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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04

A semi-weekly French newspaper, lie In
dependent, is now published in Chicago.
James K. Hood, of Tennessee, has been
commissioned as Secretary of the Territory
of Colorado. j.! 9iaa
The Oregon legislature on the 21st, passed
the constitutional amendment by a vote of
25 ayes to % noes.
The election in Montana on the 4th inst.
is reported to have resulted in q Democratic
victory by. a majority Of 2,000.0
One Carlotta Brown, who was elected
from, the street cars in San Francisco on
account Of color, has recovered a judgment
of $640 with costs and interest.
The Omaha Herald DEM of the 18th
inst, says: George Francis Train is to
enter the field as an independent candidate
for Congress"
5Aslad nine years old, was run over by q
locomotivein Chicago on the Oath, and had
both legs cut off near the knee. His reeov-
cry is hopeless. a
The city of Freeport, ILL.,, by vote of 154
ayes and 300 nays, has decided not to cre7f
ate loan Of $4,000 for the purchase Of a.
steam fre-engine 49,
The Chicago Times has enlarged, come
out in a handsome eight-page dress, and
moved into new building, with new type,
press, engine &C., at a cost of $4,000.
On the Goth, about so colored men from
Washington passed through Detroit, en- route
to Battle Greek, where, they arctic work on
the farm of Henry Willis, of that place.
Senator Wilson of Massa chusetts, passed
the night Of the 9th in Chicago. In the
evening he was rserenaded, and responded
in speech giving his views of the present
political condition of the country.
Six men were buried in the ruins of a
building that caved in on the oath, at Mil
waukea. All were rescued alive, though
one died soon after, and it is believed that
at least one more will die from his injuries.
The Soldiers and Sailors Convention met
at Pittsburgh on the 25th, and organized
by choosing Private Z. Edwin Dudley tenn
.porary Chairman, and afterwards Gen. Cox,
Of 0hio, as permanent President. jJ
A disaster occurred on the Hannibal y
st. Joe Railroad, on the 18th, near st. Joe,
which resulted in the demolition Of freight
train, the death of the fireman, Albert Kin
neman, brakeman G. L. Newman, and Sc
rioug injury to the engineer, David Kline
man.
The Producers Bank, of Chicago, which
failed last week, was. owned by one Harvey
Doolittle, who on the dag before the failure,
sold SCI, 1000 of bogus eastern exchange,
everring the soundness Of his bank as ne
did SO. The liabilities are $l83,OOO and
the assets only $l11,O0o. 7s yasm tsdj
John L. scripps, for many years editor 1ql Of
the Chicago Tribune, and Postmaster of that
city under Mr.. Lincoln, died on the I'D, at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, whittier he had
gone for his health. 1t will be remembered
that his wife died suddenly on last New
Year, while receiving calls.
One of the largest whisky distilleries in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04

after even that fnal walk was ended, he
stood at his own widow, leaning on his
balcony, and looking down upon the river
that flowed silently beneath the stars /
dreaming some dreams, the memory of
which--all colored by the glorious Illusions
of his youth-remained with him through
after years, till both boyhood and youth
had fed.
He went away very early in the morning.
I The SdiIigenoa in which he was to leave
began its journey at six o'clock, and by o
quarter to six Christine and he were stand
! ing together in tine courtyard Whsnoe it was
to start. Theylstood apartfrerhsthe other
passengers, away from the confusion and
the iost1e Of the people, very quiet, hand
! in hand. 231iE6IFH (
du They were togetherfor about ten minutes,
but there was something during those min
| ufdso in the thr0ats If both Of them that
/ almost checked their words. 81
/ Christine, will como back again, he
said TO her, two or three times. s oil
Once he looked in her face and said,
/" Don't forget hg!" Add the poor girPs
Ipsoquip cred DIS he spoke, with look that
he never afterwards forgot. {aa
He stood clasping her hand in his until
he heard his name called, and the summons
given .ilim to take his place Then he
turned round and looked into her face, and
said, half-audibly: .....1. .,..t
Christine" ''i'" ~" 80 :"
i ,3$sgMonsieur,R " she answered, with wild,
sudden sob. .s9lge 0dt.TI ,iE5dW
She threw her ARMS about his peck.
4 BY one passionate Impulse they Kissed each
a other; and with that first and last embrace
J they parted and never met more. e
I The old man had told this story, standing
in the shadow Of the church.
ssAndfdid you never see her again, grand
father ?nlQ c.1 n bonfey 2i9dsHd
Never, my boy It was dozen years
before | came here again, and she was gone
4 them. could never discover when or
/ where; she might1haTe9hGen somewhere in
town, but I could not. find her The traces
that the. poor leave behind them s0op pass
away. 'i2ti1H" ee"' th23e' Hil ''.1
g But she may haalive and here, yet; she
may be here now.p y1t @ ~ 4eHif5 !.
GAY, Fred, she may, She may be in
here NOT 50 feet away from us, selling
her beads at this moment amongst the old
women kneeling On the floor. But if ]
knew that she was, do you think that
would 60 in and try to find her ?" He shook
his head, aud smiled half sadly. f' We can
not put. life into dead bones, Fred,'3 he. said
"nor throw bridge across from youth tc
age. IF l feund heri now, do you think we
! should rush into each others arms? Nay
my lad, the girl and boy we have been talk,
ing of died and were buried fifty years
ago"
He stood and leaned upon mis- stick, look
ing up again tozwhf4erel the swallows were
flying in and out aboyeothe porch, till pre-
sently there came a Sound Of music toward!
them through the door. w
eve are losing the mass, my boy; let US
go in"
And SO they went in, and listened to tht
1 gorgeous music that was rolling and swell
ing along transept and aisle.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
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A New Race in the West.

