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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
Public Lands and Patent Statistics,
The following statement and statistics
are taken from the late report of the
Secretary of the8Interior:
PUBLIC LANDS.

afts 8-e PUBLIC LANDS.
During the fiscal year endlng June 80, 1874,
public lands were disposed of as follows: Cash
sales, 1, al 1856 acres; military-warrant loca-
TONS 1850; homestead entries, 3,51S s6i. 63; tim
bcr-culture entresSt S03 945.47 Agricultural Col
lege scrip locations 112 9S; approved to States
as swamp, 201,1S79l; certified to railroads, 1854
ed 6f c&Js tF Gggeaos dsr fH5t
for common schools, 69,S99.S4; certified for uni
versiies, 646S6 So; approved to States for inter-
nal improvements, 134,9 20; Sioux half-breed
scrip locations, no; Chippewa, do, 11,671.71.
Total, g. 93 acres-a quantity less by 3499-
1891 acres than that disposed of the preceding
year.
Cash receipts $2469, 1850, being S9Ss,577 less
than those of the preceding year.
During The year g, 492 acres were surveyed,
making 649,39 052 acres already surveyed, and
ledring unsdrveyed l,lS5, 60 as acres
The diminution in the aggregate quantity of
lands disposed of during the year is chiefly owing
to the amount certified to Railroads.&c. 264 Sd. ~
acres in the year ending June 80, 1874, against
6.0S3, 81 acres in that ending June 80, 1873.
Nearly a million acres were entered under the
Timber act, which augurs well for the now treeess
pralIles of,the West. The entries under this and
the HomStead act exceed by over half million
acres like entries during the preceding year.
Inc rapid destruction of timber in this coun-
Try, ana especially that which is found on the
pubhc lands, is source of great soicitude to all
persons VINO nave given the subject any consid-
eration.e If this destruction progresses in the fr-
ture as rapidly as IN the past the timbered lands
of the Government will soon be denuded of ey-
@erythfng that is valuable. Effective legislation
protecting these lands from such waste is abso-
lutey necessary, and cannot longer be neglected
without serious injury to the public interests.
Under the laws now in force for the disposition
OF public lands lis difficult If not impossible, to
obtain more than the minimum price ($f25 per
acre. for land, however valuable. When tim
nereo lands are advertised for sale private par
.ies, ueslrlng 70 purchase, make such arrange
non hence the lands ifdisposed of at all are sold
az tae minimum when offered at public
sale, and, If not then sold. are i'm
mediately entered at the minimum Govern
ment price by such parties. The most effectual
means OF preventing these practices is in the
Judgment OF the Secretary. to adopt the sugges-
tions Of the Commissioners of the General land
Once that pine and fir lands shall not be subject
70 entry under the Presumption aud Homestead
avs; that q system OF surveys BIO devised by
which the quantity Of pine and FIR timber on eac5
smallest subdivision Ola section may be at Least
closely spproximated; that an immediate ex
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

THE LITTLE CoRPoRAL.-The Deem
Der number abounds in good things, among
which is an illustrated story" What Happened
Christmas Day'-by theseditor, Mrs Miller.
Parties raising clubs at $1.10 for each subscriber
receive valuable premiums, list of which is pub
lished in the magazine. Single subscription,
postage paid $50; two names at one time, rs
each; five, 81 Ito each, and premium to the per-
son sending the club. Published by john E.
MILLER. Chicago, Ill.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

EVERY wise business man shapes his bust
ness SO as to make it conform to the crcum-
stances by which he is surrounded. Believ-
ing this, The Sherman House, at Chicago, has
reduced its rates--an act that should be APP
preciated by the travelling public.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

SAFE, PERMANENT AND COMPLETE will
hoft's Tonic cures Chills and Fever, Dumb
Chills and Bilious Fevers-those Titans that
kill their thousands where this remedy is I'M
known. 1t cures Enlargement of the Spleen.
1t cures Hypertrophy of the Liver. 1t hurts
no one. 1t cures all types of Malarial Fevers
and is perfectly protective in all its effects.
Try Wilhoft's Tonic, the great infallible Chill
Cure. WHEELoCK, FINLAY & Co, Proprie-
tors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

Now IS the time to buy presents for Christ
mas. Combine beauty and utility and give
your gentlemen friends carton containing
one hundred Elmwood Collars. They will
last him some time, and he will think of you
with pleasure every time he puts on one.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
-"Twice one isl won reneated

