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Evening star., 1866-11-21

SINGULAR AcCIDENT-Sidney Tsnpkins
wealthy farmer OF Saltwater Washington
county, N. Y met with bi. death on FRIDAY
last IN a very sin gular manDer. Upon visiting
his cattle yard, he disco gered that one OF his
COWS was In great distress in consequences of
The lOdgment of n potatoe In the throat Mr.
Tompkins undertook TO reteve the animal,
and fer this purpose thrust his arm partially
down the mouth and throat While standing
over the head Of The animal. the cow in its
agony, pressed its head downward. and sud
denly elevafing il again, caught Mr. T. upon
lis horns, throwing him several feet into the
air. In his descent be struck upou the palm
OF ienee, one of the pickets Of which en-
tered his neck. severing one Of the arteries
from which he bed 20 death ia q few mo-
ments.
Evening star., 1866-11-21

V'HIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscri-
u Der has obtained from the orphans' Court Of
Washington county, in the District Of Colunbis,
letters tss amen,s!y on the personal estate OF
john McDuell, late Of Washington, ID. g,
deceased. All persons having sls,ms against
the said deceased. are hereby warned 70 exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof the subsori
ber on or before the I'D day OF October next:
they may otherwise, by lev, be excluded from sn
Given undes nv had this 2sd day OF October.
1876 ELIZA MCBCELL.
oc "a lawsvs Rxecotrix.
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Approved Nov. 1866.

An act in amendment of section ? OF
chapter is ofthe General Statutes
relating to offenses against public
health.
ID IS hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. The second section Of chap
ter 118 Of the General Statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows, viz; every person who shall
kill or cause to be killed, for the pur-
pose Of sale, and to be used as fam
lily meat, any caIfless than four weeks
old, or shall SELL or have in his pos
session with intent to sell, in any
town in this State, or to send inc
same to any foreign market to sell
for the purpose aforesaid, the meat Of
any calf killed when less than four
weeks old, he shall be subject to the
same punishment that is provided in
section one Of said chapter.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. Is, 1866.
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WIN e a Nd ..

~ AgEYz AND FRUIT LAMBS, in a
& mild and healthful climate Thirty miles
south of Philadelphia, by Railroad, in New Jer-
sey, on the same line Ofatitude as Baltimore, Nd.
The soil is rich and productive, varying from
clay 10 a sandy loan, suitable for wheat, Gra5s,
Corn, Tobacco, Fruits, and vegetables. This is
great fiTat country. Five hundred Vineyards
and Orchards have been planted out by expert
cnced fruit growers. Grapes, Peaches, Pears, sc,
produce immense profits. Fineland is already
one o. the most beautiful places in the United
States. The entire territory, consisting of fifty
square miles Of land, is laid out upon u general
system of Improvements. The land is only sold
to actual settlers with provision for public adOrn-
ment. The place on account of its great beauty
well as other advantages, has become the resort
of people Of taste. It has increased five thousand
people within the past three years. Churches,
! Stores, Schools. Academies Societies of Art and
/ EearniDg, and other clements of refinement and
culture have been introduced. Hundreds ofpeo-
| pie are constantly settleing. Hundreds of new
houses are being constructed. Price of farm lana,
| wenty acre lots and upwards, S25 per acre. Five
and ten acre and Village lots for sale.
| Fruits and Vegetables rpen earlier in this dis
tTCt than in any other locality north of NoriClk,
Va. Improved places for sale.
Openings for all kinds Of business, Lumber
Yards, Manufactures, kOundries, Stores. and the
like; and Steam Power, with room, can be rented.
For persons who desire mild winters heati-
tul climate, and a good soil, in a country heau'i
fully improved, Astounding in fruits, and posses
sing all other social privileges, in the heart OF
civilization, it worthy of a visit
Letters answered, and the Vineland Rural d
paper giving full information, and containing
reports of Scion Robinson, semitic applicants.
Address CHAS. h. lands, Vineland P. O.
: Lands Township, New Jersey.
| From Report of SCION ROBINSON Agricatltva
Editor of the Tribune: at as one of the most er
fetsire fertile tracts IN almost keUek position
suitable condition 4or pleasant farming that &c.
k3lOto OftbiS side of tie Western PraiFieS.
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GEORGE NICHOLS,
Secretary Of State.

