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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
CATTLE LARK Ell.
WHOLESALE PRICES.

iOA1AoOhi NV - Ao'S'
AMOUNT OF STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle. Shees Shotes. Veal Fat Hogs,
This week 500 90i6 100 50 1880
Last week. 4429 1867 $50 1920
One year ago. 1882 15.s53 100 10000
PRICES.
Prices of Market Beef.-Extra, $3.50 q $1,000
first quality. $500 "a 300; I'd quality, 900 "a 1918
third quality $3.50 "a so,
Sheep and Lambs.-Per head. in lots. "a. so "a IS.
So. So. 90 each extra, $3.50 "a $3.50 b head.
Hides.-g a 915c. ID.
Calf Skins is "a zoe u 10.
Tallow, 513c "a ID.
Prices of Store Cattle.-W orking Oxen, v pair. SIS
Sl75 500, "a 1915.
Live Poultry,-Spring Chickens. best grades. 16}8
= lb; fair lots of Turkeys 1870 good fowl l6A
q ID ordinary lots l5sc z 10 poor l519c 2 ID.
REMARKS.-Reeeipts Il24 head. some $50 less
than last week, Market for cattle quick Beet
sells from @ lie. Sheep and lambs sell from 90 "a
10. Poultry is selling for Is and 1910.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
MONTHS FOR
$500

Every new subscriber in Windham
and Windsor counties, sending $500 for
next year, in advance, will receive the
remaining two months of this year gra-
tbs, or the TIMES fourteen months for
$500.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

WEsTMINsTER.-N.G G. Pierce sold at
the Town Fair pair of steer calves
five months old, well mated, grade Dur
ham. Price ffty-fve dollars.
The East Parish view on dividing
the town of Westminster, was presented
to the committee at Montpelier last week.
1t consisted mainly of remonstrance
signed by 1872 citizens of that town, some
of whom were those who signed the
!" peace paper" alluded to. The commit
tee have not yet agreed upon report
but probably will next week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

SPRINGFIELD vote IN Spring
field was Grant 521, Greeley 81, O'Con-
noa, 16 On Congressman large bolt
ing vote was thrown though Judge Po-
land has nearly one hundred majority
over all. The vote was Poland, 1888,
Steele 191, Pierce 90.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

SPRINGFIELD.-The town of Spring
field has voted to issue bonds to the ex-
tento of $50, O00to builds railroad through
its precincts. The vote stood 257 yeas
to 80 nays. The road is to be built
from Charlestown, N. H., through
Springfield village and North Spring
field, to strike the Rutland and Burling-
ton road at Gassett's Station or beyond.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

TowNsHEND.-Apples are very abun-
dant, and as there has not been much
sale for them, almost every farmers cell
lar is filled with barrels of excellent
fruit.
The potato crop is very much inferior
to that of last year, both in quantity and
quality, and hence command about
double the price for which they sold a
year ago.
The horse disease is beginning to make
its unwelcome appearance, althoug h there
has been no serious cases up to this time.
The owners of horses in town are hoping
the disease will not be very severe in its
effects, nor long in its duration.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

CHEsTER.-At a fire meeting held
Friday evening last. it was voted to in
struct the prudential committee to pur-
chase fire engine for District No. /. A
meeting is called for further and definite
action, to meet at the stone school house
next Saturday evening. Voters of fire
district No. l, should not fail to attend
this meeting.
Miss Edna Flanders, daughter of our
worthy rector, upon attaining the ripe
age of 800 days, gave bi thday party
Friday afternoon. About dozen select
friends who had journeyed the pathway
of life and mingled in its stirring scenes,
together with their mothers, were pres
ent. l made no inquiry, but judge the
aggregate ages of the entire party (moth-
ers not included to be about four and
sixpence, milk measure. 1t was a scene
of innocent loneliness which l shall new
er forget The afternoon was spent in
friendly conversations, embracing such
topics as collie, gum-cutting and an ocea-
sional glowing peroration on refresh
ments.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
Vote for Congressman.

Judge Poland's majority for Congress
in 20 towns of the Second District is
1926 over both his democratic and bolt
ing republican competitors.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

Boston, Nov. 6.-The returns from
the fifth congressional district up to 4
o'clock give Gooch over $500 majority
over Banks. The entire republican del
egation is elected in Massachusetts.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

The body of horse that died in
Medford, Mass, on Sunday, has been ex-
amined. The windpipe was entirely
filled with hard mucous mingled with
blood, showing death by strangulation,
although no ante-mortem symptoms Of
that nature were seen. The membranes
of the nostrils were liberated and badl
congested, aud the mucous lining of the
lungs in the same condition. This horse
was attacked when the disease first made
its appearance, and on Saturday it ap,
peared to have nearly recovered. On
Sunday morning it had good appetite
with no apparent dangerous symptoms
half an hour before death.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

ELECTIoN.-The election in this town
passed off very quietly with vote not
quite as large as in September, though
the republicans made a net gain of "a
on their majority of September. the
falling off was mainly from the democrat
ic side. The horse distemper doubtless
kept some away, but many voters came
in on foot. Two votes were thrown for
.OConner, both from Westminster. The
vote in September was Converse, rep.
391, Gardner, dem. and Greeley 49,
The vote for president on Tuesday was
as follows:
Grant, 1888
Greeley, 1872
O'Conner, 2-134
Grants majority, 249
The vote for congressman was Poland
346, j. w. Pierce 1l6, B. Ii. Steele 3,
A. N. Swain /. The last candidate nam
ed desires to express his appreciation and
complete and satisfied ambition-until
he arrives at that period of usual excep-
ton between sixty and seventy years of
age.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08

