Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-16
GLEAEEyGS.

Washington for press-work are 20 per cent.
mere than in the Northern cities. Three
fourths of this immense nj lber Of books
going South are sold to negr, es.
"A novel feet arrived at Omaha, Nebras-
ka, recently, consisting of about fifty craft,
containing some 600 men from Montana
territory. The boats are kind OF fiatboat
built expressly for the purpose, with few
skiffs along for packing wood along the
shore, making reconnoissances, etc. The
party embarked on the Yellowstone river,
800 miles from its mouth, and only FIVE miles
from Virginia City. They were twenty
seven days reaching Omaha, distance of
1890 miles, They had no difficulty with
Indians, found plenty Of game and enjoyed
good health.
Pat wants to know why his pipe is like
the figures 10. Because it comes just after
aiten.
The Nashville Press and Times says that
from the first of July to the present time,
40, 900 letters have been sent from the Nash
vile post office, to the dead letter Office, hav-
ing nothing on them but the name Of the
person to whom they were addressed, with
out town, county, or post office, or without
any address at all, or with revenue instead
vi Pcol0l oldApSs 4ftuIiJ Va tuO2O ASbeCAo
have been mailed by frst-class business men.
Cause, carelessness.
indianapolis has been designated by the
war department as department depot, and
Col. ]. J. Slocum, has been appointed chief
commissary.
Asa Fitch, the Connecticut millionaire,
made his fortune in business in the city Of
Marseilles, France. He built village
Fitchville-in his native state. He was q
bachelor, and left $5,000,000.
A letter from India to a London paper
states that the monkeys of that country
seem to be firmly persuaded that the tele-
graph lines and poles in that country were
erected for their special use and behoof in
performing gymnastic exercises.
- Some of the enterprising iron and lead
founders in Birmingham, England it is said
have been driving quite brisk business in
casting heather (bronze) gods, and shipping
them off to India where they meet a ready
market.
Appended to marriage notice in New
York, are thewords, 'plenty of cards.
The statement is made officially that
Lees and Johnston's armies numered at the
time of their surrender, the former $4,000
men, and the latter sc, 900 men.
"A woman with a waist sixteen inches
around, writes in the Edinburg Repies0 in
favor of tight-lacing.
The grave announcement that the prince
imperial will hereafter dine with his mother
and not in the nursery, occupies prominent
place in the French court journal.
The Emperor of Morocco has permitted
telegraph wires to be laid in his dominions.
The 7th of December has been appoint
ed as day of thanksgiving by the Govern
ors of Pennsylvania AMI Michigan.
The next central eclipse of the sun in
the United States, will occur on the 7th of
August, 1869, and will be total-the first
since Nov. 40, 1854.
The commissioner of agriculture re-
ports that the deficit in the wheat crop is
II, 172, 994 bushels. The increase in oats
is 50,000,0 900, bushels and in hay more than
100000 tons The corn crop is the largest
ever known in the United States.
During the rebellion, the deaths in hos
pital were only nine per cent, whereas in
the Crimean war, the deaths in English and
French hospitals were SO per cent.
Michigan City has recently taken new
start in trade and enterprise. The liberal
sum of three hundred thousand dollars has
been subscribed by dscriminat ng capital
lists, for the purpose of improving the har-
Dor. When that work is completed, great
quantities Of COAL plaster, iron, lumber and
produce, will be brought by rail, and sent
to other points of trade and transportation
on the lakes.
An absurd story is going the rounds of
the papers, concerning man who pretends
that he has not slept week since 1867. One
paper in giving the story, naively remarks,
sit is possible that he may be a humbug."
Quite so.
Rev. Morgan L. Dix preached sermon
in New York few days since, in the course
of which he stated that there was perfect
unity between the Northern and Southern
branches of the Episcopal church at the re-
cent convention in Philadelphia.
The recent dinner given by Sir Morton
Peto in New York, cost $40,0 0O-$1OO to
each person who sat at the table. "a kinds
of wine were drank, and some of it cost $50
per bottle.
the publication of a sanitary map, showing
tudt LuO CuOlcld 10 ilhclJ W dtLdCh llt ldSu-
ionable portion Of that city, where houses
are built upon made land, and sewerage is
imperfect.
A Providence paper referring to the
outlandish and utterly abominable words
constantly coined by telegraph operators,
says: "The Associated Press pours
stream of cold poison into the English Ian
guage every morning. We hear of build
ings being burglarized' and sincendiar-
ized,' of steamers colliding and oil wells
'confagrating, and the other day we were
told an actress had sdebuted with success
There ought to be law against such afro
cities"
About three hundred female physicians
have been graduated from the Woman's Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, in New
York.
The authorities Of Detroit are about to
commence the erection of new City Hall,
to cost, when completed, $350,000.
"A highway robber, named Poole, was
lately hung at Placerville, California. The
ofense is so rank and common in the Pacific
States that the sharpest of punishment is
necessary to awe it.
The Canadian distillers can't make a
living, not even by cheating the government
out of the taxes, and so they are leaving the
business. So much the better for the Cana
dams, as they will have less poor liquor to
drink.
"A fortunate well owner at Pithole City,
who has amassed fortune, declares his de-
termination to ~ see where the id stuff
comes FROM and has commenced sinking a
shaft, II feet by 20, down into the earth
THE TIN WEDDING