Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-05-31
"A Chapter ON the " Passed. 80

The New York Legislature, last session,
passed law prohibiting the free pass
system on railroads in that State. By 8
provision of the law all passes were taken
up on and after the fret of May. The
law must have been little heavy on such
EDITORS as got caught away from home.
We understand that O. number of these
wretched creatures accumulated at the
principal points along the line of the New
York Central Railroad, principally at Uti
ca and Syracuse. Their passes play
ing out, and having no money, of course
they had to stop over until they could
ear from home.
One editor telegraphs to his partner:
Send me some money. Five dollars will do if
sent Immediately. Don't suspend the paper in con-
sequence, if you can possibly avoid it,
Another, rendered savage and profane,
telegraphs his foreman:
Sell that office stove and send on the proceeds.
We don't need it in warm weather. Discharge the
devil.
"P. S.-Give our Legislature HI for this"
One poor fellow, who is caught long
way from home, it being in small town
on the Illinois river, nearly despairs Of
getting back again. This is his dispatch:
"UTIoA N. Y, May 49, &c.,
BLUE LION TAVERN.
DEAR WIFE-Sell my tother clothes for what they
will bring, and remit at once. Had my linen dLster
for SUPPER and my spare shirt will have to go for
lodging May be able to make light br eak fast on
German silver comb and pair of shears that
CHANGED to have with me- Don't know when shall
get home. 1t will depend good deal on the walk
ing. Don't marry for few months; there is bare
possibility of my getting back.
SIMON"
A st. Lawrence County On. W editor
telegraphs his assistant editor:
If my letter isn't printed cut ont that pun of
the New York Central Railroad Give them some
thing about 'Swindling Monopoly Dangerous
Roadway, Rotten Bridges &C. Send me ten dol
lars.
The editor of the Podunk Stuffed CLUB
telegraphs his partner
DEAR SAM: Forward me at once all tho money
you have, even if it is five dollars.
"P S.-The editor of that hiTeing sheet whose
puny effol is to rival the Stuffed club have 50 often
excited our dersion the cringing tool Of the upposi
ton, whom threatened to horsewhip if he dared to
address me, has just refused me the loan of half o
dollar. Ye tiods! Review his disoyal course du-
ring the war in a column leader double loaded.
Make it as able you can
Up s.-Bring down the Stuffed Club with all its
weight on the head of that Giant Monopoly, the
New York Central.
"Pn1L."
Buffalo editor, who had his pass taken
up at Schenectady, attempted to make his
way home on foot. He got as far as SYRIA
cuse when he gave out, (his shoes gave
out some two or three days before, and he.
had hoofed it along barefooted,) and
dropped by the wayside. He is perform.
ing the remainder of the journey on board
of a bull head canal boat Walking from
Schenectady to Syracuse ON the railroad,
he said he was never passed 30 much be-
train passed him, he has OBJ
tanned some interesting statistics He
says there are nine thousand four hun
dred and sixty-t ties laid between those
two points, only one hundred and thirty
two of them showing signs of decay
There are one thousand seven hundred
and one telegraph poles, all being peeled of
of their bark except two hundred and
thirty-one.
A large number of the press gang who
live in Eastern New York, and who had
been West, are stopped at the Pennsylva-
MIA line unable to get any further. They
are anxiously watching and waiting
over the border" for succor. 1t will re-
quire whole string of suckers to 90
around. The Atlantic and Great Western
Company have very kindly extended to
them the use Of their water tanks to lodge
in.
The following dispatch he's passed over
The wires from Cattaraugus County, N. Y,
. the editor of the Posey County Hnd J
CATTARAUaUs COUNTY Poor House,
May 15, 1865.
kdstor Of the Posey County Blowcr:
SIR-An euaciafed and nartiallv demented crsa.