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Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
Business Law.
A note by 8 minor is void. A note on Sunday is void.

A note by 8 minor is void.
 A note on Sunday is void.
 It is 8 fraud to conceal fraud.
 Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
 A contract made with minor is void.
 Notes bear interest only when so stated.
 A contract that is made with lunatic is void.
 The law compels no one to do impos- abilities.
 An agreement without any considera- ion is void.
 Signatures made with 8 lead pencil are good in law.
 A receipt for money paid is not legally conclusive.
 The acts of one partner in the firm bind all the others. Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced.
 Principals are responsible for the acts of agents. 1t is not legally necessary to say on a note "for value received"
 If a note be lost or stolen, it does not release the maker he must pay it. Each individual in partnership is re- sponsible for the whole amount of the l firm. A note obtained by fraud, or from a person in state of intoxication, cannot | be collected. An indorser of note is exempt from liability if not served with notice oi it's dishonor within twenty-four hours o1 its non-payment.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29

AT-Knowlton's Landing, Ark, John Hyde rid himself of his rival, Henry Kneeland, by killing him and chopping up his body into pieces.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29

An infant in Springfield, O., has be- come dreadfully swollen and thrown into couvulsions from the effects of pin scratch.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29

CATTLE IN Co1oRADo.-Through the region where the snow now lies, says 8 Colorado letter, and which fell nearly two months ago, thousands of cattle are without much other feed than they can get where the coarse grass is above the snow, and where the sage-brusb and thickets of cottonwood and willows abound. Still, along the Platte Valley, thousands of tons of hay were out, and it now finds ready sale at the stack at $10 ton-double the usual price it brings. However, along the foothills of the mountains, the snow soon melted beneath the rays of the hot sun as it was reflected back, and between the canons of the Cache Ia Poudre and of the Big Thompson, several large focks of sheep and as many as 10000 head of cattle are now grazing, having been driven thither from the valleys and plains covered with crusted snow. Hith- erto, for seven or eight years, the fall of snow has been so slight that all kinds of stock have lived the year round on the range. Even nov, cattle are driven to market in as good condition as the aver age ot stall-fed in the States, but these were fat before the snow fell. Those which then were thin in flesh, will find it difficult to survive, unless they have been driven to the foothills. I learn from statements said to have been made by persons living at Fort Laramie, that this is the most severe Winter expert enced since that fort was established, which was 20 years ago. After all, the weather is very fair, the air is pure and bracing, and storms are infrequent.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
Gnnmeetie,tt afeatern ge'ss
 Advertising Rates
snoc;al Notices. 50 per cent. in advance of the

Special Notices, 50 per cent. in advance of the above rates.
 One inch space constitutes square. s
 Cards in Business Directory, occupying hve lines or less, $500 per year; over i've Anes' S Reer1,lar advertisers to pay quarterly. Tran sient advertisements must be paid TOT Ill "o- Notices of Marriages and Deaths freo of charge. All additions to ordinary anhoo'i''- ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29

A SINGULAR CAsE.-Captain Elisha Freeman was granted divorce from his wife, Charlotte A. Freeman, in San Francisco, on the ground of fraud in pro- curing the marriage. Freeman alleges that previous to his marriage he was in sane on the subject of spiritualism and believed that he navigated his ship under direction of the spirit of an old Spanish pirate. He visited the defendant, after wards his wife, who claimed to be a clairvoyant and medium, to consult her as to whether the spirits weres genuine ornot. She assured him they were gen. uine, and said further that in two days he would see at the foot of his bed the women he must marry He saw at the time and place predicted, the medium herself, and under the direction of the spirits, interpreted through her, they were married, much against his will. On this showing divorce was granted. Freeman is wealthy.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
Experiments with Petroleum.

