Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-04-10

the recent decision OF tne IOst oince Dc-
partment requiring postage on newspa'
} pers, circulars and periodicals when de-
livered from the same office in which
they are deposited. Mr.. Charles w.
Slack presided, and Mr.. B. f. Guild act
ed as secretary After some discussion
it was decided to appoint committee to
correspond with similar committee in
Philadelphia, and authorize them to CO.
operate with them and take such meas
ures as they may deem proper to bring
the subject before our representatives in
Congress. Messrs. Slack, Green of the
Congyegationahst, and Clark fthe house
of Ticknor & FIELDS were appointed the
committee, and they were authorized to
call the next meeting Boston Adrer-
tiser.
When we add to the above that, under
the construction of the Post Master Gen
eral, publisher depositing papers for
delivery in his local Office, is charged 90
cents for the same service performed by
his Postmaster for publisher in St. Lou
is or San Francisco, or any other city, for
20 cents, we think the reason for dissat-
isfaction is sufficiently explained We
do not believe that, when Congress enact
ed that "The publishers Of weekly pa
pers may send to each actual subscriber
within the county where their papers are
printed and published, one copy thereof
free of postage, 1t was meant that the
Post Office Department should charge
those publishers more than double the
amount of the postage from one extreme
of the Union to the other, and also COM
pei prepayment by stamps. We believe
this no more than we believe that the
originators of the franking privilege fore
saw the abuses to which it has given rise.
The subject will doubtless be brought to
the attention of Congress at an early pc
Rod, and we consider it hardly possible
that the present Interpretation of the law
can be sustained.-N E. Farmer
= The Republicans of Jacksonville,
Ind, are reviving the "Wide Awake"
organization which did such good service
in 1860. ......
"A story is told of railroad con-
ductor in England who, to oblige friend
officiated as clerk in church. The SER
mon was rather long and he fell asleep,
and being suddenly awoke, exclaimed,
"Change cars for Emswell, Thurston
and Bury!
= At hotel dinner table at Tuscum-
bia, Ala, two gentlemen seated oppo-
site to each other simultaneously arose
and commenced duel with revolyers.
One was shot dead and the other wound
ed. The room YVES full of people at the
time.
At Peoria, ILL.,, hog ran into
house and seized an infant from cradle
and ran off with it. The animal was
about devouring the babe when the moth
er and a few neighbors drove it off.
"A young woman named Margaret
Ryan, residing in Hudson City, NJ, had
visit from her lover last week when she,
apparently in sport, asked him to shut
his eyes and open his mouth He did so
and she gave him piece of poisoned
candy, which he swallowed and died next
evening. She is in custody.
IF you want to make sensation and
be regarded as senseless, enter church,
place of amusement, or any assemblage
half an hour after every body is seated
and the exercises are we'll under way.
You can add to your peculiar reputation
by leaving half an hour earlier than any
body else.
The Jersey City Evening Journal
speaks of the New Jersey Republican
State Convention as follows: cit is not
doubtful that Schuyler Colfax was the
preference of the majority of the dele
gates in the Convention, with Henry
Wilson as the next favorite-at least we
judge from conversation with gentlemen
from all parts of the State. Either of
these stanch and trusty Republicans can
command the most enthusiastic support
of the Republicans of New jersey"
An impatient couple in Chesterfield
County, Va, were married in buggy a
few DAYS ago. The affianced bride made
a journey to Richmond to select the we'd
ding tTousseau. When she returned by
rail she was met by her lover. with top
buggy, to carry her home. On the road
they met the pastor of their church, and
as the license had been obtained, the
impatient and too eager bridegroom in
sisted upon the ceremony being performed
at once-the preacher on horseback and
they in the earriage-with farmer and
his wife, who happened to be present as
witnesses.