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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10
VOL. VIII.
Miscellaneous Reading.
ONE FOLD.
BY BERTHA SIDNEY SCRANTON.

BY BERTHA SIDNEY SCRANTON.
AND so the battle ia nearly done,
And the shield will be laid away,
For the golden bronze OF the evening sun,
Slams DER the meadow gray.
IT'S long. long strife to the end, sweet wife;
The end jnsJ a myrtle crown,
Two billows of green, with cross between,
Where we lay our burden down.
This way has been dark at times, and drear,
With the dropping of tears between,
When he steady close Of yonr hand IN mine
Has been all that made it green;
But the sun ight broke, when your smile awok'
And the val eys of rest were sweet,
When the bills were past, and the crash at last
Grew soft to our aching feet.
Ore love. one home, one heaven before,
One fold n heart and l,se,
And the old love still it viii last US through
To the journeys end, sweet WIFE,.
And reaching on. when this life is done,
twill live, and thrive, and grow,
With deathess flame and deeper name
Than our mortal loves can know.
The wayside guides upon life's broad track,
How oft hsve we read through tears
We've traced the Lesson wi h whitened lips,
When we could not pray for fears!
Some lie so small, and some tall,
B ut all are green at last
We hold them children, in our hearts,
And keep them close and fastl
And some have heard life's sweetest tale,
And some it's saddest song;
We leave Them all to Him whose love
Can ne'er be blind or wrongi
While we turn back look DER the track,
And a wave OF greeting send.
The paths lie wide, and the way beside,
But all lead to one end
So, slowly, as for days or years,
We journey on the way,
And in the west an amber light
Proclaims dying day.
: And what, though life die out. sweet wife,
And Its signal fire burns low?
For glory white, that against the night
Like a watch Ire seems TO glow!
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10
The Seven Wonders of the World.
BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR"

BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR"
MANY people don't know what the
seven wonders of the world are, and
therefore wouldn't recognize them if they
saw them. They are
First. "The Great Pyramid of Egypt"
built by an old mutton chop called Cheops,
king of Egypt, Illinois. He was twenty
yearsin building it-he and about 100000
others, whose names we have forgotten.
There is no pee7-dmid modern monuments
for Cheops.
Second. "Babylon the Great" The
walls of the city being sixty miles in cir
cumference and eighty seven feet thick,
they naturally came very high. Walls
acere high that year anyhow. The walls
surrounding the palace of Nebuchadnez-
zar were six miles in extent, to prevent
his escape when let out to grass. Hang
ing wasn't played out" in Babylon, for
we read of their hanging gardens"
Third. 1.-The gold and ivory statue of
Jupiter Olympus" done by Phidias, the
greatest living artist now dead. There is
some dispute as to the nationality of Jew
Peter Olympus, but the name denotes
that he was Hebrew of Irish extrac.
ton.
Fourth. "The Temple of Diana of the
Ephesians," at Ephesus 1t was built of
cedar, cypress and gold, with brown
stone front and mansard roof 1t had a
hall and side entrance, bathroom, hot
and cold water on every floor, was con-
yenient to the horse cars, and within five
minutes walk of the Post Office. Diana
used to say if she was to die anywhere
she would prefer to depart from her tenn
pie at Ephesus
Fifth "The Mausoleum, or Tomb Of
Mausolus," erected at Halicarnassus
Mausolus was Greek who invented the
mausoleum. His original model of it may
be seen at the Patent Office in Wash
ington.
Sixth. "Tbe Pharos of Alexandria" ar
ancient lighthouse built at Alexandria by
one of the Pharaohs. Heavy .old light
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10

.;.or ,o,+x +,u the case be determined, when
f,ngr the eaes and Compensation to go to the
whom the rsssive sssi q only qag d nscas
o ,aT onenses The Internal Tax bill was
y taken aouI up. and several amendments relating to
taxes on incomes capital and profits were p-op9sed @
when the previous question was seConueo ana as .Is
amendments aDs postponed till the 3D. an amendment
was moved taxing interest on United states IS ponds
per cent and the vote on DIVISION $1,000 ~ 10 oO
pending the vote the Hoase, amid much excite
Inant adjourned.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10

THE Superintendent of the New JERSEY
Southern Railroad has issued the following
order: Employees of this company are
prohibited the use of smoking to oacco, in
any of its forms, while on duty. Its use
is hindrance to, and inconsistent with,
the duties of all employees, while to such
as come in contact with the travelling
public, the order has additional force from
the fact that to so many of the latter
tobacco in any form is offensive"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10
POLITICAL.