The Chicago Times boasts that its
late pronunciamento fornegro suffrage
has created more sensation than any
newspaper editorial ever published in
this country. Which reminds another
democratic paper not yet converted
to the true democratic doctrine, Of the
servant girl who went to town, and
came back arrayed in fine linen and
purple and jewelry. "Bless me, Jane,
said her old employer, "wher re did
you get all those fine clothes p ala
missus," replied Jane, with a self
satisfied smile and glance of approval
didn't you know Use been ruined ?
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SEC. 5. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
An act relating to the rights and liza
ollitleS OF husband and wife.

~. w tHe rights anu Ia
ollltleS OF husband and wife.
II as hereby en7cted, &c.,
SEC. |. Section 1, OF chapter II,
OF the General Statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows. to
Wit: When any married man shall
leave the State, abandoning his wife
and not making sufficient provision
lor her maintenance, or when any
married man shall be nnder guardian
snip by virtue Of the laws of this or
any other of the United States, if the
wife IS Of the age Of eighteen years.
the Supreme Court may, on her petit
ton, authorize her to sell and convex
her real estate or any part thereof,
and also any personal estate, which
shall at the time have come to the
husband by rsason Of the marriage.
and which may remain in the State
undisposed Of by him.
SEC. 2, This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 2, 1866.
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An act to prevent injury 10 public
highways,
h Is heMhn eNnctcd- ~

- w PAO 'Ni1U INJURY ~ puDilC
highways.
Ii is hereby caactcd, &c.,
SEC. l.. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person to draw, or cause to be
drawn, any logs or timber, on any
public highway, in any manner that
may iGjure sDch highway. more than
it would be injured by the ordinary
way Of drawing such logs or timber
on a wagon, cart. sled or other vehi-
Gle, which would keep such logs or
timber from dragging on the ground:
provided, The selccmen of any town
may IN their discretion give anv per
son permission to draw logs or tim
Der in any way, when in their opinion
the highways would not be greatly in
Jured thereby; provided any person
may draw logs or timber ia any way
at such times, when by reason OF frost
highways would not be liable To iniu-
Try thereby.
SEC. ,. II any person shall violate
the provisions OF the preceding sec
ton, such person shall, on conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay ior The use OF
the town in which such offence shall
have been committed, the sum oil. moi
less than five dollars, nor more than
ten dollars, in the discretion Of the
Court, together with costs Of prose
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An act in relation to the earnings Of
married women, andin addition to
chapter Z Of the General Statutes.
II IS hereJy enacted, &c.,
SEC. l. Whenever any married
woman shall be abandoned by her
husband, such married woman shall
be entitled to her own earnings, and
all the proceeds thereof, and the same
shall be under her sole control, and
the husband shall have 10 power over
the same; and the wife may maintain
an action therefor in her own name
IN the same manner she could do if
sole and unmarried
Approved, Nov. -, 1866.
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STEPHEN II. DUNTON'S ESTATE.
= z, A TE NE VEEsNEO ONE.

- ORLEANS DISTRICT, S.
Al a Probate Court held at Irasburgh, in said
district, on the 18th day ofNovember, A. d. 1866,
ELLEN NJ. DUNTON, Administrators of the
estate of Stephen H. Dunt0u, late of Greensboro,
III SAID district, deceased, makes application to
said court, with consent appreciation in writing
of the guardian Of the minor heirs, for license to
sell the following described real estate of said de-
ceased Ill Greensboro, except the widows dover,
but lncluding the reyersiOn of dover, and the
homestead Of the widow and minor children, to
wit: The whole Of lot No. in the 10th range,
supposed 10 contain one hundred acres. Also
a piece OF of lot No. in the 9Th range Also an
other piece of land,-all being the same prem
ises decided by George and Melinda c. Miller to
said deceased on the 3lst day of October, A. D.
1860, with all the privileges Herewith conveyed,
ana representing that snch sale would be con-
ducye TO the interest Of the heirs and all interest
ed in said estate.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to a session of said
court to be held at the Probate Office in said
Irasburgh, on the 8th day of December, AID. 1856,
for hearing and decision thereon
And it is further ordered that all persons inter-
ested be notified hereof by publication of notice
Of this application and order thereon, three weeks
successfully nthe Orleans Independent Standard
printed in Barton in this State, before said time
OF hearing, that they may appear at said time
and place and if they see cause, object thereto.
By the Court Attest,
48w8 E. A. STEWART, Judge.
NOTICE or ADOPTION.
g TATE of YgEs EE @ NE.
- ORLEANS DISTRICT, SIS.
The Hon. the Probate Court for the District
aforesaid, TO Jere Powers and his wife Lois Pow
( ers of Troy in SAID district. Greeting
( Whereas, you have fled in the Office of the
Probate Court Tor sand dis ric5 an instrument in
writing under your hands and SEALS duly at
tested by credible witnesses, and by your ac-
4 acknowledgement before the said Probate Court,
. 90
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PoIsoNNG.-A Miss Emery, from
Ryegate, who was at work in the fac
tory at Barnet, accidentally poisoned
herself recently, by taxing one half q
bottle Of McNunns Elixir Of opium.
thinking it the same strength of para
goric. At last accounts she was in o
critical position, it having produced
constipation Of the bowels.
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be punished by fine not less than
ten dollars, nor more than fifty dol
lars, and such person or persons so
offending shall be further liable in
damages to any person injured by
the loss or sickness of any domested
animal occasioned by the deposit of
such poison or poisonous substance.
SEC. :. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. 1866.
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Approved, November 10, 1866.
An act to provide for The repair Of

