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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
Financial and Commercial.

The national debt is $2,799, 979, $50 rs.
The gold crop Of the world will probably
reach Sl10,000,00O this year. Previous to
1880 the annual yield was less than $94 ,0OO,-
900.
A New York party lately had to fork over
$1,339,86 for neglecting to afix IA cents
worth of revenue stamps to money re-
ceipt.
The Secretary of the Treasury received
from two sources, on the 9th, 81, $40 in
conscience money,-the parties saying that
they owed it to the Treasury.
G. Hosaphat has a plan for paying off the
national debt. His plan is to convert the
entire Indebtedness into greenbacks, and
keep them in circulation until they naturally
wear out
The supreme court of the United States
has decided that disbursing officer Of the
government cannot charge commissions on
his disbursements.
A letter from Frankfort on theMain says
large quantities of U. s. 5-20s may be ex
pected in June, owing to general appre-
hension of war on the continent. Persons
who purchased the bonds as a permanent
investment are now anxious to realize, and
are flooding banking houses in the principal
cities of Germany with them. He estimates
that seventy five millions worth of the
bonds will be returned to America within
the next thirty days.
The cost of coming the new five cent
piece will be about twenty per cent. Of its
full value, while the paper note of the same
denomination costs to print about one-ffti-
eth Of its full value.
Nearly every month batch of new coun-
terfeits of compound-interest or legal ten
der notes and of the fractional currency is
announced. Peterson's Detector for June
gives the following list of recent issues:
United States Compound Interest Notes -
SOS imitation-vig. ION left end) female
erect, holding sword in left hand, her right
hand resting On Bible. A male bust 80 on
die above right end. Well done and likely
to deceive good judges.
zoos counterfeit are in circ0Iation.-A fac
smile of the genuine bill, but the engraving
is not SO fine They are dated May 18th,
1865; letter B. The green ink on the back
on the counterfeit is paler than that OF the
genuine Be careful and examine well all
before taking them, as they have deceived
some of our best judges.
u. S. Legal Tender, G1-eenbaeks.-5s, a
new issue and very well done. The only
prominent defect is heavier shading around
the words "United States" in the title.
The counterfeit is about one-eighth of an
inch shorter than the genuine.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
Trials of a POetess.

Mrs. Sigourney at one time kept state
ment of the acquisitions made on her versi-
flying talent, examples of which she has
given in her autobiography. The following
will illustrate their character
The owner of canary bird, which has
accidentally been starved to death, wishes
some elegiac verses
A stranger, whose son died at the age of
nine months, "weighing just thirteen
pounds, would be glad of some poetry to be
framed, glazed and hung over the chimney
piece, to keep the other children from for
getting him"
A father requests elegiac verses on a
young child, supplying as the only sugges-
ton Of the tuneful muse, the fact that he
was unfortunately drowned in barrel of
swill."
A funeral hymn for minister when he
should die, he being now well and preach
ing as usual.
Epistle from a stranger, saying his wife
was likely to die and had young babe, and
wishing some poetry to be written in such a
way that it should answer for mother and
child, should both be taken by death.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

