Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-18

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when finished will be capable of con-
tanning 19, 1000 people. It viii be the
largest church OH the Western Cont
|. hen -
The 9copperhead portion of the
Michigan Legislature to man opposed
allowing the soldiers to vote 9a1
The proprietors of the Y. T.. tn
bune value their establishment, includ
ing the good VIII of the concern at
upwards of a quarter million dollars.
GoLD.-The Treasury Department has
now in its vaults over twenty millions of
I gold.
DEFUNcT Bennett of the ~ Z.
Herald, who has nbcen acquainted with
the Democratic party for forty years de-
clares1 it to be dead -defunct-not a
yestige Of it left. But he says there is
an organization Of contract brokers that
buys and sells votes that calls itself the
democratic party, but there is no demo
cratic party.
BANKRUPT LAw-The question Of
another Bankrupt Law is before Con
gress, 1t is thought by some that
another measure of this kind would ben
eft the country at this time. go.d
The steamer Baker, With 100 bales
of cotton, from out Of the Tennessee
river, was seized at Paducah a few DAYS
ago, by the military authorities, for vio-
lation Of the trade regulations.
REFrGEEs. Large numbers of refu
gees and Rebel deserters are constantly
coming within our different lines.
y Twenty-Five came in, in one squad to
General Sullivan, who commands the
Department. of Western Virginia. on
the 10th inst. The refugees tell sad
tales Of the working of the Rebel con
scription. They say Georgian regi-
ment is enforcing it, and that these
Gcorgians shoot down every man who
is caught in an attempt to escape
Large companies Of refugees are re-
ported making their way into our lines
in this department. Is
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW There
seems to be considerable desire on the
part of the people in some sections of
our State, that Congress should .cx-
punge this disgraceful enactment from
our National Statue Books. True It IS
a dead letter, and it's author one of the
leaders Of the present slave holders re
bellion. which makes it no credit to a
Republican Congress that it has been
allowed to remain as long as it has.
Both of our Senator'S, Messrs. Howe and
Doolittle, We believe, are in favor of it's
repeal. aliF aa foiu
The most extensive revival ever
witnessed in Berlin City, Marquette
County, is now going on at the Nj. E.
Church. AS many as forty or fifty hope
full conversions have already taken place
and the good work still progresses.
FURs.-Fifteen thousand mink skins.
valued at s62, 900, were recently shipped
from St, Paul, Minnesota, to the eastern
markets. ~. ,s.,I
LIQUOR. During the last year there
were 485,o2S gallons Of spirits manu-
featured in Chicago, At ten drinks to
the pint We have the enormous quantity
Of 3,720,017 500 drinks, which at ten
cents, makes thelsnug little sum Of three
Aundrcd and scveny-t1co millions one
thoasand seren hundred and sirty dol
T. .I-#ts tEltUf
lors!!! What an erpenstre luxury liq-
uor is getting to be. n III s. inc
SOUND AS A DOLLAR. At Union
meeting lately held in Arkansas, Gen
Gannt, among other things, said: "While
we who are SO much interested, pray
for the deliverance from this curse.
[slaveryl there IS a sneohmg party an
the North aeho uould force as to keep
this curse Nth as :" and he added, 81
believe If certain men in the North will
stop talking about peace and conserva-
tlsm, and use every effort in support OF
the war, thai the rebellion will be so
pushed as to collapse by spring time"
Mr.. Gannt is converted rebel Gen
eral, and we would recommend his re-
marks above to the efforts made to bring
about this collapse in the spring.
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