Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-27
Foreign Gossip

An exchange accounts for the rapid dis
indignation of the Austrian Empire during
the present European war, by considers
ton of the great dissolving power Of Prus-
sic acid.
When Brazil was first discovered, gold
was in such common use that the inhablt-
ants made fish hooks Of that metal, no iron
being used, although the country abounded
VITA it.
The great European chess match be-
tween Steinitz and Andersen has resulted
in the victory of the former. Score: An
derssen, 6; Steinitz, s. A return match
will be played.
"A horse belonging to the Street Rail-
way Company, of Toronto, which had been
taken to the island opposite the city in order
to recruit, swan three miles vita a deter
mination to get to the city again.
1t is stated that nearly every German
prince has at least 100000 invested in
American securities, and the King Of Han
over, who has been notified that he cannot
return to his throne, has d half million in
our loans. So there is little danger Of their
actual starvation if they do become private
citizens.
During the past few weeks numbers Of
Of South Wales for the United States, and,
it is reported this mania for emigration has
taken such permanent hold Of the miners
and iron workers that the exodus is ex-
pected to continue for some time, notwith-
standing the improved prospects of the
staple trades Of the district.
Queen Victoria has FIVE daughters. The
oldest is the wife of the Crown Prince Of
Prussia. She is destined to become the
future Queen Of Prussia. The second,
Alice, is the wife of the Prince Of Hesse-
Darmstadt, whose principally las been
lataly absorbed by Prussia. The third,
Helena, became recently the wife Of the
Prince of Teck, who is a Prince without q
principality.e Two remain unmarried
Louise, who is in her 18th year, and Bea-
trice, who is in her 9th year. What is to be
done with Louise, now that the most Of the
Protestant German princes have been busted
from their petty thrones by Prussia? There
is only one Protestant prince now available
for. royal conjugal purposes, and he is the
brother of the Princess of Wales, King
George of Greece. Mr.. Gladstone is, con-
sequently, to proceed to Athens to enter
upon this delicate negotiation.
Every one he's heard of the great stone
face, the profile in the Franconia mountains,
which stands out from rocky precipice
towering 1000 feet above the beautiful lake
near the Profile house. The sharp cut
features of this wonderful statue could
scarcely be improved by human art. The
forehead, nose, mouth, chin, and even
Adams apple on the neck, all are perfect.
Many man can be seen whose face resem-
bles it. The strange fact about this profile,
however, not generally known, is that the
effect is produced, not by the edge of one
rock, but simply by the accidental grouping
of various rocks. some more distant than
others. In fact, the front of the top Of the
precipice is group of rocks about SO feet
high by 100 in breadth. The nose is 40
feet west Of the forehead. The mouth,
which seems mere opening of two thin
lips, is a sidelong chasm or break Of so feet
in extent. Viewed from the front, the face
vanishes, while the rocks seem mac cessible
as they hang in the air over the precipitous
descent below them.T IN E4 4<