Some time since series of experi- ments was instituted in St. Louis for the purpose of ascertaining the practicabil- ity of using petroleum as fuel in the manufacture of iron. These expert ments have now been continued for sev- eral months, aud the results are sur prising, as they go to show tEat the liquid fuel is not only more economical than coal, but is far better adapted for the conversion of ore into superior qualities of iron. One of the tests en- ployed would seem to demonstrate con- clusively the value of petroleum heat in 1 iron mlls. A lot of pig iron smeltcd with raw Illinois coal in 1859 had been thrown aside as worthless owing to the i large abasement by sulphur, and though frequent attempts had been made from time to time to reduce this mixture to merchantable iron, they had all resulted in failure. A mass of this impracticable material, 1000 pounds in weight, was treated with petroleum heat, and in a single hours time was turned out in the shape of iron of the finest quality, closely resembling steel, perfectly free from sulphur and all other impurities. It is claimed that common Iron Noun | 'nIu pAS HUI Ci1A, Oy eiAS1o aPpAAcaGIoH of the liquid fuel in the pudding fur mace, be made into the best fange boiler iron, equal 10 the first quality of Sligo or Low Moor iron. It is said that iron manufactured by this process ex- hibits tensile strength far greater than that of Low Moor iron. as well as ca- pacity to sustain weight much above the average. The experiments show that petroleum is cheaper than coal in its use and handling, so far as the heating of the iron for the rolls is concerned, while the saving in 'tscraping' gives it a still further economic advantage, actual
 trial having shown saving over coal by
 it's use of 993 pounds in the amount
 taken out of the scraping furnace from a quantity of 7,050 pounds of iron, which was melted mp. When it is con sidered that these experiments have been made under many disadvantages with temporary machinery, and hitherto untried apparatus for the application O. the fuel, their great importance to tho
 iron industry of the country will bt | ool;1u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
NEWS BY MAIL.

Woodruff & Clafin stand good chance Of
brief sojourn in the New York Peni,entia-
~.
The colored citizens of the country are now
| strongly urging the election of one of their
race to prominent position in the cabinet.
The corpse discovered in barrels floating in
Charles river remains as much mystery as
ever. There is yet hardly the slightest clue.
Formal raifca,ions of the postal treaty be-
tween the United Stvtes and Argentine Re-
public wure exchanged Thursday.
The Presidential election in Mexico has
| resulted in favor Of Lerdo de Tojado. The
to introduce many reforms in the Mexican
| administration.
| George Grant, convict under sentence oil
death at Westminster, Pa, attacked keeper
in the Jail Wednesday night, and nearly killed
him before help came.
! By an accident on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western railroad Thursday cal
containing about So men was precipitated over
| 4 prcipice 1870 feet high. Seven were killed,
and sixteen severely injured.
The Tribunes indianapolis dispatch esti-
mates Grants ma ority in Indiana at &C. 600
1t now claims five States for Greeley, viz :
Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee
and Kentucky, both Arkansas and Alabama
having gone for Grant. The Times Gays that
it now looks as if Greeley had not carried
more than two, possibly three States. 1t
adds that the republicans have more than two
thirds majority in Congress. The Herald
gives the same five States to Greeley, and
says that Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Texas,
! Virginia and West Virginia, are still in doubt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
Telegraph News in General.

N""Uoi"' ~ 49, G. "c Ne" i"'"PS"i'c
eofPU'"'ofS' un"e' d" "et VI N"''T' 8. p'o''"-
my lor c'n'e""''i eeieor"''oh anniversary
Oh independence, "ie' mere "'u"E' anu Up
P''"''u eo'''''',ec I" P'oN,He TOT iais'"R
steps towards New Hamp,hjre's participation
on The grand event. GOV. Straw Is chalrm4n
Of The committee.
ho"'a' Mass'' = ! ne campaign 'auners
nt North biilerica' the residence OF ZION.
"o''''s "io"'' Lieut. ""''' nav a',TPt'o
Hall On Saturday evening". 1t Is reported
that the wood cbonpers will also be present.
Goddard x son Of this civ. are engaged rs
caterers. The organization will O. >b,ad CA
this occasisn. \ good tjre is nn.i.iD,t,,i. as
Mr.. Talbot is poI,!Inr In HI, osn ,n4a a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

