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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-10-18

bill to post one the election Of Congress
members in this State next year, 10 March
1868, in order 10 g,t the advantage of
bill now pending in Congre $, by which, i
passed, Vermont viii save herthrce mem
beers of Congress on her fraction.
Mr.. Fletcher also introduced a bill to
extend the charter of Black River Bank.
TuEsDAY. Oct, II,
Both Houses passed the bin authorizing
the Quarter Master General to procure
clothing for the ID and Sd regiments, I'M
mediate'y.
The following appointments TO the House,
were announced Door keeper, Jasper
Wall of Manchester. Assistant, Martin
L. Sprague of Weybridge. Mes'gers, Geo.
b. Brinsmad, Burlington Charles J. Bells,
Walden; +. ID. Hyde, Montpelier; Geo.
Briggs, Brandon.
NoTE For GovERNoR.-Tne votes for
governor were counted and declared before
both houses of the Legislature, on Tuesday,
as follows -
Frederick Holbrook, 33l53
Andrew Tracy, 1922
Is. Ii. SmaIey, $3.50
Scattering, "a 1886
Majority for IIolbrook, 24,l6S
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ca Gen. Benjamin f. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, arrived at Montpelier on Wednes-
day morning, on business connected with
his New England brigade.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-10-18

fsyr A letter from friend in Montpelier
has been received, but 100 late for insertion
this week.
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The amended Unsafe Building Act passed
the House on wednesday, The particular
amendment relating u tenement houses which
we suhjoip, is very important, and will 10 road
with much qualification by those who have bson
shocked by tho great lo,s VI life by tire in OUT
city lately.
Section 20 provides that In al buidngs rhirh ar,
norc built or which pay hereafter he bait, of
thsn forty feet In height fion the curb level " the
high est point thereof ard which shall contain, or
he built TO contain six families Ab we tie
hfss story, and all dwelling house, which sh, /
contain more ,hss eshi t.pilics, thsre shall lie =
FIRE proof stairs, In separate brick stpns a e.
prosf building TO be connected 10 the cror walls
by sn iron brose each story, and al ths rooms
ON 'ach floor shall oonneCt by doors from trout "
r'ai; or, II not built A. sbove then there mus, be
eprrof bAlcOnies on each story on the outside
of the bu,ldit Y. In length W extend srois all the
windows, 70 be connect d hy proof s,Aitp, With
good and suthciem rail; aud all ,be rrom each
neor shall cnnnst by doors fom front TO roar
and all rear dwelling houses which are now buih
or may hereafter b. buiS, ~ moe than
three stories in height, muss be cbnstructsd
Is Above sIefhsi or whore thers is . building
on the frobs OF ssma lUt, may he conn'cteo
with the mont bu'ldDy q em 70 ~ roof. By gDoS
and substantial iron brtrgs, viii truss raltsg o.
10th slider; provided Me iyS'ds stairs exi-n p
the roof tf sucu rear buhd!ls; If SNs budinss,
hone and rear, are not Duit ~LIa btInsr ths 1NTs
and building, .lc, u,ss aud s'atrs, OF iron bridgs,
az alb We sp. ittd, tGon th'y MUS, bb huilt hr,
proof hrcuEho,t VIE tnUe s's s~o or more
dwelling houses 81 10 n'Dg, And ni equal height
and with Nr1ois, tao came nhHy 10 ex my frnm
the pruvisions of thsB ~ sion, N.jOd, Alwsy',
~ the in-ide stairs OF eacl building cbsttnus 90
Ns ro,f All dwellIn, houses which ara now
erected, cout sinlny siX .mili 81. Nd h,y
Ing lat rOCf, if more than fou- .et and ass thar
twelve fsGt Ia height from each oauer, may bs sN-
emyt fiom the Provisions ul this section provided
| there are Stationary iron ladders fon the roof l.,
the rosf q an adjoining build n.y. which mus, also
| have fat roof And no dwelling. houses, such as
| are mentioned in this section, now built, shall
have any bay, straw, heop. FAX, wooi-shav.ns',
burning ruld, turPentine or camphene stored
| thersip, or KEPT on sale
Section 81 provides that oil exterior cornicos Of
L all buildings hereafter 10 be erected stall he OF
metal, brtk, stone terra Gotta some other ire
proof mst rial, and all wooden cotnces or guusrs
that may be uusafe rotten, shall DO replaced by
some a. 70 roof material"
Tl,e remaining sections Of the amended act
are technical, and cover su III points in relation
to buildings as were omitted in the previous
act.