Twice one isl won, repeated an
urchin, in an absent-minded way.
" What" cried his father, Z" have I spent
SO much money on your education with
no better results than that2 Twice one
is two, sir" well, dad" replied the
young hopeless, g will admit that you
are right from one standpoint; but, with
all due Difference to you as my paternal
progenitor, must beg leave to maintain
that, when win two one-dollar bills on
ahorse-race, twice one is won"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

A PRovIDENTIAL MAN.-This title now
justly belongs to a physician who has
added to the list of medicines new rem
edy, which appears to include all that is
most valuable in the old pharmacopeia,
and not to include any of the drawbacks
with which the so-called specifics of the
Faculty are chargeable. The Providen-
tial man is DIR. JOSEPH WALKER, of Cali
fornia, whose VINEGAR BITTERs has
achieved, in the short space of two years,
degree of popularity never before at
tanned by any advertised preparation in
this country. We have too much conf
dence in the shrewdness of the American
people to suppose that this sudden and
surprising celebrity is the outgrowth of
a delusion Indeed, we have reason to
know that it is founded on innumerable
and well-authenticated cures Of almost
all the bodily ills that flesh is heir to.
Not the least among the merits of the
famous Tonic and Restorative is its en-
tire freedom from alcohol, as well as
from all mineral drugs. 1t is composed
exclusively of rare vegetable extracts.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
A walking Advertisement.

LIMESTONE SPRINGS, S. C. h
Dr. r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y: sesea.
Dear SRI am a walking advertisement
for your Golden Medical Discovery, Purga-
| tive Pellets and DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
| they having cured me OF Catarrh of nine
years. standing, which was so bad that it
| disfgured my nose, and while curing it your
medicines also cured me of Asthma in its
| worst and most aggravated form. Before
| using your medicines / had become reduced
in flesh from one hundred and fifty-five to
one hundred and fifteen pounds, and now
weigh one hundred and sixty-two pounds
and am in better health than / have enjoyed
8. j. t. LUMsDEN. S
The above is but fair sample of hundreds
of letters which are received by DR.. Pierce,
and in the face of such evidence who can
longer doubt that the Doctors medicines cure
the worst cases of Chronic Catarrh !? toEs
The Great Fayorfte with the Ladies'.
VIM. Forsyth, Bynum s. Son, druggists, of
Live Oak, Fla, write, Sept. 10th, 1874, as fol-
lows: DR. r.. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n "
Your Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative
Pellets sell very largely and give complete
satisfaction, as many of our customers and
friends testify with pleasure. Your Favorite
Prescription is indeed the great Fayorite with
| the ladies, and numbers can say with joy
that it has saved them from eking out mis-
cradle life or meeting with premature death
and restored them to health and happiness"
Thousands of women bless the day on
| which Dr. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription was
| first made known to them. "A single bottle
often gives delicate and suffering women
more relief than months of treatment from
| their family physician. In all those derange-
ments causing back-ache, dragging down SEN
| sations, nervous and general debility, it is a
sovereign remedy It's soothing and healing
properties render it of the utmost value to
ladies suffering from internal fever, conges-
ton, Inflammation or liberation, and its
strengthening effects tend to correct displace-
ments of internal parts, the result of weakness
of natural supports 1t is sold by all drug
gists.
Dr.. PIERcE's pamphlet on Diseases Peculiar
to Women will be sent to any address on re-
ceipt of two stamps. Address as above.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

The new trade dollar prepared es-
pecially for circulation in Japan and
China has already displaced $9,000,000
of Mexican coin in those far-of realms.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

EVERY HOUSEHOLD CAN BE SUP
Piled WITH A BEAUTIFUL ILLUNI-
MATING GAS, BY THE KEYSTONE
SAFETY GAS MACHINE. 1T is SIMPLE
I'M CONSTRUCTION, SAFE I'm OPERA
TION, AND CERTAIN IN RESULTS. FOR
VILLAGES, CHURCHES, RURALHOMEg
INSTITUTIONS, ETC., THE KEYSTONE
APPARATUS AFFORDS THE MOST
PERFECT MEANS OF ILLUMINATION
VET DISCOVERED. PAMPHLETS AND
FULL AUTHORIZATION ON QUALIFICATION.
KEYSTONE SAFETY GAS MACHINE
CO.; j. B. WILSON, PRES, G. HI. BAKER,
SEQ, III SAMSON ST., PHILADELPHIA;
Ito LIBERTY ST., NEW YORK.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
Pianos and Organs.

