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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22

nois, then being organized. The man
who had worn the epaulets of an
Austrian officer, for more than three
years carried musket in the ranks of
that battalion, and was severely wounded
at the battle of Pittsburg Landing. When
he was mustered out, he obtained employ
ment of various kinds, and endured many
vicissitudes incident to the lot of labor
ing man. He feared to write to his rela-
tives, as the Austrian government might
learn his whereabouts and cause his ap-
prehensiOn under the extradition treaty,
and so he suffered and toiled in silence,
until finally he found himself in Galesburg
carrying hod on the new hotel.
EThe packet he received yesterday con-
tanned full pardon under the sign
manual of the Emperor The colonel had
only been severely wounded, and freely
acknowledged that he alone had been in
fault, and that the duel had been of his
own seeking. By the death of his uncle,
Won V. inherits rich estate and the title
of baron. Thus has the humble hod car
rier been elevated and restored to his
proper place, and at the time he lands in
his native country, he will receive his
commission of colonel of his old regi
ment.
Previous to his departure, on the 9:2O
train for Chicago-from whence he will
go to New York, where he will embark
for Europe-he made generous presents
to many who had befriended him here.
Capt. Enrich informs us that marriage
in high life will take place in Vienna
shortly after the baron's arrival there.
Reader, this is an actual occurrence, and
one that truly demonstrates that truth is
stranger than fiction" indeed. IL Gazesbuay,
Ul., Free Press, October 8. ~
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22

yet they have their own bit of land to look
after, and so they have only Sunday left
to do it in.' But the Count will not lis
ten to such excuses, and writes back:
From this time forward new order is
to be introduced. When my people have
land, and their corn is ripe, they are to be-
gin with their own first The bailitf in
forms the peasants of the Counts COM
mands, and adds, But now no more work
on Sundays The result is that the peas
ants say to each other, The master shall
not lose farthing by caring for us first,
SO let us work with WILL and they do it,
too. Never was the work done SO we'll
and so rapidly, and the bailiff could write
to the Count a few days afterward THAT
was a capital hit, and nobody has had
more advantage from it than we. It was
all finished in the twinkling of Gil eye"
THE New York World says; +" For once
the astronomers have been proved to be
wrong. According to their calculations
the 9th of October was to be day marked
by unusual atmospheric disturbances, ex-
tending over both hemispheres At Z a.
m. ON the morning of that day the moon
was at the part of her orbit which is near
est the earth, and her attraction was,
therefore, at its maximum force At noon
on that day the moon was on the earth's
equator, "a circumstance which never oc-
curs,' say the astronomers without
marked atmospheric disturbances AT 2p'
m. of the same day, lines drawn from the
earth's centre cut the sun and moon in the
same arc of high ascension, so that the at
traction of both sun and moon was acting
in the same direction the new moon, in
other words, being on the earth's equator
when in perigee This extraordinary com
bination of conditions, it was said, would
be certain to cause unusual high tides and
destructive storms on the 5th; but these
predictions were singularly falsified, and
the day was one of the most pleasant we
have had for some time. Had the predic
ton been for the Sd instead of the 5th of
October it would have come much nearer
f11fiIlmant - ..r .s.stf
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
A Hasty Plate of MatrimOny.

AN amusing wedding ceremony took
place here recently. The bride was from
Maine, and was expected to arrive in town
on the seven. o'clock train, and the SER
vices of one of our clergymen had been
engaged to unite them the same evening.
IL So happened that the reverend gentle
man had an engagement in Boston that
same evening, and wished to take the train
upon which the bride was expected How
to accommodate the anxious couple and
yet meet his engagement was hard ques-
ton for even his fertile mind. 1t was pro-
posed by friend to meet the train in
North Andover, and after explaining mat
ters to the bride, take the couple into
Lawrence depot and perform the ceremony
while the train was stopped Although
this plan, was feasible, it made the affair a
little too public, and another arrangement
was finally agreed upon. The bridegroom
was to have carriage at the Lawrence
depot, and take the bride Immediately to
the house of friend about dozen yards
away, and the clergyman was to ask the
conductor to wait just two minutes while
he performed the ceremony and jumped
aboard the train
The conductor agreed to wait the two
minutes, and the rush was made, but sew
eral little delays occurred in spite of their
nicely-timed plans, although, as it were,
the bewildered lady was made wife before
she fairly comprehended the situation. But
alas for the best laid plans of men and
mice! The time consumed was fully five
minutes, and the reverend gentlemen
rushed to the door in time to see the train
moving rapidly from the depot.
Instead of the cry of the Indiana con-
ductor at indianapolis, "Ten minutes for
divorces" will be heard on this road,
Five minutes to solemnize marriages. .
Laurence, Mass, Cor Boston IrayeJler.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
True Version of Daring Act.

