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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
Excitement ut Concord.

The people of old Concord, Massachu-
sets, were thrown into considerable ex-
element last week by one of those opera
tions which is so characteristic of slavery
and slaveholding. +. ii. Sanborn, teacher
of high school, and very pcacable and
quiet citizen, was assaulted in his own house
by some hirelings from Boston, who pre-
tended 10 have authority TO arrest and take
him before the U. S. Senate for not APP
pearing before the Harper's Ferry COM
mitee. They at first watched him till 9
O'Clock at night, when one presented him.
self at the door of his residence and hand.
ed him note purporting to be recon-
mend for young man 10 his favor. As
certaining that it was Mr.. Sanborn, they
Immediately closed about and seized him
and put manacles on his wrists, all done il
the utmost hurry, and began to drag hin
into the street, amid his protests and de
mands for their authority. His sister came
TO the rescue and fought valiantly for hel
brother. She seized one of the ruffians b,
the beard, and in turn was seized by him
They had a carriage in readiness for tlei
victim. She cried murder, took the whip
struck the horses and started of the car
riage. Mr.. Sanborn struggled and hi
sister again engaged in the melee, and wa
roughly handled and had her dress badl
torn. A crowd collected, the boys Of NJ
Sanborn's school ran about rousing til
whole village, the bells were rung, and th
old revolutionary feeling rose up anew
The pro-slaveay officials were cheated
their prey at last. A writ of habeas col
pus was issued. they resisted and were yer
= properly pitched into the ditch. A VT
against them Was a>lO issued for assault
7 but they took te iiseir lcgs and sneakel U
: to Boston and ee,ten, and we should thin
: would feel rs mean as ii Is possible for an,
. thing to feel. The whole town were unan
nous against tbe despicabie beings who wei
50 aDxicusto 10 dirty job for slavery, {.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
VERMONT.

Nix. Enron Allow me 10 call the at
tention of your readers TO subject Cd no
ordinary interest and Importance but
which has not, TO my knowid dye, been the
subject Of investigation or discussion IN the
Journals Of Vermont. ! desire to elicit the
Opinions d rEn who are able to enlighten
the people. allUde, SIR, TO the novel at
tiude assumed by The U. 5. Senate. Mr..
| Mason left Virginia III time OF intense
excitement occa .isued by I'D nh Apply and
calamitous event that had Just transpired
at llurmr's Ferry Upon taking his seat
in the Senate, he proposed as the first ACT
of Legislation The appointment OF commit
tee to investigate that occurrence which
transpired in Virginia. The proposition
met with general favor The Republican,
members were aware that the mover and
his party were hoping or expecting to i'm
plicate the Republican party. and they were
conscious that the result would disapPoins
those expectations. Under such circum-
stances, am inclined to believe they were
led into error by travelling out of their
proper province and losing sight of the le-
ultimate business of Legislature body
| would by no means assume TO be wiser
than those men, but with my present light
upon the subject, it so presents itself to my
views. The committee proceed to the in
vestigation. They summon Mr.. Hyatt
to appear and answer. Mr. Hyatt says that
it is his honest conviction that the Senate
has no power given to it to compel him to
answer before that bar. For this ayerment
he is thrown into prison. Not that he re.
fused to appear, not that he refused 10 an
swer, if understand the case-bUt simply
that the denial of the right and authority
of the Senate constituted the crime of con.
tempt of court For This, the citizen Of a
sovereign State lies incarcerated in prison
/ wish 10 inquire, with due respect, whether
the Senate has transcribed its Legitimate
authority in assuming the powers and func
tons of Judicial court. Does it possess
this indefinite, comprehensive power of ac-
cusation, sentence, and punishment-with,
out statute, without jury, without witnesses
If it has, where is there any restraint upor
it, where any protection against it I? Who
is safe from being its next victim Car
the Senate at any moment create a court O
inquiry as to the causes of, or completely
with, any outbreak of violence that may
occur from Maine TO Texas, and summon
arrest, and throw into prison whom they
will p? Such precedent in my judgment
teens with danger and with warning to thC
= people. With my present views of thii
subject, can but deeply regret the vote Of
our able Senators for whom | have long
cherished a very high regard. / should bc
most happy to learn their reasons for being
in opposition to Sumner, Wilson, Hale, an,
Wade. HARRINGTON.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
Various Items.

