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Year: 1867

When the most insignificant person tells us
we are wrong, we ought to listen AID examine
ourselves, and see if it be so. Let US believe
it possible that we may be in error when any
one thinks We are
Year: 1867

Tux want Of such an organ of truly liberal principles
has been widely and deeply felt especially among IRISH
mon of advanced opinions and among the real friends
of Irish national independence and of universal liberty
By the corrupt or incompetent organs Of parties and
ses the Irish people of this country have up to very
late period been at once misrepresented and msed IL
"a time that this was at end and that the true advo
Gates of liberty to Ireland and to all men, should come
,ord a the real representatives Of their race and ma
,on and make the truth manifest to the entire inte


cent world that while demand justice for ourselves


ready and anxious to extend it to all others.


un. mon who are mainly interested in conducting the


enterprise have spent life of labor and sacrifice


,ho cause of country and liberty; and, 80 far from


u,o.rv of their work. or relaxing in their Efforts
- roodv once more to enter the field Of duty, and
~ r.o,or,v snnnorted to spare neither labor nor ex-


20 do this most necessary work as ought to be
dome and carry this noble cause to successful ssue
.ro n,,l,ions of Irshmen who demand liberty for
their country-and there millions OF Americans VINO


With them 10 their arduous struggle to secure
~ Nov the time for both to prove themselves in ear
nest by making the IRISH REPUBLIC newspaper po"e
hitch will, eventually secure real, actual free, Repub'
lican government In ireland.


rs have friends who believe in this platform, we call
nnon them to 90 to aoor at once and earnestly 70 sup
mort us by subscribing themselves and inducing he'F
r. lends and neghbors to do likewise For we are sorfy
IN sav that we have met deadly (ecreD opposuoh iro
MANY who ought to be supporters but VINO are HUI
vet able to bear the light of truth and hoery' in'
countless legons of ignorance and slavery are our
mies We are resolved that they shall be Always %
and that our work is rid of their presence the woro
that they have cursed.
Year: 1867

HoPE AFFIIcTEp-In another part Of this
paper VIII be found the advertisement Of the celebrated
Institute established by J. c. Young ID 1850 In this
age of deceit and charatansIn is boon to the suf
erns to point on; to them where they Of OBJ
tanning the wished for cure and relief Under Of
the skilful doctor the sick and troubled divest
themselves OF their burden Of shame lay aside their
Cross and health and happiness you sick
trouble do hesitate-read the advertisement and
and follow the advice. Do not forget the number
the Of directing your letter Consultation Of
fee c36 Washington street, San Francisco.
Year: 1867

q The interest which our citizens are tax
ing in the proposed railroad through the
county from Mineral Point, is in no way
tagging. They have taken steps to have
the route surveyed, the money to pay for
the survey to this place is ready, and al,
they wait for is the surveyors, who are at
present engaged on another job. They
have the promise of the surveyors next
week. After the survey of the road, an
estimate will be made Of the cost Of grading
&C., and then our citizens win doubtless
be called on to show their interest in the
enterprise by subscribing literally. Y 7


1t should be borne in mind by our citi-r
zens that the owners of the Mineral Point
Railroad are ready to extend it, that they
have the money to do it with, and propose
shortly to do it. 1t should also be renem-
bered with equal distinctness that they eI-
pect bonus from the citizens along the
route, and in the villages most interested,
as an inducement for them to extend the
road. The people of McGregor have offer
ed the Railroad Company a big 6onus if
they will make the terminus of their road
opposite that city. The people Of Miffiin,
Winsville and Lancaster would rather have
it extended to McGregor by their towns,
and are willing to pay the company for
putting it through on that route. There
fore if the people of Dodgeville and the
northern towns of this county wish to reap
any benefit from the proposed extension
of this road they have got to as'come down
with the dust" or in other words, pay the
company handsome bonus mas az
Year: 1867