A Richmond, Va, dispatch of the 9th
states that the Republicans had elected
George Chahoon, Mayor, and their city
ticket. The Council was in doubt. In
Petersburg the Republicans elected their
Mayor, but the Conservatives have large
majority in the Council. The Republi-
cans carry Farmville, and the Conserya-
tives Charlottesville and Stanton. In
Alexandria, the Conservative ticket is
elected by about $50 majority. The Re.
publicans carry one ward.
A Memphis, Tenn, dispatch of the 9th
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10

A Cheyenne dispatch reports a slight
fall of snow on the morning of the I'd,
and heavy hail storm in the afternoon.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10
DOMESTIC

Gold closed in New York on the I'd
at 11434.
A Washington dispatch of the 26th says
General Parker expressed himself con-
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-06-10

were presented to the Secretary of State
at Washington, on the I'd, and the tele-
graph states that in consequence it had
been determined to appoint Adolphe
Buchner, who is an Israelite, Consul at
Bucharest
The following is the public debt state
ment for June:
Total debt principal and interest,
including interest due and un-
pa1d %, ,O4O, ,lS4,%IlSi
Coin 1O6, ,7s9 731. .s5
Currency. Observation-Disclosures. 14,2l3, 1851
Sinking fund, in United States
coin, interest bonds and accrued
interest thereon. on................. S5,463, $50
Other United States coin interest
bonds purchased and accrued in
terest thereon. on............... s2O65, ,12a 27
Total $23S S561 1896. 40
Debt less amount in Treasury. 2,4O6 562, ,S71 rs
Decrease during the month. ....... IA 301 S42 81
Decrease since March 1, 1870. 41,766, los 80
A Cheyenne dispatch reports slight
fall of snow on the morning of the I'd,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

We give brief summary of Congress
sional proceedings during past week:
MARCH ga delegation from National
Banks was before the Ways and Means
Committee, protesting against the 9TH sec
ton of the Funding Bill. In the House,
Gen. Logan made.a personal explanation
i'm regard to previous remarks ON the Army
Bill.
MARCH 30.-The Senate is in Executive
session on st. Domingo Annexation ques-
ton. The bill admitting Texas passed the
House with Senate amendments by vote
of 100 TO 80. Democratic members rem
New York and Indiana, i'm the House, en-
tered their protest against counting those
States for the ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment. The Tariff Bill was resumed,
and the House refused to second the Bill
taxing the interest on Federal bonds.
MARCH 31.--In the Senate, the Texas
members were seated, and the case OF
Ames, of Mississippi, discussed. In the
House, after some discussion, the Texas
members were seated, when the Tariff Bill
was resumed.
APRIL lanes, of Mississippi, seated
by vote of 40 to - The papers in the
contested election case from Florida, Hart
VS.. Gilbert, referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee Senator Morton introduced bill
enforcing the 18th amendment Senate
adjourned to Monday. Tariff Bill still UNI
der discussion in the House.
APRIL 2.-Tariff Bill resumed in the
House. Mr.. Schenck stated that arevenue
bill would be reported reducing the amount
$50, O00,O 900, but declined giving any par
ticulars. The tariff on tea was fixed at 20
cents per pound, and on coffee at cents
per pound. The question of sugar was
reached, but no action taken.
APRIL 4.-Senator Chandler offered q
resolution that when Georgia was resumed,
| there be continuous session till the ques-
| ton is closed. Objection was made, and
the question lies over. The Georgia bill
was taken up and discussed to the hour of
adjournment. In the House, a bill passed
| fixing Congressional elections in 1872. A
| resolution was offered amending the Con-
stitution of the United States so as to allow
| female suffrage, which was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The tariff bill was
| resumed. Sugar, raw and Muscavado,
and all other sugars up to number g. have
the duty fixed at 2 cents per pound
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

