Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-01-15
THE NEW WORLD.

THE people of New Orleans were greatly
excited on the 5th over the dispatch
of Gen. Sheridan to Secretary Belknap, repre-
senting the State of Louisiana to be in a
state of anarchy. At meetings of the
Cotton Exchange, the Merchants Exchange
and other gatherings, resolutions were
adopted denouncing the statements of
General Sheridan. John McEnery sent
protest to President Grant against the
acts of the United States forces in the State
House on the 5th. Some talk was had of
a compromise of some sort in regard to the
LEGISLATURE Gen. Sheridan had sent another
telegram to the Secretary of War, in which
he expressed the opinion that " the terrorism
now existing in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas could be entirely removed
and confidence and fair. dealing estab-
lished by the arrest and trial of
the ringleaders of the armed White
Leagues" He suggests that if Congress
would pass bill declaring them banditti
they could be tried by a military commission.
Among the witnesses before the Congressional
Investigation Committee on the 5th were ex-
Gov. Hahn and Gov. Kellogg. In the course
of his statement the latter said he did not
itself without the United States forces, he
claiming that the great bulk of his supporters
are in the country, while large element op-
posed to his administration reside in the city.
On the 9th Gen. Sheridan telegraphec to Sec
retary Belknap to the effect that the city OF
New Orleans was very quiet. Idle threats
had been made to assassinate him (Sheridan)
but he was not afraid and would not be
stopped from enforcing the Government Or
ders. The Chairman of the Committee of
Seventy had issued a card calling on his fell
low-citizens to avoid by all means the troops
sent into their midst, as their deliverance
| from political bondage depended on their
prudence and forbearance, and conflict with
| the soldiers or authorities would bring ruin
| to their hopes.
| A WASHINGTON Associated Press dispatch
of the 5th says: "The Administration is
well satisfied that Gen. Sheridan is in every
way competent to carry out the ideas of the
| General Government respecting whatever
! participation it may be thought necessary to
| take regarding affairs in Louisiana. These,
| as now understood, constitute an indorse-
ment of the report of the Returning Board
and the maintaining of the authority of the
| Legislature reported elected by that Board"
| HIRAM R. ROBERTS, of Rollnsford, was
nominated for Governor by the New Hamp-
shire State Democratic Convention, at Con-
| cord, on the 5th.
| On the 5th the Wisconsin State Grange
met at Madison, about $50 delegates being
present. The Masters address was well re-
g.. Ha tQrmSs
the efforts making to improve the navi-
| cation of. the Mississippi, Fox and Wis
consin Rivers, as tending toward cheap
| er transportation. The position taken
| by the Order in regard to railroad transporta-
| ton he thought should be maintained. He
urged the sending of help to the brethrenSin
Kansas and Nebraska, and the formation of
permanent fund for the purpose of engag-
| ing in the manufacture of agricultural imple-
| ments. -fH 10. .s3t
| A TELEGRAM was sent TO Gen. Sheridan
| from the Secretary of War on the 9th APPROX
| ing what he had done. 1t was thought that
no such proclamation as Sheridan suggested
would be issued by the President.
| The New York Assembly was organized on
the 5th by the selection of Jeremiah Mcclure
as Speaker and Hiram Calkins for Clerk. The
message of Gov. Tilden states the balance in
the State Treasury at about 100000;
funded State debt, s30000,000; reduction of
/ debt last year, $6,000,000. ~
THE Legislature of Minnesota was organ
lied on the 5th by the election of W.R. Kin
yon as Speaker of the House and Charles w
Johnsonas Chief Clerk of the Senate.
Gov. GAsToN of Massachusetts,, was inaug-
urated on the 7th
THE Indiana Legislature was organized on
| the 7th by the election of John 0yermeyer
(Rep.) as Clerk of the Senate and David
| Turpie (Dem.) Speaker of the House..
THERE are, in Wisconsin, 5OS Oranges,
/ against 304 last year.
Gov. ALLEN on the 18th sent a special mes
sage to the Ohio Legislature protesting
against the action recently taken in Louis.
lana affairs.