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

A SURPRISE TO WooD THIEF.--A gen.
tleman living in Terre Hacte, whose stove
wood melted away faster than was warrant
ed by the mildness of the weather, charged
a fine looking stick with few ounces of
powder, and left it on top of the pile. The
Express thus rela ties the sequel:
g Wednesday forenoon, an explosion was
heard in a house near by and a kitchen win
dow was spared no panes. On going TO the
spot, sight might have been seen. The
>tove had joined peace conference. ket-
tie of pork and cabbage shot up through the
roof like an arrow. A dish of apples stew
ing on the stove, gave the ceiling the APP
pearance of amap of California. A cat that
was sleeping under the stove, went through
the broken window, as though she was after
the devil or doctor. The cat has not been
heard from since but smell Of burnt hair
pervades that house very thoroughly. A
Aat-iron was hosted into pan of dough, a
chair lost three legs, the wood-box looks
sick, while the roof of the house resembles a
bursted apple dumping"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30
Telegraphic Charges.

1t is about time that something was
done to popularize the telegraph. The
prices charged are perfectly outrageous.
On the continent of Europe, man can
send message across the whole breadth
of France for single frame, twenty
cents while the shortest dispatch from
Albany to New York, costs fifty cents.
There is no excuse for this. It's the most
profitable business in the country. All
the lines are making enormous dividends
on capital three, FIVE, ten times the cost
Vi me lines. There is no reason why the
puolc should pay such an enormous p, ice
lor us service. The cost of working a
telegraph is very small compared with a
railroad or anything else, vet the charges
are proportionately higher. This matter
Is beginning to attract public attention,
ana VIII attract more, unles remedy be
speedily applied = Ne,o York Times.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30
HARp1s1.NA.-The eastern paners are


publishing the following as story for good little
girls = Ma ~ Hsrris little girl who lived in
Chi ca-go She pretty little girl. and
aYiA one day an old bacl-e Tor fell In love with her
81 he used n write fpe LETTERS m her. and call her
" Rose bud" and " pnss" and Little Mobile" But
HI want 70 Washington md got rnar-ried md coon
forgot HIS "Lft-tle Mnl-lien when Mary Har ris
heard the news she bought pretty pfs tol and went
to Wash ing ton. TOO There she fonnd the old
bach-e-nr IN big buid ing which they call ed the
Treasn ry De pa'f-nent. So she went MP to him and
sbot him with the pref ty ps-tol The 'nl-Iet went
into the old bach eIor This made him feel bad and
he died Then Mary liar ris Grid, for she WAS
very affection ate. Then the Secretary me 10
see Mary Har ris and pit led her ver' mach. Then
the ed tors came to see her, and pit-ied her very
much For Ma nv HARRIS very pretty md 80
afection-ate The jailors Of the prison All pi'-ied
her; and the judges and Jury that tried her and
the law yers II p-ied little Mary Harris SO they
let her 70 free; and the good iu-rnrs said II al
n m IL take-fhat sfe hadn't Killed any body. And
every body kissed Ma rY Har ris he canse she was
pretty girl. Ard the people all hnZ-za ed. And
every body was happy and huz za-ed ex cept the
old bachelor who couldn't huz-zn because he
dead. Oh what nice thing it is to be pretty girl
and shoot old bach lori
Nor TO BE THRILLED WITH. "A wedding
was interrupted lately in Colchester Enei M ny the
Ieyitv ~ the groom. All went well until the cer-
gynan required the bridegroom 70 repeat after MIN
the words: " ], -. rake - to he my welded
wife for better, for worse, &C when ne aIter.
ed the formula to: III take her for better bnf not
for worsen The minister Immediately closed the
book and Quilted the church.
THE LATEsr STYLE oF WATERFALL.-A
dashfng Young bachelor lately appeared IN Central
park with two handsome ponies whose tails were
done M 20 look like a adys waterfall and cooped MP
In small fish nets. The resemblance was capital,
and the team created great sepsation but IL need
not have done 49, for the material Of the most
fashionable description.
4 SURPRISE In gay circle Of tho
Pobourg S. Honere Paris they were complimenting
the beautiful Duchess de the apIf oach ing
and apparent birth II heir to lusfrons house
AZ her own Say nothing Of it 10 my husband" che
Teplied, sit Is little surprise I preparing for
him"
A LITERAL DEDUCTION. Post mas
ter says that more letters are mailed in Chicago
every Monday morning than any other day Of
the week This we presume ia owl ng TO the late
work Saturday night. OF course nobody would
write letters on Sunday.
A Day JoKE.-In Hannibal, recently,
while the workmen were engaged 10 getting the saf
Of the Peoples National Bank into the building. An
individual passing remarked Is that Herring pc
A bystandsr answered, No, its q SAFES
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

