Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-11-28
CURRENT ITEMS.

A NEW HAMPSHIRE sewing society has
just completed its eighty-third year.
THE Duluth Herald reports the dis
covery of coal oil in the vicinity of Bis
marck.
A DISEASE called black tongue prevails
in Crawford County, o. 1t is worse than
diphtheria.
THE average Live Oak (Fla) man stops
his paper if it fails to make mention of
his new baby.
THE New Haven clock works ought to
run twenty-four hours per day, but they
don't run but eight.
CANADA gives currency to story of an
Indian patriarch, who retains all his abor-
iginal vivacity at the age of 1872.
A MAN at Dallas, Texas, succeeded in
getting whole apple into his mouth, but
it had to be cut TO pieces before 1t could
be got out.
A BALTIMORE Judge has decided thatif
the landlord of house won't make neces-
sary repairs the tenant may do 1t and take
it from the rent.
THE advent of a wild cat broke up
wedding in Missouri the other evening.
The cat wanted to introduce new claws
in the marriage ceremony.
THE editor of the Smith County (Kan,l
Pioneer remarks that his idea of real, solid
enjoyment would be to shoot man caught
setting prairie fire.
| THE old clo' dealers at Boston report
business very dull. The people are not
in a condition just now to cast OF any
thing, especially cover G.
"A DUBUQUE washerwoman deposited
| Il for fo
| ING. Thinking 60 realize recently, she put
in her verbal check, but her banker had
suspended.
THE Talbotton (Ga.) Standard learns
| that marriage took place in the noun
tains of Talbot a few days since between
a boy fourteen years of age and girl
of eleven.
MI. DAVIS, of California found a box
containing $4,000 in gold, and he be-
came so excited over it that he dropped
dead. People should beware how they
find $4,000.
ONE of the effects of the stringent times
in New York City is large falling oft
| from the usual daily streetcar receipts.
The decline is from 5000 to $500 daily in
each company.
| A NEW horse disease has made its ap-
pearance in the Willamette Valley, w. L.
It seems to be sort of paralysis OF the
| legs and spine, and has proved fatal In
e. -ry instance so far.
THE Knickerbocker, an iron freight
and passenger screw steamer of 1880
| tons. has been completed at Wilmington,
Del. Four more iron steamships, one OF
| them larger than the Knickerbocker, are
building at the same yards.
FIVE out of nine of the leading busi-
ness houses in Manchester, Iowa, are
managed by ladies, and managed well
too. The name of the town should be
changed to Womanchester, out of COM
pliment to the ladies.
WILLIAM MEEKER, who resides near
Sebastopol, Cal, was lately bitten on one
| of his fingers by tarantula. He imme-
diately swallowed three pints of raw
whisky, and next day didn't feel very
well, but remarked that the tarantula was
not to blame.
LEATHER jewelry, which obtained some
popularity few years ago, has been re-
vived this season, and will, no doubt, be-
come fashionable. The new styles are
odd, and, for that reason, will find favor
in the eyes of many.
THE Newfoundland fisheries have
been remarkably successful this season.
In the spring there was an abundant har-
vest of seal; and for twenty years there
has not been in that locality better
'catch" of cod, salmon and herring. Such
| is the report from st. Johns, and fisher
men and merchants are rejoicing over the
successful year.
SOME time ago, a girl living in Law
renee, Mass, lost her speech during Sc
we're attack of illness. A few days since q
kerosene lamp expolded in her presence,
and when she had recovered from the
shock her tongue wagged as of old. The
Times has often cautioned people against
the careless handling ofkerosene lamps
Chicago Times.
"OUT OF WORK." is the pitiful cry COM
| ing from thousands in New York and
other cities. The cold winter is fast ap-
preaching, and want looms up at no great
distance before many a hopeless eye. la
these times those who can give employ
ment give the wisest charity; and those
who wish to earn their bread need cour-
ageous willingness to accept any kind OF
work which they are qualified to per-
form.
DAMsELs who in case of breach of
promise expect to have their shattered
hearts fixed up by big verdict, are warn
ed not to ensnare elderly gentlemen, even
though they be millionaires. They are
particularly liable to die before the trial
is ended, and it has been decided in the
suit against the late Mayor Kalbfeisch, of
Brooklyn, that after death of the recreant
lover no judgment can be rendered Make
sure girls, that the victim be young and
in sound health.
SOUTH HAVEN, Ark, has progressive
and dangerous woman-MissM Matte Jones.
This young girl was lately turned out OF
a school-house where an entertainment
was in progress and was heard to say as
she left that she would burn the shanty
over their heads. In few minutes the
school-house was on fire according to
promise, and the entertainment came to
"lame and impotent conclusion" While
the extraordinary spirit of the young
woman was under discussion, another
passage of her life was laid open. Her
mother had died suddenly and mysterious
ly about six months before, and was gath
cred to the great family of Joneses. Now
Matte Jones has brother, fourteen
year-old boy, who overheard his mother
and sister planning his fathers death
when he should return home from short
trip he was making into the wilds of Ar
kansas They arranged to season his
food with the spice of futurity, as they
were both tired of seeing him round.
Jones was expected home on certain DAY,
and on that day Matte was away ana