Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-08

Mayor Hall of New York CITY still
boasts that he cares nothing for the opin-
ions Of those who did not vote for him
for Mayor, and claims to have the "Dem.
ocratic party behind him" to back him
up in spite of all the frauds that have
been proved against him.
While two men were applying ben
zine to the ceiling of house in Sham
burg, Pa, on Monday, for the purpose
OF killing bed-bugs, an explosion occur
red from the gas generated by the ben
zine, burning he men badly, and Mrs.
Schneides fatally.
= Miss Maria s. Rye is doing mission
airy work in the right way. She has now
crossed the Atlantic twelve times, and
succeeded in finding respectable homes
and occupation for 500 girls, the MAORI
ty of whom would otherwise, in all prob
ability, have been paupers on the street.
= An English clergyman went to
Panama for his health recently, and
while geologizing, Struck ile." He has
quit preaching and bought the land,
which will make his fortune. We hope
this will not get around much, as all our
dlvlnes will 60 summering and leave us
in the lurch.
The poor nurserymaids at the wa.
tering-place hotels have a tedious and
monotonous sort of life. Night after
night, while all is gayety, JOY and hap
piness below, they have to sit up with
squalling juveniles, who insist on being
entertained with the story of celebrated
family of pigs, whose leading member
went to market.
"A man while crossing a railroad
bridge at Shepardsville, KY, recently
fell through and had barely time to
catch one of the sleepers with his hands
where he hung suspended 100 feet above
solid footing. He was finally relieved,
but though no bruise or other injury
could be discovered he died as soon as
put upon his feet, probably from fright.
- The public debt statement for the
LIST of September shows a reduction of
the National debt during the past month
Of S9,206,2 go 60, or at the rate of over
s1OO,000,000 per annum. Since the LIST
of March, 1869, bonds have been pur-
chased and cancelled by the treasury De-
partment to the amount of S219, 1915. 200. |
The total reduction of the public debt,
since Grants term began, now reaches
upwards of two hundred and fifty mill |
ions of dollars.
- The wife of prominent merchant
in Buffalo played sharp game on some
burglars. not long since. Hearing a rat
thing of window blinds in the night, she
crept to the woodshed and procured an
ak. When the hand of the most adj |
vanced burglar rested on the window-sill.
she chopped off four fingers, and was
not molested further. The next day she
visited the various doctors with her tro-
phies, and found them to belong to a
neighbor, who was supposed to be above |
such things.
A firm that had agreed to furnish
200 tons of coal for the Albany capitol
after they had finished drawing present.
ed their bill to Col. Cassidy, the keeper
Of the building. "That will be all right"
said the colonel, "when you deliver 26
ions more" what 26 tons p asked
he contractors, in astonishment. -"Wby
t is that amount Short" replied the
colonel, "for I've taken the pains to /
weigh IT." Neither coaxing nor bully /
ng could change the colonel's determi-
laiion, and after the delivery of 26 ads
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