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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-09

Abb Ames' Essuse.

Abb Ames Estmfe.
STATE OF VERMONT. I The Honorable the
Dis OF WESTMINSTER IS. ! Probate Court for the
Dist. of Westminster. To all persons interested in
the estate of ABB AMES late of Jamaica, in said
district deceased GREETING.
N0U are hereby notified that instrument pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of said
deceased. has been filed in Court here by Benja s.
Jennson the executor therein named. for Probate
and that said court will decide upon the probate
thereof the session of said court 20 be held at the
Probate Office in Townshend. in said district on the
first Wednesday Of October, $50. at which time and
place you can be heard in the premises if shall
c. B. EDDY. Res'r:
Sept 5th. 1870. S-S
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DEATH OF c. NJ. WYMAN.-We re-
greet to learn of the death of Prof c. NJ.
Wyman at Keene N. II, on Tuesday
last, of typhoid fever. Mr.. Wyman has
been cut down in the midst of most
promising future, in the musical world,
where he has been so favorably known
for many years. He had recently fin
|ished labor on musical work, and in that
it is not unlikely be may have overtask
ed himself. A host of friends will heal
Of his death with great surprise and
deep regret.
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4 fine lot of Lime, fresh burnt for sale at the old
"A Kiln in Athens, near Townshend line. viii be
sold at reasonable price.
C.H. DUNHAM.
Athens. Sept /, 1870. 1885,
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Notice.

FVo whom II may concern Notice is hereby given
that application. will be made to the Legislature
Of the State Of Vermont at its next session to
mex portion of the towns Of Grafton, Rockingham.
and Westminster, including the village of Cam
bridgeport and vicinity to the town Of Athens.
1851
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.-The first
ten persons named below were elected
Justices of the Peace on Tuesday, being
the straight republican ticket. Those re-
ceiving over 800 votes were also on the
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Majority, 2
As classified to us the above vote
would stand as follows:
Free Bridge, 179
Anti Bridge, 123
Free Bridge majority, 56
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CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE MARKET.
THURSDAY Sept sth. 1870.
AMOUNT or srocE Ar MARKET.
Cattle. Sheep shotes. Fat Hogs. Veal.
This week. Sig7 l6I22 800 Zoo 100
One year ago, SsOI 1851 200 1900 iOO
PRICES.
Prices of Market Beef--Extra, slS,25 60 $3.50
hrst quality. sil5o "a 1850; I'd quality $50 % sll,Oo
third quality. 800 a. 800.
Prices Of Store catue.-working Oxen, pair $50
g 200
:, Yearlinss 81 a go; two years old SIS @ SIS 4;
three years old. $40 "a $50.
Mileh Cows and Calyes.-sS5. $50, s75 and SIS.
Veal Calves IS q sl2.
Sheep and Lambs,-Per head, in lots 200 q 81 80
extra $500 "a 81 so.
Hides,-Tl&c a N.
Pelts GO a I5c each Calf skins I6 q lie . H.
REMARKS,-No change in beef Stall fed oxen
will bring lac, and Texans tc to IL. 10 and l3c.
for olher grades With 1900 sheep in market. trade
Is slow ut 5 to Toe. as to quality There is good
supply OF live pouletry at 10 to lSc.
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GIRL WANTED.

Wanted GIRL TO do general house work in a
small family. Good wageswill be paid for first class
help. Apply at this office. IS
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TINE Copartnershp heretofore existing under the
l. firm name Of PERHAM & WHITNEY, is this
day dissolved BY mutual consent, Accounts may be
adjusted by either party. All who owe US are re-
quest-ed 10 settle Immediately.
o. L. PERHAM.
NJ M. WHITNEY,
Bellows Falls, Aug. Goth. 1870. 1851
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Died.

Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. Obituaries
including poetry to be paid for according to length
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READING ballots in Reading to
elect representative, Hiram F. Thomas
being elected on the second ballot as fol-
lows:
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COMMISSIONER Notice.
RICH ARD VOLTS ESTATE