An act to provide for the repair OF
highways.
Il Is hereJy eaacted, &C.,
SEC. /. When in the opinion Of
the highway surveyor or road master
Of any district in amy town in this
State, it shall become necessary to
take the gravel, earth, or stone, for
the purpose OF repairing or building
any road under his charge that does
mot lie within the limits Of the high
way as surveyed, or beyond the limits
Of his district, and the owner thereof
will not permit him to take the same
without paying more than in his iudg-
ment he ought to pay, then the high
way surveyor or road master shall
have the right TO call on the select
men OF the town in which such mate
rial is located. and they shall at once
make an examination OF the matter,
aud if they are satisfied that the pub
lie good requires the taking Of such
material, then the seectmen shall
give notice Of the intent to take the
gravel or stone, to the owner or oc-
cupant Of the land from which the
material is to be taken, and proceed
to apprai5e the damages by fine year
or otherwise, and shall pay or tender
the same to said owner or occupant,
and they may then direct the surveyor
or road master to, take the material
SO appraised to the amount necessary
for the purpose set forth in this act.
Sec. 2. And it is further provided,
r that if the owner Of said land is not
satisfied with the amount Of damages
/ allowed by the selectmen, then he
: shall have all the rights OF appeal in
the same manner and form as he would
z have under the statutes in case OF APP
| peal from the appriSaI Of 8electmen
: in opening highways.
SEC. 3. ANY highway surveyor or
: road master Of any highway district
: in this State may, when in his opinion
t it becomes necessary to take any
q gravel, earth, stone, or other material
: for the purpose Of repairing or build
e ing any road under his charge, that
lies within the limits of the highway
. whether the same is to be used at Oh
+ near the point where the same is tax
q en- from, OF other places on said high
Y way.
! SEC. 4. This act shall take effec
| from its passage.
/ Approved November 10, 1866.
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And 50 much Of said lands will be sold at public
auction. at the School House in sai3 District No.
I, in Lexington, on the 3lst day of December
next, at 10 oclotk in the forenoon, as shall be
requisite to discharge said taxes with costs, I'M
less previously paid.
Dated at Lexington, Nov, "a, 1856.
50w3 ID. II. COOK, Isl Constable.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Office Of Secretary Of State, ,

UTUUO u -U-T VT,I ~ ~UUV-'
Montpelier, Nov. q, 1866. s
hereby certify that the foregoing
81 numbers, published in pursuance OF
sec. Il, chap. 5, Of the general stat
utes, are true copies Of acts passed by
the general assembly at its annual ses
sion, a. D. one thousand eight hundred
and sixty six, as appears from the files
of this Office.
GEORGE NICHOLS,
Secretary of State.
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An act to prevent the depositing of
poison on lands, and in amendment
of section thirty of chapter one
hundred and thirteen of the Gener-
al Statutes.
ID IS hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. Section 30 Of chapter ll3
of the General Statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
If any person shall deposit any
poison or poisonous substances upor
the lands belonging to himself or t.
any other person, or in the building
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/ yE7 TfTsEEras ARD M0UsTACHEs ~
~ YOn receipt Of Is cents I viii send q Re-
cipe fur making the Best Preparation Known for
the promotion If lhe beard 81 the Youth. The
Ingredients may be found at any Drug Store
Try isl Anddges5 J. O'BRIEN,
50Wl l05 Nassau ST.. Room 2, New York.
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TEENEENGTON.

