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The Homicide in Hydepark.

Many papers. IN and out Of the State,
have nisrspresented the facts attending
the death Of Lewis Page By the hands
of Geo. Ladd, in Hydepark. Ladd's
examination was held August 3, at Hyde
park, before n. s. Keller, Esq, dis
closed the facts in the case mainly as
follows: On Sunday, July %, Ladd
left home to attend a meeting at one
Whitcomb's near Mr.. Pages, went to
Whitcomb's and learned that no meeting
was to be held, and therefore, went to
Mr.. Pages as he bad been accustomed
to do, being a crony Of Pages boys, and
found them, two sons Of Page a young
Morse and a young lady, together with
other members Of Pages family; re-
NAMED there half an hour and finally
took down a gun which laid on a shelf
in the room and began looking it over !;
presently, Lewis Page, the deceased,
commenced giving of military orders,
such as ground arms, shoulder arms,
present arms. makeready. take aim, fire
Ladd obeyed all these orders rapidly and
the last one proved to be a fatal one to
Page. The long list Of attending cir
cuustanees showed, conelusively, that
Ladd did not know that the gun was
loaded; and n fact, supposed it MOTTO be;
the gun was undoubtedly cooked by the
cocks catching on Ladd's clothes when
he shoulde7ed arms, the gun goes of
very easily, cocks very easily, and has
since been repeatedly cooked by raising
the gun AMI bearing the cock against
ones coat. 1t has been rumored that a
| young lady was mixed up in this affair.
but the evidence clearly showed, that
nothing oftbe kind was true. Mr.. Keller
invited ". Fl. Il. Bingham, Esq, Of
Stowe, to sit with him at the examination
on Friday last. The facts are carefully
drawn out and circumstances all carefully
explained, and the court discharged Ladd
from custody. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by R. C. BENTON, ESQ, States
Attorney, and Hon THOMAS GLEED and
H. H. PowERs, Esq, appeared as
counsel for the prisoner. TRUTH.
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The Paraguay Claim.


The President seems to be unfortu-
nate in all his grand expeditions. His
subjusaiion of the Mormous has ended
with leaving them about as they were,
except in supplying them with the priv
ilege of making money out of our troops
quartered in the vicinity. And now the
heavy claim upon which We sent a threat
ming feet to Paraguay IS actually deci-
cided in favor of that country and against
Us. The Washington correspondent of
the New York World thus states the
matter:
The Paraguay Commissioners (Hon.
Cave johnson for the United States and
Senior Jose Berges for the Republic of
Paraguay have decided adversely to the
claim of the United States and Paraguay
Navigation Company.
This IS the impotent conclusion to
which the Presidents grand naval expe-
dition sent against Paraguay has come
at last. Their accounts were allowed BY
two committees on foreign afairs-one
in the Senate and one in the House-and
Commissioner Bowlin was sent o tut
with instruction to accept from President
Lopez as PREPARATION for damages not a
cent less than the amount claimed by
the company, and set forth as expended
without return in their accounts, namely
100000.
But Mr.. Bowlin returned with the
business which he was sent out to do,
undone. He gained an embrace from
Lopez, a magnificent present from Urqui-
"a, the President of the Argentine Con-
federation, but not cent of the money
he was sent to demand.
It's hardly probable that the Paraguay
company viii let the matter rest here
though what they will do to recover the
property which Lopez cheat ed them out
Of OF how be reimbursed for the prospec-
tive profits which were almost in their
grasp when Lopez concluded that he
would like to monopolize them, remains
to be SEEN
The Times correspondent says:
President Buchanan was notified on
the 9th of July as to what the award
would be. He then expressed great dis
satisfaction, saying that he had pronoun-
ced the claim a just one in his message
to Congress.
That was because you had not exam
med it, replied Mr.. johnson. No hon
est man. he continued, can examine
that claim and approve it for one dol-
lar"
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A FIsH SToRY FROM JAPAN.-The
japanese correspondent Of the Home
Journal is responsible for the following
Well, ] have got to the headquarters
of the mermaids now, where they make
them Yes, sir, make them, A No. /
mermaids, ancient and fshy-just as
good mermaids as ever lived down
among the coral palaces below, an d
spent their time a eombing of their long
raven hair I have seen several, and if
any enc doubts the mermaids send me a
draft for FIVE pounds sterling, and I will
forward the best in market, though for
my ownIpart l like the iand-maids of
Nippon better, and would not exchange
one of our nut-brown girls. patting along
the Tokaido with naked feet and ankles
for all fishy, watery sirens, whatsoever.
