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Mr.. STANDARD Il supposed your
pretense of having been bitten by mad
dog was all ruse, until I saw the Stand
ard of the 9th: but that paper satisfies |
me that you or your paper has been bit |
ten by the madeSt dog that ever was
known, for the paper itself barks. 1t re-
requires neither toXicology or chemical
analysis to discover the views in the ar
ticle Of your correspondent r. R., es-
pecially towards B. H.; but where poi
son is taken or administered in large
doses it is comparatively harmless.
This writer claims that Haywood,
Stearns and Adams acted in compliance
with the provisions of the charter. The
Facts are, that OH the 9th of October,
1855, the contract was made with A. P.
Balch to construct the road from ST.
Johnsbury to the northern line of the
State, and in that contract is a stipulation,
that if the corporation and the contractor
differ as to the location of the road north
of Barton, Haywood, Stearns and the
chief engineer Of the company shall de-
termine its location. BY the terms of
the charter the corporation acting by its
directors, made the location, and it is in
vain for any man to undertake to shield
the directors from the responsibility
This pretended reference was all frand
and deception, because, first, the direc-
tors and contractor never disagreed about
the road north of Barton. Second-Balch
refused to build on the eastern route, and
the corporation wanted the location or
the western route, because the directors
knew when they appointed Adams ell
; gineer in January, 1856, that he would
. locate the road down the river, and AID
ans has testified to that fact.
But, says R. r., these referees in thei
F.; report say that it will cost Sl3I,000 les
; to construct the road on the western thai
: on the eastern route. Ind acho has til
: money? Balch, in October, 1855, con
f tracted TO build the road from St. Johns
!. bury to Canada line, for which he wa
to receive S500,0O0 cash, S575.O00 i
special guaranteed stock, and $1,000
; in preferred stock. This was before tll
western route was surveyed or any est
" mate of the expense demonstration mad,
u Is Balch to receive any less than the cor
Il tract price! and was not his contrat
+ made to cover the highest estimated e1
! pense of construction? especially whe
he was liable, by his contract, to have
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g The special correspondent o :
Pennsyl0aEian thus excommun2''''-
ator Douglas and his friends;
"ATr. Douglas having abnnd'nA :,
Democratic Parry, and thrOTn nl-
entirely into the arms of RFPa0.'' !,
and fanaticism, ii is becoming Oh! :
The friends Of tie tims-h"Hor'a "',
ton Of Democracy to treat ~" -
emy; and those who have iOI'O' !,
lead will discover before long ih' "
have sold their political tain S''
tv for less than a "mess d P'ii's''' !,
The country is already aware 'l~ y.
President has ousled the fO''"'' !,
Chicago, who forgot that nc ''' .xs
duties TO the party 'chith Na' ~ -
him, and gave his influence u ~
of the national administration :.
President buchanan IS as'" u }
re,card those ,0ho are taitg'4 &.
country NAV r.,v upon it that P''
traitors and renegades VI"
continuance or favor.
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than the eastern were not merely
I" thought Of" but we're talked about and
discussed in 1858. 1t was generally con-
caded that no route was then settled IN
and this fact was treated as u fortunate
and essential aid In procuring subscrip-
tons. B. II. says the eastern is the
only route that had then been surveyed.
None will Suppose that the directors
would adopt and definitely fix on that
ronte. at a venture, and without even
causing surveys to be made for better
one. Such course would have been a
departure from their duty, and might
lave subjected them to such imputations
as B. II. casts upon them. But other
routes than the eastern were " Thought
of" by the Company earlier than 1853
At Directors meeting on the 28ih Of
September 1852, committee Of six d.
rectors was appointed to explore this
County with view to the extension Of
The road, make examinations, and report
In October of the same year that com
mittee did visit this county,a and examined
the eastern and Burton riUer routes
and in December of the same year they
made report to the board Of Directors
| find, Mr.. Editor, that a correction o
all of b. HIS errors will require NOR
room than you can spare TO me thi
week. may resume the subject here
after. r. r.
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New Hampshire Election.