fw> One day this week we had occasion
to visit the extensive wagon, plow, and
carriage factory of Spang and Stratman.
and we are compelled to confess that we
were actually surprised and astonished at
the amount of work they are doing. Only
last summer they built very large addl-
ton to their already extensive. nanufac-
tory, and now We are informed that they
are crowded for room, and propose to
enlarge by erecting building between the
old and new shops, and making it all one,
which will form building two hundred
feet long. They have now in store and
propose to uss up during the. winter, In
the erection of wagons. three hundred and
fifty sets Of hubs and spokes. The wood
is the best that can be bought, and theis
work being always substantial and good,
their wagons 60 off quite as fast as they
can build them, and faster if 1t were possi-
BILE. for they invariably have orders ahead
We commend this enterprising firm to the
patronage Of farmers, tcamsters and the
public generally.
Year: 1867

W We are happy to. be able to state
to our patrons aud friends that the sub
scription list of the CHRoNIcLE is steadily
increasing. Our list Of paying subscribers
is now much larger than it ever was be-
fore, either during our own administration
or that Of our predecessors. We have en-
deavored to make the CHRONICLE read
able paper, and the liberal support which
we have received has fattcred us into the
belief that we have at leas. partially sue
ceeded. 81 sgiHJsdps at ".3 G


Winter is now fairly upon us, and We
may expect stormy, cold days, in which no
work can be done, .and long evenings which
would drag very heavily, and appear very
dreary and long, were it not for the regu-
lar visits of the county paper. These facts
are known to all, and the advantages of
county paper are appreciated by many, but
We are sorry to say that there are many who
do not fully appreciate its advantages, OF
recognize its claims. Now, what We are
trying to get at is this. We want those o1
our patrons who do appreciate our efforts


to recommend US favorably to the notice o.


their friends and neighbors, and see if oul
list Of near seven hundred subscribers can


not be doubled. By doing US this trifine
service, you will be benefiting yourself and
| the whole community for your local ma


per is your representative at home ant
abroad, and by it your enterprise, 2individ


ually and as community is in a grca


measure judged. sftl sssrIs9oisd 4
Year: 1867

From the Dubuque Herald we learn that
horrible murder was committed on Sun
day on what is known as Waterloo ridge,
six miles west of Petosi, Grant Co, Wis.
It appears that soldiers orphan, : little
girl aged three years, was living at the
house of Jacob Sickle. while its mother
was in Dubuque trying to earn living.
Jacob Sickle has daughter about Is or
sixteen years Of age, said to be the lunfor-
tunate possessor ofa very bad temper. On
Sunday Mr.. Sickle was away from home.
About 10 o'clock of that day the daughter,
Lizzie Sickle, for some cause unknown as
yet, fell upon the little girl and beat her in
a most brutal manner. When the child
became unconscious and was apparently
dying, she became alarmed at the result Of
her brutality and called in neighboring
woman. To her she told story improba-
BILE its very face. She said that the
child had fallen from chair by accident
and hurt its head. But it required only q
glance at the mutilated body to show the
falsity of this story. The body was one
mass of bruised and broken flesh. On the
head was ftightful wound giving every
Indication of broken skull, and one of the
hands was crushed SO badly that, it is said,
not bone in it remained unbroken. A
physician. DR.. Graham, Of Potosi, was sent
for Immediately, and everything possible
was done for the little sufferer, but to no
avail, the child dying at 2 o'clock on Mon
day. The mother was on Monday notified
Of the horrible death Of her child, and has
tened to the place with such feelings as
only a mother can feel. aly7ts'5t


An officer was sent for Immediately to
arrest Lizzie Sickle, and she will be placed
| upon trial for murder The case justly
creates great excitement in the neighbor.
hood. i.vd lv3lr.a aHaH
Year: 1867

s- Business has been quite brisk in
this village during the past month. Our
merchants have sold more goods and done
a larger amount of cash business during
the month than during the same length Of
time for any other month in the year.
Year: 1867

tR The prospectus of Harper's Month
ly lAagdsias appears in this issue. 1t
needs no special recommendation from US;
il is well known as one of the best Month
lies published. A club is forming for both
the Monthly and Weekly at this office.
Year: 1867