The PRAIRIE DU CHEN CoRNER.---A
New York paper chronicles the following
transaction in stock corner" Wall street,
growing out of recent operations in Prai-
RE du Chen: One man found himself
in five days loser of $4,000, having
bought the stock on the flip of penny.
Another man wanted to make few hum
dreds, and being on the right side, found
himself credited with $4,000. Another
sert by mail notice to his broker to sell
for future delivery; and on seeing the en-
HANGED price quoted in the papers counted
himself a bankrupt by thousands, until
he found that his order had failed to reach
its destination. Another wished to pay
for dinner, bought few shares to hold
for couple of days, and made in that
time profit of $4,000.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

BLAoKLEGs IN SMOKING CARs,-There
are many pests that infest trains and rail-
road depots, but none more despicable and
to be avoided than the ''poker players !"
to be found in the smoking cars ON most
of the trains of many of our roads. To
the credit of some railroad companies be
it said, these nuisances and pests have
been hunted out. They usually go in
companies of two or three, and put on the
appearance of strangers to each other.
One proposes friendly game for pastime.
The accomplices consent, and generally
manage to draw stranger in with them.
The game progresses, becomes monotonous,
and another proposes a small stake to
give interest to to the game. The story is
soon told. The stranger is feeced A
gentleman arrived here yesterday on one
of the roads, having lost all the money he
had, $175, in this way Geuelond Plain
dealer
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

THE Hudson river bridge is to be cross-
able for trains during the first half of jan
uary. The Boston Journal thinks this
bridge will bring the granaries of the
west one hundred miles nearer to New
England, by avoiding delay in trans
Shipment at Albany Some of the Massa-
chusetts roads are building a double track
and projecting wharves at deep water, with
suitable elevators to meet the increasing
traffic with the west that is anticipated sooo
to favor them.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

GIGANTIC PRoJEcT.--A company Is now
being organized in St. Louis. TO purchase
the southwest branch of the Missouri Pa
cifc road, and extend it TO the Texas
boundary, there TO connect with the Teyas
Central road. The whole line would unite
st. Louis with Galveston, the distance being
900 miles.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

Sir Henry Rawlinson lately declared in
a lecture to some English mechanics, that
The favorite amusement of little boys in
Bagdad, is to get on the backs of ostriches
and run rpces, and the birds would stretch
out their necks and enjoy the thing as much
as an English race horse would
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

The survey of the air line from St.
Paul to Winona shows it TO be only 100
miles, while it wa estimated TO be 10.
Twenty miles will be graded this fall and
winter from the former place to Hastings.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

Population PASSES, Gain of II 4s4 In Five FEARS,

From the st. Paul Press, 14th.l
We publish herewith a complete, and. we
believe, accurate digest Of the State census
of 1865.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

To DEsrRoY WEEDs.-Some say that the
quickest way to destroy "weeds," is to mar
ry widow. It is no doubt most delight
ful species Of husbandry."
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30
Pacific Railroad.