On the 9Th the United States, Senate
passed the Constitutional Amendment bill
in the following form, by vote of 33 to IL:
BIZ the Senate and House Of Representatives.
of the United States, IN Congress assembled,
two-thirds of both Houses concurring.
That the following article be proposed to
the Legislatures of the several States as an
amendment to the constitution of the United
States, which, when notified by three
fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid
as part of the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE.
SEoTIoN L. All persons born or natural
lzed IN the United States, and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the
united States, and of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any laws which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities Of citizens of the United
States, nor shall any State deprive any
person within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of the laws
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be amor
toned among the several States according
! to respective numbers, counting the whole
number Of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed but whenever the right
to vote at any election for Electors of Pres
ident and Vice President, and for United
States Representatives in Congress, execu-
tive and judicial officers, or the members
of the Legislatures thereof is denied to
any Of the male inhabitants of such State,
being twenty one years Of age, and citizens
of the United States, or in any way
abridged, except for participation in rebel
lion, or other crimes, the basis of represen-
tation therein shall bear to the whole num-
Der of such male citizens twenty one
years of age in such State
SEC. 3. No person shall be Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector of
President and Vice President, or hold any
office, civil or military under the United
States, or under any State, who having pre-
viously taken an oath as member of Con-
gress, or as an officer of the United States,
or as member Of any State Legislature, or
as an executive or judicial officer of any
State to support the Constitution of the Uni
ted States shall have engaged in insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; but
Congress may by vote of two thirds of
each House remove such disability.
SEC. f. The validity of the public debt of
the United States authorized by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for payment of pen
sions and bounties for services in suppress
sing instruction or rebellion against the
United States and any claim for such de BITS,
obligations and claims shall be held illegal
a nd void.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
General Intelligence.

The trial of JEFF. Davis has finally been
postponed until the first Tuesday in October.
DR.. Andrews made second and most sue
cessful ascent in New York city, on the 9th.
He can sail with or against the wind.
The House Utah Committee will report
against admitting Utah as State. Some
Of them favor military government.
The recent order of the Secretary of the
Navy adds an increase of one third to the
pay of all officers of the navy, with few
exceptions named therein.
The Supreme Court for the District of Co.
lumbia has decided that the act of Congress
retro-ceding Alexandria county, Va, from
the District was unconstitutional.
II is generally understood that the head
of the coming Colonial Confederation will
be Lord Monck, now Governor-G eneral OF
Canada. He will bear the title of Vicero .
A bill has been introduced in the Hous 2
of Representatives to create a territorial
government for the region west of Arkan-
sas, now known as the Indian territory.
The bill assigns to the territory the name of
Lincoln.
The House Committee on Public Lands,
under lead of their chairman, Hon. G. W.
Julian, seems intent upon the arriving at
some tangible conclusion, concerning tree
planting on the woodless plains, which is
attracting such wide spread mention. They
have asked for report on this subject from
the Agricultural Department, also from the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as to the
character of an Indian College in Kansas,
which proposes to plant 49, 900 acres of ex-
detrimental forests within five years.
The Inauguration of the third attempt to
lay the Atlantic cable is fixed for the 18th
of July next. Besides the Great Eastern,
three other vessels have been fitted with
cutting and holding grapnels, to lift the
s0est end of the 1900 miles of cable laid last
year, and now resting in perfect electrical
condition on the bed Of the ocean. Only
900 miles is needed to connect this with the
coast of Newfoundland, and this the ships
will carry; while the Great Eastern will
bear cable for another entirely new and
separate line, to be laid from the start. I'm
proved apparatus assist the enterprise.
The Department of State has received
from the United States Consul at the island
of Zanzibar, intelligence of the failure of
the East African expedition, which was
fitted out from that place in the year 1865,
for the purpose of exploring the northern
rivers, which were found to be only inlets
of the sea. The expedition touched at Cape
Bissell. Hero, after considerable opposi-
ton, the party finally landed, but every OBJ
stacle was placed in their way by the ma
tives to prevent their further ingress into
the country.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

Counterfeit Postal Currency, new issue
Fifty cent notes, new issue. On the top OF
the bill, the words " Furnished only by the
Assistant Treasurer and Designated DEPOSIT
taries of the United States" observe the
two words "of the;" on the genuine there
is a little space between them, not so on the
imitation.
Fifty-cent notes; the engraving is good,
but the gilt frame around the head is very
bad The paper has, however, the appear
ance of common print paper, and is very
whitish. The whole of it is . little smaller
than the genuine. Six barrels on right enc
Of Washington are very indistinct.
Twenty-Five cent notes, new issue, yer.
dark, poorly engraved.
Twenty-Five cent notes, poorly engraved
on poor paper, and the gilt head aroun'
the paper don't show any gilt.
Ten-cent notes, very coarsely done, an
the green ink very pale.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
Eastern Matters.

