Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-04-09


against the invasions.
JOHN c. NEW, the successor of Spinner as
Treasurer of the United States, is said to be a
hard d-money man.
SEVERAL riots occurred in different mining
districts in Pennsylvania on the 1st, and in
some instances the disturbances resulted IL
the loss of life. The Governor was taking
active measures to put stop to the out
breaks.
LATE accounts state that the ice at Bay de
Noquet, on the upper Michigan shore of Lake
Michigan, was sixty-on inches thick.
GEORGE REYNOLDS, Mormon, on trial
at Salt Lake City for polygamy, has been
found guilty by a jury composed of Nor
mons and non-Mormons. A motion to set
aside the verdict because defendant had not
been arraigned and asked to plead, and had
never had the Indictment read to him, was
granted, after which the defense waived a
new trial, with view of taking the case to
the Supreme Court. In the case of Delegate
George O. Cannon, on the same charge, the
defendant plead the statute of limitation, and
was discharged.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 4th says
the Mexican Government would soon be in
formed of the enormity of the offense recently
committed by invading Mexicans on the
Texas border, with demand for reparation to
satisfy the national honor.
Ex-STATE SENATOR ROBERT MCKENNA, of
Tennessee, was lately tried for marrying the
grand. daughter of his former wife and SEN
fenced to the Penitentiary for five years. He
has been pardoned. a1a
ANEW ORLEANS dispatch of the 4th says
the Senatorial excursion to Mexico had
broken up, several of the party deciding to
gono further A few would proceed to Vera
Cruz by the regular mail teamer and as pri-
vate travellers. The fear Of the yellow fever
and the illness of Mrs. Morton are among the
causes alleged for change of programme.
THE suit of Morton and others against the
State of Nebraska, involving the title to the
rich salt beds near Lincoln, has been decided
in favor of the State.
On the morning of the 4th the Chicago
express train collided with the Pacific
express train on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad, near Tyrone, Iowa.
Both engines and several cars were demol-
ished. III. L. Miller, conductor; c. M. Pickle,
fireman, and W. A. Gardner, express messen-
ger, were instantly killed, and several other
employees were injured, some fatally. One
passenger was reported killed and several
wounded The accident is said to have been
caused by the telegraph operator at Tyrene
neglecting to hold the Chicago-bound train
until the other train had passed that point.
&C. WALKER, of Michigan, has been ap-
pointed Inspector of Indian Affairs.
PRESIDENT GRANT stated on the 5th that
he could see no reason for apprehension OF
war between Mexico and the United States.
Nothing would be done by this Government
to provoke such result.
HUNDREDS of prominent ladies have peti-
| toned the Governor and Council OF Massa-
chusetts that the sentence Of .Pomeroy, the
| boy-fend, be executed, as a safeguard to
children.
THE State election in Connecticut occurred
on the 5th The returns up to the morning
of the 9th indicated that Chas. r. ingersoll
(Dem) is reelected Governor by about 7,O0C
majority. The Congressman elected are
First District, Geo. M. Landers, DEM; Second
James Phelps, DEM, Third, ID. H. stark
| weather, Rep; Fourth, VIM. H. Barnum
Dem. The Legislature is Democratic. 7. l.
Barnum was elected Mayor of Bridgeport.
Two men, named Owens, arrived at Yank
| ton, D. r., on the 4th, direct from the Black
| Hills, bringing with them several nuggets
and particles of gold which they took ou1
with an ak. They left four of their number
behind and came back for provisions and
tools.
A LATE dispatch from Key West, Fla, says
there had been but four cases of yellow fever
there, and the disease had already disap
peared.
The trial of John D. Lee and others
charged with participation in the Mountain
Meadow massacre, has been postponed
A YOUNG son of Jacob Welker, of st. Paris
Ohio, was fatally burned on the 5th by the
explosion of a coal-oil can while he was hur
rying up fire by pouring oil upon it.
THE ease of Delegate George Q. Cannon
for polygamy, has been appealed to the Ter
ritorial Supreme Court, and bonds given fol
his appearancein the sum of $1,000.
A DETROIT dispatch of the 5th says the Re
publican State ticket for Supreme CourtJudgt
and Regents of the State University of Michi
gan had been elected by from 10000 to 5,00(
majority.
The election in Cincinnati on the 5th re
suited in the success of the Democratic mu
nicipal ticket by from 1000 to 5000 majority
johnson, for Mayor, receiving the heavies
vote.
GEN. SHERIDAN was at New Orleans on the
5th. A dispatch of that date says he wa:
looking after the troubles on the Mexican
border.
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