Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-21
Personal.

NOsE of the four sons OF koDeft DuIAs, ~
Col. James GlencSirn Burns, called so a1ter
his fathers friend, Lord Glencalrn' VINO
obtained for him commission IL the BRIT
sh army, died at Cheltenham on tins l9lh
his sd year. In 1859, When LII. vi
Burns took an active part in the Burns cen
tenary. he made an indelible impression Oh
the public BIO his venerable appeara gee anu
his striking resemblance to the Scot1iSn
bard. 1t. Col. Burns leaves one brotEer'
Among the living descendants of Burns are
Mrs. Everett of Belfast, daughter + the
poets son Robert, who died IN 1898.
THE widow of Iturbide, former Emperor
in New York, the Broadway Tabernacle
have granted him leave of absence for one
wear. They pay his expenses, supply the
pulpit, and increase his salary to 5000.
The Home Journal says: ''Charles Dick
ems, o private letter informs US, contem-
plates q visit to this country during the
next spring or summer"
JOSIAH PIERCE, Jr., of Portland, Maine,
who has been iu Russia some years, engag-
ed in railroad matters, has been knlghted
by the Gar.
IT is stated that as the emperor Napoleon
III is forbidden by his physician to smoke
he is distributing his fine collection of meer-
schaum pipes among his friends His favor
tie costume in his study consists Of an old
patelot, well worn and remarkably shabby.
GEN. LOGAN, notwths standing previous
reports, has not yet accepted the Mexican
Mi istership, and it is the impression Of his
friends that he will decline the position.
The Hon. Thomas Corwin was struck with
paralysis at dinner party on the evening
of the 18th in Washington, and now lies in
critical condition. .a
THE firm of Grant s. Perkins at Galena,
Illinois, in the hide and leather business was
dissolved on the 1st of December by the
withdrawal of the senior partner-Mr J.
r. Grant, fa. her of Ulysses. Mr.. 0. L..
Grant, brother of the General, also leaves
the firm, and will establish himself in Chi
cago.
THE late Mr.. Thackeray had q nose of a
most peculiar shape, as may be seen by his
portrait. The bridge was very low, andt the
nos.rils extremely well developed On one
1 occasion at a party where Douglass Jerroid
was present, it was mentioned that Mr.
Thackeray 'sreligious opinions were unsettled
and that lady of his acquaintance was do
ing her best to convert. him TO Roman1sm.
$50 Romanism 2" said Jerrold; 'Let US
hope she'll begin with his nose"
THE Hon. Amos Kendall, Postmaster Cen
eral under Jackson, is building in Washing
ton house of worship, the Calvary Bap-
list church, at cost of seventy-fve thous-
4 and dollars, which he proposes to give to
the society of the church on condition that
when completed, they will furnish it.
/ RoBr BRowN1NG's new book is poem Of
4 fifteen thousand lines.
p The head conspirator and tycoon assassi-
nator in Japan, is q "feller" named Hond-
4 bashusen nosho.
THREE remarkable widows are living in
New York. The first is Mrs John J. Crit
tenden, tall, handsome, stately, in splendid
health, and always magnifcently dressed.
The second is Mrs. Daniel Webster, not 50
well preserved nor so young, but still a no
ticeable l4dy. The last is Mrs. Maj Gen.
Philip Kearney, magnificent woman In
respect to appearance, with much natural
beauty, and good deal more that is arti-
fetal.
THos. CARLYLE has been elected to belord
rector of Edinburg University, by large
majority over DIsracli.
DICKENS Christmas story for his year is
to be entitled CDR. Marigolds Prescrip-
tons"
| GEN. KILpAra1cK sails for Chilli on the LIST
of January.
LANDszER, the celebrated animal painter
has been seriously injured by railway ac-
cident in England.
BARON DE RoTHscHTLD once said that II
he were to com 'ly with all the requests that
were made him in begging letters, it would
cest him $4,000, 0C0 year.
HAMILTON, the great Philadelphia painter
is, it is said, about to open Niagara exhi-
bition, with at least forty-two pictures of
Niagara.
Mr.. BENEFITS Museum property bids
fair to pay handsomely. Knox, the halter
has paid $25, 600 for five years possession of
his old property, and the saloon under the
old Museum pays $500.
GEN GRANT has returned from his South
ern tour.
AFRoUENT confounding of names, calls
for the explanation that Edward. Henry
Rollins, member of Congress from New
| Hampshire, and Edward Ashton Rollin, OF
! New Hampshire, Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, are not only distinct persons, but
are not even related. Both have been prom
inent in the politics of the state, and both
have been Speaker of the State Legislature
| The Congressman lives in Concord, and is a
druggist by profession. The Commissioner
lives at Great Falls, and is a lawyer.
Tom SAVERS died of consumption at forty
caused purely by hard drinking. Of the
large sums of money he has received since
his fight with Heenan, he leaves but twenty
OF thirty thousand dollars to his children.
GEN. GRANTS pay as Lieutenant General
amounts to 50, $40 per annum. With
hoase in Galena, one in Washington, and
another in Philadelphia, we don't see how
he manages to make beth ends meet espec
tally when weremember that eggs are forty
five cents dozen, and butter about sixty
cents poul i'd There is only one way 10
account for it, and that is that Mrs. Grant
must be very economical housekecper.
WIN. LLOYD GARRISON lectured in Rich
mond, Indiana, the other day, and has his
pockets picked at the depot as he was leav-
ing, of nearly the whole proceeds Of his
lecture.
THE wife of Mr.. Jack Stanley of St. Peter
Minnesota, few days ago, gave birth to
twins, weighing in the aggregate 2l3
pounds.
THE President has pardoned Gen. Petit
of Tennessee 1t was this Petit who first
conceived the idea of stopping Yankee tray
ell on the Mississippi, by planting cannon
on its bank near Memphis; and he actually
carried his threat into effect.
Mr.. CAMERON, the English ambassador,
is still retained az a captive by the Emperor