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q, -uu from his wagon, the hammer having
caught on the edge Of the wason-bo1'
Simeon Huse, Of Coventry, in ? BIT oil III
sanity, attempted to cut his throat on The
3Oth u.t. The wound is severe but nut ia'a''
On the 9Th ul,., Theodore Ash oil "ey-
bridge Was drowned in Lnmoniair RIVER nav
inr fallen out Of his boa. it is thought IN a NJ
IL s ,cen in the water, but rank before
assistance came.
TN the "a, William Iylcr, Of Goshch Was
.rss,el for assault. having struck DAVID
Navlor, " it'll an axe, while trying To ioreo
his way into Tyicr's house and inflicted a
ssxcre hut not fatal flesh wound IN Nayioi s
hack. The Court aCjudged that Tyler only
used justifAblc force in defending his possess
ion OF the house.
IN the 18th uit., the house and barn oil
| Alrx,s Smith, of Addison, we've burned. No
thing WAS saved but part oi 'hc furniture
| Patents were issued May 9th, To oiio w.
Strains. of JvhDsUn, Tor imprisonment I'D
~ oJc, tubing: and 10 a. X. Rider, 81 hyde
vile. for improved cu,-oh valve
l., II. Jobu-bury the listers report 90
nor. ans liable to do military doty. From
that towu % have enlisted and are no" I'D
the army. Rockingham reports 3oo men
f, for military duty, and Is volunteers
Bellows Falls reports ~ 'o'un'oeis' !"
Guiiord. \. +. Yaw is put down On Tic
militia roll as secessionist.
Gov. Holbrook has received dra't 'fon
some Vermont-born citizens oil 'ailiofhia
for 1886, to be applied IN lbs discretion Il
tho all If sick and wounded Nerlnaet sd!
disrs Had it not been Tor the recent d'sas
trous nd in that State. this donation ~oulc
have been made much larger
An Irish bow named Michael Brosnahsr
Was recently found dead 10 his bed III tn
morning at the American House IN brattie
, boro'. where he was living The night be
,, fore he complained Of feeling badly. and DIR
$ Horton was c He'd, who prescribed fur him
/, He went u bad. AMI apParently did IN HI
sleer
A woman namad Willard, employed II
b. Durham Hotel ~ Montpelier. "ho Is pai
tiauy der.nsed Jumped into the rIver IN tn
rear Of the Hotel, saturday morning
the evident intention OF comnitsr~
!. Her skirts kept her ud,at. how su.r
IS wa. PULLED out with +" ees. snd
a wettine trft kept
il >laytor
# age oi SO -dS,tee mas made an a.
N tree pcr-6s tf maple sugar fcm
!. .nrs SeaFsps,s. the amount this
= 80 being so rovnIs.
~ Biring ', ..undor-storm in Bradford
wcei rSo Saturday, Mr.. Cumming b
@ .n wss ,,-c-s by lightning. the bolt hav
The stri.cS telegraph post some - rods Of
=. hS.1wed the wire W to the barn. Th
IL VIE horses in the barn, all VI which "
id Knocked down, and one fastened with
ud | chan halter va, killed
he Col Ellsworth { isi;,er ha- been apIuin
k, to take charge ID stc Arsenal a, Vcrscun
A., and Will shortly move to that place.
liz ErlGv> OF HE NLRI N.-tapt. Bo-
ais lestor to his wife about the part which
n. vess,s. the Varuna. played in The great N
ny sreippi river battle, Is particularly Iutcre
FL ing
us can only give you hasty narS,tIve e.! "
'As occurred on board the Vsruns, a. Ia that you
Ad take special interest
nd We started at O'Clock a. M, AMI received
no hrst hire at 30, Just as the ,oa was ri,irs
'cs | vessel WAS terribly bruised, but We rytt.r.,i
ale nre with interest. On passing the tur.s [ 10,
nS myself the leading ship. and surroprSed h
squad'on Of rebel steamers. no AYR, 5ed IN. IN,
oy Their hre, 81 that stccr-s 9. riose to them
cit possible. giving to each RI them brosi5iie
ar saoc. scion as | Passed, driving one on ,srr.
he leaving 'our others IN flames
&c, Durias this time the firing OF guns. VIM
aia oil snot ana bursting Of shclls, vas terrific.
so smoke dense. As this cleared Of, trstn, m
er .'tamefs ahead ! stopped I, look for she re.t
Al the squadron. Ibis ship vas ieslirss ball.
n- taus lar none were hurt. Ast.rn -,v IN. ,
Gu eida engaged sith rehal sie.-- The Ia,
ne snor.iy tSer came up the river, when | .p-.,
~ Dim. but sound my shot Of avail ss he ~as In
All clad about the how. He trlSi 10 mr. 10 a.,
to and TO avoid him and h M. vpIn.rsbI. ma,
VI During these rnove.er.s he r,ked me 1iIIi
ne three ard ~oundinS >e-,n and a,tenr,ed 70 b =,
S. but we rcrulsed him. Drivin, a-aips, me he h
'eiec me severely. tai IN these EFFORT e1 posed
Nd antole side, ana succeelei in lsntins
ma couple Of troads,ses into him that criutlsJ
us engine and set I'm N FIRE He tben d,drr[J ,
~ Anu a. ne N lvct ticwly up the river and res.
me gave hifi sn"iher and parting brus1side
no" foora M ship 90 fire from his shel
SUI VS. With great difficulty thst :, vif I
IN ou'' sue then smother iron lad steamer >.
COW ans sfruct heavily on nv port quarter. =
IN packed t-r second hlcr. ghis secapi III.
o. crueaes IN my side. but at 'ha same inf,ap,
ga'e D n full c Implement of shot snd .helI :
D, afnre atm on shore aud IN flames
re finnns myself In . sinking condition IAN n
SoN iH' the bank and landed my wounded. ii
IN kesftcs W fire IN NY op;ouen,, uho a, /,
IL nAosHo down bis hsy NJ last gun vss "a. i
toe Seeks vent under the water
~ TINE 'ssve NJ thing. the "fhcei =,
re ereS escaping With the clothes they bal On Tue
q We yer. taken "a b. boat. fer- tn, squ,,lr,
ii voe hsi new come NJ. The reps cheering ~ Il
'huna weot down with Der ass Hyiu. wet
'',is IN defeat and covered vnb g9Iy
{. 'h'nh We have done we'll. EIeve, steamer
A destroyed ~ tue sgusdron." The Old ram Mai
ss.ss SUNK by The sIissi sippi.
r Inns has been gallant fight, u" le.- thaa
II, guns playing u.
lhe Ccmmodcrc post If honor. despa,rbs
I, me IL my Only REMINDING bcsi Nth pick, d ere
Z from Tue Naruut'- men. to carry de-pltc.cs
| Gen. Butler.
| u apt Boggs Is too modest To- s,y thst he dc
| u"yef sih .St OF the eleven
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