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Miscellaneous Items

Six YorSa LADus WE'RE PREsESrkp WIN WIN
dplom mas, at the closing Of the last term VI 'no
New England Female Medical College.
Tur WHITE POPULATION or MIssognx
amounts 10 I.I73.3ls; slaves, llf.9oo. Ihs
irrr rrase in ten years amounts to over haif Q
million.
A RAy.sG LuSArIC N AN AsYLuM in CALI
fornia, was restored to reason by seeing her
father from whom she had long been sePara-
ted.
AyEIIow OUT WEST being asked whether
the liquor he was drinking was good article.
replied "Wal, l don't know, guess So
There Is only one queer thing about IL, wben-
ever wire my mouth, burn holo In my
shirt.
y TUsK HAVE SEES you before, sir; are
you not Owen Smith, Oh yes, I'm OWN
Smith, and OWN Jones, and OWN Brown, and
owiu' everybody
EtAa OSrosAGos, OK LAKE SuPzRioR, All
tie snow that has fallen this winter would
amount in depth TO IA { feet. During one night
the mercury in tho Thermometer indicated AZ
degrees below zero, or within one degree CT
coBEealment. ...
-PREsrICF DLFISEs what man wauts-alt
he can get. What woman wants all she can
get.
TuE DISCOVERY or VALUABLE MsIsG Fat
yIIFots in tho lauds adjacsnt to the San juan
and its tributaries, already occasion snerS'sh-
m, nts by whi men, which n ,ke tbs utan IN
disns restless and Troublesome. the territoiy
bad been occupiea by them long beiore itn ae-
| 9uisit!on from Mexico, and now, IL me tnaess
/ have 10 give vay to tho whites, the Govern.
meat ,bould sas that the change b eheeteo
1 witbont Lloodshei aud for proper equ'VA-
lent. ..
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IL Is ail'R'u' In washington ui'P''cnes'
shss the government fAs received ih'ofmAhon OH
p'o''o re''i "on'Ee 'ae RACINE '"'e' i"Ao
alleged thN Gen'rs J"nNsos aud other army ON
GERS were thsssee IN 'he 's'''"' e'"e me-
tisthoush' N'he hi'ea s''es Ho'p Will
no' be wi'hdiA~a from Texas p' WIN ''"N4n "
s~ve a. osas 'o' n''o noso"oN
There fu"of AnoA'N "A'"'.s"n, 'nN' '".
secssS'oni"s So upon W, ' "
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Calam1ti0s.

ERA AMEs rELL on HIS HEAD from .
scaf'ud in his barn at Freeman, Me-, on We'd
nCsday, aud died from the effects on Saturday.
A WEALTHY PLANTER WENT MAD at jackson,
Miss, on account Of the depreciation Of his no
grUcS. Last week he cut his throat.
A LITTLE CHILD WAS kILLKD in a singular
msprcr at Mill Brook, N. j., on Tuesday.
While play ing with knife she foil on IT, and It
struck her TO the heart.
Two LITTLE BOYS played at hanging at
Albert Lea, Mimi, on Thursday. Ono got the
rope around his neck 50 firmly that he was
hanged In earnest.
Two LITTLE CHILDREN srRAYEp from home,
at Philadelphia, on Monday afternoon, ard
wero finally found in shed, nearly exhausted
from cold and hunger Wednesday.
FAILING TO GET ON ATRAIN at killawog, N.
Y, on Tuesday, HoRAcE l.. FLAT q years
cid, m arried scarcely months, fell under his
left log was smashed to pieces and his right
limbs dreadfully lacsrated. lie did net survive
smputation.
Jous W. LRos ARD, associate editor OF ths
Atlanta Intiigencer, and well known among
tho fraternity as u Masonic writer, died on
Thursday. Previous to his removing TO Gsor-
gia, he had long been connected with the press
Of this city.
The PATROL TRIED TO ARREST somc noisy
negroes, at a dance, near Alexandria, Va, on
Wednesday night, but they were too many for
thcu the Home Guard OF tho city, going to
Ihr assl,tahcoI one =, .no heB'''' was '1A'-
''a 10 aea'h WIN oayohe''
A uoRRunlE CASE or PoIsoSISo, by which
A whole family u father, mother ami III chill
dr,n were swept away, happened at hockport,
III. Some deadly pohon, probably arsenic, had
| ly some accident. got into pork in course OF
| curing. The father died on Friday, and the
ret Of the family on Saturday.
