Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-08-18

a recent discovery is that of tam
ming with the liquor of forest leaves.
- Red snow has been found in Wash
ington Territory. 1t occurs in bands on
the white snow, and contains very mi
mute insects.
There was trial of breech-load-
ing rifles in New Haven Thursday, at
which Gov. Jewell was present. The
result was triumph for Sharp's rifle.
"A man up in Portsmouth, N. H.,
named his two children Ebenezer and
Flora, and always spoke of them as
"Eb." and "Flo. neat and tide-y
names.
"A lady at Congress Hall, Sarato-
ga, persistently refused to be introduced
to gentleman because he wore paper
collar and dyed his moustache. She de-
clared that she never knew a thorough
gentleman to do either"
- Caleb Cushing has suit against
Mrs. Gen. Gaines for $4,000, for servi-
ces in gaining her immense estate. Mrs.
Gaines charges that Mr.. Cushing paid
himself from the rents of her property,
and claims large amount due.
q say, Jones, that's a shocking
bad hat of yours. Why do you wear
such hideous thing?" Because, my
dear fellah, Mrs, Jones declares she will
not go out Of the house with me till |
get better one."
Among seven prisoners who dug
their way out of the Dayton (Ohio) pris-
on and escaped, was the man whom
Vallandigham was engaged in defending
when he shot himself.
- Mrs. Caroline McGregor died at
her home in Lubec, Me-, last week of
hydrophobia, the result of bite from a
lap-dog in June last. She suffered Sc
verely for some days before her death.
The dog exhibited no signs of madness
and the wounds had entirely healed.
- The intelligent Democracy of Rah-
way, N. j., are very indignant because
a colored congregation is allowed to
worship in the public school-house dur
ing the repairing of its own church-a
privilege heretofore accorded to every
other denomination in town.
The Republican majority in North
Carolina promises to stand at about 49,
900. In the third Congressional District
where Ship, Democratic candidate for
Attorney General, had 343 majority over
Phillips, republican, last year, the re-
publicans had majority of 1000 this
year. Conservatism" is not doing well
North Carolina.
Although both political parties in
Cincinnati refuse to make the Sunday
question an issue in the next election.
the advocates of each side of the oues-
ton declare their purpose to vote for no
candidate who will not pledge himself
to their views, and thus the elections
will be much influenced by this issue.
Some of the Democratic papers in
kentucky are not so well pleased with
the results of their State election as their
Northern political allies affect to be.
For example, the Lexington Press says.
"The result bears with it lesson which
it would be we'll for the Democracy of
of Kentucky to heed. Years of unques-
tionabie supremacy has had its democrat
lzing effect upon our party"
The Democrats of North Carolina
cOncede the defeat of the Constitutional
Convention by at least 5000 majority.
That they are very unhappy in it may
be judged from the words of The Will
mington journal, which says: 1--WE
make the acknowledgement with regret,
and with dark forebodings for the vel
fare of the State. We submit to the de
cree of the majority as becomes law
abiding citizens, and shall labor faith
fully and zealously to save the State
from ruin"