true America" says NJ. Langel,
"only begins for the western farmer on his
own slope Of the Allegheny chain the ma
tional pride that burns in his heart is not
fed by democratic passion alone; it is also
inspired by the sight of those boundless
plains open to his ambition, by those giant
rivers, some running TO, The polar regions,
others to the tropie seas. The, old State S
have remained IN many respects dependent
on Europe. They borrow from it not only
goods and machines, bat ideas. 'The West
entirely escapes the European influence.
By, cannot tell what inexplicable, charm,
what powerful fascination, those who go
toward the Rocky Mountains never look
back towards the Atlantic. The emigrant
from New England never regrets On the
prairies the hills where he,was born; the
frishman never dreams Of going back to
his damp island ; the German himself faith
full still to, his native language, becomes un-
faithful to his native country. From these
varied sources SPRING. pYYIracd Iatyph gas
the generous soil that rears il, proud and
independent, The love. Of liberty ard the
feeling of equality become like congehial
passions forit Its political convictions are
not, as with the European, arms against o
tyranny; it is not obliged to wrap them in
formulas its faith is living faith.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
T8ke souah.I

au The experiments with heavy guns at
Fortress Monroe still continue with gratify-
ing success. III. Ie9y .,iT .a4aI9l
The National Express and Transportation
Company, Of which the rebel Gen. Joe
Johnson is President, has made an assign
ment. :.
The cholera is raging to an alarming de-
gree in Nashville. There were 50 deaths
from that disease during "A hours ending 9
O'clock on the 25th. Only about 5000 citi-
zens remain in the town.
Many rebel citizens Of Brennan Texas,
have risen in arms against the small de-
taohment of United States troops stationed
there, and the State authorities, it is re-
five hundred well armed men if necessary.
Meanwhile, gallant Phil. Sheridan is hasten
ing to the scene. aif 10 ooi
The laws of Ohio allow intermarrying be-
tween blacks and whites. The laws of Ken
lucky prohibit it. A case is to be tried in
Kentucky next month, which will decide
whether negro and white person, legally
married in Ohio, can, if they move to Ken
lucky, live together as man and wife, when
the laws Of that State prohibit their cohab-
ting together.
The PlatteFille (La.) Express states that a
box was recently shipped from Baton Rouge
to a radical merchant in Platteville. which
turned out to be an internal machine, SO
fixed as to explode when opened. Forum
ately, the merchant suspected a trap, opened
the box at the bottom instead of the top.
and disclosed the apparatus without injury.
It's origin will be searched for.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
The EAST.