ABAnY pYIsG or cRour was put under the
u. ration Of tracheotomy at Cincinnati on Sat-
urday and died under il. The Ignorant mott h.
ar INSISTED on an inquest, when the gentleman
wl o performed the operation, with his assis-
tlts, all surgeons Of cmncncc, were excupa-
ted.
A, APPROACHING TRAIN STRUCK powS,
"
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Governor aoustsn's Letter.
The following is Governor HoUsToN's re.
srorse TO tho committee, in which he refuses tc
recognize the authority of the convention.
Executive DEPARrNEST,

lue fOllOWlnx Is uONefnOr hOUbrONS re-
sponse TO the committee, in which he refuses to
recognize the authority Of the convention.
ExEcUuvs DErARrNEST, /
Aus,is. Texas, MIch 9th, lsGl.)
W. r Rogers and others, oOnipittse:
GrSTissEs In reply 70 ,our communication
oi the 9TH, can ssy when the Legislature Au hoT.
zsd the convention 70 submit tie proposition T.
the psopls Of Texas, on tEo suhIeG, OF secession
nom the federal give nn.ent of tue United States
10 was understood that tire performance Of that
set, when done, would terminate the ESstense O.
,he convection. Tee ex rcutvs approved tNeslne
with protest sss,s ths sAe,in%ss OF the Inn
allowed, o~ibg 70 the sT,s' i,mt, ,i,, oi our 80 -
uiIed that TIE rs'uTs efths vote neoeId ss ma
aI the sthCs OF ths cr'tsTy of Safe. and eoune"
in IL pr.sGnce OF the Governor ard Attorney oe'-
| trAl Tue ties were counted, and we fesull De
| Clarsd, by ptOclsns'ion, that malon'y ot N
| votes CO 81 was for aGcssSinp, By an sos OF th'
| legislature the convention wss eunpo @srsd onl!
| " submit ths question Of secession " the vote o
,he peCpls. TBe convent on = ,rfb"m6d thu furt
| lions assiguea II by the LssislstuTe, sId Ia ",
opinion OF she executive ~ po"ss we're 'hen er
hLusteo.
| TIE Executive Will rIc1Unend to Ihs LSsislA
,ure WI ch Ia 20 assemble the iSih instant I"
take into oopsderatlon the imPoIt.nt Issues arts
rg out 0f the severance 0f our c'nntclou u ibi
{ niled States, With such TFcJmusnd AtinHA Rne
sugEesilOps ~ he may ,hirk proper in tho dts
L charge of ,his duty II VIII ,heu bs Within 'h'
orc vince Of lhC Legislature 10 tEkg suci aiiion
ihs subject AA lhsy nAy think proper Al also, B.
call . CONVEX ton, diIICty nom the pFople, whr
will fairly represent ,her wishes ald opnisns snd
who will h,yo agtnorty ~ make sucn ohAngsa "
the oonsiiut Of tho stsis IS her p'eseps snd a.
turs =. .to ons TO the world ~ lATgs SAY require
Until then, ID will Ia tba duty OF TIE ENssut W
A well the stSte oihcers, TO continue in Nhe lSr
hl dsct Arge Of their functions. cOLhning their
i tion " the sphere OF Texas only.
Ths Executive tenders his respects 10 the gan
Ilsmeo of the convention, and assures yeu, sntlt
1 men, individus ", of his essseui.
l vWy truly your Obstirn 'eryspt,
BAN HoUroa.
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Prom yirsi, ia-Liberty for White Men.

TO tbe Editor of The Sus Since the PreSi.
a.p,i.l election, I have ro,ced ,hN, the weekly
an, has come very Irrss sularly, especially when
thar was .ny nsv, ,hs, was NO, In favor OF the
..o...ioni.,.. f,bs leader. OF the BnsoKlSsIDos
D.mocr.,.. such A. u.,on and HusrKu,) of our
.,.,. ,,cb a. the election Of LINCOLN, the
.Isc,,on Of Dslee.,sa 10 our state CoavsAton, and
nav A.. In,upur.,Iou ., Me-. Lrsoors, the paper
nc, comir g, blsmsd you very much you will
think Of my surprise, when, on Thursday last, q
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Criminal Items.

Use or rive POLISH BURGLARS, was a,rcst-
ed ~ Clnclnnat on Saturday night and t3Oee
| worth Of silver recovered.
THR HywRsT RoouHRr DENOUNCED Ia that
OF altering cents NJ a common date 10 That sf
the rsre one of17y9.
