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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31
The Times.

This number closes the present volume,
being the fiiy-second number issued, but as
there are fifty-three Fridays this year, we
have concluded to make our subscribers a
present of the .ftly-third number. Our list
has slowly but constantly increased during
the year past, and we trust all old friends
and subscribers will continue another year,
and thus aid us in meeting the expenses
necessary for the enlargement of the TIMES,
which we desire to do before long. Its
typographical appearance will be improved
for the next volume, and with another
years editorial experience and such assist
ance as we may be able to command, we
hope to make the TIMES more than ever ac-
ceptable to its readers.
Terms.-To subscribers in Windsor and
Windham Counties Sips a year. To
those at distance who receive their paper
in single wrapper, S so in advance.
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Presidential Meeting.

Certain persons recently got up presi-
Dental meeting at Washington, with view
to head off the Republican party in the
next election of president, but finding it up
to their counsels, and finally ended off with
a supper. A correspondent Of the ~ y
Timss gives the following very gratifying
account of the meeting:
The discussions of the evening were in
excellent spirit. Everybody declared that
he had no candidate, and all expressed an
earnest desire for the union of all the OPP
position 'orces against the Democracy
Southern gentlemen present DECLARED them
selves as hostile as Northern gentlemen to
slavery propagandsm, and concurred in
the proprie'y of having a Presidential can
ddate who represents that sentiment
Some favored the construction of new
party, and desired to issue an address, but
the general sentiment was against this
course. The position of the Republican
party as a great power was fully recog
nized, and decided majority concede,
that its disorganization would be neither
poltic nor desirable that said party ha'
vitality and force which must be ayailed o
in any effort TO change or reform the nd
minisralion of the fed raj government
The meeting adjourned in excellent temper
without any action having been decided up
on.
The effect OF this movement tends to
wards thr fusion Of all srclioas OF the op
ipo~ition, ufon whatever ticket shall in du
time seem most likely TO achieve a substan
tial victory.
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v,,e senate on the state House.

We desire 10 give our readers all the
facts il relation 10 the State House, and
then we shall dismiss the subject till the
next election. We have already published
the yeas and nays in the House on this ques-
ton. We are informed that MIR. Stafford of
Springfield, voted as we elassed him two
weeks since, aud that he is fully endorsed
by his constituency. We also understand
that though Mr.. Rounds of Chester, did
not support the conditional appropriation
BILL he nevertheless does not wish to re-
lease Montpelier on the bond, and that the
people of Chester look upon the bond as
one made IN good faith and should be car
ried out. This leaves Windham county
and the south half of Windsor county
in one column, on this question. We
are the most surprised at The vote of the
representative from Reading, ON this ques-
ton. If he has correctly represented his
constituents, we have nothing TO say; and
if the people of that town are willing to be
taxed to build the State House, with their
present enormous taxes, all right. But
we apprehend our friend Hawkins has
made mistake. We are quite sure that
the people of Reading expect Mont
pelier to fulfil her obligations. They have
had enormous expenses and consequent
taxes, few years past, and we don't be-
lieve they care TO have another installment
saddled on them just now. We commenced
this article to show the record in the SEN
ate, but chose to finish few unsaid things
of the House.
In the Senate, on Thursday, Nov. rs, the
House bill, appropriating money TO re-
build the State House, conditioned, that the
money be paid in on the bond given by
Montpelier, was considered, and it was
moved to strike out the conditions. On
this question the yeas and nays were l6 to
IA, as follows:
observation-disclosures Bill, BUTLER,
Chadwick, Davis, French OF Essex, (the
democracy French of Windsor, Hatch, Pol
AMI, Putnam, Raymond, Smith, Nead, Will
der, Wilson, and Worthington, -l6.
Nays.-B Billings, Chiltenden. CLARKE,
Everts, Gleed, HARRIS, Mason, Nash,
Nicholson, Phelps, RuInsey, Sanford, Stark
and TultIe,-l4.
The bill was therefore amended, the con-
dtious that Montpelier should pay on the
bond being struck out. Then The question
came up on ordering this bill, without con-
disions, TO third reading. 1t was passed
by yeas Is, nays Is, the Lieutenant Gov
j. ernor voting yea. The vote was same as
given above, except tina, Mr.. Wilson oil
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Vermont News.

