Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-08-02
CUR Ek EMF ITEM 9.
Personal and Literary.

THE Newark Courier says Thurlow Weed
is behind the New York. times. Unques-
tionable.
The Boston Post thinks that DR.. Mudd
will die this summer, but says that 'sSpang-
Ter and Arnold are lively as criekets.'
: GEN. EARLY is writing up his campaign.
1t is rumored that he will occasionally al
Jude to Sheridan.
MISS JENNETTE L. DOUGLASS, a New York
school mistress, has received legacy OF
$780, 600 from Scotland.
THE New York Leader remarks that Tired
Natures Sweet Rsori is coming over in
the autumn. Balmy Sleep" is little shy
just now.
GEORGE PEABODY offers to subscribe
another 100000 to the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad. He already has 1864 900
invested in the enterprise.
THE Clyde (Ohio) Times says that General
McPherson's grave at that place is only
known by small mound of earth with a
rough head board.
VIM. SCHUYLER, manufacturer of the eel
ebrated Schutler wagon, Chicago, reports
an income of $l99, 900 for the year 1865
A good thing to Wagon
PIERRE CARME challenges any man in
America TO play French billiard game of
500 points up, on which he will wager
81 900 to one cent that he will win.
SAMUEL W. Coz, formerly of Winsted,
receives salary of $4,000 in New York
dry goods house, which is SAID to be the
largest paid any man in the country.
RapCpr RoNNpp IF tho No., Vii
has returned an income for the past year of
Sl65, 6O9 65......Jay Cooke, the well known
banker returns an income for 1866 of $685.
900
The Boston Commonwealth announces that
George Peabody intends to bestow $50, 900
each upon Harvard, Amherst, and Williams
Colleges, in that State, and the sum of ST.
GOO, GOO upon Boston for homes of the poor.
THE will of the late Gen. Lewis Cass was
admitted to probate, at Detroit, on Tuesday.
Lewis Cass, Jr., accepts the post of execu-
tor of the estate, as requested by the de-
ceased. The estate is valued at about
81 100000.
HOSEA MERRILL, of Pittsfeld, Mass, was
married last week He is aged 80 years,
his bride being somewhat younger He
StNV AOA @oosNOV. I10 WAS uudDlS 10 get OUT
of his carriage, and the ceremony was per-
formed while the parties were sitting in the
carriage.
WHEN Victor Emanuel was starting to
cross the Mincio, he telegraphed the fact to
his son-inlaw, the King of Portugal 'You
viii hear from me in few days." said the
King; "tell Maria" The King CT Porta-
gal has heard of him, and probably has told
Maria
NEW YORK city correspondent says
that the residence of A. 7. Stewart, corner
of Twenty fourth street and Fifth avenue,
is nearly ready to move into. 1t eclipses
any private dwelling on the continent, so it
IS said, and will cost, without any furniture,
s., 100000.
Mr.. BRRcHER, at Plymouth Church. in
Brooklyn, on Sunday, made a few remarks
on the present war in Europe He likened
Austria and Prussia to two thieves QUAR-.
reling over their plumber. His sympathy
was with Italy first and Austria next The
ultimate result of the war would be the
great advancement Of the cause of human
liberty.
A YOUNG officer of the British House OF
Commons wore a tremendous pair of nous
taches, on which one of the members said,
" My dear fellow, nov the war is over, why
don't you put your moustaches on the peace
establishment ?" Had you not better put
your tongue on the civil list?" was the
prompt and happy retort.