W The heavy state tax this year is
caused partly by large appropriations hay-
ing been made by the last legislature for
the completion of the state capitol, and a
provision to begin paying off the war debt.
Year: 1867

w An insurance agent approached one
of our citizens the other day on the sub
iect of life Insurance. Wanted to take his
risk, Said he would be good subject, be-
cause he was too lazy to have the quick
consumption. lal.
Year: 1867

- The first skating party of the sea-
son made trip to Todd old furnace pond
on Tuesday last. The ice was in fine con-
dition, and the weather just cold enough
TO need the exercise of skating to keep
warm. 9egl aa
Year: 1867

The Judges of Election are just now the
objects of the most violent, and, it appears to
us, the most lust abuse. The Intelligencer OF
yesterday carried its virulence to the extent
Of apparently inviting mob law against the
judges. It's in1ammatory article certainly
seems directly intended to incite that action.
We believe the judges have conscientiously
aimed to discharge their duties under the law,
and if they erred in their Interpretation Of it, II
was IN undertaking the powers given them by
the vague provisions Of that law. This is Ger.
tainly erring on the safe side. We know they
were most anxious to have Judicial decision
to guide them to their right to take new
names when the list should be opened for cor
Tectlon and that they gratif1ed that the opin.
ion OF the Court justlfies them In doing so. They
will, we are assured, use their best exertions
to the end Of periecting the list at that time.


The justness and fairness OF the Intelligen.
GERS assaults upon the judges is illustrated by
its allegation that "they have heretofore cho.
sen to make their registration duties simply
an after-dinner recreation, without reference
to the cor nvenience of the citizens" Now the
very reverse OF this is the truth. The Judges
of Election held their sessions after D. M


purely for the public convenience Suppose
they had made it a before dinner business
and sat from to 3, how many names would
have been registered? Not dozen per hour
But by sitting after 3 p. m, the Judges
were able to accommodate every body, busi-
ness men, clerks, mechanics, laborers and
all who could not have conveniently at.
tended earlier in the day. The Judges
evinced their disposition to adapt their time
to the convenience Of the people, also,
by varying their hours of sitting in the differ.
ent wardssin accordance with the representa-.
uons Of leading citizens to the proper hours
to accommodate TIE greatest number of person.
In their respective localities. In regard TO the
matter OF supplying more polling places to ac
commodate the increased number Of voters, the
need can be met without diff Guilty, by proyi-
ding an additional polling place in each pre-
cinct, or snb- division of each precinct, both
polling places 10 be held al separate windows
of the same building. or at points adjacent
to each other. By dividing the lettered list of
the original precinct half of the alphabet
going TO each polling place, the whole number
OF voters can be fully accommodated


The Judges, we hear, are ready to Cooperate
promptly with our City authorities in carry.
ing out any feasible plan Of providing addi.
tional accommodations for the voters, and we
doubt not that the Councils at their meeting
tonight will mature some measure to meet
the dlfti culty
Year: 1867

REMovAL.-The well known booksellers,
Messrs. Woodhouse & Parham, have re-
moved from their late place of business on
Governor street to the spacious and ele-
CANT store No. 1905 Main street. They are
now upon the same square on which Mr..
Woodhouse for so many years kept his ex-
tensive book store that was consumed in
the great fire of Sd of April, 1865. 1t is
gratifying to see the business men of the
more prosperous days of the city moving
into position. We trust that having passed
through the ordeal Of war and fire, that a
bright day is near at hand for them all
and that they will flourish with the new
Richmond, which is to be more prosperous
| than the old.
Year: 1867

