Dodgeville Chronicle (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1865-01-12 [p ] · RATES 0Y ADVERTISING. Twelve lines,...

WRIGGLESWORTII & CO.Publishers aud Proprietors.

VOL. 3.

THE CHRONICLE.ISSUED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING BY

WRIGGLES WORTH <fe CO.,W. J.WETGQI.F.S'WORTn. ... E. CROSBY

PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS.

Ofllec in Town Until.. TEE M S,

f 1,50 A TEAR IN ADVANCE 5i,75 IF ■>AIB I?" THREE

MONTHS. $2,00 IE NOT PAID WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

Clubbing. A discount of ten per cent, will be al-owcU where clubs of tea or twenty are formed.

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Business Cards, one year, one dollar a line for theOr-t live lilies, and fifty emits for each additional line.

Yearly Advertiser.; are allowed the privilege of cluingIng quarterly.

Special Notices, leaded and kept inside, fifty percent, advance on usual rates.

All hills for advertisements .fee. are collectable quar-terly. .

As we have lately adde 1 largely to our office materi-al, wo are prepared todo

JOB WORKOn short notice, and in a style surpassing anythingheretofore offered to the people of lowa County.

If¥T We warrant our work to give entire satisfaction.

|ltofcsstoffiil t\*fastness (£arbs.

S. W- REESE,\TTORNEY AT LAW. Land ami CollectingAgent,

Dodgeville, lowa County, Win. Purtirular at-tention (riven to collecting ami agencies,and payment oftaxes in lowa County. Office in tlie Post Ofiiee Bnild-ng.

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WRTGGLESWORiK & COTJOOK. CARD AND .Kilt PRINTERS, ALSO PUB-I) lishers of the “Dodoevim.k Oupomclr,” a weekly

family newspaper, ilclivereil by mail free in tintCoun-ty, on receipt of the price, 51,50 a year.

G. W. BUBBALL, M. D.,PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Dodgeville. lowa

County Wisconsin. nl —ly.

p. a. gsiffYthsT”Dealer in dregs, medicines, paints.

Oils, Dye Stull's, Perfumery, Stationery, Cut-tlery, School Books, Ac.. Ac.

Having lately moved into a New Store, ami justi‘'o.o,veil u large supply of Hie above articles, hefeels confident that In mr furnish his customers withsuch aitides in his lineas they may wish,on tho bestof terms.

AllsSA COBB. ALEX. WILSON. JAS, F. sL’DUUTII.

COB3. WILSON & SUDBUTH,(formerly Cobh A- Suddnth.)

T AWVEISS, MineralPoint. lowa County, ■Wisconsin,J j will attend to professional iuisiness and correspon-dence as heretofore. Will proeure Pensions, obtainBonnties from the Stale an 1 Federal Government, andprosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms.

Ollirc opposite Court JX >n-e, up stairs. 12yl

WHITNEY SMITH,FIMANNER ANT) CURRIER, Mineral Point, WiNX Leather of all kinds, also Hair for Plastering, al-ways on band, cheap for cash. Job Work done at shortnotice and on moderate terms. [miti-lt]

JAMES JONES.'

JUSTICE OK TilK PEACE, May be found at bis of-fice in his shoe store, opposite Lean, Thomas & Co's

Store, duringall business hours, ready to attend to allbusiness in his line. n2Byl

GILES, BROTHER & CO.No. til Lak? si.,

IMPORTERS OF WATCHESAsn jV t XVFACTUniXG JEWELERS.

Age nls for the American Clock Company, andRogers Smith & Co’sPlated Ware. ul3yl

FINE MILLINERY!Mrs. iu. beech would respectfully

inform the ladies of Dodges Die and vicinity, thath has recently started a New Millinery Establish-ment over J. 1. Wheeler's store, where she has now onhand,and will keep constantly, all kinds of

3IILLIMEIJY GOODS!.CONSISItN’U OF

Bonnets, lints. Caps, Head Dresses,

Dil-lons, Flutters, JiucJus, Bonnet Sills,

d-e., dec. dec.11 of the latest styles. Prices reasonable.

B-j)~ Bonnets Cleaned, Pressed and Trimmed, accord-ing to order, on short nutlee. Mill

Dodger ille. May 11th, 18il. n34—yl

SOLDIERS’ CLAIMAGENCY.DODGEVILLE, WIS.

Collects hack pay for discharged Soldiers. BountyMoney and buck pay for heirs of deceased Soidi-rs.

