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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Hard Times.

Who says so? We don't believe il J.;
or, rather, we don't believe it is necessary,
for the main cause is tile fear people have
that there will be hard times, and people
who have money, and lots of it too,
sauirm and twist and trade around, and
talk about money being out of the ques-
} tior, when, if they would put what they
are boarding UP in circulation, there would
be plenty to do all the business of the
country. There is an abundance of raw
material and manufactured articles every
where. The South is full Of cotton and
corn. The West is full of wool and wheat
and cattle and pork. The East is full Of
goods and wares. Warehouses groan with
the weight of sugar, coffee and tea Rail
roads cover the land and make distant
points near. Thousands of men are gath.
cred in the cities, waiting eagerly to dis.
tribute the wealth which is only a burthen
One-half of the people who make clothes,
boots, tools, and houses, demand food for
their mouths, and cotton, wool and other
g materials for the work of their hands.
The other half, who grow corn and cotton,
and tend cattle, demand clothes for their
backs, tools wherewith to work, and houses
to live in. Everywhere abundance eve
rywhere supply - everywhere demand
W ar Aa 10 dill nd fto -
be hard What is the reason of this pc.
culiar state of affairs? Has the South.
erner lost his wits? Has the Western
man no courage? Is the Yankee fool
Are the men Of the Middle States all
knavesy No! The fact is, the people
lack confidence. They are not satisfied
with the promises to pay" we use az
money; and until those promises to pay
are made redeemahle in gold at moments
notice, they never will have confidence
The money is good enough, if the people
only had confidence in it. The govern.
ment, under the present system, is the
r RSSP<N - c~bhSA, aiiu lO O0IhcE Gall CfCI
be successful who issues his notes prom
Using to pay, and the public understand
ing all the while that he has no money on
hand to do so.
~ We look to Congress, just assembled
for the relief demanded. This selling golt
to Wall street brokers is played out
won't win. Let us take another tack anc
try again. Enough bonds must be ISSUED
to raise coin to redeem every dollar pre-
scented for redemption, or the outstanding
greenbacks must be called in, and othe
notes issued, which will command thei
face in gold when presented. The deb
due on demand must be paid-the protest
ed promises of dollars must be redeemed
practical reputation must cease-or tn,
people never will have confidence in tn,
currency. When this is done, and not til
then, will distrust be at an end, aud abun
dance cease to be burden.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
The Legislature.

The Wisconsin Legislative met in ses
sion at the State Capitol on Wednesda,
last. The capitol, which for a number o
years has been all litter, rubbish, scat
folding, and temporary fixtures necessar1
for carrying on the work is completed
and every unnecessary article is cleared
away. The state Journal in speaking O
it says {: a
The beautiful dome which-when tho
Legislature adjourned was not begun. with
lts line proportions and elegant structure
httlngly crowns the editice which has few
superiors for beauty and convenience
among the capitos of the Union. III,
Additional accommodations are provided
70 enable the members of the Legislature
comfortably and conveniently to transact
their business. Under authority of an act
OF last winter, eight convenient and web
lighted committee rooms have been con
structed IN the attic, each provided with a
case Tor documents and papers, and neatly
furnished with tables and chairs for the
use of the clerks and committees. Mai
Meredith, Supt. Of Public Property. who
keeps everything in good shape, has pro
cured elegant new carpets for the Senate
and Assembly. chambers - Bigelow,s
American body Brussels-that in the AS
sembly chamber maroon ground with
figures in squares and oblongs, the pre-
vailing colors being orange, black and
white that in the Senate chamber with
green ground, otherwise similar. The
Senate Clerks room and the Assembly
Sergeant-at-Arm's room are also newly
carpeted. In the lobbies rubber mating.
great improvement, replaces the hemp
heretofore used. Elegant new water
coolers on marble bases have been set in
inches in the wall, and with other conycn.
fences added, the members will find the
Capitol and its legislative halls pleasantcr
than ever before
In speaking of the session the Journal
further says: ..,1
We sec nothing, as yet. to indicate that
the session will be a long one. The sinh.
Ject OF compulsory education will, we
think, De pretty thoroughly discussed. 1t
IS estimated that Wisconsin contains. to-
day, more than, Fifty thousand children,
growing up In utter Ignorance, who should
be at school, and who would be-thete. If
their parents were disposed to send them.
The State Superintendent says that there
are" over 100000 persons, between the
ages Of four and twenty years, who have
received no instruction." M
We hear but little about biennial ses-
sions ef the Legislature and so do not
thmk that change in this respect is re-
garded with favor. l--aa0g
The canvass for legislative officers is an
MATED, but the contest ls carried on in a
good spirit.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

