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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14
Approved November 81, 1853
No. l7.--An act relating to depositions
Nis hereby enacted dc.,

Sec. {. H. addition to the cases now provided
by law "a which dispositions may be taken and
used in evidence the same may be taken at any
reasonable time after suit commenced, in what
ever court such suit may be pending or while
such suit is on It's passage from one court to
another and when 50 taken, aereeably to the
forms Of law. shall de admissible In evidence, as
in other cases now by law provide T.
sec. o. In the caption and cert hcate Of any
deposition, it shal he q sufficient description Of
th6 time and place OF trial TO describe E suit as
pending il the particular court before which the
same Is 10 be heard and uied.
Approved November 81, 1859.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

1t has been justly remarked, that
THE only way to be angry without sin,
is to be angry at nothing but sin"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

No. 2l.--Au ac, respecting AaAcIol- liJuues.
II j. hereby enacted,
l. Section twenty y-visLt Of cusll-. me huu-
4red and four OF tic compiled s-Ul-. les % ~
amended rs 10 read a- follows,
II any person shall wl.tulll and lL0.cluls.y
and ClUudts timely Gu, Gown, 1uIl-, T.. 20 any
way destroy er render useless any fence, iralt
tIet ur trees, on the land Of any private person,
ol 90 any highway or pu1Ac coMnoA, u cut
down amy gras, hay, corn, or rtha. gaia ot a4.-
other uer.u-, Or shall WIIu ~ ul- l.u.e. .JLsly
and c.lu.e-tMe cUt down, Our. away, o. de--
troy auy bats, gates, r,, or lens So u- s-.ll vii
fully uadMa.lcleus.y aL- claAiestuel. Gu, break
CT ulure any e. ign, COACH back, eA-Ise, ~.
wagon, OF olher carriage io tie conveyance "
persons or shall wAiuAy anu maIc.0usiy and
Glance stinSly cut break, or !iJu,e tie Aalue's u
any sucn sleigh, Coach, hack, eAaIse, glg, wagon,
OF J..cg carriage ior the conveyance ol persons
or snail wlliuAy ana maA-lous. y anl cla4des,lAe-
is niure or destroy any other go-ds or chatteI ,
the properly OF auc her which uy la" ls the sub
iect II larceny, every person 50 offending shal pe
punished by imprisonment IN the 5u,s prison no.
nore ;hau ten wears, CT by fAe Nut eXceedlu1
five huuoreG CCAas,0r both OF s-.4 .t. slIleuts,
IL lAe discretion ut the court
.. Every justice. vi Aln tie cyuuty Tne.e
be resides, shall have ,uI'sa eLou q t.- OEeuees
mentioned in the preceding section, where the IL
Jury shall not exceed seven dQi als, and may
sentence the PEI ol. ny.ctea 10 pay h-e lo-
exceeding tH envy dollars u. To- amp. -meut I'D
the county jai DO, more uan tlIeg uouts
When the INJURY lu sucA os.e does 10. exceed
ssveu dollars, tl jurisdiction ~ tie county court
uhal be concurrent WI,L THAI ul The Justice, lIu-
vact hat the county court Tor such offence
where the jurisdiction is concurrent EI-h that Jt
Justice, shall impose only s-." penalties as
justices may impose .cr tie -au-1 Ql--ce
8. $50 justices shall bind over .,r ,r.a. 4n.
person charged with e.,.er oi The -teac-s nam
IN the flst s-c-0u ot tl4s ae., U---- ..1 .JLIy
does 10, eAce-- .Ae srln q seven -'..s.s.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

1t Is said tha. q native OF New
Zealand once claimed title 10 a piece
Of iand on the plea that he had eaten
up The OCHer. Are rhere not men N
our own communt, Nao often acquire
ntles 10 property IN much the same
way
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

