Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-20
CLIPPINGS AND DRIPPINGS.
Personal and Lfterary. =

" PROF. AGAssIz's Journey in Brazil is
completed and in the printers hands, and
its author is engaged in experimenting its
illustration. W.
Mrs. KATE ToTTEN has sued the Pacific
Railroad, in st. Louis, for running train
over her husband and killing him few
days since. She valued him at ST., 600.
ANDREW GORDON, of Cincinnati, came
to that city twenty-five years ago and ped
died coal on aswheelbarrOW. He is now
worth $4,000. He was formerly slave
THE New York Gazette says that F. NJ
Finch, the author of the poem Blue and
Grey" in the last atlantic, Is an Circuit
Judge and distinguished lawyer of Indiana.
THE Boston, Post says that Petroleum
Y. Nasty is engaged on a story for the
New York Ledger. 1t is to be called /" No
Coop We trust It's title will be unde-
served yef GOO eI& q hqb1sf,r,,s,so- 80
The Boston 75unscript quietly remarks
that A. r. Stewart says he has won success
by conducting his business on the basis of
truth That is to say, he never suffered his
money to lie at simple interest.
j. B. HOWELL has resumed his propri-
etorship and editorial management of tie
Keokuk (Iowa) Gate City, which he sold
last year, only to have returned again on
his hands. He Gays he does anot intend
to sever these relations again as long as
my mind maintains its hold upon the
things of earth" rs-s.fii, III f..
IT WILL, perhaps, surprise no less than
disgust some of the many admirers OF Miss
Braddon, the novelist to learn that she Is
the mistress of her publisher, Maxwell,
and that Miss Evans, the author OF Adam
Bede, :" Romolo,"' and other popular
books, is living liz unholy intimacy with
Lewes, the comptist philosopher. 66a 8 IS.
A LADY correspondent of the Milwaukee
Sentinel, who writing under nom de plume,
had attracted considerable attention, re-
cieved note from a gentleman admirer,
recently, who said that a lady who could
put such beautiful thoughts on paper must
be equally gifted in person, ETC., ETC., and
wanted to meet her Shy moonlight
alone" to which she wrote an assent She
came to the rendezvous yelled, they walked,
he talked, he made love; finally gained con-
sent to take a little kiss, the veil was raised
for the purpose, and the stricken gentle
man gazed upon the comely features OF his
own wife !! '' :. .9''' =
THE K1Ne Of the Sandwich Islands is
dying OF d SLOW llSGctSc.s IlC IlseS, ~ law,
the privilege of designating his successor,
his choice being liable toapproval or rejec-
ton by his Cabinet 1t is not, however,
believed that he will make any appointment,
having superstitious fear that by doing
so he will hasten his death. The principal
aspirants for royal dignity are his relative,
Prince William, a drunken fellow, who has
only small party of native adherents, and
lady married to Mr.. Bishop, an American
| banker, resident at Honolulu, who, it is
said, will be supported by the missionaries,
the mobiles and foreign residents. 4 81
JENNIE JUNE is the regular fashion cor
respondent of the National Iatelllgeaacer,
Missouri Republican, Boston Post, Cleve-
| land Leader, Chicago Tribune, Buffalo Er-
press, Newark Adoertsser, New Orleans
Picayune, Davenport Gazette Little Rock
| (Ark.) Gazette, indianapolis Journal, Hart
| ford Times, Portland argus, Charleston
Courier, Mobile Times, Pittsburgh CON-
| mercial, Detroit Post, Cincinnati CONNER
cioz, Providence Herald, Jackson miss }
| Clarion, Colorado TSnaes and New York
| Weekly. AS there are an equal number of
| papers that copy Ter monthly fashion let
tiers from the above journals, at least a
million of female readers throughout the
country get their ideas of American fash
ions from This author -" = l-tss q h