Nrr, embracing Ton MuRRAY, thrust hig
tongue into Tons mouth, who bit 1t clean on.
t New Orlss on Saturday evening.
A RoauE srARBED AVID KiLLRp A POLICE
MAN in Savannah about three weeks since, anA
tho other day the jury found hin guilty anA
l sentenced him-not to be hanged, bot to re-
ccise three times thirty-nne lashes.
negroes took place On a steamer bslow Ports-
mouth, Va, on Saturday. Hsndspikes aud
marling spikes were succeeded by fists, and
both went overheard enc, who could not
swim rcse but once, and sank forever.
A yIESDrsH IHcsNpIARr WAS sApLKxp In
his midnight attempt TO burn up CRAs. AslA
nIsb, anS bis wife .s, a. SinsS, AN Me- On S.t-sS
bed and a~oko the wife BY licking her face
paving her, and whining piteously. The hus-
band put out tho fire in his night-dre,s.
WuicH wnRx rBR BRurrs Tive hitherts
respectable dogs, meeting at Binghampton, %
Tuesday, at Po,ht where two drunksa black
guards were rolling in tho street, worrying,
biting and trying TO gouge each other, initiated
tho degraded human beings, and coming down
to their level, lost their character.
Two ExIEssrvK HORSE THIEVES in wostsrn
N. T., the brothers BENNETT, who have done
large trade in selling other peoples horses
and wagons, were arrested on Tuesday, at Glam
Falls. with their then stock in trade, pair q
black horsc', bay horse, chestnut mare aad
srew cutter all stolen from Mr. TALLMADuE
OF Victor.
A MAS SHOT Moro woMAS's Nose orr,
while trying to kill white woman, at Menu
phis, Tenn, last week His puni,hment coa-
sisted in depositing $50 with a magistrate ~
security for his appearance at court. Ths wo-
man he tried to kill was fined s10 for being
diso'dorly, but the rcgrcss gets no damages for
having her nose blown oil.
A towARpIr ASSAULT FROM HEI,ND was
made by Judge" BowKN, on T. II. Hop
DTR, editor Of the Marion (0.) Dessocraid
NJror, on Tuesday last. Tho cause Of the
FLOWS, which struck the victim insensib,s, was
that the report OF the Invesii eating Commit
tee on the grsat defsca,ion in the State Treas
ury, had stgmatized the brutal "Judgs" as
b,ins one of tho plundsrers.
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PASTOR HAMHs, OF HKRMASNsDURa, has "a
tablshed In his little rural parish a m,ssionar,
centre, from which wonderful resulis hav,
flowed.
1t is only seven years since their mssionari,l
| fftt sailed for Africa; and In thess seven year
: this is tho fruit Of their labors There are IOl
settlers spread over the easten provinces al
eight stations; there arc dwelling houses and
work shops at every station; thsre arc about
| 10000 acre. Of land; 80 hea,hcns have boon
baptized; their influence reaches from the Zulus
on the coast 70 the Bechuanas In the centre, and
| from the Orange River to Lske Nsami. At
home, they have tho mission-houss and farm
with i5 persons living in them; the Refuge
Farm, with 20 persons; tbey have their own
shin, and print their own books; and they con-
tinue with one accord, in breaking OF brcai,
and in prayer. This |, no common success. IL
Is wonderful. II any one would know hsw a
single small rural parish has accomplished -
much, the only answer is that the secret Is tho
sams a. that Of CKoReR MULLINS British
Orphan Asylum, FAITH AND PRArKR.
WHLS Con orkSED TIE Rad SEA, and
told his people TO 20 through, if they had been
made up Of such stuff as people that We hsvo
seen in our day, they would not have dared to
90 through for fear that some crab would hsve
caught hold Of them, that some snake would
have bitten them, or that the pilcd-up waters
would have come down upon their head Bat
fortunately they had courage to do as they
were bid, aud they went through safely,-H
". B.ccher.
p,,,,,,r. J~rr,r,,, T,,.r NJ. w..
IrsxYr w,o,s from Tnc,t Docomhor %
Usrn IN Toc,, wo ara nsyinc, an ;n,era.,;ng
state of thinss. There Is much seriousness
among our people, some appear to have become
truly rene we'd by the Holy Spitit, aud some
have come out from anon, the Armcnians and
joined tn, mselyes to tho people Of God. Six,
mostly oung mon, have just been admitted to
the church, and there arc some very promising
candidates,
A pEMARKArtx LETTER has been written
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The Washington correspondent Of the CON-
ptsrcidi AdUsrisev writes;
Al lsass Leyen. sights Of tsoss gsnilem N wh
have been commissioned by JlPPERsos DAVIS, ~
lsN ~ the Ttesury ID spHtnlent their Al'"SIap2
Acknowledgements of cIsh received, gensra,Iy %
services Of similar nature TO ihlse wh'ch iN"'
arc now rtnderipR, either ia \ miLhbry or h1HA'
civil or diplomatic cspNcty.
