Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-12

Contributions for the Portland sufferers
are pouring in from all quarters Boston
gave $25, 900; Newburyport, Conn, $4,000, !
and meetings are being held for the purpose
throughout the entire country.
The trot for $4,000 between the Boston !
mare Fanny Allen, which came off at the
Mystic Park, Boston, on the I'd, was won
by the Boston mare in three straight heats
Wakes Spirit says: "The owner of the
trotting stallion Toronto Chief offers chal-
lenee to any horse in the world to meet him
at mile heats, best three in five, to go as they
please (which means under saddle) for 81 ,OC0
a side, or as much as wanted"
1t has been. definitely decided that New
York is to have post-office building, that
city having agreed to sell to the United
States Government the lower portion of the
City Hall Park for $500,00 for this pur-
pose, and it is expected that the Government
will expend $1,5O0,000 to erect the build
ing.
The foreman in the fulling department of
wooden mill in Eagleville, Conn, had his
arm entirely taken off. recently, between a
belt and pulley. Hailing the Superinten-
dent he asked if he t'couldn't shut off till
he could get that arm of HIS" when he
picked up the severed limb and coolly
walked home.
Wolves and bears are unusually plenty
this season in the Adirondack, and numbers
of these animals have boldly penetrated to
the settlements in the middle portion Of
Warren and Essex counties. Several sheep,
few weeks since, were killed in broad day
light in farm yard near Pottersville. and
two wolves and bear were recently taken
in trap in the village of Minerva, some
twenty-five miles from Caldwell, Lake
George.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: "Some
time ago middle aged gentleman, in bust
ness as broker on Walnut street, conf
IDENTIFY advised young friend-a druggist
on Market street-to break off his intimate
relations with certain young lady. The
friend acted upon this good advice, and
stopped his visits to her. Immediately, with
female intuition, the damsel guessed the
powerful opponent to her charms. and one
day last week she visited the brokers' office,
found him in, and rawhided him till he
danced"
Lindsey, the clergyman of Medina, N.
Y, who whipped his child to death because
he would not say his prayers, and who was
released on $4,000 bail, Immediately upon
being set at liberty went to the house Of his
brother-in-law to stay, but was not allowed
to do so, the brother-in-law being fearful
that the house would be torn down by an
excited mob, and the miserable man has
again taken up his quarters in the Jail at
Albion, this time voluntarily, but really to
escape summary punishment at the hands of
an Infatuated and ndignant public.
The stables Of J. c. Jackson, in Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn, were destroyed by fire
on the I'd. Edward Clark, member of
Engine Co. No. 9, was run over and killed.
There was large number of valuable
horses in the stables, all Of which persisted
among them the Hambletonian stallion
Mystery, valued at $4,000; Red Jacket,
$1,000. The other horses were valued in
the aggregate al $4,000 The coaches and
carriages destroyed are valued at $4,000
Loss on buildings, $4,000. colored man
Oh H..
picion of setting the fire.
A terrible fire on July 4th and 9Th de-
stroyed one half of the city of Portland,
Maine. The fire swept completely through
the city, destroying everything in its course
SO completely that the lines of the streets
can hardly be traced for distance of one
and half miles long by quarter of a mile
wide. Many buildings, perhaps so, were
blown up to check the flames, but the inhab-
itants could scarcely do more than fee with
their families to the upper part of the city,
saving such goods as they could carry.
The Custom House being fire proof, escaped,
though greatly damaged. The court records
in the upper story are probably destroyed.
The splendid city and country building off
Congress street, which was nearly fre-proof,
was considered safe, and it was piled full of
furniture by the neighboring residents, and
then it was swept away with all its contents
Half the city is destroyed, and that half
includes nearly al the business portion,
excepting the heavy business in Commercial
street All the banks and neWsDaper Offices
are burned, and but three printing offices
are left. All the jewelry establishments,
wholesale dry goods stores, several church
es, the telegraph Offices, nearly all the sta
tionary stores, and the majority of the bust
ness places are destroyed. Captain Henry
Inman has telegraphed for 1900 tents to
accommodate the homeless families, and the
United States authoriti es at Boston filed the
order. The Bostonians also sent up large
quantities of cooked food to feed the home
less Inhabitants. This is the most extensive
and distressing calamity that has happened
to an American city during the present gen
GRAFTON. Not even The war, with it's many
sad instances Of destruction by fire and
bombardment, produced anything so terri
BILE. city of nearly or quite fifty thous-
and Inhabitants city full of wealth and
embellished with huIdreds.of noble build
ings, public and private-is half destroyed
and Its business streets almost entirely OBJ
liberated with ashes and blackened ruins
Financial and Commercial.