Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-29
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The Emperor of Austria employs him
self in!visiti1g the battletfelds, the scenes
Of his late defeats. His tour appears to be
"a amelan choly, one, both in intent and the
reception 8 accorded him. 8.
Two old Chinese novels have recently
been translated into French by M. Stanislas
Julien. They are'' Yu-kiao+lsn' or ;"The
Two Cousins" and "P'ing chang ling
yeu,," aor, 1.-THE Two Literary Young
The Paris ladies have found out way
of dyeing dresses without ripping them to
pieces, and FORE few francs the dear crta
lures appear in any color that is desired,
looking as fresh as if just from the hands Of
fthe modiste.
- The work. of piercing Mont Gents is
completed. - The tunnel, which, is twelve
thousand two hundred and twenty metres,
iabopt seven and two thirds miles) in
length; is already pierced six thousand one
hundred and ten metres.
"A newspaper in London recently con-
tanned the following: "For President Of
ENGLAND, JOHN BRIGHF." It was merely
the headline Of an advertisement; but it
shows in what channel the thoughts Of
some Of the Britons are running. - -g
1.-The Prussian War Ofics publishes
statements to show that it was not the SUI
periority Of. I he needle gun, but of the men
who carried it; that gave the victory to the
Kingdom in the late war. The total con-
sum ption of cartridges during the campaign
was only seven to each infantry soldier. In
the hottest engagement the highest figure
was twenty three per man Of those present.
During the war nine hundred cannon were
brought into play, and each gun fred forty
rounds. a.Z4. $3.50.
Mr.. John Lord, in his book Of travels in
British Columbia, describes the candle fish
of the Arctic regions, which is wonderfully
fat and well adapted for food in that climate
The natives use them as lamps for lighting
their lodges. The fish when dried has q
piece Of rusb-pith or strip from the inner
bark of the cypress tree drawn through it
with wooden needle; thus it is furnished
with wick, and, when stuck in cleft
stick and lighted, burns steadily until it is
consumed. -sf
"A few days ago cable dispatch in
formed us that three thousand Cretan insur-
gent soldiers were drowned in a cave ON the
coast, in which they had taken refuge. A
letter in a london paper, written by a
Lord Byron spoke of it as an ssuntideless
sea-" and, besides, though there was one it
would neverreach Melidoni, as it lays high
up in the mountains Therefore, the loss
Of The 5000, and also the submission Of the
from Turkish source.
"A change has been made in engineer
ing of the Russian lines, and the French
Engineers have been relieved of their 'du-
ties. MessTs. Winans have obtained new
contract for working the st. Petersburg &
afasouw Railway upon terms still more IA
Eorable to.themshan theiFpFesent contract
Four hundred locomotives are to be built at
the railway works at Alexandrowski. near
ST. Petersburg, and within the last few days
specifications havebeen received in London
for locomotives for the Russian lines.
/. The following may be relied on as
private statement Of the French Emperor
in regard to the Mexican expedition, made
Immediately after the first announcement
concerning the withdrawal of his troops:
g have given itup entirely. was drawn
into it through false documents and false
representations. Twas led to suppose there
was a population on which the Government
could be established, but there is no such
population. [ want my marshals and my
troops at home, and shall bring them, CIV
ing the whole thing up, without even ask
ing for q financial settlement with Mexico"
- The British Secretary of State for War,
has decided upon granting substantial re-
wal 70 the family Of the unfortunate de-
ceased, Mr.. Jacob Snyder, the inventor of
the new breech loader. The funeral Of Mr..
Snvja,. v0haA was an American took n1ace
at Kensal Green Cemetery. Only few
hours before his death, Mr.. Snyder informed
a friend at his bedside that he had new
secret with regard to the great principle of
NATIONAL defense, more important than any
one had yet discovered. 81 will tell you
the secret tomorrow" said ne, "when you
call to zee me-" The morrow came, but he
was dead, and his secret with him.
Lyons, France, is in distress because
the world no longer buys her figured silks.
In 1853 she exported ST. 100000 worth,
but in 1865 she exported but 100000,
and this year but 81, 400, 600 Fer people,
thrown out of employment on account of
the caprice of fashion, are in condition of
extreme suffering. Having exhausted all
the charity Of her own people, Lyons begs
the world to return to- return to its former
tastes, and wear again the figured silks.
This is echoed in Paris, and that the ladies
there, who lead the world, can resist the
tale of woe from their suffering country
men and women, is hardly to be supposed.
Their journals urge return to the figured
silks, and Eugenis's dressmaker will proba-
bly, settle the question by going back to the
styles Of the last decade.