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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

An act in addition to chapter twenty-five
of the General Statutes, entitled "Of
repairs of Highways and Bridges
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. The penalty imposed by Sec
ton seventy three of chapter twenty five
of the General Statutes, may be recovered
before justice, although such justice be
an inhatitant of the town in which such
offence was committed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 8, 1865.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

An act to extend the jurisdiction of JUS
tice of the peace in actions of Scire
FdciaS
1t is hereby enacted, &c,
Sec. |. In case of the affrmance of any
Judgment or sentence in any civil or
criminal cause by reason of the neglect or
failure of the appellant to enter his ap-
peal in the county court, sire .tacads on
the recoguizance to the defendant for costs
aud on the recognizance taken by the jus
tice as provided in case of appeal, may
be broug hit before any justice of the coun
ty in which the judgment OF sentence was
affirmed who can legally try cause be-
tween the parties, where the debt or 9TH
or matter in demand, does not exceed two
HUNDRED dollars, and such justice shall
have power to try and determine the
same, subject to the right of appeal pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 2. The county court by whom the
Judgment or sentence mentioned in the
first section of this act was affirmed, shall
have concurrent jurisdiction of actions Of
scire tacias in the cases mentioned in the
preceding section.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov, 8, 1865.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

etLLs. Commission Dealer in Hops,
tont Street. New York. References
'anty Bank, Schoharie, y Y First
n sok Of Cobleskill, N Y; Unadilla
ln, N Y First National Bank Of
I n Y, North River Bank, New
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
An act to amend section seventy-thrce Of

An act to amend section seventy-thrce of
chapter thirty of the General Statntes.
1t is hereby enacted, sc.
Sec. |, Section scventy-three of chap
ter thirty of the General Statutes is here
by amended by adding thereto the words
Provided, however, that this act shall
not apply to any cause of action which
accrued, or to any misconduct. neglect or
default of any sheriff or high baliff which
accured prior to the second day of Nov,
A. ID. 1860 ...'.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage
Approved Nov 8, 1865.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

'',,LiLAN, Merchant Tailor, johnson,
~ work done by him will be In the
and warranted to fit, Cutting done
make. Terms cash. Boyle
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

An act for the preservation Of Fish at the
mouth of West River, and the waters
adjacent thereto
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
SEQ. |. If any person or persons for
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
Licensed Auctioueers.

nicensed Auctfoueers.
l0ANE. licensed auctioneer. john
w. Prompt attention given to this
40
NELL, licensed auctioneer, Hyde
w. All calls promptly attended to.
45
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
An act in relation to appeals in Criminal
Cases.

An act in relation to appeals in Criminal
Cases.
1t is hereby enacted, Sc.
Sec. |. If the respondent in any cause
shall herafter appeal from the judgment
or sentence of any justice of the peace rem
dered in any criminal prosecution, the ap-
peal shall suspend the judgment or SEN
tence, but shall not vacate the same; and
if neither the prosecuting officer or the
respondent shall enter the case in the
court to which the appeal is taken, the
said justice after the adjournment OF the
court to which the appeal is taken may
issue his warrant in due form of law to
carry his judgment into effect, the same
as if no appeal had been taken.
Sec. 2. The respondent may in all
cases where the sentence is for line and
cost, only, tender or pay to the justice
the fine and cost with interest at any time
after an appeal to twelve days before the
session of the court to which said cause
is appealed, which the justice shall re-
CClNC anu cutCi VII hio 'SS0i"p, "h'S"
shall be full satisfaction of said judg-
ment. ..... f..
Sec. 8. If the respondent shall not en-
ter his appeal and the same shall not be
entered for afirmance, the prosecuting
officer may have an action of debt, In the
name of the State, against the bail, upon
the recognizances for the appeal from the
judgment of said justices, before any court
of competent jurisdiction to try the same.
And the judgment shall be for such sum
as is just and equitble; which in case the
respondent cannot be found shall be the
amont of fine, cost, and interest and in
case the sentence was imprisonment, such
sum as the court shall adjudge equitable.
Provided that judgment against the ball
and payment of the same shall not relieve
the respondent from the sentence of i'm
prisonment if he is afterwards apprehend-
ed in the State
Sec. f. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov o. 1860
=
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
gswsasalm:
,aptIsHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
|Or PARK, LAMoILLE COUNTY, VT.
Rates of Advertising.

