Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-12-27

DEWAk. OF MAINE MONEY ne LeSl5-
lature of Maine has passed law by which
the state banks are not obliged to redeem
their old bills if not presented within two
years from the time the bank became
merged in a national bauk. Three Of the
old state banks will thus he enabled, af-
ter the Dist day Of this month to take ad.
vantage of that law: They are the State
of Maine at Bangor the Maine Bauk at
Bruins wick. and the State Bank at Au-
gusta. Before the 25th of next April, tho
Ereeman's Bank at Augusta. the Lewiston
Falls Bank, the Maine Bank at Damars-
Gotta. the Orono Bank and the Skowhe-
gan Bank will have all been in operation
as national banks for two years, and hol-
ders of their money had better send their
bills into some bank for collection at once
Indeed the act referred to has such look
of SHARP practice on the part of the
banks or the Legislature, that we advise
our readers to Immediately send ali the
Maine State bank bills into some bank
ing-house for collection. and hereafter to
refuse taking dollar Of that money. In
some parts OF New Hampshire and Yer
mont large amounts of Maine money has
recently been disbursed by purchasers of
produce--and in some instances bills on
banks whose day of non-redemption draw.
eth near have been freely circulated. Be-
ware of all such attempts as fraud, A
few of the Maine banks have already pas.
sed the day of redemption, "-Freema',,
g. The Hon. Thomas Corwin died in
Washington on the 18th inst. His dis
ease was paralysis, which seized him
while at social party. Mr.. Corwin was
in his I'D year. A large meeting of Obi
oans was held in the Senate Chamber on
the 10th inst, Chief.Justice Chase presid-
ing. Resolutions of respect and condo
leuce with the family of the deceased were
passed. and committee appointed for the
purpose of making suituablc arrangements
for the funeral obsequies. Addresses eu-
logizing the deceased were delivered by
Secretary Seward, and Senators Sherman,
johnson and Davis of Kentucky.
ca Hon James Johnson. Provisional
Governor of Georgia, has been relieved
by the President, and directed to pass
over to the Governor elect all state papers
and property that are at present in his
custody.
gay Burglars attempted to enter the
residence of p. 7. Barnum, "Wednesday
night, but his alarm telegraph. "a good
thing to have in the honse,) frightened
them away.
egT VIM. Mason Of Brookfeld Vt. son
of George l., Mason. formerly of Bnrling-
ton was killed at White River Junction on
Thursday last while getting off from q
train. His age was nineteen.
GT A correspondent of The Scientific
|, American suggests new way to clear a
, boat Of water without bsling. He says
IF you have a boat that leaks badly and
it is in strong current. or il you are
towing it mp stream. oil you have to do
to keep it dry is this: bore holo through
the bottom and insert piece Of tin or
, iron, halfround, through the hole letting
{ it extend few inches below the bottom
of the boat, and all the water will run
, out without any labor. think ship
at sea could DO kept affoat If you could
keep her going four miles per hour"
G. d. S. Warren. mail carrier from
Iowa City to Washington, was frozen to
death few nights since on his way Ia
, the latter place, Mr.. Warren was rs
years old and his horse being fast in a
mud hole. and the night being dark from
a snow-storm, the old man and his horse
both persisted, \