Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-10-24
CURRENT ITEMS.

MEN who live on the sea shore should
be able to "harbor thoughts"
A STONE ak weighing II pounds was
dug up at Freeport Ill, recently.
MANKATo, Mimi, makes a million
matches day, tipped with lucifer.
The Michigan Reform School had 3lo
bows under instruction during It's last
fiscal year. oo
) RIO COFFEE costs the importer 23c in
Brazil, and the same coffee is selling In
New York at 22c.
CAPT. JACKS body isn't to mOlder in the
crave worth cent, for he sold it in adj
vance to an embalmer.
By her recent annexatiOns Boston has
now 1900 acres, 292, 1876 population and
1855, 1883 valuation
The veto messages of Governor John A
Dix, in the year 1878, have been collected
and printed in pamphlet.
THERE Is in Virginia City an old col
Ored man who has made about $4,000 in
the boot-blacking business.
In the Philadelphia Post-offfce the mar
BILE alone will cost nearly five millions
and half And it will not be done in
time for the centennial.
In Dandy, VT, is cavern which de-
sends into solid rock, like well, and
down which persons have been let $50
feet without discovering the bottom.
THERE died at Roxbury, Mass, the 9th
er day, Herr Roessle, who introduced the
brewing Of lager-beer in this country, and
thus became responsible for the existence
of Milwaukee.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that canal-bOats are not subject to
the United States inspection laws, pro-
vided the boat is navigated exclusively on
canals, and in no other waters.
SINCE the year 1848, in which gold was
first discovered in California, that State
has produced 81 $3.50, 900 worth of the
precious metal. The greatest yield was
in 1858, in which year the product was
$68,000,000.
RECENTLY, at Columbus, Ohio, the horse
POstle won trOtting race in three straight
heats without a break making better than
40 every time. And the same day, at
the same fair, he was entered for and won
the pacing match in nearly the same
time.
A BANKER in Paris recently lost valu-
able diamond breastpin, and offered
reward Tor it, The thief had a fac sSmadle
made, substituting paste for stones, and
presented the pin to the loser, who paid
the handsome sum. The original pin he
sold to a jeweler.
AT the recent county fair in Westmore-
land, Pa, a gentleman of undoubted pat
riotism, but of limited geographical in
formation, entered for premium picture
of Patrick Henry delivering his cele-
brated speech before the house Of Bur
gesses of West Virginia.
THE gnal-Service Bureau, as is
known, have established a signal-offic at
Pixies Peak, which stands at an elevation
of 1926 feet above the level of the sea.
The station will be formally opened with
appropriate ceremonies.
MIFFLIN, Ohio, has quite curiosity in
the shape of a seven-hoofed colt, owned
by Mr.. Lemon, of that place. 1t has two
hOOfs on the right front leg, and three
hOOfs on the left; the hind legs and hoofs
are natural and the colt is five months
old, and Of large size and we'll developed.
CAMELs' hair promises to be again the
favOrite material for handsome over
dresses and wraps. The camels' hair
worn last year will still be stylish,
though fresh importations of similar pat
terms have so many of the loose hanging
hairs visible that the surface is positively
shaggy.
A PAPYRUs manuscript found in an
Egyptian tomb has lately been translated
by scholar of Heidelberg, who pro-
nounces it to be an address of Rameses
III. to all the nations of the earth, detail
ing infinitely all the causes which led to
the exodus Of the Jews from the land of
the PharaOhs.
THE earnings of the Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway for the month of Septem-
Der were 81, 10000, against $S11 ,961 for
the same month in 1872, being an increase
of 1851, 248. The earnings since January
/ amount to So, 413,012, against 81, 1861
for the same time in 1872, being an in
crease of $1,614,843.
CINCINNATI, like Philadelphia, is de-
termined to have a geological garden. 1t
will be managed by a stock company
with 100000 in $50 shares. One feature
of the Cincinnati plan is worthy of at
tention here-the abodes of the animals
are to be made to resemble as much as
possible their natural homes.
NEIs NELSON, Neils Nelson, Nelson
Nelson, Nelson Nelson, and Mel Neils-
nelson were fined $15 each in Des Moines
for drunkenness, and the Mayor suspend
ed collection until he should be able to
pronounce their names as fast as he could
say Theophilus Thistle thrust 5000 this
ties through the thick of his thumb.
NEW HAMPSHIRE has q compulsory
school law, requiring that every person
having in custody child between eight
and fourteen years of age shall send it to
school at least twelve weeks in the year
of which six shall be consecutive. The
law provides that the child may be in
structed at private school or at home.
LADIES in delicate health should go to
Colorado. The case of Mrs. Prather, OF
Golden City, shows the wonderful restora
tive effects of the climate. She could not
even sweep her room when they lived in
Ohio; but in less than a year after hel
arrival in the territory she chased hel
husband a mile and a quarter with pitch
fork
THERE will, it is estimated be produced
in California this year, over 100000
gallons of wine, of the value of So,
100000; 100000 pounds of grapes fol
table use, with 100000 pounds of raisins
The acreage under cultivation of the vine
is estimated at less than 10000 acres, and
~ it is further estimated that 100000 Of
acres are especially adapted to the cultiva
ton of the vine.
MIR. SPALDING, who found not long
since in the South African diamond fields
diamond of 2SS carats in weight, has
sold it to company of merchants at Port
Elizabeth for 100000 sterling. A Mr.
Hulley who had been working months
without finding anything, recently dug up
diamond of $50 carats, which he sold
3 for $4,000, and since then he has found
another large brilliant.
AT LAxEY, Isle of Man, is water-wheel