mind and the benovlence Of heart which
characterised its builders. The more we
have studied the edifice the more we have
admired the elevated purpose revealed in
almost every line of the stately structure.
There is about it severe simplicity and a
look of purity which remind one of a
Doric temple Of white marble. One thing
is indelibly engraved upon it, and it is that
its builders were honorable men, who be.
lieved and trusted that the generations
which were to come after them would also
be honorable, and would regard their
great Temple Of Justice with reverence as
sacred pile to be kept unSullied for ever.
As educated and just builders animated
by high sense of duty they never appear
to have doubted that they were working
for an educated and conscientious common
wealth of the future. The greatest good
to the greatest number was the maxim on
which their fine edfice of law was
founded" ~
The balance of the article is not SO fiat
tering, for it exposes with master hand
the corruptions, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
now practiced it exposes the lobbying
log rolling, and stealing of public money.
In speaking of the way New York city is
governed it says: Il taes5s3t
I" The residuum which is socially at the
bottom is politically at the top. The
slums sit upon the suburbs. The repre-.
sentatives of multitudes devoid Of educa.
ton and property impose and spend the
taxes paid by the classes possessed of both
property and education. One Tweed orr
ginally chair maker, is now Deputy
Supervisor of the Streets of New York, v
and this humble office is worth to him
about 100000 dollars per year One
Sweeny, the son of publican, is Con
troller of the Municipal Finances" and he
gets about 100000 dollars per year, for
the city funds are deposited in bank, and
he pockets the interest on them" What
state of things There is not in Europe
anything like it. Out of Asiatic Russia
and part of Turkey there is no officia
system so thoroughly base"
1t very sensibly concludes. The
quality of every representative Govern
ment depends on that of the people repre-
scented. AS is ths sack, so is the sample
You cannot make silken purse out Of
sow's ear" so
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

w The Sheffield (England) daily
Telegraph, in speaking Of. America, the
form of Government, and the way it is
administered. pays the following high
compliments to the founders of it:
gNo scheme of Government was ever
drawn zip in better spirit orsby ADLER
men than was the Constitution of the
United States The work is, as itstands.
the noblcst memoria, Of the greatness Of
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Tuesday, Jan. 4. Is

01-@ n Il -ae1a ueSuay, Jan, z, llo7U.1f
y Board met pursuant to adjournment, al
the Supervisors present. uloiiI') 10 susd
ION motion of Mr.. Campbell, the Boarf
proceeded to conclude the settlement
the Treasurer, which was deferred at tht
November session. q .aHiio1sJ a51aE -
County orders to the amount of 1925
81 were compared, cancelled and destroyed
The following report from the Treasurer
was accepted: s+s.ss
Er c;s Yi,irr in, 1ccI, Io,rn D1
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

II JOuntV
Dec. 81 County orders on hand 1900" 1925 Oh
2- s4o499 90
Tax certificates sold in 1869 .......... 2529 81
Balance on hand ioSo' o4
s-es S19 1856 SO
Alto o'clock a. M, the Board on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Snow, adjourned to the county
farm.
At 8 O'clock p. m, the Board re-assem
bled at the court house and reported that
a thorough examination had been made of
the poor house, and outbuildings, and of
the; condition of the stock onthe farm, and
the appearance of the inmates of the
house, and that the same was entirely sat
isfactory to the Board and creditable to
the Overseef.
On motienaof Mr.zGanpbell, John Mil
ton, was allowed to redeem blocks "a and
25, Strong's addition, and lots S3, Sd and
50, Vliets survey, city Of Mineral Point,
from all sales at 12d per cent interest.
On motion of Mr.. Snow, Morgan L,
Jones was allowed to redeem the WI of
sw4 of section 2, town 5, north of range
3 east, from sale of 1865, by1paying the
face of certificate. taf,oare I'D y, -.
At6 o'clock p. M, on motion of Mr..
Snow, Board adjourned until I o'clock
D. NJ 5Tt o'.s'aod - y !.
''''i'a EVENING SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, all
the Supervisors present, $50; 49,.
The petition Of VIM. Patefield and six
teen others, praying for the vacation and
lidiscontlnuanceo of a portion Of a State
road, in the town of Miffiin, was presented
and received. e auiyGq 7goaIt- a'1o q
On motion of Mr.. Snow, the Board
Rewey, in said town, on the 2!st day OF
January, 1870, at 2 o'clock p. M, to hear
and decide upon such application. .,,..,
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, the sum OF
$50 was appropriated to the Sheriff as a
contingent fund i2D4'5'i' 1''ll =
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, Board ad
Fjourned until s clock a. M to morrow.
|, 10 THIRD DAYS SESSION.. I'd
dsGo1a1s l5 Wednesday, Jan. 5. 1870.
Board met pursuant to Adjournment.
All the Supervisors present VOC {
f Ongmotion of Mr. Snow, acclaim of w N.
7. Henry, of 1921 80, for ntax certificates
redeemed, was referred to the Clerk with
instructions to pay qsuch of SAID certifi-
Gates. as are clearly. chargeable to. the re-
demption fund, and report on the remain
der at next session Of the Board.
A communication from Moses NJ. Strong
relative to his $4,000 claim against the
| county. was received, nand after consulta.
ton as requested therein, no further ac-
ton was taken upon said claim. eI
The following claims for mileage and
per diem were presented and, allowed, all
| the Supervisors voting therefor.
j. W. ,Rewey, $25; A. Campbell, $50
II. G.. Snow, $25. ''s'
1Whereupon, on motion of Mr.. Snow
Board adjourned until Monday, the 7th
day of March, 1870, at one clock p. m.
fa6oo sfraqe.I ORVILLE STRONG. { /
/ fag8I Z ,slooT da5=1a Clerk.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