The first election of the season occur
red in New Hampshire, on Tuesday last.
State officers and a Legislature were
chosen. The Republican candidate,
Hon. William Halle, the present incum-
bent, was reelected Governor. The
Democratic candidate for Governor was
Hon. Asa p. Cate.
The returns received, from l29 towns,
give Halle, 23,802 Gate, 20,841. In
the same towns. 14l Republican Repres-
entatives had been chosen, and ~ DEM
ocrats. The Councillors are probably
all Republican.
. Last year the vote stood as follows:-
Halle, 34,2I6; Wells, Dem. 31,2l4 ;
scattering 452. Dispatches estimate
Halle majority at 1000, which is an in
crease over last year, although the vote
in the aggregate is probably smaller.
In Ward Five, at 2 o'clock, when but
few citizens were in the Ward room, a
gang of rowdies rushes into the room,
seized the checklist and tore it TO pieces
broke up the furniture, stove one ballot
box in pieces, and threw the other two
out Of the windows, which were saved
Several persons were badly beaten. Il
is said the assailants were Democrats
who were offended because certain Irish
men were not put on the checklist. A
4 o'clock the Board re-assembled, count
ed the votes, and announced the election
of the Republican Representatives.
Some fights took place between tn
/ Irish Democrats and the Irish Republi
cans.
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Atlantic Monthly.

This favorite New England Magazine
is before US. 1t is fully equal to any and
we think superior to all its former issues.
1t has a rich table of contents, the first
is one entitled The Catacombs of Rome"
the second is "Eben Jackson" a story
written with much beauty and deep feel
ing, where it is not broken by nautical
yarns. 1t is what we cal! a good story.
Then there is the poetry Amours De
Voyage" and Cornucopia,'' " Beauty
" By the Dead" and an article entitled
the Grindwen Coy erning Machine, :"
" DR.. Wichern and his Pupils" Child
Life by the Gauges" " Saints, and their
Bodies" and a long article on " Aaron
Burr" which is a most scathing criticism
on Parton's late work o. Aaron Burr.
1t is severe, harsh, and withal we think
just. 1t handles Mr.. Parton without
gloves, for examining this arch traitor
and parading him before the public and
apologising for his errors and crimes. Sent
for this popular magazine. Price three
dollars per year, though We will furnish
it together with the Standard to our sub
scribers for 1925.
Phillips, Sampson & Co., publishers
9 winter street Boston, Mass.
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" 3. f." and " R. R."

Our readers may hereafter expect a
rich time between these veterans of the
bar, if their compositions in this week
Standard are to be taken as an index Of
their future plans. at is Bond Hold
er" rs. Rail Road" We have no in
terest in the matter; are perfectly indif-
ferent as to who wins. We feel just
about the same anxiety in this contro.
versy as did the old crone whose husband
was engaged in mortal combat with the
bear, "she didn't care which whipped
Neither do we.
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e. The following officers were elect
ed for the year ensuing in Coventry on
March meeting day
Town Clerk and Treasurer, H. II.
Frost; Selec;men, A. w. Fairbrother, /.
Parker Jr. Charles Thrasher; Listers,
G. Il. Lane, A. Wright, II. II. Frost
Overseer Of Poor and Town Agent, II.
II. Frost; 1st Constable and collector, ].
Parker Jr; ID Constable, N. West
Auditors, Z. w. Peabody, G. Boynton,
]. Parker; Fence Viewers, Selectmen
Sup't of Schools, d. w. Blanchard
Town Grand Jurors, r. w. Peabody, S
f. COwlrs: Trustees, A. Plastridge,
Parker, /. Boynton; Sraler OF weight.
and measures. L. Daley; Inspector d
Leather, Lewis Nye; Pound Keeper, |
Parker Jr.
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Our Prize Pome.'
TFoR WHICH NOTHING is GIVEN.

The following are the opening verses
of quite lengthy piece of original Po-
etry, sent US by some genius in the vicin-
iiy of Troy, or of Province Hill
They are a gem in their way, and if the
author has no serious pull backs" he
will rise to some great eminence or dis
tinction. He has great descriptive pow
ers; so had Sir Walter Scott, but Scott
never ,orote anything like this. We have
no room for the whole in one paper be-
sides we don't think our readers could
bear so large a dose at one time, we
therefore purpose to publish the entire
batch in weekly instaIments, till the
whole shall have been given to the
world. We think, however, that the au-
thor has missed it in not selling his pro-
duction to Mr.. S. S. Boyce, Editor Of
the Freeman, as he pays high price for
literature of this grade--heing peculiarly
adapted to his mental calibre.
The lines are accompanied with the
request that the " Caledoaian and Star
please copy" We hope they will do so.
but we hereby forbid all others from pub
fishing them, as we and the editors OF
the aforesaid papers will probably "go
snucks" in securing a copyright.
We will furnish the Standard during
the publication of this epic-(ac) "rome,'
for the small sum of fifty cents, which is
considerably above our regular rates,
but publishers have the right TO extort
money for talent.
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County Commissioner.

