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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22
Vermont News.

A SHEEP STEALER KILLED.-On
Wednesday last, some boys discovered a
large bear in the woods, in the town of
Chittenden. He fled to a hill around
which the neighbors kindIed fires during
the night to prevent Bruins escape. Next
day some fifty men surrounded the hill.
two of whom with rifle in hand ventured
up 10 near the center of the circle of arm
ed men, who advanced, and as his bear
ship was beating a retreat he received two
bullets from the rifiemen, laying in ambush,
one of which penetrated his heart, when he
fell to rise no more. His weight was $50
lbs.-Rmldnd Courier.
FIRE AT GRoToN.-We learn from the
Catedon'on that about day-break on the
above morning, the alarm Of fire was heard.
and the citizens turned out to find the tav-
ern barn, owned and occupied by A. j.
Bailey, to be all on fire. There were in i. at
the time two valuable horses owned by Mr..
Bailey. One OF these was saved, or rather
saved himself, by jumping through win
dow; but the other one, for which Mr.
Bailey had been offered $500, was burned
to death. The fire spread rapidly, and
soon communicated to building belonging
to Josiah Paul, and occupied by John Car
rick as cabinet shop. From thence the
fire spread to the dwelling house and barn
of Mr.. Paul, which with a large store of
wood, and the barns and shed of VIM. OAR
ling, Esq, were completely destroyed. Mr.
Carrick suffers the most, for he being
poor man, had but his trade and tools with
which TO support his family. Loss some
s20O0-insurance not known. The fire is
supposed TO have been the work of an in
cendiary A sad commentary upon human
nature.
FIRE IN BARRE.-On Thursday night
last, the Westinghouse of Mr.. Alba Nick
OILS was burned, together with shed and
horse-barn adjoining. Loss almost total
the family having escaped with barely \
part OF their clothing. Insured in the Yer
mont Mutual.
lNcEDIARIsM.-At an early hour on
Saturday morning a dwelling house, Just
ready for occupation and owned by Myron
Buck, was discovered to be on FIRE. and be-
lore the fames could be checked the wood
shed and kitchen were entirely consumed.
and the main body of the house was also
considerably damaged. The bpildipo was
evidently set on fire, and there is scarcs,..
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22
Marion and his men +!
THE ANxioUsLy-LooKED FOR AND DEEPLY ExcIr.
ING TALE
Of the Revolution,
NOW READY
New York Mercury

Now Ready at al News Depots and bookstores
No character In history offers better subject the -
mancer than that OF MARION as he miiiary ea,
THE SWAMP FoX,n
from the immense ingenuity Of his s,rategems and ey
for misleading and deeeiyug the enemy his thoroprS
know the woods, forests fields and swamps az III
native reion where he aud his gallant band were pr
while their enemies became lost aud bewiiierd y
the laby riuthine Of undergo with and morass
The story above announced Is true reflex Of tha,.
scepcs tunes, and its talented author has most y,li
portrayed therein the many exciting incidents and .esi
dents tenacious and indetatgable trugge for trtr
pursued under the st adverse circumstances E,s,,
chapter replete with exciting and interest, NJ
toricay bat with sparkling web poetry wo,
through IL, which makes IL at brilliant story and
veracious record The strongly written descriptions al
events-the anbuscade the sudden sortie-th. nvbtat
taekthe wild charge and repuseare all wonderful, as an
amples Of word painting, and equally true the actual
facts.
In addition to these scenes OF herosm and iony DARN,
the swamp Fox IS not without the gentle charm Of oys
story working aud the effects Of the tender pa
are depicted IN its pages truly aud artstiea Nv as h
emotions rendering the tale perfect picture Of RI
and character tn the Days OF the Bsyoiuon which cannot
fail 10 appeal to the admiration. aud crafty the tasts
every reader Who has spark Of true patriotism his soul
The peculiar power and interest With which the gifted an
thor George bany, hSq descr hes the thrilling Ie od
guarantee Of he exec Hence Of this tub magnificent His
t0rical Romance The vivid deineation Of character H.
depth Of thought the fascination pirtur,saus
beauty Of description. and 10 word the power angr,
he commands, all combine to render him the mo-.
brilliant writer's Of The age, while hts great appreciated n
and sympathy With the pioneers In the Of universal
liberty give him grasp Of Revolutionary subjects possessed
by very few Others. This has enabled him. ia the swamp
Fox, to exhibit the lie and adventures Of
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22