Radical Improvements are being made OF
the Methodist church at kendall's Mills
The church is being raised and ves.ry fn-
ished off. A fence is to adorn the yard and
new furnace is to be put in. Shade trees are
also to be placed in the yar'.
Rev. Mr.. Brown has resigned his charge
over the Baptist Church in Cherry field
Rev. ". W. Nutting of Gardiner. will lee.
ture before the Odd Fellows Lodge at Ken
dalrs Mills, Tuesday evening, Nov 18th.
The fourth annual Convention OF the Cum
berand County Sabbath School Association
will be held at Yarmouth on Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. 18th and l+th. opening ON
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock and clos
ing With the Thursday evening session.
The Union Conference of Congregational
| churches met at Bridgton last Tuesday.
Fifteen of the seventeen churches in the Con
ference were represented. The next meeting
is TO be held at Fryeburg.
| The NJ. +. Church in Gulford village has
purchased the property recently owned and
occupied by DR.. Mudgett, for a parsonage.
Their new church edifice is nearly completed,
and will soon be ready for dedication The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bean, is having good sue
cess and several conversions have recently
occurred among his people.
The Cumberland Association OF Congrega-
tional ministers are to meet with the Rev.
Mr.. Byington of Brunswick. on Tuesday, the
| 18th inst.
The great hell at the Catholic cathedral in
| Portland was "consecrated" last week. The
bell stood in from. of the altar, draped with
heavy rich silken fabrics and festooned with
flowers. On its front was cloth embroi-
dered with the monogram NJ. ", for the holy
Virgin Mary. Gas jets, in the form of an
arch, formed the words. Gloria IN ercelsiS
| Dec. Bishop Bacon, mtred and crozered,
and assisted by several priests, consecrated
Mary. Tho ceremonies were very solemn
and impressive. The music was simply mag
| nifcent. The brilliantly lighted building, the
seven branched candlesticks, the air heavy
with incense, and the chanting priests formed
picture strongly suggestive of scene in
some great European Cathedral. AS the or
gan burst forth at the close in jubilsnt peal
the effect upon the large audience was indeed
thrilling.
1t is noticeable fact that only a small mi
nority of our people attend church or the
Sabbath. The same state of things exists
elsewhere. What is the cause? What the
remedy9 The practice of two sermons on
the Sabbath is answerable for much Of the
want of interest in church exercises. No
man of ordinary ability can prepare two SER
mons In a week, for week after week, that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
Boston Items.

Boston, g. Further developments leave no
doubt that Elijah Ellis was murdered, with
robbery as the object, on Tuesday night last.
He was formerly a peddler, employing sever
al teams, and made considerable money. For
some years past he has been real estate brok-
er and lender OF money on collaterals, and
was known to carry large sums of money
about his person. He wa. eccentric in charac-
ter, kind hearted, strictly temperate, and re.
Lorted honorable in business matters. He
was last seen alive about seven o'clock Tues
day evening on Washington street, South
End. Mr.. Ellis had never been married.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
Election Returns.

Atlanta, Ga, 9. Seventy counties, polling
60 600 votes, give Greeley majority OF 5G2l.
! he vote for O'tonor in II counties only
reaches 1864. Glen, dem, tor Congress Is
defeated in the 9TH dist. by n small majority
! Freeman, rep. for Congress is elected. Young.
dem. for Congress, is elected from the Nh
dist. Bell from the 9th dist, Wright frou,
the Sth. Harris from the G.h. Blount from the
ith. de!ns., are not certain. Rawls, dem. from
the LIST, ia probably elected.
St. Louis, 8. Complete returns Tor This
county give Greeley l9,453, d Grant TO-
69s: Greeleys maj. 2755. OConor pnlled
$50 votes. Woodmau, y. Tor Governor,
PEELED 1902; Henderson. rep, lG,062 ::
Woodinans maj 209o OF the county ticket,
the republicans have elected their circuit
| assistant circuit attorney, superintendent OF
schools, one county judge, and one State SEN
ator out of three, and five representatives out
| OF fourteen. The contest for sheriff is very
close, Taylor, dem, heating Mcclure by on-
| " fourteen votes. The three congressional
| dists. in the county stand thus: lst. Stannard
rep, 527l. Grosyenor, LID 5l29; 81, Wells,
dem, S2G8, Bry son, rep, 1907; 81. Stone.
dem, 5l91, Hilton, rep, 1859, Mcbride. ind,
| l59.. Ihe democrats this morning estimate
the legislature AS follows: Senate, reps. 10
utWs' 4c, Nus % ) HOUSE, rep oci GttlS. 81.
! ind. |, undetermined j.. The Republican
| says that official ant! reported returns of II
counties give Greeley maj. Of lS,29i, and
| that journal expects that the remaining cOun-
tbs will increase it not less than 10000.
| Indianapolis, Ind, s. Off ial returns from
- counties, with reported aud estimated ma
jorlties from the other - counties, give
Grant %. l04 majority
Montgomery, Ala, 5. Grant has carried
| Alabama Ivy from 40 900 to 60 900 majority.
| The entire republican State ticket is elected
by small ma lorty. Four and probably FIVE
republicans are elected 10 congress. The leg
isaure is doubtful, but four votes will cover
the MA ority either way.
Richmond, Va, s. In GS counties and
cities which have been heard from the dem
ocrats lose IL $50, while their gain is only
1920. If the republicans gain in the same
ratio in the remaining counties, Grants ma
iority will be about so, 600.
Nashville, Tenn. s. Full returns from
counties outside of East Tennessee TO about
one fourth of the State, give Greeley 1861
| ma jority. In the same counties in 1870,
Brown, dean, had 9GJ5 majority. 1t the
| democratic loss be no greater in the remain.
der of the State, Gree ley majority would be
| about Is, 200, but Grants gain IN Eastern
Tennessee will probably reduce it to 10, 800.
Little Rock. Ark, s. Returns from halt
| the State gives Baxter, repub. $500 majority.
His election is thought certain. as also the
entire State ticket. With possibly one or two
exceptions the legislature is republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
A Mysterious Murder.

