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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-11-27
FROM MIR. NORMAN FINNEY.


=, - -. :, M0NNTuN, June q 1850.
McSsrs. 5. W. FowGE & Co., Boston,
icng always willing give my influence in aid
Of good cause. chccrlully testify to the rrc,t
merits OF DIR. WiNrAES BAIsAM OF Wild CurrsY,
which have had occasion to make use Of MANY
times during the last ten wears in eases Of Liver
Complaint, hard Cough, and Splitting of Blood. al
tended with other dangerous symptoms and have
always found complete reli'iin this excellent re-
medN. My experience with other rcmcde, for all
these disease, as well with the trial Of many
prescriptions II physicians, leads me to believe
that the l'alsam is superior to all OF them. With
out any Hesitation recommend this remedy .,
the hest one cxtant orall attacks ofColl> Coughs
and Lung Diseases. Yours truly, NORMAN FINNrr
PRICE ONE DOLLAR Il BOTTLE.
PREPARED 1T
SETH W. FOWLE & son, 1STremont St, Boston
Aud for sale by all Druggists
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bh. THE MUTUAL.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW YORK.

FREDERICK s. WINSTON, President,
Whole number of Policies, Aug. 1, 1866, over
$4,000.
Amount insured. ................. .S12O,OOO,OOO
Actual Cash \ssets .............. IL, 200, 600
Cash Dividends of 1S63-being ptodts
for 3 ycarts to Feb. LIST, 1868. 5000, 900
Cash Dividends Of 1Sd6-being profits
for years to Feb LIST, 1867. 1916, 1888
Actual Cash Surplus being undivided
profits to July 1st, 1866 over. 1000 600
The next Dividend will be declared February
ticipatc in the profits Of 1866, and receive a
Dividend.
For six months ending July 1st 1866, were issued
6956 Policies, 1nsuring ........ S23, 361 900
The largest number ever issued by any Company
in the same length Of time.
The Insurance Monitor of n. Y, for Atril, 1866,
SAYS -" The steady course of this Company for
% years, and the imprcgnablo evidence il has
stantlv afforded Of healthy and increasing pros
pcrtv, have earned for it reputation for stability
which justcs in placing it before the public as
assured ccss--the g,tiRdest erer dchired in
Life Insurance."
The N. Y. Independent, February, 1864. saws
- This Corporation stands at The re,V heal of all
similar institutions of its class in this country"
1t pays larger Dividends than any other ON
pany in this country.
Pays Dividends annually, in cash, or in adti.
tion to Policies; at the option of the assured A.
al Investment. it is better than Savings Bank
paving over per cent compound interest, with
out taxes, or expense of any kind.
J. & c. G. STEELE,
State Agents.
Middlebury, VT, Oct oath, 1856. 3Otf
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VNHIRTY.FIvE THOUSAND IN

TNIIRTY-FINE THOUSAND IN
Il USE!
THE ACTOCRAT OF TIE KITCHEN.
Among our stoves, which We keep constantly on
hand and can furnish at the shortest notice, may
he found The Original F. L. STEW AkT STOVES,
The Pride of the West, Independent, Good Samari-
tan. Home Comfort &C., &c. Also a large va
rcty Of Parlor Box s"d Soapstone Stoves Tor
wood and coal.
We manufacture all kinds of Tin. Copper and
Shcc-Iron ware md keep constantly ON hand
large assortment NJ Steve Pipe. Zine, Lead 4 Iron
Pipe. Cast-Iron md Wooden Pumps, Plows Guilt
vators. Iron Sinks, Wooden, Glass am; Hollow
Ware, Yankee Notions, &C., &c.
Particular attention paid to tin Roofing, putting
ur Fave troughs. All kinds Of job work and
repairing done in the best manner and on the
shortest notice. DORSEY, SWEET CO.
ATT Benson. Vt.
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NJ. D, Ply. ic'd@ Extraordinary to
the Queen,
This invaluable medicine is unfang in the cure
OF althosc painful and dangerous diseases to which
the female constitution is subject. 1t mode,ates
all excess and removes all distractions from what
ever cause, and speedy cure may be relied on.
TO MARRIED LADI 8
it is particularly suited. 1t will, in short time,
bring on the monthly period with regularity
CAUTION.
These Pills should not he taken by Females
during the FIRST THREE MONTHS of Pregnan-
CIV, AS they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but
at any other time they safe
In all cases Of Nervous aud Spinal Affections,
Pains in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue ON slight
oxcrtion Palpitaton oi the Heart, Mysteries. and
Whites these Pills will effect when all other
means have failed aud although powerful REM
edv. de not contain iron, caIomcl anthony. or
ANYTHING hurifu to the constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each
package, which should he carefully preserved.
SOLD DY ALL DRUGGISrs. PEIcE One DOLLAR
PER BOTTLE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
1t is the fate Of every valuable Medicine to lie
CouSrrRrrrrrp. he cautious therefore, and see
that the letters IT. & NJ" are blown in the bot
tie, and that each wrapper hear. the FAC SMILES
Of the signatures of /. &. BALDWIN 4 CO, and
JOB MOSES. eJWithout which, none are
genuine.
~ B.-:1 and three cent postage stamps en-
closet to any authorized agent, or to the Sole
General Agent for the United States and British
Domnon>.
JOB MOSES. 81 Cortl,ndt ST.. y. Y,
will ensure u bottle, containing 30 Pills, by return
mail securely sealed from all observation.
Sold in Middlcbury by
1O;1v W. p. RUSSELL.
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SAVE YOUR POSTAGE.