rates, we can make iron cheaper in Ten
nessee than anywhere on the continent.
but with our present et,vantages the esti-
mates we give are reasonable,
We do not personally know Mr.. Lewis,
and have no prejudices against him, but we
are reliably informed that he is not a proc-
teal iron man. He has been connected
with an iron house as 6ookkeoper. He has
large tracts of lands in Tennessee now in
the market for sale, which is probably the
secret of his low estimates As proof that
he j. not a practical man, we are credibly
info med that he is now attempting to
work, as profitable enterprise, a coal seam
20 inches thick, some miles from railroad
or river, having to haul it over high ridges.
Mr. Lewis, in his estimate of the cost of
making pig iron at Nashville, prices coal
at IL cents per busfiel. Knoxville coal is
now actually selling in that market at 35
cents per bushel, and it is utterly impossi-
BILE to furnish any kind of coal at anything
like the prices he states. If iron can be
made at such prices in Nashville, it is u
marvel to us why it does not rival Pitts
burgh as an iron market. His figures are
unreliable, and do gross injustice to iron
men, as every practical man will at once
see.
We are in no way interested in this con-
troversy and have no pet theories to sus-
tain. We live i'm State whose future
prosperity we believe to be almost entirely
dependent upon the growth of our manu-
featuring interests. We are satisfied from
the exhibits made to us by our iron men
that without the protection heretofore af-
forded by Congress they cannot prosper.
We give these figures and facts for the in
formation of all concerned, and submit
them without further comment.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

SEC, 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
And further, that 1t appears from the Off
cial document on file in this Department
that the amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States, proposed as aior 's ~,
has been ratified by the Legislatures y. .nc
States of North Carolina, West Virginia,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisi-
ana, Michigan, South Carolina, Pcnnsyl-
vania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, II
linois, Indiana, New York New Hainp-
shire, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Ala
bama, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa,
Kalsas, Minnesota Rhode Island, Ne
bras ka and Texas, in all twenty-nine States.
And further, that the States whose Legis-
latures have so ratified the said proposed
amendment constitute three-fourths of the
whole number of States i'm the United
States. And further, that it appears from
an official document, on file in this Depart
ment that the Legislature of the State of
New York has since passed resolutions
claiming to withdraw the said ratification
of the said amendment which had been
made by the Legislature of that State and
of which official notice had been filed in this
Department. And further, that ii appears
from an official document, on file i'm this
department, that the Legislature of Geor-
gia has, by resolution, ratified the said pro-
posed amendment. Now, therefore, be it
known that /, HAMILTON FISH, Secretary
of State of the United States, by virtue and
i'm pursuance of the second section of the
act of Congress approved the Doth day of
April, In the year 1878, entitled an tact to
provide for the publication of the laws
of the United States, and for other
purposes, do hereby certify that the
amendment aforesaid has become valid to
all intents and purposes as part of the
Constitution of the United States.
7 In testimony whereof, have hereuntO
set my hand and caused the seal of the De-
partment Of State to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this thir-
tieth day Of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, and of the Independence of the
the United States the ninety-fourth
[Signed,l HAMILTON FISH.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
The Duty Of Republicans.

