Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30
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JOHN STUART MILL will be, in all proba-
bllity appointed to succeed Lord Palmerston
as rector Of the University of Glasgow,
though II IS likely that the state of his health
and his philosophical labors may not permit
him to attend to the duties of the Office.
One of the best things of the season is
that OF Bishop Simpson, who has declared in
favor OF paying the rebel war debt when it
becomes due, viz: after "the independence
OF the Confederate States shall have been
| secured"
THE reception of Gen. Grant at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, in New York, on Monday the
10th, WIS brilliant affair some 2, 600 guests
being present. Cen Grant made speech
of the usual length.
SIDNEY SMITH said of Lord Brougham
that he prepared himself for his parliamen-
tary campaign '.by living on raw beef,
drinking oil OF Vitriol, and spending his spare
time playing with the tigers in the Geologic
al gardens"
IT is said that Alfred Tennyson has given
two private readings, at a guinea a ticket,
full dress, and only the invited admitted
His two entertainments netted him three
hundred and eighty odd pounds ST. Ring
y.
wrote a poem for George Smith, of the
CornhiN Ncgosne at guinea word. He
has also had an American indicted who, in
reverence for the poet, climbed into Tenny-
sons garden and broke a twig for q keep
sake.
THE Rt. Rev. DR.. Hawks, North Caro-
linian by birth, and supposed TO have, like
the late Hon John B. Floyd and other par
Of N Sc
hontas flowing in his veins, has lately re-
turned to New York from protracted visit
to Virginia. Though his long connection
with Calvary church came to close during
the war in consequence of the reverend gem
tleman's rebel proclivities, he again found
auditors On Sunday week in th, University
chapel on Washington square.
The Round Table strongly suspects that
Mr.. P. I. Bal mum did not write the book On
the g Humbugs of the World" which bears
his name as author, and challenges MIR. Bar
mum to make affidavit TO the au horship of
each chapter in the book.
BRIGHAM YOUNG has had new "revela-
ton" Fl says it is 'the will Of God that
the sisters should make their own bonnets
and hats for themselves and their families,
from straw and other materials raised in the
Utah mountains" The next revelation
will probably dictate the style in which they
are to be made and worn. 1t is said that
Brigham Young has @ large lot Of rye straw
for sale in lots to suit purchasers which
perhaps accounts for the straw nat revela-
ton.
/ Mr.. W. VERNON HARooURT, the " Histori
cus' Of tie London Times, is about to publish
letter to the President of The United States
entitled, "The Neutrality Of England Vim
dicated'' siv
The oldest pastor in Massachusetts is the
Rev. DIR. Emerson, of Salem, who has been
settled over the same parish for more than
sixty years, and is now more than ninety
years Of age. He is tall, has q full beard
and hair as white as wool and is in good
health. He attends the church, and usually
pronounces the benediction at the close OF
the services.
P. I. BARNUM, in the book on humbugs
tells a good story of the i" Retired physician
whose sands Of life have nearly run cut. >
Every body, now, knows the humbug, an6
that Old Sands is brisk young fellow
who has made a a fortune out Of his impu.
dence. Some time ago some benevolent
friend was so much distressed about the
feebleness Of g Old Sands OF Life" as to send
him one day large parcel by express
marked sc. o. D" and costing quite fig
ure. cold Sands" on opening the parcel
found half a bushel Of excellent sand.
| IT is stated that Robert Heller, the magic
ian, whose real name is Palmer, has recently
fallen heir to large fortune in England.
PRESIDENT NoTT, of Union College, the
semi-centennial celebration Of whose ami
versary in that distinguished position took
| place in 1854, and who is now in his 92d
year, is rapidly declining in health, though
he still has the enj >yment Of his mental fac
ulties and of his characteristic cheerfulness
and serenity of disposition.
PAUL JULIEN, known in New York, few
years since, as the wonderful youthful VIC
| linist," is playing at third rate theatre in
Paris, and, it is reported, is rapidly retro
grading in his professional career, as well as
in the social career
THE Detroit Young Mems Society offered
| the Rev Henry Ward Beecher $3, 900 for s
| course of six lectures, he to select his owr
time. The offer. unprecedently large as i
was, was declined by Mr.. Beecher, will
thanks for its lberality
CARDINAL WfsRMANs memory is to BIZ
| perpetuated among Roman Catholics in Eng
land on a colossal scale by the construction
of ca hedral Of unparalleled magniticence
for which nearly twenty thousand pounds
has already been collected.
IT is stared that hen the dean of West
minister pronounced the words ''dust to dust
ashes TO ashes over the grave Of Lord Pal
merston the chief mourner, as last pre-
cious Offering to the dead, threw into the
grave several diamond and golo -ings
THE Hon. Thomas Corwin, lately United
States minister to Mexico, being in New
York, was lately introduced to one of the
English railway magnates recently travelling
in his country as being an Ohioan. This
term evidently mis-led John Bull who looked
Tor moment good deal puzzled howev
er his face suddenly frightened, and Selling
the hand of Mr. Corwin, he expressed his
happiness in making his acquaintance, then
kindly inquired whether his tribe were al
peace NTH the 0hitss Mr. GOWNS com
| plexion being rather Indian.
The most exciting spectacle in Paris on
| Ike Both of October, was the embalmed body
the French Dick Turpin, Cartouche. This
famous thief was sentenced in 1872 to be
broken on the wheel One of his jailors
rendered him friendly service by strang-
| ling him with silken cord. The execution
er chose to consider the corpse his perqui-
site and drew the town to the CHASTITY show
of the remains on the payment of two sous.
But when decay had set its mark upon it,
| the doctors to whom it was delivered for
dissection thought it would be good specu-
lalion to embalm it, and showed it thus re-
| freshed at ten sous. They left the body to