Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-07
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DEAn FRIEND w RfGGLESWORTI.-Vh her
we parted at Milwaukee about six months
ago, I believe you exacted from me pro
mise 20 torite, and while | have been slow
TO fulfil my PROMISE, be assured IneycI
once thought OF evading its performance
TIE Chronicle, ever welcome, comes as
regular IS wind and water will permit,
always hail it With pleasure, but Mrs j.,
who by the way, prdes herself as being
one of the good people Of Iowa County,
looks upon it more in the light of a 'letter
from home" fs g aIa-hi bHe lEh
rat one time it seemed to me as though
Iwas doomed to perpetual dishppoint-
ment; the noble and Brave Tom Allen, and
| think Iowa County has no prouder name,
was not nominated for Secretary Of State.
The modest and clearheaded Llewelyn
Breese, defeated for the nomination as
Treasurer, the defeat Of Rowe at the cleo
tion-snd let me say right here-when
you have another shower Of similar COM
fortors. step the paper. d I'd f4,saaa Il nu.
To-day, have less cause to complain.
Wisconsin has done her duty well, you
have elected able and trustworthy men
as a soldier | am proud CT Fairchild and
Baets, of Gettysburg; and as citizen am
decidedly pleased with the entire ticket. e.
d have been soith you so far; and now
let's change the scene, come with me to
Newcastle we arrived here, nearly six
months ago, about four O'Clock in the
afternoon, remember that we came frctn
Milwaukee. one of the cleanest, hea!thiest.
,aad most pleasantly situated cities in the
world, and you may well imagine my feel
ings at finding ny new home to be one Of
the diitiest, smokyest places ever saw.
Newcastle is situated on the river Tyne,
hence 7Newcastle-upon-T Tyne, it has pop
olation Of about 10000, is a county IN
itself and sends one member to parliament.
We are sbout nine miles; from the sea, but
The Tyne is navigabIc to this place. The
vicinity Of Newcastle is very rich in coal
and iron mines. the coal predotpina;ing.
The .fow price Of fuel renders this an adj
vantsgous place for nearly all kinds Of
manufactures, and from here to Tyne
mouth (pronuunced Tinmo.h) where the
river cmpties into the sea, both sides OF
the river are literally lined with smoke
stacks. Chemical works are by far the
most numerous, and chemicals form a
great portion Of the commerce of this place
with America and other countries Z
This town is celebrated in history as
the home Of the late Earl Grey and George
Stephenson the inventor OF the locomotive
The former name you, will remember as
that of the Prime Minister of England
when the bill emancipating all the slave.
in the colonies WAS carried. 4 beautiful
monument stands at the head of Gre,
Street in honor to his memory, and con
slider it but a just recognition of the valu
able services of 4 man whose name will
live ia history as the worthy peir of ,oul
own loved. Lincoln, long after the monu
inert shall have 4rumbled away and de
cayed. Stephen 'on, also, has a monument
but his deeds are worthy of a better one
Sir William Armstrong the inventor O
the gun bearing his name, lives here, ant
has very large iron works in this vicinity
he is said to be very wealthy. He is held
in high esteem by the people of this town
Newcastle is very unhealthy place
and its foul air has TOLD severely on rpy
health since here. Years ago the rate Of
mortality used to be higher here than any
large town in England, but for the past
few years London, Liverpool and Man.
chester take the lead. | am not at all
sorry. the death rate of last week was
something over % to the thousand here.
For about 80 days we have had our
countrymsn, Walter Bro wn the champion
sculler of America with us, and great has
been the excitement about boat racing for
long time. II never saw people so COM
pletely carried away with sport as these
North Of England men are with boating,
and believe they excel at it. Renforth
the champion Of England lives here. The
Tyne four won the home and home
race against the Thames four, and the
general cry was, none can beat aoar canay
lads" Is -. 80
Walter Brown upon his arrival was
met at the station by some four or five
hundred people, they carried him on their
shoulders for some distance, then followed
him to the hotel, aud so e,eit was their
shoulingi hat Re was comp, He'd to appear
at one of the windows ard hank them for
their kindly spirit.
Browns race with Saddler, of London
took place on this river about two. weeks
ego. and ended in victory 70 the
American. The river banks were Ii ,.ned
with thousands Of spectators and then
sympathies, strans to say. were a most
unanimously for II Ma n man. A great
crowd followed him IT, his training quar-
ters and he was again o npelIed to speak
few words to theuI. -,
lhe Tyne Theatre" the largest theatre
nero, gave him benr6t. He was also