Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-03-31
NEWS. ITEMS. ETC.


Orleans. s4as
Some 25O persons were drowned in
England recently by the bursting of the
Sheffield Reservoir.
The name of the Invalid Corps has
been changed to "The Veteran Reserve
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The President, by Proclamation, has
limited the offer Of Amnesty, applying it
only to rebels in arms at large.
The amount paid to veteran volun-
teers in bounties is said to reach 80, 0O0,-
900 Of dollars. ra rr .r 44er, e..ug
The city of Philadelphia has paid
$2,419,75O in bounties to volunteers.
+ Thirty thousand southerners. have
taken refuge in New York till the war is
lover. Ia efSa
A printer died in New York recent
ly who weighed 420 pounds. Death got
a plat take that time. f4.sg .na
The good behaviour and noble bearing
Of the returned veterans is highly spoken
Of in Madison, and in fact, all over the
country.
Five hundred of our prisoners died in
Richmond during the month of February
starved to death-murdered for aught we
know. l'8 tia9e 3i4Jora /
Over 800 rebels were killed at Paducah,
and 1900 wounded Several citizens were
killed during the fight. The city is nearly
in ruins. ssh .s4st7 ff.a ..,
New York has gone 10000 majority
on the Constitutional amendment allowing
her soldiers in the field to vote. Aglorious
majority. .9'.7
4 There has been another severe storm
on the Southern coasts. A great many
wrecks are scattered along the coast. The
storm lasted about SO hours. 3g1 s1ses
The citizens of Galena and 10
Daviss county by committee, presented
Gen. Grant with magnificent sword
in Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th inst.
OPENING OF UPPER MISSISSIPPI cit
liens of Winona, Mimi, are rejoicing over
the opening of the Mississippi, the first
boat of the season passing up to the foot of
Lake Pepin on the 10th inst.
The Peninsula expedition into Mat
thews County, Va, under Gen. Graham,
has proved success. They captured a
large lot Of horses, cattle and mules, several
engines, and some 5000 contrabands.
The Union State Convention of Cali
fornia on the 25th inst, unanimously adop-
ted resolutions praising the National adj
ministration, and declaring President Lin
coin their first choice for next President.
The population Of Idaho is about 80
600 The present emigration tending thith-
crward will add fifty or sixty thousand
more to this number, making an aggregate
before next fall Of eighty or ninety thou
sand. es,
-Chickamauga and its neighborhood
was the seat Of the first mission to the
Cherokees, about fifty years ago. 1t
was then called Brainard. Missionary
Ridge still retains its name.
A fire in New York city on the 23d
inst, destroyed property to the amount of
100000. About % or 80 families were
turned homeless in the streets in the middle
of severe snow-storm. Ya yi g
Some 900 more exchanged prisoners
have arrived at Fortress Monroe, many of
them in dying condition. The Christian
Commission are doing their utmost to allie
yiate their condition.
1T is said that there are now one
thousand women employed in the vari-
Gus departments Of the Government, at
salaries of six hundred dollars year.
Portland, Maine, and Portland,
Oregon-the Eastern and Western geo.
graphical extremes of our continent
have been sending pleasant kilograms to
each other.
The telegraph sends over the wires the
rumor that the entire organized militia is to
be called into service for six months, to
hold certain points during the campaign
against Richmond, which is soon to COM
mence. 3*+
-Roebuck in the House Of Commons, is
again on the rampage. In the course OF
some remarks he said he would be glad to
see the Federal shipping swept from the
seas. John Bright replied by reminding
him that his speech was unworthy of man
in Parliament. i
-"How does Mr.. Lincoln stand in
Iowa 2" was the query Of strudy old
farmer from that State. "Stand," was
the reply. with glistening eyes and rails
ing his brawny fist, odd Abe stands