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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-11

MINNESOTA ELECTION FRAUDS. 1t begins
to be evident that the frauds perpetrated by
Democrats at the late election in Minnesota
surpass in enormity even the Oxford and Nc
Gee county frauds in Kansas The Minneso-
tan of the 10th ult gives some of the de-
tails. 1t appears that when the returns be-
gan to come in, it was apparent to the Demo-
cratic managers at st. Paul that Sbley was
defeated by at least 1900 majority. A private
caucus was Immediately held. at which it was
determined that the border Democratic coun-
ties should send in amended returns and
thai $50 majority must he returned from Penn
bina and other northern couatos Messengers
were sent off, some with aud some without
forged poll books, to accomplish the desired
result, which in due time was announced,
with great triumph, by the Democratic or
gans. The MlHResotidn gives the names Of
some of the parties concerned, and the dates
and localities of the transactions. We trust
the examination will be prosecuted to the root
of the matter. This Democratic tamperng
with the will of the people has been carried
about far enough
p. S. Since the above was written, we
have received the st. Anthony Ne,rs of Nov.
23d, which gives Ramsey's official majority
as 90. But it has an unofficial table, with
the frauds left out, by which his majority is
made 537. In explaining its rejection of the
returns from certain counties, the Nc,os says,
." In some of thom-as Cottonwood, Rock,
Martin and Benville the forgories have been
already proUed, and in the others, the manipu-
ations are rapidly betraying tho felons who
made the poll-books at st. Paul, Last June
Pembina county cast just q y votes, five (5)
Of which were illegal-the other six 1--WE have
his upon the authority Of Mr.. Baldwin, re-
spectacle citizen of Pembina,) elected sir DEL
gates 10 he Constitutional Convention But
4 more enormous crime has now been perpc-
rated in the return of 205 votes If these
bogus returns are received and allowed, Ram
'ey will be cheated out Of his certificate, and
he people swindled out of their choice by
j32 votes"
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TRIAL OF CHARLES JONES FOR
MIrpHEp
VERDICT or GUILTY. AND SENTENCE OF

VERDICT or GUILTY, AND SENTENCE OF
DEATH.
SrRGYGrrELD, Dec. 5.--Thc Court came in
at IL A. NJ, when Attorney General Cliff
ford proceeded to argue the case for tho gov
eminent. Mr.. Clifford closed at about eleven.
The court room was donsely packed, and the
audience gave their undivided attention to
him in the course Of his argument Il was n
strong, mastery, convincing effort. and its
effect on the jury was Immediately percent.
bic. Jones talked incohercntly. Judge Dew
ey then addressed tho jury, saying "You
have been indicted for murder. Your casc
has been argued before the jury, but the hui
mainly of our laws provides that a man on
trial for his life may address the jury in his
own behalf You are now at liberty TO adj
dress the jury, but no inference is to be drawn
against you if you do not choose to do So"
Tho prisoner then arose in the dock, and
stared vacantly around the room, muttered
something about passing down the mountain
OF the Lord across the brook Kedron to Silo-
ali, and then asking if he might speak, said.
81 want to speak TO my Lord Chancellor about
the commission that has been presented 10
him and he has not signed IT," He then
went on muttering incohercntly, asked if he
might pray, and being told it was not the
proper place. sat down
AZ quarter past eleven, Judge Dewey Of
Northampton, being the senior Judge in at
tendance, commenced his charge to the Jury.
The jury returned the verdict equity" az
twenty minutes past two. or less than two
hours after the case was given them Jones
not the slightest emotion, neither
trembling nor changing color, but stood stolid
fasltf Al Al
expression that characterized him throughout
the trial. After the delivery Of the verdict
the jury were discharged from further service.
and the Court adjourned to six O'Clock for the
pronouncing of sentence. Quite a crowd
gathered about the door to see the prisoner
led out. lie was taken through the side en-
trance, and walked to the carriage between
his attendants with an air of perfect uuoon-
Germ and carelessncss. We understand that
the jury actually came TO their verdict at ono
o 'clock but the Court having adjourned for
dinner, were unable to report it until the hour
named when the Judges were assembled.
The Court has been attended by great
crowds of both sexes during the trial
Upon Jones being called to receive his SEN
teuce by Judge Dewey. the only reply he made
was, Cant you still the voice Of the tumut :"
Judge ID. then proceeded to the sentence. re-
viewing briefly the history of his life and
crimes, and endorsing in behalf Of the Court
The verdict of the jury, and closing with the
usual pronouncement of the solemn duty Of
MS office. During all these proceedings, the
gathering in the Court, its rush and excite
nent the serious words of the Judge. and
Inc uttering of the awful doom against him.
he prisoner maintained his accustomed inn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-12-11