Probst, the murderer of the Deering fam
lily, was executed on the 9th. But few
spectators were present. including only six
reporters from the city papers.
An entire family was poisoned in Albany
by eating unwholesome and immature veal.
One of the children has already died, and
the balance of the family are in a critical
condition.
Pickpockets enjoyed golden harvest
at West Point on Friday, on the occasion of
General Scott's funeral. Many distin-
guished characters were relieved Of money
and valuables. Gen. Grant, it is stated,
lost his watch, and Schuyler Colfax his
purse.
Miss Bridget MCGOWAN was burned to
death at Attica, New York, last Friday.
She had kindled the fire about five o'clock
in the morning, and as it did not burn as
readily as she wished, she took up the coal
oil can, which contained about half gal
lon of the fluid, and was pouring it upon
the fire when the can exploded, and the
woman's clothing was instantly in flames
from head to foot.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
Western Matters.

At Jackson, on the 4th, young widow
named Hawkins, committed suicide by
hanging.
A Miss Hughes, died at Bloomin gton, ILL.,,
on the I'd inst, from the effects Of chloro-
form administered by dentist.
Over II, $50 acres of land were taken up
in the Iowa land Office, in April, for actual
homestead settlement.
A man named Stineman laid his head on
the track of the Great Western railroad,
near Coblentz station, Ohio, last week, and
had it cut off clean. Suicide.
Twenty eight persons of st. Paul have
been indicted for the tarring and feathering
Of James FL. Murray, about five weeks ago,
and they will be put upon trial this week.
1t is estimated that the losses of property
by fire at ST.. Louis, during the past two
weeks, amount to over $4,000, 900, onwhich
the insurance approximates to l,I25, 300.
The dwelling of ]. M. Todd, at Hawley's
Point, Lee county, ILL.,, was struck by light
ming on Saturday last Mr.. Todd, wife
and three children were in the house, and
severely, if not fatally shocked.
Several steamers have gone into "sum-
mer quarters at Cincinnati. The papers
of that city say it takes three or four weeks
for boat to get load, and then the freight
paid would hardly keep the chambermaid
IN cologne water
G. B. Kinsley, head centre of the Rock
ford Qll Fenians got into row with John
Donoughey at Rockford, and was shot in the
leg and hand and beat over the head with a
pistol till he was nearly killed. There was
an cid feud between them.
A well known citizen of st. Paul named
Perry Sloan, fell from window in the
fourth story of the Merchants Hotel, on
Sunday morning, the Sd, and was instantly
killed. The jury attributed the fall to a fit
Of delirium produced by drinking
prize fight at St. Louisoccurred .on the
Sd, between Crowley Davis of Pittsburgh,
and Mike Donovan of Chicago after
fighting ffty-nine rounds, in two hours and
two minutes, the contest was decided in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
General Sherman.

One cannot help be amused at the half
humorous way in which, though the havoc
of war is visible on every side, Southern
people refer their individual losses, and the
disjointed state of things generally, to "Mr.
Sherman" as they call him. One man has
a piece of town property to sell, and an
other asks:
What improvements p
"None but the improvements made by
Mr.. Sherman"
Or it is pla ntation he wants to sell:
Gin-houses did you say?"
"No; there was, but Mr.. Sherman you
know"
Dwelling? ,"
emo; Mr.. Sherman"
ais there bridge over the creek ?"
"No; Mr.. Sherman"
els there grist-mill near your place "
emo; Mr.. Sherman"
Or you walk the streets with some new
acquaintance, and remark the huge shot
holes in 80 many houses.
Yes Mr.. Sherman"
Acquaintance mounted on sorry horses
meet, try to laugh at each others's Rosin-
antes.
"Well, you know, Mr.. Sherman"
4uO populdI AuO& VI ouSImdu 1b VI % ~
ing in whom are combined the fantastic and
the terrible; a man with the courage
of Hector, the activity of harlequin, the
sleeplessness of weasel, the persistence
and power of eam-engine, and the fury
of the "dread Chimera." They believe
that he lives on brandy and curses, and
swears and gives orders day and night.
"Sleep!" said man at whose house the
General made hs headquarters; 81 tell you
Idon't believe the man ever sleeps" To them
General Sherman is like "Folker, the Fid-
der" told about in the .tNieblungen Leid,"
the scraping of whose mighty fiddle stick
set everything about him to dancing in fire
and blood. "Grant," they say, "is a reg
ular old FOUNDER and gentleman; but
Sherman. Oh, Sherman is just
well, be is just Sherman"
If their idea of Sherman is distorted and
unjust, their ideas of other men and man.
ners generally in the North are far more SO,
and keep many Southern man, who might
otherwise be desirable neighbor, in fever
of Correspondence.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