Pension certificates procured. Bounty claims scttl -dprices establiscd by Law.

ii2Hy SAMUEL W. REESE, Att'y

WISCONSIN HOUSE-JOSEPH HOCKING, Proprietor,

mTIUS Hotel is a large stone building, wellfamished t; accommodate the travellingpublic. The table will be supplied withall the del'cacies the market affords, servedup in good style. Boardees by the day okweek, furnished with all necessary conren-

veniesoes at reasonable rates. The Proprietor returnsthanks to the public for I lie patronage heretoforeextend-ed to him, and respectfully requests a continuance ofthe same, (food stabling attached, and an attentivehostler always on hand. u2S-ly.*

WESTERN HOTEL.dodoeville, : : : : Wisconsin.

aTHK undersigned would respectfully ask as’.'reef the public patronage. Ills tablewill always be furnished in good taste andhis rooms are large and airy, and in everydepartment the intention ill be to consul

the comfort and wishes of hie patrons. Good stablestand attentive ostlers always in readiness.

B orders by the and >y or v -ek famished with all nec-essary conveniences and at reasonable rates.

td" Stages leave this house daily, north and southui-ly JOHN R. ROBERTS.

RICHMOND HOUSE.Chicago, Illinois*.

This favorite Hotel has justboenjrofitted and newlyarni.-hed. and is conducted .

Exclusively on the European Plan.ON DEB THE MANAGEMENT Of

Mr. IVm. H. Burroughs,yl hXIL Of NEW YOKE.

Proceeding? of the Board of Super-visors of lowa County.

SPECIAL SESSION.

Tuesday, January 3, 1865.The Board met pursuant to adjournment,

at 2 o’clock p. m. Present, Geo. Sims, Ch’n.,W. S. Richardson and John James, Super-visors.

Thereupon, the Board proceeded to settlewith John Herron, late Clerk of the Boardof Supervisors.

At 6 o’clock p. xi„ on motion, the Boardadjourned for one hour.

EVENING SESSION—7 O’CLOCK.Board met pursuant to adjournment. —

Present, Messrs. Sims, Richardson andJames. Settlement with the late Clerk con-tinued.

On motion, the Board adjourned to meet

at 9 o’clock a. xi., Jan. 4.

MORNING SESSION —9 O’CLOCK.January 4, ISGS.

Board met pursuant to adjournment. —

Present, Messrs. Sims, Richardson andJames.

Settlement with the late Clerk continued.At 12 si. the Board adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION—2 O’CLOCK.Board met pursuant to adjournment.—

Present, Messrs. Sims, Richardson andJames.

The following report of John Herron, lateClerk, was received and accepted:John Herron, Clerk of the Board of Super-

visors, in account with the County oflowa, Wisconsin,

Da.To ain’t received from former cl’k, $1755,81“ “ lands redeemed during

term of office, - 16501,36“ “ Received for advertising, 292,05

Total, .... $18549,22Cr.

By ain’t of vouchers presented toBoard, ... $15665,49

“ “ paid on certificates re-deemed previous to myterm of office, - - 150,41

“ “ paid out of advertisingfund, ... 100,99

“ “ F. Vivian, out of adver-tising money, -

- 185,06“ “ Cash on hand, - - 2441,27

Total, ....$18541),22

On motion, it was ordered that the Clerksettle with Hie late Clerk on the above ba-sis.

The following accounts were presentedand allowed ;

Joel Whitman for press and seal foroffice, SO,OO

Lcnahan & Bro., goods furnished, 7,52Toay & Allen, goods furnished, 8,59Richard Williams, witness fees, 1,28J. Hutchison, services as constable, 7,00O. F. Walbridge, wolf bounty, 5,00A. Grotc, Justice’s fees, 4,25W. 11. Curry, making electionreturns, 2,40Wriggles worth & Cos., advertising, 4,00John Herron, adv. and printing, 53,05Gardner C. Meigs, sundries. 37,15John Herron, advertising tax list, 482,40James Ryan, recording marriages, 40Joseph Blake, witness fees, 1,22James A Slyc, superintendent, 25,00James Jones, Justice’s fees, 2,50

The following bills were presented andlaid over till the next regular session :R. L. Read, Justice's fees, $5,87

” ” ” 12,194” ” ” 0,254

J. 11. Dudley, ” ” 7,17John B Terry, Mayor’s foes, 9,10W. R. Sampson, Justice’s fees, 0,74

” ” ” 13,10A. Grote, Justice’s fees, 14,13Town of Pulaski, 61,42A. Grotc, 18,99W, H. Curry, refund of tax certif., 13,04A. Grote, Justice’s fees, 4,25Cornelius Goray, wolf bounty, 5,00B. F. Underwood, medical, 25,00W. H. Curry, election ret’ns, disal'd 2,46

The Bond of Francis Vivian, as County! Treasurer, was presented and accepted, and! ordered to be filed.

