Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-29

nearest federal camp, which he reached.
"a GENEROUS DoNoR."-Last Friday
evening a male infant day or two old, was
left on the steps at the house of N. Bur-
CESS, Jr., Hoosic, it not being discovered
until the next morning attention being cal
led to it by its cries. 1t is wonder il had
not persisted during the night. 1t was in a
basket, and quite well dressed. Mrs. Bur-
CESS did not see fit to adopt the little chap,
and gave it up to an Irish woman. Soon
as the news of the adoption of the child by
mother of the :. Emerald Isle" reached
the true mother, she procured a team and
went for her darling; and, after some little
trouble with the foster parents, succeeded
in bearing it away in triumph. Run or has
it that the little child is native of Shafts
bury.
FiRE.-A little before three o'clock Mon
oay morning, May 20, fire broke out in
the paper-mil, one mile from this village.
The flames made very rapid progress, and
though the file company with their engine
was on the ground in thirty MINUTES, they
were able 10 do but little to check the de-
vouring element. Tie paper mill with
machinery and a large amount of stock and
paper was wholly lost; also the oil mill,
owned by E. Lawrence the wool carding
establishment of w. ID. Bell and large
wood she'd, with about fifty cords of wood.
The paper mill was owned by Shedd &
Walker of Burlington, and had been re-
Gently put in complete repair. The total
loss will probably reach $4,000. The
amount of insurance we have not learned.
1hiddiebmy Register.
Cambridge this year produced the goodIy
amount of 100000 pounds of maple sugar.
Gen. Banks is organizing eighteen reei-
ments of negroes, each regiment to consist
of five hundred men.
The story that Vallandigham's wife has
become crazy in consequence Of her hus-
bands arrest, is poor copperhead hum
bug, got up for the purpose of making POI
litca capital.
The municipal election in San Francisco
on Tuesday, resulted in the choice of the
peoples ticket, making the 18th annual tri-
umph of the reform party, inaugnrated by
the vigilance committee of 1856 There
is a large majority in favor of the million
dollars subscription 10 the Pacific railroad
Seventy-four manumitted negroes, former
slaves of secessionists from Missouri, were
stopped few days since, after they had
crossed the Mississippi at Millersville, near
Quincy, III. and robbed of all the arms
and money they had, and then turned loose.
The robbers were Illinois copperheads.
The negroes have since enlisted in the
Massachusetts colored regiment.
With regard to the Enrolment Act, a
Washington dispatch says 1T is pretty
certain that the act will be carried out ac-
cordng to the letter of the law. Promi-
nent gentlemen from New York and Penn
sylvania have made representations to the
President and the War Department, that
anything looking at all like an attempt to
evade a plain provision of the act would
have damaging effect among the people.
In the fight near Mount Vernon an Incl
dent occurred worth mentioning. As it he
gan to wax hot, negro came TO our side,
saying, " knows you all, just give me a
gun" Some one handed him sharp's ri
fe, laid aside by wounded soldier. He
bit his cartridge, poured down his powder,
and tried to force his ball down the muzzle.
Failing, he threw it down and begged for
something he could shoot. Next, he got a
minnie musket, with which. mounting on
| log, he shot Rebel-ran and continued
to load and fire as if all depended on
his work, till the enemy fed. When it was
all over, the darby rose up from behind his
, stump and cried out, +" | knews we could
whip en-
In Washington few nights ago Mrs.
Hanning arose from her bed, hearing a
noise, and went TO the window. Her hus-
band awoke shortly aiterward, and being
on the alert for burglars, mistook his wife
for one, fired at her and inflicted fata
I wound.
Hon. Joshua r. Giddings, United State: