Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-12-20


AT the general council Of the Roman
Catholic church of the United States, held
in Baltimore during the month Of October,
it was decided to form eight new bishoprios
in the United States, two of which are in
state Of Wisconsin. The eight are as fol-
lows: La Crosse and Green Bay, Wis.,; ST.
Joseph, Mo- Columbus, Ohio; Rochester,
NY. Harrisburgh and Scranton, Pa.
Wilmin gton, Del. Five apostolic vicariates
were also created, for North Carolina,
Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Arizona.
On one Of the San Francisco turnpikes,
near the popular seaside hotels, is Chi
nese wash-house, the pagan proprietor Of
which asked ''M8lican man TO write a
sign for him The obliging American com.
piled, and wrote with marking brush on
long board H'Tis Well-We may be hap
ply yet-You bet !" The gratifed China
man hoisted the singular legend TO his roof
where it remains to this day, the washerman
in the blissful belief that it informs the
wandering passenger Of g Washing and
ironing done here cheap"
"A young man about II years Of age,
named MeGregor, accidently shot himself
at Mill Village, Dedham, Mass, on thanks
giving day, while cunning with party Of
boys. He undertook to show his compan-
ions how easily ne could commit suicide
He held the muzzle Of the gun against his
breast, and in moving his foot to Illustrate
how the trigger might be pushed back, he
accidently hit the trigger. The gun was
discharged, and the entire contents passed
through his heart, killing him instantly.
The fourth match for the Telegraph
Sending Championship OF New York City
and New England, between Messrs. Burns
of Worcester, and Kettles of Fall River,
took place on the 9th ult. ON the Western
Union Company's lines south Of Boston.
Mr.. Kettles time was $50 words in FIVE
minutes forty five seconds; Mr.. Burns, five
minutes tifty-fve seconds. The latter gen
tleman was adjudged victorious, his writing
being, in the opinion of the judges, far
superior to his opponents in everything but
speed.
People who have journeyed from New
York to Philadelphia may recall good
looking, well dressed man who comes aboard
of every train few miles this side Of the
city of brotherly love, with basket Of
peculiar kind of candy which he hawks
through the cars. He has followed this
business for many years, and up to 1868
had amassed S30, QUO. lie then invested
the whole Of this sum in a petroleum well,
and "retired from the road" Like other
oil SPECTATORS, however, he soon lost every
cent, and is now back at his old business.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that one Of
the keepers of the Hammond Street Station
House found recently curiosity in the
shape of dying rat that was being choked
to death by a very peculiar collar. The
collar consisted of section Of 8 ham or
veal bone, from which the marrow had been
taken, and his ratship had evidently gotten
it upon his neck while feeding voraciously,
in his Juvenile days, and there it had re-
NAMED weeks and months, growing smooth
and polished with wear day after day, while
its doomed wearer's osophagus was gradu
ally growing and filling itup to the choking
point, which seems to have just been reached
when the little animal was found lying on
its side, weak for lack Of sufficient breath.
1t died in few moments after.