Louisa slave woman of Gen. Miles of
Newt Orleans, has not only stolen herself,
but carried off $1,000 worth of her mis-
tress's jewelry.
Experiments at the mint in St Peters
burg show that the pecuniry loss on the
wear of gold coin is about thirty times
more than on silver.
Strawberries have arrived at New York
from Savannah
A special express train has been but
upon the Hudson river railroad, leaving
NewYork at 500 a. M, and reaching
Albany in time for the first train west at
u, for the conveyance of the packages of
the three leading New-York papers, Her
aid, Times and Tribune, for Albany and
the west.
A young couple on their wedding tour
through St Louis, last week, were robbed Of
all their clothing and $3.50 in money, by
the aid Of chloroform. The bride thinks
she saw the shadowy forms of three men
standing over the bed, but she was too veal,
to scream and soon fell into state of un.
| consciousness.
DIR. Beck, recently killed at Santa Fe
left his entire property, valued at 100000
to Miss, Shoemaker, to whom he was en-.
gagged in marriage. The lady previously
inherited handsome fortune from a deceased
brother Of the doctor, under similar circum
stances, We do not learn that there art
any more brothers to go through the same
Experience.
An infant child was discovered on the
track OF the Albany and Vermont railroad
near west Troy, a few days since, and tn,
engineer being Enabled to slack up, the
tram went laundering over the child, and
stopped. Then to the surprise of all, IN,
Little one, marverously protected between
the rails, crawlel out between the wheels
A singular and distressing accident hap
pened il Troy, \. T., few days since. tc
lad fourteen years Of age. He was play.
| me With two calves, one Of whom he held
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
HYindI,nn, County Court.

The Court for this county convened at
Newfane on Tuesday last, and after brief
session and the disposal of two State cases,
adjourned one month, so as TO give the Dem
ocratic lawyers a chance to attend the
Charleston convention. We believe the
Republican lawyers gave unanimous con-
sent, and we presume it is all right, and
the courtesy is doubtless appreciated.
There were 159 cases entered, being a
larger number, we believe, than ever be-
| fore entered at one term, and nearly one
half of them were from Bellows Falls.
The case of Fox Skin Danforth who was
arrested in this place last Fourth of July
came up, and he plead guilty, and cried
Justify, and was sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment, pretty light sentence for sucl
a character, though it is doubtless reason
able TO consider that he has been in jai
some nine months.
Another person named IIardwell, was
brought up for stealing cow of Mr.. MatheI
of Marlboro. He also plead guilty ant
was sent TO State prison one year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

ten ling over the country in which occur
rocks IN a,H, known TO Biologists rs DE
youian." being those older than those OF tive
c,al moasur :. This will embrace western
N,w York. eastern Ohio and Kentucky
and large tracts OF the west. X al Estate
has risen in valre here At an unprecedented
rate. Farms which one year ago could be
bought for and dollars per acre, would
now bring a price thousand fold greater
Claims are sold every dhy-new companies
arc formed, and all are pressing onward to
the goal of wealth, and as none have tuled
to End oil, who have given Fair ria', there
fore all are sanguine Of success, and are
rushing on with recklessness that savors
of desperation. A gentleman last week, IN
sailing down the Allegheny river, counted
60 derncks-thc appliances for boring
wells-in the distance Of 10 miles. Here
in the ncishborhood Of Ftnsrille, there /
continual CHATTER of the machinery used u
boring for miles around.
Yours, Re, VERMONT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

cept one custom house officer and post
master
The clamc' eri,t,c pant of this 'irir is
that the Y. s. officials commenced 10y MAX
ing false prtenses, II a fugitive slave Is
to be arrested, it is almost always done
Ivy false pre;ensions in tie beginning re
in tits ease, and - in most eases where
slavery is interested. There is nothing
honest about II, aid it very naturally en-
ploys y system which even pirates would
srorn.
AIR. Sanborn's friends permitted his ar
rest, pro forma, and he was Immediately
taken before the Supreme Court on habca'
corpus and discharged The rniIians en-
narcd in the assault on Mr. ). have since
been arrested and held TO bail.
We must close this brief account by ex
pressing our thanks 10 the people OF Con
cord for their noble conduct, and more es
necially TO that NOBLE SISTER and heroine
whose bravery defeated the minions
slavery in Concord
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
Vermont News.