COMMISSIONER Notice.
RICH ARD VOLTS ESTATE
TINE undersigned having been appointed by the
i Probate Court Of the District of Windsor. Com
mssioners to receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the estate of
Richard Wolf late of Springfield in said District.
deceased and the claims of the deceased exhibited
in set-of to the claims of the creditors hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose of examn
ing and allowing said claims at the dwelling house OF
late Richard Wolf. Of Springfield. in said district on
the cath day of September, 1870 and the gath. day
February following. from one o'clock, Z. NJ. until
four o'clock. p. NJ. on each of said days. and six
months from the 9th, day of August A. d. 1870, is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to us for examination and al
iowanee. Dated at Springfield, this twenty seventh
of August A. ID, 1870.
O. NJ. D0RAND, lc-... -. -
35-S7 HIRAM BRITT0N. commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03

aooaned with now description Of troops called Par.
san forming sort Of 70 inc sd t tbe,a
their nav and other emoluments from tho Republican
authorities accurately stated They % wgrs 49, tSoss
hetween these two extremes having beon previously
drafted into the Mobiles Directly we gG1 70 IN I's bpss
towns were either taken prisoners or ran away Ihoy
were indeed unable to defend themselves, nl Deins
totally Ignorant Of everything military, and more
over armed with Mimic rifles, which cannoI
compete with modern weapons. In reply o,inn 10 our
and represented their situation as ptabe The
peasants would not give them anything 70 ea nor even
direct them how TO find their way across the country
The fear OF the Germans so universal In those parts
that everybody summed intercourse with tnG mage
short black coat black trowsers CATERS ana req sash
round he wait They wear mats r T1n c M argo a
those worn by the prvates. The Commanderln-IhleI
Of the body taken prisoners at Angerye was prVaSo
PGrfsgns de Gers on their hats. The Department de
Gers being 400 miles south Of Paris, and only 100 miles
north Of the Pyrenees, their presence III inc Oraos
would seem TO prove that the central Departments are
already drained Of most Of the people that can DC III
"snce then Orleans has been taken by Gen. Won der
Tam 1t Is Of the wcalthiest cities IN France
most fertile district have as yet entered IL pro
vides Paris with enormous quantities OF eXceenE
abonds in oats (Which will be great acquisition
for cavalry, and produces grapes ana every vaI
of fruit in such plenty that, In addition 10 supplying
Paris its choice articles exported TO foreign co-
tries The possession OF the Beauce Will sensby diminish
the number OF our provision trains from Germany:
"The occupation of Orleans is also important ron
strategcal point Of view Situate on the right bank OF
the Loire, and being the point of junction for the CenIral
Railway and the lines from Nantes. BOurdeax ana lou
louise II protects army from attack from the SOUTH
and all but prevents enemies in the North holding
communications with the South. by blowing p single
arch Of the two MAGNIFICENT bridges over tho Loire each
OF which has cost 2OOJOOOr render it difficult for a
Southern enemy penetrate North, the next two bridges
AT Jargea aud Beaugency not being strong enough for
artillery to pass Glen, higher up the river s al
ready ours and the SOiognc which Is the name OF te
country lower down. beyond Boi so barren and desti-
tutr OF roads that It natural safeguard fro
that side Orleans is known for the pacn0 dispOstoh OF
s abtlnts and has large barracks and other build
rgs which Will be useful should the campaign DC pro
Iou,r
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03

second at tho rate Of minute Of the Rsssemer
1000 minute Of the larger missiles MR. and also is
confident Of tho praccability Of combining inc pucs
protector with the tractionengine and OF so nhsr
warlike machine OF most formidable ana deauif qua"
actcr. .
A correspondent of The Pal Mall Gdzete
states that the following lines picked up in Down
ing-st. after the late Cabinet council
Thiers, idle Thiers, know not what you dn. mean
Ticrs claiming pity from the ruthless Dear =
A faint likeness TO the Autumn feld,
Where chair Is found but golden grain no more'
The Japanese Government. in proclaiming
neutrality in the European gives tho following sngu
lar instructions
ARTICLE l. In consequence Of tho neutral attitude OF
~ ,t, o Which side the right or wrong lies and
great should be taken to avoid DONG so not Only III
written documents, but also IN conversation IN ,bo
Arr. VII. IT, in consequence OF an engagement IN te
open sea- a vessel belonging to either Of the contendng
nres ia disabled I'm her rigging, etc. and is obliged TO
lake refuge i'm a Japanese harbor the crew and arna-
ment to be all handed over 70 tne Japahese
ties and such vessel shall not he aoWed wen 10 ~ on
tiites but shall be taken charge or until peace rs con-
cluded The treatment Of the sick ana WOuhdod WI" ho''
however be interfered with.
The number of unwounded French prisoners
in Germany irrespective of those to arrive from
Metz s 1917 277 of whom s577 are officers and l23OO pr
Yates The greater part OF them are kept in the Prs
elan fortresses or I'm encampments near tbem The OF
fcers are permitted TO reside in private lodgings l2 OF
them in open German towns, OF which the choice was
left them Tho employed, as far as practcaDie
on public works. for which they receive payment IN ad
dtfOn 10 their regular military pay, which thsy draw
(ocers as well mem from tho Prussan, or respective
German paymasters attached to the staff OF the differ
ent fortresses and garrison towns OF late, permission
has granted 10 great numbers OF the men TO hre
Themselves laborers to farmers and others req
ing their services The great bulk, hover IL kept In
encampments in and adjoining the principal Prlissian
There at present In Stettn Sadge
burg IL 17O COblentz u4O0 Cologne 1000; Mayence
10000; Glogau sOOO Erfurt $780, Poson, $500; Nesse
$500 Simden 800 Wese ZOO MseTSerG, Ton TbSTG TO-
KOnigsbcrg, 12lO Danslc, 1890; Custrn, 800; Gatz
officers and ogiG men are distributed other North
German States; officers and 9,1I6 men are kept IN
Bavaria; officers and 5,533 men In WurtemDrHi 10
officers 4O3i in Baden 148 officers and oil men
In the Grand Duchy OF Uesse.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
DEATH FROM MALPRACTICE.

