Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-29
domestic ParagpsaE,Aass

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"A man in Williamsburg, n. Y, has
patented a combination cradle and rocking
chair.
Mrs. McGentry, of Smithville, Ind,
killed herself rather than go to the poor
house.
The -years-old FLY, Maggie Hunter,
kof Nashville. has been sold to iKentuckian
for $4,000. 8 4 & n
"A Texas gentlemanlasf week sent his
wife through from Galveston to New York
by Adams Express.
The new depot at Cleveland, O., is 683
feet long, 1O8 broad, covers 108, $40 square
feet, and cost 100000.
"A colored committee in Boston have
arranged colered course -of<lectures 30 be
called the 81 Ohm Brown Course" IN s.
"A contract has just been made by the
city authorities Of Galveston, Texas, for
strewing 100000 bushels of shells in the
streets. .t@i5tbti tEI'itHi
"A dog fell into pit ten feet deep, at
Bennington, VT, recently, and lived there
twenty-five daysson roots and grubs before
he was discovered and rescued.
"A college Tor the education Of colonred
students is about to be erected at New Al
bany, Indiana. 1t is intended that 1t snail
be Of a first class character, and will be llb-
orally endowed.
The estimated cost Of the Gown gton
and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge is SlI5,-
900. It is thirty-six feet wide. and the
main span 1,075 feet. 1t will be- thrown
open to pedestrians on the LIST proximo.
Holden Brothers, of Covington, Ky.
have received hy mail, from ThibodeanS,
La, horned frog, " alive and kicking"
The animal came in a paper collar box and
the postage on the package was twelve
cents.
The Courts of New York, in suit now
pending for injunction, have brought out
the fact that the expenses of the wife and
children Of millionaire in that city, aside
from costly furnished mansion, are $lo0
per diem. s~~
I,;.s,--Tae ilRssukees sSatsaeg reports "a, sin
gular accident. A lady was tripped up
by her own erfaoline and fell to she side
walk, when a sharp STICK Struck her in the
eye, forcing the organ almost completely
from its socket. $50 '''''''
"A youth of nineteen and ., woman Of
50 were united in marriage at Clyde, Wayne
county, New York, not long since. gfhe
lady gave his lord $500 with w>hicn to en-
gage in business, and has never seen him
orithe money SINCE; Il 80 n
! A boy about twelve years Of age, of st.
Joseph county, indiana, while out hunting
ducks, one daye1asb week, while drag cling
his gun, caught the hammer on Weed,
when it went off, lodging the contents in
his side, near the heart. He dice fhe next
day. - -
The owners ofsthe steam saw malls at
Menomonee, Wisconsin, have thirty five
thousand acres of land in that vicinity, two
thousand acres of which are under cultiva-
ton for supplies. Fifty men~are employed
in the Iailis,sar nd Corr Ethonssno teefof hum
Der day are manufactured.
The use Of wire tiller-rope is stated
to be the principal reason why there was
not terrible loss of life in the case of the
recent btrning.of the. steamer Won Phul on
the Lower Mississippi. The usual tiller
Pope would soon have been burned off, and
the boat have become unmana geable.
"A San Francisco correspondent writes
that the stuff which is vended in our Allan
tic cities as Cahfornia wine: bears no re-
semblance to the pure and4 white jafeeNof
the California grape. There are only one
or twoggenuine aggneie in sthe atlantic
States forSthe sal >ef c aiiferHfs wine:'
"A man in Lewisburg, Preble county,
Ohio, having sdieda Of de1ltaan. tresaeas, his
wife brought~suit for dahfage against. two
men of whom he had been accustomed to
buy Liquor. The county court awarded her
$500 from one Of the men, and 5000 from
the other.
1.-The RevA Dr.. Dix,.of Trinity Church,
New Y ork, in late sermon said he could
mention an insurance company, whose. pro-
perty falls not shortao Of $4,000, 600, and
at least three individuals in that city, each
of whom is reported poesessor Of fifty mil
lion dollars.
"A mysterious man has been seen iR the
wood in the vicinity Of Hartford, Connecti-
cut. He runs away and keeps well bid, and
all attempts to capture him have been IN
vain. When seen he has always had on q
knapsack, wore whiskers of several weeks
growth, and looked very dirty. He is
thought to be the yet undecided Farming
ton murderer.
"A lot of Cashmere and Angora goats
has been placed upon farm near Peoria.
The transcript says that they present o
beautiful appearance, with their snow white
feeces, which are already from six to eight
inches long, and which, for fineness sur
passes anything in the wool raised in this
country. Nearly the whole Sock has been
raisedsin this State. "A
Ina fit Of insanity,a Mrs. B., residing
in the south part of Norfolk, Connecticut,
few days ago, destroyed 1000 of United
States bonds, by burning them Fortunate
ly the numbers were preserved, and new
bonds are expected to be issued to her from
the United States Treasurer's office, proper
proofs Of the destruction Of the bonds and
Of her insanity being furnished. !
The once ppwerfplssix Nations haxssS
dwindled down to population of about
1900, residing at different places in south.
western and central New York They gen.
orally cultivate farms with industry and
success, the valuation Of their property
amounting to $4,000, and that they
appreciate thea benefits Of civilization is
seen by the fact that they have 872 scholars
attending % schools.
The St. Paul Pioneer says it has been
discovered that the remains Of, Shakopee''
ana tMedicine Bottle,'' Indians who we're
hung at Fort Smelling last year, were taken
possession of by the doctors. 'sShakopee"
was preserved in spirits, and is now on ex-
bibition at Philadelphia. Mr.. Bottles
skeleton now ornaments the rooms of the
st. Paul Medical Society
At Detroit, recently, man in the act
of jumping on ferry boat caught his foot
inIhe railing, and there hung, head down
ward, until the craft was half way across
the river. A deck-hand fortunately dis