The will of the late ID. X. Smith of
Barre contains the following requests =
5000 to Barre academy; $500 10 the Con-
gregational society in Barre; $500 TO the
Congregational parsonage society; $500 to
Dartmouth college; 500 10 The American
Bible society; about $l50G 10 his friends
and relatives and $500 each to the Barre
academy and J. S. Spauliing.
Lorenzo Allen Dabcock, native of
Sheldon, and for twelve years resident in
Minnesota, died at st. Pauls, last week,
Monday, aged 10 He was member of
the first aud Of subsequent territorial leg
isatures, and at one time attorney general.
Tie United States mail agent in Ver-
mont lately made a cantract to resign his
office and use his influence to have another
person to succeed him. the consideration be-
dng one-half years salary. The supreme
court has just ruled that the contract was
invalid.
On the 9th inst, the noted Mrs Dillon's
premises were searched and liquor found
thereon, and the ''old offender brought be-
fore Justice Hiram Bellows, and plead
guilty 10 two acts Of selling and was fined
$40 and costs. She made a strong appeal
10 the Justice TO make her fine as light as
possible because her taxes would be heavier
the ensuing summer in Consequence of the
probable construction e a large school
house, and also because competition in tie
trade was very great.
Five or six barrels Of liquor were seized a
the same lime at the deFo', and no owner
'er keeper appearing further action in tho
snatter was postponed.
Ike following patents were issued from
the u. 3 Patent Office. ON the 27lh o
March, ls60-each bearing that date:
C. l.. Nelson and Oscar Iieslwick @
Burlington, assignors TO themselves and \
d. Proctor, of same place, for imPro, emen
in wood bending machines.
Bobcrt Ross Of ST. Alba 5. assienor I
himself and Geo. ]. S:anLard # sam
place. for impressed horizontal water Whce
james w. Adams sf Pleasant Vale,
for improved stove machine.
Joseph ID. Billings Of Rutland, asa sns
20 himself and L. a. Chapin of Keen
n. ii. for improved speed register.
.-fIeir numerous friends viii be paine
10 learn q the failure Of the Messrs Pricl
ard 81 f.saefasJ.
james Minds CT Enosb9rs was At woi
on The rolf Of sugar leuse on saiurla
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
That Resolution.

Our printers lat week, in our absence
male bad work with paragraph in our let
ter from Mortified, though they insis, that
the fault was entirely with our bird track
rhirography, when our correspondents at
least must all know that we write most
beautiful and clerky hand!i
We tried to say that a resolution was
passed at Mortified rccinding mot second
ing" as last week printed) the resolution
passed at Brarileboro, Ivy which future con-
ventions were to be called as delegate con-
yenlions. We said further that it was
doubtless supported with sincerity, but that
to us it savored very much of the clap
trap of politicians. We still think so, and
perhaps may differ from some very good
friends. 1t was not legitimate action. THAI
convention was called expressly to cleo
delegates to Chicago, and when that WORK
was done the business Of the Convention
was completed We see not why il would
not been just as proper TO have gone iur
Their and made the nominations for STATE
officers. The Burlington Free Press com
ments on this matter, from which we cop,
the following:
I'VE do not know as there was any spec
ial object in making the strange movemen
of which we have spoken yet we wer
struck by a remark in our hearing. imme
diatey after adjournment, and within fit,
feet Of the place of meeling-Well-th
action makes the nomination OF -
-- for Governor for next year sure
Whether there was any ground 10 believ
that there was any object of that sort ii
view, we do not care to form any opinion
Time, perhaps, will show
We do not know aoho it is that is nov
'sure of nomination." but the above con
firms the idea we entertained of the resolu
ton when it was first introduced-viz, tina
it was political trap sprung for parlcu
lar purpose. Our return just before goint
TO press compels US to be brief. and we may
have more to say on this subject at another
! time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

