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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

KEROSENE EXP sIONs AND Loss
OF LIFE.-The number of lives lost
through explosions Of kerosene
lamps has called attention in many
quarters to n Iemedv fer the grow
ing danger. Last March Congress
passed a law, which State Lcgisla.
lures ormunicipal governments have
power to put in practical operation,
which, if executed, would do much
TO hinder the lamcntable sacrifices
of life and property now so common.
The law in question provides as fol.
lows:
"That no person shall mix for sale
naptha andilluminating oils, or shall
knowingly sell or keep for sale, or
offer for sale such mixture, or shall
sell or offer for sale oil made from
petroleum for Illuminating purposes,
iniiammahle at less temperature ol
fire test than one hundred and ten
degrees Fahrenheit, and any person
SO doing shall be held to be guilty
Of q misdemeanor, andon convictlo,
thereof by indictment or present
ment in any Court of the Unitct
States having competent iurisdic
ton, shall be punished by II fine o
not less chan one hundred dollar,
nor more than five hundred dollars
and by imprisonment for term o
not less than six months nor NOR,
than three years.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

OUTRAGES ON FREEDMEN IN
TENNEsSEE.- The Memphis Post
says new cases are constantly oc-
curing, illustrating the old animus
Of slavery, that still aims to control
and Cypress the freedmen. Within
a few days parties in Shelby county
have BY threats and searches broken
up eolored meetings. They said TIL"
negroes should not have schools and
churches, and improve, while they
could not vote, and had No rights.
and they sent word to a gentleman
whose duty it is as n school officer
in his district, that if he allowed the
building of a c0lorcd church or school
house on his land, u mob would de
stroy it, and the niggels and him
with them. In Haywood county,
about three weeks ago, enc Charles
Moore had some words with his col
ored man, and then whipped him
till the blood ran. This was done
ON the street in open day, the by
ISLANDERS encouraging Moore in his
brutal conduct. About Il week ago,
at Bells Station, a man by the name
of Blanchard made a negro, Tom
Tucker, strip off his shirt, and
whipped him until the blood ran
His offence was riding about the
Station little with a colored friend
or so, while waiting in charge of the
horse and buggy for the party whom
he served, who was dancing at {
ball in the neighborhood.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01
BRADFORD, FRIDAY MAY 1868.
The Boston Post IS ont in n col

The Boston Post is ont in col.
nmn leader'in favor of Gen. Han
cock as the democratic candidate
for President, but for all the "good
reasons" given by the Post why he
should be their candidate. wehardly
think he will be; and if he should
be all the difference it will make
will be that on him instead of some
one else will fall the discontinue.
Gen, Hancock is a good soldier, and
has done good service for the coun-
try as commander Of troops. But
even if his chances at The Presiden-
cy were not obliterated by his dem
Ocratic proclivities, there are thou.
sands of men in the country who
can present as good claims as tx
can, and who are better fitted fol
the place. However, if Hancock i.
willing and the political hacks VIII,
run the democratic party aoiH let hin
he can mount the dragon, assemble
the hungry Office seekers, and repea
his celebrated order to his brigad
at the battle of Williamsburg, "Gci
tlemen, charge !" But he will fin
the result very different from tina
at Williamsburg. Instead ofridin.
to victory he would he rushing t
certain defeat.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

THE GALAXY.-We have received
the May number Of this very inter
esting magazine. II now enlarged
and improved, and is ore Of the
largest as well as best magazines in
the world. The May number con-
tains, The Black Bess, by Harriet
Prescott Spoford; Our Million
aires; The Trumpet Smith ; Person
alism; The Shadow on the Wall ;
Clemcntina Kinniside; Soldier
Statesmen; The House and the
Heart; The Pilgrimage to Mecca ;
Woods and Waters; Becchdale ;
Words and theil Uses; Five Years
in Japan; Stephen Lawrence, YeO-
man: Wreck The Galaxy Miscel
lany; Drift Wood Literature and
Art Nebulc. With this number
the Galaxy is enlarged so as to con
tain fully fifty per cent. more matte
than heretofore. 1t is now tho larg
est magazine with a single cXccp
tom in the country.
The price of the Galaxy is 81 {
year, Advantageous clubbing term.
are also offered. Subscriptions
should be addressed to Sheldon &
Co., Nos. 49S and 500 Broadway
New York.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

