Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-06-04

don, failed on the 31st ult, with liabilities ag-
gregating 9150,OO0. Several business houses
connected with the concern also suspended
THE NEW WORLD.
On the assembling of Congress it is
said the Postmaster-Genera- will use all suitable
efforts to have the law governing postage on third
class matter essentially modified.
The State Convention of Pennsylvania
Republicans assembled at Lancaster ON the 26th.
Gen. Harry White was elected President and c..
d. Elliott, Secretary. Gov. Hartranft was re-
nominatedb by acclamation and Fl. w. Rawle, of
Erie, nominated for State Treasurer. platform
was adopted fayoring equality of all before the
law; the harmony of State and Federal Govern
ments; the unity of the nation; civil rights !;
limiting the Presidency to two terms; protection
to labor and home industries; cheap transporta-
tion and free banking, and indorsing the National
and State administrations.
The President, ON the Goth, held q
council with the Sioux Indian delegation. In
the course of his speech he advised the Indians
to sell their present reservation and accept terri
tory south, where game was more abundant. He
said if the Government should withdraw the
present gratuty, which it could do without vio-
lating any treaty, the territory now occupied by
them would not support life. In conclusion he
advised them to consider what he had said, and
hoped they would arrive at a conclusion satisfac-
tory to both parties.
A terrific explosion occurred on the
evening of the 26th in Boston drug store, which
completely wrecked the building. There were
twenty-five persons in the building and all were
more or less injured, and six were killed. The
adjoining dwellings were badly shattered. The
cause of the explosion was unknown at last ac
counts.
In Lexington, KY, on the gath, fire
destroyed about thirty buildings in the best part
of the city, involving loss of between $500, ,OOO
and 100000.
On the evening of the 27th, at Holyoke,
Mass while the evening service was being held
in the French Catholic Church. the hangings
upon the altar caught fire from one Ofthe candles
used in the service, and the flames spread so
rapidly that the end where the altar was located
became mass of flames The body of the church
contained about ZOO persons and these escaped,
but those in the gallery, which skirted both
sides of the building, with only single
entrance in front, were driven into struggling
mass by the fast-approaching flames, and many
leaped into the aisles of the church and were
trampled to death by the worshipers who were
fleeing from the wrath behind. The affair was
over in twenty minutes, but during that time
sixty men, women and children were either burned
or trampled to DEATH and the fatally wounded
would make the loss of life seventy-five. AL
efforts of the priest to preserve order were fruit
less. Many of the dead were horribly burned
scarcely any flesh remaining on their bones in
some instances
Judge Porter concluded his argument
in the Beecher case the 26th, and on the fol
lowing day Mr.. Evarts began his concluding effort
in behalf of the defendant.
The Grand Lodge of the Worlds Good
Templars was recently in session at Blooming
ton, ILL.,. and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: r. w. G. L., Col. j. j. Hickman
of Kentucky; r. w. G. Co. Joseph Malins, of En-
gland; r. w. G. V. T., Amanda Lane, of Massa
Chusetts; r. w. G. S., w. S. Williams, of Cana
da; r. w. G. T., r. r. Scott of Missouri; Supt
of Cold Water Templars, Mrs. NJ B. O'Donnell
New York The next session will be held
Louisville, Ky. The constitution was changed s,
as to allow the formation of Grand Lodges il
States where they already exist, on petition of tn
existing Grand Lodges.
The Secretary of the Interior held ;
council with the Sioux delegation on. the 27th
and in the course of his speech sought to impres
upon the minds of the Indians that the Govern
ment sought to do what was best for both whites
and Indians, and also that it was practically
impossible to stop the whites from settling
in the Black Hills. He spoke of the
territory farther south and enumerated the
advantages they would realize by
change of reservation. Spotted Tail replied
He said he did not propose to break q treaty
but desired the Sioux to remain in their presen
reservation he knew it to be good and productiv
territory; he respected the treaty, and if whit
men invaded the hills the Indians could not b
blamed for the results.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di
rected that $9S roo of the currency balance of tn
Treasury be retired, the same being SO per cent
of additional circulation issued to banks durin
May. The amount of United States notes out
standing available circulating medium ha
been fixed at $377, ,064,055. ..p~. IN
A well.executed counterfeit So bill
on the First National Bank of Germantown
Ohio, has made its appearance in Chicago TIL
face of the bill is pronounced perfect and the ps
per is genuine, but the back is indifferently Ell
graved.
A can of coal-oil exploded at Yer
sailles, Ohio, recently, and burned four childre
offs. M. Christian to death. The eldest child wa
kindling the kitchen fire with the fluid
DR.. J. HI. Ecc1eston was elected Bisho
of Iowa at Davenport on the 2sth.
According to Kansas City (Mo
special of the 2Sth information had been receive
that large band of hostile Indians were Ell
camped on the Salmon River, in Kansas, and tn
the citizens had been obliged to desert the
homes.
Inc accounts received up to the morI
Ing OF the 18th place the number of dead by IL
Hoiyoke (Mass.) disaster at seventy-one; fatal
burned, twenty-two; otherwise burned an