March II, when the roof gave way, pre-
cipilulius Linn into pan of boiling syrup.
sca!dme him so severely that he died on the
next Thursday,
B,udlor i, 10 have fire engine, and a
hi,tur Of the town Published.
Nh, Perry Mason, a y Jung man residing
IN NcwLury, met with u fatal accident on
Saturday last. While saving l'tl, piece
of Slab hit him in such way as 10 cause
his death. Supposed to have been inter-
nally injured.
The saw mill in Peru, kHowr as the
Notch Mill, owned and occupied by ).
Wool, was totally destroyed by fire on the
2Gth ult. The building was oil but por-
lion of the machinery was good and new.
There was no insurance.
The last Stamford gives an account of a
dastardly outrage upon the person of Mr.,
II. S. Orne of lrasburg. 1t seems that on
Tuesday nigh, between the hours OF IL
and u, four persons went to the house OF
Mr.. II. S. Orne and raped at his door.
He was in red at the time, but had light
and was reading. lie aro@, slipped on his
pants and went TO The door. When he
opened it the light was knocked out of his
hands, and some one of the ruiiians deal,
him blow in the face with what he sup
poses was u slung shot. They then seized
him by the hair, dragged him out of doors
slipped rope around his neck and choked
him badly, but he succeeded in breaking it.
They succeeded in dragging him over the
frozen ground to a lot in the rear of the
Baptist church near by. Tie rope was
again put around his neck, with which they
stransled him badly, and while one was en-
deavoring to gouge out his eyes with :
thumb, another jumped upon his stomach
and stamped with the feet, hurting him Sc
verely, though not dangerously, besides of
fering him other shameful indignities. Mr.
Orne identifies two of his assalants as Mr.
T.. G. Scribner and S. Scribder, his son
but at the examination, the testimony wa
insufficient, and they were discharged, on
of them proving an abb.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

CoNYECricuT.-The large d mocratic
vote in Connecticut was doubtless increased
by fraud as is usual with the slave 9emoc-
racy. A Hartford correspondent OF thu
Tribune thus explains how they did it,
~This WINS the plan: We have Registry
Law, but our Board of Selectmen in each
town, can admit any man to vote. by order
ing him registered even on the day OF eitc-
ton. Moreover, any man who was ever a
voter in Connecticut can vote wherever he
happens to be on election day, provided he
shows a certificate from the Town Clerk OF
the town where he was made an elector, IN
proof Of his being freeman. On the reg
lister. or voting list, in each Of our cities and
larger towns are found, of course, the names
of many abseptees, and some dead men.
Our Town Clerks Of course will furnish, as
COPY Of record, certificate OF electorship
for any one made freeman at any time
within the past twenty years or more. In
this way the door is open for great fraud.
For instance, Sham Democrat IN New
Haven sends to Hartford and procures from
the Town Clerk here, certificates in favor
of 200 men made electors at diff rent times
in by-gone years. Fernandy then brings
from New York POO men. Who take each a
certificate and present themselves at the
New Haven polls as the freemen made in
Hartford, according TO TIE record. Again
on election day, the Shams look over the
voting list. and find names Of fifty absences,
and dead Irishmen. They bring up fifty
of Woods men TO vote on their names; no
questions being asked, ordinarily, and it be-
ing difficult TO identify any Of them or TO
disprove identity in the hustle OF election
day.
Wood passed the Sabbath before election
in New Haven. 1t is said that perfect
rush of men came up by the steamboats, on
Saturday night and Sunday morning, and
on election day the voc Of New Haven
was larger by 1871 than year ago, when
our Congressman were elected, and great
effort was made, and successfully, TO get out
a full vote. On Tuesday morning, | hear,
some 800 Irishmen left New Haven for
New York, doing business probably in your
city, and coming TO their country seats to
take part in the exciting contest Of Mon.
day.
Our Legislature will probably, this spring
pass laws restricting the certificate voting
and demanding registration of voters some
days before election. In the Presidential
contest we shall doubtless have more hon
est vote"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

