Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-02-07

and heartburn, that she bitterly repentS OF
her greediness, and becomes disguised with
sugar plums ever after II have in my
employ said NJ. Girandin, girls who
for six years have never put a bonbon to
their lips"
Personal and Literary.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN is expected lack
from Europe early in the spring
Mr.. JOHN G. WHITTIER has sent to
press his new poem, @The Tent on the
| Beacon"
| ALGERNoN CHARLES SwINBURNE, the
notorious young poet, is writing a Hymn
of Triumph for Italy.
M. RowELL, of London, has published a
book called Letters from He'll" Does he
speak prophetically? .t-1 a5s .l..eza 81
| For the last two years Greeley's income
| has reached nearly $4,000 annually, a
large portion of it from his history.
| The, best definition of cholera barring
| its irreverence, is Beecher's last. He
says that cholera is Gods opinion of nasti-
ness.
COLONEL BADEAU, of General Grants
staff, has nearly completed his biography
of U. S. G. A page or SO is devoted to his
| speeches.
Ex-PREsIDENT JEREMIAH DAY, of Yale
College, ninety four years old, is the oldest
of the twenty five men of New Haven who
are over eighty.
2OFITHE new Senators, Con11ling is thir-
| ty-nirle Cameron sixty3nine, Frelinghuy-
sen forty-nine, Morton forty-seyen, and
Nye nigh fifty-two years of age.
Rev. Mr.. MANSFIELD, of Butler county,
Kentucky, who was a Cumberland Pres
byterian minister, applied for membership
in a Baptist church, was received bap-
tized, ordained, married, and preached a
sermon-all in the same day.
THE Duke of Sutherland assisted, in
| freman's garb, in extinguishing the recent
fire in Sydenham Crystal Palace. His
/ Grace, who has an annual income of mil
| lion and half of dollars, is possessed with
| a mania for running with the machine as
irresistible as that which inspired Nose }"
himself
GEN HOOP has directed the executive
| committee of the Hood homestead fund, in
Texas, to turn over the entire proceeds in
| behalf of the church, saying that he can
| earn living by his own industry, and
| does not, therefore, need the money. This
is very well for one who still goes about ON
| crutches.
THE largest man in the United States
| House of Representatives is Mr. Baldwin,
| of Massachusetts; the smallest, Mr.. John
| F. Starr, {" twinkle, twinkle, little star," "
| of New Jersey the tallest " Long" John
Wentworth, Of Illinois; the shortest, Mr..
| Brandegree, of Connecticut; the hand
| soonest man (although there is much dispute
on this point) is perhaps James G.. Blaine,
of Maine.
A GOOD story is told of Glasgow mer-
! chant, who on his death bed sent for a
| clergyman of the Scotch Free Church.
| Having some fears regarding his future
| prospects, he asked the reverend gentle
| man, edo you think. if [ were to leave
10000 to the Free Kirk, my soul would
| be saved ?" "Well," answered the eau
tious minister, "I couldn't just promise
| you that, but think it's an experiment
| well worth trying"
| ROBERT DICK, baker in Thurso, Scot
| land, died recently. He was considered by
| his neighbors to be insane, but his geolog-
ical and chronological skill were SO great
| that he was teacher to some of the most
eminent scientific men of the age He
died in utter poverty, and doubtlessly ere
long he will have a monument furnished
by the very men who have been scouting
at his labors while he lived He has left
very. valuable collection of geological
specimens to local natural science associ
alton fJ$TrT8
MAJ. GEN FRANK WHEATON, of Rhode
Island, was married at. Washington, on
Monday to lovely and accomplished
daughter of Gen. Morris Miller, Of the
War Department. The wedding was at
LODI Low ,,J oh
blage, including most of the notables of the
Capital, civil and military The bride is
the grand daughter of Gen. Macomb, Com
mander-in in Chief of the United States
Army during the Administrations of John
Quincy Adams and Gen. Jackson. Gen.
eral Wheaton is the son of the we'll
known writer on international law and
diplomacy.
In common with the art world of France,
many Americans will learn with regret of
the death Of M Belize, historical painter,
and, since 1860, superintendent Of the i'm
perial school of design in Paris. M. Belize
was not only an artist of celebrity, and a
gentleman of purity and nobility of char
acter, but he was well known as friend
to this country. His wife was the first to
translate Cooper's novels into the French
language. Subsequently she introduced
Channing'to the French reading public,
ann later was the translator of Uncle Toms
| Cabin. M. Belloes house was always
| made the centre for the reunion Of the
most distinguished authors and artists of
England and America, as well as of his own
country. M. Belize was sc years ofage.
JACOB SLEvIs, candidate for Congress
| from Alabama, puts forth a funny plat
| form: You have a rite to no the prinsi7
| pulls that will govern my kongreshunJl
| karrer. | am not the person to kensole or
equiverkait. My prinsipuls ar those of the
| American Egul, which, whar the karkus
is, oilers gethurd togethur. In relashun to
the niggur, exsept the situasion. Slavery
is ded, and so will the niggurs be befor
| long. am in favur of a general amnesty
to all the 10000 doller men, sein they had
nothing to do with the bringing on the
war, or fitting in itwhen it was brot Boath
of these were did by the poor men; but
those of that class who made nothin by the
war | think Asufishuntly punished, and
those who did ort to be pardoned for gettin
rich at the expense Of the rebelyun. All
! have to say in konclusion is, that if any
man doubts my loialty eny longer he is a
misurable tratur, and I will xix him as soon
as civil government is re-established."
MISS MULocH, the good-hearted author
ess OF John Halifax, married a lame man,
one Younger than herself His name is
| Craik !; he is the son of the leading minis
ter of the Scotch kirk in Glasgow. The
latter and Miss Muloch have been intimate
friends for years, but he has not become re-