Miss Mary Geary, age II years, disappeared
from her home at No. Al Elm-st, on the 25h ut, and
nothing heard of her until Monday when her sister
received letter from her. announcing that she was an
inmate Of the private lyingin hospital OF Dr. Waer
Powers alias Lookup, alias Evans, in Chathamst Tho
sister visited her. and found that she had been deyored
Of a child on Sunday. She was unconscious, ana was
suffering from commissions.
Dr. Henry Hilton, friend OF the family was called In
aud prescribed for the girl but she died on tuesday
night Convinced that the deceased was the victim OF
malpractice, Dr. Hilton called In Drs F1nnell ana
Sweeney, and post mortem examination by the threo
revealed the fact that she had died from puerperal con-
Vulsons.
Coroner Flynn yesterday visited the place. and found
there several women awaiting confinement Dr. Powers
and his housekeeper Mrs. Dickinson becoming alarmed
fed and could not be found yesterday Nothing could
be learned OF the fate Of Miss Gearys child Sarah Col
ns and Augusta Lamb two Of the inmates OF the place
awaiting confinement, and Peter b. Walsh and VIM Dug
gan employed there, committed to the House or
Detention Witnesses warrant has been issued for
the arrest OF Dr. Powers. He arrested about tive
years ago suspicion OF having hastened the death Oh
his partner, but was acquitted.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
WAR NOTES.

Victor Hugo's remark in his last manifesto
that Prussia wants to him. as Lorrainer into
German, is commented by the Berlin correspondent
Of the Cologne Gazette instance OF the French gno-
rance of geography. He born at Besaneon oonse-
quenty IN Franehe Comte, not IN Lorraine "Nobody
thinks OF making him German. We gladly leave the
his pompous rhodomOntades." 'N' "
1t is proposed to apply the principle of the
steam nreengne TO the projection OF bullets. This
project emanates from Mr. Henry Bessemor the inventor
the process for producing steel which bears naIne
lie calculates that, with pressure of $50 pounds of
steam One-Ouuce aud twOOunoe bullets might lie pro-
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03

orders making S Change MeS. sna b9sn sna dswn nv
coin 6,cnS nad sip 6ssp pspop The Fresent seess
greatly annoyed when inc ma,er Ess sr.
10 cOuntermand his instructions WITHOUT moments de-
lay telegram, signed "sewsrd was at aatecsS,rdngy
PnrteT 20 give up the Powhatan TO Capt Mercer and
s The Powhaan had already sailed tug was dispatched
oanle dispatch signed Seward in eontraven,Ion
Of Tritten instructions signed abraham Iancoln and
Ebpprleston and waited there for tho Powhatsn day
and half before they learned Of ,c change h IN he.
four daysJ notice. opened the bOmbardment, and
even II the Powhatan had been therc; the op
fIe eRpedton would probably have failed in any case
but Mr. Stewards action had rendered t5 isud9 iheyt
deliberate purpose TO thwart the enterprise and force
Major Anderson TO evacuae tho i0rt Ia ODedcnce 70
ont the knowledge OF the other members Of the Cabinet
or OF President. repeat that thero is no question
OF tho purity of Mr.. Sew0rd's motives, and II Is not
worth while to discuss the sOundness OF bis policy.
Everybody will admit, however, that Mr. WeHes had
abundant be dspeased at such extraordinary
secret interference with the affairs OF the Navy. .
The letter Of Gen. Meigs consists ia great part OF dis
caimer OF certain expressions WHICH MI pr %
made by THE TRIBENE. Gen Meigs also states that ~
was not Mr. seward who detached the POwhatan from
the Sumter expedition, but Mr. Weles on the contrary
detached her from the Pickens eXpedt0n because
Porter was assigned 10 the POwhatan on the 1st OF An
and it not until the 5th that Mr Welles de.er. e
mined to send the frigte 10 Sumter This stateinont ~
vessel to be got ready the st and snguary enough
his order and Mr.. BincOlns that Is 10 say, mt
Sewards) reached the NayyYard at the Same momen..
As neither dispatch mentioned tho service upon Wcn
the vessel was sent it not supposed ha thee
timaton OF the change the Presdents order pre-
sented by Porter in person. just he was about
ON the 9Th Gen Mefgs Furthermore that the Pick
ems expedition saved to the United States the control OF
the entrance the finest Southern port ana aVa st
tion This IL also an error The POwhaan Old not ar.
rive off Pepgacoa until five days after tho fort had beea
relieved in obedience TO the orders long DeIor' Ssued ny
Gen. Scott and Dir. Welles
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
NORTHERN FRANCE.