Perhaps our mermaids do not amount to
much. I must confess that the dried
skull Of an ape, so ingeniously fastened
to dried fsh's body that you cannot
possibly tell the point Of union, 5
more curious than lovely; but we excel
in crabs. In fact, we lay Yokuhama
Bay against the world for them. Crabs
that viii seize a small boy. when SWIM
ming, by the seat Of applied learning,
till not all the birchen trees in academic
groves could so brighten him for his life.
Crabs, from tip to tip Of their extended
claws, measure twelve feetl Imagine a
spider of that proportion of legs, and a
body ike wash-tub, coming sideways
at you, when you are walking with pref
ty Molly in shady grove"
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LINCOLN CLUB.-The address Of
Jesse Cooper Esq, on last Friday eve
ming was short and sweet, though long
enough TO allow him to express his views
in relation to the state Of the several
parties row battling, one for victory, tha
others for very existence. We have no
room for even a synopsis Of bis remarks,
butan who know Mr. CooPer-and near
ly every one does-are wei aware that
be never does anything BY halves. Hs
enters upon any contest with zeal, and
always gives his opponents jesse f be
does not conquer in the strife. UndIthis
year he has been wrong in politics, bu.
be is now right on the goose"
The resolution accepted Tor debate two
weeks ago, was discussed and adopted,
probably upon the merits Of the argu-
.ment, and not on the merits Of the cues
t4yll- s0I iL ht44 none
The following resolutions were intro
duced By Mr. Amasa Bartlett, accepted,
and tie first made the special order fo-
next evenings debate:-
Resoirsa, That the doctrine Of popu-
lar sovereignty as advocated By the Doug
las party Of today, is a dangerous politi-
cal heresy.
Res0lred, That The doctrines expressed
IN tie bred Scott decision are uneonsf-
intional and unjust, and It Is the duty ot
every good citizen 10 resist the enforce
ment Of It's infamous teachings.
John H. RelIam Esq. was appointed
10 deliver an address al the next meeting
Of the club.
Adjourned to Tuesday evening the
2lst instant.
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VERMONT GoLD.-The gold-diggings
of Plymouth still hold out beyond the
expectations of the most sanguine. We
were shown specimen, the other day,
which was taken from stream, called
Buffalo brook, by DR.. L. Chase, of Lud-
low. This gold, We are informed is
worth, and has been sold in New York,
for s19,85 per ounce. The DR.. has
been prospecting in the vicinity of Wind
sor for the past few days,and found small
particles of gold in little stream, about
four niles northwest Of the village, in
the neighborhood of Samuel Burnham's.
The DR.. is quite confident that all the
streams in Windsor, and vicinity.
abound more or less in gold. Who
knows but Vermont may yet prove to
be a second Ophir.- Windsor Journal
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What President Abe will do.

It is now pretty well settled that
Honest Old Abe has the inside track
il the presidential race, and that he viii
be elected. The prohigacy and abuse Of
power which is so justly charged against
the present administration, and the ALSO
lutte moral corruption that pervades al
most the entire chain Of federal Offices ;
the unmistakable trail Of the serpent re-
Gently disclosed to the nation By the Co
vode Investigations, stretching as It does
from the great den at Washington, and
winding its filthy course to the remotest
Office hole in the republic; as well as the
entire subserviency OF the executive to
the unending demands Of the slave in
teres,, in utter disregard Of its high trust,
make the necessity for a change in the
administration most emiaently apparent
This considered with the united and
growing strength Of the republican party
on the one band, and the divided condi-
ton Of the democracy, on the ether con-
spires to point with wei grounded hope,
to the speedy success Of republican prin-
ciples.
And now letus for q moment consider
some Of The happy results to the country.
Among these we predict
lst. The allaying Of bitter sectionalism
and q suspension Of the present all ab-
sOrbing slavery agitation.