The FIRST BABY.-What fools some peo-
pie are over their first baby! Mamma will
pinch him, Just to hear the dear little darlin'
cry Pappy would let the dear little crea-
ture pull his whiskers until he (papa) was
blue. Mamma insists on stufing baby with
cake, until the darlin' can't walk and as
soon as mamma and papa hears the sweet
little dear groan, the Immediately come to
the conclusion that baby is going to die, and
send for half-dozen doctors without
delay.
Mamma insists on getting baby's shoes
two sizes too small for baby's feet, for the
purpose of keeping the dear little darlin's
footins from growing out of shape, and the
consequence is baby can't stand up, and
therefore falls down, and cuts his dear lit
tie lip on the stove. Mamma Immediately
faints, and papa runs for the doctor, and
when he returns he finds mamma in state
of Mysteries, and the baby in the middle of
the floor, with the spit-box upset in his
dear, darlin' little lap.
Mamma insists that baby can say papa
| and tries to get him to do so in the pres
ence of her friends. Babv doesn't feel in
the humor just then, but after everybody
has forgotten mammals request, baby com
mences as follows: Bub-lub-bleb-
ba!" when mamma Immediately snatches
him, and commences to kiss him violently.
After she gets through that delightful opera
ton, everybody is surprised to hear
her exclaim: "Oh! my dear child,
knew he was going to die
soon he is TOO smart to live! Just to
think of his age-only year and two
months old, and him saying papa already
as plain as he does! Oh. | know he won't
live-it is impossible. l do wish papa was
here. l ought to send for the doctor imme-
distely."
Doctor comes, feels the dear little darlin's
pulse, recommends quiet, charges $3.50,
takes his hat and leaves with a smile.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
RHYMES TO LIQUID.

Sure Qnicquid IS thick wit
IF he cannot rhyme to liquid,
A thing that any Mick wild
The gratest aise can do.
Just take the herb called chick weed,
Which they oftin cure the sick wild,
That's dacent rhyme for liquid,
And from Mickey too.
The sailor seized glass Of grog,
And swallowed deWn the liquid;
Then pulled roll Of 'backy out,
And twisted off thick quid.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
MlisfeIIamu.
THE BIRDS QUESTION.
Whittier to Our Young FoIks.l

Behind rs at our evening meal
The gray bird ate his fill,
Swung downward by a single claw,
And wiped his hooked bill.
He shook his wings and crimson tail,
And set his head aslsnt,
And, in his sharp, impatient way,
Asked, f" What does Charlie want!"
'f Fie silly bird ~ / answered, tuck
Your head beneath your wing
Ind go TO sleep - but DER and DER
De asked the self-same thing.
Then, smiling TO myself said;
How like are men and birdsi
We are all saying what he says
Ia action or in words.
And 80 sometimes think our prayers
Might well be merged in one;
And nest and perch and hearth and church
Repeat, Thy will be done"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

HIoH FAMILY.-A man was boasting that
he sprung from high family in Ireland
eyes," said bystander, 81 have seen
some Of the same family 80 high that their
feet could not touch the ground"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