The Omaha Republican says the Pacific
Railway Company are at present running
out two trains daily from that city, car
raging iron, ties, &C., for the use of
the road. These construction trains now
pass over "a miles of the road, and by the
end of the coming week viii be completed
to the Elkhorn river, distance in all Of
20 miles. The present force now employ
ed, put down one mile Of iron per day
1t has been with great difficulty duringth
past season that any adequate number of
men could be engaged necessary for the
swift progression of this mighty work.
The number of men now employed is about
600, exclusive Of those who are erecting
the machine-shops, depots, &c., in Omaha.
Ties and iron sufficient for an additional
sixty miles are ON hand, and the road will
be completed for that distance early next
spring.
THE MosT POWERFUL Pumping ENGINE
IN TIE WORLD. has just fin
ish d for its water works the most power
full pumping engine in he world. 1t is
the invention of remarkable mechanic OF
tnat city, Mr. George Shield, 1t projects
column Of water five feet in diameter
from the Ohio river to the top of the hill
on which the reservoir is situated. Il was
at one time doubtful whether this engine
would prove a success, as pumping such
volume of water was unheard of in the
history of the world.
Cincinnati has always been distinguish
ed for the superiority of her mechanics,
and the newspapers will now render Illus
trious the name of George Shield. The
water is to be pumped out of the middle
of the Ohio river, which will much i'm
prove theq atty Of the water furnished
to citizens.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-30

Two operatives were discussing the sub
jeet e new grave yard in Scotland, when
one of them expressed his ay' rion to it in
the remark, I'D rather dee than be buried
in sic place!" With an equal disregard to
the logic Of facts, his companion, who held
an exactly opposite opinion of the cemetery
retorted, swell, if Pm spared il life and
health, I'll gang nowhere else!"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
RICHMOND WHIG.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY "a, 1866.
[FOR TIRE RICHMOND wHid.l
HnDaI nIfIT nRDg

CORAL BUILDERS.
Down In the quiet waters the little creatures build
With silent wOndrous power each tiny cell Is hlled;
Above the rolling bill0ws, while angry tempess roar
Slow rising from the ocean, there CLEANS the magis
shore,
or an island and lovely, Of verdure bright aud
TIL crowned at last with flowers, she sits an ocean
Work of the tiuy coral down In the deep blue sea,
They teaching by their silence, lessons TO you anu
Amid nation triumphs my Christian friends, TO you,
As patriots pure and earnest as Drethrsn h agd
In myrads building upward, fabric iresh and new
And uho mus, be the builders, amid expiring strife
And must be the masses to feed nation ne
nations Coral Builders OF grand ana lOIiy u1iei
Spreading its archiug shelter over one Peoples hOhe'
The statesmen Of our country magnanimous and great,
Must hush the angry mufmur 0l dlapone na'e'
We long for real Union, for universal right,
Raise then, the Christian banner and spread IL 10 the
light.
The pulpits Of country must speek the words oil
And by their deep forgiveness bid all our jarring'
Must hold out Jesus sceptre on such day this,
Till ALL its buds Of peace aud love- Ia harmony 1hai
kiss.
The Christian in his closet, aud mid tn" haunt' 0i
Mus ION the Coral Builders in their work of love, and
In the majesty of meekness, the potency Of love,
We nOpe W JOiu tho <AiNHi''N' ""'
To work with God Almighty, we little insect mass
May Join the genuine patriots, who IN the drear past
NAV spread the holy cover OF merey's loving veil,
Aud bid the storms Of give way TO peaceful summer
gales.
We must open wide our hearts take the wanderers n
Must hush ignobie triumph and thus a conquest VIII,
Must heel the bleeding spirits, must Iced the hunsE
Aud with true Christian greatness bid all resentmentS
10.
over the graves of thousands, both NSrh aud South
we II bend, Nj, g., -.
Must cover them forever ne er to be disinterred
Must silence every insult aud each reyengeful word
Ue must be coral builders under the heaving sea,
Rearing home benignant Tor all p0sterity, ,
ON corner Of justice, with columns strong and
high, ,,,-
sky.
Conquered by Union will reach the Southern
And one by one, forgiveness will draw each severed
part,
But each with heart upied bring his little sone
And lay II down In patience, beneath the oiiy dome
Then God the Lord will bless us--the Lord our God
will hear
For the sake Of His dear people, who seek His gracious
For prayers are going upward from every Christian
heart,
That God, In His compassion will heal the nation S
HARRIET b. McKEByER..
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.