The telegraph Thursday announced that
the mutiated body of man had been found
floating in barrel. From the Boston papers
we gather additional particulars. During the
afternoon man employed at the gas works
in Old Cambridge saw the barrel floating and
took boat and rowed to it. The barrel was
with only one head and floated right side up
in the water. On looking inside, a,ghastly
sight met his view. There lay the trunk and
arms OF a man, the lower limbs and head mis-
sing with the appearance of having been sew
cred from the body by an ak or some similar
weapon. The barrel was lowed ashore.
tipped up and the body turned out upon the
ground A gold watch came out ALSO v hich
may either have slipped from vest pocket,
or been thrown in with the body. The re.
mains were taken to an out building and laid
there.
Within fifteen minutes from the time the
first barrel was discovered, second, looking
exactly like the first, came floating down the
stream, and on being seen was recovered by
the same man as the other. In this were
found the remaining members OF the dead
man, the legs and head. These were laid
with the body, and viewed by the coroner.
1t was found that the head had been taken of
with several blows from an ak, close to the
body, and the legs were ampu,a,ed in the
same manner. The sight was CHASTITY, and
caused sickening feeling even to those
accustomed to the looks OF death. The hands
were ciutched, as il the owner had died in
great agony, and several li9id marks, appear
ing to have been made by some blunt instru-
ment, were fonud upon the head. 1t is like.
ly that they were first inflicted, and that the
victim was senseless before the dreadful work
OF nutlating the remains began.
The man was apparently about 30 years of
age, five feet and seven inches high, with Ro-
man nose, chin whiskers and partially bald
head. He seemed to have been in good cir
cumstarces, to judge by his dress, consisting
of tricot coat, silk lined, dark brown vest,
dark pants, white shirt, sewed calf boots, and
a silk hat which was found with him. The
only noticeable mark was slight indention
on the bridge of the nose, probably made long
ago.
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will be worth listening to. They will DO

will be worth listening to. They will DO
made up of common place sayings.
The friends Of Rev. MIR. Thompson, Uni.
versalist, have been active for the last three
weeks in their efforts to secure pleasant
home for him at Mechanic Falls. They have
now received some sixteen hundred dollars
or more.
Rev. Mr.. Childs of the Brunswick Street
Free Will Baptis. Society in Gardiner, bap-
,iscd two persons las, Sunday.
The dedication sermon of the new vestry
| attached to the St. Lawrence street church in
Portland, will be preached by the Rev. Elijah
Kellogg of Boston.
| Rev. Mr.. Goodrich has closed his labors
with the LIST church in Wells and they are
now without pastor.
The Congregational church in Gorham has
been trescoed by Schumacher at an expense
| of $500.
The work on the new Universalist church in
Brownfeld, is progressing finely, it being all
boarded and shingled, and will soon be ready
for the inside workmen.
Several have been recently added to the
Methodist Society in West Watcrvlle. Rev.
N C. Clifford, the pastor, is greatly encour-
aged as to the prospects for revival in that
place, and in Sidney, another part of the
charge, where there is occasional preaching.
Mr. Clifurd's health Is poor, but he is labor
ing with great earncstness and efficiency.
The post off address of Rev. A Battles,
formerly of this State, is Yves, Newton,
Mass.
The Congregational Church in Saco are
trembling lest a church in New York will get
th,ir pastor, Rev. b. NJ. Trnt, away from
them; they probably have reason for these
fears.
Rev. Mr.. Libby, recently at Lebanon, is
now supplying the Baptist church at Alfred.
Mr.. II. F. Wood was ordained 10 the work
| of the Christian ministry on Wednesday even
ing last, at the Free Baptist church in West
Waterville. The ordaining prayer was offer
ed by Rev. Mr.. Bowden Of Wateryille; the
charges To the people and the candidate were
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Burgess of Lewiston;
and Rev. Mr. Hin, Methodist, Of West Wa
terville, offered prayer. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Penney of this city
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The suit to recover tax due on whiskey, BY