Rates of Advertising.
|, year, $50 ;6 mos. S35 8 mos. Sls;
q % wear, S35; 6 mos. 20; 8 mos. $40;
4, wear, SIS; 6 mos. $40; mos. 81;
/ ~ year, SO; 6mOs. ST; 8 mos. s4 !;
rces charged at 10 cts per line for three
~. two insertions, cts. line; one
Iyrtion, cts aline.
'ot;ces 50 each provided, they do not
twenty lines, in which case ten cents a
/ m be charged.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
An act to amend Sec 2 of chap. 48, Of the
gen. statutes, relating to probate courts.

An act to amend sec. 2 of chap. 48, Of the
gen. statutes, relating to probate courts.
1t is hereby enacted. &c. Ir,
Sec. l. Sec. 2 of chap. 4S of the gen.
statutes shall be amended as to read as
follows: Such court shall be court of
record, and have a seal shall appoint
one or more registers as they may deem
the wants of their district to require, and
may remove them at pleasure. But the
register first appointed shall upon the
happening of any event mentioned in sec.
8 of chap. 48 of the gen. statutes, be the
only register who shall hold the Probate
Court. have the power and perform the
duties of the judge of such court, as pro-
vided in said section. ... .ap
SEC g. This act shall take effect from
its passage, irs.s
Approved Nov. z, 1865. #.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
An act for the protection of Deer.

1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. |. If any person shall hereafter,
within the period of ten years, kill any
animal of the deer kind found running at
large within this state or assist therein or
shall hurt or worry any such animal, he
shall be punished by fine of $50, and
costs of prosecution, to be recovered by
suit before a Justice of the Peace; one
half of said fine to be paid to the COM
plainant, and the other half to be paid
into the treasury of the town in which
such animal shall be SO hurt, worried or
killed.
Sec. 2. If any offense against the pro-
visions of this act be committed in any
unorganized town or gore within this state
one-half of the fine imposed by this act
shall be paid to the complainant, and the
other half shall be paid into the treasury
of the state. 't H..F af d.
Sec. 3 This act shall not be so constru.
ed as to interfere with the rights Of any
person who shall be the owner of such an
imalS, either partially or wholly domesti-
Gated. f .o.l.r eaIla t.#as .rg. " ".
Sec. 2, This act shall take effect from
its passage. g. a..fe
Approved Nov. s. 1865.
- ..l.
An act in amendment of section l6 Of
chapter 22 of the general statutes, re-
lating to common schools and school
laws.
1t is hereby enacted Sc a .a It
Sec /. Sec l6 of chap. 22 of the gen.
statutes is hereby amended SO as TO read
as follows; Whenever, upon personal ex-
animation Of schools, the superintendent
of any town shall become satisfied beyond
reasonable doubt that teacher to whom
certificate has been granted, is incompe-
tent to teach or govern his school proper
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

An act to exempt the Proceeds of certain
property from attachment by the Trus'
tee Process.
It is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec /. No person. company, or corpora
ton, except as herein otherwise provided
shall be liable or chargeable on any trus'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29

An act to authorize Probate Courts to re-
move and appoint Commissioners in
certain cases.
1t is hereby enacted &c. au
Sec. /. Whenever any commissioner,
pointed by the Probate Court, to receive,
examine and adjust claims against the es-
tate of any deceased person, or person up-
der guardianship shall by reason Of in.
tcrest, relationship, or otherwise, be adj
Judged by said court to be an improper
person to act as such commissioner. said
court may remove such commissioner, app
point another in his place, and from such
removal and appointment there shallibe
no appeal. .a ,9s /. p.fs a.y'3l
Sec 2. Whenever in the judgment of
Probate Court the appointment of an adj
ditional commissioner, to hear, examine
and adjust claims against the estate of
any deceased person. or person under guar
dianship, shall become necessary, said
court is authorized to make such appoint
ment, and no further notice of the meet
ings OF the commissioner shall be required
in consequence of such appointment
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage. nf
Approved Nov 0, 1865.
{ Continued on tourth pags.)
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-29
LAWS OF VERMONT. A. ID. 1865.
Designated by the Secretary of State for publca-
tion in all the newspapers.

