Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-12

please to call them, did really and bona
Jfdely, get on the train at Middleton, pants
and all. Judging from her countenance,
she was one ofthe ''st,ong- minded" as she
certainly was not one of the "sweet-visaged''
women we read about in the ''Potrait Gal
leries'' and other books
At three o'clock on Thursday, 40 hours
after leaving Madison, the beautiful Hudson
river, as it entered the celebrated "Iligh-
lands" studded with the white sails
of commerce, and declzed with many
beautiful villages on its shores, flowed be-
fore our eyes, as we sped into the city
OF Newburg, passing "Idlewild," the charm-
ing residence Of n. P. Willis, and other
delightful villas in the suburbs, passing
under the shadow of 'Washington's Head
quarters" and finally hating near the yard
where the United States steamer "Eolus'
was about to be launched.
The annual session of the New York
Conference of the NJ. E. Church was in
progress, and in the evening I had the
opportunity Of hearing the Rev. Mr. Pad.
dock Of Kansas, lay before an immense
audience the trials and suferings of the
Methodist Church in Kansas, describing in
glowing terms the horrible cruelties practis-
ed by Quantrel and his assassins when they
destroyed Lawrence, and presented pictures
Of the dreadful scenes there enacted, start
ling many by the intense vividness of his
relations, which bore upon them the stamp
of truth In every word.
This Conference numbers near three hun
dred ministers, ranging in grade of talent
from the highest to the lowest points, who
all seemed, judging from outward appear
ances, to be at peace with themselves and
the rest of mankind, and to be enjoying q
good time generally.
I took stroll to the Headquarters, as
it is called, on Friday morning, and enjoy
ed my visit exceedingly. On account of o
great many relics having been sent to the
great Sanitary Fair at New York city for
exhibition, there was not the usual attrac-
ton to be found there. The walls of the
building are of rough slate-stone laid in
mortar, without any regard to regular lay
ers, which gives it a peculiarly uneven and
irregular appearance. Over the door q
sign intimates the house was built some
time in 1850. and at its sides under tho
porch are the seats built by its original
owner. Within its walls was issued the
proclamation for the cessation of hostilities
in 1888, and few yards from its door the
American Army was disbanded by Wash
ington in person a few months later In
side are arms, accoutrements, clothing,
munitions Of war, documents of various
kinds, continental currency" ancient
manuscripts bearing the signiture of the
Father Of the Republic, Indian relics, and
few c. S. A. trophies. Overlooking the
river is huge iron 80 lb cannon one that
Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, two
Mexican ID and IT, S. lb, all mounted
and ready for action, keep it company
Between the house and the flagstaff rests
'the last Of the life-guards, Uzal Knapp"
who died in 1859 aged SO years, while on
his monument the historic words Monmoth,
Valley Forge, &c, prove that he had been
no feather-bed soldier or carpet knight.
An old acquaintance introduced itself to
my notice before leaving the city, in the
guise ola "chilI and fever painfully re-
minding me Of Miss;ssippi's pests, SO,
shivering and shaking, I left the city on
Friday afternoon, having concluded my
business to my satisfsction, and hasted
back by the same route, and through the
same scenes as have hinted at before On
buying ticket at the New York and Erie
Rail Road ticket office at Newburg, the
agent very sagely informed me that he
could only issue military tickets on a
especial requstion for transportation p
thus setting at defiance the order authoriz-
| ing all soldiers on furlough" and "on de.
tached service" to receive military tickets
when travelling. From what could learn
the agent was decidedly "Copperish," end
thought probably that every cent he could
swindle from a soldier, was equivalent to
taking it from the Government, and would
embarrass it just to that amount.
By travelling day and night, I safely
arrived at Madison on Monday, the 18th
inst, having laid over during Sunday in
Chicago, and was indeed glad to set foot
once more on Wisconsin soil, and feel N.Y.
self at home.
Hoping this sketch Of a railroad journey
may be interesting to yourself and readers,
have the pleasure to sign myself,
Yours, for God, Union and Liberty,
"W."