Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-07-26
UomestIc Paraerayshs.

There is to be amusquito show in New
York.
Salmon can be bought at Sitka for two
cents pound.
The Pittsburghers complain that their
ice has a strong taste of petroleum.
The entire cost of the Nicolson paw
ing given out or proposed in Memphis, is
$1,600,000.
"A Lincoln monument, one hundred
and forty-fve feet high, is to be erected at
Atlanta, Ga
The great secret of success in business
is to get "the ring of the true metal. -
Printer limo. <
The Indians of Montana are said to
have %, 900 warriors in the field, and have
an idea that they can eXterminate the
whites.
Cory, it is said, is increasing so rapid
ly in population that it now ranks next to
Erie among the cities of Northwestern
Pennsylvania.
The Wyandotte (Kansas) Pioneer pub
fishes three marriage notices, and appends
the following apt, terse and expressive
comment to each of them: No cake"
California papers say that San Fran
CISCO sends away forty tons of silver and
six tons of gold every month, and that the
State exports 10000 tons of copper annu-
ally.
| The Salt Lake Velette says there are
eighteen militiamen on guard at San Pete,
who compel the settlers to pay for the Sc
curlty at the rate of So per day for each
one Of the eighteen.
Rochester, N. Y, has an organization
| of w1dowers. One of them made up his
mind to get married again, and the rest
of them to the number of eighteen, met tC
present them with silver tea set and theil
well wishes.
| Wells, Fargo & Co., send regularly
three coaches every other day from jules
burg to Denver, one hundred ano
leighty-two miles. These have military
protection, as it is necessary to insure
their safety.
The Pennsylvania oil wells are al
their lowest ebb, the whole State yielding
less than 5000 barrels per day. At Phila
delphia lately, 1000 shares of stock,whicf
once brought large premium and repre-
sented an aggregate of $4,000, were solo
| for $40.
The great elms of Boston Common
the pride of the New England metropoli
ARE being devastated by worms. A few
years ago Mayor placed colony of SOUR
rels in it, which have driven away thu
birds, and the park is now abandoned t.
the worms.
Railroads that go through desolate sec
tons are generally anxious to get inhabi
tants to settle there, for it helps along thei
trade. The most novel method, of addin,
to the population, however, is that pro
posed by railroad in New Jersey, the di
rectors of which are said to have offeret
parties who will build on the line of thei
road free pass over it from three to fiv
years.
1t is reported in railroad circles tina
the scheme of consolidating the variou
roads so as TO form one continuous lin
from Philadelphia to st. Louis has fallel
through. The proprietors were unable t,
Obtain possession of the Indianapolis ant
Terre Haute road, and decided to build
road to Paris, ILL.,, but after canvassIng tn
matter, concluded to let the whole go b,
the board
4 They have a swimming school in Phil
adeIphia. 1T is described as large hal
and vast bath-tub. One young girl
said to have learned in six lessons enoug
of the art TO be able to swim around tn
reservoir unaided. There are dressing
rooms and retiring rooms, and various sin
pie gymnastic contrivances, which are en-
ployed in order to bring about the reactio
that is so important after bathing. Th
hours are so arranged that young and ole
male and female, novices and experts, ma
, indulge in bathing and swimming, and a
, without the infraction of the rules of del
, cacy and propriety.
) "A visit to the famous oil regions
Pennsylvania reveals sad scene of was'
and wreck. The reaction from the activ
G ty, and excitement, and speculation of tW
] or three wears is complete, The vel