A REPORTER of the San Francisco
Chronicle visited Admiral Farragut recent
ly, and during his interview alluded to the
battle of Mobile Bay and the famous story
of the Admiral being lashed to the mast
head of his flag ship, the Hartford, and
gallantly leading her into action.
Admiral Farragut interrupted him, say.
ing the whole story was purely fiction.
Reporter. AT least the story has been
allowed to remain uncontradicted for a
long time. VIII you, Admiral, be kind
enough to tell me to what cause or incident
its origin is due?
Admiral. With pleasure. 1t will afford
you an evidence of how well-told and
plausible story, frequently repeated, be-
comes universally accepted as fact. At
the commencement of the battle in Mobile
Bay, for the purpose of obtaining the best
view of the movements of the enemy, and
to better govern the fleet under my COM
mand, got into the lower part of the
rigging of the Hartford, Just above what
is known as the hammock railing.
Reporter. Was not your position fraught
with great peril?
Admiral l did not think so; but it was
fraught with great discomfort. AS the
smoke ascended from the heavy cannonad-
ing my view became more obscured, and
was compelled to ascend the rigging gradu-
ally until finally got some distance be-
meath the maintop. At this juncture Cap
tain Percival Drayton-
Reporter. Your fleet captain, was he
not?
Admiral. Yes, sir; Captain Drayton
fearing, he said, that l might fall over
board in case of being wounded, called
one of the Quartermasters, and cutting off
a piece of the signal halyard, Ga small
rope, ordered him to bring it up to me, that
| might render my position more secure.
With this ropeI attached myself to the
rigging. ~rr =
Reporter You were not near the mast
head then?
Admiral Twas not.
Reporter 1t is understood that YOU
fired guns from the masthead; is that
true? s.tr
Admiral. It is the only true part of the
story. / did have crew in the masthead
who were firing guns--two twenty four
pound howitzers This style of warfare
is-a favorite, theory Of mine. l practised
it throughout the war sa-T1
Reporter Did all the vessels of your
fleet do battle after similar fashion?
Admiral. Yes, sir; all fought with
guns in the, tops, and from the advantage
of their elevation, did considerable execu.
ton in their engagements with the forts.
Out of this fact of Admiral Farragut's
having been some distance up the rigging
has grown the famous story of +" Farragut
at the Masthead" 1t is almost cruel tC
destroy so Interesting fiction. but the
truth OF history requires it.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
Selected Miscellany.
OH! WE'LL I REMEMBER.

So x On! well remember
How sadly tore
The first checkercd apron
That wore.
sss How boohooed and beloved
And flooded with tears
When my mother gave me
box on the ears;
Then big piece of pie for the damage she'd done
To her dearest, her darling, but goodfor-nought
son.
Obi well remember
. ~v Ihey are fresh in my mnd)
Those gay little trowsers,
All buttoned behind
-.B How piayedin the puddle,
e-..at.- And daubed them in dirt =!
How my grandmother shook me,
Till | screamed with the hurt, ~
But promised to buy me nice sugar toy,
If I'd but remember to be good boy.
.esaa Oh! well remember
at II My advent to school,
as re How got on the Ounce block,
And felt like afool;
Howl pulled out the paper
"a From Emily's curls,
s3Gs Tor which i was planted
On seat with the girls us...s
Twas punishment fraught with confdsion and pain
But oh! should like to be put there again.
g4-s oh well remember
When older I'd grown
i had to spread clover
AS fast as twas mown;
And the finger of fancy
Still points to the churn,
And the hated old grindstone
81 bas | dreaded to turn;
For churned and turned till as weak as a cat,
And sweat till as wet as a watcr-soaked rat.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the 10Th at
100.
The coalswas removed from the steamer
Cuba at Wilmington on the 9th. She had
but ten tons on board, barely enough to
steam eight hours. which is evidence that
she cams in in distress.
AT Prospect Park, on the 9th, Bonner's
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22

