Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-01-21
Weekly Summary of News. Etc.


says that many scores of recruits left that
county for Madison, on the 18th inst, to be
examined and mustered into the q. S. SER
vice. Many others are following suit.
BRowNLow-Parson Brownlow is pub
fishing his Rebel Erterminator at Cincin-
natl, o., where it will continue to be pub
lished until it is perfectly safe to remove the
office to Knoxville.
The thermometer fell to ten degrees
below zero at Memphis on New Years day.
1t was the coolest day ever known there.
The National Union League has in ex-
istence about 1000 councils of that order
in the loyal States, with membership of
over 1000 in number. Wisconsin has
over 200 councils and 5000 members, and
Illinois 10000
"A rebel paper says leather in the Con-
federacy has become so scarce as to render
it exceedingly doubtful whether the army
can be shod comfortably the present winter.
The cost of leather now is almost fabulous.
For instance, $l75 to $3.50 for pair of boots
that cost before the war So
PRISONERS are over 5000 rebel
prisoners at Point Lookout. Thousands of
them are taking the oath and joining the
Union army. All acknowledge themselves
sick of the war, and admit the hopelessness
Of the rebel cause.
"A National Bank has been established
in New York with a capital of $5OOO,OOO
The great Lindel Hotel at St. Louis has
been sold at trustees sale for $373, 900, sub
Ject to lease of fifteen years. The prop
erty cost more than three-q quarters of a mil
lion Of dollars ~,
CHIcAGo.-The Real Estate Record says ::
There never has been year during the
existence of Chicago when so many lots
have been sold for actual Improvement as du-
ring the last. The great demand has been
Tor lots of moderate value for the erection
OF dwellings for occupancy by the owners. ="
The Democratic Convention, at In
dianapolis appointing delegates to the Ma
tonal Convention, passed resolution de-
claring that Gen. Mcclellan ''is in every
way qualified to become our standard bear
er IN the approaching Presidential canvass.
FLorIDA.-This Rebel State is beginning
to owe in the matter of coming back again
under the old stars and stripes.
New PRAcTICE.-A writer in the Wiscoza-
santakes the following sensible view ofthings
and :-"The heavier tax we paw on
our property the more of this worlds goods
will the greenbacks buy that we carry in
our pockets, and the sooner we, by the pay
ment of heavy taxes, make the income and
outgo of the Government match figures, the
sooner we bring back the golden age of
specie"
During the year 1868 four hundred and
fifty-two American vessels were lost at sea.
In this are included those captured and
burned by rebel pirates. The total value
of the property lost is $20,53l 800.
WHAT'S THE USE "A Richmond paper,
after bewailing the hungry condition of the
Confederacy, gives the following poser for
its fellow rebels to study over: eff the
people are fed the army must suffer; if the
army is fed, the people must starve; and if
the people starve, what's the use of the ar
my" The question is puzzling one, and
the rebels had better "give it up"
ILLINOIS CoTroN-Illinois cotton proves
to be equal in quality to the best produced
at the South, and is much sought after.
Carbonate, in Jackson county, will ship
about 100 bales this season, and all that
has yet reached market readily brought 80
cents per pound. The lint is fine, silky and
white, though somewhat shorter than Mis-
sissippi cotton.
The most extensive coal field in the
world commences near Carrollton, Kentucky
"Iio AOi III IluldIld,
| and Iowa, containing about eighty thou
sand square miles, of which tenth part
or eight thousand miles, is in Indiana.
The ! 4th regiment have re-enlisted and
are on their way home to recruit up their
| thinned ranks.
The 9th regiment arrived at Milwaukee
on the 18th, and were most enthusiastically
received and welcomed home. The cannon
captured by the 18th at Shiloh was used to
fire the salute on their reception.
The 9th battery have also arrived at
home. They were properly received at the
Madison depot on the afternoon of the 10th
inst.
A citizen of Mazo Mamie named Mans
field was run over by the cars at GAINESVILLE
recently and killed.
The continuation Of the large bounties
by Congress has given volunteering new
impetus. Volunteers are so plenty now
that it is thought Government will not be
compelled to order the draft