The Springfield Pppblic@ thus
closes an inter sting ana sensible
article on " Drummprs'
"The employment Of travelling
agents TO represent commercial hous-
es, to present the latest styles of
goods and to solicit orders. is of it.
self an excellent economicalinStitu,
ton. 1t is only when carried to the
excess of the last few Years, that it
becomes simply a nuisance to the
merchant and tax on the industry
of the country. The SWamS that
came out in the sunny days of eX-
pansion, have already begun to dis.
appear IN the ScVcrcr season on which
trade has entered. 4 brief spell Of
contraction Is always sufficient to
Kill them oil, just as summer flies
perish in the lroSts Of carly winter.
The commerce OF the United States
can exhibit no healthier sign than
the disappearance Of that hest Of
mathematician, which was
called into being by the general de.
moralizatiou Of trade and eXaggcra.
ton of values, under the mischiev-
Gus influence OF anirrcdecmable and
excessive paper currency
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

How AND WHH-The Hartford
Courant. (Rcpu5ican) says: cit is
not the work OF the lawful citizens
of the State. No sane and honest
man familiar with political statistics
believes that the lawful voters OF
Hartford gave 6j6 or New Haven
2253 majority for Mr.. English. The
two capital cities give 29l6 for the
sham democracy. Without them,
the State would be Republican by
at least 1900. Wherever vice. igno-
rance and intemperance prevail,
wherever on our borders or in the
large cities the best facilities are af-
iorded for colonization and fraud,
there the Democraticparty has made
its gains. The fraud IN New Haven
is most shameless, In Hartford. in
the afternoon, the money of the OPP
position appeared, and with it men
whom no one knew, to vote upon
every remaining name on the list
New London, Windham, MlddleseX
and Hartford counties gained, but
little Tolland takes the banner toi
the largest absolute and very far the
largest proportionatc gain."
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

THE SOUTHERN ELECTIONS
The recent elections have again il.
Illustrated the "conscYative' bias
OF the Southern telegraph. Take
Louisiana, for instance. Tho FIRST
intelligence was wholly favorable to
the conservatives. Gradually, how
ever, a few Republican maiOrities
were conceded, but up to Thursday
We are told that the result in the
State is extremely doubtful But
now it turns out that, even by con
scrvatlye admission, the Republican
majority in the State is upward OF
10000, while the true figures are
much more Likely to exceed 20. 900.
A similar process has been Witnessed
in the tran smisslon OF the election
news of South Carolina. IN Georgia
and North Carolina it was expected
that the contest would he close and
not wholly free from doubt, But
with regard to the former. the tele
graphic assurance that Gen. Gordon
has been elected Governor hy ga
surprisingly large majority yet re.
mains TO be confirmed. In fact, up
To the last adviCeS, Bulioch's chances
were as good as GoIdon's. We shall
not give up either Georgia or North
| Carolina until the returns are AL
fairly reported.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

The New York Herald Office WAS
bcseigcd, Wednesday, 10y u hungry
crowd of the duped purchasers OF
tie Gettysburg asylum lottery tick
cts, who had brought them to Mr..
bennett fer redemption. Two OF
'hrec of the rival morning papers,
uchghting IN u practical joke, an.
hounccd that the tickets would be
redeemed ut their full value at the
Herald office, and SO paid of that
paper for It's praises OF the swindlc
aud settled up other little grudees
Mr.. Bennetts private residence al
Washington llightSNasalso numer
ously visited on "Wednesday by par
ties anxious TO get their none,
back.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

a SINGULAR cASE.-The Galcna
Qll.) Ga.ettc relates that a physician
was recently called to attend Il
young man in sickness in that com
try. He examined the ease carefully,
found the pulse strong and healthy,
pronounced the case hopeful, and
after prescribing was about to de
part. The patient requested the
Doctor to remain, with the remark
that he should be dead in Just ten
minutes. The Doctor, suppos;ng il
to he only whim, left, with the re
mark that he was sure he would soon
be better. AS soon as hellctt the
young man told gentleman present
to look at his watch and note the
time, for in Just ten minutes he
should he dead. The friend, Wishing,
Ike the physician, to turn his at
tentlon from the subject, paid no at.
tention to 1t, but performed some
other slight attention. After about
five minutes more had elapsed, the
sick man again spoke 10 his friend
WHY did You not look at your
watch 7 Five minutes have passed.
have only five minutes more to
lNc' The friend then looked at his
watch aud noted the time. In Just
ilNc minutes the patient VAS dead
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