Republicans in Tennessee should lose no
time in perfecting organizations for the
purpose of defeating the opponents of re-
publicanism in America. The fortunes of
democracy are beginning to wane ; and the
triumphant success of President Grants
administration causes a tagging in their
ranks, which, if we meet with we'll or
ganized and determined opposition, will
demoralize them to such IA degree that we
will in the future make an easy conquest
of their strongholds, and once more wrest
from the grasp of these enemies of the Gov
eminent the State of Tennessee.
Take no counesl of those towards who.
because of the seeming strength of the de-
mocracy, think that there is no use to try
to succeed against them. They have COM
mitted the irretrievable blunder of allow
ing weak, bad men to gain prominence i'm
their party, which is certain precursor of
defeat No party can succeed in this coun-
try thanks to the honest people) who al
low men who are VIGOROUSLY corrupt to
gain the ascendency and control their party
policy. And the way to succeed i'm the per-
manent advancement of the Republican
party is to put none forward but the very
| best men in our party. Let the Republican
press take an independent course in this
matter, and when men who are corrupt,
men whose "records " win not bear the
most rigid scrutiny, come forward claiming
the suffrage of the party, then, say let
our Republican journalists speak out for the
interests of the party, and against these
| Aaf ,l,nc nj Ian a
Let every true Republican awake to the
perils which surround him, go to work i'm
his neighborhood, and help to organize the
| party for the summer campaign, which
will be continued struggle until after the
November elections. The judicial election
will come first, and we should make de-
termined effort to elect competent judi
ciary, and not fail-to elect, in each circuit
and district in East Tennessee, competent
men to fill the offices made vacant by the
New Constitution. We should have but
one Republican candidate for each office
and he must he sober, honest, capable and
true-such IA man as will reflect credit upon
our party, and one that we need not blush
to support. II we will adhere to this poll
cy we will surely succeed, and if we are de,
feated in East Tennessee il will he our own
fault, for, with pure men upon the platform
of the National Republican Party, we have
a wide odds in our favor, and II we are wei
organized the democracy will not make 1
bold and determined fight against US. But
if we put forward weak bad men, they
can, and ought to defeat us. There can b,
no excuse for allowing this to interfere in
the least with the prospects of our party
il we are true to ourselves.
Let every Republican, then, do his whol'
duty, and avoid the calamity which is SUR
to follow course 50 unwise and foolish
Select your men, talk the matter over, con
sidering IL in all it, bearings, and when 1
man other than your choice asks you 70
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

But Nashville" continues Mr.. Lewis, SIS
not the cheapest place to make pig metal 1t
can be made on the Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad and delivered in Nashville at the rate
of $40 per ton"
We have submitted these estimates to
the most experienced and extensive iron
manufacturer in the State, and he pro-
nounces them entirely too low. As the
head of, probably, the very largest blast
furnaces i'm the Sonth, we attach very great
weight to his judgment and give his esti-
mates as those of a practical iron man.
Our informant furnishes us the following
estimates, as the result of his actual expe-
rience, and vouches for them as within the
actual expenses necessary under the pres
sent limited manufacturing facilities af-
forded i'm Tennessee
ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSES ATTENDING THE
WORKING OF AFURSAcE PRODUCING 4, 200 TONS
| OF PIG IRON PER YEAR, THR FURNACE, WITH
| ALL SHOPS, MINES AND MATERIAL, TO COST
| 500 on
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

your support, tell him frankly that he is
not your choice. Tell him who you are
for, and why you are for him. An honest
man win think none the less of you for
being thus plain. Such conduct VIII hing hing
forward good men, and deter Dad men from
coming forward, a,ai1 thus save hard feel
ings and dissensioiIs in our ranks Make
your o'on choice from the material before
you, and then put them through
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

The Discussion, newspaper of Madrid,
has the good sense to perceive i'm the pres.
EN-, distractions of Spain that whom the
gods would destroy they first make mad.n
Hence its mournful wisdom that forty mil
lions of dollars have been expended i'm kill
ing Cuba, with but suicidal result ''What
have we accomplished it asks; moth
ing, absolutely nothing" That the revolu-
ton is not subdued, that it will hold out
long enough to exhaust Spain's scant re-
sources, that the disgrace of Spain in San
Domingo may be repeated, these are the
three saddest notes in the very melancholy
but remarkable confession made by this
Madrid newspaper. 1t is in perfect tone
with what the friends of Cuba have MAIN
tanned for months past, and accords with
what other newspapers in Madrid and Bar
celona have been impelled to acknowledge.
Thus is Spain in a fair way of recognizing
Cuban belligerency. On our part it is not
very difficult to recognize Spanish failure
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

Thomas Hogan, a Philadelphia peddler,
was decoyed into secluded place and rob-
bed and murdered i'm Kent County, Della
ware, on the 10Th inst. Two colored men
named Lober and Young have been ares
ted on suspicion, and it is reported that one
of them has confessed that they committed
the murder. The body was found on Sat
urday by some fishermen while hauling
their net i'm a mill-dam.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
OUR IRON INTERESTS.