The special correspondent Of The London
Tclegrdph writes from Amens, Oct. IT.
In the North, and more particularly at Amiens, great
change has come the public spirit during the last
few days The determination to defend every town and
village against the Prussian army, from being partial,
has become GSersa al leSter'y tooH and t"d
raised at sOinc little distance from Amiens; and al
tI0ugh il would he very wrong indeed to specify In
newsletter what these are, / may say that they are
formidable, and that they surprised me not little. Nor
will say word respecting what troops, or now many,
have come into the town and its neighborloOd during
the last day or two To do would be 10 bctray the
cause city and people where, barring certain Prs
and kindly received. This much, however, 1 may
mcntiO-that the authorities have shown great zeal in
before they enter Amens the Frussians Will have nar
nut to crack. or the determination and wish Of all
doubt ;and whatever my opinion may be rs TO The
wisdom OF the measure, am bound to say that the self
sacrifice and earnest, yet quiet pluck OF the Amiens
people is beyond praise All degrees and classes OF men
nave determined that the enemy shall not enter their
town, and are, aud ALL girding UP their oins for the
patriotic songs the streets The town is fun OF troops,
but they all silent ana preparing for earnest work
word mean the gentry and merchants OF the Depart
mcnt quite rs much as the workmenLhas und2nptediy
taken place. Activity has succeeded TO apathy ana
among al there is a stern determination to DC
T9 1fha fySnS TeSSrtaSe lSSs in ang ha;
il measure been brought & @bUgt by the o9 a &
present situation in France. Men say matters have now
got bad that they cannot very well be worse and IN
sheer desperation they determine to 90 or 10 die Tor tnelr
country The defeat Of the army OF the Loire may also
have had something to do with the resolution of which
stern vaor as a victory Then again. no help from with
out reached the country nor does there seem To De
countries The increased discipline of the Mobiles has
also contributed to this determination TO fight the quar-
to the bitter end; and very bitter end IL VIII De-
unless the other Powers in Europe interfere. In all the
towns of the North, the resistance made To the enRJ
viii be formidable ana IN IN many ocr % 81 I ts ar Of the
country ut tiv time write
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
INOUESTS.

Coroner Flynn commenced an investigation
yesterday into the circumstances connected with the
death from alleged brutality and neglect of Edward
Owens the colored convict in the Penentiary Black
wells Island William Hesser, Of the Keepers teStt
fed that he found the dec eased lying dead in his cell
the body was still warm; deceased had been ON tho
Island four days. and had been treated the same as the
other convicts DR. Drake, House Surgeon, had heard
nothing OF his sickness. Dr. Cleveland House Surgeon
OF the Charity Hospital had been called 10 him after
death. DR.. Shine, Deputy Coroner made p0stmortem
examination and found that death had resulted rom
pleurisy The further investigation was ADJOURNED
Drs, Shine and McEwan yesterday made
post-mortem examination OF the body or Ferdiaand
Schway, the German boarding house keeper late OF No.
IA Greenwich-st, who died from wounds inflicted by
Louis Frank and Charles Edison, by stabbing It wac
ascertained that one wound punetured the liver and
second had penetrated nearly TO the spine The COr0ners
INQUEST will be held next week.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
THE LOIRE AND LYONS ARMIES.
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE LATE EN-