The Subscribers will furnish at their "Nows-
Ro m" ali the Dalles, Monthlies, and Miscel
lancous Magazines nd Papers at the regular
subscription price free of postage. The sub
scription to be paid in ad ance.
They will also keep on hand and for sale all
the Monthly, Weekly and Daily Magazines,
Papers and Periodicals, which can be had at
the regular rates.
j. II. SIMMONS & co.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23

Spring Tradeau

" AVING JUST RETURNED FROM
- the East with splendid stock Of
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Guardians Sale of Real Estate.


AYOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT.
~ by virtue of an order Of the Court OF
Common Pleas of Vanderburgh County,
indiana. the undersigned, guardian of
Delilah @. Jones, will sell at public auc-
ton, at the courthouse door In Evansville
in said county, on 4H 10.
SATURDAY, July 2lst, 1855,
that part of Lots sixteen and seventeen,
il6 and In, in Block No. three, (3), in the
Northern enlargement 9Th Of the city Of Of. Ey-
described as follows, fo-wit: being five and
one half 90 feet OFF the east side OF Lot
seventeen (f0 and nine 90 feet of the west
running back the, same width from front
to rear Of said lots.
Terms.-One-fo fourth of the purchase-mo-
ney to be paid on the day of sale; the bal
ances in three equal payments, at nine,
eighteen and twenty-four months, with in
teTest, the purchaser to execute notes for the
deferred. payments, WITH approved secu-
appraisement laws, secured by mortgage
upon the premises.
$40 ARCHIBALD G. SULLIVAN,
june23 d3w. Guardian.
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]. Smiths Shirt Mandatory,

No. 3 Second Street, in Bray's Block.
@HIRTs MADE TO ORDER FROM
- measurement. and a fit warranted. A
Stock of ready made Shirts and Collars
always on hand, and at prices that VIII
suit the purchaser. Tucklng SKlIts, StlC C;Is
dispatch.
Thankful for past favors, the subscriber
respectfully solicits continuance OF tne
past Ave wears. ~ 49, SmIAns
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Notice.

Office IS HEREBY GIVEN,
w that the undersigned will apply to the
City Council of the City of Evansville, for
permission to erect on the Northwest half
ment of said city, frame building as an
addition to the house thereon, twelve by
fourteen feet, and one story high.
jy17-2w NORRIS 8. JOHNSON.
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INSURANCE.
General Insurance Agency.
w. j. LOWRY q CO.,
General Insurance Agents,
s. No. L, North First Street,
INSURANCE.
Evansville, Ind

Evansville, Ind. G.
WY j. LOWRY a. co. HAVE
WV a established, in connection with
their Banking business, an INSURANCE
sar4 4Benne IN an CHARGE see Of c same az
Secretary. and are now fully prepared to
give prompt and efficient attention to Fire,
Marine, Accident, and Life Insurance. The
COmpanies represented by them are
among the very strongest in the country,
and well known for their liberality in adj
justment and prompt payment of losses.
them upon the most favorable terms.
These Companies are the. following, repre-
senting aggregate Assets amounting to
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23

Corner Locust and Canal SITS.
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A full stock of the above goods always on
hand, and of the finest quality.