We believe this is the worst county in
the state from which to gather news
About ten days ago an election was had
for County Commissioner, and we have
not heard from all the towns yet, though
enough have been heard from to make il
quite certain that Mr.. Simpson, the anti
temperance candidate is elected. The
following are the majorites in the differ
ent towns heard from:-
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So The following resolution was dis
cussed at the last meeting of the g Young
Mems Lyceum," in this village, and
passed.
Resolced, That it is the duty of all
active business men in this village, to sys-
tematicaily attend and take part in the
exercises of a lyceum, and that our young
men who unnecessarily absent themselves
from it, are recreant to their own best
interests"
The negative of this resolution was
most admirably sustained by the business
men Of the place, WHO one and all re-
manned at home
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From the Verm mt Wat :hm IN.
From Washington.
March 8, 1858.
THURSDAY, Feb %.

THURSDAY, go 20.
Pensions to Offers and S,tdiers Es-
gagged IN tie Var Of 1912.
The House Committee on Invalid
Pensions, on the Sd inst, reported a bill
giving full pay for life, as pension, to
officers and soldiers, or their widows.
who served three months in the War OF
1912, or GO shall have been engaged in
active battle with the enemy"-payment
to commence from the first day of the
present session of Congress- This bill
was made the special order for yester-
day, and then it was made the special Or
der fer the 81 Tuesday in March, then
to be considered and have preference
until disposed of. This bill was report
ed BY Mr.. Savage of Tennessee, and the
Legislature Of that State has requested
its delegation to support the measure -
yet the first opposition has come from
another Tennessee member-Mr. Jones.
| No test vote has been had, and it will
therefore be useless to speculate upon
the fate of the bill.
The Kansas Question-Facts Denied.
! In the House there has been almost
nothing done--a great deal spoken
mainly upon the Kansas question. The
Senate has fixed upon Monday next to
commence the debate on this subject
1t is reported now that Minnesota viii
: come in before Kansas, and for the rea-
: son that the Minnesota Senators an
Representatives have pledged them
selves TO support the Lecompton Consti.
tuition. This, if true, will add two vote,
in the Senate, and from one 10 three il
t the House, to the Lecompton party.
is also reported that Mr.. Campbell of Obi,
!. (anti- Lecompton man) is to be ouste,
. from the House. These rumors are al
I unfavorable; but they may also be un
r founded. note them for the purpose q
: drawing attention to the coming fact,
;. the fact shall be that Lecompton sue
e ceeds by such means. Now for facis.-
: 1t is fact, that the majority Of the Sc
|. Iect Committee Of the House on til
r Kansas matter will disregard the ord .r {
:. the House. and refuse to investigate III
&c .acts ia the case. This was definitely d.
i termined last night, and Wednesday eve
'e ming next was fixed for the prescntatio
!! OF the reports in the Committee. o
e Thnr'dsy, therefore, the reports may b
il hree Representatives have been returnt
ier Minnesota. Her population is only enoni
II, Tor one member, but with a large fraction owe
The majority will admit either Que OF three
Is they please.
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The Mail Contract.