Take, for example, No A DUDLEY hAss' W.
has gone sbro&d q, conf lshnsl cOnm;.,.oIIs' Z
Although that gentleman WAS never sppolNtl
the President and coohrmed by ise s'l
member Of our Diplomatic corps, 10 Gs' =. 81, IN ns
years been p'rsmbulsIus enVoy OF 'hs ave pe M
paIsInsnt, rsceivipg eight or ten dollars par alan
and his expenses. r x.,.,
Among anne Items Of Mr.. A, DUDLEY hAss'
,,lissls IN - ave For eigh, nouns and ne day
ssI ylcs in II H.nover, oldsnOurg, and 'hs Two ck
lsuburss, S3 $40 10. For ono year aud wsny "a "a
asv. ~, yes 70 the s,ates o. the GsTnAnic Coste e
Istion. sC. 100 80. Fer three noaths and tssnsy
nine days services In Hungary slsto; Afa Ir
ysays ssd twenty nine days In Swi1 Land, %
| Se4 al Yet many innOcsnt people hsys imagine
/ thss NJ. A DUDLkr MANN WAS sen'lSnAa an
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from Code Of Virginia, Chapter 1o4, SCI. % AMI -
! am Douglas Democrat, aud opposed to the sbol
nion Of slavery in Virginia, "a I would be op-
p sod 10 the esablismen, Of slavery II were the
inhsbisans Of . free ssass OF . territory. Ths hci
IL. do not believe slate has the right 10 secede,
hd I have large majority In this county with
me, and, believe In the whole state. We have .
few ire-sassrs or hotspurs, and some Of thoss
named - trying 70 stop the suS are of ths, stamp.
II any Of the facts stated above, you wish 10 pub
hsh, you can put my name 70 u. I should hsvs
stated above that smlgra,ed frcm Nsw York In
1884 and am now very near 10 years old, which
may he some reason why suspected Of being
an abol litiInist
Yours, With due re~pe;s.
March 1s, 1901. HEsay DIvs
Since writing the above, the state. attorney has
advised the po-srns.,er 10 give OIL, the n. Y. sus
10 its subscribsrs, one OF whom is . Stakeholder.
Their coodust is making an exci,emsn, through
Out the country that will not bs forgotten very
soon. III ID.
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ICdnnot Forget ne Liris Chiiiren.-I mu
b excused, sid gentleman, II maaifts, my gym
pa,by for li,ts children ~h, come here for prsys-
was bu, eleven ear, old, whsn ssok my way 70
Sunday school. more than forty years age, in
place two nilss distant, ons mile Of II through the
wools. Lest fall I went into the same Sunday
school, ard an old grsyhsad,d man, bms with age,
came 70 ne and said, "I remember the day very
we'll whss you came for the ara time 70 The sus-
dsy school"
"wsl, sir" said I, for was speaking TO ny old
superintendent "you caDnoi remember II bstssr
than I, and will repsa, TO you the lesson of that
morning"
And I DID. Ii was a turnins-poin' In my liss,
aud gave shaye sui character to my whole sner
az s,.nce. You eau understand why sympAth!Is
with every Itto boy who comes or sends 70 this
sacrcd place OF prayer, lnPloring VI to pray for
him.
HOu About Linio Frank 9"--Thc snmo gen
tepau said he had b,eL ssked this question,
since coming into the room. IL will bs remem-
bersd, he sAd, ths! FRANK wIs lials boy IL years
old, who came into these rooms about Q o'clock
one morning, aud said hs wanted " sss the minis
ter. lie Was asked -
"whss mi mister -
9TH, minister who lead, ,hl. m,s,iak. Iyl,,
A. ~, n,.,.d a..
w." r.su 49,, -, l.,
lie had seTa Ae'u'"e s5Hs" 10Y ma nv
wanaed, like HIN, ~ beeonss Chri''iAn' h' was
In . state OF great snHiry. You Oh mld ses thN
lissls boy, As have H,sa nosi happy chtId
have visited him. have had him AZ my vb's.
ana .s,1is you u.i In III ,yS, nlrs eve All
bssnsa sn,h from his bssuuiul Ace. 8. h. tSt cd
OF Js-us Hn aalchmsnt To his .bb,,h school 10
wonderful. Naming will persuade him 10 bs sb.
sent single dsy.