No. sa.-An act relating to tie collection cftaxs
!. is hereby enacted, &c.
81 Wherever any person, not a resident Of
TIL, state, shall : delinquent N the payment OF
Guv ,ax legally assessed against him IN this state
md shlll nor have known personal property il
tbs >tate s ficieHt 70 satisfy such tax the co,lec
tor Of such tax may, IN his own me, commence
a trustee iU.,, founded upon such tax, against
delinquent persc- and may summon any person
as uas,se Of such oelirqu person, and the
service upon tie process sAa4 be made, ana the
same pr3sss, .nE, ard judgment bad, rs Il now
i.Cv leJ b. law in ,ie case Of trustee suits
2, II shal NOT oe necessary ID proce sdings
under this act hat such trustee shall ve the
amount OF Ten q liars in his hands before e can
be judged such trustee, CT that the tax "a suil
sLcu i e.HcJnt 10 ten co.,ggs,
g. IN making dec'-rton 90 such ocess
against such delinquent person. II shall bs suf-
fc'eut 20 state couc.saly therein that the p lintf
is such collector ant has TAX sgain,t such do
Aueu-u, person describing il with reasonable
cert i4ty, aud thar TIE same TAX rems.ns due ana
unp.id
4 Whatever NAV be realized on tie judg-
mont ieulered IN such su.t shall be applied later
paving he costs Ct suit on me tax
Approved November 81, 1853
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Old Mr.. Russell was fairly caaghr


in his own trap. He was better known
as Major Ben Russell, aud being met
by his friend Busby, he was familiarly
saluted with hearty shake Of the
hand.
How do you do, Old Ben Russell 2
Come now, said Major Ben, III
not take thaI from you--nor bit Of It.
You are as old as | am this minute
Upon my word says Mr. Busby,
you are my senior at least ten years
Not at all, friend Busby, and if
you please We will determin that ques>
ton very soon--Just tell me what is
the frsr thing you recolect.
Well, the first thing recole1t.
said Mr.. Busbg, was hearing the peO,
pie say There goes OIL Ben Russell -
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

No. ls--An act in amendment, Of section fur
teen, Chapter torty-seven Of the Compiled
Statutes.
i s hereby enacted, &c:
J. section fourteen Of chapter for,y-seven
Of the compiled statutes shall be 60 amended az to
reec as follows:
When witness, whose testimony Is Necessary
to be u.ed before any probate cour., shal reside
out of this state, or out Of the proogte district in
which his testimony is % be used, or by reaso.
OF age or bodily iuhrnity, shall be unable to at
tend N person, the court may issue a comm ssion
TO one or more competent persons 20 take the tes-
,ilnony Of such witnesses !; and depo;i5ona taken
according to the provisions Of the law lor taking
depositions 10 be used on the trial OF civil causes
may be USED On the trial OF any question before
the probate court, when such iss,nuouy may be
proper.
Approved November q ls5s.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

LOOK AND JOB PRINTING
u every description done in modern style
tAt at short notice.
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'luoIuIoAIO sMpJ
PASSED ocToBER SESSION, 1853,

And Designated BY the Secretary Of State for pub
i,rti0n in Neicspgpers.
No, le.--An act providing for the taking Of
dispositions designed to be used without this
State.
HM hereby enacted &C.,
sec. l. All provisions Of law for the taking Of
depositions to be used in the courts Of this stdte
shall be deemed and held TO be in al respects
equally applicable to the purposes Of obtaining
dispositions designed for the use in courts with
out this state.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect f. ON its pas,
sage.
Ar.rrnred Nnvennher 21 1sha
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14

No24 An act IN amendment OF section eight Of
chapter twenty three Of the Compiled Statutes
Relating 10 Highways
Il Is hertby enacted, &c.
SEQ / Section eight Of chapter .Gen,y-three
Of the compiled statutes is hereby 60 amended as
tu cad as follows Ii any person all remove
Into any town utter the list on which the tax
shall be assessed slall be made up, the selecmen
shall assess sucA person IN such sum de shall op-
pear TO them TO be N proportion ,he other iu.
produce certificate from suiVeyur n4 auy
oGher town tuat ne has paid his tax. lu wto'e og
in part, in such other town, Tor the same year.
the sum which he may have so paid shall be de-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-14
approved Nov. Fl, 1853
No. Gan act for the Protection OF ErLi;a s-l
Fruit Trees.

No. 22.-An act Tor the PTctsctlon Of trLli4 s-i
Fruit Trees.
II is hereby enacted, &c.;
/. livery person who shall wiliully conmt
any trespass by entering upon the gaIuen, orch
ard, or other and o. auother, on which fruit trees
are grown or raised, without permission or the
owner thereof, and with intent 70 cut, lake carry
away, de troy or injure the trees, r.it or yeget-
aUles there growing OF bsng sL-l e pun! H1d
by impuso meny IN the county Ill nor more
than thirty days, or by hne no, EXCEEDING
twenty dollars and i any Of the offences me.-
tened in this act shall COMMITTED on The Lcr4's
day, or in disguise or seer 'tly n ,Ie r'ght-tir.e,
between nsun-setung,und sun rising, the inpr.son
meut shall not ce less than five days nor the fIe
les than dve dollars.
sec. ?. Any justice OF the peace within the
county where an otfsuce shall be committed m.
der this act, hall have jurisdiction tc Try and
determine the same, anl Issue cch final process
as tue nature OF the cause Shall require.
Approved November n, lsts,
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Approved November q le5s.