The WELSH FASTING GIRL.-Ths won
derful girl who has been months without
taking food of any kind is still attracting
considerable attention. On Thursday,
four professional nurses from Guys Hos
pital, London, commenced to watch her
for the purpose of discovering il possible
the cause of the mystery. From an Eng
lish paper we learn that the committee
met at the house Of the girls parents at
Llaunhangel-ar Arth, and, in addition to
the nurses, a number of gentlemen were
present. The room underwent a very
minute examination. A clothes cupboard
and number of drawers were emptied,
and the keys handed to the superintendent
nurse. Everything in the room was sub
jected to the closest scrutiny, and the ex-
| aminers went so far as to tear some loose
paper off the walls. The girls bed was
made by the head nurse, and the girl plac.
ed in it. The girl, who On being taken
from her bed for the purpose of its being
examined, appeared to become unconscious,
but recovered consciousness. The com
mittee signed certificate that they had
searched the room ard found no tracks OF
food anywhere. The medical gentlemen
also examined the girl, and reported as
follows -" Cheerful, face flushed, eyes
brilliant, pulse regular, averaging 68 per
minute, temperature in the mouth SO deg,
after two minutes rest. She has warm
water bottle at her feet. Seems quite we'll,
and says she has no pain anywhere, except
when touched" Mr.. Daniel Rowlands,
surgeon, returned to Carmarthen from
Pencader on Saturday night, and reported
that the girl, after band a half days
watching, appeared perfectly WELL She
had not had one of the fits which she had
prior to the watching. There were, how
ever, several suspicious circumstances con
nected with the case. Ha'I. ID Len
. Since the above was in type, we learn
that the girl died on the eighth day after
the watching commenced The girls pa
rents appear to thoroughly believe the
statements. they have made, for they re-
fused up to her last moments to offer any
nouriShment.y na3iuei 5aoq Fl "a
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
Proceedings of the January Ses
sion of the County Board of Su-
pervisors of Iowa Co. Wis.
OFFICE OF THE Co. BOARD oE SUPERVISORS

DvDGEvILLE, Monday, January 3 1870. ~
The County Board of Supervisors met
pursuant to adjournment, and was called
to order by the Clerk.
Present.. w. Rewey, 1st district;
Arch. Campbell, I'd district; Ii. G. Snow,
Sd district.
On motion of Mr.. Snow, ballot was Ia
ken for Chairman for the present year,
which resulted in the election of j. w.
Kewey, by the following vote: ----
j. W. Rewey, 2; blank, |.
The minutes of the Annual Session of
( 1869 were then read and approved
On notionof Mr.. Campbell, Simon g..
Olson was allowed to redeem lots I, s, 8
and 10, block /. village Of Jonesdale, from
sale of 1851, at the face of certificate.
On motion of Mr.. Snow, the Treasurer
was directed to assign to Messrs Bennett
Bros and Temby, all the Ger tiicates in his
office, upon the north two-thirds of the
e1 of the swt of section No. four (4) in
township four (4) north of range No. three
90 east upon their paving therefor the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars. s,., A..
| The Annual report of the County Su-
perintendent of schools as to the condition
and prospects thereof was presented and
accepted. >@ s-.a Loi "
The report of DIR. W. HI. Van Dusen,
County Physician from the LIST Sept. to
30th Dec, 1869, was presented and ac-
copied. i rna, 81 hi. s4qg ste. r.
At half past five p. m. on motion of Mr..
Snow, board adjourned until seven o'clock
p. IN. al
.at1t a.a@'as EVENING SESSION
o.. n
Board met pursuant to Adjournment.
all the supervisors present. 43oo97
On motion Of Mr.. Snow the salary OF
the County Judge for the present term,
was fixed at $500 per year, payable
| quarterly. .fsl, ..sT
On motion Of Mr. Campbell the action
of the board at its November session, on
| the petition Of George II. Otis, was re-
| scinded and the prayer of said petition
granted, provided the investigation therein
asked for could be had without expense to
the County.
The following report from Thos. Thomas
overseer of the poor farm, was presented,
examined, and on motion of Mr.. Snow
accepted, to-wit: rHir0fio! aBI
rr-ief QUARTERLY REPORT, vslrsH /
aN,-a,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

