and horses, and that
Lee conducted the fight.
The second annual meeting of the Ma
tional Sunday School Assembly began at Fair
point, Chautauqua Lake, N. Y, on the Sd.
At Omaha, Neb., on the 3D., can of
kerosene exploded and fatally burned Bohe-
milan mother and her babe. She was kindling
tho kitchen fire.
The Mississippi State Democratic Con-
yention met at Jackson on the Sd, and nominated
w. L. Hemingway for State Treasurer. The
platform relates mainly to State affairs.
According to the census just completed
New York city contains total population of
1,064,272-an increase of 81, 1876 in five years.
Owing to the heavy rains which pre-
vailed in many sections of the West up to the
morning of the 9Th the streams became bank
full and the heaviest floods known for many
years occurred. Immense damage had been
done to harvested and growing crops and vast
tracts laid waste. In some parts railroad travel
had been suspended, and the superstructures,
bridges, depots etc, washed ont and carried
away.
On the morning of the 4th severe
hail-storm accompanied by an earthquake shock
visited Omaha, Neb., causing damage to roofs
and windows estimated at several thousand dol
lars.
The National Educational Association
recently met at Minneapolis, Mimi. The follow
ing were elected officers for the current year:
President, w, T. Phelps, of Minnesota Secre-
tary, W. D. Henkle, of Ohio; Treasurer, A. P.
Marble, of Massachusetts,. Thlrty-three Vice
Presidents were chosen, the first being ID. B.
Hazar, of Massachusetts.
The call for Constitutional Convention
in Alabama has been agreed to by majority o
$4,000.
A Colored Editorial National Conven
ton was lately held in Cincinnati, and attended
by representatives of all the colored newspaper
of the country and some of the leading coloret
men not connected with the press. The question
of civil rights was largely discussed.
Rev. Charles Thomson has been elected
Chief of the Cherokee Nation over Col d. w
Ross, by a large majority.
McCreery's Oem.) majority for Gov
ernor of Kentucky is between 1000 and 1000
An Indianapolis telegram of the 9TH de
clares the losses from the recent floods in tn
central and southern portions of Indiana woul
reach to so or 60 per cent. of the entire crop
Along the Wabash River it was estimated tina
900 600 acres of corn had been entirely destroyed
which, at SIS per acre, would aggregate loss
$3,0CO000.
The conscience fun2 at Washingto
was increased by $50 on the 9Th.
The committee to count the funds IN tn
Treasury have completed their work and I'm
everything correct with the exception of the S47
oOO stolen some time ago, which theft they thin
was committed by some one connected with til
department
Two bottles were recently picked up o
tle i"he shore near Chicago containing message