Goods made to order for less money tnan-
any other house in the city, as nave maue
arrangements with my hands 20 WORK Tor
oetheT in such a manner that none can
Compete with me in price and md am deter i
mined to keep prices one o in Eyansyiiie You
viii ind me at my old stand, ,t,..g
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23

VAR. ARRIISTEADsS TONIC SYRUP
~ is the most pleasant remedy for Chills
and Fever ever discovered, and is warrant
ed to cure 1t is purely vegetable, and con-
tains neither arsenic, 9uiatt7le, nor anything
else which can affect the patient inJur1-
ously. s.tat
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Read Read Read Read the fol-
m lowing Certificates: 91

HENDERSON, KY, Feb. q, 1885. q
i DR.. r. A. ArmiStead, of Evansville, IND,
resided for many years in this city. We
know him intimately. He is q regular
Physician, and during his residence here
he enjoyed an extensive practice, and was
regarded as a skillful practitioner OF medl-
cine. He Is a gentleman of strict integrity
and elevated moral worth. =.
i T9etffta5 ID b8as L. w. .POWELLi
i ARCH'D DIXON
5 p PADUcAH, KY, Sept. 2, 1854.
Having lived neighbors to DR.: r. A.
Armistead, in Trigg county, KY; Ior some 1.s
ten or twelve years, we take pleasure IN
saying, that, as Physician, he stood high,
and enjoyed a large practice; whilst, as
gentleman, in bearing, and a man OF hon
or. in the strictest sense of those terms, no
man maintained a more enviable reputa-
ton. In a word. he lived among US with,
out reproach, and left us with unsuIlied
oharacffsr. - ..gag, + 4 LINN BOYD 81 stf
- s71s'7 l9A ALFRED. BOYD. {
Inquire of your Druggist. 1000 Z. D7i
s.i.Ioa lli III 53lia
For sale by all Druggists. !,
aprls General Agents, No. Main St, Il
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$3s,OOO,OOO 90.

Underwriters Agency, of New York,
E.e ASSETS, 50, 2O,823 30.
Liverpool and London and Globe
Insurance Co., 3
ASSETS, Tin gold, } Sic, ZOO, 900 90.
Invested in this Country, 81 GIL $50 49,
Enterprise Insurance Co., OF Gin
Cinnati, o.,
ASSETS, 100000 90.
Home Insurance Co., New Haven,
ASSETS, 81, 100000.
Union Insurance Co., of Indianapolis,
ASSETS, S2O7, sos Y.
New England Insurance Company, or
Hartford.
ASSETS, 1927, 155 45.
United States Accident Insurance Co.,
OF Syracuse, New York,
ASSETS, 5000, 900 90.
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York,
ASSETS, $16,OOO,0 900 90.
North American Life Insurance Co.,
OF New York,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-28
Legislative Summary.


In the Senate, upon Thursday, various pc
titions were presented.
Bulls were introduced to amend chapter 81
OF the Revision also, section sO3 of same
to amend section 2, chapter "a, of the Acts
of the Tenth General Assembly to amend
section ls, chapter 102, of the Acts of the
Ninth General Assembly; to amend section
z, chapter l62, of the Acts Of the Tenth
uenerai Assembly; also, to amend chapter
lo2 OF samei 70 protect sheep; various COM
mittee reports were acted upon. d
In the House, various unimportant hills
came up for reading, and were indefinitely
postponed or appropriately referred
The bill to transfer the Relief Fund of the
several countie to the ordinary County Fund
provoked considerable debate 1t was finally
amended and referred.
Mr.. Darwin moved the reconsideration Of
the bill to punish the attempt to commit of.
fences prohibited by law. Agreed to, and
further consideration of the law fixed for
Tuesday.
The motion to provide for Attorneys fees
IN certain cases was indefinitely postponed.
The bill to amend the laws relative to the
execution OF judgments on foreclosure was
re-committed aud ordered printed.
Messrs. Brow n Of Winneshiek and Walden
OF Appanoose were appointed on the Peni.
tentiary Committee
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Nav IoRK, Jan. q.

