Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-23

IT is reported that Rosa Bonheur has
become insane.
WILLIAM E. DODGE, of New York, has
given $4,000 to. Williams College.
"CoLoRADo" JEwETT has recently
married an heiress at Frankfort, Germany.
r, JUSTICE JOHN REED, of Pottsville, Pa,
has held his office for fifty-one consecutive
years. NJ So GEs- Aa.-)
EDWIN BOOTH has ordered to be made a
crown Of solid gold for the character Of
Richard the Third. San Eys
TT is said that George Wakeman will
follow up his GdIaGy article by starting a
class in conundrums for born wits.
THE young Marquis of Butte, who will
be one of the wealthiest men in the three
Kingdoms, has become a convert to the
Roman Catholic faith. !. II i .,s5s.z
Z JOHN MoRRIssEY, M. c., does not ap-
pear in the income returns of the Fifth
District of New York for 1885, He en-
countered Ben. Wood once too often.
SINCE Parepa Rosa has been hired to do
the singing in DR.. Tyng's church, in New
York, an exchange suggests that Edwin
Booth should be engaged to read the
service. >44 ,e,.
BELINDA B. ELMO is suing Daniel d.
Kelly (both of East BOSTON, because, hav-
ing sued for her hand and won it; he re-
fused to take it, Damages $40, 000-if the
jury give it. 7I.s .. /
DR. G. w. RoBAcK, the well known
patent medicine manufacturer, died re-
Gently very suddenly Of heart disease. He
was about sixty years old, and leaves for
tune of several hundred thousand dollars.
OBITUARIES upon Congressman Mar
preserving them, papers continuing to no.
tice his death will please send him copy.
None Of the Washington papers have
found out that he is yet alive 's5
THOMAS MAST, who draws those remark
able allegorical and illustrative designs
which appear in Harper's Weekly, is only
twenty-seven years of age. He is native
of Bavaria, but came to this country when
he was six years of age.
THE Noble County (Ohio) Republican,
says that Old John Gray, the revolutionary
vetela an, who at the age of 103 years was
granted pension of $500 per annum by
Congress, has received his first semi annual
installment. This is the first money he
has ever received from the Government.
SIDNEY SMITH, good authority, says :
In composing, as general rule, run your
pen through every other word you have
written; you have no idea what vigor it
will give your style" The same writer
same writer says: "All pleasantries should
be short, and for that matter, all GRANTEES,
too"
JUST before Sidney Smith died he com
planned of great languor. -" feel SO weak,
he said. "both in body and mind, that
1 verify believe if knife were put into
my hand I should not have strength
or energy enough to stick it into dis
senter." ,~v.7- .=- .-.--.
REV. JAMES BELCHER died few days
ago at BlackwelPs Island, in the Aims
house, of delirium tremens MIR. Belcher
seven years ago, was the pastor of the
Baldwin Place Baptist Church, Boston
where he succeeded such men as DR.. Bald
win, Rev. j. d. Knowles, and Rev. DR.
Stow.
Elk GOVERNOR HAwLEY, of Connecticut
has resumed the editorial chair and duties
in the new office of the Hartford Press anC
Couraaat, of both of which papers he il
now principal proprietor and responsible
manager. The Cour0nt is the morning
paper, and is the largest journal in New
England and the Oldest in America, its frs
number having appeared in 1894.
BRIGHAM YOUNG is turning his atten
ton from inatrimony to the vices of drink
ing tea, coffee and whisky, and using to
bacco. In a recent exhortation to TIT
saints, he tells them that if they would
dispense with these articles, and save thu
money they cost, each would have enough
to buy quarter-section when the Govern
ment onens land Office in Salt Lake City
THE atlantic Monthly is editorially con
trolled by Mr.. Fields, though the specla
charge of the detail of its management II
left Mr.. w. d. Howells, author of thu
charming description of Venetian life. y
the other periodicals of Ticknor q Fields
EDeyY Saturday is entrusted to the poe'
IT. b. Aldrich, and Our Young Folks tt
Mr.. Howard Ticknor. The North Az,eri
can, as is we'll known, is edited by James
Russell Lowell and Charles Elliot Norton
Harpers' Magazine is edited by DIR. A. III
Guernsey, who also appears as the compiler
of several popular works published by thu
| Harpers. The Rioerside Magazine of HurC
& Houghton is in charge of Mr.. Scudder
the author of several popular Juveniles
Many newspapers, says the Gazette, speal
| of Mr.. George William Curtis as the edito
of Harpers' Weekly. 1t may be we'll t,
state authofatively that this is incorrect
| Mr.. Curtis is not the editor, but merel,
| writes some of the editorial articles
Whatever the merits or dement's o
the publication, he is not responsible TO
them. "a m oa 1 r.
l. WE CANNOT keep our scissors from cut
ting out what is said of Longfellow: MI
Longfellow was always a poet to look q
in form, feature, and expression, poe
Lawrence's portrait engraved for the sma
blue-and- gold edition of the poetical work.
Leiyes an admirable idea of his head an
countenance in it's finest mood-thoug
not in its domestic aspect Since the zeal
full death of his wife the outward man {
the poet has altered much. The step
less buoyant than it was, the bearing les
JOYOUS, the look less elate. The ford ma
has matured into an exceedingly mellow
ness of dignity. Ripe and rich lookin
he always was-exquIsitely neat in dres
!. and exquisitely elegant in person-thoug
always animated by sentiment that save
him from the suspicion of foppery. Bl
now he had attained a wonderful cOmplet
ness of expression. His aspect is that I
. a bard in the full affluence of his yea
and the full wealth of his genius. II
silvered hair is long and wavy. His beal
grows white and thick beneath his chi
looking more like deep black ruff tha
ANYTHING else. His voice is melodious
an organ and his features handsome !
ever have been touched With new lines |
the action of thought and sorrow. b
manners are very beautiful to all person
and he carries about him that indescrib
BILE atmosphere that marks the perfect
cultured gentleman.