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

The Chicago 7iybaas says the Miasis.
sippi is no more to be compared with the
Great Lakes as channel OF communication
with the markets Of the world, than heavy
dew is TO be compared with the Miss;ssippi.
ION Monday of last week the Baptist
Church at Beaver Dam, Wis was destroyed
by fire. It was g wooden building, and
burned to the ground in short time after
the flames were first discovered.
"A niggardly fellow had to pay a Eve
dollar fine at Rochester, recently, for steal
ing newspaper.
"A fair and tickle female at indianapolis
wi hin two years.
"A dispatch from San Francisco states
that there was great excitement in Victoria,
over the report I'd discovery of rioh placers
at Big Bend The largest nugget yet found
was worth $1,000. One man took out $500
in one day. To make $500 eay was
common thing.
From recent returns received ut the In
dian Bureau, the various tribes of the Unit
ed States are estimated to represent col
lective strength of 3U7, 800 souls, of which
number 5,4UO are known to have been IN the
Federal service during the late war vi
these 307, 800 souls. it is estimated that one
fifth, or 1850, are warriors, the lighting
men Of the various tribes.
A package containing 81 $50 was stolen
from the express office at Cedar Falls, Iowa,
on the Both ult. No clue to the thief has
been obtained.
"A dress maker who lived: IN Fond du Lac,
Wis, two years ago, has had a fortune of a
million and q half left her, by the decease
of an aunt.
Mr.. Samuel Wagner, farmer living
near Delphi, Indiana, has cross-eyed
cow.
I'm Boston, last Thursday night, somerob
bers entered q railway depot and exploded
the safe with powder In the morning the
safe was found scattered in fragments about
the room, and one of the robbers lay pros
trate and insensible ON the floor, having been
dangerously wounded by the explosion. All
the money had disappeared.
Secretary McCulloch disagrees with
Jay Cook in relation to the debt. The lat
ter contends that our national debt is ma
tional blessing but the former defines it
not as blessing" but a public burden
and a public evil, to be got rid of as soon
as possible, by paying OF principal and in
terest, which he estimates can be done In
side of thirty years.
An exchange tells of bridegroom In
the western part of Massachusetts, who bor-
rowed shirt to wear on his wsdding-day.
lie wore the same three weeks without a
change, and the dutitul wife, at the end of
that time took an old article of wearing ap-
parel from her own back and quickly trans
formed it into robe for her loving spouse
The proud mother in law retails the gossip
to eager neighbors, in Iroof Of the smart
ness Of her new son.
The famous rose-tree, planted thou
sand years ago by the Emperor Louis lie
Debonnaire, in the eastern choir OF the
cathedral, at Hildersheim, it is said, has
been in particularly fine bloom the past sea-
son, and looked fresher and greener than
yer.
The New York Tribune coins the wor il:
8. viatracide, !" from Uiotor, traveller, which
it applies TO the slaughter Of railway pas
sengers.
"A passenger recently left $4,000 in a
sleeping car, at Cleveland. and the money
was found and restored to him by a colored
porter
A flock of wild geese kept pace with a
train Of cars on the Hudson River Railroad,
going about thirty miles an honr, the other
day, for ten miles, when they changed their
course.
Joe Goss. somewhat noted English pu-
gilest, intends to send q challenge to Jim
Mace for the champions belt and G2OO a
side, the championship having been for some
tip,e in allegiance
Three or four different joint stock gold
mining companies have been formed in st.
Paul, with q view to operate at the new
gold mines on Vermillion Lake in North
eastern Minnesota, 80 miles north Of Lake
Superior,
A poor woman Ia Nashville, 81 years
old, was turned out Of her tenement on
Thanksgiving day, because of her inability
to pay her rent. Hav ng no shelter, she was
found dead in the streets on the folowir z
morning among the debris Of her household
goods.
"A cotemporary ventures an opinion that
fifty per cent. of newspaper contributors
now a. days don't know a period from fly
speck or colon from two fy-specks.
The Yarmouth herring boats make large
hauls this season. 1876, 200 behring's were
captured in one day.
An English whist player has challeng-
ed the French to play him one hundred rub
bers at $500 rubber, with $25, 900 extra
on the greatest number.
One hundred and eight persons were
killed in the streets Of London from the Is:
of April to the LIST of November, by being
run over.
Louis Napoleon lately went a hunting
The party killed 1916 head of game 233 of
which fell by the hand of the emperor.
st. Louis is getting ready for water
works large enough for more than million
people.
The usher of the Troy opera house a
few evenings ago, perceived in front seat
person arrayed in black broadcloth, and
wearing a round crowned felt hat. The at
tentive usher hurried down the aisle, and
touched the spectator on the shoulder with
.sYou must take off your hat SIR" The
head turned round, and pair of feminine
eyes gave the usher an indignant look; he
retired with 81 beg your pardon, madam"
and the audience testified their appreciation
of the incident by subdued applause.
The assassin Frank Gurley, who would
have been hung at Huntsville, Ala, two
weeks ago but for weakness that General
Whippe had to be merciful and await fur
Their orders from the President, was regular
1y tried by military commission more than
q year ago, and condemned to death for the