Fine new rosewood pianos for $500.
Fine walnut organs, six stops, S125.
Good secondhand pianos, $50 to 5000.
Reeds Temple of Music, Chicago. Il
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

DYBALL's finest candies mailed free to all
parts at 60c per tb. Address Dyball, Chicago.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

DECEMBER Z, 1874.
NEW YoRK:-Cotton- 14A@l515c. Flour-Good
SIS. Whea-No. 2 Chicago: $1.10@111; Iowa
Spring, S111@1.12; No. Milwaukee Spring,
sl1sg1 1917. Rye- Western s59s7c BgT Icy
ern, N@7OAc. Pork-New mess, $21 .oO@21 %
Lard-134@13%c. Cheese-121a@15Ac Wool
Common to extra, 43@65c. BeegesaS1o;oo@
s ss oSS shesp@ Live, s475ae.5o. s'
s4ssS5.oS; medium. ssss s butch Sh
ers' stock, s2.5o@a.75; stock cattle, ss.5o
S S Gsspacoa good TO choice tic 0sGiss g.
s5@a6c Pork-Mess, new, s1s.5o@19.75. Lard
H5e wessrs Factory York 14 Esia9ss
ping" extra z ssa%@s.so Weeasw sprlnss
oe a = fSsSS5syc. Rye"No 4 sssGsac
Barley-No. 2, $1.26H @1.27. WooI-Tub-wash
45@57c; fleece. washed, 4O@47c; fleece; I'm.
gss9sa se @sad asosFIsstssSF $ eo@
mon boards, $11 OO@120o; fencing, $11:OO@1200;
"a" SHINGLES, S3.O00325; lath, S2.oO@2.a5.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O@5.5O. Wheat-Red
.os@1;1s; Corn-New, 7o@Tse. RyenS1 o791 o. 8.
Onts-57Q 60c. BGriey-S1 30D1.35. POrE-S19.7 rs
@2O.O0. LGrd-13as @144c.
ST.. LOUIS .Catle-Fair to choice s45oa6.O 90.
Hogs-Live, $7.25@7.75. Flour-XX Fall, 4.25@
4.50. Wheat-No. 2 Red Fall $1.081a@1 .0s. Corn
No. 2, new, 67G169c. Odts--No. = 57Q159c. Rye
10601 on. Barley-No. 2, 81. 30GD135. Pork-Mess,
$40. 00020.25. Lard-130131sc.
E.-Fzour-Spring Xxx, $5.2505. 80.
Wheat-Spring, No. l, MA@92cS No. 2, 89A
@S91Ac. COrn-No. 2, 72@73c. Oots-No. 2, 53la
Oslo. Rye-No /, 95096c. Bartey-No. 2,
$131@1.3 80.
CLEVELAND Aeat-No. Red, $1.10h@111 !;
No. Red, 81 .051a .06. CWn-New, nv ORC.
Oots-No. /, 571a@5Sc.
DETROIT heat-Extra, $1.15H@1.-6. Corn
-741aQ75c. OGts-541a 055c.
Observation-Disclosures Michigan, 81 600
1.O9h; No. Red, S1.OS01 .0S1s. Coan-Mixed
new, 69A@70c Oats-No. 2, 5511056
BUFFALo.-Beeues- 100000 Hogs Live,
S6.5007.4O: Sheep-Live, S4.0005.25.
EAST LIBERTY.-Beeoes-Bes S6.6006.75
medium, S5.7506.5o. Hogs-Yorkers, $3.50
$50; Philadelphia, 81 .25@7. 40. Steep-Best,
S4.7b05.25; medium, 81. o0d4.50.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

THE NORTHWESTERN HORsE-NAIL Cos
Finished" Nail is the best in the world.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
GRANGE RECALIA.

CHEAPER than you can buy same quality elsewhere.
Best Quality Gents, As cts. per set.
Best Quality Ladies', SO cts. per set.
Sent COD with permission of examination before
taking Grange Flags and Banners.
G.. F. FOSTER, SON & CO., 4 Market St., Chicago.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
THE NEW WORLD.

