Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

were dashed into the lake by the gale OF that Ter
rble night and that their bodies and the balloon
sank in the middle of Lake Michigan, where, the
water being of very great depth, no BODIES OF
drowned persons have ever been known to rise
to the surface" .-a93 sge
A special to the Chicago Times OF the
18th says the town of Shawneetown, Ill.,, was
covered with water to the depth or six feet.
Hon. VIM. A. Graham, of North Caro-
lima, formerly United States Senator, Governor,
Secretary of the Navy and candidate for VICE
President Oh the ticket with Gen. Scott died
few days ago, aged seventy-fve years
1t was stated in New York on the 18th
that the letters Of credit issued by Duncan, Sher
man & Co., for which the father of Mr.. Duncan
had become responsible, amounted to only $780,
OOO From a statement appearing on the 18th it
appears that the assets of the firm 81 112,740
and the liabilities $4S72, 126 Their liabilities on
account of travellers credits and circular notes
are placed at $237,975
The Department of Agriculture in its
August report gives the following cotton aver
ages North Carolina, go; South Carolina, 81;
Georgia, Sc; Florida, S5; Alabama, 90; Missis-
sippi, 1O4; Louisiana, SO; Texas, SO; Arkansas,
1903; Tennessee, 107.
The Treasury Department has called in
for redemption $40 100000 of United States bonds
| of the issue of 1864 A#
There is considerable excitement in
Winnebago County, ILL.,, over the announcement
that Jefferson Davis had accepted an invitation
to address the Agricultural Society in
September At a meeting of the Grand Army of
the Republic, held in Rockford on the 18th, reso-
lutions were adopted denouncing the action of
hat WOul0 attend
or contribute to the success of the fair. Resolu-
lions of a similar nature have been adopted by
citizens of other towns in the county. The
manufacturers of Rockford have also declared
that they will send nothing to the fair in the event
that Mr.. Davis delivers the address.
| Mrs Book was fatally injured at Water
| loo, ILL.,, recently by the explosion of can of
kerosene oil. She was kindling the kitchen fire.
A convention of all the Grange pur-
chasing agents will be held at Louisville, KY,
Oct. 1, for the purpose of adopting plan by
which business can be conducted on a uniform
system throughout the United States.
| In consequence of the opposition mani
| tested by the citizens of Winnebago County. ILL.,.
| Jefferson Davis has withdrawn his acceptance Of
the invitation to deliver the address before the
County Agricultural Society in September
The Government net receipts and ex
penditures for the year ending June 30, 1885, were
| as follows: Neutrality-suspicious.. $157 ,167, 722; in
| ternal revenue, $110 007, 493; public lands, ST.,
al 1910; miscellaneous sources, $194l1 1855; total
| S28S OOO, $50. Expenditures--Civil and miscel
| laneous, $71 ,07O, 7O2; War Department, $41 $780,
Gas; Navy Department, $21 ,497, o26; Indians and
pensions, S37, S40,S73; interest on public debt
| $1,000 sd; total, 1874, 623,390
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the Chica.
| 60 evangelists, reached New York on the 18th
from Europe.
According to a Washington telegram OF
| the 18th about forty Postmasters had been re
moved for unlawfully disposing of postage
| stamps, thereby unjustly increasing their salaries
/ THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK, Aug 16.-Flour-White
Winter Extra $6.9O@7.5O. Wheat-No. Chicago
Spring, s .34@1.35 No. 2 Milwaukee, 1880
LAO; No. 2 Northwestern, $l3s@136. Barley
$l.3O01 3D. Oats-Western Mixed, 62@o4hc. Corn
Western Mixed, 7s@S3c. Pork--Mess, $2i5o
Dressed Hogs-1OHc Lard-14c. Cattle-Mar
ket slow; 12012%c. for Good to Extra. Hogs
$s.12A@S.50. Sheep-4h@6c Gold closed
at 1874.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. - Cattle - Best
S6.5O07.oO; medium, $5.75@6,Oo Hogs-York
ers, $79O@s.2O; Philadelphia, Ss.4O0S6o
Sleeps 4.OO@50O 81 g-
CHICAGO. -Wheat-No. 2 Spring closed
at 81 2O@1 2O1a cash. Corn-Closed at CSC fol-
No. 2 and 65c for Rejected, cash. Oats-No.
49h @5Oc cash; September options sold at36c. Rye
No. 2. S4@S5c. Barley-No. 2, $1.17@1.19. Mess
Pork-$2O s0@2O.9O cash. Lard-$13 80
Cattle-Choce to Extra, $5.75@6.65; Medium tt
Coco, $42505.6O; Butchers Stock, $2.75D4.00
Scalawags, etc, $2.2 @2.5O. Hogs-Good tc
choice, S7.55@7.S5. Sheep-Good to choice
| $4OOm45O