Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-22
CLIPPINGS AND DRIpPiNGS.
Perso,,aY aud Hfaerary.

AtsU UAs1Ass Ais 0''''
PersosaaI and literary.
3. In is said that Maggie Mitchell is about
to become Mrs. Edward Kent.
y BLIND TOM has returned from Europe,
and is now performing in Brooklyn.
THE papers in the celebrated Yelverton
divorce case are said to weigh nearly one
ton.
IT is said that Charles Dickens will
charge st,500 a night for his readings anu
get it. -.---.-~ s-
3 Tom THuMMBs, Com. Mutt, and Minnie
Warren visited President johnson on
the 9th.
/ HORACE GREELEY gays he fell In love
while he and the object of his alteration
We're eating Graham bread. -.s-- -s1-.-s
OLD FIELD MARSHAL. WRANGEL,y the
highest officer of the Prusslan army, ID 81
years old, and bids fair to become CEN
tenarian.
or AMERICAN pri1na donnas singing in
Europe besides Patti and Miss Kellogg,
there are Miss Jenny Van Zandt and MISS
Laura Harris. %.
THE Louisville Journal states that Miss
Mary McVicker is suffering from a severe
bronchial affection, and is unable to appear
with Mr.. Booth. .as5 ~ t.t+'ii L 3,
VIM. ALLEN BUTLER, author Of "Noth-
ing to Wear" is reported to be worth 500
600. He can't complain of being IN the
condition ascribed to Flora McF iimsey.a
81 ANNA E. DICKINSON has brother-the
Rev: J.-who isnow a student at Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Conn, and sup.
plies the Methodist pulpit IN Westyine on
the Sabbath. .,rlot9s
SANTA ANNA has written a private let
ter to friend in New York city, in which
he says that he will not return to the
United States, butspend the remainder Of
his life in Cuba. .a.,.,.v. ,iri 6Trs5rs,s
THE Nashville Times states that Presi.
dent Johnson has purchased fine farm OF
several hundred acres, containing a su.
perior mill-site, in Greene county, Tenn,
to which he intends retiring at the close oil
his term. fs,sr
REV. HENRY w ARD BEEcHER, following
the example of DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
has gone to Canada in order to obtain q
residence that will entitle him to obtain a
British copyright for his new Ledger story
of F." Norwood" ebiH g . s, z,
| MRS. SARAH ATWOOD, of Myrick's
Mass, supposed to be the Oldest person in
the State, died on the morning of the 18th
inst, at the age of 104 years, 2 months
and 10 days She retained her memory
and intellectual faculties to the last. = -
MRS. MARY CLARK, widow of Ichabod
Clark, of North Herman, Maine, died re-
Gently, aged ninety-two years. She was
hemother of twelve children, her descend
ants of three generations numbering 225
Fifty of them were soldiers in the Unior
army a..r
DAN RICE, the Snowman, has retired
permanently from the business, AT hi
| farewell performance In Pittsburgh, hi
made q speech in which he boosted Of hey
| ing made more money than any six circus
managers in the country, and said tina
he had given away, during twenty-si1
years more, than million and a hal
of dollars to various charitable enter
prises.
WEsTeN the pedestrian, is about q
years of age, is about five feet sever
inches in height. and weighs now 125
pounds, having gained one pound since hi
started. He has small features, clear
| shaved face, light hair and gray eyes, 6
| Ge' erm1neQ NOUN, ratnef sim DullJ, anC
no spare flesh. His walk is aquick, oven
| motion, a straight to the front step, strik
ing heel and toe. His body is well set
upon his legs, the action of which is prin
cipaly from the knees. He swings his
arms but little, and carries a small whip
which be occasionally uses on himself, and
on the boys who crowd in his way. lie
wears a suit Of blue flannel jacket and
knee breeches, red wooden stockings, and
high laced boots with heavy soles Che
has used up one pair already, RULED
shirt, and hat of white corded silk, lined
with cork. Around his waist he wears
broad canvas belt, and when passing
through city he wears white Gotten
gloves. -