A LAW was passed last winter, and is
now in active operation in the State Pris
on of New Jersey, for the remission of
parts of the terms of sentence of prisoners
for good behavior. The law provides for
the keeping of a daily record of the CON
duct and department of each prisoner.
For every month of faithful performances
of assigned labor two days are remitted /
for every month of continuous orderly de-
pertinent two days, and for every manth
of manifest effort at intellectual improve
mcnt and self-control. to be certified by
the moral instructor, one day. ',s:
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
PERSONAL.

Jefferson Davis arrived in Baltimore on
the 9th, from Europe
The flags on the City Hall and public
buildings in New York city were half
masted on the 9th, in respect to the mem
ory of ex-President Pierce.
Over 200 delegates, representing TWEEN
ty-one States, had arrived in Louisville
on the nth, to attend the Commercial
Convention. Ex-President Fillmore held
public reception at the Court House.
Governor Senter, of Tennessee, was in
augurated at Nashville on the 18th.
Vice President Colfax arrived in
Omaha on the morning of the 18th.
Admiral lFarragut, who had heen. quite
i'll in Chicago for two Of three daya, was
better on the titb,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22
A Practical Flying Machine.

A member of one of the Oldest and
most successful business establishments in
this city has been for several years expert
menting with a flying machine that he
has invented and is now sanguine will be
entirely successful. Discarding entirely
the common modes of meeting the diff
culties of keeping the machine pendant in
the air by some form of balloon, our Pa
ducah inventor elevates his machine, and
keeps it ahoat, by mechanical means and
the use of materials that combine strength
with extension. His present machine,
which may be called indeed model, en-
ploys two engines, with two-inch cylin-
ders, and its supporting and propulsive
agency is perpendicular shaft with two
arms, too'which beautiful wings are at
tached These wings strike the air at
about the same angle as the wings of a
bird do, and operate more like screw
propellers than the wings used on any
other flying machine yet proposed. The
steam was put on last Thursday in the
presence of several competent machinists,
and everything worked i'll a satisfactory
manner. The inventor is now engaged in
ascertaining, by practical experiment, the
exact liftin Q power of his machine. Those
to whom he has exhibited it are unani-
NOUS in their opinion that he will achieve
the great feat of making machine that
will fiy; will be elevated or depressed at
pleasure; will go in direction contrary
TO the wind and will not need balloon
to give it buoyancy.-Padncah Rentuch5dn.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-22

An Eastern paper has the following
"A few days ago we chronicled the dis
covery of the great Shenandoah diamond.
1t was picked up to throw at rabbit, sup
ing it to be worthless stone, but after
ward discovered TO Ebe a gem of great
value. And now son of Mr.. Robert
Davidson, in Montgomery county, Mary
land, has picked up another stone to some
purpose. He did so to throw at some in
truding COWS; but, 10! the pebble was
found to be gold nugget weighing nine
ounces, and worth $50. OF course, the
cows were permitted to depart in peace.
The nugget was carried home, and since
then an experienced Californian has pros
pected the entire farm, finding numerous
pieces of virgin gold the size of grain of
wheat The surrounding farms are to be
prospected, and the whole county. and
State are to be searched. The philoso-
piers stone is now discovered to be the
stone which Southern boys pick up to
throw at rabbits and cows" 5ea
The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19