On motion of W. S. Richardson, it ishereby ordered that J. 11. Knowlton, of thecity of Chicago, in the county of Cook, andstate of Illinois, be and he is hereby autho-rized to commence, prosecute and conductto final judgment and execution in anyCourt of competent jurisdiction any actionoi actions, for and in behalf of said Countyof lowa against William T. Henry, or againsthim and any other person, or persons, body',or bodies politic, or corporate, or bo.h, forthe recovery of the possession of the follow-ing piece or parcel of land, or of any partthereof, That is to .ay : That part of townlot numbered fifty-three (53) beginning atthe south-east corner of said lot thencealong Vine street north, nineteen degreescast, one hundred and seventeen feet (117),thence north,seventy-one degrees west alongJail alley three hundred and three (303) feetandfour inches ; thence south, nineteen de-grees west, one hundred and seventeen(J 17) feet; thence south, seventy-one de-grees east, three hundred and three (303)X< ct and four inches, to the place of begin-

ning of the first class in the date) town,now city of Mineral Point, in the said coun-ty of lowa, and state of Wisconsin, contain-ing eighty-one hundredths of an acre, ac-according to the official plot of the surveyof the said (late) town, returned to the Gen-eral Land Office, upon which stands a build-ing lately used by said county for offices,and also a building lately used by saidcounty fora Court House.

On motion, it was ordered that the Clerkforward to J. 11. Knowlton a certified copy7

of the above resolution.On motion, the Board adjourned until

Thursday, at 9 o’clock a, m.

MORNING SESSION—9 o’d.OCK.January7 5, 18G5.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.—Present, Messrs. Sims, llichardson, andJames.

On motion, the Board proceeded to exam-ine the books of the County Treasurer.

Whereupon, FrancisYivian, County Trea-surer, submitted the following report whichwas accepted:Francis Vivian, in account with lowa Cos.

1864. Dk.From Xov. to Dec. 81st, 18(54.To ain’t on hand due towns, $2182,22

1 ” due county7 , 3272,311 tax certificates sold 486,64

” ” fines from Sheriff, 190,00

Total, ....$0131,17Cr.

By ain't paid Sup’t Schools, $150,00” ” ” 11. Dunstan, wood, 0,00” ” ” J. Perkins, ” 198,25” ” ” Town Treasurer’s 875,80” ” county orders on hand, 3275,49” ” commission on $4597,49, 91,95” ” Cash on hand due towns, 1533,68

Total, ....$6131,17Whereupon county orders to the amount

of $3275,83 were cancelled and destroyed.On motion, the Clerk was directed to

draw an order in favor of theCrunty Treas-urer for the sum of thirty-four cents, beingoverpaid amount due from the county.

On motion, the Chairman and Clerk weredirected to have anew desk built for theClerk’s office.

On motion, the Sheriff was directed tohave a stairway built from the landing onthe second door of the Court House to thebelfry, in order to have access to the roof ofthe Court House in case of fire ; and also,to have the railing on the stairway leadingto the Court room repaired.

On motion, the Chairman was directedto purchase sufficient matting for the stair-way and court room.

On motion, it was resolved that the courtroom be under the control of the Sheriffand that he be instructed torent the samefor public use ; that tha Soldiers’ Aid Sew -

ing Society have the use of the court roomone day and evening of each week, and payinto the bunds of the Sheriff the sum of ot)

cents for each meeting of said Society.—That for lectures he collect the sum ofand for concerts and theatrical preformanceshe collect the sum of $lO ; and further, thatthe taking up of the railing in the courtroom for any purpose whatever be, and ishereby expressly forbidden.

On motion, the resolution passed at theannual session of the Board with restric-tions on the use of the court room for pub-lic purposes, otherwise than holding court,be and is hereby repealed.

On motion, it was ordered that the Coun-ty Treasurer request the return to him ofall delinquent taxes on assessment on coun-ty and town railroad bonds.

On motion, the Chairman was directedto purchase wood for the county offices.

