Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30
GAEANESGS.

Farmers and other wise people predict
an early winter, long one and strong
one. One Of The signs is that birds early
took their flight southwark; another is chat
the husks of the growing corn were very
thick and covered the ears clear to the ends.
Minnesota sent 24251 soldiers to the
war, more than one sixth Of the male pop
ulation.
The "Magdalen Asylum" which was
started at Syracuse, New York, year or so
| ago, has failed, and the managers are de-
batting VIII t disposition to make of the lot
and building which they had purchased for
that purpose. Only three young women
had been induced to enter the asylum. The
managers hope that two of these are re-
formed, but the ;hird is admitted to be in
corrigible No more candidates offer, and
the experiment of main aiming the estab-
lishment is admitted to be failure.
There died the other day in Marlboro,
Ohio. an old man ard his wife, within a few
hours of each other. George Schafer, the
deceased, was aged rs years, 2 months and
10 days. and Elizabeth his wife, IS years,
months and 20 days. They had been
married So years. and had resided in MARI
| boro half century.
The St Paul Press is guilty of the follow
ing "The engine "Shakopee" used upon
the Minnesota Valley railroad, is not the
Shakopee who was hanged at Fit. Smelling.
The former is dummy engine, the latter
is an ''lngin" dem-me.
"A man in Georgia writes to a Louisville
paper, contradicring the statements made III
letter from his town signe1 ''Veritas "
lie says there is no man OF that name in the
county.
| Confederate money is the best The New
York Citizen knows of A friend, says the
editor has just given us about two thousand
dollars in twenty dollar bills of that cur
reney. They are neither signed, numbered
or dated, hut they are nevertheless just as
good as though they were Of what other
bauk-notes in the country in like condition
can the same be said?
The crown prince Of Russia, having
recently contemplated the ascent Of the
Broken, celebrai ed in Goethes Faust, or
dered all the rooms in the hotel which stands
on the summit Of the mountain, to be re-
served for his use. A party of tourists OH
reaching the hotel. after laborious ascent
in snowy atmosphere, and worn out with
hunger, cold and fatigue, were brutally re-
fused admittance, ALTHOUGH his royal high
ness had not yet arrived, and were only
saved from starvation by the kindness Of the
porter Of the hotel, who took the party.
consisting Of four gentlemen and lady to
the stables, and provided them with some
Refreshments until the arrival of their car
riage.
An edition of Baron Munchausen is
soon to appear with 100 illustrations by
Gustave. +
John Jourdan killed himself in Green
Bay, Wis. by trying to lift y load beyond
his strength.
Ten cows were killed on the Fl. Wayne
road last week, between Strasburg and
Smithfeld, a distance of ten miles. In these
times Of high prices for butter, this is a
serious loss. Allowing cows the freedom of
the road in the vicini Of the railroad track
does not pay.
AS on instance of Yankee thrift, the
papers tell Of an old man in Massachusetts.
who wears pair Of boots purchased in lS43
for So. So They have been worn more or
less ever since the purchase.
Not only has gold been discovered in
the Dunkard Greek, Pennsylvania oil re-
gion, but we now have the announcement
that rich mine of lead had been discover
ed there. Gold discoveries are also report
Ell in the oil regions of West Virginia.
DIR. Tyngs church in New York, is to
be rebuilt at an expense of about S120, 900.
Over $50, 900 have already been subscribed
for that purpose
The largest Sunday School in America
is to be found in Cine matt. 1t has $500
pupils.
Mr. Mcdonald of Attica, Indiana, who
is interested in the Wabash Petroleum and
Mining Association, reports the opening of
a strong vein Of salt water in what is known
as the Thomas we'll. The brine is strong
enough to cure meat, and it is estimated that
the well will produce 25 barrels of salt daily.
| This is better than oil
"A few days ago, single firm in Boston
paid duties amounting to $50, 900 in gold at
the custom-house.
The two verbs invented by the Assooi-
ated Press telegraphers last week, were
even worse than usual: 'jailed" and ''sui-
cided.''
The overland mail to Salt Lake City
costs the post offic" department 1886, 900
per annum; while the revenue therefrom
amounts only to $6,2 200. -
On fence in Berkshire, Mass, is paint
ed in glaring capitals. use DR.. Prior's
Cough Balsam," and just below, "Buy Your
| Gravestones at Pittsield." 3E
The Winona (Minnesota) Press thus
| compliments baltadist of that ilk: I'm
this city, he is thought to be an excellent
singer, only equalled in vocal execution by
the sausage machine of our friend Jake
Smith. Don't get mad Jake, for really we
mean no offenSe to the machine"
The New York Home Journal is care
fully printed paper, and seldom has typo
graphical mistakes In its last issue, how
ever, it has one, and it is awful. 1t says:
During the first half Of the present centu-
ry, Whitby gentleman married a lady in
He'll" The printer got an instead of a u
in the last word.
A member of the Tennessee Legislature
when Offering bill the other day TO pay
his colleagues and himself in gold, stated
that everything is now bringing double,
treble or fourble what it brought four years
ago"
The New York Tribune divided among
its stockholders $50 600 as the pre-
ceeds of four month business. AS the en-.
tire original stock of the institution was on
ly $4,000, the dividend was somewhat
} remarkable.
There is a young lady who plays on the
harp between the parts Of panorama in
Philadelphia, who performs Blind Tom s
feat f executing three airs al the same time
: singing one and playing two. Her name
: is Miss Georgia Dean Spaulding.
A New York merchant recovered 81, 600
from n telegram company because n de.