Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-08-31

"Jenkins is at Saratoga and is very
hsppy, Of aoe Of the "centers Of admi,
ration ~ tho last isi lie writes, "AIiss
R---ll Of New York, had her re,i,e fig-
a,e enveioped in bounced dress Of illu.
sion, trimmed with cherry ribbons. She
had bretelleA also trimmed with rich cher
ry rosettes. The pleadings Of her lips, en-
forced by those flashing eyes. must have
some effect spca The Csart,' at ,ires.
The Detroit Tribune snreaaees ths, The
ranks Of the supporters OF Mr.. Lincoln ia
that State are receiving constant accessions
from thase OF the Desaocests In tic
Fourth Ward of Detroit fifteen German
Democrats have Joined Republican Club.
Thirty-six Democrats in Cheiseygaa Coun.
ty base lately declared for Mr.. Lincoln,
Among the individual accessions may bs
named Mr.. J. A. Martin, prominent poll
ti,ion of Jackson County; Mr.. Y. Briggs
leading lawyer in ST. Johns, Clinton
County; Horace Eidned, an inAuer tiul
Democrat of Galesburg, kalamazoo Coun-
ty; w. W. Lanmap Of ST. Joseph, former
President Of Democratic Club at three
Rivers Mr. L. y. Baker, a Democrat OF
Lewence County, of twenty-five years.
standing; Nr. L. Fulkerson, recently
postmaster in that county, and a hos, Of
others.
-Four negroes were killed In Halifax
county, Va, in attempt to murdrr their
oyerser. They we're slaves of s. Harris
ton and the oversecr having been severe in
his punishments, six of the slaves enticed
him into the woods on pre,ence of exposing
party of slaves who were plotting in
surrecticn. They led the way deep into
the forrest and stopped suddenly before
newly dug pit, when one Of them told the
overseer there was his grave grave and he
had but fifteen minutes to live. Quick as
thought the overseer drew his Colts revol-
yer, killed four of the rufians dead at hi.
feet and shot the fifth one in the abdomen,
seeing which, the sixth man took to his
heels through the woods, and the overseer
having no other weapon he escaped.
Col. Gowan's efforts to raise sunken feet
IN the harbor of Sebasiopol have been at
tended with the most triumphant success
Some of the largest and costliess vessels
have been recovered nniniured; others
have been blown up, and it is thought that
before cold weather ensues the bay will be
entirely free from obstructions.
The contest in Pennsylvania is waking Up.
Gen. Foote of Miss, shortly takes the field
for Douglas. VIM. L. Yancey Of Ala,
and Henry A. Wise of Va, will, il is said
go there to advocate the claims Of Breck-
inridge. Among those who are to address
the people In favor of Lincoln, the Phila-
delphia Press hears the names of William
II. Seward, Daniel Ullman and Horace
Greeley of New York, Frank Blair Of
Missouri, and Ben Wade and John Sher-
man of Ohio.
The yield of wheat is so large in some
localities of Minnesota, that owners of
threshing machines are offering to thrcsh
out the product of some fields for the excess
over thirty bushels per acre. The usual
rate is one tenth. They are calculating on
yield of over thirty-three bushels per
acre.
In one day last week 249 heavily laden
cars came in at Chicoge over the Illinois
central railroad, bringing $4,000 bushels Of
grain-only an average days work, by the
way The receipts from all quarters for
the day were 239, 9,9O5 bushels, and for IN.
week l,2l5,772 bushels, the latter In COM
parison with 326,623 received in the CORE.
spending week last year,
Perry S. Belden, formerly of Lorain
county Ohio, hung himself In Elkhart couu-
ty, Ind, last week, from disappointment.
He had parted from his family in Ohio on
an agreement for a divorce, and gone 10
Indiana to see young lady to whom he
was attached but having met with no en-
couragement from her it seems that he al
tered the object of his attachment, and At
tached himself TO tree by the neck, with
fatal effect.
Forty years ago citizen Of Baltimore
cast his bread upon the water in the shape
Of $50 in money lent to a man in St. Do
mingo. He afterwards returned home un-
paid and died. His heirs have now receiv-
I'd check for $751;, being principal
md interest, with a statement Of the forgot
en- case.
A western letter says that Carl Schurz
viii probably be the successor Of Mr.. Dur
See in the U. S. Senate, whose term expires
n 1861.
The GROWTH oF NEW YoRk ia shown.
from the census returns thi,
Tear as follows;
1855. 1880
629SlO $4,000
Brooklyn shows an increase of 80 Ia
er cent. since 1883.
a party of wurkmen engaged on n canal