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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20
The savage pursuer now gained with

The savage pursuer now gained with
fearful rapidity. I'll .sa A1J
"Great Heavenr' screamed Mr. Benton
striking his forehead with his hand, Gear
nothing be done?"
Already the lion was within three wards
Of the fugitive.
"Fire!" shouted the. missionary. ~
give you leave. There is no other alterna
| tive.'' ~ 8 %%
True" answered the Captain as pale az
death; "it must be either the lion or tht
] bullet'' 5
~ He gave his orders; the men took aim
and fired. But neither the beast nor the
| lady was harmed In their fear lest they
should hit the latter, the marksmen hao
aimed too high.
On went the pursuer and pursued, the
lion now not more than two yards behind
his intended victims. -.
Mrs. Benton saw ahead a clump OF
slender trees, evidently growing from q
cleft in the rock. A wild hope animated
her, and gave renewed strength to her
faltering limbs. By getting behind the
| trees, and lodging, might she not contrive
! to elude the animal until the party from
| below should arrive?
The cluster of trees was now the covet-
ed goal, and she strained every nerve to
reach it, But when she was within ten
feet of it, she met with a fearful disap-
pointment-a deep, yawning chasm, right
in her path, between her and the trees,
and which had hitherto been hidden from
her sight by high bushes fringing the
edge.
The chasm was too wide to leap over.
She turned and stood at bay-her back to
the abyss, her face toward the lion. There
seemed no hope now. Death was before
and behind her, hemming her on both
Sides
The lion paused as she turned toward
him. He uttered grOWl Of triumph, and
crouched for the fatal spring,
The lady strained her child closer to
her breast To descend the dark depths
of the chasm was preferable to being torn
by that savage monster. There was no
time to lose. In another moment the
tawny body must come swooping down
upon her.
But now a quick, wild thought-a
mothers inspiration-fas through her
mind. Under the armpits she clasped the
child with each hand, and raised it high
above her head, so that the bleeding
scratches on its white flesh were fully ex-
posed to the lions view.
That sight reused to the full the uncon-
trollable desires of the savage beast. With
a smothered roar he shot up from the rock,
his huge form cleaving the air with one
tremendous bound for the child.
That was what Mrs. Benton had waited
for. By elevating her child, she had COM
PEELED the lion to take lofty leap; and
now, with her little one, she quickly sank
flat on the rock, thus eluding the monster,
which, uttering one long, wild, terrible
roar, was carried head foremost, out of
sight for evermore, into the frightful
depths Of the chasm.
Nearly senseless from the fatigue and
excitement she had undergone, Mrs. 'Ben-
ton was soon after conveyed to the ship
by her rejoicing friends, who next day
left far behind them the place of that ex-
citing scene of a mothers peril and time
ly stratagem.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20

1t will save young men and women de-
sirous of serving the Government, good
deal of needless expense to remember that
passing successful examination for an
office does not secure the appointment.
There are numerous candidates for all va
cancies; often eight or ten times as many
applicants as offices. While many are
excluded by the examination as incompe-
tent, there are still many more who are
Recently iady was desired in the Pc It.
office Department in Washington, and
forty young women appeared from differ
ent parts of the country, each one suppos-
ing, if she passed successfully, the place
was secure. But nearly all passed; hence,
all but one, even of the successful-thirty-
nine disappointed young women-pald car
fares, hack fares, hotel fares, and then re
turned home, sad but wiser.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20

A BALLOON TRIP TO EURoPE.-Profes-
sor John Wise and W. III. Donaldson, two
experienced and well-known aeronauts,
propose to take the balloon voyage of
which so much has been said and so little
done. The Boston Board of Aldermen
have responded to petition from them
and made an appropriation of $4,000 to
aid them in fitting out their aerial ship, in
which they will start from the Common in
that city on the 4th of July. The gentle
men intend taking two other persons with
them, and through the cooperation OF the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, expect
to secure the services of two scientific
men. Professor Wise bases his reason for
undertaking this perilous voyage on the
following theories: At a certain height
above the earth there is continuous air
current, or tide, setting from west to east,
caused mainly by the centrifugal force
generated by the revolution of the earth
on its axis, and that this current moves at
the rate of from go to 100 miles per hour.
Thus he expects to reach England in two
days, at the most from the time of start
ing. a
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20
VOLUME XI.
Miscellaneous Reading.
THE TWO TRAVELLERS AND THE
OYSTER