An act defining the Duties of Listers in
relation to the Income of United States
Bonds.
1t is hereby enacted, sc.
SEC. l. 1t shall be the duty of the
listers in each town to set in the list of
every person liable to taxation in snch
town the amount of interest received by
such person from all stocks, bonds or
other securities of the United States, and
the term personal estate" in section four
of chapter eighty-three of the General
Statutes is and shall be so construed as to
include all such interest and income as
may have been collected and received by
the owner thereof or by any person or
person for him, and the same shall be Ii
able to the provisions of said chapter
eighty three, in like manner as any other
kind OF personal estate"
Approved Nov. 9, 1865.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16
enough 10 be duped BY such propo-a as this but these

enough 70 De duled by such prOpo'ai az tos pu' ~
are only the preliminary steps Of the grand swind'e
In few days another circular arrives stating that
yOur ticket No. has drawn PIE OF 800. which VIII
be forwa 70 you the price Of the ticket II
received On receipt Of this large number are caught
in the trap and remit S. waiting patiently the arrival
OF the prize which, of course never comes.
The operations in this and similar enterprises are
quite extensive. and have not yet been thoroughly eI
poded. Thousands and thousands Of crcnl,rs are
daily sent through the PosOfce containing offers Of
gold watches for riAe, pair of whiskers and
mustache in a month for one dollar, and hundred
other things which all viii readily recollect.
QUEER THINGS BY MAIL.
The mail is often made the medium Of conveyance Tor
some Of the most rare and valuable commodities ana
articles Of rota. From the Green Isle, some ardent
Ce sends to the first cousin OF the uncle OF his wies
grandmother in this country OF the identical brass
buttons which glittere in the neither garments oil bt
Patrick; piece Of the celebrated Barney stone
surig Of shilleagh or q limb Of the green immortal
shamrock There are mermaid teeth, mother'oi-pea
that sbone in the eyes Of Hndoc idol; muscle shes
from the summit of the Alps and chips of the Great
Pyramid of Cheope; dead oanaries and the talls OF
white foxes fragments Of the horns Of the last PapaI
Bull; threads of Garibaldis inside garments the har
Of the Grea, Bear; and ac simiks OF the belt Of ORION
carte de risis Of the in the moon; pieces OF the
skirt tails Of William Penns brown coat; Daniel Boone
shirt stnds and the blade of the nekkn, Of ChrN'o
pher Columbus; the claws Of Wal'-st. bear and the
horns If bull from the same pasture autographs OF
Alexander the Great and the buckles OF the shoes OF
Rameses the Invncibls; piece Of Mahomets conn
and lily from the Hanging Gardens Of b'byIon; 'he
rose II sharon and of the burushes OF the cradle OF
Moses; the top Of the kettle OF George "ashhg
ton: @ tooth broken from the comb Of Gen. Grant;
pattern OF the cotton dress sf the eI President OF the
southern CoGfederacy, relies Of Barnum's Museum
and thousand other eurostes, the auctoneers say
too numerous to MENTION"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

The proprietors of the day line OF boats to
Albany have contracted for new steamer to be ready
Jnly 1896 She will be $50 feet long, and will be- 1T
ted up In the most luxurious manner. costing about
S4oO OOO the largest price ever paid for day boat In
thu oOnntIy,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

The New-York Post-Oftice Building can lay
mt.e clam to architectural distinction. 1t il huge
selur the most unsightly mass of stone, mortar
tr3 ron devoted to public purposes In the Empire
- { iginally designed for church. and used "s
och but III adapted for establishment requiring
sucb v' toness of detail oompactness and sceommo
@~.ol IS & Post Office.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16
swIEDLIN0 by NAIL.


In such large concern the charges Of fraud
swindng. robbery. and other abuses necessarily
very great The Office Of Mr.. Gaylor PostOfice
Agent, Is daily filed by a number Of oomp sinauts
somo charging the Office with the loss detention VI
letters the abstraction Of money vausbe others in
qairins for letters which posted but no,or reached
their destination. and bundled other charges CON
plants aud grievances. oil Of which are patiently lis
tened to. investigated and when Necessary. promptly
followed by the punishment Of the guilty parties
One oftnc most common frauds perpetrated through
the medium Of the Post Office "a that Of the bogus lot.
terry. Afer the repentsd warnings Of tho press IL Is
astonishing vha, an immense number Of people are still
swindled by unprincipied parties In schemes OF this
scrpon. The modus op,rdndi VI the bogus lottery il
as follows Some needy ndiydua assumes fictitious
name. and sends large number Of sealed circulars
through the mail addressed ~ tbs Posmasters of small
villages and others throughout the country incosng at
the sane time ticket ~ each for share In grand
distribution OF prizes by grand national art union
association TO be drawn al certain town on certain
day. The tickets are sent short time before tho day
announced, accompanied by circnsr stating that we
take the liberty" &C., and that should you wish to have
chance you have only 80 send them five dollars. the
price Of the ticket Of course, few persons are tVosh
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

