Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-12-24

man, Mo-, the nth for the murder of his
son-in-law, Chris. Alband, in June last. The
sentence OF his wife, convicted of the same of
Tense. was commuted to life imprisonment.
An excursion composed of 500 people
from Washington, including the President and
several Cabinet officers, the members of the Su-
preme Court and majority of both houses OF
Congress, reached Philadelphia on the evening of
the 18th, for the purpose of inspecting the Centen
NAL buildings and grounds.
Alexander p. Tuition, the Supervisor of
Internal Revenue who was assigned to st. Louis
in McDonald's place, has written aletter to the
President in which he claims that the order trans
ferring the Supervisors of Internal Revenue in
January last was suspended at his own instance,
and not at the request of Gen. Babcock.
A large number Of mechanics and labor
ing men out of employment Joined in public
demonstration at Montreal, Canada, on the 18th
and demanded of the authorities support for
themselves and their families. Some rioting oc-
Cured, and the police were called upon to sup
press it. Several arrests were made. On the
18th four of the rioters Were sentenced to four
months imprisonment at hard labor. Arrange
ments had been made to give aconsiderable num-
Der of laborers employment The police were
out in force at last and further disturb
ances were feared. Z t-@
On the morning of the 18th the United
States Express Company's car on the ST. Louis
Kansas City Northern train, en- route for st.
Louis, was entered between Ferguson and Jen-
nings' Station by two or three masked men, the
messenger Charles incaid, thrown into a large
packing-box which the robbers emptied for the
purpose, and the safe robbed of between $4,000
and $4,000 in money and valuables.
The New York Graphic of a recent
date breaches the theory that Tweed was not
voluntary fugitive, but had been abducted and
killed by men whom he could implicate in the
plundering of the city treasury, and who were
interested in getting him out of the way because
he had threatened to make damaging revelations
concerning them
A regular business meeting of Plymouth
Church was held on the 18th, at which Deacon
Vests letter was placed on file. In Mrs. Moul-
toms case aletter missive was proposed for an
advisory council to be held Jan. II to determine
certain questions of rule and discipline. On the
motion for it's adoption being made, Mr.. Shear
man moved slight amendment and Mr. Beecher
asked if the effect would not be to open up the
whole investigation of 1874. Upon being
answered that it would he said he fa-
vored the amendment, and it prevailed. At
the conclusion Of some subsequent remarks
Mr. Beecher said: 6 If such advisory council
should say another investigation is necessary,
would say, { Do it!' Do it, If they should say
not, certainly should not object" Mr.. Shear
man resigned the position of Clerk of the church,
and Mr.. 7. j. Tflney was chosen as his successor.
The trial of Piper, the Boston sexton,
for the murder of Mabel Young has resulted in a
disagreement of the jury, which is said to have
stood nine for conviction and three for acquitta.
On the 18th the banking house of
Greene & Cranston, of Providence, r. l., failed In
consequence of the suspension of the Providence
Tool Company. The assets are $S00,0O0 and the
liabilities S675,OOO The embarrassment of the
Tool Company is said to be only temporary.
D. A Ross & Co., manufacturers of and
dealers in lumber in Detroit, Mich, failed on the
18TH Their liabilities are stated at 100000 and
assets at 100000.
Several distinguished personages were
in attendance upon the Moody and Sankey meet
ings in Philadelphia on the 10TH among them
being President Grant and wife. At the womens
meeting in the afternoon several ladies rose for
prayers and subsequently went into the inquiry
aoOm.
Henry W. Longfellow having declined
to act as Centennial poet, John G. Whittier will
probably serve IN his stead.
On the occasion of the recent hanging
of three colored men in New York city the
rope was careessly adjusted around the neck
of one of them, and just as the weight descended
the knot slipped and the victim was left writhing
between heaven and earth. He made desperate
efforts to relieve himself and loudly called for
assistance The knot again slipped and he finally
died by stranpulation,