Two TRAVELLERS, in times of yOre,
Passed near the sea one day,
And saw by chance where on the shore
A stranded oyster lay.
To seize it one directly ran,
And all his muscles strained,
But past him pushed the other man,
And SO the prize obtained
''The fish is mine,'' the other cried;
Il saw it first, I'd swear"
s'Before you saw his friend replied,
II smelt it lying there"
''Then with the smell remain content,
And yield the taste to n1e.''
And thus they wrangled as they went
Whose should the oyster be.
But mid their strife, at length they spied
A stranger drawing near,
OF aspect grave and dignitied
AS of Judge severe.
To him the quarrel they referred,
And stated each his claim,
Which patiently enough was heard,
And then the judgment came.
He took the oyster in his hand,
And opened it with care;
While both his face intently scanned
To read his purpose there.
Then much, ween, to their surprise,
Ere they had seen it well,
He ate the fish before their eyes,
And handed each shell.
"This judgment doth the court award"
He said with accent gay,
'And bids you live in good accOrd;"
Then wished the pair good day
By litigation dispute
Grows oft from bad to worse;
The gold is swallowed in the suit;
You gain an empty purse.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20

We imported from Great Britain, du-
ring the first two months of this year,
69. 9G3 tons of railroad bars, while during
the same period last year we received
141, ,561 tons. The great strike In South
Wales was the main cause OF the falling
off in this years imports,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20

WITHIN a week after the commission of
his offense, New York burglar, who was
caught by one of the ladies of house he
had entered after he had fired two shots at
her, has been sentenced to thirty years.
imprisonment ~
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20

1t proposed to write messages upon
postal cards with invisible ink, as is the
practice in France
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-06-20
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 10th at 1851
@1151S. ..-.....
A dispatch from Washington to the Asso-
ciated Press on the 10th says: 'The reports
of the proceedings of the Board of Inquiry at
Vienna, while they do not impugn the honesty
of General Van Buren, show his incapacity
for the business placed in his charge, and
hence the irregularities which led to his sus-
pension"
The New York Court of Appeals have unan-
imously granted Stokes new trial. The
lower Court is held to have erred in charging
the jury that the law presumed murder from
the fact of killing, throwing the burden of de-
tense on the accused, and in the exclusion of
some testimony offered, and the admission of
certain other evidence. 4. ..em- 49,
The New York Grand Jury have found an
Indictment against young Walworth, the par
ricide, of murder in the first degree.
Byan explosion of fire. damp atthe Henry Clay
Coliery, near Shamokin, Pa, on the 10th, a
number of miners lost their lives. There were
fifty men in the slope at the time of the ex-
plosion, thirty-fve of whom were known to
have escaped Up to ten o'clock ten dead bo-
dies had been taken out. -..
The sixth annual session of the Iowa Press
Association met at Cedar Rapids on the 10th,
and was largely attended. Several resolutions
were passed, among others, one condemning
the acceptance of free passes from railroads.
| The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Judge E. H. Thayer,
of the Clinton Age; Vice-President, John
Mahin, of the Muscatine Journal; Secretary,
A. c. Swain, of the Jefferson Bee; Treasurer,
Walt Parrot; Executive Committee, 3. p.
Allen, of the Clinton Bee; Andy Felt, of the
Nashua Post, and L. B. Raymond, of the
! Cherokee Leader E @l Ts4& t#&@
| In New York City, DR.. Julius z. Julian has
been sentenced to one years imprisonment
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20
!, STATE NEWS.

=. - ~.
! The Lexington Gazette is opposed to
the Granger movement in Virginia. I4a
) Major Burnham, a well-known con-
tractor on the Chesapeake &c Ohio railroad,
has taken contract on the Costa Rica
railroad, and with his family moved to that
country. hnE hgErh[g s
. Another Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry will be instituted Monday in
Danyille by Colonel Curtiss, grand deputy
of the National orange. This order is
extending its ramificatjons throughout
Virginia very rapidly.
John Brown, colored, died on Friday
last, near Pond Gap, under the following
,circumstances: On the 21st ult. he was
hired by Mr.. George Wilson, near Church.
vile, as a woodchopper. and while there
had quarrel with Charles Lee, another
colored woodchopper, in which the ap.
pellation - Tuckahoe ngger,n a term Of
derision for Eastern Virginia colored peo-
pie was used This incensed Lee so that
he beat Brown brutaily over the head
with q wagon chain. Lee fed, think
ing he had killed him, but Brown revived,
and the next morning sought o magistrate
to get q warrant. He went to work the
next day and attended q corn.shucking
afterwards, though he was complaining.
On the 26th ultimo he went home and went
to bed, dying of his injuries on Friday last.
Lee was thereupon arrested and placed in
Jail at Staunton. He seemed much dis
turbed at the death of Brown, saying it
was only fight, and he had no idea of
killing him. -, a,t-... "a -a..t4l
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Items.