ca We happened to be among those
who "by authority" were summoned to
appear at Newfane last week, and accord
ingly, on our arrival we put up at the
Windham County House, kept by mine
host Morse. The clerk, an elderly gentle
man, is deserving of much credit for his
ready attention to the wants of the guests.
and too much praise can hardly be award
ed to Mr.. Morse for keeping so good a
house. The tables were bountifullv sup
piled with everything desirable, aid the
walters who were certainly some of the
best girls in Vermont, amid the flood of
tea and coffee, soon learned our cold water
procliyities. BY the way, we glanced up
and down the table, and observed one soli-
tary man who stood by the sparkling foun-
tain. We inquired and found he was from
Readsboro, and we have no doubt man of
pretty good common sense However, we
have as yet no quarrel with tea and coffee.
We shall speak good word for the house
above mentioned and cordially commend it
TO the public.
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:
doubt in the public mind, who the insti-
gators of the dastardly deed are. Mr.
Buck in his, official duties as States Attor-
nov had visited the violators of the Liquor
Law, with the penalty of their many dongs'
and threats of vengeance upon HIM had
freouently been made. The burning OF
his house, or an attempt which was well
nigh successful, is the consequence. we
trust the miscreant who applied the torch
will yet meet his just deserts. Fortunate
ly Mr.. Bucks loss is principally covered
by insurance. Our community have in
this case an example of the spirit which
actuates rumsellers.-S. Ai6aas Messenger.
WINoosKI FALLS FAcToRIEs.-The
wooden factory at Winooski Falls, ( Bur-
lington) employees $50 hands, including 40
girls. The monthly payroll for labor
amounts to $500. About 2000 yards of
cloth are made per day, consuming one ton
of wool. From 500 to 600 coards of wood
and 500 tons Of coal are consumed IN the
factory per annum. A Touring mill at the
same place, with six run Of stone, turns out
800 barrels of flour per day, giving en-
ployment to Is to 20 men.
Mr.. Henry Lane of Cornwall, has a
Durham calf which was year old on
Thursday last. That day he was put upon
the scales and found to weigh 1888 lbs.
Its mother was the four years old COW, we
noticed few weeks since as weighing over
twenty-three hundred. This calf was not
brought to his present estate by extraodi-
nary feeding. He was fed through the
summer on sour milk, and grass only, and
his keeping through the winter has been of
the ordinary Niddlebury Register.
ACCIDENTAL PownaI, on Sunday,
April Sd, gentleman, rather then 60 a
quarter of a mile to church, took his gun
and skulked off into the woods. The gun,
on firing, burst, tearing his hand TO peices,
and in so shocking manner as to necessi-
tate its loss.
SAD Academia deaf and dumb boy,
seven years old, son of Mr.. Raglan, Sec
ton hand on the Passumpsic r. r., was
struck by the engine of the freight train
on Monday last at St. Johnsbury Center,
and it is feared fatally injured. He was
not seen by the engineer until too late
to stop the train. The locomotive struck
him, breaking his legs and making bad
wound in his head.
A LARGE CALF.-Mr A. G. Heath of
ST. Johnsbury has a calf which weighed,
when three months old, $50 pounds. Mr..
Heath obtained, last fall, two Durham cows
from Kentucky, and this calf is the product
Of one Of them.
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A ToUcHING ScENE.-The NJ Y. Times
Of March 3lst, saws:

A ToUcHING SoENE.-The N. Y Times
of March 3lst, says:
: After his usual Wednesday evening
lecture, last night, the Rev. Mr.. Beecher
presented to his congregation the case of a
slave mother in Virginia who had been
freed with her five children by the will of
her deceased mistrcss-but whom ae heirs
availing themselves of legal teehnicaiities.
had again reduced to slavery A humane
slave dealer bought them all for $1,000.
and had offered the mother their freedom
lot the same amount-at the same time
allowing her to come North, with one of
her children, to raise the money TAKING
her word of honor that she would return
She had collected $500 in PheIadelnb;a
and now solicited $500 more, Mr.. II. call.
ed on her to stand up. She rose-as white
as free apparently from all faint of negro
blood, IN hue or hair or speech or manner.
as any member Of that congregation And
her little brown-haired boy was as sweet a
ehIid as any mother fondes in New YORK..
over $500 were collected ON the spot; HE
remaining 5000 ice cdanot doa6. p;U h.
sent to Mr.. Beecher early this morning."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22
CHAPTER ".
IN THE SWAMP.

