Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-02-14

MisceiIaneons Items.

-SOutn MalQen, MASS, takeS Iue halle
of Everett.
Burglars have committed desreda-
lions in Sitka.
There are over 1000 insane in Ohio
unprovided for.
Seward Territory Is the name now
given to Alaska. *
The First National Bank of Vicks-
burg has suspended payment. la
Eighteen prisoners escaped from the
Jail at st. Joseph, Mo-, on the 1st. 74
Twelve convicts in the Maine State
Prison are under sentence of death.
The New Orleans Times says there
are seven thousand Jews in that city.
of the 489 children born in New Bed
ford, Mass, last year, al were males.
Two men have agreed to skate one
hundred miles on the Hudson, for 81 900 a
side. La It
A lame beggar in New York is worth
$4,000, which is securely invested in real
estate.
William B. Astor's real estate is said
to increase about 100000 a year by the
natural advance. r.
"A frosty bachelor of 60 has sued a
blooming damsel of IS for breach OF
promise, at st. Paul.
"A coachman in Dubuque has suddenly
and Unexpectedly inherited $3.50 600 by
the death of an uncle in Ireland.
An athlete in Chattanooga, has car
ried barrel of flour under each arm up
wards of 60 metres-twO hundred feet.
"A guest at a recent wedding in Albany
is missing. His glove has been found
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sions. a
"A child was lately born in Lake City,
Mimi, which weighed 1871 pounds at its
birth. The happy mother is a German
woman. d.
I'm New Jersey the Secretary of State
reports that during last year there were
1887 births, 6.127 marriages, and 9,458
deaths. rsas
in Norwich, Conn.,, merchant lately
ended letter to his sweetness with these
words: Received payment" and signed
his name.
Three hundred and twenty eight
thousand and ninety dead OF the Union
armies now lie buried within the National
cemeteries
A horse in Binghampton, N. Y, was
driven twenty four miles in one hour and
forty Misunderstanding mile in less
than five minutes.
An Alabama lady by mistake put ar
senic in her dough instead of soda, and
killed the whole tamily-herself, husband,
and three children.
New Jersey is determined to suppress
prize-fghting. A bill has been introduced
into the Legislature, making the business
capital oflense.
George A. Osgood, son-in-lnw to Com
modore Vanderbilt, has been compelled to
pay a Mrs. Moody $4,000 for running over
her with sleigh. L~1-a.1 L4G
The Scranton, Pa, papers announce
that portions of that city are visibly sink
ing into the depths of an old coal mine.
Considerable alarm is felt among the in
habitants.
"A Peoria peddler, who attempted to
kiss lady in that town against her will,
was brought before a magistrate and fined
$50. Rather dear for kiss which he
didn't get.
Ottawa Lake, in Monroe county,
Michigan, ordinarily sheet OF water OF
considerable extent, suddenly drained
itself by some subterranean channel, a
week or two ago.
A long bearded miller at Logan, ONO,
the other day carelessly suffered his flow
ing honors to get caught in a revolving
shaft Bracing himself promptly, his
beard was torn out by the roots.
Several teer barrels lately burst in
Cincinnati, and flooded the streets with
the contents. The beer froze over, and
all the little boys and girls of the neigh
borhood used it for skating park.
AT a leap-year party given by the
ladies of Lafayette, Indiana, the other
night, some graceless scamp mixed croton
oil with the oyster soup. The effect upon
those who partook of the soup was stun
ming enough.
When intoxicated, a Frenchman wants
to dance, German to sing, a Spaniard
to gamble, an Engishman to eat, an Ital
ian to boast, Russian to be affectionate,
an Irishman TO fight, and an American to
make speech. gyE W