The Non-residents Proprietors of the town of
Lexington in The county of Essex, are hereby
notified that the taxes assessed by said town
within the year next preceding this date remain
eisEer in whole or in part, unpaid on the follow
ing described lands in said town, to wit:
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WHO BREAKS PAYS"

cone Of the most interesting stories we have
ever read. L is a love-tale, but most unlike the
trashy stuff published rs such, and worthy the
reading Of intellectual people, Boston Satur-
dag EUening Gazette. Sent postpaid on receipt of
price. $l.25. LEYpOIDT& HOLT, 45l Broome
Straat- Now Work.
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New a0pertisem ents.

M ARRIAGE AND CEIdBACY, an essay of
vi warning and instruction for young men
also Diseases and abuses which prematurely
PROSTATE the vital powers with sure means ofre-
lief. Sent free of charge, in sealed envelopes
Address DIR. J.. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, How
ard Association, Philadelphia, Pa.
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An act DEFINING the Jurisdiction 0

Town CLERKS.
1t is hereby eaactcd, sc.
Sec. l. The clerks Of the several
towns in this State. are hereby aa-
thorized to take acknowledgements OF
deeds and other instruments required
by law, throughout the county in
which said clerks respectfully reside.
Sec. 2. Any town clerk is hereby
authorized to administer oaths ii
cases in which Instruments are reQuu-
ed to be sworn to, and are returuablo
to the Office Of such town clerks.
Sec. 3. This act shall. take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
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A man in Providence named Rich
ards invented a paper collar and bo-
.on.. and sold the natent forS3O0.O0O
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ter; provided, however. that the eE-
cmptiOn of said horses aud forage |.
therefor is not to extend or effect any
attachment issued on any contract
made ON or before the first day Of
December next, or to any execution
issued ON Judgment founded on any
such a contract.
SEQ. ,. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. l, 1866.
An act to provide for the restoration
and preservation Of fish in the state
Of Vermont.
III hereby enacted, DC.
SEC Inc governor OF the state
Is hereby aulhoflZou ana empowered
to appoint TWO persons 10 De syyieu
Hsh commissioners whose uu'le9 IL
snail DC 10 confer WIZ lhG IlSn com
mlsslohers Oh the New England states
ana Oahada; 10 dIrecO anu SuPeIi"-
tend, IN their dlscretlon, the cohStrac-
tlon OF hsh-Ways IN the streams OF lhe
state; and also at the expense oil the
state to introduce Shad and salmon or
other good FarleIieS Oh hSh, INTO such
streams, taxes OF ponds as they may
deem suited to the habits ana sue
cessLui cultivation OF such il8n. FRO
Flded: the entire expense incurred
under TINS act shall not exceed IlFe
hundred dollars.
SEC. ,. Said commissioners shall
hold their Offices for the term Of five
years, unles others shall be appointed
to fill the vacancies occasioned by
death. resignation, or inability to at
tend to the duties required.
SEC. 3. No person shall be allowed
to take any shad or salmon in any OF
the waters Of this state, or contiguous
thereto for the term Of five years from
the date Of the passage Of this act.
Provided: the states adjoinil Q and
the province Of Canada enact similar
prohibitory laws respecting the wa
tiers tributary to and flowing from
the lakes and streams Of this state
and provided furthermore, if the states
ofNew Hampshire and Massachusetts
each enact similar laws, then this sec
ton shall prohibit the taking Of shad
or salmon in the Connecticut river
and the streams, lakes or ponds trib.
utary thereto: aud provided further
if the government Of Canada and the
state ofNew York shall each enact
a similar law. then this section shall
prohibit the taking Of shad or salmon
IN Lake ChanPlaIn ana LAKE -uenl
Pnrema9o@ anu inc Ponu9 anu ''i cam
tributary thereto, out not oVllel i00'
SEC. 4. No person shall be permit
ted to take any trout or lunge IN tins
state, with any hook, net, or other de
vice, for the term Of five years from
the passage Of this act, except from the
first day Of May to the fifteenth da,
Of August Of each year; provided
however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit the tax
ing of fish in private ponds, construct
ed expressly for the raising OF fish b.
the owners thereof; and provide'
further that any person wanting
spawn for the propagation Of fist
may take fish from their spawning
beds or elsewhere during the spawn
ing season, provided such person frs
obtain written permission !, from
majority E o. o tno 6Oa w6c oh s U 6I,
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are attracting attention Of the Lovers Of choice
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Sec. l. There shall be added to
the list Of personal property. enumer-
ated in chapter 80, section 25 of the
General Statutes of Vermont, add
subject to all the provisions of said
chapter, the article of tobacco in the
process Of curing.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 10. 1866.