T7O.U N D IN THE VILLAGE OF
III Avoca, Dec. 5th, note book containing notes
= and other valuable papers. The owner can get
I by arplyng to- 14w4l -. THOMAS JOHNS
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

A claim Of Jos, Jones, and Samuel
Kitchens for witness fees at Grant 60.
Circuit Court, October term,o 1851, was
dsallowed. o,Y ID .na3.i1aEU III saiThIO
AT O'Clock p. M, the Board, ongmo-
ton of Mr. Campbell, adjourned until s
o'clock a. m. to.mo, row. Ho iimait s9E
SECOND DAYS SESSION. sT9d
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

ssT A dispatch from Lee county, Iowa,
of the 9th inst, says :1'Iad saclial
~ Our County Board of Supervisors, IN
der arrest by order of, Judge Drummond.
yesterday ordered levy, under protest of
two per cent. on the taxable property of
this county. to pay the interest on the
railroad bonds, The people are much ex-
cited They are willing to compromise
literally, but threaten resistance ea, naasse
against the collection of the entire amount.
Judge George G. Wright, candidate for
United States Senator, is universally Gen.
sured." .;.afss IA. ts.ft afsa.,' nj
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

% E
rH Commissioner Wells, in his late re-
port, estimates the cost Of war at nine
thousand million Of dollars, ssThis, then"
says the Commissioners, twas the cost of
the destruction of slavery-the cost Of
compromise the cost of the unfaithfulness
of those who founded this nation to The
idea by which the nation lives What
does it measure ? 1t is substantiallya
thousand million, a year for nine years !, or,
at the wages Of five hundred dollars year
the labor of two millionco men e xerted
continuously during the whole Of that
period. It is five times as much
as the slave property of the country was
eyer WORTH tits sum which at interest
would yield to the end of time twice as
much as the annual slave product of the
South in the bestiestate." We spent and
wasted in the war, money enough to build
ninety BARREN ship canals or to build a
hundred Pacific railroads; or nine times
as much as would double track every rail-
road in the United States. i ae.', ~
! .ta p
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

4. SATISFYING JUDGMESTs-The :. Keokuk
QowA) Constitution says it is, credible
informed that the United States Marshal
for Iowa has two wrlts, in his hands, issu-
ed by United States DistrictaJudge Drum
mond, commanding him to proceed at once
to assess the private property of individu-
ais in this county, with the view of collect
ing the tax ofthe same, to satisfy the iadg-
ments rendered by said Drummond against
Lee county on the railroad bonds. The
sum mentioned in the writs now in the
Marshal's hands, we understand, is about
SAT, O00.N l-....a..I N. ,n,slt An. ~
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
'eIvA peleId pue IeAT!S p!IoS s.mvq1oD

TTOTEL FOR SALE. F.s.rao s5t
RI fhe undersigned is DESTROYS of selling the
-A.A United States Hotel. inlthe village of
Dodge Vile, 1t is the formerly kept by Watkn
Watkins is centrally located and has good run
of custom. The lpuse is quite large, the lot is SO
by 200 feet, with good barn, well, cistern and
other consenences. For further particulars apply
on the premises to the proprietor, fA 6r ~
- October 22d. n6tfn - P JONES'
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-14

n 'I1III-.-|II IIUl ~ THOMAS THOMAS LIfl.J
Dated, Jan. s. 1870. H. r. olerseer
On motion of Mr.. Snow, the general file
Of bills was taken up, and the following
were allowed, to-wit /: nj nrd a5d zni
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22
Gbs Hmm gemotrat.