A funded certificate claim in the sura of$l5O, bearing date January 15, 1849, withinterest at 12 per cent, in favor of TheodoreRodolf was presented, and on motion,the Clerk was directed to examine the rec-ords of his office and find ifany record therebe of its issue.

On motion, it was ordered that the insu-rance on the court house be renewed at fullrates, on the expiration of the policy.

The following preamble and resolutionswere presented and adopted :

Whereas, it appearing to the Board ofSupervisors of lowa County that SectionsNo. 3, 20, and 33 of Chapter 121, and Sec-tions No. 2 and 10, of Chapter 175, of theRevised Statutes are not complied with bymany Justices of the Peace, and that manytrifling suits have been instituted, incurringgreat expense to the County, therefore be it

Resolved, That when it shall appear thatthe above provisions of law have not beencomplied with by any Justice of the Peacein said County, all fees certified to be duesaid Justice in such cases shall be withheld,and the Disttict Attorney will be requestedto prosecute such officers for a violation ofthe law.

Resolved, That the Clerk of the Boardfurnish each Justice of the Peace in theCounty with a copy of the foregoing pre-amble and resolution.

On motion, the Board adjourned sine die.GEO. H. OTIS, Clerk.

A REPUBLICAN AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE.

DODGEYILLE, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1865.

Army Correspondence

Savanna, Ga. Dec. 22, 1864.Dear Chronicle:—Aware that it would

be a gratification to our many friends athome to know something of our marchfrom Atlanta to Savannah, I will devotethis evening in attempting to give you ashort description of it.

After destroying all the Railroad trackand buildings, and other public works andedifices in Atlanta, the “army of Georgia”(consisting of the 14th and 20th corps un-der command of General Slocum, consti-tuting the left wing, and the 17th and 15th

’ Corps, under General Howard the rightwing), left there on the 15th of Novemberin four parallel columns, and travelled in ageneral southeast direction.

Being attached to the 20th Corps andtherefore better acquainted with the inci-dents connected with it, I shall confine my-self to a description of occurences connectedwith the route it took, so far as my ownknowledge and observations extended.

The boys all felt in excellent spirits andwe marched 10 miles the first day, campingthat night near Stone Mountain : ate oursupper and enjoyed the luxury of a goodsleep in the open air, rendered the morerefreshing by the exercise ofour march,—We continued our course for several daysalong the track of the Decatur R. R. whichwe destroyed at intervals of every fewmiles, burning all the depots and otherRailroad buildings. We also burned allthe cotton found along our route.

Being compelled to subsist off the coun-try as we passed through, you may restassured that we let no opportunity pass ofcapturing chickens, geese, turkeys, hogs,honey, sweet-potatoes, etc. which we foundin great plenty in this part of the starvingConfederacy.

On the 18th we left the Decatur roadand struck across towards the GeorgiaCentral R. R. passing through MadisonEatonton, Millcdgeville, Sandersville andother smaller places. Madison in partic-ular is a very pretty place, the citizensmore wealthy, intelligent, and refined thanin any other place on the route. We sawroses and other flowers in bloom here evenat this time of the year. The weather waswarm and pleasant during nearly the wholeroute, had but two days rain, and the soilbeing sandy the mud soon dried up. Passedthrough Eatonton on the 21st, burned whatcotton we found there, and reached Mill-cdgeville, the Capital of the state, on the22d where we remained two days for a rest.

The Depot &c., Armory, Penitentiaryand other Government buildings were de-stroyed here.

All along our route the citizens weresurprised at our moderation and kind treat-ment, having been told by the rebel cavalry(who kept in our advance) that we came tokill, burn, and destroy. The citizens saidwe treated them far better than the rebelarmy did. We found none but very oldmen, all the young and middle aged hav-ing been “taken in” by the conscription.Up to this time we had met with no oppo-si lion, but on the 251 h wo found some,bridges burned and trees felled across theroads, which continued more or less therest of the way, but, thanks to the PioneerCorps, these impediments formed no seriousobstacle to our onward march.