to prevent the establishment of q military
despUtism-to suppress corruption, to bring
to punishment the atrocious abusers OF en-
trusted power, and to bring about as early as
possible an honorable peace. did not vote
for single measure calculated unduIy to
prolong hostilities or to heighten in the least
| degree the asperities OF the contest. Iyoted
and spoke in opposition to conscription. con
fscation, forcible impressment, the suspen-
sion Of the writ of hdbeas corpus. the sinh
lection of men to punishment for the enter
tainment Of Union sentiments, the imprison-
ment of citizens for what was popularly called
| tnciuism, and interfered actively. and ar
much personal responsibility, to prevent the
starvation and general iil-treatment of Union
prisoners of war. was constantly insisting
upon sending commissioners with peac,,
propositions TO Washington city; and when
found that the state OF things was such that
the two governments would never be able 10
mold diplomatic intercourse with each other.
ior the purpose OF agreeing upon the terms
oi paciication, and when plainly saw in ad-
dition that before the month OF May great
military calamities would occur which wouId
render 1t almost impossible TO obtain for the
South terms of settlement consistent with
those principles Of equality and right upon
which the federal Union itself had been %,
tablished, L came forth from the Confeder.,a
States, In open defiance Of the Richmond an.
thorities, to PROFOUND plan of pacitication
TO President Lincoln and his CabIne. which
had it been acceded to by them, would bavs
been almost unanimously ratified in the
South, In accordance with which the States
Of the South would have come back NJ ono.
within the fold OF the Union; African slavery
would have been given up on the princinle or
gradual emancipation peace, order and
brotherly feeling would long since have bean
restored; thousands of precious lives havs
been saved, and the troublous scenes tbronab
which we are now passing would have been
ehectually precluded.
This remarkable but characteristic effu-
sion closes as follows:
Sincerely wishing that with a sturdy and
elevated patriotism, with an enlightened
judgment, with soul alike free from preiu.
dice and from passion, you, Mr.. President,
may, with diligence, with fervent and in.
spring zeal, with firm determination to do
your duty to your country honestly, disip-
terestedly, and independently, succeed IN
| restoring the blessings of peace and concord
to a bleeding and distracted land, and that
| you may so act in all things, at all times.
and under all circumstances, as to secure TO
yourself permanent and deserved honor. the
lasting gratitude of your countrymep. and
the respect and admiration of the whole
world. / have the honor to be, your han
ished iellow.citizen, ii. S. FOoTE.
+. ST. feel bound to add that do not
believe that you ever saw the Stanton letter
above referred to. leave you to decide
whether you are justified in keeping me in
| exile. Ii. S. F.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24

klchmOuuJ
INSURANCE AGENTS,
No o3I MAIN STREET,
.Bust below the SpOtsWOOd HOTEL
HAVING been duly constituted agents TO rep
IL resent 10 this community several Ot the
BEST AND MOsr RELIABLE
INSURANCE COMPANIES,
Announce to the citizens Of Richmond aud the
counties adjacent their readiness TO issue Poll.
cies OF Insurance against
Loss OR DAMAGE By FIRE
In any Of the following companies:
MARYLAND Fire Insurance Company
National Fire Insurance Company
Peabody Fire Insurance Company, and
Merchants and Mechanics Fire Insurance Com
pAny Of Baltimore, Nd.
Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company
International Fire Insurance Company
Continental Fire Insurance Company
Resolute Fire Insurance Company
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company Of New
York
Phegnix Fire Insurance Company Of Brooklyn,
New York
Ph@nix Insurance Company Of Hartford, Con-
necticut, ard
Home Insurance Comps ny Of Savannah, Ga.
Ia presenting this list Messrs. NJ. y W. assure
their friends and the public that these are first
class Companies. presenting abundant resources
aud undOubted reliability. Prompt payment IN
eases OF losses is guaranteed, and thus they are
such institutions as merit the confidence aud
patronage Of all desiring Perfect Safety Against
Loss.
No. 25I Mnin ST., Richmond.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24

