Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-04-19
Personal and Literary.


A PARDU, a successful coal merchant in
the Lehigh region, has given 100000 to
La Fayette College at Easton, Pa.
THE second volume Of the French Emper
ors g Life of Caesar" has been 6 set up"
and the proofsheets are in the authors
hands.
ALEXANDER DUMAS can cook as well as
write novels. He recently gave an elegant
dinner at Paris, which was cooked wholly
by himself.
Mr.. ROLF died few days since, near
Corydon, Iowa, being over 100years of age.
He was in the army in 1890, and with Gen.
Wayne at Presoue Isle in 1874.
MATILDA HERON closed her engagement
at Worcester, Mass, few nights ago, at
very short notice. declining to appear on
discovering small audience present.
| THREE Of Prof Agassiz's assistants have
just returned from Brazil The Professor,
with the remainder of his party, are not
expected home until late in the season.
SAM HoUsToN's judgment of Jefferson
| Davis was expressed in the following theo-
| meteorological Characterization He is as
ambitious as Lucifer, and cold as a lizard. :"
SIR HUGH HENRY ROSE, the new Com
mander in Chief of the British army in Ire
land, has seen hard service in India, and is
the man who blew the Sepoy leaders from
the mouths OF his cannon.
| WALTER H. STEWART, Of Brownfeld,
Maine, has neither hands nor feet, but he
can feed himself without assistance, thread
needle, sew on buttons, go up and down
stairs, and write good, legible hand.
GUsTAvE DQE 3, the artist, who has now
become famous, but whose work has been
known and appreciated by few more than
10 years, is not yet SO years of age. In
1862 the number Of his drawings had
reached $4,000.
The aged Indian Ska h-gwa-deh, or,
as he was more Familiarity known, Philip
Kenjockety, died April l. at Newton. N Y,
on the Cattaraugus Reservation. His age
was unknown, but generally believed to be
from 100 to $50 years.
THE Auburn IN. Y Advertiser says that
a son of Brigham Young, formerly resi-
dent of that village, was in town last week,
looking up sundry debts of his fathers
which he was anxious to liquidate, with
the interest which had ACQUIRED during
forty five years.
COMMODORE VANDERBILT is seventy, but
active as ever. He has built and paid for
one hundred steamers, and is now the lar
gest owner of railroad stock in the United
States He controls both the Harlem and
Hudson River Roads, while his interest in
the New York Central is not less than half
a million.
LIEUT. GENERAL GRANT was arrested in
Washington on Saturday the 7th, for fast
driving. The General has taken promi-
nent part, we believe, in numerous other
fast drives during the last five years, but
this is the first occasion we have had to
record of his having been arrested.
AN exchange recently announced that DR..
Winship of Boston was 100 years old,
weighed pound and quarter and could
lift so tons. Next week the editor gave the
correct version as follows:
DIR. Winship, of Boston. now weighs one
hundred and sixty pounds, is thirty two
years of age, and can lift ton and b
quarter.
G. W. HARDENBRooK, of Independence,
Iowa, will soon become heir to $1,000 900
farm of 100 acres, right in the heart of
New York city, just below Central park,
was willed, in trust by a life lease many
years ago to an old lady, who is now some
80 years of age; it is now covered with
streets and buildings and is soon to come
into the possession of so heirs. 1t must be
worth at least $50, 900 000 giving Mr.. Har-
denbrook snug little ST. 100000 as his part.
MRS. D. C. PHILLIPS, formerly of Boston.
died in New York last week, worth $40 900.
Some years ago she obtained divorce from
| her husband under peculiarly difficult cir
cumstances. By her will she bequcathes
ofb o,, 70 no al
ley, lawyer in Boston, who was her coun-
sci in the divorce suit, GO as an act of graft
tude to him for the peace and happiness
which his services have secured to me dur
ing the last seven years Of my life
A New YORK letter says the celebrated
Mrs. Gaines is spending some time in that
city. Her rights, after o struggle Of thirty
five years, are at last confirmed by the SUI
preme Court, but actual possession of the
many millions she inherits is yet Withheld.
She is going next week to New Orleans to
compromise for some of her property, and
if she obtains title of it she will build
superb house on Central Park, which in ar
chitecture will surpass anything in the
country.
THE indianapolis Gazette notices the arri-
val in that city of a most remarkable walker,
by the name of Frederick Shaffer q German,
whose peregrinations have extended all over
Europe and the greater part Of Asia and
Africa, and who is now on his way across
the plains to California and thence to Japan
and China. He is making the tour of the
world on foot. Mr.. Shaffer is about thirty
years Of age, and is far below the common
stature, being only about four feet six inches
in height, owing to disease or deformity
- a. = he into
gent, and converses freely in several differ
ent languages.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN vas known as q tenn
perance man. The following incident is
related of him as happening at the time
the committee appointed to inform him Of
his nomination was performing this daty at
his own house in Springfield, Ill: "Afte,
this ceremony had passed, Mr. Lincoln re
marked to the company that as an appropri-
ate conclusion to an interview so important
and interesting as that which had just
traLspired, he suppo ed good manners would
require that he would treat the committee
with something % drink; and opening
door that led into room in the rear, he
called out: Mary Mary !! A girl re-
sponded TO the call, whom Mr.. Lincoln spoke
few words to in az undertone: and, clos
ing the door, returned again to converse
with his guests In a few minutes the maid
en- entered, be ring large waiter contain
ing several glass tumblers and large
pitcher in the midst, and placed it upon the
centre table Mr.. Linco arose, and
gravely addressing the company, said:
Gentlemen, we must pledge our mutual
healths in the most healthy beverage which
our God has given tc man II il the only
beverage have ever used or allowed in my
family, and cannot conscientiously depart
from il on the present OCCASION Il is pure