COUNTERS.
The Prussian Government has published the
following official report, the military operations in
the Southern and Western French Departments with the
view of asceranng the strength of the forces assem-
bling in that quarter, and of menacing Tours:
VERSAILLES Oct. 10.
Recent events throw light upOn the forces at the dis
posa OF TIE French Government over aud above those In
closed in Paris Metz and some other iortresses several
marches southwest Of StrasDOnrg the corps q4rnte
under the command OF Gen. Won Werdor fell In with
body OF troops whose composition proved that the pro
in France II had been organized some weeks since at
crniIs had come from the Haute Marne, saone, and
Yonne cote d'Or, and the country near Dion. II at all
capable Of playing part IN the war; 1t ought TO have
marched north and endeavored 10 relieve StrasbOurg
while there time; but consisting chiefly OF Mobiles
tented itself with troubling Southern cOmmunica
ons between Asace Paris It's greatest exploit
easily foled by one Landwehr battalion that could
not even boast OF having had an engagement such
field under as Chief OF the Baden Dyison) attacked
Epinal: He put 1000 hors de combat ourselves yes
while.
Further west, the Bavarian First Corps reinforced
by Prussian division OF infantry and two Prnssan
cavalry divisions, under the command OF Gen. Won der
Tann assumed energetic offensive against the hosts
t6e nvrstment Of Paris TWO Prusan cavalry
divisions among them Prince Albrech had been dis
patched to patrol the country sOuth oi bne capi'aR A. IN
had had many skirnshes with Francs-Tireurs, who
abOunded In that ueghbOrhOOd, and though unable 10
resist attack In any single instance yet chung 10
their hdingplaces IN the woods, and were apparently
intent upon organizing guerilla war. These Francs
Treurs from the Seine and the Southern Depart
meDts.
"When cavalry had penetrated ne ar as the forest
OF Orleans the Crown Prince ordered Cen Won der
Tam who had his headauarters at Longumeau, pro-
ceed in the direction OF that city ana Inrther on TO
Tours, the seat OF the Provisional Government WIN
Gen Won der Tann's Corps marched the Twentysee
Division the Eleventh Prussian Corps also our two
cavalry divisions. This force arrived on the ith at
ArpaiOn and the st reached Etampes by Ereehy AT
Etanpes tine van were engaged by the enemy,
pare for battle. Our infanr fnarched through a rayne
In the direction OF Angeryille, with cavalry on both
sides. Had the enemy remained In their former position
We should have Onanked and might have seriously In
Jured them by this movement; but getting near An
gerVe, where the deie widens into "A vast plateau, We
ond inc eneh had rereated learning the approach
OF considerable force. only tho village Of M0nner-
vile south OF Etampcs and AngerViie, still
picd OV small TeaIg guard On tAis occasion beoAsoa
New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
WAR MISCELLANY.
RhZAINE
The special correspondent of The London
TeL,0rnDh writes from Amops. Oct, 49,:

The special correspondent of The London
telegraph writes from Amions, Oct. l3:
very important letter has been circulated within the
last "a hours among number Of gentlemen belonging to
this town Marshal Bnzancs brother lives in the neigh
bOrood Of Amens and he has written to friend here
I'm the decided manner that the latter does not hold
out at Metz either for the Emperor or for any other
dynasty, but that he, his army and the fortress they
defend at the order and under the command OF the
Republic, whatever Government may rule over
France. As you may believe, this communication has
been exceedingly well received here for 1t clears up
coud which was in some measure stl hanging over the
best army that France possesses II not the only body OF
which really he thus designated at the present
moment. / make apology for suboining tho text Of
document so interesting -
MY DEAR FRIEND: You ask what we should think OF
the following statement which has appeared In tho
papers: Marshal Ba7ane declares 10 all whom IL may
concern that he holds his command from the Emperor;
he can receive orders from him alone and he does not
recognize the Republican Government" This assertion
has no other source than dispatch from Berlin, dated
September 26, which appeared IN The Times ON the 2l
According to this the Marshal had taken the trouble,
when merely chatting with PruSsan officer, TO make
the declarations in question such statements cannot be
regarded serious 10y all those who wellnformed
day-regaTding the yeracity OF dispatches which
como from Prussian sources, and the attitude
OF The Times toward France. About the same time,
Prssian dispatch and The Times announced sOme alleged
offers OF capulatOn on the part OF the Marshal Some
time ago, Bismarck imagined he safe in informing
beforehand the English Embassy that the Marshal would
Yesterday, announced that famine and disease were
ancting the army in Metz There species Of false
news that has not been invented in reference To that
army and its chief Believe me, dear friend, that he
whom Jules Favrc in his admirable and touching ac-
count of his interview with Bismarck calls our gloTt-
Bazane neither believes nor calls himself an En-
himself Marshal OF France fGrtcLdi de franco, and
that his brother declares to you, he will never forget