Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-09
PEER SONAE
ISRAEL.

JOHN MITCHELL has finally been released
from Fortress Monroe.
The Boston Advertiser, to correct the
many stories afoat concerning the reasons
for the Hon. Caleb Cushing's visit TO Eng
land, says he goes as counsellor the Govern
ment, in connection with the claims arising
out Of the war, and other matters Of sim.
liar nature.
ARTEMUs WARD, ii is reported. has re-
Gently had 100000 (gold, not green
backs) left him by arich old uncle in Lon
don. We don't know whether this is one of
his jokes, or joke actually played on him.
II it is the latter, is is certainly good one.
We don't think he evermadea better
THE funeral services of Col. Uric Dahl
gren, killed near Richmond, took place on
the 3lst ult. in Washington. Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher delivered the funeral dis
course, and at its close was the recipient Of
handsome compliment from the President,
who sent Secretary Stanton to Mr.. Beecber,
asking to be presented to him.
Hon. HENRY WILSON of Massachusetts.
celebrated his silver wedding on the 9th
ult., on which occasion large and distin-
guished party-including Sumner, Hamlin,
burllngame, etc, were entertained at Ma
tick. The citizens of Natick presented the
Senator and his lady with silver service
valued at 5000, and during the evening. a
purse OF $4,000 was made up by the guests.
MAJ. GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS is congrat-
ulatlng himself on his successful strategy in
escaping the llon-hunters He has travelled
from Nashville to New York, and through
the principal cities on the Atlantic coast
without suffering single public reception.
For the first time since the outbreak of the
war, Gen. Thomas now allows himself the
pleasure of a reunion with his family. In
four years, he saw his wife but once. He is
now in Washington.
Hon Z. J. NOSES is chosen President of
the South Carolina Senate and Hon. A. P.
Aldrich Speaker Of the House Captain
Moses will be remembered by some as the
loyal South Carolinian who fought duel in
Paris at the beginning of the war with q
rebel Virginian named Farquar, who had
made sneering remark concerning the
North. Capt. Moses was desperately wound
ed, but finally recovered. We believe his
opponent was killed The captain is ma
tive Of the State of Maine, but has lived for
many years ia South Carolina, and is mar
ried to South Carolina wife.
ASA FITcH, the well-known mannfaetur-
er and millionaire OF Fitchville, Conn, died
Oh Monday last
The present whereabouts of Samuel Coop
er, Senior General in the rebel service, ap
pears to be my stery which neither he nor
his friends care to develope He left Rich
mond with Davis, and was q companion of
that worthy in his fight to the vicinity of
WIN hn L
him AT that time, Cooper had not a dollar
in the world, and his companions with the
exception Of Davis were nearly all in the
same deplorable condition. He managed to
borrow q few coins from his fellow fugitiyes
and disappearing, has never since been heard
from.
AN Irishman in Connecticut was trying
to kill hog the other day, when the animal
seized his arm and bit it through the bone.
IT is stated that if plenty Of good, strong
green tea, well sweetened, be placed in an
outer department accessible to flies, they
viii taste Of it and be killed thereby, as
surely as by the most approved poison. The
remedy is simple and well worthy Of trial.
A GOOD good story is told about the Rev.
Robert J. Breckenridge, who was temporary
chairman Of the Baltimore Convention last
year, and the late Thomas F. Marshall of
Kentucky. Both wishing to establish rep
utation in early life, measured lances with
Henry Clay, and Of course got the worst of
it. A few years after, the two met--the lat
ter being on one Of his customary sprees
The lawyer exclaimed to the divine: "Ah
Bob, il was an unlucky day for us when we
tilted against the Great Harry 1t drove
me to the bottle, and you to the pulpit, Bob;
but I've stuck a ID sight closer to my
text than you have to yours"