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d.r oo Roah Il Hod;sh IJ" K;slsu uo '" i' 1'''''
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tHE Iahroaa cohsohuatioh pe.weel
n.enm9no i9 anu "e'ooii see'''s " nave D'oa ''
seseieu. .1f - A.
| NEW MOON tonight. New moon
tr1e moon, come tell unto me my heart
delight" t.E,,....,.a -
SHIPMENTS Of lard and cotton are
passing through Richmond via chesapeake
and Ohio railroad from the West.
JUICE w. W. CRUMP, of this city,
has been admitted to practice as attorney
and counsel tllor in the United States supreme
court. 80 D..
FRIDAY was the last Ember day The
weather has been so summerlike for the
last few days as almost to. do away with
lire, not to speak OF embers.
The bringing of two five-dollar gold
pieces to Fredericksburg last week occa-
stoned rumor that the yellow fever had
struck that ancient burg. y iaW
AN ENTERPR1sNa MAN can very read
lily open respectable bank either with an
iron crow-bar or $1,000. In either case
his success depends on lucky pulling. 5l
JAMES HopE., n bank burglar. has been
whipped and sent to prison in Delaware.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20

1 The Agricultural department at WASH
ington is engaged in the preparation Of a
statement Of the prices of wheat in DIFF
ferent parts Of the United States, showing
its fluctuations and the effects Of the late
panic upon that staple; also a table of
wheat products Of the states in which the
growth of cereals is not q leading industry.
In 1869, which was an unfavorable year,
Pennsylvania, Maryland. Delaware and
Virginia produced an excess over the
amount required for home consumption.
This was in list composed of all the
seaboard states from Maine to Texas,
and including Tennessee. Since that time
theresh has been deficit. 4 Ek6HITg
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20

The PERILs OF THE SEA.---A thrilling
story Of the perils of tho sea is briefly
narrated in dispatch from Boston.
Patrick O'Neil and Frank Miller left their
ship, afishing schooner, on October 18th,
in boat for some purpose. and by reason
Of heavy fog could not find it again.
They spent six days and nights in the boat
without eat or drink except that afforded
by Q rain, which soaked their clothing and
gave some relief. They were picked up
when almost at the point of death by a
Norwegian bark and carried to London.
Two of their comrades belonging to the
same ship went in search of them at the
time they were lost, and no tidings of their
fate have ever been received.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20

RELIGIOUS SERVICES TOMORROW -
The usual religious services will be held ir
all of the city churches tomorrow except
the following special appointments =
Monumental Church.--Divine service
begins in the morning at IL o'clock and il
the evening at 81. N. B.-The collection
for the poor of the city requested by the
committee will be taken up in the even.
ing. H.s4 4st ea,scA ,4i@,sP''5i81.JA
Assembly Hall.--Rev. DIR. Hoge at II
a. m. Subject ssSkeptical Doubts with
Regard to Modern Missions.n ?
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Sixth
street between Clay and Leigh. ).-Services
at II q. m. and 8 p. m. Morning services,
the dedication of the new organ, and SER
mon by Rev. Mr., Lochner appropriate to
the occasion. "a sas4&t4N2
Second Baptist Rev O. Q. Biting at
/ q. m. and " p. m.
Grace-street Baptist N. w. VIII
son, D. D., at II a. m, and Rev. Allan
Curr, f. r. S., at ~ p. m. - ,r4we
Richmond College Chapel.-Rev. Fl. A.
Topper, d. d., III p. m. " =
c Fulton Baptist.--Rev. Aaron Jones at
III a. m. and q p. m. A1S 3 Aaga
United States Court-room.l-Rev. A. r.
Miller at II a. m. .Subject:, "Christian
ZEAL" VS.. fsASs05&
Sidney Methodist. Rev. w. w. Bennett,
D. d., at IL q. M, and Rev. Moses d.
Hoge, d. D., at n p. m. " y.a'l. 80 !.
Third.street Methodist. REV. W. B.
Derrick at u p. m. = 1A11
Seyenth-street Christian Church,
Preaching at II a. M. and u p. M, by
Rev. Joseph 2. Tyler. q z y O-a u
Universalist.--Rev. sR. Fl. Pullman will
preach at the Universalist church on Mayo
street at liz m. and ~ D. m. gh1 q (
Ebenezer tColored) Baptist Rev. Rich
ard Walls at IL o'clock a. m. Subject
Temperance"
First African Church. .---Dr. Randolph,
OF Philadelphia. at ii a. M; also, at 81 p.
m. he will deliver an address upon "What
Sunday Schools may do for the Colored
People" ,-,s..,5r
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209
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE--That on tn