Why do we not have daily mail from
lrasburgh to Barton? The department
at Washington has twice ordered the con-
tractor, Mr.. Uill, TO run it TO this place,
and he persistently refuses to do so. by
the terms of Mr.. Hills contract he is TO
run a tri-weekly mail from Barton to
Troy, and if at any time the department
shall order daily mail he shall carry it
for an extra pro rate pay. Then why
are not The terms of this contract COM
piled with, and the mails put through as
they should have been two months ago.
Simply because ii is the interest of the
contractor not to do so; it is a losing game
with him, and we do not blame him for
trying to get rid of the bargain if he can
do so hororably, but his interests are not
what particularly concern the people OF
this place, although their milk and water
policy this winter would seem TO indicate
that his welfare was what they were most
anxious to consult. The people of Iras
burgh have an interest tn this matter,
and they ought 10 have sprawl enough to
advance them, and go to work in sensi-
bic manner TO attain their object.
What has been done by the people of
Irasburgh towards gettinga daily mail !!
Just this: One or two men have been
to Barton time after time, and said to
those who care just as much about our
having daily mail, as they do about a
transit route from Turkey to Timbuctoo 4;
"please do try and send US daily mail 4:
we need it very much now" This isjust
what has been done. Something else is
wanted. The department has done its
share of the work, and has twice order
ed the daily. Mr.. Hill refuses to obey
and perform his part of the contract.
Now what shil be done? Let the peo-
pie of this town circulate a petition and
send it on to Washington, asking the de-
partment to order the postmaster at this
place to have the mail carried through in
due time, at the expense of Mr.. Hill. A
petition like that would be very ration.
al way Of accomplishing the object sought
For the past two months Mr.. Hell ha,
been playing bo-peep' with cur people
by telling them that he was going on tc
Washington ito see about it," See abou
what is the wonder. But it locks to u
very much as if he was going there to Sc,
about getting rid Of it,; for if he had ev
er the least intention of carry ing til,
mail he would have done so long age
Well, we have beeifGaiting here at til
county seat with mouth; all agape an
elbows akimbo to see him leave 70
Washington, while he has been laughin
in his sleeves at our verdancy. His OF
jcct is to stave off, and thus far lie ha
succeeded admirably. Let those laug
who win" Circulate that petition
Send it on to Washington, and we doul
not we shall have a daily mail. We
not yet believe that one man is able
defy the whole administration, eve
though it be the contemplate one v
now have.
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For the Standard,


Mr.. EDIToR,--Dedr SIR Il was
pleased to see the increased interest in
the temperance cause manifested at the
annual meeting, and am glad to learn
that Irasburgh is making such progress
in recognizing their Society.
Now sir, let me suggest the idea Of
making general rally, 10y way of Or
ganizing Societies throughout the coun-
ty, on fast day. Let the Ministers of
the Gospel in all the towns, (acting in
Concert where there are more than one
in town) appoint place and the hour
of meeting, and have one or more Soci-
ties formed in each town on that day.
II they want any thing out of the ordi-
nuy way by way o novelty, let them Or
ganize III the form of military companies,
making by the Constitution the Captain,
&c, presiding officer at all business
meetings, and as this will be a temper
ance warfare, ladies would not of course
be excluded.
Whatever may be the mode of organ
ization, | hope that the Standard will
at proper time give good account o.
the doings of the temperance men or
fast day,i it should be in the shape o
an army, why not at some convenien
time, have pic mic general muster?
ORLEANS.
| March 8 1858
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sCoTcHY BILL;
OR TIE BRA rs or PROVINCE
A LONG TAIL.
TcopYR1Gur INTENDED TO BE GOT.