The old Tammany Hall, New York, is
shortly to be sold to the highest bidder, the
warriors having resolved to build another
hall s-'s" i,t '-t7|#
The Episcopal Diocese of New York, now
in session, has voted donation of $1,000
to Bishop Potter, in addition to his salary
of $4,000. lin s'iatol' .a.oi
There is mourning and lamientation among
the disciples OF King 1Gaabrinus in New
York. the supply of lager 6esf lHaSihg given
out, and no worthy substitute having been
furnished. Sundry Of the beer shops have
been compelled to shut up for lack of the
fluid = { As-
+ A family Of five persons were burned to
death in tenement house in New York, on
the .24th. The position Of their remains in
dieatedl that they had met their terrible
fate in each others embrace, Another fam
lily of five persons saved themselves by
jumping from fourth story window upon a
feather bed held up to receive them. Two
of them were seriously injured.
Mrs. Fisher, of Yarmouthport, Mass,
who was disturbed last week. BY 4, man con-
cealed under her bed, who fled on discov-
cry, has since received letter containing
SIS, stating that the writer was the individ-
ual under the bed, but that he was there for
no criminal purpose, and that the money in
closed was to pay her for the trouble she
had been put to- iI1I7I-- Ir.I1T .Hras
A Coroner's Inquest upon the Johnstown
(Penn.) calamity reports "that the essen
tial timbers of said bridge or platform were
partially rotted, the whole structure de-
fective and insufficient to support and sus-
tain the number and weight Of persons
drawn to and invited upon it, and was in
general necessarily dangerous that the
said train stopped at an unusual point at
said station, and thereby drew the people
Upon the most weak and dangerous partpof
said platform, and had said train stopped
at the usual place of stopping at said sta
ton, the said accident would not probably
have happened"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04

.
Milwaukee is 'rlowsin the hands Of the Rev
enus Department for trying 10 evade the
law The offense charged is institutine and
Eusing fac smile of the inspectors stamp.
and thus escaping the payment # duties.
and putting their whisky into the market
as inspected, when. it never had been.
ThffWife Of Peter Linn, an Irish ,laborer,
residing at Lawrence, Kansas, has, for sew
eral months kept up a clandestine alliance
with negro named Wallace, who, last
Tuesday night, 9Th, shot Linn In Order to
make good his own escape from the house.
and has not since been arrested. The
Woman ~ 4 ] has 9, As1aver, e4,Arf4tes, and
the e. d S1by injured /, husband will recover.
State Fairs have been well attended.
TheIowa and Michigan Fairs closed IN the
2lst and 22d, and the Illinois and Wiscon-
sin Fairs opened in the. Gath, aud 25th.
The first exhibition of the. Colorado Fair
commenced at Denver the 18th. IT, was
well attended. l'The most attractive feature
of the fair was The numerous specimens of
ore from the different mines in the Terri
tory ~ ~ 's7
A verdict was recently given in the Cir
cult Court in Jefferson countyy Wisconsin,
by which the administrator of Francis J..
Bishop recovered $4,000 from the C. s. N.
W. railroad company as damages for fl killing
the little girl Of the deceased, aged IL years.
The train did not stop long enough for her
to get from the. gar, and she was crushed to
death in making tha- attempt. The aooid emit
happened at Fort Atkinson, in March, 1865.
4 A late census Of Nebraska City shows
population of,eight thousand inhabitants,
and over one Thousand new buiIdings-pri-
vate residences and babiness hotses--have
ibeon &Rected duriag the sumanenA The
Cd 9 yya5i Bluffs ard an s Joseph failF0aa is
now under contracty con the east bank of
the Missouri fivsf, Opposite Ethe city, and
cars will be running from, Nebraska City TO
Council Bluffs, distance Of fifty miles, by
the frs! Of December next .uoi39.1
e On Saturday, Tass, the ed, at the Chicago
Driving Park, during a Craee between the
noted trotting horses, Butler and Cooley, the
rider Of the former was foali5g murdered by,
ras seems certain, paFtieab interested in his
defeat. At the fifth and last heat, which
took place after dark, Butler came in with
out-his rider, one McKeaver, who was after
wards found dead on the course, with large
fracture on his skull. The utmost excite
rnent prevailed, and the rider Of the sother
horse, along with man named Hickey, are
under arrest. 1t Il believed that long
board was hefd up 50 that McKeaver in
riding would strike his head against it.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
. An InanisitIve FEooelei..

An exchange vouches for the truth Of this
anecdote While Lord Grosyenor was tray
cling in, the west of America, he was one
day waiting at a country station for tardy
train, when one of the farmers of the oeish-
borhood entered into CONVEX sation witnAith.
g Been about these parts slconsd,able,
stranger" dyes, for some length III
time" sLike 'em pretty well, eh ?" Yes,
pretty .uell2, How long hateA yer bin
hero ?'TstsA few weeks?' What's yer
business ?'' 81 have no business g What
are you travelin' far, then! ~ lossOnly for
my sown pleasure" " Don'tiyers do any
business How do you get yer 1ivin' theu?''
Z" 1t isn't p necessary for me. to. work for my
support. Ny father is nam ,rofl property,
and gives me ansallowanee snfi cieut for my
wants" q Buts'p ose tie old man t'I should
die?" :" In that case I dare say he'd leave
me enough to live upon" "But s'pose he
should bust up?" Here the conversation
ended, and Lord Grosvenor walked away.
evidently struck with new idea.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
Foreign News.