To produce this result only two things
are necessary. LIST. That sogthern lead
ers should understand that the executive
cannot be bought nor bullied into sub
mission to southern dic,ati0n. %. That
the masses Of the south should be shown
BY actual demonstration that the republi-
cans as a party are not a band Of robbers
and desperadOes, waiting only for the
election Of their leader to pour their
merciiess hordes upon the defenceless
southern states, to pillaeo their stores,
burn their buildings, rob them Of their
slaves and murder their wives and daugll-
tiers.
We have no doubt but that a large
portion OF the southern people believe
the republican party to be little better
than we nave above described, and that
John Browns raid was only a floating
straw showing the real current Of the
great republican party. For the curreu-
cy Of this faIseh0oi aud Tor It's terrible
consequences, the democracy all over the
country are responsible. They have
Perpetrated and continually reported Il
for base and selfish purposes, willing Tor
a few months condauation in power. and
a few months longer revel in the public
treasury, to endangsr the peace and per-
pe;uity Of the country.
The south-not the southern polili-
clans, for they know better-,be homes;
masses Of the south believing this false
hood, i Is not strange that they viii not
suffer our papers nor our speakers to
come among them, by which means we
might perhaps reason them ont Of this
unfortunate error.
Nov when Lincoln is elected. when
the republicans once have the power 50
that By iheir fruits they may be known.
and never un-il then VIII the southern
mind &c undeceived They VIII shea
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Revival y IRELASD.-The Billy
nassa Observer says s0ne very impor-
tant parctieal result Of the recent revival
Of religions feeling among the people IS
clearly developed IN active preparation
fer the extension Ct church accommoda-
ton IN almost every district Of this neigh
borhoOd. These facts require 10 COM
ment upon our part They present an
questionable evidence that the religious
movement has been IN the right direction,
and that . soal-ssirring impression re-
mains On the community.
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@ The Corresponding Secretary of
the state Agricultural Society, being
about to prepare list Of the officers Of
the several County Societies for the
benefit Of other State Societies, the Sec
retaries of the several County Agricul-
tural Societies will confer a favor by
forwarding list Of the officers of their
respective Societies to Daniel Needham,
Quechy, Vt.
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VERMONT HORSES FOR THE FRENCH
E4PERoR.-A Newport letter in tie
New York Post states that the French
Legation has lately visited Boston to ap-
prove the purchase b. a well known
dealer Of five SUPERB Vermont horses for
the stables of the French Emperor, who
already possesses twenty-four specimens
Of the same breed. The new horses are
iffeed hands high, having fine action
and q speed ofnot less than go. They
are Of the Emperor's fayorite color, a
deep bay, as arenearly al the Emperor's
stock Of four hundred, and their tails are
Of the natural length, with che exception.
The cost was between $1,000 and $1,000
a pair.
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learn that their homes are not invaded.
that the arm Of the executive will be
stretched forth as readily TO protect the
sovereignty Of the southern as Of tie
northern states, and that a fair portion Of
the public Offices win be given to them
by him whom they had before supposed
a seetio1al president. Then and not till
then win agitation cease, for the SANDER
Gus falsehoods Of the democracy viii be-
come too apparent for use, and the cry Of
disunion will cease, the public mind tired
and disgusted viii turn to the discussion
of other and more important interests,
while Douglas win be left to grind out
upon some poor old organ his threadbare
tune Of squatter sovereignty, 10 be lis
tened to and laughed at by children at
the corners OF the streets.
In the ID place We predict q retreneh-
ed and replenished treasury an impair
tial exercise Of the appointing power, and
the elective franchise freed from the cor
ruptiag influence of executive interfer-
euce.
For our firm belief in these predic-
tons we think we have conclusive rea-
sons -
1st. Because the sterling honesty Of
the republican standard bearer is a fact
so well established that even his bitterest
opponents dare not assail it.
2d. That the republican party taken
as whole, whatever may be said to the
contrary, is more honest, having its exis-
tence more for conscience sake and less
from motives Of pecuniary interest than
any that has prevailed in this country for
many years Il has not existed long
enough 10 become corrupt. It is a well
settled fact that in this country no party
can retain power for any great length Of
time without becoming, by a regular pro-
cess, demoralized.