Casting anxious looks behind them, the fair
fueitivcs saw the flames of their burning home.
and groups of men struggling in the light Of
the red glare. Ii was a mournfu, thrilling
spectacle, and they hurried on TO escape il.
Jupe, who had proved courageous and active.
encouraged them by precept and example.
Ruth liaviland, being little behind her com
panions, heard the footsteps of pursuers and
admonlshed her friends of the fact, who needed
no new stimulus 10 excite them to the greatest
effort OF which they were capable. They
yeached the Swamp and took shelter n it like
frightened BIRDS. The laurel was well nigh
mpenetrabe innumerabie vegetable arms
were stretched out to oppose them, net work
Of vines and branches disputed their passaue.
Their hands were lacerated by contact with
continually protecting points, and shreds of
Iher garments were left upon brake and briar.
Urging their way along in the darkness and
terrible intricacy, they soon and unwilinrly be-
came separated, while their attempts 10 find
zach other involved them in new labyrinths.
Torn. bleeding. fainiing with fear and exhaut
ION. Jessie Burnside sank upon the earth.
For time her physical and mental faculties
were IN such a whirl Of tempest, that the
consciousness Of everything around her seemed
slipping away from her. There remained with
her only rerlizaiion of something fearful ard
shoesing. At lsngih the chiIliness Of tn
sronn1 and the nigh: air cooled her feyered
system and restored her eoherency of thought.
She raised herself add supported her head up-
"a her hand. Her disheTeled iresses, her dis
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22
Capital Convictions in Vermont.

We were in error last week in stating
that the recent conviction of Ariel Martin,
at Montpelier, is the first caniraI conviction
that has occurred in this state for % wears.
We copied the statement from one Of our
exchanges, and in the hurry of getting our
paper to press, did not once think but what
it was all correct, until after our pape RS
were printed.
Col. Harlow, the Warden of Vermont
State Prison, has kindly furnished US the
following statistics taken from the prison
records:
Henry Daman--convicted of murder,
Sept. 1889, at Rutland, sentenced to be
executed Oct 18th. 1889. Sentence com
mitted by legislature 10 imprisonment for
life, and now in prison in good health.
Eugene Clifford-conviettd Of murder
at st. Albans, April 2lst 1843, sentenced
to be executed after one year-died in
prison March Is, lS47.
Samuel Laihe-convicted Of murder. at
Irasburgh, Feb. 9Th, 1852, sentenced 10 be
executed after one year. Sentence COM
mnted by the Legislature, in November.
1892, to fifteen years inprisonment-par
doned by the Governor Nov. 24th. 1856.
Matthew Halloran--convicted of murder.
at Rutland, Oct. 18th, 1954-sentenced 10
be executed after one year--sentenee com
muted by the legislature, Nov. I'd, lS55,-
sentence Imprisonment for life, and now in
prison.
Ariel Martin-convicted of murder. at
Montpelier, in March last, now in prison.
sentenced to be executed after one year
WiRdsor Journal.
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Eag We passed the communication of Mr.
Josselyn, of plymouth, over to the COM
po>itor, last week, just as we were called
away. Otherwise we should have remark
ed that Mr.. J. sometimes makes some toll
cradle good shots. lie is pretty strong
democrat, but we believe does not fully
fellowship the present administration, and
sympathzes more with Douglas. We trust
that Mr. J. will yet endorse the old demo-
cratic doctrines of Washington and Jefler-
son, and act with those of the present day,
who believe in those doctrines and who op-
pose Slavery extension.
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Gg7 Our paper, this week, is very large
ly filed with advertisements, particularly
with the one of the New York Mercury,
and part Of a story begun on the outside.
1t will last but week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22

