Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-24
Chicrgo Gossip, &c.
CHICAGO, April IS, 1861

1t your lady readers are anything like
their city sisters, they always take an in
terest in hearing about births, marriages
and divorces. Unfortunately for your cor
respondent, there is no bureau of statistics
to which he may refer for information as
to the matter of births, yet he is rash
enough to assert that there have been
several in the city during the past week
and as eighty marriage licences weregrant-
ed within the same period, he is inclined
to believe the end is not yet. He can
speak more definitely, however regarding
the
LAST FASHIONABLE WEDDING which
transpired on Monday evening. The un-
fortunate victim is clergyman named
Cushman of Massachusetts,, and tho other
party Miss Gilman of this city. Over
thousand guests were invited, and the
whole affair was extremely fashionable and
exclusive. The brides presents amounted
to $4,000, and the toilettes of the ladies
were the most elegant and costly of the
season. As the lady is really amiable as
well as beautiful, it is to be hoped her mar
riage will be more pleasant than that of an
equally fashionable lady, not long since
married in the same church, who now
SUES FOR DIVORCE on the ground of ILL.,
treatment and cruelty. She says her hus-
band has spent half a million of her money
with other women, while he charges Grim
inal intimacy on her part with several dis
tinguished personages in Washington and
elsewhere. Efforts are being made to eff.
feet a reconciliation, but it is believed they
will fail and if they do, look out for scan
dal such as Chicago has not enjoyed in
many a, day. The troubles of fashionable
ladies are numerous, but do not all result
from, matrimony, as is proved by the case
of still another fashionable lady, who has
just commenced suit for
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR WARDROBE,
which she claims another person unjustly
holds. Among the items are: A blue
velvet dress, $500; a point lace dress, $500 !;
a pair of lack sleeves, $l00; dozen pock-
ct handkerchiefs, $3.50; velvet mantilla,
$50, and so on through all the articles of
female attire Great help mates, these
fashionable ladies. What blessing, for
instance, would this one be for young
man with moderate income. And speak
ing of
INCOMES, the list for this city which is
just published shows that nine of our busi-
ness men have incomes of over $4,000,
sixty exceeding $25,000, ninety seven over
| $4,000, and four hundred and eighty-six
upwards of $4,000. The largest income
returned is that of G. III Mccormick, it
being $202, 900; and it is believed the
members OF this great reaper firm return
more income than those of any other es-
tablishment in the city-nearly $400, 900.
| TIE SOLDIERS of the Northwest who la
bored SO effectively with their sickles of
death-or that portion of them belonging
to the armies Of the Tennessee, the Cum.
berland, the Ohio and of Georgia-sre soon
to have grand celebration here, instead
Of separate celebrations, as heretofore.
The official programme will be announced
in few days. Talking of soldiers natu-
rally makes one think of shooting irons,
and these again bring to ''my minds eye
Horatio,"
| MISS KINDLEY, who attempted to shoot
young fellow named Pratt in the Police
Court on Thursday. He had been arrested
for committing rape on her person, ex-
amined and dischargcd-as it is believed,
uajustly, When leaving the court room,
he was followed by Miss McKindley, who
placed pistol to his head, and attempted
to fire it. The pistol didn't go off, but
Pratt did without ceremony. There was
fire in her eye, if not in her pistol, and the
affair may yet end in a tragedy. Which,
it is feared, will be the result of the
BURNING OF THE NORTH MARKET, this
morning. This old structure is known to
most persons having any acquaintance
with Chicago. 1t was once the place of
all political gatherings. Here it was that
Douglas stood for hours in pelting rain,
endeavoring to speak to vast multitude
who would not listen, or allow him to pro-
ceed, just after the passage Of the Nebraska
bill; and within its old hall many of our
great statesmen have delivered speeches.
But this morning it was entirely consumed
by fire, and it is supposed three persons
were burned to death. 1t is known that
| they generally slept in the building, and
as they have not been seen since the fire, it
As the building will be replaced by bet
ter one, little regret will be caused by the
fire, aside from the loss of life But this
cannot be said of the
| PoLETICAL FIRE now raging in the city.
It is sort of cross fire, and throws out
anything but warmth and geniality for the
opposing candidates. The contest is ex-
tremely spirited, and the result is not re-
garded so certain as in former years. The
registry indicates an increased vote of at
least 1000, and hot times are anticipated
on Tuesday. Your correspondent expects
to gather plentiful crop of items, and un-
| til then submits the following:
Brownlow is to be the attraction Of the
Republican National Convention, though
he is not delegate. Between 4, 200 and
5000 have been made voters for the elec-
tion Tuesday, mostly Democrats. Real
estate sales for the week, 1876; value of
property sold, $862, ,O8s.. Merchants say
business prospects were never better.
A fellow went asleep in Wood' theater the
other night, and fell out of the window.
He broke his nap but not his neck. Ten
car loads of passengers leave here daily for
Omaha. 49,. Several vessels have been
wrecked during the week, and on one
the NJ. E. Peck-all hands were lost......
Tie Workingmen are talking of running
an independent state ticket......But one OF
the bodies of the Sea Bird victims has
been found, and it was robbed BY prowlers
on the beach,. The fast day appointed
| by the Governor, on the anniversary of the
assassination was but poorly obscrved......
/ Our Board of Public Works spent $3,000,-
600 last year.....W Work has been eom-
menced on a new theatre to cost $50, 600,
| ,nd Of which Frank T. Aiken is to be man.