Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-10-08
THE NEW WORLD.

Great excitement prevailed in Fall River,
Mass on the 9th and 2Sth in consequence OF
demonstrations on the part of the mill-operatlyes
in opposition to the demands oftheir employers
The latter required the workmen to sign an agree
ment to sever their connection with the labor
union, and not to leave work without giving ten
days notice. These demands were refused
by large numbers, and these were denied rk.
They then took steps to persuade and compel
those who were willing to work to join their
ranks. Serious threats were made to burn the
works and the Mayor called upon the militia to
preserve order. On the 2Sth at a meeting OF
Labor Reformers held in Boston, resolutions of
sympathy with the Fall River operatives were
adopted.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the retirement of $3O4,5s4 of outstanding
legal-tenders that being so per cent. of the Ma
tional Bank circulation issued during September.
The outstanding legal-tenders on the 2Sth were
S373,941,124.
According to an Urbana Ohio) dispatch
of the 25th, the testimony of the seven-year-old
daughter of James Shell, the man lately lynched at
Belefontaine, given before the Coroner's jury was
of so damaging a nature to Mrs. Shell that there
existed great fears of another lynching, and the
Sheriff had felt constrained to remove Mrs. Shell
TO Marysvlle. 1t was getting to be believed that
she was party to the murder of Alice Laughlin,
if she did not herself alone commit the deed.
The first Synod of the Reformed Epis-
copal Church convened in Chicago on the 2Sth,
and is to be known the Synod of Chicago.
Nine churches were represented and Rev. G. E.
Cheney was chosen Bishop of the Synod.
A dispatch from the Red Cloud
Agency of the 9th says the threatened
Indian outbreak had passed away with
out anybody being hurt. Speeches were
made by several Indians, one of whom desired
wagon, horses, cattle, gun and ammunition for
each Indian before discussing the Black Hills
question. Spotted Bear thought about SO, 900 600
would be a fair price for the Black Hills country.
1t was thought no treaty could be effected.
The Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee met in annual session at Des Mones,
Iowa, on the goth ult. The old officers of the
society were reelected. The President of the
United States was in attendance and spoke
somewhat at length. Other speeches were also
made Philadelphia was agre ed upon as the
place of meeting next year.
A railway train was thrown from the
track near Sorel, Canada, on the evening of the
2Sth ult., and eleven persons were killed and
twenty-five wounded.
The Massachusetts Republican State
Convention met at Worcester on the 29th, Vice
President Wilson presiding. Alex. Fl. Rice was
nominated for Governor on the thrG ballot. The
rest of the ticket is as follows: Lieutenant-Gov-
e-nor, Horatio G. Knight State Treasurer, Chas.
Endicott; Auditor, Julius L. Clark; Attorney
General, Chas. r. Train; Secretary of State, Henry
Is. Pierce. The resolutions favor specie payments
and oppose limitations oppose Presidential third
term; eulogiZe the President and express an
earnest desire that the people Of the South may
enjoy '" universal free education and security of
personal rights under local self-government with
out the necessity of any interference from
abroad"
The Chicago Board of Education at a
recent session voted to aboli-h the reading of
the Scriptures and repeating of the Lords Prayer
in the public schools of that city.
The Agricultural Department report for
August and September says the quality of
the wheat harvested in all the States
is79 per cent, which is poorer than for several
years. The oat crop is superior both in quality
and quantity. The barley average is IS. Pota-
toes are 10 per cent. above the usual average.
WOOL is OF fnll average quantity, and tobacco 10
per cent below The acreage of hops is largely
above the average.
The blooded stock on the farm of the
PRESIDENT, near st. Louis, was sold at auction on
the 5Oth' bringing exceedingly low prices
According to a dispatch from the Red
Cloud Agency received on the soth nit. the COM