U1HE NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP
| COMPANY have now ON the route between New
York and Richmond two Gne ships, viz The YAZUO,
Captain COrCH, aud the CREOLE Captain THOMPSON,
leaving New York alternately every Wednesday aud
Saturday at u o'clock NJ, aud Richmond every Tuesday
aud Saturday ~ o'clock A. VI. Passage to New York,
including meals aud state-r accommodations, ouly
SIS Excursion tickets for round trip, good for one
week, SIS. Passage secured aud paid on board the
Ships Passengers will be taken TO the ships By the
steam tender Port Royal, from Ludson Watson :
wharves, Rockets freights solicited each way. or
House GARRETT =. WATSON.
tnvog Inn
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
NO. 25I IInin St., Richmond.
myl2-lm

MARYLAND FIRE INSURANCE
vi COMPANY OF RALTlMORE, inaugurated
In 1858. with a cash capital Of S2OO,OcO, with a
large surplus, have established an agency in
Richmond. with the reliable and well qualified
Agents tf J. II. MONTA6UE x WHlTALL
23l Main street, where parties in Ri ,hmond
wishing 10 make q safe insurance against hTe
can apply. --.,.
References 70 John Hopkins OF any respectable
Banker or Merchant in Baltimore.
This company solicits business IN the city CT
Richmond. and all losses or damage bv fire will
be promptly settled either in greenbacks or IN
gold by MONTAGUE i WHlTALL. A'gts,
mylO-tJuSth 23l Main sts.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24

OLD HANNIBAL DEAD.-Hannibal, the
largest elephant that has ever been in this
country, died at Centreville, Nd, on the
7th instant, while with the Thayer Noyes'
Circus and Menagerie. He was about 20
years of age. He came TO this country in
1924, since which time he has been connect
ed with the Van Amburgh concern, and was
valued at $4,000. The managers of Van
Ambursh's Menagerie have had him skinned,
and he is to be presented to the Central
Park Commissioners, to be placed in Cen
trail Park.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
National Bank of Virginia,
AT RICHMOND.
Capital, Half Miiiion'
TIRE lSURY DEPARTMENT,

TIRE ASURI DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF TIE CUkRkNcfi(
WASHINGTON, May 9th, 1865.
WTHEREAS, by satisfactory. evidence pre-
w sented TO the undersigned II has been mace
20 aopear that the National Bank of Virginia, of
Richmond, Va, in the City Of Richmond in the
county of Henrico and State OF virginia mas
been duly organized under and according to the
requirements of the Act Of Congress entitS d An
Act to provide y tional Currency, secured by
pledge of United States bonds, and TO provide for
the circulation and redemption thereof approx
ed June 3, 1864, aud has complied with all the
provisions of said Act required TO be complied
with before CONNIE ncing the business OF Banking
under said Act:
Now, therefore, |, Freeman Clarke, Comptro!-
Ter of the Currency, do hereby certify that the
National Bank of Virginia, of Richmond, Va,
in the CITY of Richmond. in the county OF Henri
co and State Of Virginia, is authorized TO COM
mence the business OF Banking under the Act
aforesaid.
In testimony whereof witness my hand and
seal Of office, this ninth day of May, 1865.
isl FREEMAN CLARKE,
Comptroller OF the Currency.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
TREASURY OF TIE UNITED sTATEs,) }

TREASURY OF TIE UNITED STATES,)
DIVISION OF NATIONAL BANKS
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1866.
IL is hereby certified that the National Bank Of
Virginia. OF Richmond, Va Banking Assocls
tion organized under the Act 40 provide a Ma
tional Currency, secured by pledge of United
States Bonds, and TO provide for the circulation
and redemption thereof" approved June 8, 1864
haviug complied with the requirements OF section
- Of said Act and with the regulations of this
Department made in pursuance thereof, has TINS
day been designated as Depostary Of Public
Moneys. except receipts from Customs, and by
virtue of such dess nation will also be employed
as F nancial Agent of the Government.
+. +. SPINNER,
mvIb-om Treasurer U. ;.