20S
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE--That on the
i 18th day of November, n. d., 1873, warrant
In bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, against the estate of
Jones Plummer, of the county of Dinwiddie
and State of Virginia, who have been
adjudged bankrnpts on their creditors petition
that the payment of any debts, and thu
delivery of any property belonging to said
bankrupts. to them or for their use. and the
transfer of any property by them, are forbidden
by law; that meeting of the creditors of said
bnnkrupts, to prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of their estate, will be held at Il
court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Richmond
Virginia, before w. w. Forbes, esq, regis.
ter, on the 9TH day of January, a. d., 1874, at
10 o'clock a. m. DAVID b. PARKER,
no 26-W2w U. s. Marshal.
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5000
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
1 UNITED STATES for the Eastern Districf
of Virginia.
In the matter of w. Bowie, MISUNDERSTANDING
ruptcy.
At Richmond, Va, this 18th day Of Dee, 1873.
To Whom 1t May Concern--The undersigned,
S. B Witt, of Richmond, Henrico county,
Virginia, hereby gives notice of his appoint
msnt as assignees of the estate of w
Bowie, of the county of Louisa, In said
district; and who was to wit on the sth day
of Nov. a. d., 1878, adiudged bankrupt upon
the petition of himself, by the District Court OF
the United States for said district.
Dated at Richmond, the l7th day of December,
q. d., 1878. S. B. WITT,
de ls-FSw Assignee.
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~ 437O
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
lTED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Henry b. Gaines, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy
At Richmond, on the 9th day of June a. d., 1879
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to wit on the 9th day of June,
a. d.. 1873, filed in said District Court by Henry b.
Gaines, of Henrico county in said district.
who has been heretofore duly declared bank-
rupt under the act of Congress entitled "An Act
| to establish a uniform system OF bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
3D. 1867 for a discharge and certificate thereon
from all his debts and other claims provable un-
der said act, and that the 10th day Of January a.
d. 1874, at 10 O'Clock m, before W. w. Forbes,
one of the registers of said court in bank
ruptcy, at his Office in Richmond, in said district,
is the time and place assigned for the hearing
of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause. If any you have. why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted
| You are also hereby notified. that the second
and third meetings Of the creditors OF the said
bankrupt Will be held at the same time and place
| WV. FORBES,
4 Register in Bankruptcy
deIs-Faw for Sd oong'l Dist. Of Va.
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BANK RUPT NOTICES.
,Tuus Is TO GIVE M NorI,

204
tVNHtS - TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
IL 18th day of Novber, a. d., 1873, a warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern District
of Va, against the estate of Plummer, Young &
Co. of DinwIddIe county and State Of Virginia.
VINO have been adjudged bankrupts on their
creditors petition That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property
belonging to sold bankrupts, to them or for their
use, and the transfer of any property by them
are forbidden BY law : That meeting of the
creditors Of said bankrupts, to prove their debts.
and choose one or more assignees of their estate,
will be held at a court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at the registers office, Richmond, Va.
before w. w. Forbes, esq, register, on the 9th
day of January, a. d., 1874. at 10 o'clock a. m
DAVID B. PARKER.
no 26-W2w y. s. Marshal
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de l9-F3w

506i
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
L STATES for the Eastern District of yir-
gilia.
In the matter of Edward J. Stevens, bank.
rupt-in bankruptcy.
AT Richmond, Va, this 18th day of Dec, 1878
To Whom it May Concern--The undersigned,
A. Kicks, OF Caroline county, Va, hereby gives
noice OF his appointment as assignee of the
estate OF Edward J. Stevens, Of Caroline county
in said district, and who was. on the sth day of
November, a. d +, 1873, adjudged bankrupt upon
his own petition by the District Court of the
United States for said district.
Dated at Richmond, December II, a. d.. 1878
II. A. RICRS,
de 19-F3w Assignee
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FOREIGN.