And again, tie republican party owes
its very existence to the corruptions Of
the other parties. Its composed Of men
from almost all shades Of politics, who on
aeeo0nt of the unsounduess Of their res
pective organizations, have been forced
to leave them and join hands in the for
nation Of new one based upon true
principles of liberty, equality and hon
esty, such as burned in the breasts Of
Washington, Jefferson, Patrick Henry
and others who founded our glorious
Union.
1t was only because the republican
party were more honest that they were
not more successful than the democracy
in 1856. Had they been wiIling-aad
they certainly had the means-to buy
votes and bride the officers tomake fraud
uleut lists and returns, as has been proved
was done in Pennsylvania by the demoe-
racy in 1856, they would certainly have
carried that and other lost states, and
Fremont would have been elected. Now
it is reasonable to suppose that at least
for four years they viii remain conpar-
agively honest, and if SO all other bless /
ings viii certainly be added.
At all events should We be IN a meas
ure mistaken IN our hope, It is safe to say
shat no worse state Of things can By any
possibility happen than has been brought
about BY the party now in power; sol
that while il the change the people have
nothing to fear, they have at the same
tine everything to hope for
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-17

A strange astronomical occurrence
takes place during the present month
that of two full moons. On the first day
of the month at II O'Clock and SO min
utes the moons phase changed from the
first quarter to a full moon; on the 31st
of this month there will be another
change at o'clock 81 minutes, from a
first quarter to full moon. This occur
renee rarely happens.
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Some one asks Why Henry Ward
Beeeher, the most celebrated preacher IN
the country, Is not made a doctor Of dfzin-
ity? Probably it is because he does not
need crutches, and bis friends DO not solicit
the honor for him. and because II is vel
understood that he would treat It with
contempt and ridicule.
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CHAsE AND CAPTURE OF AN INDIAN
CHIEF.-A correspondent of the San
Francisco Aba California, in an account
of an expedition against the Indians of
Honey Lake Valley by Col. Lander, of
the wagon road expedition, narrates the
particulars of the chase and capture, af-
ter a gallant resistance. of an Indian chief
who had yentured away from his compan-
ions. He says:
At given signal two of our most
skillful riders started in full chase after
the Indian, and in open view of the enc
my uponth hilk The fugitive no soon
er saw or men in pursuit than he threw
his soldier cloak of AID with the speed Of
an antelope made for the hills,but be was
too late. The race was hard one his
comrades on the bill saw his peril but
dared not come TO his relief. We count
ed thirty-one mounted Indians emerge
from the canon, but they we're afraid to
advance beyond It's mouth. Just at this
time the fugitive turned and fred upon
the foremost of his pursuers, who saw
lis object and threw himself dexterously
over on the opposite side Of his horse,
(asths SPaniards) the ball passing harm
lsszly over the horse. The rider then
raised and fred, bringing the Indian to
tbs knees with q ball from his revolver.
As he rode up, the savage elutched at
the rope hanging from the horses neck !;
the rider again drew his pistol and fired.
The ball entered the neck Of the Indian,
Tho held his grip, and with his dying
gasp gave the war-Bboop, which vas an
swered by his comrades from the hill,
who dared not come to his relief. A
rope was then tied around his leg and he
was dragged into camp. The dead savage
was recognized By the Rangers as Big
jim, a noted warrior Of the Snake Greek
band, one Of the murderers Of Mr.. Adams,
and the leader Of the parties who had
made their incursions into the valley"
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o. A most affecting evidence of
the devotion Of woman Is noticed
IN the English papers. The ladies
Of a fashionable congregation IN
London, are raising a fund By sub
scription, to enable their minister,
still young and good looking, we
infer-to get a divorce from his
wife.
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- The Freewiu Bapsisss Of New
Hampshire have just held their yearly
meeting at Sandwich. The denornina-
ton IS mostly confined 70 that state, where
It has Is ministers and 10000 church
members There are 10000 Bapsisss IN
Kentucky, Of whom about one-lourth are
negroes The Methodisis Of England in
creased last year by 1859 fal members
and 26. TAG received on probation.