VIZ CAss AA&~A1CSv
a plot has been discovered to overthrow
the Government of Paraguay. The discov-
cry, of course, has defeated the plans of the
revolutionists.
A flaw has been discovered in the indict-
ment against the Fenians captured at Fort
Erie, which will probably necessitate their
discharge. 7"z7a''.. -ess .-',--' .'s''.s
There was a, fearful gale of windson the
ed on the east coast of Newfoundland, and
a great many wreckshaye} been reported.
A French frigate was lost at St. Pierre, and
several coasters were wrecked. Over 15C
dead bodies were picked up at St. Pierre on
Sunday, which. were lost from the different
| vessels
1 The London Post, after reading Secretary
Stewards exposition Of the Monroe doc
Urine, as given in his circular on the Span
ish war 9agaist Chilli, expresses the opinion
4 that the European mona9ehs need not have
much fear of the United States in such
cases, as sfthe American bark is worsethan
its bite.
iho4A fearful tragedy is reported to have hap
pdh6d atShoukoumkale, in Circassia,l in con-
sequence of the efforts of the Russian
authorities to pub asstopl to the sale of Cir
cassian young women to the Turks Some
Of the leading citizens, who were Interest,"
ed in the traffic, conspired to massacre the
garrison and the Christian population Of the
place, ana then start for Turkey with their
slave girls. Their infarhoi,ssa plot partially
succeeded: About 100 Russians, including
women and children, were butcheredtn q
night attack; butthe garrison proved too
much for the 'conspirators, and killed 200 or
300 Of them, after which martial law was
/ established. 3I.l
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
SaIisfelIaAu.
WoNDRoUs AUTUMN TINE.

= s
0 Ruler of,tbe waning yearl
How calm Wife summer fingers here
Is thine enchanted sleep
When muTmuring moods are full OF songs,
And all green leaves whispering tongues,
.------------A And fields grow rich and deep
TIL yakened by the shriiling sound
80 or the sharp scythe along the ground,
Or shouts of jocund harvest home,
~---Ilaf doan the-ocAoilsa yalIey s-Sons,---
From laughing hills apart.
x How calm aplendor ever lies
Within thy royal waking eyes.
o wondrouss Autumn tfrpe9 -ssis'-z
like the gl%y , g2nqss sog e4d mans ban head
II And waken thoughts sublime.
s~Andwho could dream yon soft, sweet light
Were herald ofthe years dark night,
- Ana north winds STORMY breath
That all these tints If red and gold
- Burning through every starry fold,
Were signs of natures deathl
Al, megthy coming stirs thsAeqae /
At every peHtasc ling thence : II
Pre- troopsof aweflud fear. =
We think perforcc OF days gone by,
And d. s-tlat al.as swiftly fly Z.
0A' Khowing thine GRAND here.
We capnot with the swallow 1ee,--
III 4 Epd shun Ole gloomy days thatbe IS
~ e Sofullof winter snow; tEst III =
- Wepassfnto our Orient land
Across dark seas, where some bright hand
Calls from the aeePs below.
Thou art the gloomy spirit of all
The wondlous years that rise and fall
h1BHn the GtasSol lItne T
- ] Thon vert in f ir Fsation's bCundtf 2
-L4t = hheh first me caildlle earth swung round,
Exulting in her prime.
Born when the biark pins crowned the hills,
And vfolets Tss@eed The SOL that fills
The elm trees rugged spurs;
90 When wore tlethorn her snow-white crown,
~ And Chestnut spires fell softly down
~ Among thegolden surge.
IVA Stllthy dread pnions. as Of Old,
The sylvan hills and wales enfold
Ger all the spreading land; -
And ezrti's sweet face, once bright and mia
As the fair frrtllsli q child,
Is seared a. with bras-A
"a II AZ stiH mans conscians spirit feels,
- ~ sWtle fs- and wide the east wind peals,
~ 2=$ ~ sFis co.'s almighty breath!
CvFhie as in prayer all heaven is bowed)
0fer I'm and valley blowing lo1d,
Tie autumn blast Of death.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04

Census Bureaues timates that the population
Of the Unitedstates and Territories has In
crease from 81, 44S,243, the number found
by the census of 1860, to 35, 500, O00 50
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23
Weaverville, Saturday, June %, 1866.