sailors of the midday watch, and IN
front of him stood the inexOrabls
mate. with his chronometer in his
hand. and the other officers Of the
shin by his side. Lit was the finest
sight. said our informant, that he had
ever beheld, to see the pale, proud,
sorroWful face Of that noble boy-hls
head erect, his beautiful eyes bright
through the teams that sutfused them.
When eight minutes had fed, the
mate told him he had but two min
utes to live. and advised him to speak
the truth and save his life; but be re,
piled with the utmost simplicity ana
sincerity. by asking the mate II ne
might pray.
| his head, and turned pale as a
| ghost. and shook with trembling iike
. reed with the wind. Aud there, all
ewes turned on him, this brave and
noble little fellow, this poor walt
whom society owned not, and whose
own stepfather could not care for him
there he knelt with elasped hands anC
ewes upraised to heaven, while he re
heated audibly the Lord ) Prayer, anC
prayed the dear Lord Jesus to taxi
him to heaven.
Our informant adds that there theI
occurred a scene as of Pentecost
Sobs broke from strong, hard hearts
as the mate sprang forward to the bo
and clasped him to his bosom; an
kissed him and blessed him, and tol
him how sincerely he now believe
his story, and how glad he was that n
i had been brave enough 10 face deaf
aud be willing to sacrifice his life II
the truth Of his own word.
The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19
Eudinmn Hferssa.

The city of Terre Haute is selling
off her hand fire engines at low rates.
George f. Green, present Mayor Of
Vincennes, is - candidate for re eiec-
tion to that office. &
Mrs. Clem left indianapolis for the
Jeffersonville Penitentiary Thursday
morning.
The machine shops Of the 0. & NJ.
Railroad now located at Seymour are
to be moved to North Vernon.
Five murder trials will claim the
attention Of the Floyd county Circuit
Court at it's next session.
The Terre Haute E9press says the
morning PASSENGER train on the Il. 4
G. Railroad will not be put on until
the first of May.
In the Marion Criminal Court on
Wednesday, further hearing in the
Abrams case was postponed until
next Tuesday.
Senator Case has introduced a bill
to provide against fraud and eorrup-
tion in procuring divorces in this
State, prescribing punishment.
The Grecncastle Banner says
''Since our last issue the measles has
assumed Il more virulent form aud
there have been several deaths.8
The Board of Appraisers have as
scssed the property of the indianapo-
lis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad
at 81 800 per mile, or 81 995, 600 for
the whole line.
John Fishback, the Independent
Republican candidate for Mayor of
indianapolis, has been formally nom
mated as the head of the Democratic
ticket. All the other nominees are
strong Democrats.
General W. H. r. Terrill is urged
on the President, by his Indiana
| friends for appointment Of Commits
sioner on the part OF our Government
to settle the Mexican claims.
The House of Representatives OF
the Indiana Legislature has decided
to take one copy Of the Journal and
one Of the Sentinel for each member
The Wesley Chapel property, on
| the corner OF Circle aud Meridian
Streets. Indianapolis. was sold at auc-
tion, on Saturday afternoon.
The Express states, as a sign of the
healthy growth Of Terre Haute, thai
"A twenty feet front business lot on
Main Street sold six months ago for
5000, was. on Friday, soldfor $4,000
A niece of Mr.. Dan. Howard, Of
Jetfersonville, on Tuesday, when in-
tending to drink some blackberry
wine, accidentally got hold of a fish
berry bottle and poisoned herself. A
stomach pump saved her.
William Kinsley, of Shelbyville
was badly burned few days since by
the explosion of bottle full Of ceal
oil, which he was opening.
The Directors of the st. Louis.
Terfe liaute & Vandalia Railroad
! Company, at their recent meeting. re-
elected J E. Alexander, President.
and Williamson Plant, Secretary and
Treasurer, both Of whom are resi-
dents of Bond County, Illinois. An
other meeting will be held next week
The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19