No. ls.-An ac: Exemptiug certain properly
from attachment aUU Execution.
l. is hereby enacted, &c.;
Sl Among the article; now exempt from
attachment ana execution there shal. IN like man
her be exempt one yoke or oxen or steers, as tie
debtor may select, w;h suite eIt forage .or keep.
ing the same through one winter.
: 2 This act shall not be SO construed as .
apply 70 any attachment or execution Issued IL
an action IN any contr.ct heretofore made
Approved November Il, 1863.
No. 90 An act in addition 10 section i've, chap
Ter one hundred and Ten Of The Comp.sl
Statutes.
It's hereby enacted, Nc.-
!. Il any person within ti.s 'als shall &c.
OF dispose Of any propett. real or personal. by
way OF chance or shall sell any SUCH property,
and us an inducement, either directly or indirect
~, to such sale, shall give furnish or supply the
purchaser, or any ether person, with HLy o;h.r
properly, either rcal or personal, 10 ue drawn or
a-carta.ned by way Of chance or lottery, or shall
IN any manner, by way Of chance or .,tery. make
the seliug, tugnishnEor giving away any sucu
property, be dependent either d.ret y or indie
rect.y, upon the purchase oi any other property.
he -hql. be punished -s provided .u ,ec.oA five,
chapter one hundred aLl ten Jt l4e compiled
statute.
Approved November ~. lajy.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21
ROWAN SUPERIOR COURT.

The two weeks term of the Superior Court for
Rowan county, closed at late hour on Saturday
night the 18th inst. His Honor, Judge Bailey,
looked much fatigued, and doubtless was so, after
so long and arduous term.
There were three cases before this Court in
which there seemed to be more than ordinary
interestfelt The Will case of Solomon Hall dec'd
a SANDER suit, from Davie, against VIM. B. March;
and the trial of the Will of Mrs Elizabeth Cowan,
in which case DR.. j. W. Hall, was caveator, and
j. H. jenkins, defendant.
The trial of Solomon Halls Will was laid over,
and we believe, afterwards removed to Iredell
county. The SANDER suit from Davie went
against March, and verdict of $500 damages,
granted Defendant appealed. The Will of Mrs
Cowan, was established. The Caveator Appealed
Of these cases, the last was, to this community,
the one of greatest interest, Mrs Cowan was the
widow of the late Thomas l.. Cowan. They lived
here fifty or sixty years, and left large property
The ablest counsel was employed on both sides
In defence of the Will-John A. Gilmer and
Mclean of Guilford and Wilson of Charlotte
Against it, Hon. Geo. E.. Badger, Jas. W. Osborne
and Hon. N. Boyden. Speeches were made by
Wilson, Badger and Gilmer. 1t was the first
time our citizens ever had the pleasure of hearing
the distinguished Mr. Badger make law speech.
A number Of ladies were present to hear him. We
never witnessed more breathless attention to a
speaker, which, as we take it, is higher compliment
than words can pay. Mr. Badger suffering
severely from an old affection, for a considerable
portion of the tme but if it was disability to the
full performances of his duty, the public were not
aware of it, Messrs Wilson and Gilmer also
made admirable speeches. fully sustaining their
high reputation as able counsellors.-Saltsbury
Waterman.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21
A MANLY SPEECH.

The gallant General Shields, formerly Sen
ator of Illinois, and recently Senator also from
Minnesota, was greeted on his recent return home
with public reception, on which occasion he re-
piled to complimentary address. In the course
of his reply he made the remarks which we sub
join:
"There is one incident of my life of which 1 am
disposed to feel little proud, and that is my
immigration to this State. You all know that
defeat is sooner or later the ordinary fate of
politicians; that every party is bound to be, or
ought to be, defeated some time other Well,
| met my tate in Illinois; but while had to SUBJ
NIT to the ordinary fate, I think did not cringe
under it like an ordinary politician | never
stopped to solicit any kind of Office from the Exc
cutive, nor suffered any friend of mine to solicit
one for me. [ suppose, if had sought it, l might
have obtained some moderate Office of Commits
sioner to the Sandwich Islands, or to the Cannibal
Islands, or some other illuminated island. But,
no; preferred to be what every man with an in
dependent mind would approve under similar
a trunk and emigrated to Minnesota; and here
am, and here is my home, and here mean to
spend the rest of my days.
Il made my presumption, as you all know, on
Faribault prairie. | paid for it with my own
warrant the warrant which I received for my
services in Mexico, the only bounty which ever
received from the Government of the United States
for those services And [ will venture to say
that [ am the first General of tie United States
army who ever made his own presumption with his
own warrant. Now this, I think, is home to be
proud of; home which | hold sacred because
purchased it with my own blood. Then why
should [ not be true to that home and the fair
young State in which that home is stuated?"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21
WHAT ARE coNsoLs9