THE following is the December statement
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11

\ DOUBLE BARREL GUN; warranted real English
wls barTes gatet breech good shooter MID FL e
mine before paying BILL upon paying express charges p0t
RUDOLPH q Co. Gun dealers 10 n. 5t ST. ST. LOUIS MO-
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
THE MARK ETSs

KING KALAKAUA and his suite left San
Francisco on the 9Th, en- route for Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03

IN favor of j. Coolidge and N. j Thomas; in
ala OF road in Chapman Plantation; author
izing the location of certain land certificates
IN IN FAVOR of the town of Mayfeld in relation to
!ne plans and records in the State Land Office;
10 favor of the Military and Naval Asylum at
Bath; to furnish certain books to the town of
Brooks; in favor of the Bangor Cbildren's
Home; in aid of the Penobscot tribe of In
dams; in favor of c. E. Murphy; for the pro-
lection of State property at Eastport; in favor
of the State College of Agriculture; relating to
settlers lots under the treaty of Washington;
IN favor of Obediah Skidgel; authorizing the
Land Agent to purchase proprietors interests
IN lot No. q, Township No. Is, r. q; in favor
OF road in Castle Hill Township, Aroostook
county. Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
A motion to reconsider the bill relating to
savings Banks was lost.
Mr.. Pullen of Portland reported from the
Committee on Judiciary bill to amend Sec
ton ~, Chapter q, R. S., relating to intoxicat-
ed persons. The bill was put on its passage
1t provides for the punishment of persons
found intoxicated, by fine or imprisonment, at
the option of the Judge.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot the bill relating to
capital offences was called up by reconsidera.
tion, amended and discussed by Messrs Tai
bot and Corthell ia favor. The bill was re-
FUSED passage. Yeas As, nays 81.
The bill to increase the salary of the Attor-
ney General was taken from the table, discus
sed and the House refused to recede and con-
cur with the Senate in passing the bill as
amended by GA to 50.
The bill relating to Court stenographers came
from The Senate insisted upon. The House ap-
pointed conferees.
Inc bill to incorporate the Fairfield Horse
Railroad Company came from the Senate
amended. The House receeded and concurred.
The bill relating to the commitment of Ger
tain classes to the Reform School came from
the Senate indefinitely postponed. The House
receeded and concurred.
The bill to amend Chapter 14S, r. S., relat-
ing to the Insane Hospital came from the Sen
ate amended. The House receeded and con
CURED in adopting the amendment "A" The
bill was then tabled.
The bill, Section 40. Chapter q, r. s., relat-
ing to intoxication came from the Senate
amended. The House receeded and concurred.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
Eight Persons Burned to Death.


MONTREAL, Mar. "A fearful accident &C.
cured on the Great Western Railway Saturday
night. The Sarnia accommodation train. which
LETT London at $50 p. m. consisted of empty
tank cars, baggage and second class cars and q
coach. When seven miles west of London the
coach took fire in the saloon at the forward end,
it is supposed by the falling of a lamp. The
fire was not discovered until the interior of the
saloon was completely filled with flames. which
spread through the coach almost instantly The
passengers were compelled to jump from the
rear platform and through the windows. The
IRAN IRAN was stopped as quickly as possible. but
nu,ure they could be extrcated eight persons
were fatally sufocated and burned
Last niSnt eight cotfin left for Kowoko sta
in. iSsterday afternoon in searching among
Tue wreck number of gold nuggets were fonnd
supposed to be melted iewelrv also two '.1I
watches which were identitied Sevsr oo,. Sou
have been Identified, A number were st;li NJ,
and 1t Is supposed that one or two Others had
gone Two gentlemen of Petrolia are still n;s'
sing and it is feared they were on the train.
Fire and Loss of Life.
MONTREAL, March "A fire occurred il
Coyle's rope-walk on st. Catherine street yester
day morning. The walk had not been used fo
some time and men were at work getting it in
order for operation when the fire broke out. /
was the property of Crater & Coverhil of thii
city, and was occupied by Coyle, who wa
burned about the face and arms to the extent
of rendering bis recovery doubtful Durin,
the afternoon, while clearing up the ruins thu
body of Zephiren Labreche, aged Ii, was dis
covered. The loss will reach about SS1, 600
partially covered by insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
THE WAR ON RUM.
The Prayer Movement.


WORCESTER, Mass, March 1.-The meeting
in Mechanics Hall in this city this evening to
inaugurate the new temperance movement was
attended by over two Thousand people and
much enthusiasm was manifested. Speeches
were made by Dio Lewis and several clergy
men of this city.
The movement meeting meets with much
favor from all the speakers. In the course of
his remarks, DiO Lewis recommends that three
bands of praying women of seventy-five each
be organized tomorrow morning, the work to
begin in the afternoon and tonight he would
promise that in two weeks every grog shop in
the city will be closed and drinkers obliged to
drink water or go dry unless aided by phys
ician's prescription. Mr.. Lewis was much
gratlfied at the success lof the meeting and is
confident of the favorable result of the move
ment. The clergymen of the city meet to-
morrow morning to take act Oh and in the
afternoon the women will meet for organiza-
tIO1.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March AT an election
in Paducah, KY. to-day, vote was taken on
suppressing the drinking saloons of the city.
There was considerable excitement and both
the whiskey and anti-whiskey parties worked
hard. The whiskey men were victorious by
about so majority.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
THE ELECTION.
Mayor Weseolt Reelected by $40 Ma
jOrity.