New patents have recently been granted
TO Alden r. Morrill,, Of Mortified, Vt, for
Improvement 10 valves for steam engines.
To Charles Raymond, of Bratleboro, as.
signor to Wolfred IL. Nettleton, Of Bristol,
Conn, for improvementin sewing machines.
A PoRKER.-The Woodstock Ags says
that Mr.. O. A. Bryant, Of that village, kill
cd a pig fourteen months old, recently which
weighed SO pounds,
Coz. sErn wARNER.-On the Both Of
Oct, last, the remains of Col. Seth War
ner-a name 50 ultimately interviews with
the early history Of Vermont-w re-
moved from their resting place 70 y site
of Monument erected TO his memory in
the village Of Roxbury, Conn.
On the l4lh, Joseph Cressey Of Wood
ford fell dead in the road about four miles
from Bennington, while going home with
his brother. lie was under the influence
OF liquor OF the time.
A ToUGH Hen SroEY.-The Wood
stock Standard is responsible for thel state
mcnt that hen, killed in Hartlani last
week, after knife was put through her
throat and her feathers picked Of, elected
her escape and ran to the barn to het nest
and laid an egg.
The house owned by Thomas Fletcher,
and occupied by John Meyer in Burlington,
was destroyed by fire, with its furnitare, on
Saturday night; loss 5000 TO $1,000, one
half insured. F
Mrs George w. Blake, of Fairfas acci-
dentally knocked her husbands Loaded gun
down its contents entered one Of hC feet
which was amputated and she died.
/ Forefathers' Day (Dee. 22), We cele'
brated with much spirit at Middebury
Rev. William II. Lord of Montpelier, de
livered an address, Rev. j. +. Ralkin, o
ST. Albans, a poem, and the Addisouliouse
festive supper.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31
MIR. wiisom-Thc Engliss, Assault.

The following is an extract froma WASH
ington correspondent Of the Springfield Re
publican:
Senator Wilson's amendment to the Pa
cific railroad bill is an admirable one, and,
ii anything could do il, would harmonic
the friends of the northern aud central
routes. Mr.. Wilson has won the reputa-
ton in the Senate of being one Of its most
industrious as well as able members. lie
does not spend all his time in taking, nor
content himself with "a Bnncombe speech
once a year, but attends closely and care
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31


fully to the business before the Senate.
Mass achusette may be satisfied, though she
has but one representative upon the Senate
floor, that her interests will not only be at
tended to, but that her voice will be heard
upon every important question before the
higher branch Of Congress. For my part,
think Mr.. Wilson has taught some north
ern members maliiness. His principles
are so well known that no southern hotspur
dares or desires to insult or attack him.
He fights no duels-but defends himself at
any and all hazards against attack OF in
suit. F f
This reminds me to speak of the Mont
gomery-English fracas--no, let me write it
down as it is--he English cHainy. For
1t was one of the most dastardy attacks.
mean, dirty and eowardly as the character
of the author of it. But meaner still is the
conduct of the Star of this city which per-
sists in misrepresenting the affair and in
hurting gibes at Montgomery. Notwith-
standing the cowardlness of the act, the
Lecompton democracy are gathering around
English as if he We're a hero, and the affair
is likely 10 have decided influence upor
the politics of certain gentlemen. One way
to push decent men ont of a party is tc
cane them out, and TO stand up for coward
ice ard sneaking murder. The Brooks out.
rage upon Sumner lost thet democracy
thousands of votes, and SO viii the attack
upon Montgomery. When will the people
find out that men who abet murder and
outrage in Kansas will do the same if com
mtted in the streets of Washington?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

Mr.. EDIroR, Dear SRI noie the
Montpelier g Freeman Of the 16l inst,
abuses most ungenerously those mmbers
of the late Legislature, who could not be
bought with champagne variptisn or
other ways and means" Gen. Eeilogg
of this County. comes in for lara, share
OF said abuse, no doubt for the reascn that
he did partake of the pretended hospitality
so generously extended 10 the msnbers.
Mr.. Woodbridge was abused on he foor
of the House, probably, for the same rea-
son, and said paper quotes " the sory of
the man and the adder, as being veyissd in
Montpelier taking into her bosom and
nursing that ad Ter into the House, Dies
not the Interpretation of such onotation
show the intention Of these brilliant sdrees
and generous invitations. The stoy of
the woman and the serpent, when oilers
than the parties acting were dependeutnp-
on the fraud, would more fully illu:irsate
the side Of the people.
beg leave, sir, TO show through yoqr
columns 1.-THE of the side of the people
On the State House question.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31
Agents for the Times, 1850.