Capt. Trufant, dated Silver City, ldaho Ter
ritory, May 3lst, which says their party thirty
in number, arrived there in safety lie re'er' ~
that place as being situated on an elevation iof
all the world like the most desolate spot on olo
Bally ; n OF level ground enough to build mouse
., NOR tree so large that you could not carry
it off on your back They buy lumber from
somewbere at the moderate figure of $500 per
thonsand feet Saw but little money in circula-
ton. and says that the gold there is worth only
$40 an ounce. Marshall, Mabie and Fisher had
arrived there in safety, and gone on. Rep
resents the Indians as very troublesome, and says
it is worse than folly for small parties to under
take to make the trip. They were to leave for
Helena, Montana, the lst day of June, and
have probably arrived there before this.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

MORE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MoNTASA.-John
Van Setback writes from Helena to D. A. Hobart,
Junction City, under date May 9th &c The
mines generally do not pay it was expected
they would last Fall. Ihave not heard of sim
gle Trinity man who has made anything yet
Ben. Alderman and John Franklin are here, and
intend to join our party on prospecting trip.
Where we shall finally bring up cannot tell
There seems to he immense rush to this coun-
try from all directions this Spring. Six boats
loaded with passengers have already arrived at
Fort Benton, and report says there are seventy
more, as badly crowded, on the way. What
they will do the Lord only knows, for diggings
enough have not yet been discovered to employ
one-sixth OF the men already here. If | was in
California and knew as much about the country
rs do now. | should remain there
THE 4rH.-The programme of exercises for
the day are published in this issue of the JOUR-
NAL. The arrangements, in every respect,
nearly completed. All Societies and Associa-
tons have been rendered an invitation to join in
the procession, but so far but two-the German
Hospital Society and Fenian Brotherhood
signiIied their intention of doing so. Mr.. Griffin,
Marshal of the Day, has chosen Messrs. Mason,
EanMatre, Given and Hansen assistants. If
other of the societies than those above named
intend turning out they should Immediately no.
tfy the committee of such intention. We have
no misgivings but that the approaching ami
yersary will be properly and enthusiastically OBJ
served in Weaveryille.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

New ExPREss.-Read Thede's announcement
of his new Express line between the head of
navigation on Canon creek and the county seat
One good feature of the enterprise is that of
again placing the people between Junction City
and Douglas City in half-weekly communication
with the outside world. They'll get the JOURNAL
every Saturday morning now.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

ST. JoHN's DAy.-The anniversary of St. John
the Baptist, occurring on Sunday this year, the
Masonic Fraternity of Weaverville have arranged
for social reunion at their Hall on Monday
18th. At the close of the ceremonies there they
will repair to the Tbeater where the necessary
preparations for dance will have been made
We acknowledge the compliment of invita-
ton to be present from W. J. Tinnin, Esq, of
that Brotherhood.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

FoURTY July BALL.-Mr. Condor is taking
steps to make the 18th of July Dance pleasant
and entertaining occasion. 1t is something of
an undertaking to meet the requirements of so
large party as it will probably be- but Mr.. Con-
don feels equal to the task As good music as
can be had north of Sacramento is secured for
the occasion, and in preparing the supper no
pains or expense will be spared.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23
RrcIsrrR Yorn NAurs.-The only officers to

REGISTER YouR NAMEs.-The only officers to
be elected in this county the Fall election are
Supervisor for District No. l, to fill the unex-
pired term of s. R. Short, who has left the coun-
ty, and Supervisor for the Sd District, to sue
coed A. G. Price Voters in the several precincts
comprising those Districts, should lose no time
in getting their names registered, as they will
not be entitled to vote until they have gone
through that formula Don't delay.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

To Our PA-RoNs.-Albert Bowler is duly
authorized to receive monies due this office for
advertising or subscription, and to furnish our
printed receipts. Persons indebted to US are
hereby notified that all bills are made to the
first of the coming month, and will be duly pre-
scented for settlement
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-06-23

APRroors.--In behalf of our portly friend
Frank Young, and ourself friend Knox, of
Shasta, is sincerely thanked for that half bushel
of fine apricots which Grant Taggnrt safely de-
iiFered on Wednesday. Regretted that Grant
didn't know where they came from, but on
opening concluded that no one would be impu-
dent enough to borrow Geo. Knoxs papers to
pack fruit in. We you another one, old
Mr. Modesty, and shall pay up some day.