INTENDED TO BE GOT
Nov for an Essay ! am in,
But hardly know how 10 begin,
hope You will all be quite still,
Ny subject is old Province Hill.
The people of this Hill one day,
Thought t'would be best to hire X,
Into their school to keep them still,
Aud learn them well on Province Hill.
The day it was November seventh,
Ofeighreen huuarei fifty seven,
When every thing was cold and chill,
They hired him on Province hill.
For three long months he was TO keep,
He e; himself to them quite cheap,
A promise he was 70 fulfil,
Or quit the school on Province Hill.
A first rate school he was to teach,
Do justice unto all and each,
Have order, but was not &c kill,
The little brars Of Province Hill.
On The same day they fixed upon,
For TO begin he came along,
Intending all things 10 fulfill,
That he agreed on Province Hill.
At length upon certain day,
The orders one did disobey,
think they cali him Sco:chy Bill,
He lives upon old Province Hill.
The rules were told him once or twice,
But still he chalked small! IIeustice Ric
Tie master took his hand while still,
And punished him OIL Province Hill.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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TEMPERANCE LECTUREs.-Mr. Samp-
son, Agent ofthe American Temperance
Union, viii lecture at Derby Line and
vicinity on the l4th, 18th, e,h and 18th
insts.; at Troy, Weslfield and Lowell Oh
the 18th, 18th and goth insts.; at VOL
colt on the 2lst and 22d. and at Worces-
ter on he 23d.
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infer that r. r. is veritable BODY
of flesh and blood, not Rail Road, mel
Their Railways Ready Relief, still think
bottle ofthat compound would probably
quiet his stomach, and perhaps his fees
and retainers in railroad suits will do 1t,
as he has already discovered in them the
fulflment of a prophecy.
II TT
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,,n -Retsa'
HONESTY REWARDED. ~
Catholic Priest lost bis wa .
field, containing about rms
picked up by a Mr.. Lee, oD' "a =
chanics in the Machine o'0f' '.Ass
in the Railroad Office 'f0" =, .
promptly restored to IT. 0''s ~
Prizes, made the fndsr a P''
for his honesty.
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AN ONO HoG.-Mr Silas Hovey,
formerly of Albany, tits county, but now
Of Oberlin, Ohio. writes us that a hog
was slaughtered in that place last fall
which weighed when alive. l047 lbs. /;
when dressed, 9S6 los.
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Pulmonary Coa'A"P'i'4, -
scourge ofour northern .'' :. b.
ed of half its terroF' ''''s -, 3 ;
remedy so singularly f 'i h'f
tar's Balsam Of Wild ea' -.
forming many wonderful '''''''
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IN the House. Mr.. st.,
Of Georgia will prepare the 'Pa''
port, and Mr.. Morrill, of v.-aIs.
minority report. a
a" A"''-Ns'rasta Bin Speech e..
Virgiaiaa. ""'
One of the ablest speeches Of 4.
sion was delivered by Mr.. Mn
Virginia. He voted again., i.
Nebraska bill of 1854, and ye.,.. 4''a'
defended bis vote triumphantly :
grounds both of principle and Do,; I %
the latter point bringing to bea, r ~
ent consequence of The ac, II. 20
expired before he had exhausted 4.
pic and of course left The Hon.. ,
lishtened as to his present ac.io. '''''
question. If he fails the Lecon,,a,.
i" this trial, their prospect, e, p,'-'S
very fRitering. guess he will
Lecompton' if the naked question =, "
mission is presented, but if the ,.a !
of compromise shall be agreed ;.
is the adding of proviso that fl. =
pie of Kansas may at once eb,ns. 70
Constitution, without regard IA ;, : y
provisions on that su5iect-T q., A., A.
Mr.. Nilsson, and some clio, 9 '"a'
members, will not support the hin ~
present fear is that tie Administers!
will be strong enough 10 pas, Il. IN
'ctthout the proviso.
Case Of Mr.. Aattsson, Of nv
M. Matteson was menbe, 4 4.
last Congress- Republican. Tb.p.
Puoi'ea''' hao a plurality Of the lg4.
nevertheless a resolution for ,,,,l...
was entertained, and Mr. Mg.r
signed his seat. But, befoaars,.,
been reelected to the presen 1,--,
Early in the session a resolutiOnlss,.
to his expulsion was introduced. and N 4
made the order for to-day. Mr.. Ma,
son was present at the Openngo the .
sion, bat has been absent ever since
point of fact, hi. District has been usr-.
: resented. Now the discussion i, goi,
: on. The Republicans insist upon 4 l.
cision Of the case: that Mr.. Malsu
shall either be expelled or pernins d
: take his seat. The Democrats sem a
, be divided: some deny the rightdh
: House to expal, some 90 FOR ex,aka
: and others go for reference Of the ~
TO a committee. There is a su,5sa
; among some of the Republicans that Il
is not right in this matter-in any Nci.
that Mr.. Matteson should either PERRIN
! his duty here, or resign. Thi; seems
y
I be due to his constituents. The 1aa
D been referred to select committee
The A'my Bill Defeated.
The Army bill has been defeated in
Senate to-day, on the Question Of its :
sage: ayes l6, noes 81. A motion
seal the vote, by laying a motion to
consider on the table, was rejected
the bill will have another chance. 10
House, the Committee on Miiar
fairs has determined against the prop
J. ton of the Administration and, tod
the Chairman (Gen. Quitman Of ]
d >issippi) reported a substitute, prOTd
II for one regiment of mounted roluTs
. for the defence Of Texas, and aHtbE
: ing the President to call into seTie u
&C additional regiments of rOlunt.es 4
in therefore, is a temporary measurs-
IT a permanent increase of the army
IA members of the Committee, who cr
III ed to this report, will go against ~
r crease of the army, either PerTnA
r temporary. Executive POT'' -
an large, is increasing, and ought to "
=. mished." That was the Dsr'S'
;. doctrine in 1928. 1t is the ReP'@S
doctrine now.
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Musical Convention.

In the report of the proceedings Of the
Convention at Barton, the names Of the
following gentlemen who then become
members OF the Orleans Musical Society
were inadvertently omitted, and the mis-
take was discovered too late to be cor
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Salem-no vote cast. The rest OF the
county not heard from.
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The Railroad.

J. II. KELLAM, Sec'y.