Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-14
CURRENT ITEMS.
Domestic Paragraphs.

The concert saloons with pretty waiter
girls, in New York, now supply their GUS
toners with lemonade and ice cream, and
thus evade the new license law.
The Indiana State Board Of Education
condemned Appleton's American Cyciope-
dia, on account OF its article upon Indiana,
contained in its last two volumes.
"A respectable young girl OF New Or
leans has what is pronounced by phys clans
to be ancient leprosy. One Of her feet has
rotted off, and one arm iS nearly gone.
DIR. Hale, of Rock county. Wisconsin,
was last week mulcted in S766 Sc damages
for kissing the wife of Mr.. Ravens of the
same county. Very expensive kissing
that.
"A youngster who cut belt in one of
the Taunton mills in order to stop it so that
he could have time to visit The circus, has
had twenty days imprisonment for his
pains.
"A little boy was drowned the other day
in Vermont while fishing, large fish hav-
ing been hooked by him, and the line being
wound round his wrist, the fish pulled him
into the water.
One Juror at the trial of Moran, at
Eedham, Massachusetts, stated that he was
not willing that any person should suffer the
penalty of death for any crime, until JEFF
Davis was tried, condemned and executed.
All Federal soldiers buried near Sails
bury. North Carolina, who were Masons, are
buried in a separate enclosure, each grave
having its head board bearing the square
and compass. as well as the name, company
and regiment, Of the dead.
"A child born in Pittsfeld, Mass, last
week, has eleven grandparents living, has
one grandfather, two grandmothers, two
great grandfathers, four great grandmothers
one great great grandfather, and one great
great grandmother.
"A mail agent between Springfield,
Massachusetts,, and New Haven, found a
live turtle, with string tied to its neck, in
one Of the mail bags. His turtleship was
sent back from whence he came " for prop
er direction"
Memphis boasts of dog which weighs
one hundred and eighty pounds, and it has
been claimed to be the largest IN the world.
The Milwaukee Sentinel asserts tkat they
have in Kilbourn City, Wis, one which will
eclipse this Tennessee dog by abou thirteen
pounds.
"A child seven years old, while ramag-
ing in :. bureau drawer in the room Of the
captain of the propeller Edith, at Alabaster,
Michigan, last Tuesday, came across PTS
toll and accidently shot himself with it. lie
was a stepson of Mr.. Shepheard, mate of
the Edith.
Hotel keeping is o very profitable bust
ness at New Orleans. The following bill
from the ST. Charles has found its way into
print: "Mr. -, to st. Charles Hotel,
Dr., to board one day. dinner, tea,) self,
lady and servant, $36; meals in room,
extra ST. so. Total, $37 so.
The elements are we'll trained at New
Orleans delicate fash of lightning
shattered the crystal of lady's watch, in
her belt the other day, without injuring her;
and light fingered hurricane moved house
seven feet from its foundations, without
awakening its sleeping inmates.
The Worcester Spy says that the iron
car of the Adams Express Company which
went through that city from New York to
Boston, on the night of May %, contained
about 81, 000,0 Two trusty messengers
and a detective accompanied it. Two well
known burglars were known to be on the
train, but found Nc chance for operations
Some mischievo1s scamp broke up for
time an auction sale of furniture at the
house of the British Consul in Baltimore,
where a large party of ladies and gentlemen
had assembled, by throwing lot of dry
snuff on the floor. As soon as the coughing
and sneezing had subsidized, the indignant
auctioneer offered to give one hundred dol
lars for the detection of the scamp.
"A number of the proselytes of Brig
ham Young, who CHANGED to be in New York
city on Friday of last week, dined together
at the Metropolitan Hotel, to celebrate the
birthday of Brother Brigham. They also
sent the President of all the Mormons
congratulatory message, by telegraph after
their meal, expressing their kind regards
and esteem for him, and the hope that he
might reign in Utah for many happy,
healthy years.
There is a "feller" who travels with
Van Amburgh's menagerie who is the big
gest eater we ever heard Of He stopped at
the Peninsular House, and on Sunday ate
the following bill of fare'' for supper, for
a wager of five dollars, and won the money:
Five pounds of beefsteak, sixteen large po-
tatoes, twelve cups of coffee, two pounds of
butter, one quart of milk, one pint of mo-
lasses, eighteen pickles, two pies, two and a
half pounds of apple butter, two thirds Of a
and salt and pepper in proportion.
The ladies of Lansing, Michigan, are
adopting new style of dress. 1t appears
to consist of cloth pants like those worn by
men, and an old fashioned Indian "wampus'
or sack, which comes just above the knees.
Everything is said to hang from the shout
ders, doing away with tight lacing, and
alleged to be very conducive to health. 1t
xuif Chi ri DO
creases the lady in quantity about two hun-
bred per cent. 1t is an easy costume, and
will probably be better liked when custom
makes it fashionable.
"A novel suit is to be tried at the next
term of the Elkhart, Indiana, circuit court.
very affectionate lady who has never beer
blessed with any offspring of her own,
adopted beautiful Maltese cat, which she
became very much attached to and treated
in almost every respect as one of the family.
Some days ago bad boy laid violent hands
on the animal and broke its brittle thread
of life. The lady brings suit against his
"psrient" for damages to the amount OF
500. The cat was buried with very I'M
posing ceremonies.
A few days since, two maiden ladies,
named Holloway, residing in Lowyille, Erie
county, Pa, received the sum of $4,000,
which they concealed about their premises,
Two rufhans, knowing this, broke into the
house night or two after, with the inten-
ton of robbing them of their money. The
ladies refused to tell anything about it, when
she burglars choked them TO make them con-
TESS, but they would only acknowledge the
possession of $40, which they had upon
their persons. The burglars took this ana
left. They have since been arrested, ant