Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-03
THE NEW WORLD.

The total imports of the country for
july exclusive specie were $4l 1856 1871, against
$47, 162, 476 for the same period in 1874. Since
January the imports have been $316,1Si793,
against $351 903 for the period last year.
The exports for July this year were $4i, 4S5, TT,
against $40 So7 1874 for the same period last year;
for seven months this year, $685., 83Ss12, against
1915 ,943, 800 in 1874
About 100,0 900 money-order blanks have
been stolen from the Postofice building in Wash
ington.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
Cided that the $50 bonds of 1865 dated May and
November were issued before the January and
July bonds of the same year. and must therefore
be first called in and paid.
The National Greenback Convention
assembled at Detroit ON the 18th, about 1000 per-
sons being in attendance. Thos. j. Durant, OF
Washington, d. c., was chosen President. Judge
w u. Kelley James Buchanan and Messrs. Dan
iels Mahoney and Alls delivered addresses
Resolutions were adopted favoring the Kelley
currency plan; opposing the law providing for
resumption In 1879 as being impracticable and
impossible of execution, and disastrous to the
business of the country, and demanding Its re-
peal.
A call has been issued for the fourth ses-
sion of the National Agricultural College, to be
held at Cincinnati Sept. q. % and "a. The OBJECT
of the gathering is said to be the discussion OF ag
ricultural questions, and the session Will be main
" devoted to addresses and discussions polltl-
cal economy in it's special relations to agriculture
education transportation, finance and taxation
as affecting agricultural prosperity 1t Is expect
ed that all agricultural and horticultural socle-
ties, State, district and county, Agricultural
Nl,thG and AO-
ricultural organizations will be represented by
delegates
The receipts of the New York canals
up to Aug. IS, the present season, were $7O4,247,
a falling off, compared with the same period last
year, of $706,S50. -
In a recent swimming match at Phila.
delphia johnson, the English champion, was
successful.
The Department of Agriculture reports
the average condition of spring wheat Aug. to
be $40 per cent In corn the highest averages
reported are: Kansas, 10; Tennessee, ll4;
Missouri, 112; Mississippi, III; Illinois, w;
Iowa, 81; Wisconsin, 80; Indiana and Minnesota,
50; Ohio, 81. The average condition OF oats was
81. Potatoes averaged 104.
On the evening of the Goth the Bank OF
California the heaviest institution on the Pacific
coast, closed its doors, after having paid out to
depositors about Sl,400,00 in gold during the
day The President stated the bank would nm
doubtedly pay all it's debts but business would
not be resumed. Great excitement prevailed in
San Francisco and run was made on the Ma
tional Gold Bank, but it met all demands fully
up to the close of business hours.
Sterling, Ahrens & Co., of Baltimore,
the largest sugarimporting house in the United
States, failed on the both, With liabilities amount
ing to So, 100000.
A Macon (Miss.) special to the Vicks-
burg Herald of the Goth reports a riot at New
Hope Church, Miss, in which eight negroes were
killed and several wounded.
The Republican State Convention OF
Mississippi met at jackson on the 10Th, and
nominated Geo. NJ. Buchanan for State Treasurer
Fx-Gov. VIM. r. Marshall has been
nominated for Railroad Commissioner by the
Minnesota Republican State Central Committee
to fill the vacancy caused by the dechnation OF
Chas. A. Gilman
The excitement in San Francisco ovel
the failure of the Bank of California was greati!
intensified on the 27th by the sudden deatn o.
drowning of Mr.. Ralston, the President, "nli'
sea-bathing in the afternoon. me gen
eral belief prevailed that he committed
suicide, and it was reported that ~
took a dose of poison before going int
the water to make his death certain. The failure
Oh the institution is attributed to illegitimat
banking operations and outside speculations