Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-11-26

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er ready to do them service.
lie declared himself, at an early
day, in favor of General Grant for
President, and, after his nomination,
was active In securing his election. On
his second nomination, in 1872, Mr.
Wilson was placed upon the same
ticket as Vice President.
Notwithstanding his Immense official
labcrs, Mr.. Wilson has found time for
extensive literary purs tits. He is
the author of History Of the Anti
Slavery Measures Of the Tbirty-scventh
and Thirty-Eight Congresses" and
"History of the Reconstruction Meas
ures of the Thirty-Ninth Congress.
In personal character, Mr.. Wilaon
stood high. He was practical states
man, and skiilful legislator. Hard
work had no terrors for him. II was
brain work, no doubt, that hurried
him to bis grave. Some two years
ago, he had a partial attack Of paraly-
sis, from which he never fully recoy-
cred. His last sickess commenced
suddenly, in the Nations Capitol, on
the 10th inst. He has never been
able to be removed to his lodgings.
lie died in fitting place,'in the Capt.
tol of the United States, where had
been spent the most active and impor-
tant years Of his official labors, and in
which be has done so much to make
the nation he loved so well, in fact
IS we'll as in name, free and andepcn-
lent i!
The death of Mr.. Wilson leaves a
vacancy in the Office Of the Vice Presi-
lent. This gives importance to the
office Of President Of the Senate, now
occupied by Senator Ferry, of Nlichi-
gan. In case of the death of the
President, this officer becomes Presi-
lent Of the United States.
Mr.. Wilson leaves no family. His
wife died some five years ago. In his
death, the nation suffers great loss;
md old Massachusetts buries one of
her able, patriotic and true men. He
has served her long and we'll, and his
name will be remembered with pleas
are throughout all time, as defender
IF liberty and equality in man, in its
broadcast sense. Long live, in the
hearts of his countrymen, the honored
name Of Henry Wilson.
The Postmaster-General, in his an
nual report, will recommend a reduc-
zion of the rate Of postage for transient
newspapers, but not of the rates for
third-class mail matter, as the increase
voted by the last Congress has, contrary
to expectation, swelIed the revenues of
the Department, and has not, as was
at first predicted, had the result Of
throwing the bulk Of transportation Of
packages into the hands Of the ex-
press companies. 1t appears that Mr..
Jewcll's recent tour among the princi-
pal Offices was taken with keen pair
of eyes very wide open, for he discov-
cred, among other things, that as rule,
postmasters entfust to subordinates al
most the entire supervision and respon-
sibility of their Offices; and he will
urge a radical reformation in this par
ticular.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL Jewell is said
to be very polite official, and is GER
tainly withal something Of humorist.
He wrote as follows, recently, to wo-
man who had applied for a situation
in the Dead Letter Office:
eve have only 81 ladies employed
in this Department, with the exception
of a.few translators and land not
tpore than two changes have occurred
III shat force for the last six mouths.
None of them ever marry, or die, or
resign. In fact, the Dead Letter divi-
sion is sort of mausoleum Of buried
affections--a place not governed by
natural laws-for those Who enter its
charmed portals seem to lose all the
motives and hopes, and aspiratio rs
which sway and govern the denizens
Of the outside world. | regret that it
is so, butso it is"
EYES," said Margaret Parchment,
an old maid, to friend, the other
day. Hves. everybody appears to be