Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-04-05
CURRENT ITEMS.
Domestic Para graphs.

An Ohio manned soldier writes legib1y
while holding his pen in his mouth.
a steam mill is to be built at Cottage
Hill, Dupage county, Ill, the motive power
to be furnished by one Of Danforth's new
generators.
The Salt Lake Vidette says that Brig
ham Young has given orders that every
Mormon must have a plurality Of wives OF
be cast out Of the church.
The Circleville (Ohio) Union says that
in one school district in tLat country at a
rat hunt 2,208 rats were killed in ten days
Every man in the district participated.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal will
be opened from La Sale to Joliet on and
after the first Of day April, weather permit
ting. Boats viii be allowed to draw four
feet six inches.
The census Of Boston was completed on
the 18th. It shows an increase in the pop
ulation of the city during the past five years
of 14,362, which is not so large as the
growth of previous half-deoades. The total
population is 1922 64.
The Strong divorce suit is likely TO be
soon before the New York courts again.
The counsel for the lady have applied for q
stay OF proceedings, and also for alimony
during the time Of their progress. No de-
cision has yet been rendered On the matter.
"A young man was arrested at the Sec
ond Baptist Church, in New London, Conn,
one Sunday evening, recently, just IS he
had concluded a most eloquent eXh0r alton
entreating sinners to fee from the wrath 10
come. His offence. consisted in stealing an
overcoat.
The New York papers state that g tri-
chinosis" has made its appearance in several
pork packing establishments in that city
that eight pork butchers have consequently
in price four cents pound within the last
week.
A couple in Oxford county, Me, lived
together until their family included thir-
teen children. A libel for divorce was
brought and granted, and the parties sepa-
rated After being apart two years they
again met, and TWO weeks ago they were
again joined in marriage
"A spicy paper and bold one is the
Salt Lake Vjdetfe late issue of which
pitches into polygany, and asserts Itself
the champion Of the bruised spirits and the
broken hearts of women of Utah. It is jul
bilant over the prospect Of the early pro
stration of Mormonism.
IN September last the safe of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad in
Pittsburg, was robbed Of about $50, 900 in
greenbacks and bonds. After six months
search the theft has been arrested. He was
a messenger in the employ Of the company.
All but o few thousands, which he had
spent in riotous living, have been restored.
-Swindlers now make tours Of the New
York kitchens, pursuading the cooks to
invest in bogus Fenian bonds. One girl
had promised them SIS, when they over
reached themselves by the remark that the
''girls next door had given $15." Sure
the girls next door are nagurs," said Bridget,
and started for the office but the impostors
escaped.
The Springfield Mass Republican says
that the proposed fortnightly magazine,
Town and Country" which has been an
nounced fer this spring with r. II. Stoddard
as editor, has been given up, and tina We
fore the project was abandoned the projectors
offered Oliver Wendell Holmes $4,000 to
write serial story for it, but the offer was
declined.
Gloucester is probably the largest fish
ing town in the world 1t has no other
business relations; its commerce has de-
parted, its agriculture and manufactures are
next to nothing, and yet its fisheries are SO
extensive that it supports a resident popula-
tion Of $4,000 people, and, if we include the
men who are employed at the port, it would
number $1,000.
The contract for building the harbor at
Michigan City has been let out to Messrs.
Wilson, Booth, Rowe & Co., of Rockville,
Canada West The plan adopted is sub
stantially that originally designed by the
Government, but materially improved, ex-
tended, and strengthened.
The present contract does not provide for
the entire work, as but 100000 of the
100000 required for that purpose has been
subscribed. The work contracted is to be
completed by Jan. |, 1867.
The Fulton Democrat says: An old
lady living near Bernadotte, named Eady,
managed very adroitly, last week, to pre-
vent her husband from buying the Berna-
dotte Touring mills. The old gentleman
had foelishly hidden his money $4,000 in a
wheat bin, and having bargained for the
mill went to get it, but found it missing.
His grief was frantic, but awaited nothing
in the recovery Of this treasure. He hur-
riedly sent to Maj. Wagner an offer of
81 600 reward if he would get the money
for him; but before any action in the pre-
misses commenced, the mills were seriously
damaged by the food, and Mrs. Eady's APP
prehensions about the proposed bad trade
having vanished, The money came to light,
not dollar missing. And this is one in
stance where q woman's curiosity and med :
ding did some GOOD,