The shortest definition of the word "Consols"
is to describe them as the consolidated debt of
England. This debt did not exist in the good
old times when Government, instead of borrowing,
extorted money from the Jews and occasionally
from people of its own faith. Charles l. began
the national debt of England, but it was quietly
wiped out when he was beheaded Charles IL.
and James l. had the honor Of laying the
foundations of permanent debt, and on the
accession of William LII. the debt was e644, 1858
At his death it was Els, $3.50, 499. With some
brief periods of decrease the amount was gradually
swollen until, at the close of the wars in 1916,
it was 9840 $50 ,591.
Previous to this time the exchequers OF Great
Britain and Ireland were kept separate, certain
portions of the public revenue arising in each
kingdom being especially appropriated to the
discharge of the interest its own debts and other
peculiar purposes. But on the 9Th ofJanuary 1916
the separate exchequers were consolidated into
one; and an act was at the same time passed
consolidating certain portions of the joint revenue
of Great Britain and Ireland into one fund, hence
called the consolidated fund.- and providing for its
indiscriminate application to the payment OF the
public debts, civil lists and other specified expenses
of both kingdoms. Some portions of the revenue
are not included in this fund, but in 1888, OF
total income of EAT 900, the consols absorbed
944, 100000. Besides the consols the debt OF
England consists of comparatively small amount
of "three per cents" It's total in 1854 had been
decreased to e769, 644 ,249 but the Crimean war
has again swollen it to not less than ESQ 600 600
From this statement the anxiety with which
the quotations of consols are watched is clearly
understood. The debt they represent isso enormous
that any increase of its amount decreases the
value of that already existing. Moreover, in
times of financial distress, holders for investment
sell out their consols in order to realize, and the
increased amount thrown on the market again
deprecates the quotations. Hence it is that
the consols are the monetary barometer of
England.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21

AN ENCOURAGING OBITUARY NoTICE-Such
an obituary notice as this could never have been
produced outside of New England. We find it
the obituary--credited to the Rutland Courier.
The reader will recognise how beautifully it blends
the idea of death, coming like thief in the night
with that of getting together decent little pile
before it does come:
"He native of Lowell, Mass, an unmarried
man, and had by his own industry accumulated a
property of some $4,000. We should think his
age was few less than forty Let this encourage
mechanics to industry, economy and perseverance,
and at the same time remind US al that there is
an appointed time to die" and that death cometh
Ikea thiefin the night when least expected"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21
DEATH SCENE IN MISSISSIPPI.

The following from an exchange, gives an ac-
count of the execution of Jefferson Gray Tor shoot
ing Robert Alternately, in Pontotoc county,
Mississippi. The scene must have been at once
wild and terrible:
With general hurrah and shouting, the crowd
marched their victim off Immediately to the woods
About half mile from the town OF Red Land.
they halted by hickory tree, at the road side,
tied rope around the prisoners neck, and tnre"
the other end of the rope over limb of a tree
They then gave him few minutes to say his
prayers and speak what he had to say. He first
called for drink of water, which being given to
him, he said, "they had one end OF the rope
around his neck, and the other over the limb, but
as there was God in heaven and hell below he
was innocent of the charge against him." Some
one then cried chang him up; he is determined to
die with a lie in bis mouth" motion was made
to swing him up, VIXEN he cried to hold on, and
he would confess and tell the whole truth. little
time was given him. He then confessed that
he had shot Abernathy-that some difficulty had
occurred between Alternately, Jones and himself
that he went to Alternately in the field. and attack
ed him on the subject. Alternately having no
gun, acknowledged himself in Gray's power and
turned his back to him to walk off, when he shot
him in the back After he fred the gun, Aber-
nathy exclaimed: "You have killed me, Gray, but
am going to heaven" He further stated that
'no one else was implicated in the murder but him
self; that his wife good woman, and he hoped
she would he taken of; that Alternately was
good man, and he beived he has gone to heaven;
as for himself he could see the flames of hell hiss
ing under his feet like dry broom sage" He then
prayed awhile, and called for some one to pray for
him.
Whereupon Major Steel, by request of the COM
pany, prayed very solemn and fervent prayer for
the spiritual welfare of the prisoner, and for the
sanction of Heaven upon their proceeding-the
most respectful order and silence being observed
by the crowd during the prayer. Some other
marks were then made by the prisoner, mingled
with prayers, &c. He then called up the brothers
present of the man he had murdered, and desired
to shake hands and bid them farewell. They all,
being three or four, VIC believe, came up and gave
him their hands.
Here, or during the intervals of these proceed
ings, contribution was made up by the company
present, of about two hundred dollars for the bene
fit of the prisoners wife and child, who were
about to be left widow and orphan. After
which the prisoner Was mounted upon horse;
tied over his eyes; he was made to
stand his feet upon the horse, the rope tighten
ed over the limb, the horse led out from under
and the unfortunate victim of the terrible vengeance
Of an outraged community left to swing and
CULVER between heaven and earth as unfit for
either.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21