more enlightened than Americans and as conse
quence there il country where many letters are
written AM account OF the vast extent OF territory
where they transported such great distances ioT So
small a From the Lakes to the Gulf from the Az
lanc to the Pacific, the little white winged messenger
is sped along fast steam bear ii for tue ns o'
three cents.
Moro business 10 transacted In the Post once ID 'hs
city than in perhaps any other three IN tne o"'o"'
About $50 clerks and messengers are employed 10 'he
various departments May OF whom are III a''ehaa"es
IL all hours Of the day and night.
TIE INCOME or TIE OFFICE.
Notwithstanding the heavy expenses Incident 10 sucn
au establishments the office clear of all expenses. nets al
income Of not c than ej0 900 year 10 the Govern
ment The quarterly postal receipts Of the last fiscal
wear for both letters and papers may be seen In Tie FOL
lowing table showing steady increase for every quar-
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-23
The wine crop Of France.

OF 50 French departments only II
are not wiae growing; of the others
twenty consume al they grow, and if
weight export. Ir France there are
upwards OF 100000 pfoprietors ~of
vines. The average annual produce of
wine during the four years 1856
was upwards of $4,000, 900 bectolitres,
which is equivalent to more than $780,
GEO, 900 imperial gallons. The Wine
growers are thirsty souls, Tor upwards
of ID, 900, 900 hectolitres are set down as
consumed by them. Paris in 1863 drank
2. 696, SIS hectolitres, of wine, besides
about 534 900 hectolitres of spirits, beer,
cider, and perry. Setting down the
population of Paris mt Z, GOO, 900, includ-
ing the floating population of strangers,
the allowance per man is handsome, NJ
we consider how little the women and
children consume.
nj. Maurial, an enthusiastic French
wine merchant, has recently printed a
book. from which these facts are taken.
He gives some sound advice about wine
and wine drinking, his book been dedl-
Gated ssto the drinkers OF all countries,
and having for its motto, 81 pity the
water .drinker; L blame the drunkard.
The writer holds it one of the virtues OF
claret that one may drink q good deal
of it; he considers eight different glass
es TO be required for each guest at. q
respectable dinner n1gi
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-23
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.
singular L,fe-WOrk 81 a LunatIs.

Has anv one noticed the miniature fort
Mt the upper endof BlackweRs Island, to
tn, north of the Lunatic Asylum? 1T
is the work of an insane man, who has
spent half of his life upon it, He lost
his mind In Mexico, or somewhere else,
s..-wheFe high priyates were in demand, aud
lust escaped being Mr.. Armstrong or MIR
9Ezz Parrot. or BIr. WhitwOrth, 10y going
crazy.
Gnnnery was what allied him, and
.t}6 fortifieatiOns. As he was found To he
ouite harmless, and Obedient to his
49, Inen0msnia, they gave him lntrenchlng
tools. and sold Kim to foltIy the island
He took the geological and geographical
hearings with the sagacity of o West
~. Pointer. and concluded that any attack
49, upon il would come from the south 80
he devised ea-coast battery Win Domn
IT 1,ruofs approachable by dixie, with
sluices aud gates, aud mounting heavy
ordnance. "a
-- There never was more patient work
or for humanity or patriotism than this
moor addle-head. Nobody else being
insane on the same point, he could not
e. get no assistance. All the other mono
maniacs had oil on the brain, or poetry,
orcapital punishment. or negro suffrage,
e and were quite as devoted and jealous
as he upon their-claims.1
So fine old Soldier, with a hong sigh
80 =, and n brave heart, took mp his single
shovel and commenced to build the fort
nv himself He wheeled barrow after
ga harrow of earth into the sea, rugged
: from morning till night, until at last he
raised n narrow eauseway from the main
.Gt Iand-to a rock at the end of long sand
$40 har. With pebbles, and shells. aud
stones from the river, he walled this
caIIseway until it became permanent
- All this was not q months nor year 3
80 work; wear after year passed over his
J,-,x- hairs lt.E Wheeling. wheel
: ing The great city on the greater IS
land required protection, and he was
MAKING ifs aapis. So he went on like the
s-es man who threw up the Charleston re-
- doubts; and for fear he would be too
s.E. late to his task he left his bed altogeth-
er. and built himself hut close to his
r,Iace of labor Here he slept and dwelt
in the company only of his assuring con-
science, and when at last his path was
done, he set to work at the fort
The result of al these years Is before
us His battery is sodded green, with
parapet, bt am, ditch, magazine, revet-
.rssA ments, abattis, and 1T mounts mock or
zE-- Quaker guns, upon carriages Of capital
* construction, looking mp from the
sounds towards Hell Gate, like arbIterS
OF dominion.
.as The old lunatic is worn and failing,
but he is not satisfied. His fort is done,
but not his whole duty. So he has pro-
iected a water battery, and sea wall
around the entire island, and means TO
z t- bring to bear upon il all the knowledge
+ of Vauban and Todleben. When the
island is impregnable. he will wrap his
mantle about him and Gle at his battery.
For the truth of all this story, let
ANYBODY, passing up the East river. look
- r,pcn the island tip. and see the old man
- ditching and building, and the little
fort close by, bristlipg with pop guns.
-Seiehtifc Antericni. 3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-23
GREAT WESTERN
Cap and Fur NTanufactory,