NAV IVkK, Jan q.
The Commercial Washington special saws
the Reconstruction Committee had a meeting
TO day. but will not take further action until
the Constitutional Amendment, nox before
the House. has been disposed of.
Ihe funeral of James Boorman took place
this morning.
No clue has yet been had to the identity
OF the bogus policeman who so ingeniously
robbed Thomas Qainn, the porter Of the
Greenwich Savings Bank on Cariaine street
Il Is now stated that the cash box. taken from
Mr.. Dunn. contained 10000 Ia bills and
s4o,0o0 in checks
Gonzalez and Pellicier, the nurferers Of
oiero, were to-day sentenced by Judge Oil.
bert. to be hanged on the 9Th dav OF next
March The prisoners received their sentence
wilhont any emotion whatever
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Church Directory.

ExJHASGe STREET NJ X. cHURCH-on Exchange
Street, between Third and Fourth. Preaching ever
Sabbath At IL II, and at \. Sab. Ath Sch ooi at
z12PA Prayer meeting on WEDNESDAY evetipss
JoHs BuRGE4s Pastor
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN - fifth street, between
Man aud Hcndeau Services every Sat bath IT la M
aud p u. Sunday School9< nj.
IAMEs Baow5, Pastor
FIRST PRKS8YTERIAN-CoruerH Hish and Fourth
streets services every Sabbath at II a. nd m.
Sunday Schoole An. In CkirrEsDss, Pastor.
UNITARIAN oqURCH-correr High stnd Fourth
streets servces every Sabbath ~ II a. p. Sunday
school o. m B. HAssALt, Pastor.
CHATHAM SQUARE u, \. .cHURCH-Cotner OF Sew
snth and Morgan streets Preaching evsTy5ahhath at
II .. N. and D. SABBATH School At .. n. Public
Prayer Meeting on Wednesday -veninxs.
e. u. WARNi Pastor
eIR5T Baptist OHUROu-Thfvd street. brt veep
Conesrt aud high. eus day School ~ . = Pr~,ch-
ing ~ II . n also at p. N Prayer m~9e3ue We'd
nssday at ?. n. 1T WnefoyRR psseor
O0N0RE8AfIONA Al CHURCH nh ,trelt besveea
eIth anG SIXTH Services every Sabbath st II n ap1
p. m. 6abbath SCHOOL at Gst . m PRAYER Iheet5rw
% WsdnsseAIevenlAee. 0aoasR TnAcnsh ]. Iss4es. .
1EIBIfUAL M11t1M0a-- The Cosf4 ltiSs 6Sss2
Dan1aY = ~ > =. aAd ID tAs svsaing AAbshne -
lnvifeA - sq1e 81 Anae WI - ap3 y ~, !.
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BY TELEcRAPH.
@ FOR AFTERNOON DISPATCHER
SEE SECOND PAGE.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.


bertOWe nA1lrO00 Accident.
New York, Jan. 81.
serious accident occurred this morning
on the Hudson River Railroad The Con.
alta express train, due in this city about I
o clock A. NJ, was partially thrown off the
track. Two cars, said to be the sleeping cars.
were precipitated off the bridge into the road
below. One was completely broken to pieces,
and the other nearly destroyed. Three per-
sons are reported killed, and many seriously
injured. At the place where the accident oc-
Cured was small bridge over a road leading
to the brick kilns near Croton.
Among the passengers injured by the rail
road disaster at Sing Sing, this morning, are
s. s. McEwan and his wife, and John Mur.
ply. They were brought to this city. Mr..
EVAN was a dry goods salesman in Utica, ,leg
badly fractured.
One OF the cars next TO extreme rear was
thrown on its side aud dragged distance of
70 roads, and on to one of the bridges, tearing
down the timbers and debris of the bridge.
crashing into cars, and injuring several mas.
sengers. One of them, Mr. Nichols, of this
city, had both hands badly cut A lady had
two fingers cut off. A man, name not known.
injured. No one was killed aa was first re.
ported.
The engineer of the train thinks the train
that passed down in advance Of him. must
have broken the rail. The third car of the
train which met with accident did no. tdrn
over, neither was sleeping car, nor where
either OF these cars we're thrown of the bridge
INTO the road below, as reported
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The trial OF General Baker.