New HAMPsHIRE-Joseph Wood of
Lebanon, who will be 100 years old in
November, rode four miles on the 9Th ult
to vote the republican ticket. With SIM
gle exception he has voted every time since
he was Of age. His first vote for president
was for George Washington, and his last
for John c. Fremont.
Mrs Amy Spaulding of East Washing
ton, celebrated her Tooth birthday March
80. Mrs S. was born in Windham, Conn.
famous for the 'baille of the frogs which
took place on her fathers farm the wear
beiore her birth. She has lived in Sulli.
van county eighty years.
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to Jail" "My friends" said released
New York convict, "just look at it; the
tails all over the country are flled win
democratic voters; all from this id re-
publican despotiSm"
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Marion and his men

they really we're and do &c homage that aeihea,
ysor, that unyieiing patriotism which is nehe spi
its def ing danger, aud above the Of pryaon euuh
keep alive the sarr fires Of Hbert IN thu Thick s~snps
nothing, and only eaviug the Aeid the better eeus
tor the combat
columns the shS daRsEes Of this pen bat st
N give
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22
PRocroRsvILLE, Apr. 9, 1859.

M Dear Sir: / find in Tue SplFt q
The Aqe. a paper published at Woodstock,
in this County, the following paragraph
Is said that Prof Hitchcock, the Geoosst, notwith-
standing strong predsposon to the contrary now ex-
n ms his conviction that the Book Genesis and the
science of Geology are rreeonciabe He also considers
the story of Adam and Eve, alegorical."
Will you have the kindness to inform me
whether this published article justly rep
resents your views and " CONNECTIONS "
With sincere respect, am, Sir, your ODE
dient servant. RYLANp Fletcher.
REV. T. HITCHcocK, ID. ID.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-22

The Hartford Times mourns because
so.ne of its constituents were sent TO iail on
Monday, for breaches of peace. sseveral
voters" says the Times, "were hurried off
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Geology and the Scriptures.

we are indebted to an obliging friend
for the interesting correspondents which we
publish below, and which sufficiently ex-
plains itself.
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New York Mercury

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A LARGE Assortment Of FANCY GOODS for ss ale 3
Brattsboro, VT 70
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A LARGE CALF-Mr A. G.. Heath Of
ST. Johnsbury has Il calf which weighed,
when three months old, $50 pounds. Mr.
Heath obtained, last fall, two Durham cows
from Kentucky, and this calf is the product
Of one of them.
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Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-11

force. France sides with Spain and rup-
ture between France and England was re-
garded on all sides as imminent.
8. An exciting agitation has sprung up in
France on the question of the Pnpr's tenn
poral power. the Ultra Montanist and Or
leanist party taking a decided stand in sup
port Of the Holy Fathers claim, while the
Emperor. with many Of the people, are ST.
lently aud quietly ranging themselves in OPP
position. The late pastoral of the Archbishop
OF Orleans, an ardent supporter OF the Or
leans family, had produced very decided
sensation.
8. Prussia was determined to cultivate q
more intimate alliance with Russia. and thus
enable herself 10 prosecute the humiliation OF
Austria in the Germanic Confederation. For
this purpose the Prince Regent bad set out
from Berlin to meet the Gar at Brrslau,
both monarchs being attend by their Score
taries OF State of Foreign Affairs. The re-
form feeling evoked in Rome at the moment
of the departure OF the Sandman Minister
had not.at all subsidized, aid We're it not for
military discipline aud obedience of the
French troops it was thought that The sol
diers OF Napoleon even would join The inbabi-
tants in again driving the Pope into exile as
a temporal ruler.
Thus you see with all these elements of
discard al work, we may soon expect stirring
events on The other side of the water. Ia
addition to these threatening aspects OF at
fairs there is tine San Juan difficulty, which
after all is not settled and may give trouble.
/ The forthcoming message of tile President
il nearly finished, as far as regards foreign
I affairs The President. in regard To Moxico,
1il repeat his former recommendations. and
will urge upon Congress The necessity of en-
larging his powers in that direction. IL is
not supposed the Sap Juan question will be
much more ventilated between this aud The
meeting of Congress. The tone of Lord
John RusSel's last Dispatch on this subject
is said to have been hnughty and almost in
EOlent. An exciting discussion of The ques-
ton NAV be looked for between Dallas aud
Russell before it is settled.