ErrscoPAL CHURCH NorrcE.--Disine Ser
vice Tomorrow Sunday, at ST. James
Church. Sonora, ut IL o'clock. a. N. Eve
ming service each Friday, at ] O'Clock, P. ".
Divine service at Confidence Mine, at
o'clock, p. N.--Rey. D. j. Lee officiating
Minister.
Ali are invited to attend.
Sunday school at half-past nine A. N. Chill
dren are requested 10 be punctnal.
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

FRESH GooDs-Our friend, A. Mock he's
Just brought splendid stock Of Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, and Fancy arti.
chasers to give him call and examine his
large and Gne assortment and variety OF
goods. lie keeps constantly on hama Blank
cts and Flannels manufactured at the Mer-
ced WOODEN Mills, which are superior to Eas-
tern made goods of this description. Give
him call be can give satisfaction in style,
quality and price.
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22
NOTICE
TO TAx-TAxPAYERS Tu0l. co.

Az RECEIVED TIE ASSEsS-
nent Roll for fiscal year. A D. 1870. al and
County Taxes are DUE aud PAYABLE All persons
who have paid their RoAn and PULLrA request
ed TO make immediate payment the Law regard tothe
Collection of the will be strictly enforced against all
Delin ;Geuts.
Notice Is hereby given that from and after this Date
Taxes be paid daily during Office hours at the Shers
Once in the Court House in Sonora until the 21~t day
Of November. n. ID. 1870. Also AZ the following
named places a the days appointed for the purpose OF
collecting Taxes for which notices viii be posted all
the Towns and Camps in the eeaaty:
l will be at
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

The WRONG MAN-An arrest was made
this week at Columbia by the Sheriff, of a
man who answered the description of a pris-
oner that escaped Jail in Butte county last
month. Sheriff Miller of that county came
for him on Thursday night, but found he was
not the one that escaped, although fully an
swering the description sent. The fellow ar
rested has been chum of the man wanted
and charged with murder at the time of es-
cape.
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

COS Gifts im nli...........S 500 900 ''
The Concert and Distribution will take place under the
medste direction cf the Board of Trustees
camille Library Association assisted by Supervisory Com
mttee selected from State City and County officers and
well known citizens OF San Francisco.
ROBERT d. SWAIN. President VI. L. A.
W. II. L. BARNES. Vice. President
w G RALST0N, Treasurer.
After raving the expenses of the entertainment. and
making the srihuton of Gifts above announced the
balance will he applied to extingrishing the present in
dehtedness Of the Mercantile Library Association.
Holders of tickets 70 which Gifts be awarded will
receive the presentation of such tickets
pons the Business Agents of the Board of Trustees at
their cfice No. SIS Californ, Street, San Francisco
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

MORE New Gcops-Barl0w 4 Benas have
been busy during the week opening large
Goods and Clothing Their collections of ar
ticles for ladies wear is enough to create in
the mind of any lady, young or old, a desire
for new dress, bonnet, shawl OF fancy high
heeled CATERS with big rosettHs and steel
buckles on the toes. In the genilemen's line
the most fastidious can find tight legged or
loose legged pants of every quality with coats,
vests and other things to match. Their stock
Of Boots and Shoes embrace a general as
scrtmcut Of kinds aad qualities. All Of
which they propose To sell cheap for cash.
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

The Mite Society of St. James Episcopal
Church will meet at the residence Of Mrs. d.
Sewell. on Thursday evening, Oct. 9th, All
are invited 10 attend.
The union Democrat., 1870-10-22

GRAND BALL.-The ladies of this place and
vicinity will give a ball on Monday, the 3lst
inst. at Turn Verein Hall, for the purpose of
raising money for the French Sanitary Fund
TO be devoted to the relief of soldiers wound
ed in the great struggle which is now pend
sns between the French and Prussians and
she Widows and Orphans made so by the re-
ccssities of war. The ladies are how selling
tickets throughout the county, their mission
il entirely in the interest of noble and hu-
name cause, their appeal should be universal
qy responded to. Outside Of the satisfaction
each one will feel in bestowing charity for
such purpose, by the purchase of ticket,
they can have the enjoyment aud pleasure at
sendant upon social and agreeable dancing
party. The preparations being made cannot
hclp proving satisfactory. A splendid supper
will be prepared by the ladies and the best
music has been secured. The affair promises
TO be a success, many tickets having already
been sold. Everybody whose means will per
NIT should pay two dollars for ticketwheth-
er they attend TIE ball or net.