LICENSE IN MASSACHUSETTS,
The bill entitled " An act to regu
late the sale of Intoxicating, liquors."
has become a law by its failure to
receive the approval Of the Cover
nor within the time prescribed by
the Constitution. In his MESA &c
to The House he says:
Having publicly recognized, in
my annual message, the Judgment
of the people as decisiyely fayQring
a change Of policy in regard to the
traffic in intoxicating drinks, have
no desire to thwart their will as ex-
pressed through General Court
elected on this specific issue. | am
content that the responsibility for
this legislation should rest where it
has been placed by the deliberate
action OF nay fellow citizens; and to
remi. to them as the tribunal Of fl
nal resort, for their approval and re-
versal, the policy adopted by their
immediate representatives.
" While | am not insensible to
these and other minor, but yet scri
our objections, feel that there is
another, which, in the magnitude OF
the threatened evil, overshadoWs all
The fourth section OF the bill throws
open the public bars and tipping
houses in every quarter Of the State
1t leads into temptation the young
and the weak; it spreads Il Snar,
for the stranger and the unwary. II
replaces thIiitwith waste, and peace
OF quiet ncighborhoodS with bois
trous and reckless disorder. 1t i.
destructive 10 the Influences of the
! family aud frcside, adverse TO gooo
IN erals and repugnant to the relig
ious sentiment of the community
The sixth section OF the bill pro
vides that " the inhabitants of any
city or town may, on the third Mon
day Of May next, and thereafter, al
their regular annual meeting for th,
choice Of city or town officers, Vot,
that no license shall be granted i,
said town or city"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

New YORK, April II. The Trib-
une has despatch from Port Jervis
that the Coroner,s jury have re-
turned the following verdict =
"From the evidence before us, we
have arrived at the conclusion that
the deceased. Tobias Erich. came
to his death from injuries received
by the cars of the Erie Il. r., being
thrown from the track at Carrs
Rock, the accident being caused by
a broken rail. The occurrence might
in our opinion have been avoided,
had the train run at a less speed
owing to the unsafe condition OF the
rOad.n
The Times despatch says that Mr..
Gordon who has charge of that por-
ton of the Erie X. Il. where the ac
cident occurred says he cannot get
the needed material for repairs tO
the road, and the track is bad III
some places. 1t would be about as
narrowing as to tell the story of this
massacre over again to narrate the
stories of the robbcries done 10y sac
religious hands on the bodies Of the
dead and helpless wounded. Money
in largeSumS has been taken, golC
watches from the pockets Of tn,
dead and rings torn from the finger
of women.
The Sm'sdespatch says the charre'
remains Of four men and two womel
were brought in this morning. Al
traces OF human features had disaT
peared and it is doubtful if they cal
ever he known. That makes II pos
itively known to have been killed
How many more there may be it i
impossible 10 state.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

FoREIGN.-Cable dispatches Of
the oath, reported an attempt to
assassinate Prince Alfred, By AN
Irishman named Farrell, at Sydney;
Australia, on the 18TH inst. The
would-be assassin shot the Prince
in the back making a dangerous
though not ia a / won d.
She ball was not extracted till two
days afterward. The culprit is
known to be connected with a Feni-
an organization, and the attempt
probably sprung from that source.
Dispatches of the Goth report the
success of Gen. Napier's expedition
against King Theodorus of AbySsin-
ia, to release some British subjects.
held 10y the latter as prisoners
The despatch says: a battle was
fought on Good Friday, before
Magdala, between ii G British troops,
commanded by Gen. Napier, and
the Abyssinian forces, under the
command of their King in person
The latter were defeated, and re
treated into the town. Their los,
in killed and wounded was very
| heavy. On Monday following, al
his preparations having been com
/ pleted, General Napier ordered Al
2 assault upon Magdala, and tn
town and citadel were carried b.
| storm. King TLeodorus was slain
t A large number ofhis warriors wer
killed, wounded and taken prison
, ers, and the entire capital remainet
in possession Of the British forces
The loss of the British in killed an(
wounded was small. All the British
captivcs were found in the city alive
and well, and were set free. Gen
Napier's instant return to the sea
coast is expected.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

