Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-04-14


The town elections in Illinois last
week very generally resulted in large re-
publican gains.
- The republicans elected their ticket
at Duluth, Rochester and Saltwater,
Wis, at the elections last week.
- The Republicans of Portsmouth,
Ohio, are jolly over victory in the city
election for the first time in six yeras.
- Albany, n. Y, went democratic as
usual at their city election on Tuesday,
but the republicans elected seven of the
Is councilmen.
The number of Germans expelled
from France during the war was IL, 900.
These 10000 demand on an average
5000 francs indemnity for their involun-
tary exile.
The New York World has display
heading to its Connecticut election news,
which reads: Democratic Gains in the
Legislature! Illegal Votingw Cause
and effect is thus plainly, and with re-
markable frankness, stated.
An examination of the Congress
Directory for this Congress shows that
there are in the House of Representa-
tives twenty-eight members who served
in the Confederate government of the
rebel States in a military, executive or
legislative position.
Aman at Ludlow Mass, had his horse
stolen day or two since, and set out in
pursuit. He traced horse an thief as far
as Three Rivers, and in his eagerness got
so drunk that he could not follow up his
advantage, and allowed his man to es.
cape.
- An Indian was lately allowed to
testify in his own behalf against a white
man, in a California court, against the
decision of the state supreme court, the
Judge ruling that "the constitution of
the United States was paramount in this
matter"
- The most remarkable election
"split" of late years is that in Michigan.
where, through large part of the State
the homeopathists bolted" systemati-
cally. Some of the defeated candidates
are not likely to say again that homeo-
pathic pellets have no effect.
Another Marchioness de Brinvil-
liers lives in Pisa, Italy, in the person of
Fiona Cetilli. woman of forty, who has
poisoned her father, her husband. two
children and her husbands mistress. all
in the last six years, She has been con-
demned FOR the murder of her husband
and confessed the other crimes.
- The republicans report fraud in
the fourth ward at New Haven, where
by English was credited with 100 votes
more than he received. If this can be
substantiated it settles the perplexing
question, Who's to be Gov .rnor?" and
assure the election of Jewell by the peo-
pie.
The South Carolina democrats have
raised the cry of Reputation of the
national debt, and are fully endorsed by
the Charlestown, News, the democratic
organ of that city, and only wait for the
power to repudiate the payment of pen
sions to the disabled soldiers who nut |
down their rebellion.
The terror exhibition by Garrett Da-
Wis the other day in the Senate, when
Butler cast semi-elance at him. reminds
us OF the reconstructed colored person
who was hired to hold the iron on the an
val for his cross-eyed employer to strike.
After brief experience, "a, hold.
on a, wait a minute Look a
heah EFF yu're gwine to strike where
you look, I'm gwine to drop this iron.
A signal man of the New JERSEY
railroad had wonderful escape from
death on Thursday. He was signalling
a southward-bound train, and did not no.
tlce the approach of train upon the
track on which he was standing until it
was too late to leap from the track
With unusual presence of mind he
dropped his flag and jumped upon the
where he kept his position
until the train could be stopped.