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q Most cheering accounts continue
70 come up from southern Illinois Of the
popular change in Egypt from DemOc-
racy to RepubIicanism. In Fayettc
county (Vandalia, etc., whore Fremont
got bat 10 votes and Fillmore 900, there
are enrolled a fall 1000 for Lincoln and
IN Marion county, where Fremont got
80 and Fillmore got 4I3, the Lincoln
canvassers report already SO. Egypt
IS not yet past hope.
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Itappears from the statistics present
ed at the recent annual convention of
the Episcopal churches of Connecticut,
that there are in the state lis Episcopal
parishes, 1873 elergymen, s,9oS families,
11,731 communicates, and the total con-
tributions for all objects last year were
s108,803.
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g. The Philadelphia N0rtd american
says that the census returns from about
one-third Of the State Of Pennsylvania
show a gain thus far Of full $50. 600 in the
population. Not only do the cities and
large towns increase, but the rural districts
share il the gain.
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e. Of twenty thousand persons who
applied for enlistment in the United
States army last year, only eighteen
hundred were physically qualified for
admission. The average number Of
candidates accepted is one to every nine
who apply.
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The WARREN H0MIcIDE.-James
IL. Williams, who was committed for
trial for causing the death of Van
ness Wyatt, at Warren, n. H., was
brought before the Judges of Su-
preme Court IN session at Manches-
ter, on Thursday. Hon. Josiah Quin-
CT and Hon. Fl. Hibbard, his coun-
sci, moved for his discharge from
upon giving bail, which
was granted by the Court
upon full consideration of the evi-
denee presented The bail for his
for trial was fixed at
$1,000. The solicitor, Mr.. Blair,
in behalf of the State.
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The ABoLTTIoEIsT PLoT IN Texas.
Texas, Aug. 1.-THE abb
olitionists are operating actively on the
western border Of the State. Two thons-
and Of them are in Anderson county
melting an insurrection among slaves.
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-ORLEANs BELLE This lady Ike
other coquettes, has mifteneds her first
" loyyer7 in Barton. and Is now TO have
a short Irritation with the Greensboro
ioPs- She is not going 10 Barton as at
nEst reported, but has sold herself for he
nice sum Of $500. So says Admiral
Orne.
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~ The landed property Of RI.

u The landed property Of Rus
sian nobility Is mortgaged to the
amount of 1865, 100000. Of this
amount the Bank Of Moscow has
sI54000,000 loaned on 662 estates,
and the Bank Of St. Petersburgh
s106,500,000 on 7,491 estates.
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The WESTERN GRAIN CRoP-The
Illinois Central Railroad is furnished
with II miles of cars, with the usual
portion Of freight cars; but the grain
crops Of the State are SO enormous, the
road IS incapable Of doing all the trans
portatioD required of it.
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The secretary of the American mis-
sionary board states that there is a pros
pect that the whole amount (S66,374)
win be secured for the removal of the
debt of the board. To meet the expen-
ses of the current year S36o,Oo0 viii be
required.
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~ The state Convention Of Ii.

u The State Convention of the
Universalist Society viii hold its
session at Cayendish, Aug. 22d and
23d- Religious services are expect
ed through each day and evening.
There viii also be religious services
about midday, on Friday the 24th,
on the top of Aseutney Mountain, if
the weather permits. We under
stand that preparations are being
made for large gathering each day.
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KENTUCKY EnEcTIo5.-LoaisyiIle,
Aug. II. Ninety-six counties give
Coombs 65,459 MeClaty 3ss940
Boiling 1852; Hopkins $50. Foar.
teen counties Jet to bear from.
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o. There are in Portsmouth, \.
e., two hundred and eighty persons
over 10 years Of age, viz males, one
over 80, fifteen between so and go,
eighty-six between 10 and so; fe-
males, FIVE over so, forty-eight be
tween so and 80, and one hundred
and twenty-five between 10 and so.
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REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET

For Senator,
GEORGE A. HINMAN.
For Judges,
JOHN D. HARDING,
L. G. BABBITT.
For Judge Of Probate,
NJ. CARPENTER.
For States Att5rney,
ALONZO d. BATES.
For Sheriff,
JOHN TINKER.
For High Bslili6i
n. s. GROW.
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20 vloE PaE.lDEs1.-H. 81.