In a late number of the Iron Age, we
find letter from Commissioner Wells, in
which he makes reference to some facts
and figures furnished by one George r..
Lewis, of Tennessee, upon the cost of maxi
ing pig iron. We think that before many
years iron can be made in Tennessee for a
price approximating that fixed 10y Mr..
Lewis, but we are satisfied it cannot now
be done. Before making our criticims, we
will give what Mr.. Wells says:
1.-THE Commissioner would first ask attention to
the nature OF the information generally availa-
Bile to the public in respect to the present ave-
rage cost of the manufacture of pig iron in the
United States. In letter published in the
Pottsville penn Mining Journal, dated Sept.
2, 1869, and written by Mr.. George T. Lewis,
of GAINESVILLE, Tennessee whom the editor en-
dorses as one of the most reliable men in Ten
nessee, and thoroughly experienced iron
manufacturer, formerly of the firm of Woods,
Lewis s. Co., Cumberland Iron Works, Ten
nessee,' the following statements are made. Re
ferring to the cost of manufacturing iron in Ten
nessee, in localities lying directly upon rail-
roads completed, or being built Mr.. Lewis
says:
Herewith / submit an estimate of the actual
cost of one ton of pig metal, supposing the ca
pacity of the furnace to be 6, 600 tons per annum,
located near the beds of ore, coal and limestone,
and TO cost 100000:
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

President Grant pays taxes on $1O0, 900,
and Gen. Sherman on S235, 900, worth OF
property in st. Louis.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06

As before stated, these are the estimates
furnished Us by the most experienced iron
man in the South. There may be localities
where the cost per ton might he reduced.
We believe that when our beds of ore and
coal mines are more accessible and when
the material can he transported at lower
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-10-07
A IorpiSl System.

Sometimes, Without any assignable cause,
the physical strength and animal spirits
give way, and a strange torpor falls alike on
the body and intellect. There is little or no
pain perhaps but the natural vigor and elias
ITCHY of the nervous and muscular system
seems to have departed, and even OF its grave
responsibilities, takes the place of that earn
est interest in both which characterizes ev-
cry well balanced MUD when in healthy
condition.
This state Of partial collaps is often the
prcmOnilory symptoms of some serious NAL
udy. II indicates Enthusiastically that the vi
tai powers are languishing and need slim
ulant. In such cases the effect of n few do
ses Of llostetter's Stomach Bitters is wonder
fully beneficial. The great tonic wakes IN
the system from its browse. The secretions
and the circulation receive new impetus. -
The relaxed nerves recover their elasticity
under the operations of the specific, like the
slackened strength of musical instrument
in the process of tuning. Lethargy and de-
bility are replaced by energy and vigor, the
spirits rise, and life that almost seemed n
burden while the season of depression las
ted, becomes once more enjoyable. That
such n radical change should be produced by
a remedy entirely devoid of the powerful
alkalOds and minerals so extensively used
in modern practice, may seem incredible to
those who pin their faith on the medicinal
efficacy of active poisons, but if these skep-
tics will take the thoublc to enquire of those
who have tested the corrective and alternative
virtues of the Btters under the cireumstan-
ces deecrihc , ticy Mill find the statement
to tine.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-10-07

VIRGINIA has been scourged by
food. One by one have the deadly
draughts of blood and fire and mum
dation been pressed to her clenched
lips until mourning has become the
the habiliament of her children. There
are few pages in her terrible but
proud history more pregnant with
ehastisement than the one we to-day
record. Many lives have been des-
troyed. The destruction of property
which has just been entailed would be
affective in any stage of fortune, but
In her present rccuperative but impo-
tent condition it is peculiarly heavy.
Her greatest and grandest work, the
Consolidated railway line has suffered
heavily. Its able leader who stopped
not for military defeat at the hands
Of those countless numbers who muir
dercd our liberty in 1865. will rise in
the sublimity of his civil genius above
,his as he has above other blows, and
laboring on and stopping not because
Of encouragement, will open to Vir-
giNia the corner of Kentucky and vo-
caliEc it with the very thunder of the
Pacific line. Virginia suffers, but
Virginia lives.