The trial of Cen Baker before the Crim;
nal Court, has developed some interesting
facts in relation to the detective system and
pardon brokerage. Il appears from the ,esti.
mony OF Lieut.. Hine, last July, he was de-
tailed by the Assistant Secretary Of war, and
placed at the disposal of Gen. Baker. and
directed to act under his orders He was iu-
troduced to Mrs. Cobb, the plaintiff as Capt.
Howell and as an ex-Confederate captain.
who was seeking for pardon. She told him
she had great facilities for getting pardons.
but could not inform him what influences she
had used. Capt. Hine drew mp a statement
or petition. signed Clarence j. Howell. and
afflxed spurious magistrate certificate
He presented this to Mrs. Cobb. who said
anything could be done with money. A con.
tract was entered into, and the money paid
to her had been marked, and this was after
wards found on her person and taken away from
her 1t was a part of the money used to en-.
trap this pardon broker. The witness acknow.
ledges that be made false statements to her
dnring the proceedings.
Judge Hughes, as counsel for Mrs. Cobb,
sand there was conspiracy and in order to
break mp this business these self constituted
guardians OF the honor of the government. in.
dueed this lady to believe they were anxious
to break up. Even a thief cannot be convict.
ed, II money is placed in his way by conSlkr.
ators to entrap him, and the conspira.ors are
justly prosecuted, and now Mr.. Baker and his
co-conspirators and a man who drew a false
and fraudulent paper and acknowledged tha,
II was such, and who forged magistrate :
certificate, need not put on look OF. dignity
amp talk to me; the days of bullying are pass.
ed aud the courts oflustice are wide open and
oDprpSS0rs and rni1n1pbt rol hnrr ,,,,@, =.
under the law and their deeds must be known
and spoken of These remarks were followed
By applause, which was Suppressed by the
court and the Marshal was directed tn elaar
the room if it was repeated
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We find the following in the Brattleboro'
(Vt) Phenir, and "pass it along
Three brothers enlisted in one of our Yer.
mont regiments, to serve for three wears.
subsequently they were all promoted, for gal
liant and meritorious conduct in the field Two
OF them received commissions as officers. and
the third sergeants warrant. The tallest
brother lost an arm in front of Richmond. and
the shortest was wounded in the foot. taken
prisoner by the enemy, subsequently, ex-
changed and returned to his command in the
field, where he served out his time and re.
ceived an honorable discharge.
While the Sixth Army Corps was encamped
near Belle Plain, Va, in the year 1868, an
order was issued to commanding officers of
regiments to draw clothing for their commands.
The sergeant above alluded to found attached
to one of the garments which be received a
small slip OF paper, on which was written in
a neat and lady-like hand, miss Carrie Mon.
neth, komanceville, Ontario county, n "
This was considered by the gallant sergeant as
challenge to open correspondence. The
young man who had faced the cannon mouth
on many wellfought field, nothing daunted.
accepted the challenge, and Immediately sent
his first epistle to the fair writer. In dae
time it was answered by the lovely recipient,
and long correspondence ensued. Suhse-
quensly photographs weFe exchanged, and
each was delighted with the shadow Of the
other. The correspondence was continued
until the expiration of the sergeant's term of
service, snd soon after his former commander
received the following note:
Dear Captain: When l left you at B
last fall, went not home, but to Ontario
county and remained there week In that
shorttlme 1 was amply rewarded for all the
hardships had endured for three years fight
ing in the field against the public enemy.
found Miss Call my fond expectations
had painted her. She is not only beautiful
in person but lovely in mind and soul. and
withal patriotic in the extreme, and wholly
devoted to her soldier lover In fact | was
hadiy saaittsa, and the consequences were
that We concluded to enlist together for life.
had supposed befpee 4 was married that
Miss C--wasa poos girl, hut. subsequently
learned that she was worth over FIVE hundred
thousand dollars. ashs explained this by
saying that che -vantAd to be loved foe herself
alOnSaad nstsbr wkaeshe wss worth. She
e kind and benevolent to the poor, and the
asssssse and needy nsyef 60 sway snptr
sis sss . sssitsess - ~ lR xs-t fgts'
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From ikoston.

BosroS, Jan. 81.
In the Superior Court this forenoon. before
Judge Russell, a motion was made hv the
counsel OF f. o. Smith, convicted OF subor-
nation OF perjury, for new trial on the
ground that the verdict was against the
weight OF the evidence, and the alleged dis
covery of new evidence. The case was post,
poned until the 26th Of February, and the
defendants bail was increased from s5,0h0 to
$500
Ike steamer Richmond, from Savannah 10
Baltimore, went ashore on Hatteras, on the
9th inst, and will. it is supposed. be total
wreck. The crew and passengers have ar
rived al baltimore, from Norfolk.
The Richmond was formerly a blockade
runner. and was captured during the war.
She is supposed to be partially insured in
New York. Her cargo. about 300 bales of
cotton, is also partially insured in New York.