Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-07
AT Indiananoi;s the other day a dog

chased q rat from his nest, when it was
found hat the bed was built CT greenbacks,
amounting to $50. The nest was confs-
Gated.
The Chincha, Islands do not exceed II
extent two and a half square mlles, ye'
Tor years past they have supplied guano tc
an average of four hundred snlps per al
mum, the value of such cargoes IN EUROPE
being upwards of ESQ, 900.
"A Boston paper tells Of St. Louis
merchant who went to Boston last week to
buy boots and shoes, but got disguised be-
cause he couldn't have wine at his Sunday
dinner, on account of the stringency OF the
anti-liquor laws, and went to New York
and bought $4,000 worth Of goods.
A family of nine persons resided upon
a farm in Derry, New Hampshire, for a
period of ffty-three years, during which
time there was neither birth, death, nor
marriage in the family; neither did they
during the time put letter IN the fost-
office, take one out, or take newspaper.
"A Dung girl, named Julia Mackey,
married fellow named Jenny Donnelly,
in Buffalo, the other day, after courtship
Of five minutes She is only 10, and didn't
even know her husbands name previous TO
the marriage.
"A young lady in Rockland, Maine, the
other night in fit Of somnambulism, arose
AID cut off one half of her flowing hair.
In the morning she was greatly astonished
and grieved, and of course the barber had
to complete the work she had unwittingly
begun.
A few days ago, a lady, wearing a red
opera CLOAK, was passing along the street IN
Quincy, Ill.,, where some cattle were being
driven. One Of them attracted by the color
Of the cloak dashed forward, and planting
a horn under each one Of the lady's arms,
pinned her fast to fence close by. Singu-
larly enough, she was released from her
perilous and embarrassing position without
injury.
"A young man in Newport. VT, wanted 8
wife badly, and took a young lady out to
ride. After proceeding few miles he ask
Ell her, ''Will you marry me - The an
swer was as short as it was sweet: "No,
sir!" Young gent says: 'sWell, get out,
aud go home a-foot, then" The young
lady accepted his advice, and reached
home in safety.
"A rich old bachelor st Greenfield offered
a young lady there 500 for kiss last win
ter. She gave him that kiss, and he counted
out the money, but she refused to take it,
when he told her he would give it to her
when she got married. She was married
few days since, and is now 500 richer for
that kiss.
Charles A. Cook. of Milton, N. H., en-
tered the army as volunteer, and, Of course,
passed muster, before ne was twelve years
of age He served about one year, was
wounded four times, and now at fourteen
years be draws pension Of ninety-six dol
lars year.
"A writer in the New Orleans Christian
AdDocate says that, SO far as he has ascer
tanned, between one thousand and twelve
hundred church houses were burned in the
South during the war. These churches, he
thinks, had cost the people not less than five
millions of dollars. In the loss the Metho
liGt were the greatest sufferers, tie Baptists
next. then the Presby terians, tie Catholics
east. $3.50
One evening, not long ago, peaceful
minded gentleman, who probably never fired
a pistol IN his life, was pursuing his home
ward way through one Of the streets Of
Pennsylvania. Suddenly he
vas accostej by half intoxicated ruflan
With, "Here, stop now! what have you got
n Your pocket?' "A three-barreled re-
7olver," was the instant reply, ''what have
you got" The drunken wretch turned,
and rushed away without word.
Samuel Peabody, of New Hope, Cayuga
county, New York, came to his death on the
jth instant in a singular manner. A set of
'camps infest that village, who seem to have
oeen in the habit of annoying him in vari-
,us ways, putting old wagons and other
articles on the roof of his shop, breaking
lis windows and obstructing the door. On
he Sunday night previous they thrust a
ong pole down the chimney, fastening an
I'D sleigh on the top. Mr.. Peabody was
Engaged in removing it, when he fell from
he roof to the ground, receiving mortal in
ury. He is said to have been quiet, in
,ffensive old man.
"A countryman recently visited Paris,
loyed him (he was Norman, the ''Yankee''
# France,) he determined to punish the
lext pickpocket who robbed him. He con-
TlV0u " SOfb OF SIP 7AnOG, WHICH SlOulu ar
est the thief's hand. While visiting the
louvre, he felt pickpocbet's hand in his
pocket, and saw that he had caught the
hief. He determined to enjoy his ven
seance before delivering the rogue to the
police. So he quietly walked from picture
o picture, dragging the pickpocket after
lin, for the thief dare not say word. He
lad enjoyed the rogue's torments for an
hour, when he determined to deliver him to
! policeman about thirty yards off. When
lie got near the policeman he turned round
o collar his prisoner-there was nobody
The rogue had cut the Norman's coat tail
md made off with it.
A singular case Of death from hanging
occurred near Mahanoy City, Penn, recent
y. An infant,ra few months old, was Sleep
ng with its parents in bed. Awakening
some time in the night, the mother missed
Ter child. Raising herself 'osearch for the 1
babe, she discovered it hanging outside of
he bed, suspended by the neck by the string
# its nightcap caught on one Of the pegs of
he bed rail Life. was extinct 1t seems
hat theSchild was accidentally sliding out
# bed, and as it passed over the bed rail,
Is clothing caught on one of the pegs by
which the bed cord is attached. and thus
it could give no cry by which
he parents might have been awakened.
Nothing in Particular,