Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-05-31


son, hanged herself TO death recently IN the
wood near New Richmond, O., because she
had been seduced.
A man in Chester, Michigan, owns a COW
years old that had her first calf weeks
ago. 1t weighed l05 pounds when hours
old.
in a country churchyard this epitaph
NAV be seen: " Here lies the body of John
Robinson. and Ruth, his wife" Under
meath is the motto, .sTheir warfare is &C.
complished."
1t appeared by the testimony in case
now pending in Connecticut that one OF the
parties thereto, a Mrs. Phillips, has had
| fourteen husbands.
-swindling by telegraph is in vogue.
The sharper watches the hotel arrivals and
telegraphs to the home Of the traveller for
funds, signing the latter's name to the
message, and lifting the letter when it
arrives
- The New York Port Society has re-
certify adopted the plan of lending libraries
to vessels leaving, the books to be exchanged
on the return of the vessel-a movement
which will do much to relieve the monotony
of sea voyage.
The Rev. DR.. Martin, Of Tye River,
Nelson county, Virginia, has caught YER
table mouse who sings like canary, only
the notes are not quite SO loud. The little
animal sleeps the greater part of the day,
but at night it takes up his tuneful melody,
and pours forth his low but sweet strains
with little intermission till daybreak.
1t is said that within month after the
opening Of the New York State Inebriate
Asylum, over 1900 applications were made
by wealthy parents for the admission Of
their daughters, who had contracted habits
of intemperance from the use of wines and
liquors at fashionable parties.
A couple of Captains became desperate
in saloon IN New Orleans, few days
since, and their friends provided them with
fowling pieces for bloody duel. They
stood apart, and both combatants fell, one
covered with mush and the other with mo-
lasses, the seconds having loaded the pieces
with that sort of 'vittles."
John P Gray, lad about twelve years
of age, residing with his parents at Provi-
dence, r. l., was so much excited by the
passing of menagerie and circus few days
since, that he went up into the attic and
HaugSu ulUSe1i. ho was "0f'" "noA oAoooF-
cred.
"A young lady named Klinefelter, residing
in Mifflin township, Cumberland county,
Pa, died lately, of voluntary starvation,
having for twelve days and nights refused to
taste of food. Cause, disappointment in
marriage.
-Probst is puzzle The divines cannot
understand him. A month ago he rolled
upon his pallet of straw at night in terrible
agony. Now his rest is unbroken. He
eats with all the relish of school boy, and
sleeps with all the soundness Of infantile
slumber.
Ex-senator Wigfa1l of Texas, who sue
ceeded in escaping from the South on the
collapse of the rebellion, has been the sub
iect of many surmises and enquiries. A
London correspondent of Boston paper
states that Wigfall reached the English capt.
tai some time in March.
The following singular marriage notice
occurs in North Carolina paper: "By
Dr. J. A. Sheriff., at twilight on Wednes-
day evening February %, 1866, in Cstawba
county, N. c., Mr.. A. A. Gabrille to Miss
Lizzie Milligan, after short but most de-
licious courtship."
The New York Tribune, in mentioning
the sale of autographs in that city, says it
was noticeable that a0eU acritten autographs
brought the most money, fact which great
men ought to bear in mind For such pur-
chasers we approve of the responce which
Henry Ward Beecher once made to
request for his autograph, which was some
thing like this:
'My Dear SRI take pleasure in &C
ceding TO your request for my autograph.
Yours, II. w. BEECHER,