Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
Foreign GossIn.

in Paris drunken man tumbled into
basket containing 5000 eggs. The erect
was naturally disastrous IN the eggstream.
Fisk, the well-known Hnguist, has
translated a play from the Russian language
which will be produced next spring in New
York. Fifty thousand dollars is required
! to properly mount it upon the stage.
"A synopsis of President Johnson's
speech at Delmonico's, New York, of 478
words, was telegraphed to Reuter- Euro
pean Press Association by the Atlantic
cable, at an expense of $5,019 in gold.
The Ingersoll cheese factory, in Jana
da, has manufactured a cheese which meas
ures sig feet eight inches in breadth and
three feet in thickness, and weighs three
and a half tons. 1t required thirty five
tons Of milk, the product of eight hundred
COWS
AT the hanging of murderer in Eng
land, the rope broke. He alighted on his
feet, the rope about his neck and the white
cap over his face. While remounting the
steps Of the gallows, he severely upbraided
the executioneT, and babe him be more
careful another time.
. The wives of English ecclesiastical dig
their lords. 1t is rather funny to read in
the London papers that g the archbishop of
Y ork and Mrs. Thompson arrived at Fulham
Palace yesterday, on visit to the bishop of
London and Mrs. Tait.'' ~-r1,
The national portrait exhibition, open in
London for some time past, is, perhaps, the
finest collection of portraits by the most
famous masters, ancient and modern, ever
brought together. The pictures were con-
tributed from all the public and private
galleries of Great Britain.
"A Frenchman for years loved married
lady, and never missed passing an evening
at her house She became widow. 81
wish you joy" cried his friend, "you car
marry the woman you have so long adored. -
"Alas, said the poor Frenchman, profound.
ly detected, sand if SO, where shall spend
my evenings ?"
A Scottish paper reports that at fish
ing village near Aberdeen, a fisherman.
daughter, about l6 years of age, recently
had a small sore on the back of her hand
and from this spot in succession were dis
charged 40 broken fsh-hooks, pins, fish
bones, etc; and to one hook was attached
eight inches, of gut. .sTE
1t is told of the late Miss Milford. tina
she once bought turban on her way to al
evening party and put it on in the carriag,
before her arrival; but the delight of the
guests knew no bounds when she appeared
in the draWing-room still carrying on he,
head dress the shop ticket, which described
her as Every chaste-only l3s 3d."
"A negro sculptress, Miss Edmonis
Lewis, has taken studio at Rome. ano
works at her art in one of the rooms for
merry occupied by the great master Canova
My mother" she says, "was wild In
dian, and was born in Albany. There she
made and sold moccasins. My father, wht
was negro, and gentleman's servant, av
her and married her. l was born at Green
hill, Ohio" Whilst says the London 1.-THE
n8um, her youth, and her color claim on
warmest sympathies, Miss Edmonia Levi
has very engaging appearance and. man
ners. TT -E TTE
1t is known to many Of our readers sha
the discovery of the Columbia River, o
whose shores the State of Oregon is situated
was made by Boston ship named Columbia
fitted out in 178S from this port A CON
mon sailor on board the ship was job
Young, who afterwards left the ship an
remained at the Sandwich Islands. Johr
being an active and Intelligent fellow, mad
himself useful to the islanders and rose
great favor, marrying a daughter of tn
King. From him sprung Queen Emma, VIII
is now on visit to this country.