The following persons are authorized
agents for the TINES for 1859, to whom
our subscribers can make their payments.
Saxton's River, Nj. p. Barry.
Grafton, Samuel Phelps.
Westminster, n. g. Pierce.
Townshend, Henry Salisbury.
jacksonville, Hosea w. Brigham.
Rockingham, S. l.. Billings.
South Londonderry. f. Walker.
Wilmington, Origin Smith.
Putney. E. B. Campbell.
Windham, N. W. Wood.
So. Windham, E. Pierce.
Houghtonville, j. II. Putnam.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Springfield, Geo C. Porter.
Chester, Geo. r. Barrett.
North Chester, t. r. Clark.
Cavendish, I. o. Winslow.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31
Mr.. j. II. Putnam is unauthorized agent
for the TINES, at Houghtonviile, in Graf

DISTURBING MEETINGs.-The Phenir
say two young men named Thomas Minis
and josiah Gale were brought before JUS
tiee Kellogg il Janaica, an TIE lsib 'nst.
on the complaint Of The town grand jurors
for disturbing religious meetings, and were
fine Eve dollars each, which with the costs
Of pro ;ecution AN unted to about ten dol
lars for each offe ltler. A lesson that we
hope will teach them wisdom.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

The NORTHWEST, Seven States, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin, To-
wa, and Minnesota, poll 100000 votes,
or one hundred thousand votes more than
the fifteen Southern States; three times as
many as New England, and nearly al third
of the whole vote of the Union.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

Franklin changed to nay, and the bill was
then passed by the same vote as last taken.
This bill then went 10 the House which re- 7
fused to CONCUR in having the conditions
struck ont, and it we;t back to the Senate
where Mr.. Butler moved that the Senate
insist on what they had done, which was
carried Toto u, as follows:
Yeas arthq lomew, Bid, BUTLER
Chadwick, Davis, French of Essex, French
o Windsor, Hatch, Poland, Putnam, Ray
mpnd, Smith, Wead, Wilder, Wilson and
Worthington,-l6.
Nays. Billings, Chttenden, HARRIS,
Eyerls, Mason. Nash, Nicholson, Phelps,
Ramsey Sanford, Stark and Tuttle, liz.
Senator CLARK of this county, was not in
his seat when this vote was taken, being
detained, as we are informed, on business
before the committee on education, of which
he was chairman.
The COMPROMISE.
The House also insisted on their bill,
and both Houses being at dead lock, the
Senate asked for commitle of conference
A majority Of the committee proposed to
have Montpelsrpay $4,000 which should
be putwilh the $4,000 ihey1 have gsee9
the State, and endorse S25, 200 ON the bond,
and the State pay the remainder of the APP
preparation. This was adopted 10 to / l.,
y
thus: s,a}
Bartholomew, Bill, BUTLER,
Chadwick CLARKE, Davis, French of
Windsor, Geed, HARRIS, Hatch, Po-
land. Putnam, Raymond, Smith, Wead,
Wilder, Wilson and Worthinston,-l9.
Nqys.-Billings, Chittenden, Everls,
Mason, Nash, Nicholson, Phelps, Rumsey,
Sanford, Stark and Tutile,--ll.
The House would-not agree to this, and
then it was that the Senate undertook
new method of proceedings, by attaching
to tile general appropriation bin an item of
S45 900, provided that Montpelier should
pay $4,000 on the bond. This was what
created so much excitement in the House.
and the Senate were divided IL to IL, as
follows:
Yeds.--Bartholomew, Bill, BUTLER.
Chadwick, Davis. French OF Essex, French
of Windsor, Gleed, Hatch, Poland, Put
nam. Raymond, Smith, Wead, Wilder,
Wilson and Worlhington,--l7.
Billings, Chittenden, CLARKE,
Eve,is. HARRIS, Mason, Nash, Nichol-
son, Phelps, Ramsay, Stark and Tuttle,-
IL.
This ends the record on all important
points in the Senate. The votes Of Messrs
Clarke and Harris of this county, will be
generally approved by their constituents.
unless il he on the compromise. Mr.. But
Ter went in on the Montpelier side all The
way through. We apg-eherd tLat Hose
twh, expect Montpelier 10 hnild the State
House, will not support any compromise
They considerthat " a bird in hand is worth
two in the bush" and if Montpelier intends
ever to pay anything she can do it as web
now as any other time, aRl any delay or
/" comp promise viii be looked upon by the
people as simply a dodge to get ril Of the
bond.
We have thus published fuller record
on this subject than any other paper in the
State, with one or two exceptions. The
people have ii before them, aud can Judge
for themselves.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