Skirmishing occurred with the rebel cav-alry under Wheeler on the 25th and 2Gth.A number of them were killed or captured.We suffered slight loss. We passed throughSandersville on the 2Gth and struck on theGeorgia Central R. R. and occupied ourleisure hours in tearing it up and destroyingthe depots, etc. during the march until thefirst of December. We then took a turnto the northeast in order to destroy theR. R. on the north of Millen, a junction oftwo roads where the robs had prepared to

make a stand and do a little fighting, butwe “flanked” them, destroyed the road andcontinued our course in a southeast direc-tion for several days without much interrup-tion. Dec. oth, when within 15 miles ofSavannah our scouts discovered a rebel forton the other side of a swamp, built directlyin the road. They had cut down the treeson each side of theroad (falling them acrossthe road) for about a half mile, in order to

give a sweep for their artillery. Whenwithin a mile of them they commencedshelling us; the column halted, and the31st Wis. and 61st Ohio under commandCol. West (of the 31st) were ordered tocharge and take the fort. Accordingly ourboys waded for half a mile through theswamp and as soon as they got out to theedge of the timber, the rebs, numberingabout 500, saw them and fired a volley.—We replied with interest and then chargedon them but they being mounted, consid-ered discretion the better part of valor, andskedaddled, leaving evry thing behind them.

We got their cannon and ali their knap-sacks, accoutrements, etc.

Our Regiment lost only one man killed(in Cos. “F”) and two or three . wounded—none in Cos. u C.” Next day we captured

ja lot of prisoners, among them GeneraljHarrison, a rebel Brigadier and AdjutantjGeneral of the State. We destroyed thejAugusta R. R. down to within four miles ofjSavannah, where we run against rebelj breastworks with about 15,000rebs behind[them. Accordingly we halted, formed in[line, and threw up works, and remainedthere for ten days disposing our forces in

■favorable positions and preparing for asiege.

The other Corps came up in the mean-time and formed on our right. On the 17thwe sent by flag of truce a demand for thesurrender of the city; they asked until 10o’clock of the 18th to consider ; their re-quest was granted, when they declinedacceding to our demand. A few persua-ders, in the shape of siege guns, were thenplaced in position, and by the 21st we hadall ready to give them a foretaste of whatis in reserve for all rebels—somethingrather hot.

Early on the morning of the 21st welearned that the rebs were evacuating, andGeneral Geary’s division, 20th Corps, tookthe lead and arrived in the city by daylight,just in time to give them a parting saluteon the Carolina shore. They destroyed alltheir boats and pontoons so that we couldnot follow them. Some of their gunboatsare still burning up in the swamps andlagoons, where they run them. Yesterdaythey evacuated Fort Jackson, the last fortthey held, and now Savannah is ours.—Wonder what Jeff would give for it in good(?) confederate money. Several hundredguns, of different calibre, an immenseamount of shot, shell and ammunition ofall kinds, thousands of bales of cotton, anda largo quantity of stores of various kindsfell into our hands—altogether, I thinkUncle Sam is very well paid for the kmt jobof work done by his boys under boss Sher-man .

How are you Confederacy ?

Cos. “O” are all well, “noboby hurt”Dave.

Only Tight.

‘‘How flushed, how weak he is—whatis the matter with him ?”

“Only tight.”"Tight V*“Yes—intoxicated.”“Only tight!” Man’s host and great-

est gift, his intellect, degraded—the on-ly power that raises him above the brutecreation —trodden underfoot of a debas-ing appetite

“Only tight !” The mother standswith pale lips and tear dimmed eye tosee her son’s early disgrace, and in herfancy pictures the bitter woes of whichthis is the foreshadowing,

“Only tight!” The gentle sister,whose strongest love through life hasbeen given to her handsome, talentedbrother, shrinks with disgust and con-tempt from his embraces, and brushesaway the hot, impure kiss he printed onher check.

“Only tight?” And his young bridesteps to meet him and checks the wel-come on her lips to gaze in terror onthe reeling form and flashed face of himwho was tiie “God of her idolitary.”

“Only tight!” And the father’s facegrows dark and sad as, with a bittersigh, he stoops over the sleeping face ofhis first-born.

He has brought sorrow to all their af-fectionate hearts ; he has opened thedoor to a fatal indulgence; he hasbrought himself down to a level with thebrute ; he has tasted, exciting the ap-petite to crave the poisonous draughtagain; he has fallen from noble man-hood to idocy; brought grief to hismother, distrust to his sister, shame tohis wife, disgrace to his brother, andbowed his father's head in sorrow; butblame him not, for he is “only tight.”

A Wonderful Well.—For sometime past, in Chicago, parties have beenboring for oil, and recently at a depth of700 feet a vast reservoir of water wasstruck, which at once filled the well tooverflowing, and the discharge of waterhas since continued at the enormous rateof 2-4,000 gallons per hour. It is affirm-ed that this well, in the amount of waterdischarged, is unequalled by any iu theworld—the only one approaching it be-ing one at Grenelle, Paris, which dis-charges 20,000 gallons per hour. It isthought that this well may furnish wat-er enough for the city.