The suit to recover tax due on whiskey, BY
Simon H. Herman, has been discontinued,
Herman having agreed to pay the amount al
legged TO be due, $40 900, and the costs Of the
prosecution thus far.
Surrogate Hutchings to-day decided that
the b, quest OF all his real and personal es-
tate to the American Society for the Proven.
ton of Cruelty 10 Animals, by the French
man Louy Bonard, which was contested on
the ground that the testator was insane as a
believer in the transmigration of souls, is val
id rs regards the device OF personality, but
void az regards the real estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
FOREIGN NEWS.

Dresden. :. The festivities attending the
celebration of the golden wedding of the king
and queen of Saxony continue. Populations
from the army, city government, and diplo-
matte corps to day waited on the royal pair,
and rendered their congratulations.
Madrid, s Gen. Garminde has been re-
leved of his command as captain general Of
Catalonia, aud Gen. Balercti has been APP
pointed his successor.
Nice, 8. Cardinal Luigi Amab, vice chan
cellor Of the Holy Roman church, died in this
city yesterday, aged &c years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-09
Supreme Judicial Court Dsnforth j. Pre-
siding.

THURSDAY, Nov. :.
The action Maine Granite Company VS..
Alvy w. Cummings, left unfinished at the
close of Wednesdays report, was given to the
jury that evening aad they found verdict
for the defendant.
The trial Of No. 292. George NJ. Delany
VS.. Joseph Baker was also entered upon
Wednesday evening; Lancaster and j. S.
Abbott for ptf. for delft Baker pro Sc and o.
d. Baker. The ptf sues to recover Sc, 090.-
90 in an action for money had and received.
The history of the case is briefly this Delany
being in the State prison in New Hampshire
in 1860 by sentence Of a military court in
Washington, for some alleged fraudulent op
erations as a substitute broker, Darius Alden
undertook 10 procure his pardon, and for that
purpose received of Mrs. Kate Delany, who
had funds in the Granite Bank, the sum of
promise to refund the money if he did no,
succeed in procuring Delanys release in
thirty days. Soon after, Delany with other
military convIcts, was discharged by general
order of the war department., and not, as il
was said, by Alden's procurement and there.
upon Kate Delany sued Alden for the money
back. She recovered verdict for the whole
amount and interest. Judgment on the YER
diet was delayed several months by excep-
tons, motions and petition for new trial,
and in fact fnal judgment was never entered
in the case, Mr.. Alden having compromised
the matter By giving his check in favor of
Kate Delany for 5000. This check went
into the hands Of SIr. Baker, the delft. who
suit. George NJ. Delany having Subsequent
ly set up claim to these funds or part of
them, brings the action now on trial 10 test
the legal ownership Of the same. 1t may be
further stated that the funds in the bank
standing in the name of Kate were riginaly
furnished by George NJ. these parties a, the
time passing as husband and wife. q relation
ship which is now repudated. The trial is
finished except the charge Of the Judge. which
will be given in the morning.
FRIDAY, November Sth.
The action Delany VS.. Baker was given to
the jury at eleven A. NJ. On the coming in
of the court in the afternoon they reported
that they could not agree upon verdict, and
that there was no prospect of reaching a diff
ferent result by longer deliberaton. They
were accordingly permitted to return the pa
pers, and the case was continued.
No. 224. Isaac G.. Vannah VS.. James l..
Cheeseman; Benjamin and J. Baker for ptf.
Clay and Libby for deft. Trial commenced
and will probably occupy tho rect Of the
week