35s Enst Water Street, Milwaukee.
FREDERICK GUETHER. who has been in the
Cap and Fur Manufacturing business in this city
the past sixteen vars, would respectfully announce
10 the public that he has inst opened to the trade the
lar. est and most splendid stock of LADIES, CHILL
DREN's and GENTIEsIEN'S FURS ever brought
into Western market. The same all fMY OWN
MANUFACTURE, and consist partly of eABLE, MIsK.
SIBERIAN SQUIRREL AND FITCH SETS, Ladies' Bea-
ver Otter and Mink Trimmed Hoods. and Skating
Caps of the latest styles Ladies' and Gentlemens OF
ter and Beaver Gloves, Gentlemens Fur Collars,
Children's Furs in very large variety, SC, &c.
The attention of the ladies is especially called to
to the fact that the furs of MY OWN kIANUFAC-
TURE have the reputation throughout the country
made either Fast or West. and that warrant them
order on short notice. .,fs
keep constantly ON hand very large stock of
Buffalo and Fancy Sleigh Robes, Robe Innings,
Buekshn Gloves and Mitt.ns. Hat and Cap Trim
mings, Cloth. Pushes, &c, &C.
would cali the special attention of Country Mer-
chauts to my large and extensive Cap MANUFAC-
TORY. in which be found all kinds of Otter,
Beaver. Nutris, Nutria Baud. Otter Band Beaver
Band. Seal Muskrat, Cloth, Mohar, SILK and Cotton
Plush Caps. The same superior in style and
qualify to any made IN the Eastern markets, and
sell them at less than New York prices. My
WHOLESALE HAT DEPARTMENT is the largest
and best selected in the West 81 = ri X
Country Merchants viii md 10 to their advantage
to examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Renaa}ber the store: $50 East Water Street.
octM FREDERICK GUNTHER.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-23
An III;uo,s Lawyer "Dolng Wen"

There are few ADLER lawyers in the
State of Illinois during the past quarter
of n century than thelate Judge Purple,
.ef Peoria. He was the author OF sew
eral important law books; by his entire
devotion TO his profession, he had attain !.
ed merited celebrity as an advocate and
jurist. 49, 60.
Some years since. Judge p. when in
the city OF Washington, me. with a gen.
tleman from Boston, who, upon learning
that the Judge was from Illinois, made
particular inquiry Us TO the success, OF Q
yonng sprig of the law by the name oil
B, who had emigrated west some i've
years before.
ale is doing very well, . very prompt
ly replied the Judge. aa
"He is? we'll am glad to hear it,
GLAD to hear it, indeed"
lyon think he has good practice, do
you, Judge?' 49,.
"Don't know anything about his prac-
tice, " replied Purple, "but he is doing
well-succeeding finely"
Making money, then, is he?D per-
sisted Boston. r3e
81 tell Won / don't know anything
about his business, said Purple.
."Well," said. the Boston man, lyon
seem to think heis doing vel" and yet
Won know nothing about his practice or
business. What do you mean?"
81 mean this, said Purple, "that any
man who practices law in Illinois five
years, and who keeps ont of the penl-
Tertiary, is doing well, whether he has
practic,, or notr