at Columbus, Ohio. to finally deter
mine the location of the eastern ter
minus of the road.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the Odd Fellows ceIebTa-
ton at the State Capital on the 10Th
inst. All the roads carry at halt-tare;
and it is expected that 4 900 Odd
Fellows will attend. The address
will be delivered by Robert Dale
Owen, with original poems by DIR:
Everts, of Michigan City, and Chap
lain I4ozier, of indianapolis.
w. G. Ogerton, who has been tor
some tine past Washington cores;
pondent Of the State Sentinel and
Louisville Courier Journal. is to as
sumo editorial charge of the Den!e-
crat Of that city. He will change It's
name to that of the EUening Express
On Sunday night a freight train on
| the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
| Central Road was thrown off the
track short distance west of Marion
by heavy plank thrown across one
rail. The engineer, ID. McGregor, was
instantly killed, aud FIVE cars were
badly wrecked. McGregor, who wa:
highly esteemed by his employers
leaves q widowed mother at Logans
port. The Company will do every
thing In their power to secure thu
! arrest of the scoundrel who causeC
the accident.
The Republicans of Evansville ef
fectually CLEANED OUT their Demo
cratic competitors at the city electio
on Monday last. They elected thei
whole city ticket, and seven out O
nine Councilmen. The result was
stinging condemnation of Mayo
; Walker, whose outrageous maladmlI
t istration of the city's affairs durin
8 | the past year was clearly demonstrate
: during the canvass, and largely col
L tributed TO the defeat of his party
e ticket.-M Vernon Unl0a.
We understand from a gentlema
/. whose business compels him to trav
n over every portion of the State, tn
is the breadth of wheat sown this ye;
s is much larger than usual, and tn
q the growing crop never looked mo
promising than at present: The stat
le ment is fully borne out by our e
10 changes. Ifnothing happens to l
iure the wheat from this until harve'
ie our farmers will rejoice in the large
m yield ever harvested in the State
al | Indianapolis Sentinet.
The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19
The InferI0r nepnrtment.

: More complaint has been made OF
dis Department Of the Government
during the past administration than
any other Every avenue seems to
Be- tainted with raseality aud corrup-
hon. 1t Is gratifying to know that
he new Secretary manifests dispo-
IA ation to clean out the Augean stable
He.has. nominated three new chiefs
.ali0 ofthe Ahree most prominent Bureaus
Of his Department. SAMUEL ). FISH
.sT fEH, Esq, a gentleman Of Cincinnati,
.s'', Who IS wen versed in patent law and
practice, has been named for Com
= : missioner of Patents; Hon. HENRY
NAN AERNAN, of New York, an ex-
member Of Congress, who served as a
Surgeon under General SHERMAN In
the Atlanta campaign, is appointed
Eommissioner of Pensionsi and Gen
seral ELI s. Parker, formerly of Gen
eral GRANTS staff, and Of aboriginal
stock. is the new Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs We can't say, how
- ever, that we are enthusiastic over
.FYCFeneraI PARKER's nomination.
The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19
He could not Lie.

All our school children are familiar
with the story of Cassibianca, as given
in the stirring verses Of Mrs. HEMANs.
That boy perished rather than dis
obey the command of his father. The
New York San relates an incident
somewhat similar in kind, which hap
pened two weeks ago on an English
steamer, that exhibits the courage
and constancy of simple truth as
brightly as they were ever exhibited
in the sufferings that won a martyr ;
crown. There is something mex
pressibly touching in the steadfast-
ness of honesty of the poor. cast off
child who could not lie, who did
not know how to lie, even to save
his life, and accepted death, as he
thought, without a remonstrance, as
the penalty of his sublime and in
structive ignorance. Such an incident
is better than a sermon:
A little ragged boy. aged nine years,
was discovered on the fourth day of the
outward voyage from Liverpool to
New York, and carried before the
first mate, whose duty it was to deal
with such cases. When questioned as
to the object of his being slowed
away. and who brought him on board,
the boy, who had a beautiful, sunny
face, and eyes that looked like the
very mirrors of truth. replied that his
step-father did it, because he could
not afford to keep him, nor to pay his
passage out to Halifax, where he had
an aunt who was we'll off, and to
whose house he was going. The mate
did not believe the story, In spite
/ of the winning face aud truthful ac-
counts of the boy. He had seen too
much of stOw-aWays to be easily de
ceived by them, be said; and it was
| his firm conviction that the boy had
been brought on board aud provided
wirh food by the sailors. The little
fellow was very roughly handled in
consequence. Day by day he was
questioned and requestioned, but
always with the same result. He did
/ not know a sailor en- board, and his
father alone had secreted him and
given him the food which he ate.
| At last the mate, wearied by the
boys persistence in the same story
and perhaps little anxious to incul-
pate the sailors, seized him, one day,
by the collar, and dragging him to
the fore, told him that unless he con-
fessed the truth in ten minutes from
that time he would hang him on the
yard arm. He then made him sit
down under it on the deck. All
around him were the passengers and