- Aw !! how do you like my moustache.
NTH Maura ? lisped dandy to a merry
girl. 80, very much. 1t looks like the
fuzz On the back Of caterpillar
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14

favor Of Davis, Donovan having made
"foul."
During political meeting at Warrens
burg, Missouri, on the LIST, while General
Blair was speaking, a fracas occurred.
Pistols were drawn, and during the row one
Radical was killed and one wounded. One
Conservative was shot in the arm and seri-
ously wounded.
Two boys, sons of R. c. Clark, aged 10
and II years respectively, were drowned
near Vinton, Iowa, on the 18th ult, while
bathing. The elder lost his life in attempt
ing to save the life of the younger, who
had become frightened on getting out of
his depth.
Two men, named John Mullen and John
Ryan, part of the gang of five who COM
mitted the brutal outrage upon German
girl in Galena recently, have been arrested
at Lacrosse, where they are now Gagged,
awaiting the arrival of officers from Galena.
| This makes three of the number now Sc
cured. The other two are still at large.
The Berlin (Wis.) Cowant reports the
death of DR.. G. R. Swelling, from the ef-
fects of slight puncture in the finger with
needle, received while sewing up a body
after q post morton examination. No at
when it began to excite alarm none of the
remedies applied were of any avail.
Henry Shaw of St. Louis has proposed to
present the city with nearly 200 acres of
land for public park, on condition that
the city spend 500, 900 to $4,000 each year
in improving and adjoining it, The land is
valued at $400,000 He is the same Shaw
who had the great breach of promise suit a
few years ago, in which Miss Efde Carstang
was plaintiff.
On the night of the 9th, while the alarm
of the burning of Eastman's Business Col
lege in Chicago was being sounded, loco
motive on the Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road, moving at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour, struck the horses and forward wheels
Of a steam fire engine, upsetting it, killing
one man outright, MORALLY injuring anoth-
OI, du0 oOFO1dl OtAOAo' AAO AOA oOo
were instantly killed. The jury have CEN
sured the railroad company for not keeping
f1agman at the crossing. night as well as
day.
Eight members of the family of Mr..
Bermer, merchant of Marion, Iowa,
were taken sick four weeks ago with trich-
in@ two of them died on the Sd. Exam
nations showed the worm throughout the
muscles to the number of 5000 to the
square inch. The remaining six are in the
agonies of death. Much excitement pre-
walls The pork eaten was sugar cured
ham sliced up and served raw like Clipped
beef. 1t was partaken of four weeks since.
The FIRST symptoms were those of diarrhoea
followed by fever of q slightly typhoid
type, with acute pains in the muscles.
The death agonies are described as terrible.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
DEAREST, CONF Kiss Me-. a Western

paper publishes poem commencing:
Dearest, come kiss me; my lips are yet warm,
And my bosom still pants from the clasp OF thy arm
The blood dashes wildly through each throbbng vein
But droop, oh droop for thy kisses again.
To which very tresh" young gentleman very
promptly replied:
Jee-roo-sa-leml dearest. dart like a fish:
MY lips shall with kisses respond to thy wish;
III check not the blood thrilling wild in each VEIN
But III stop thee from dropping for kisses again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-06
THE BANKRUpr BILL.

OF the bill now before Congress- pro
yiding for national bankrupt system
the National Iatelligencer says; inns
bill was introduced in the House 10 Inc
last Congress by Mr.. JENKEs, OF Rhode
Island, and, upon his motion, was refer
red to select committee, which commit
tee was again constituted at the present
session. The bill passed the House IN
the last Congress, and will probably pass
both Houses at the present session.
1t has been very carefully prepared
and matured by the authors, and 1t has
been approved by leading jurlsts anu
bodies, throughout the conn
try. When, year or two ago com
mi,tee of the British Parliament was
engaged spon the modification aud I'M
of their bankrupt system,
hey took eighteen out of the twenty-one
new provisions incorporated in their act
rom Mr.. JExKEs bill.