Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

QUEEN VICTORIA has a fine stock farm,
the Christmas sale. of fat cattle from it
realizing this year the handsome sum Of
$15,935, ., Iii ."
On the 1st inst. the new monetary sys-
tenn Of Germany went into universal and
compulsory operation throughout the En-
pire. Tt had been in partial and legal OPP
Grafton for some time. $500 f.,.
In recent exploration in New Guinea 9
boa-constrictor fifteen feet three inches long
was shot, having protuberance in his
body fourteen and half inches in diam
eter, which, when cut open, proved to be
| the body of whole kangaroo only par
TALLY digested. nose.
: A YOUNG British officer having got
drunk and behaved disgracefully, the
Duke of Cambridge, COMMANDMENT Chief,
has sentenced him to wear his uniform
constantly for one year. The British of.
fcers affect never to wear their uniform
except when on duty. . .e./ a.f
The great bell of China, at Pekin, is
thirteen feet in diameter. The daughter
of its founder is said to have thrown her
self into the molten mass in order to Sc
cure, through human sacrifice, a perfect
casting. 1t is no uncommon thing in
America for men to sacrifice themselves
to bellies.
AN Englishman has squeezed IA 00.
copies Of history of the world since the
flood into $4,000 bottles, and had them
| buried in the ice somewhere in Greenland
His theory is that history repeats itself
and that the coming Capt. Noah will pick
up these floating waits and put them il
the ark library as something reliable fol
| future historians to start on. ..
| A NEW industry has started into being
at the Halles Centrales, Paris Large
wagons loaded with fresh vine leaves ar
rive early every morning. A crowd OF
old women dressed as peasants surround
them, purchase the leaves, wrap them
tastefully about Jumps of tallOw, adroitly
colored, and then go from door TO door
and sell the stuff as fresh butter.
A BONAPARTIsT agent is to be prose
cuted at St Quentin for the illegal distri.
button of unauthorized pamphlets. His
plan of circulating these wares was de.
cidedly novel and Ingenious. Being at,
tached to the cloak-room of the theater,
he used during the performance to fill the
pockets of overcoats and cloaks with
treaSises on the advantages of an imperial
restoration and similar topics. 4.
nj. BUFFET has addressed circular to
the Projects throughout France, regulat
ing the destruction of wolves, which
are, it appears, making themselves more
than ordinarily disagreeable in certain
districts. In one place, out OF. d flock OF
397 sheep seventy two were found dead
and twenty -eight had disappeared. In
the absence of heoflicer specially charged
with the determination Of wolves and
known as the Lieut.. de .Louveterie, M.
Buffet recommends that the gendarmes
should be intrusted with the arrange
ments for battues. 2f+" t+ IL
AN innkeeper in one of the towns OF
| New Zealand, owing to threatened
drought, lately had all artesian we'll bored
ia his yard, and at the depth of 270 feet
water was struck. Itrose freely to the sur
face, accompanied by a large volume OF
| gas similar to that which has been found
in many parts of this country; so that the
innkeeper's enterprise has been rewarded
not only by an abundant supply of good
water to set before his guests, buta means
of lighting his house at night at almost
no pecuniary expense. tna <#@ Z.