1t may seem unnecessary TO add r single word to
the above address but the calls upon the institu-
tion have been so numerous and pressing, and the
struggle through which II is now passing TO widen
the circle OF It's charities, is of such ardnous
nature that the management cannot too strongly
urge upon the humane and sympathetic every.
where an active participation in this additional
attempt to alleviate the sad condition of great
numbers of helpless children, rendered thus by
the terrible war through which we have passed.
And assuredly, whatever may have been the rela-
tive political views of ladies and gentlemen here
toore all must agree that the children referred to
could not, by any possibility, have had an agency
destitute condition. and are suitable objects for tn
charity of all persons of whatever shade of polti-
cal opinion. The 3" Home and school ,, which
sndO,c will be OF incalculable benefit by provi-
ding not only food and raiment for these helpless
ones but likewise solid and thorough education,
thus qualifying them for future usefulness to SO.
cisty at large. In order that this appeal may be
efectual in enlistng the active interest and CO.
operation Of all classes of persons everywhere,
We have concluded to issue for the
Year: 1867

The pres is an educational force Of Won
derful potency. The humble and Unpre-
tending newspaper that e5Res every week
into a dwelling contributes imparceptlbly
but certainly 70 the intellectual growth Of
all the people therein. Indeed It Is not
difficult 10 the obscureF walks Of life, to de-
tect what kind OF newspapers a man reads
BIZ the opinions he draws and the methods
bY which be states and defends them.
Some men who pass for more than ordinarily
intelligent and thoughtful know very little
except what they have learned from the
newspapers. Nay, let any one sit down and
deliberately pass IN review his stock OF
knowledge. accurately discriminate what be
is indebted 10 The newspaper for, and what
be has acquired through other sources, and
be vii be surprised TO find how large are
bis obligations 70 the public journals. An
uncommonly shreTd observer Of men and
one personally acquainted with most Of the
eminent men Of his Dag, remarked that some
Of the most conspicuous among them radl-
ant with genius, and al other qualities re-
quisite 10 constitute great leaders, were
mainly newspaper men; that Is, they relied
through long and brilliant careers chiefly
upon newspapers leF facts suggestive Of
ideas, and Largely for the discussion thereby
the real and apparent were separated from
each Other.


It may be said. moreover, that neBspa-
pers manufacture more great men than arc
made by any other process. IT is 2 matter
Of n0t9riety that very feE public men, upon
deliberate hearing and actual review, bear
any fair proportion to the reputation they
enjoy. Many men for whom nature has
done better, and arr less. have colossal
fame which viii not bear 10 be examined
too closely. In these eases the difference
between the real and the imaginary il the
product Of newspaper laadation. The pub
lie may not feel under obligations TO the
press IN this matter, but the fortunate indi
Ti1uals who reach high positions through
this expenditure Of ink have abundant rea-
sons to prove that the newspaper is pow
er-P PlisbuEqh GQEafe
Year: 1867

The first had no sooner cleared this inn
pediment than another followed, and
another In such quick succession that
the man perfectly confounded, seemed
to lose all recollection, and stood in the
same attitude til the whole had jumped
over him, not one oil them attempting
to pass on either side, though the street
was quite clear. As this took place
during wet weather, the man was en-
tirely bespattcred over with dirt before
they had all passed ; and it Is impossible
to conceive more ludicrous appearance
than the poor fellow made on the oc-
casion,
Year: 1867

We have lately heard capital story
connected with prominent lawyer of
our village. Some time ago, while our
enterprising friend was attending county
court in an adjoining county, he was
applied to by a singular specimen of
humanity charged with grand larceny
to defend him. The lawyer very nat
urally inquired what crime he was ac-
cused Of The party accused, replied
that somebody had been mean enough
to charge him with stealing $50 in
bank notes, and had got him indicted.


Are you guilty?' asked the lawyer.


That's none of your business, replied
the accused. They say that makes no
difference with you whether man is
guilty or not, you will contrive to dig
him out in some way. So don't talk
any more about guilt until you hear
what the jury says


Well, what about the pay? said the
lawyer.