Monday was as magnificent March day as
ever dawned upon tn s region, so fine and
snrinohlxe that but little over half of the voters
of the city felt interest enough to go to the
polls. doubtless owing to the enervating infiu-
ences of the warm weather. in Ward one
there was little interest. the Republicans, how
ever, polling larger percentage CT their vote
than the Democrats. We understand that the
Islands did not vote at ALL
In Ward there was considerable slashipg.
The "untelrifed' did not take kindly to Can't.
Sturdivant, and the leaders introduced tickets
headed by Wescott to save them from democrat
ization. There vas also an Independent Demo-
cratic nominee for Mayor, but he received but
three votes. There was quite little company
about the polls all day.
In Ward all was quiet. Quite a number of
Republicans voted for Mr. Sturdivant and
few Democrats for Mr.. Wescott There was a
goodly number of men talking temperance
whom we have never before known as such.
They saw the evils of the traffic yesterday; let
us hope they will be as jealous the rest of their
lives. An ex-keeper of the most infamous
bagniossever in this city, made no little show in
voting for Capt Sturdivant, declaring that
this good man had kept him "from going to
State Prison. fact not greatly to the credit
of Capt S., as much rioting would have been
avoided if this brand snatched from paste-col-
ored clothing, had got his deserts. The only
episode for the day was the arrival at the City
Building of a wagon load of liquor taken from
one of the members of the temperance caucus
which nominated Capt. Sturdivant.
In Ward there was good deal of mixed
ness. No less than six mixed tickets were in
circulation, and the average voter must have
been greatly perplexed.
In Ward an attempt vas made to run Mr.
Perry off, but it failed as it should.
The Independents in Ward 6 undertook to
break the ranks of the regulars but they sig
nally failed.
Ward made the best record AID did the
most toward getting out a full vote.
The Republicans elect their City Council
tickets in Wards 1, 8, 3, 6 and z, and the Demo
Gratis in Wards l and T. The Republicans
gain one Councilman in Ward 6. The Board of
Aldermen will consist of Republicans and
Democrats. and the Council of Is Republic
cans and Democrats.
The following is the vote for Mayor:
1874 1873
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03

PERsoNAL.-A son has been born to Mr..
Hermann Kotzschmar
Miss King of Saccarappa, with Mrs. Merrill
soprano, Davee tenor, and Greedy bass have
been engaged as the Congress Square Church
choir.
Collector Washburn delivers the address at
the dedication of the new town hall in Orono
this evening. Rev. Fl. c. Seward of Deering
delivers poem.
The Governor has appointed Thomas c. Mnl-
vey, esq, of Hollis Centre, fDediums Potesta-
tenn Justice for the county of York,
DR. w. w. Creme leaves for San Francisco
to-day to undertake surgical opera
| ton,
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03

THRILLING NARRATIvE.-Brigham' ex-19th
wife, who lectures at City Hall tomorrow eve-
ming, in her lecture on the mormon Religion
at horticultural Hall on Sunday evening last
made the statement that among many Incl
dents coming within her knowledge, the fol-
lowing, which illustrates the implicit faith
some hold in blood atonement: SIT is rel ated
that one of the wives of a polygamist was un-
faithful during his absence ON a MISE ON. On
his return the Reformation was in full blast
and the unhappy wife believed that from this
faux pas she was doomed to lose her claim to
motherhood over her children which she had
already borne; that she would be cast aside in
eternity, AS we'll as in time, by her husband;
that in fact she would only be an angel and
with the angels stand; and that she should not
reach the circle of the gods and goddesses I'M
less her blood was shed. She consented to
meet the penalty of her error; and while her
heart was gushing with affection for her hus-
band and children and her mind absorbed
with faith in the doctrine of human sacrifice,
she seated herself upon her husbands knee.
and after the warmest and most endearing en-
brace she had ever known-it was to be her
last-when the warmth of his lips still lnger-
ed about her glowing cheek, with his own right
hand ne calmly cut her throat, and sent her
spirit to the keeping of the gods. That kind
and loving husband still Hives near Salt Lake
City, and breaches occasionally with great zeal.
He seems happy enough