Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-12-22
Current Items.

Godey's Ladys Book, is Stand still
she's Hale. -eh "s s'.@9e11
Mrs. O'LEARY's COW, that either did,
or didn't, set Chicago on fire, has been
bought on speculation by two Louisville
(Ky.) boys. +" - -
A BosToN firm shipped a hook.and-
ladder carriage last week to- Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, by way of the Pacific
railroad to San Francisco. 81
MRS. STANTON, widow of the late
Edwin M. Stanton, resides in fine
mansion at Germantown, Philadelphia.
She has a yearly income. from the
"Stanton fund" of $1,000. s@
~ The United States survey steamer
Hassler, with ito uioeinS uisIrCu party OF
scientific explorers, sailed from Boston
on the 4th upon it's voyage along the
Atlantic and Pacific coast Of North and
South America.
JAMES McCUNN, while walking on the
Long Island railroad track near Dutch
Kills, was struck by locomotive and
fatally injured Tuesday evening. His
wife was killed year ago bya train on
the Flushing road. da.dt ~
WASHINGTON TERRITORY haslmore than
doubled its population during the last
ten years, has ST. 1900, 0,000swoith of tax
able property, and the annual exports
are valued at 100000. aItsy saw-mills
get out 130,000,000 feet of lumber an
uually. a, - bazs1o 7Be4
@-THE Peabody (Mass. q Press says {:
"Many persons who have had occasion
to visit the Essex depot in this town,
have for some time past noticed large
dun-colored dog, who anxiously watches
the passengers as they alight, as though
seeking for 1some particular person.
This dog belonged to Mr. Ernest S.
Merrill, one of the victims of the Revere
disaster. y When young Merrill left
home for the last time his dog left him
at the depot. The faithful dog still
watches for his master, who will never
come back.p gisggascEa bBs
GEN. GoRLoFF, the Russian represen-
tative pro tenn at Washington, is a soldier
and scholar. Heis the author of sew
eral works on military tactics. For
some time past he has been superin-
tending the manufacture of arms for
his Government, at Hartford, the Gar
having entered into large contract for
weapons with a large firm in the latter
city. Like all of his countrymen, Gen.
Gorloff gained the good will of all
Americans with whom he. came in con-
tact, and was probably one of the most
popular men in Hartford iso@gs
q MISS CREAK pronounced .Cra-ak), the
lady to whom Gen. D. E. Sickles is mar
ried, is but twenty-five. She was born
hin ySpain,T speaks English imperfectly,
and Is represented as beautiful and ac-
complished, but not wealthy. Her
father is Assistant Treasurer of the
Province of Andalusia. ,The' family is
of Irish descent has long been settled
in Spain, and occupies an Senviable
social position. Miss Creak was an in
innate friend of Gen. Sickles' daughter,
and accompanied her in a4recent tour
of Europe! "i.se- 's5. e' q fh"i
THE Pittsburgh papers speak of an
invention to rid that smoky city of its
greatest nuisance. A man there has
invented small iron apparatus, which,
| it is said, when attached to stoves,
ranges. and other objects where wood
and coal are used, consumes all the
smoke and gas generated, not particle
of the vapor escaping Through the
chimney. The inventor also claims
that, as no SCOT is made, it will be inn
possible for chimneys to catch fire, and
a reduction of insurance rates will be
the result. 6, ."@'-.} ~#' "a'"" =
TIE celebrated lady doctor, Miss
Fowler, in in practice at Orange, N. j., was
recently married, and ! is riog Mrs.
Ormsby.P She is a sister of Fowler, the
/ Iphrenologist, and has met with extraor-
binary success as a medical practitioner
of. the homeopathic school. Her income
from her practice has, for years past,
been from $4,000, to $4,000 per year.
She treats patients Of both sexes, has
the names of over six hundred families
on her practice-books, and has more
business than all the half dozen male
doctors Of the place put together. In
CARRYING on her profession she drives
between forty and fifty miles every day.
She is remarkably successful as doc
tor. She is handsome woman of 40,
clear-headed, stouthearted, strong
willed, vivacious, and intellectual. Her
husband is New York merchant.
~ ao.. Sensible to the Last. ~
President Porter, of Yale College, the
other day, gave his students a deal OF
good advice. OF course, it is unneces-r
sary to say what considerable portion
of it was, because ali young men are
always exhorted to be selfreliant, faith
full, honest, and industrious, ,sand to
show energy and invincible determine;
ton. But Dr. Porter went intohseveral
particulars. "Don't drink" said,
seand don't chew''-tobacco, we pre-
sumo he meant, and not honest food.
"Don't swear,n he added, aHand don't
deceive; don't. read novels; don't
marry until you can support q wife,"
| So much for the Doctors negative adj
vice. "Be in earnest" he went on to
say, sand be self-reliant." Good "Be
generous and be civil.n Betterls " Read
the papers and advertise your business"
Bestl That last bit of advice is what
we call beautiful! Little need was
there for the excellent and sagaclous
4 and learned gentleman to add, "Make