Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-04-16


Robinson, the well-k known circus man, was
defeated on the same day for the same office
in Cincinnati.
Gov. TILDEN, of New York, has pardoned
James W. Ingersoll, tried in connection with
the Tweed case, and sentenced in 1873 to five
years imprisonment for forgeryin the second
degree.
reported throughout the central portion o1
California on the 5th. Fears for the safety OF
the fruit crop were entertained.
AT the election in Wisconsin on the 9th
Edward G. Ryan was chosen Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court without opposition.
THE Court of Claims has decided that the
power vested in the President to pardon
crimes does not authorize the restoration o1
forfeited or con6scated property.
On the 7th W. Ringgold, Postmaster at New
Orleans, was suspended under the Tenure of
Office act, and John M. G. Parker appointed
in his place.
LATE Washington dispatches report the
discovery of numerous frauds upon the Post
office Department in connection with mail
route bids
THE Rhode Island State election occurred
on the 7th. There were three candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor, and the
vote was so divided between them that no
choice resulted. The remainder OF the Re-
publican ticket for State officers is elected by
between II 900 and $4,000 majority.
A GENERAL reduction in passenger rates
from the East to Western points has been
made.
UNDER a recent act of the New York Leg
islature new suit has been begun against
William M. Tweed, to recover Sc, 1875, ,957
which was paid out under the Board of Audit
of 1870.
ADDITIONAL strikes in the Pennsylvania
mining regions were reported on the 7th.
Troops had been called on to assist in putting
down any outbreaks that might take place.
THE municipal election in st. Louis on the
9th resulted in the election of the Democratic
candidate (BarretD for Mayor by plurality
of about 700.
A QUANTITY of giant powder stored in San
Francisco exploded on the 7th, blowing up
many of the adjoining buildings and causing
the complete destruction of a bonded ware
house in the vicinity. Several lives are re-
ported lost.
CONGRESSMAN WHEELER arrived in Wash
ington on the Sth, en- route for New Orleans, to
assist in carrying out the Louisiana compro-
mise.
THE strike of iron workers at Pittsburgh,
Pa, which had lasted since last fall, ended on
the 7th, in favor of the workingmen. Two
mills resumed operations on that day, and
others would soon follow the example.
COUNT MAREFAscHI arrived in New York
on the 7th from Europe, and announced
officially to Archbishop McCloskey that the
Pope had conferred on him the title of Car
dinal of the Roman Church.
A VERY destructive tornado passed over
Edinburgh, ILL.,, on the evening of the 8th
One church was crushed to atoms and nve
dwellings were blown down. Some twenty
young ladies and gentlemen and children
were in the church at the time the wind struck
it, and all of them were more or less injured,
many of them quite seriously. On the same
evening like visitation was experienced near
Little Rock, Ark, in consequence Of which
trees were uprooted and seven houses de-
stroyed. A Mrs. Jones was killed and her
two daughters seriously injured.
AT the approaching reunion in Chicago of
the Army of the Rpublic {" all the surviving
soldiers and sailors of the late war through
out the country who regard the flag of the
United States as the emblem of undivided
and indivsible nationality" are invited to be
present. The reunion occurs on the 10Th,
18th, 14th and 18th of May.
On the morning of the 9th band OF
strikers attacked company of militia near
Hazelton, Pa and a few shots were fired
A ballot was taken on the 9th in the sew
eral mines of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad Company of Scranton, to
decide the question of strike, and re-
suited in favor of work by a vote of 1,512 to
319
THE property in New York known to have
been in the possession of Mr.. Tweed at the
time of his exposure has been attached in the
interest of the new $4,000, 900 suit brought
against him.
PATRICK OSHEA was hanged at St. Louis
on the 9th for the murder of his wife a little
over year ago.
NEWS was received at Leavenworth, Kan,
ON the 9th, that 1000 of the captured Indians
under guard at the Cheyenne Agency had
MADE their escape. The troops attempted
to retaks them, but were repulsed.
RICHARD GIBBS, of New York, has been ap-
pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Peru.
The attempts in the New York Legislature
to pass an act enabling Mrs. Tilton to testify
have failed.
THE vote in Connecticut at TIE reoent oleo
tion was as follows: For acknowledgement
Oem.), 3,7S5; Greene (Rep.), 44,3O1; Smith
pro, 2,S09; scattering, la. Total, 101 ,0O9.
Ingersoll's plurality, 9,4S4; majority, 6,661.
For Congressmen-Democr candidates,
51,093; Republican, 47,311; Prohibition, 1909.
Total, 100,313. The vote for Governor in
Rhode Island was as follows: Hazard Qnd.
Rep), S,717; Lippitt (Reg. Rep.), s,341 Cut
Ter Dem.), 5,169.
DAN BRYANT, the minstrel performer, died
at New York on the 10th.
Hon. BEN. WADE has written a letter de-
clining to be candidate for the Governor
ship of Ohio. He gives three reasons: First
His voice is used up so that he cannot make
a speech. Second-He has sworn never to
take the stump for an Office for which he is a
candidate. Third-He cannot afford to take
the position.
AN official dispatch from the Cheyenne
Agency to Gen. Pope gives the particulars of
the revolt at that agency on April 6. While
the guards were attempting to iron one of the
Stone Calf Indians the prisoner broke away.
The guards fired and hit him. This provoked
several shots from the camp of the hostile
Cheyennes, causing great CONSERVATION. The
hostile Indians fed to the Sand Hills
The friendly Indians stood true Cant Raf-