A waggsh chap. whose vixen wife, by drowning
lost her precious life, called out his neghbors, all
around, and told 'em that his spouse was drowned;
and, in spite of Search could not be found. He
knew, said he, the very nook where she had
tumbed in the brook, and he had dragged along
the shore, above the place mile more. above
the place! the people Cried why what I've mean?-
The man replied; of course you don't suppose
I'd go and waste the time to look below! I've
known the woman quite spell, and learnt her
fashions tolerably well; alive or dead, she'd 60,
swow, against the current anyhowp
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21
For the Western Democrat.
DEPARTING DIMES

Dime after dime departs
Who has not lost the dimes p
There's little loving here of hearts
That is not based on dimes!
I had dollar-bill;
1 changed it into dimes;
And one by one they've passed away
To more congenial climes.
They were my strongest friends
In many conflict sore;
But now, alas, their friendship ends,
/ ne'er shall see them more.
But stop-one still remains:
A smooth, old-fashioned dime;
1t has hole, through which string
Has dangled many time.
I cherish it to-day,
For soon it, too, many go;
A dime that's left alone with me
No certain rest can know.
I watch it as it squirms,-
IT'S anxious to be free,
And longs to go to DIR. Bars
For medicine for me.
IT'S there I spend my dimes;
A till-hole stands for pay,
In which I've dropped them one by one
The last soent an today!
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21

NEwBERRY POISONING CAsE.-From the New
berry Rising Sun We tlke the following, relating
to the poisoning case: Zone of the members of
Mr. Stewards family-Mrs Withdrawing died,
an inquest was held over the body; by Coroner Col
DOyley, with the following verdict: That Mrs
Wilkes came to her death by poison administered
by the hands of Fanny, slave the property of
r. Stewart, and that VIM. Saunders, they believed
was accessory to the deed, having furnished her
with the poison. A post mortem and chemical
analysis IF the stomach of Mrs. Wilkes discovered
large quantities of arsenic.
A Court of Magistrates and Freeholders
assembled yesterday for the trial of the negro
Fanny, j. S. Reed, Magistrate: W. III. Hunt
W II. Harrington, John B. Carwile, W. A. Cline
and S. p. Boozer composing the Jury.
The verdict of the jury, Gas we go to press) after
careful Investigation of the matter is that Fanny
be hanged on the Sd Friday, 18th July next
YorkUiHe Enquirer.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-21

THE REPUTATION OF JUDGE SwAN.-The
excitement runs high in Ohio among the "Repub-
licans of the State at the pursued at their
State Convention, in refusing to renominate Chief
Justice Swan, owing to his decision in the Oberlin
Rescue case The Convention was controlled by
the extremists of the "Republican" party, and
they threw this able jurst unhesitatingly, be-
cause of his decision against the negro rescuers
The more moderate of that interest denounce the
action of the Convention in the most bold and
severe terms, and open rebellion among the ranks
of the "Republcans" is spreading Throughout the
State. Good men begin to see that party or an
interest which entcrtains the unconstitutional and
fanatical views of tho Giddingses and others of
politics. The feeling which this action Of the
leaders of that party in Ohio has created is almost
certain to lead to Democratic triumph in the
State Good may yet come from evil-Neao York
Daily NeaCs.