Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-03-22

Mr.. Cox, living few miles north of
Jackson, Mich, while boring an artesian
well the other day, when ut the depth of
200 feet, found the water in the well all at
once drained out and no bottom could be
found. A roaring sound, as of river, can
be heard distinctly.
"A committee of Bostonians have been
visiting Albany, New York and Philadel-
phia, with view of ascertaining the COM
parative rates of living, condition of the
markets and the general domestic pecuni-
airy situation. They found that while the
cost of living in Boston now is l26 per cent
greater than it was in 1860, the increase in
Philadelphia has been $50 per cent and in
New York and Albany still more.
Dan Duncan, landlord of Indianapo-
lis, called on a poor tenant to collect his
rents. He found the poor woman toiling
at the wash-tub, with the evidences of des-
titutlon all around her. Duncan took q look
around, and concluded he didn't want to
collect rent as bad as he thought he did.
He gave the woman receipt for the two
months due, and two months in advance,
and then calling on some friends sent her
load of provisions to see her through the
winter. Will not some other landlords emu
late Duncan's example?
I'm Syracuse, New York, the other night
a young man going home from his work,
met three ladies abreast. In this case,
rudeness or the gutter was his only alter
native. He chose the gutter, slipped upon
piece of ice, bruised his person and dis
located his shoulder joint. The Standard
says the young man will be laid up for
weeks, and all for want of the most bare
ly decent politeness ON the part of the
ladies.
An effort is being made for the commu-
tation of sentence of the five men now await
ing execution in bingham county Jail, llli-
nois, for the murder of Shepard. The
Judge, and seven of the jury have united in
petitioning Gov. Oglesby for their imprison-
msnt in lien of hanging 1t is urged in
mitigation that the murdered man was o
wretch who deserved and received the dis
like of the community where he lived, and
that these men only intended to beat him,
but carried the thing too far.
An exciting affair, combining the tragi
cal, comical, and matrimonial, took place in
the village of Warren, Illinois, on the 1st.
A young man named Rollins was in love
with a Miss futile, daughter of Mr.. futile,
grocery merchant in Warren. Father forbid
Rollins the house; Mrs. T. favored the
sutton father shut up mother and daughter
for two days. Rollins eventually got lady
friend to hand letter TO Miss L. Father
overheard conversation, rushed in, and
struck his daughter with his fist. Lady
friend interposed, when outraged parient
struck lady friend over the eye with a chisel.
Lady friend'si riends had father arrested
for assault and battery. First witness for
prosecution was Miss futile. Her examina
ton over, she left the court and her father,
and stepped into carriage in waiting,
where Rollins joined her, and the twain be-
hind fast horses, were soon flying across
prairies to R0binson's, just over the Wis
consin line. The Judge not at home-so the
party turned back TO Warren, still single.
Meantime father Tuttle missed his daughter
got fast team and started in pursuit. When
about two miles from town he met the truant
daughter and her lover, when the driver of
their team yelled out at the top of his voice:
"Well old fellow, we have euchred you this
time-your daughter has been married for
the last half hour; so there's no use in your
troubling yourself further about it." Not
doubling the truth of the story, futile logged
back to town, rejecting upon his i'll luck in
court, where he had been fined $50 and
costs, and his still worse luck in the attempt
to defeat the plans of Rollins and his daugh-
ter The young folks hurried to town, pro
cured clergyman, and before the enraged
parient had arrived home, were united in
the bonds of matrimOny.
futile qoas euchred, sure enough
-@s%---
BETTER THAN OIL.-It is y temptation,
confess, to think that at time when, for
several years to come, making more than
living seems an impossibility, for the sum
of 81 person stands chance Of winning
$4,000.
Why, the very excitement of the hope is
worth ten times the amount. Then the GER
tainty of fair and honorable dealing in the