You just hold on till the trial is over,
give 1.-The complainant) hi on
the cr0s-examination, and the other
Year: 1867

fellow he has got to back him up and
you'll have no trouble about the pay


The trial commenced and proved -
b somewhat protracted and excited
one. The District Attorney proved the
money in question was composed Of two
flity dollar bills on certain bank, and
the remainder oil in ten dollar bills, al
Of which were wrapped up In . piece Of
oil silk. The jury after listening to the
counsel in the case, and receiving the
charge Of the judge retired, and soon
returned with a verdict Of not guilty.
The accused who was greatly elatsd
with the success of the trial, and the
efforts Of his counsel, invited the lat
ter into one of the vacant jury rooms.
As soon "a they wero alone he slapped
his counsel. on the shoulder, aad sx-
claimed


Free as water, amt II What's
the use of trying a man for stealing
when you're aroundr Now supposs
you wantyon pay?


Yes; have you got anything to pay
Wlln!' SAiu TIE lawyer.


Lend me your knife, and we shall sec
apout that


The lawyer, slightly startled At such
a proposition, rather reluctantly COM
piled. The accused Immediately COM
menced ripping away at the waistband
of his pantaloons, and soon produced the
roll Of bills for the stealing Of which he
had just been tried, wrapped up In the
identical piece of oil silk described by
the witnesses for the prosecution, and
throwing it down on the table before tho
astonished lawyer exclaimed:


There, take your pay out Of that; I
guess there Is enough to pay you tolers.
BILE well.'


Why you villain! you stole that
money after all, said the lawyer DO
you expect that can take any Of that
money.


Stole that money! Why what arc
you talking about Didn't them twelve
men UP stairs there just say that didn't
steal 1t? What is the use Of your try
ing to raise question Of consciencs,
after twelve respectable men have Civ.
en- their opinion on the subject TAKE
your pay ou' OF that and ask no quss'
tions. Don't be modest in taking: !
got it easy enough, and you've worked
: hard enough for it,


Our informant did not state how
much the lawyer took, but We presume
he didn't have much change left, aftsl
our friend had satisfied his "conclence'
in the premises.
Year: 1867

ANNA DICKINSON. The captivating
manner In which this talented lady
brings to the delivery of her platform
addresses Is very graphically set forth In
the following from the New York CEti-
cen:


"What Miss Dickinson says is not OF
much consequence. She might talk Of
the fashions with IS much effect. and
probably far more power than she ex-
hibits OIL the questions of State, polit-
ical or social rights; but her mode of
utterance is fascinating. We shall new
er forget her coming, In the course of
her speech, to clause which required
her to stamp on the rebels; this she de-
less accompanied by the appropriate
action but alas, for the aid to eloquence,
those long skirts hid the action from
view, and the hearers did not appreci-
ate what was going on underneath.
Suddenly becoming aware Of this diff
Guilty, and determined to do justice to
the occasion, she gathered up her skirts
above her ankles and stamped away
with appropriate energy, while the men
looked Oh delighted1y at her pretty feet.
There was nothing coarse or unladylike
in the proceeding, not even so much as
in describing it.-She manifestly accept
ed it as part of her duty, and went
through with it like a woman. The
male portion of the audience cheered,
swung their hats and canes, and shout
cd till the institute rang again. AS for
ourselves, we entirely used up a bran
new beaver in our enthusiasm


Habits of Sheep-A Man in a Ludi-


crous Position.


Sheep perseveringiy follow their lead
er wherever he goes; but if in case of
sudden alarm, any one of the flock runs
forward to escape, and thus takes the
lead, the rest generally follow him, re-
gardIess of any obstruction. OF this
singular disposition we once witnessed
All instance in Cleveland, Ohio. A
butchers boy was driving about twenty
fat sheep through the city but they ran
down a street along which he did not
want them togo. He observed scav-
enger at work with his broom little
way before them and called out loudly
for him to stop the sheep. The man
accordingly did what he could to turn
them back, running from side to eide,
always opposing himself to their pas
sage, and brandishing his broom with
great dexterity; but the sheep, much
agitated, pressed forward, and at last
one of them came right up to the man,
who, fearing it was about tojump over
his head while he was stopping, grasped
the short broomstick in both hands. and
held 1t over his head. He stood for
few seconds in this position, when the
sheep made spring and jumped fairly
over him without touching the broom.