LONDON, December 2O.-Special dis
patches from Madrid say there is great re-
joicing there over the rumor that the gov
ernment of the United States has decided
that the Virginius was not entitled to carry
the American flag. The Times, comment
ing on the report, says such decision
would be consistent with truth and Justice.
The report that Nj. Bartholde, of the
French legation at st. Petersburg, has
been appointed minister to Washington is
confirmed n aIalel nHNe
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20

TIE STATE JouRNAL, published in the evening,
reaches Lexington three times week bringing
news ahead Of the other Richmond papers. It's
kilograms are valuable, but the politics bad. 1t
is, towever, decently diabolical.-Lerfngton Ga
sette A -s.,s.ss.-g--..- -
I We send NJ The JOURNAL to our
"decently supernaf' neighbor, up the
Valley, daily, and it ought to reach
him six times week, with "news ahead
of the other Richmond papers," But half
an acknowledgment is better than none,
and it comes better late than never.
The worst feature in our politics has been
our Intellectual attempt to impart little
genuine democracy to the Bourbon press
of Virginia. If we have been only
"decently diabolical' in that, the end has
failed to sanctfy the means; that rs ALL.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-20

The HOLIDAYS. .-Netwithstanding the
recent financial panic and the stringency
consequential everything that depends upon
easy money, there is prospect of a jolly
time among our people during the days and
nights that cluster around the approaching
Christmas and New Year. Ourstreets are
thronged this fine weather with male and
female-the latter largely predominating-
the young and the old, the grave and the
gay-all admiring the many beautiful
things SO elegantly and profusely displayed
in the windows of our dealers in wares
usually in demand at this joyous season.
And investments, too, are being made by the
elders for the little ones, the lover for the
sweetheart, friend for friend, and, we dare
say, THE RICH FOR THE POOR. Aye,
The poor ye have always with you'' was
the forcible admonition of Him whose ad-
vent is commemorated Just now; and let
not the pleasant hours be marred by the
unwelcome thought constantly intruding
its hideousness that we have these around
us, but have not from our abund-
ance-much less denied ourselves--made
glad their hearts, too. Many Of US in the
past years have stood by little mound
of earth that covered the remains of D
ioNou Ouos hHu VIC udu uTlcu uur ItdIS
with "Suffer little children to come unto
me-" the blessed assurance that "Of such
is the kingdom of Heaven" making whole
the broken heart and we know if that
little one was with us now that it would
be provided for and made as happy as
those left US; and why not take its portion
and bestow it upon some fatherless little
one? Know you not that the gladness OF
its heart would be reflected in resplend-
ent smile from the lips of, our Blessed
Savior upon our angelic lost one, who is
constantly singing pmans Of praise in
His presence? 1t may be but little that
we are ableto give but remember that
that little will prove as the widows mite
.if accompanied with words of cheer and
tokens of kindly sympathy aiasal, t
Let US practically demonstrate the pro-
fessed interest we feel in the welfare of the
Loor, by some concerted action, and that
right away. We have orphan asylums
among us, and its inmates are generally
comfortably provided for, but still their
monotonous lives should have at least
once a year pleasant variation. We
have the widow and the frendless girl,
eking out miserable existence wit b
''gusset, band and Seam ;n the strong man
become a helpless burden upon those of
whom he was the mainstay yAthese too call
TO us for remembrance. Let not their ap-
peal be in vain, but a substantial answer
be sent back. .,,,,,,vv(,5, W.,
Let the ladies-God bless their loving
hearts-devise the manner orcarrying these
blessings to the poor, and the means
will be found among the fathers, brothers,
husbands and lovers to cancel the expen.
ses incident thereto. And let us every one
in addition, single out some deserving un-
Fortunate, and by little substantial
beneicenee teach them that event these
times OF distress "tte greatest of these i.
| Chaalty.1 laM atsiIERasy ~