by a CHI IN having at its end a sharp hoa
The calf became unuly, and in the etso,
staggIe the hook was caught in the albion
Of the boy, and he was dragged around 4
barn. yard in that manner. His INN,
were terrible, Though hs recovery /,
impossible.
A soldier recently died in Washin,,.
territory under peculiar circumstances
post.mortem examination disclosed ,ho e.
that death was caused by poison, in A
form of oxalic acid, taken while c,.
strawberries from metal cans, wherein II.
generally come inclosed. The poison h,
formed from the acidity of the fruit conf.
in contact with the metal.
Negro Sam, who lately died on the pl,,
tasion Of Mr.. Billinsly in Jones coum
Ga. is believed to have been over M
years old. 1t is certain that he lived al0
a hundred years in this country, and n
said he was 40 years old when captured
Area.
There was little scene in a murl-
trial in Princess Anne county, Va, 4,
days since, IN which Gov. Wise was eD,,I
ged. He accused the counsel for he uo,.
ecution of resort TO tricks. The hvy,,
accused rose in great excitement and gul
the governor the lie. The governor \
piled by shaking his head and saying si.9I
cantly, "yey web, sir; very weh II
very WE'LL" Everybody thought Nd
would be pistols and coffee, but ana.
: member Of the bar interposed with the d
PLANTATION that Gov. Wise had used !
! word 'tircks" in a purely professional ;,rs
to which the governor assen.cd, and ID
parties apoIogized and shook hands.
A negro woman belonging TO ia,
Landlord Of Pen6eld, Ga, who found \
D self Enabled to take such cheerful vpwi
D slavery rs we find in 'soath-side yier
D threw three OF her children m,e vel 4
Jumped in after thern Her masters !
: went down after her and found her II
Z and she attempted 10 drown him, but
y got her up alive. Tire Atlanta Loesss.
= cal the act "a deyilisb deed Of y o.
e womau.T She Is 70 be tried Scr mur
j and she expresses much Joy that she
: not leave any eAFldren 80 lie slaves. v
r astonishing fanaiicfsrn under blacks
+ A gang of ihity-four plantation y
II from Oak Grove marched into New
leans, some days since, TO consult la'
l. in order to find out who their real mast
tt They said they had not known for
1t wears who their master is or whether
&c have any, and lately new o'erseer hadi
o ted them cruelty, knocking them down
1t clubs, and fogging them till they are
= They were placed in the lock up, and
l. whites were rather startled to have pa
y ton negroes getting ideas of law and iu
y into their heads.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

SPRINGFIELD.--Labar Lombard & Co.
make new announcement this week. They
have thrown aside the miserable old credit
system, and are going on the pay-down and
advertising plan. We rejoice to learn that
they are meeting with much success. BY
the change they are now selling goods at
much less rates than formerly, and with the
"poor debt system abolished and their ex-
tensive advertising, we are sure they must
succeed. We congratulate them on their
success. They buy immense quantities of
teas which they sell at exceedingly low
figures as we happened to know. We be-
lieve they sell them at wholesale, at any
rate yon can call there and find out.
Photographs! On our return we find
on our table couple of beautiful photo
graphs from j. ID. Powers. We were not
aware that he did this thing before. One
of them is the Bridge and Falls, and is one
OF the finest landscape views in photograph
we have ever seen. We certainly have
not seen it surpassed The other is view
OF the village generally. We are obliged
TO be brief, and must close by thanking
him for the pictures which we highly es
teen. Wen risk Powers on photographs
See his new advertisement. That tells iii,
whole story.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13
District Convention.

The Republicans Of the 2d CongrcsSion'
nj O's'ri assembled at White River JUNO
ton on Wednesday last week, Ut , o'clo:k
Il. NJ.
On motion, Hon, A. =. llunton, of Beth
81. was ELECTED President, and Willur l.
Davis of Woodstock, and Charles Cum
mngs of Braitlehoro, Secretaries.
On motion the Convention ADJOURNED Tor
twenty minutes, to allow the several Nonn'
lies represented to meet in County CoNea-
s,n and nominate FROM their number, a
,onmitt,e compo,cl of twice tie number
vi their Senatorial delegation, TO constitute
81 committee 10 nominate two delegates an
two substitutes 10 rprcScnt tic District IN
the Chicago C,nvcn,ion.
The Convention mrt pursuant to adjourn
mcpt, and the committee 10 nominate d lc-
yates wported the following, who were
unanimously elected:
Hugh II. Henry of Chester; X. W.
Clarke of Bra,.lcboro, sub titute.
VIM. IIebard OF Chelsea; joseph AT
kinson of Newbury, substitute.
The Convention was addressed by MrSsrs
Henry and Ilcbard, the delegates elected
Col. Daniel Needham, A. j. Rowcll, +. T.
Reddington, and y. N. Davis.
On motion of Warren {. French, the
Convention adjourned sine die.
A. z. HUNTON, President.
WILBUR 7. DAVIS, Secretaries.
CHAs. CUMMINGS,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-13

The Democratic Standard, published at
Concord, N. H., says that Douglas will not
have majority of votes at Charleston ;
that he cannot carry all the delegates from
Maine, Massachusetts, or Indiana that he
probably cannot get one from New York,
nor one from California, nor Oregon; that,
in fine. he stands no chance of securing the
nomination; "nor"-says this paper-"do
we believe he possesses sufficient streneth
to dictate the candidate. That would be
equally fatal to the int, rest Of The Demo.
cratic Party"