SHOOTING OF GEORGE WALES.
painful accident occurred at the
Commercial College, about half past
eight Wednesday, a. m. At that
hour Master George Wales, aged
about ID, only son of exMaN or
Wales of our city, who has been
taking writing lessons at the Com
mercial College, was standing in the
telegraph Office, of that institution,
when a revolver belongmgto a pu,
pill, which Mr.. Tobin, the writing
master, was. examining for a mo-
ment, fell from his hands to the floor
and the hammer striking, was dis
charged, the ball passing into the
breast of George and lodging some
where in his body. He fell at once,
but did not lose his consciousness,
and behaved like little hero thro'-
out, expressing no concern for him
self, but only for the effect on his
mother who his is in feeble health
Mr.. Chambcrlin, principal of the
College, who was below at the time
came up directly, and the wounded
boy was carried down stairs into the
store Of Mrs. Prindle below, and
thence removed i'll a carriage TO lis
fathers house. Doctors CFandall
Thayer and Carpenter were soon il
attendance, but did not venture tC
probe the wound very thoroughly
and are uncertain as to the eXiC
course taken by the ball. 1t enter
ed the right breast, between TIT
third and fourth ribs, about mid Iva.
between the breast bone and thu
shoulder. AS the boy stood 10
over three feet from the spot whel
the pistol struck the floor, the cours,
of the ball must have been at a pref
ty sharp upward angle, and unlcs
turned downward by the rib, i
probably avoided the lung, and il St
the accident may not be tollowct
by any serious consequence.-BW
tiHgt0R Free Press.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

A newspaper has. already made its
appearance in Alaska. IL is styled
the Aiaska Herald, and is printed in
Russian aud English.
1t appears fIom the examination
of a cotested election case IN the
Pennsylvania Senate, that coffee is
now employed to give an old look
to naturalization papers, which,
from any cause, have a younger and
freshcr appearance than their re.
spective dates would indicate. q.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

The Boston JoWpdi SAYS: " Most
Of our readers will recollect the de
parture from New England, and
largely from Massachusetts, of about
two hundred women, some years
ago, for Washington Territory, in
charge Of Mr.. Mercer, whose scheme
for colonizing the Pacific coast with
unmarried women from the Eastern
States attracted so much attention
at the time, and was supposed to
have ended in an ignominious fail.
urc. In two weeks after their ar.
rival they were all provided com.
Portable homes, and have since, all
but three, married. One of them.
a teacher by profession, became the
wife of Mr.. Mercer himself, and is
now keeping house,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

THE NATIONAL DEBT.--On the
31st of August, 1860, the debt of
the United States had reached its
maximum, and amounted to So.
757 ,6S9, 56l.i3. On the LIST OF April,
l96S--two years and seven months
later--it was $3.50, 200, GS7 3d.
This is decrease of S23S,SSl.O7.-
In each statement the cash in the
treasury Is deducted. And while
this has been going on, the schedule
OF internal revenue taxes has been
modified several times, in order to
relieve the burthens of the people.
The diminution of the demand upon
the people beneath the sum required
IN time of war, amounts to about
$1,000, 600 per annum and this has
been accomplished Notwithstanding
the payment Of $50, 900, 900 a year
for the adjustment of bounties, and
the issue of over S2S, 800, 900 of Pa.
ciiic railway bonds.
Every man IL n volume, If you
know how TO read him. -
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01
AN EXTENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT.

<hN LA tbENFslN ~ tSN i " bIliNIi WIN 1
Turner & Co., proprictors of the
Universal Neuralgia Pin advertised
elsewhere, have changed their place
of business from 100 to 157 fremont
street, Boston, their new factory and
saiesroom occupying the whole of a
building 100 feet deep, 20 feet wide,
ana D stories high, which is so mr..
ranged that there will be ample
space for the accommodation of 200
operatives, who will produce ready
Tor sale goods 10 the amount of
$4,000 or $4,000 daily. Their sales
room on the lower floor is one of the
most convenient and elegant if tina.
city.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

A dispatch from Little Rock SAYS
that u full Congressional delegation
~ now elected BY Arkansas; that
the 1itli amendment to the Consti.
tutlon has been ratified Ivy the Leg.
lslature, and sent forward 10 Con.
gross for It's acceptance. Arkansas
WI be the drst of the reconstructed
states to hc admitted to representa-.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