LAwRENcE, Nov. 81, 1857.
rear mat the people in the States are moi
aware iully of the peril to which we and the,
are exposed in the present emergency. ",
Know full well, that this is the most precari.
GUS time yet known to Kansas history. In
less than four weeks the people of Kansa.
VIII, under the bond of a most solemn oath
issue conditional declaration of war. mn.
less the most favorable auspices intervene
That is, we shall declare to the world on tho
I'd day Of December next, in DELEGATE Con.
! yentlon, that we will never submit TO that
Locompton conspiracy, or rather national COM
| sprdcy IN which that bogus Convention was
/ but mere tool used to force the people Of
Nansas INTO submission to system they de-
test as they do the reign of absolute despo-
tsm' and we will fight not only all authority
IN Kansas, but out of it, that shall attempt
TO enslaye us by so palpablc a swindle. The
American name shall never be dishonored bv
such subscrviency Of ours. Ono of the stem
ping stones to our final position is indicated
by the following report
AT large and enthusiastic meeting held at
the Unitarian Church, in Lawrence. In accord
ance with previous notice. on the evening of
the 18th inst, for the purpose Of consulting
as to the action Of the people Of Kansas in
INC present eNlgency, the following report was
adopted as a whole without disscnti,,, ,,;,,
WurnrAs 4 body ~ ,, it.t, - 80
sfitntionai C,o,or,ta, t '..lIis 20 'c' as Con
Consiitrtion fr K,"'. ,'lsu u, a,ne state
,a,,,f i ,''.''9i "'thout submitting the same 20
And whereas. They were elected nv small r,o,-;,r
Of The people Of this territory and represent interests
"v,e slsnaly defeated by an overwhelming vote in
' l IN o.'o0gr erection
,i -, $500 ln,y nave framed partisan Constim-
III. ,u. 20 lne people and have originated vile
and oecomp "a, ,, , 5a''.ion, to deceive Congress
j. Resolved. Tb,t La5,n,r 4, Ut, 49,, mcclure ne.,iote'
tender fratornal relations 10 those t,is,,,; n mo-,
secure such urge them. by every sentiment Of honor and
n,,it 10 'e''' rom such dangerous and reasonable
3 Resolved That. should they per., II, ,b,ir ,,,.,
We hereby declare them traitors to the Legitimate govern
outlaws to NE genera, scayy 70 b ,S' public peace and
g. Resolved, That the Lccompton Constitution is a
a'oaoh o. NC expressed wishes Of the people or
socmny pledge ourselves TO resist lTo' aa we
to thrust b, upo12.us
5ov ~ , ~e We ieseghe n, right Of any
organic law or the future state we rcpadate me- so.ce
,ga se,o9 proposed to be held on the 2lso December
8 Resolved. That the propo.cd ,,.orr,or nj,
iyc power by the creatures Of tho Lecompon conyen-
Of federal autboritr i ,u',c y, aug IN violation
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VERMONT
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The VruNoNr WArcIWAv s. STATE JouuyAr
weekly printed 90 nce type and good paper, and ia
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The style Of the best English newspapers is adopted
masking nccsp9pey rather than show-hill. IL is de-
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and with something " occasional sp0ndcnco
from Washington, with the service Of competent man
IN our place home hope 90 preserve the paper an
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ANOTHER lNcENDIARY FIRE IN BRArTLE-
BoRo', Nr-We learn from Mr. c. Sawyer.
OF Fiske d Cos Express, the following parti-
culars Of a serious fire that occurred in Brat
tleboro', Vt, on Saturday evening last The
whole village was aroused about half-past &
o clock by an alarm of fire, which was caused
by flames issuing from the large barn con-
'se-~es $3.50. -as- '--~.--.-.-- fr'
The firemen and hundreds of citizens were
promptly on the spot, but notwithstanding
their exertions, the barn, which is said to
have been the best building of the kind in
the State, was entirely destroyed, together
with large quantity of hay, &c. Besides
the loss Of the building, hay, &C., nineteen
valuable cows, three fine yoke of oxen, and
seven young cattle-thirty-tw head in all
persisted in the flames With great diff
Guilty the corn-barn, containing about one
thousand bushels of corn, situated only about
thirty feet distant from the fire, together with
some adjacent sheds and out-buildings. were
saved without material damage
From the fact that the barn doors were left
securely fastened by the person having charge
of the promises but about three hours pre-
vious TO the breaking out, and from the addi-
tional fact that the first persons at the fire
found one Of the doors forced open, there is
no doubt that the fire was the work of an in
ccndiary.
light fall of snow at Brattloboro' onab-
led citizens to trace the tracks Of two men
from the barn through woods and fields for
the distance of about a milo, to High street,
where all further traces were lost
The building was owned by the State, but
the loss was not known when our informant
left Brattlcboro yesterday morning.
BUSi0n Journal.
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LIEoNARD KkIrH,)
IA 9. KING, Com'rs.
CHARLES REED,
VERMONT, WAsnrvorov