RECLAMATION or FALLEN WoMEN.-It Is
now about months since public attention was
drawn to the movement for the Reclamation Of
Fallen Women in London. The results up to
the close OF the year were as Ioli'ws' Employ
| TO service ls and restored to parents, 70. "
these 100, oniy ~, 30 ,ar IS Is kus"pl LoiaPsei'
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Ceerespsndencc Of the sua.
The Fcstirdi IF Mdrdi Grds.-Sceres on nc
BOuicrdrd,. - A Masked Bal.

'"'V""''-h "uSNse p"N'
PARIS, Feb. IL, 1861.
Yesterday was tho well-known NJ ,rii. Gras,
and with the two preceding DAYS, was colo
brated in the usual manner. Let mo essay a
description. II may bri, fy he characterized az
grand triumphal procession Of fat cattle
through the streets OF Paris. Antiquity and
custom have elevated what would otherwise 10
a trivial affair into grand civic celebration.
II is now In the hands Of tho young butchers Of
Paris, who annually select three or more Of
the fattest oxen to bo found in the empire, and
these are set apart t. figure during tho carni-
val. The selection the present year took place
| at P1sy, and the choice fell upon the following
animals, the particulars respecting which draw
from tho official programme:
1. Casas Id; age ~ yeas, weight $500
PVSp"ppst ptr,. . m, .,.,.,. ,.,,h, OF, ,,,,,.,.
.. Qreu d,rs- ton wv az viii bo said Il iI'j
s",s a.S Si .,S ra,,sau "aHm IVY "s'o years We'Sm
There wc,. ,wo o,hor. or ;ne.rjor s;,, inland.
cd probablv as a ros,rys in casa ANYTHING
hor,d hcr,l ,h,i, "a, comn.,r,
n, SATURDAY. ooi,;l nro,r,u,,s ,,i,;rr
,b, rou,o n, ,ie cor,,,,, t,rc, If Tho ,hros
d,vs war. sold in ,b, .,re.ts. On sunday. Mt
IA A NJ tn, prtccssion started. "Cd,yo
IIu" occurvinr the psst Of honor. Resnlend.
ON, with r,lt horns and r,i,y decorated. Ills
| Greo,,cs, was drawn by ak horses. attached to
a car from which ho looked with placid wonder
pnon ,ho multituJes that thronped about him
ON either side. In waron, lust behind. was
an humble satellite in tho person of lamb,
tastefully decorated with ribbons, and having a
pretty little girl on each side. The cortcso WAS
| preceded by band, ftntasticallv dressed. who
| were called upon to do frequent duty. A cav
alcs,c Of Young butchers, well mounted, also
| formed an important feature Of tho procession.
II is the custom for the cortosc I, pw com.
u im,ntary visits to tho chief oili ,ial dignita.
| rics OF tho Enpire, including tho Emperor. and
| also TO some OF the foreign ambassadors. Gus.
| tom also REQUIRES individuals so compimcntcd
to present a purse containing from hundred
to two hundred francs TO the managers of the
rcccpticn, and this money Is usod to dofray the
cxpenses, which are considerable. After tho
three days are over, the oxen who have 70
| ceiyed such exalted honors experience sudden
rovcrsc of fortune being killed, and dist,ibuted
in choice cuts among tho diynitaric, Whose
Iihcral contributions have entitled them TO th,
honor, The embassies visited vero thos, Of
| of snair. Aus,ria. Denmark. England and Ru,
! sio. Why the American minister was loft ou
know not. Perhaps he |. no, fond Of ro,s
lcer But on that point am unable to srcil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-25

PRKsBrIERIAs BoARD.-The missions OF
the Presby terian Board are-among the Indian
tribes Of North America, 0; in Africa, 8; In
dia, 2; Siam, Il China, 3; among the Chinese
In California, 1; Japan, South America, 8.
The Board also makes remittaness TO France
laws in New York. The statistics Of Its mis-
s,on, 40 far as reported, are as follows, In
I.'d;ns the mission 10 the Jews In New York;
Missions, "a; stations; so; Amsrlean minist- aa
sssS native, G; American male helpers, "a;
Americas female hslP.rs ll3; native nelpsIs'
"a; eommuaicants, t,77s; pupils In schools
Il ABA.