"Shccp are dying of the grubs in
Vermont. We don't wonder, for il
is hard grubbing for them AMONG
the rocks OF that state."-Chicdoo
Journal.
at isn't very hard grubbinp for
their owners who are selling every
few days q $4,000 or $1,000 bucl, In
improve the stock of some Western
sheep growcr."---BVliRgton Free
Press.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

lMPEACHMENT--This is the tenth
week of the impeachment trial, and
"the end is not yet" Contrary to
previous. arrangement more than
two Of the Managers.and two OF the
Presidents counsel have been allow
cd to participate in the argument
before the court, and they will not,
probably, get through this week.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

A " ONDER FOR THE WORKSHOP,
Every Mechanic should have ready
at hand a box of Grace's Celebrated
Salve, as it is n ready remedy for
accidents, such as Cuts, Bruises,
Confused Wounds, Burns, Scalds,
Poisoned Skin, and ErupnouS,
caused by operations in the factory,
dye house, or printing office. Only
% cents a box.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

The man who saw the sbo. a.
that killed Darcy MoGee is az nred
norant Frenchman, named III ~
Baptiste La Croix, and he has Jean
Whalen in Jail and identified seen seen
In most rigorous examinat;oin 'q
told a straightforward and conn n ne
ed story, and his testimony wn anect
shaken in any particular. A. =. ah
time of the murder La CROW .ne
cealed himself in the doorway s Soa
ing that Whalen might Shoot i "a;
also, and since he has been afra;n nm
speak, least it should bring him n'H into 70
trouble. iHIo
THE SLIPPING PLACE IN A,r,,,u
MENTs.--It is not to be exraos,
that all will see eye to eye on r,' g
subject of amusements this side tIe
millennium. Butone thing is 50 ~ y ,ls
evident it is wonder it is 50 ott .n'
forgotten. All amuseinepts q E in"a
cert rs well as others. are vic; ;au,
when they cease to be a recraa,ias
or refreShment, and become dis>ira
tion or WEAKNESS. And this i II.
dangerous point to which selfindnI
gence crowds evertthing-checte,s
as well as cards, hall playing poIesS
than billiards, church socjallos ~"
well as dancing parties. That NO,
son who has learned habituaIIv r.
say to recreation when it reacbe,
the measure of good hatrecrration
con do him, " thus far shalt thon az
and no farther" has settled for hl9
self a greater point than will no
likely to trouble HIM again in tMs
matter. And few indeed are the
people for whom anything Short Of
the grace Of Christ in the heart will
do this. If blind-man's buff if
baseball playing, if table pleasures
if fne-horse driving unfit You for
Your best work, and Your best tenn
per of mind and heart, dono, plume
yourself because you do rot 90 to
the theatre or bet on horse races-
Both are so bad that it is hardly
worth while to figure out the differ
Chicago Ad0aRce.
During the rebellion regiment
of Arkansas men was marching one
, day kueo deep in mud, a part 0,
them dragging a heavy camon.--
An officer riding by was hailed by
one of them with the remark
"Wa'al, Colonel, III 90 through viii
YOU this hitch, but if You ever hay,
any more Unions to break up, yoi
may just bet yer lie | amt thar
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01
Sr. LOUIS, April 20. Gen. Sher

ST. LOUIS, April 20. Gen. Sher-
man arrived here yesterday.
"A Cheyenne dispatch says the In.
dams attacked u party Of laborers
IN Black Hills yesterday and killed
iour' They also captured six teams
belonging to the train. New Mexi.
can papers report the Indians in the
,iclhlty OF Fort llauton very troub.
iesoinc. They have killed several
settlers aud run oil with large
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

Tho Pal Mall GG:ctte pays US the
handsome compliment of saying
that our Supreme Court has come
to be recognized, even in Europe, as
the first court IN the world
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

It's rumored that docuncn have
been discovered which tend to show
that the murder of McGcc was plot.
ted in New York aud approved by
o committee Of Fenians In Montreal.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

Prof Hiram circuit, of Glenwood
and Iilden Ladies' Seminary, Just
closed his ono hundred and screnih
tern. Of teaching. .....
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

CANCER, sCROEuLA, DE-
~ pepsim, b,ver Complaints khe 'un n.sc,,
Neuralgia, 80, cured, Book o. w tIESE,
sent FREQ 20 inynliis,. Add<ssss *. GkLIrS,i
N, b, 10 Tenpis riase, Dostcn, Mass wv
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Reported expressly for the Nationn!
Opinion. by n. P, ballard X Co., Gcn-
crIl Produce Commission Merchants, No
5J2 Washington street, Ny.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-01

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