—The West fiend Post says a daugh-ter of Mr. Meade, of Cedar Creek, agedabout eightyears, was accidentally burn-ed by her clothes taking fire from thestove, about two weeks ago, from theeffects of which she died one day lastweek,

Terms: f SLSO Per year,( in advance.

NO. 17What I Have Hoticed.

I have noticed that all men speak ofmen's virtues when they are dead; andthat all tombstones are marked with epi-taphs of good and virtue. Is there anyparticular cemetery where the had menare buried ?

I have noticed that the prayer of everyselfish man is “forgive us our debts,”but that he makes everybody pay thatowes him, to the utmost farthing.

I have thought that death is a mer-ciless judge, though impartial. Everyman owes a debt. Death summons thedebtor and ho lays down bis dust in thecurrency of mortality.

I have noticed that he who thinksever}* man a rogue is very certain to seeone when ho shaves himself, and hoought, in mercy to his neighbors, surren-der the rascal to justice.

I have noticed that money is the fool’swisdom, the knave’s reputation, the wiseman’s jewel, the rich man’s trouble, thepoor man’s desire, the covetous man’sambition, and the idol of all.

I have noticed whatever is is right—-with few exceptions—the left eye, theleft leg and the loft side of the plum pud-ding.

I have noticed that merit is alwaysmeasured in the world only by success.

I have noticed that as we are alwayswishing instead of working for fortune,we are disappointed, and call Dame For-tune blind ; but it is the verey best evi-dence that the old lady has capital eye-sight, and is no granny with green spec-tacles.

I have noticed that purses will holdpennies as well as pounds. I have notic-ed that tombstones say, “Here he lies,”which is no doubt often the truth ; andif men could see the epitaph their friendssometimes write, they would surely be-lieve they had got into the wrong grave.

Our l-Tavy.

The navy of this country is becominga very powerful arm of the National de-fence. There arc in active service 558steamers, with an aggregate tonnage of408,000 tons, against the original 26steamers and 4t,700 tons, hare beenbuilt by the Depamlmcnt. The addi-tions which are now being made to ournavy, are of vessels of the first class,which will largely increase its efficiencyand power. There arc seven woodensteamers, two built by outside parties,the others at the naval ship yards, 0f3,-200 tons, intended to have a speed ofsixteen knots an hour. They will carryimmense batteries, be full rigged, andwill doubtless prove the fastest and mostformidable ocean cruisers ever built byany power. There are also in progressof building by the Department twentyfirstclass wooden screw steamers of twothousand and two hundred tons each, to

have a speed of thirteen knots, carryenormous batteries, and be full riggedfor ocean cruisers. They will soon bocompleted. There have just been com-pleted eight screw steamers of 593 tonseach. The machinery is from the designsof various parties building to competewith the Department. The first throe,having the Department’s machinery, havebeen thoroughly tried, and can maintaina speed ol li b knots. There arc nownearly completed the wooden iron-cladcoast steamers Tonawanda, Montonomah,Agamcnticus and Monadnoek, of 1,564tons, drawing 12 feet ofwater, and hav-ing two turrets each, carrying two 15-inch guns. The Monadnoek has boontried, and is found capable of achievinga maximum speed of 11 knots. Fourother iron-dads of the same type butlarger and faster, being 3,200 tons, arebeing constructed. The Monitor iron-clads constructed number 74, and havean aggregate tonnage of 78,100. Thattnis powerful navy should have been cre-ated within three years, when the meansat command were at the beginning onlyabout two dozen machine shops, some ofthem without tools, machinery or work-men fitted for the work required, proveshow readily the skill of the country canadapt itself to the circumstances requir-ed, and how groat arc the resources ofthe nation to supply any of its wants.

—Chicago people arc in trouble allthe time, and these accumulate withevery return of the season. The smellsof their river have frozen in, and theirmud becomes congealed. The latestthing that attracts the attention of thepeople is the ‘-milk question.” It isasserted that the product of “still•fed”cows is sold for “pure country milk.”And, as though this stuff was not badenough, it is watered—probably withthe impure river water-. A few daysago one of these milk venders stoppedat a house to thaw his milk, and the ladyof the house declares she saw a schoolof little fish in the bottom of the can,probably the product of the best cow inthe drove. This is rather a rich jokeon the citizens of that city of summersmells.