E9y. This number closes the year 1858.
The TINES is the only paper in this county
which has appeared every week during the
year past, and We doubt not It's appreciate d.
As most Of our subscribers VIA get their
paper fo-morsow, Ne sincerely wish them
each aud all a Happy New Year'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

LARCENY w. l.. Bemis Of Williams
vile, but formerly of Brattleboro, has been
arrested for stealing two buffalo robes in
Barttleboro. lie waived an examination,
and was held to answer at the County Court
in the sum of 500.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

+ Our M. Morphy has terribly beat all
The chess players of Europe, except Mr..
Staunton, of England, who now declines,
under the plea of other engagements, to
meet him, as he had agreed to do. Mr..
Morphy now only asks Lord Lyttleton,
President Of the English Club, to declare
that the failure is no fault of his. So Mr..
NJ. will enjoy the fame of being the first
chess player in the new or old world.
The papers at Newburgh, N. J., profess
to have received information that the mys-
FERROUS murder ola beautiful young woman
near that place, last year, is about to be
unraveled.
Ezra c. Howard Of Sandwich, Mass,
shot deer dawn there with his double-bar-
relied gun, and wasgso elated with his luck
that he did not discover that one barrel burst
and carried off one of his fingers, until
coming up to the animal he used his hand
to draw his knife. .aistnsuA hun tssssn9
srFtst aatf asstssssr.3 httH rVi
The emancipation discussion has COM
menced in the German papers Of western
Missouri, and the yao-slavery men are
vexed aud perplexed. Some counsel the
driving out of the Germans, but they aretoo
valuable to be spared.
The Albany Atlas says that man in
New York, representing to his wife that he
had an opportunity to marry widow worth
100000, asked her to perform certain
acts, so that he might have cause for d.
vorce, and furthermore, actually asked her
to pay the expenses Of the divorce suit
Refusing TO comply with these. very reason-
able requests, he abandoned her, and for
this offense he is now before the court.
Dan Sickles declines to fight DIR Tucker,
but says he is ready for his brother, Gideon
j., the New York secretary ofstate.
The Missouri Democrat publishes a
digest of the evidence taken il the confess
ted election case of Blair against Barrett,
from which appears that their was undoubt-
ed evidence produced that SIG fraudulent.
votes were cast for Barrett. All the cases
were not of course ferreted ont, and in some
precincts it was not possible to ascertain
the facts, but the Democrat is confident
that at least half of Barrett's vote was
fraudulent.
John II. Wariand, formerly a popular
editor at Claremont N H., and at Boston,
and ttis author Of poetry, is now in the In
Esane Hospital at south Boston, the victim
Of intemperance.
An unknown man was run over and
killed on the track OF the Worcester rail-
road, at Boston, Friday evening. A bottle
of rum in his pocket explains the casualty.
Parson Brownlow is snubbed in all quar-
tiers. The report Of his famous slavery dis
cassion with Mr.. Pryne has been sup
pressed in Georgia as an incendiary docu
ment
An Ohio editor says: What can be
more captivating than 10 sec beautiful wo-
man, say about four feet eleven inches high,
and eleven feet four inches in circumference,
passing along the aisle just as divine wor-
ship commencess"
Baking beets makes them more tender.
sweet and juicy than boiling; in Italy they
are carried hot from the oven, and sold in
the street, and are very delicious with but
ter, salt and pepper.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

SpRINGFIELD.-Mr Abvah Miller took
to market few days since, thirty-four
geese of this years raising, the aggregate
wei int Of which was 4l2 BIS, being an aver
age Of over II lbs. each. Also IA lbs.
nice turkies, and they with the geese,
brought him the snug little sum of 81 As, 25.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31

A WILL AND A WAY. This isa CHARM
ing collection OF tales from the German of
Michel and Moritz. Ii is calculated to
interest the youog and is furnished with
pretty and snowy illustratio 5. Published
by Crosby. Nichols & Co.. Boston and for
sale by Fe!'oa, at Brattleboro.
From Mr.. FELTON, We have received :. Tie
Chid's First Primm9r printed on clo,h.
VIII Oh ma IS ii durable. Also the lure
nile Ala'aaac with anecdotes. stories, poe