~ Dsrntcr. ss
In Probate Court holden At Montpelier In said District
on the Both day Of November A. D. 1851.
Alphcus Bass Administrator Of the Estate Of Isaac
Powers, late of Morctown, IN said district deceased
makes application 20 said Court for license To sell the
whole " The real estate Of said deceased except the wd
nW dover and The right Of homestead In said estate but
including tho rcvcrsion othc widows DOVER representing
tnat sd sale IS necessary f0r the payment of the debts
OF SAID deceased and expenses " administration Of said
estate Whercupon, it is ordered by said Court that
sal application be referred 10 the 22d day December D.
io'H at me Probate Office In Montpelier tor hearing aud
decision hcrcon and is further ordered that a per-
sons interested bc notified hereof hy publication n no
uce Of this application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman and State Jour
nal printed nt Montpelier. before said time Of hearing
that they may appear At said time and place. and II they
sec cause, object thereto.
by the Court,-Attest 7. II. MERRILL. Register
true copy OF Record
6s3w Attest, T. r. MERRILL, Register
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New YoRK, Dec. THE Times gives the
following as one of the incidents of the re-
cent strike on the Erie Railroad on Wednes-
day evening the steamboat Erie was seen
coming up the river, and rumor was circu-
lated that a new gang of laborers was on
board Immediately fish horn was sounded,
and 800 men poured down upon the pier to
prevent them from landing. 1t proved to be
a company of 800 omigrants bound West
The clerks and agents off coats, and assisted
by the crews Of the boats and such miscella-
neous help as was at hand, transferred the
baggage TO the cars, while the laborers stood
and looked on. The train started on its way
West, but it had proceeded only as far as the
water station, Section Two, when it encoun-
tered railroad bar spiked across the road,
which threw the locomotive off the track
down a steep embankment and broke it up.
The cars narrowly escaped a similar fate by
the breaking of the coupling which attached
them to the tender. Three hundred persons,
majority of whom were women and children,
thus proyidentially escaped sudden death or
terrible manning. The place selected for this
outrage was near a stream of water, into
which it was evidently designed to have pre-
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freight.
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Among the many preparations now in use for the re-
storing preserving and identifying the hair, there are
none that we can recommend with confidence than
Prof Woods Hair Restorative, now in general use
throughout tho States. This preparation possesses the
most invigorating qualities and fails in producing
the most happy results when applied according drec
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by parties who have been benefited by it, and who feel
happy in giving testimony its wonderful effects pro-
ducod on them.
o. J. WOOD Co.. Proprietors, 3l5 Broadway, NY,
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legal potitts.

OSEPH A. PITKIN'S ESTATE.--The
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the ION day Of November, 1851 being allowed by said
court to thc creditors u said deceased TO exhibit and
prove hclr respective claims before us Give notice tb.
nc WY attend ~ ihu duties NJ appointment at the
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MAYOR WOOD SUTAINED BY THE
PRESIDENT

Crushing ont Reform Democrats IN Nc0 York,
New YORK, Dec s.--lntelligence has been
received at the Office of the District Attorney
of tic United States for this District, that
the official career of that officer will terminate
with tomorrow. The reasons assigned are
His opposition to Mayor Wood, and to regu-
lar Democratic nominations, which the Pres
ident says must be sustained at all hazards.
Special reference is made, by the President,
to the speech at the Academy of Music, and
the letter to Mr.. II. Nicoll. 1t is also report
ed that Gen Cass might have prevented this
step, but decided not to interfere. 1t is prob
able that Samuel j. Tilden will be appointed
Mr.. McKeon's successor, though the compli-
ment of an offer of it will be paid to Judge
Parker, who is expected to decline.
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HOLLOWAY OINTMENT ANp PuLs-ithat are their
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PErEnsoS'e MAoAziNE for December is ,ho hand
soonest number u that fadys Magazine W. have ever
seen IL contains the atcs, and most reliable fashion.
plates together with numerous patterns for Crochet
Netting, Embroidery Knitting. Bcad-votk, Hair.work,
Shell work. SC. No two dollar Magazine which comes
to This office contains any larger amount yaua-
Ole reading matter than "Pctcrsous." Published by
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We will furnish Peterson and the Vermont Watch
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ILLUMINATION! PARAFFINE OIL

l. Every house, factory, shop or office, in town or
country may be lighted brilliantly and more eco
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itself
Parainc Oil, in use, Is ceany as fluid, Is not ex-
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The comparative cost Of AN equal amount of light
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Edward n. Kent, leading analytical and practical
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New York, Dec. 7.--Adyices from Havana
state that four cargoos Of negroes, numbering
upwards of 1000, had been landed in Cuba
within ten days. Three of the vessels sailed
from Massachusetts, and are, it is thought,
owned there.
The French had placed large steam pro-
peller in the coolie trade, and landed s42 Chi
neso, who were sold by first hands to others,
and by them to sub-contractors for labor, re-
alizing profit for each party.
Each Spectator made about $3.50 profit per
head, and the full price for Cinnamon, with
hair uncut, was $500 IS. The authorities in
the different ports of entry openly conniyo at
the traffic.