Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-02


Rip Van Wrinkle, brilliant flashes of light
ming are thrown upon the stage by means of
a powerful galvanic battery.
They tell of a tornado in Italy which
blew a train of cars into the Adriatic sea,
and drowned a lot Of the passengers.
"A new carpet is being put down in the
representatives hall of the national capitol
at Washington. 1t measures 1900 yards,
and coat So per yard, 81, 500. 1t has a
green ground covered with orange colo i
figures.
"A man in Providence r. J., of strictly
temperate habits, and of perfect integrity,
was found Last week in hog pen nearly
eaten up by the hogs. How he came there
is a mystery.
The rebel state ofGeorgia owes $l4,-
III, 27484, payable six months after a treaty
of peace has been ratified between the Con-
federate States and the United States of
America,
"A desperate fight between the exploring
party of the Eastern Indian Expedition, and
large number Of sayages, took place on
Powder river, Montana Territory, on the 9Th
of September.
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Iowa, few days since. A man named Hine,
the leader of gang of thieves, was taken
from the Clinton county jail by mob, and
hung.
-''Do you propose to put Ike into store,
Mrs. r harrington u asked friend.
eyes" replied the old lady, ''hut I'm
pestiferous to kaow which. Some tell me the
wholesome trade is the best, but | believe
the ringtail will be the most benefcious to
him.
1T " i'll require ten millions next year to
pay pensions.
The present total number Of employees.
male and female, in the Treasu ry Depart
ment at Washington, is two thousand, seven
hundred and eighty one. 1t is expected that
a reduction in the force will be made soon.
"A little boy was burned to death in AL
bany on Saturday, while playing around a
bonfire.
Work is being vigorously pushed on the
ST. Paul and Superior Railroad Twenty
FIVE miles are graded and ready for the
iron.
L. TT. Valentine of Buffalo, accidentally
shot an killed himself the other day while
hunting.
"A man at Chatham, Canada, got between
two fret hit cars to steal a ride, and was
knocked down and run over by the whole
train.
Rev. Henry Schenk, after preaching an
eloquent sermon on Sunday last in Lancas-
ter county, Pa, sat down. drew two long
breaths, and Immediately expired.
Daniel Miller, lad of l6, was torn to
pieces by having his clothes catch in a
single mill at Buffalo last Monday.
The Richmond Republic says: ''At the
rate the work of rebuilding in the burnt
district is progressing, scarcely yestige, of
the great confagraton Of the Sd of April
will be visible year hence.
There is hereafter to be no shaving on
Sunday lin the barber shops in Massachu-
sets. The edict has gone forth from the
high constable of the Commonwealth, and is
to take effect on and after Sunday the 29th.
A man in search of church ON a Sun
day can hardly run amiss of one. The Jews
and the Seven Day Baptis;s keep Saturday.
The men % Tunis keep Friday. The Friends
keep Thursday Some other sects keep
Wednesday. The Christians keep the first
day of the week. And so almost each day
of the week is holy time, and places Of wor-
ship are open all the year, reminding one of
the gentleman, who, owing to his domestic
difficulties and the penurious disposition of
his wife, said that in his house it was pas
sion week all the month, and lent all The
year round.
There are some smart rascals in Mem
phis, who, when they find a horse unmark-
agents, and boldly claim the animal as a
s'U. s" horse that has been stolen from the
Government If the owner of the horse
claims that there is no ''U. 5. mark on the
animal, the rogues produce glass which
hey declare is magnifying one, and as the
lens of the glass has a faint ''U. S." lined
upon it, the looking through il makes the
~. s. visible apparently on the horse
This astounds the owner of the horse, and
with cool audacity, the teieves ride off with
thhe beast they have thus appropriated
A resolution in the late Episcopal
General Convention at Philadelphia was
adopted, declaring that the salaries of cler-
gymen ought to be increased by at least one
half what was was formerly paid in coin,
and the convention adjourned sine die.
There is small portion of North Car
Dina called The Pocket. We suppose good
many immigrants in picking spot in that
state to settle in pick her pocket.
Two men in Crawford county, Ind,
Of having broken into several
houses in the neighborhood, were seized by
a mob, and hung to extort confession
After being hung up and let down several
times to extort q confession without elicit
ing any information, they were found TO be
dead
The North Carolina convention have
determined to submit the ordinance denying
the right of secession TO vote of the peo-
ple The people might as well vote whether
or not they will consent 10 die when their
time comes.
The Salt Lake Telegraph of the 10th,
announces the arrival in that city of Louis |
McLain, (head of Wells, Fargo & Co.. and |
J. NJ. Tracy, Overland Mail Company, in
three days and seventeen hours from San
Francisco, a distance Of $50 miles. II says |
this is the fastest trip ever made from the
Pacific to Salt Lake, and never likely TO be |
beat by staging anywhere
Two appointments were made in the
New York Custom House few days ago, |
under irregular circumstances. An incum-
bent came to the Collector in company with |
a one legged soldier, saying that he wanted |
10 resign in favor of the man who had lost
a limb in defense of the Union. The other
case was of an Inspector who resigned to go
into The Army. Having served his four
years, and being honorably discharged, the
man who had held the place for four years,
came and voluntarily surrendered it to the
old Inspector.
Fashionable proverb - ''pride" must
have its waterfall