Conn. RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL As
soCIATIoN.-The semi-annual meeting
of this association was held at Brattle-
boro, at the house of DIR. Holton, the
president and secretary being absent DR..
Stedman of West Brattleboro was cho-
sen president, and DIR. Swift of Whining
ton, secretary, pro tenn. Two cases OF
extraordinary interest were presented
for personal examination, one Of them
by DR.. McIntire of Concord, n. a., in
his own person. DIR. Goodwillie of Yer
non read an interesting paper which
elected considerable discussion. Seve-
raj important cases were reported ver-
bally BY members of the assoc iation.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
1ifd

Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. Obituaries
including poetry to be paid for according length
In this village. Nov. 5th. DANIEL. infant son of
John and Mary McAuliffe, aged months and
days.
In Grafton. Oct. 81. Mr.. sTILLMAN EATON,
aged 60 years,
In Peru Oct. 18th, Mr.. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS
aged "a years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
Marrisd.

At the Catholic church. in this village, Nov. g. at
/ O'Clock A. NJ, by Rev. Father Jendreau JAMES
GRIFFIN and MARY MCCARTHY both Of this
place
In Taftsville, Oct %. by Rev. Moses Kidder. LU-
THEIR W. HAWLEY, of Brattleboro, and LAURA
X. TAFT of Taftsville.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-08
OVERWHELMING MAJORITIES
FOR GRANT IN THE
WEST.

The following shows how some of the
Southern and Western States go for
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
Heavy suit for Islander,

The Louisville CO1wier-Jo1u'nm of Thurs
day says:
Miss Elizabeth H. Patterson yesterday
entered suit against Messrs. Burton 4
Stockton, prOprietOrs of the United States
Hotel, claiming damages in the sum Of
10000 for injury to her character and bust
ness under the following circumstances;
Miss Patterson came from Cincinnati
some months ago, and found a lucrative
and respectable situation at the New York
store, as forewOman of the dressmaking
department of that popular establishment.
She boarded at the United States Hotel.
After some time had passed the porter Of
the house, as she alleges in her petition, il
formed the pTOprietOrs that certain cap
tain IN this.city was IN the habit of visiting
her room at unreasonable hours. Messrs.
Burton & Stockton could not, of course,
permit this in their house, and so informed
her. She Indignantly denied the charge,
but they had, or thOngh6 they had, reason
to believe it true, and the result was she
left the hotel and went TO another. The Ef-
fair came to the ears of the proprietOrs of
the New York store, and they, too, felt COM
PEELED to dispense with her presence in
their establishment
Miss Patterson alleges thai all this ruin
of character and business was brought
about by the proprietors of the hotel that
they have spoken of her as unchaste aud
unfit to govern girls, and that the charges
are utterly false, and she demands dam
ages for the defamation and loss.
The case is exciting considerable COM
ment, and will probably be the sensation of
the courts when brought to trial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02

VI. Figuier believes that a plant has the
sensation of pleasure and Of pain Cold,
for instance, he says, affects it painfully.
We see it contract, or so to speak, SILVER
under sudden or violent depression of
temperature. An abnormal elevation of
temperature. evidently causes it to suffer,
for in many vegetables, when the heat is
excessive, the leaves drOOp on the stalk,
fold themselves together and wither. When
the cool of the evening comes the leaves
straighten, and the plant resumes a serene
and undisturbed appearance. Drought
causes evident suffering to plants, for when
they are watered after long drought they
show signs Of satisfaction.
The sensitive plant, touched by the finger,
or only visited by current Of unwelcOme
air, told its petals and contracts itself
The bOtanist Desfontaines saw one which
he was conveying in a carriage fold its
leaves while the vehicle was in motion and
expand them when it stopped-a proof that
it was the motion that disturbed it.
Sensation in plants is of the same kind as
in animals, since electricity kills and
crashes them as it does animals Plants
may also be put to sleep by washing them
in opium dissolved in water, and hydrocya-
mic acid destroys their vitality as quickly as
it does that of animals.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02

till their own SOIL black their own boots
cut their own wood, ETC., while ladies milk
their own COWS, wash their own clothing,
preside over their own kitchen, nurse their
own babies, etc.
Labor is the most valuable commodity here
and the most precious boon that could be
bestowed upon the country. Would that
this fact might reach the starving popula-
ton of the North, and of the countries Of
Europe, where work is scarcely an exchange
for daily bread.
There is scarcely family in Dallas which
does not do its own homework; and have
known accomplished ladies called to the
parlor from the wash-tub.
The men are hewers of wood and draw
ers of water-while, indeed, many a grace
full, pretty "Rebecca at the well may
meet the traveller. In this country gen
man may kiss the cook with no more grave
Offense than an endearment to his wife OF
daughter-Or gallant knight may lose his
heart with the dairy-maid or waiting-girI,
without compromising, in the least, his
much-valued social position-or lady may,
with impunity, have a serious affair dis
cBur" with her neighbours coachman.
Testing aside, know of no one point that
so much needs widespread circulation, as
the great need of and ready support for
honest, thrifty, industrious laboring men
and women in this country.
Industry here, like virtue the world over,
brings its own reward"
MRS. SALLIE C. JOHNSON.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
What 1t Was About.
LFrom the New York Snn. ]

Well, now that puts me in mind Of two
old fellows down in Kentucky that had been
the best friends in the world for over thirty
years-never had cross word, and would
do anything for each other. The got into @
top buggy and started down to Lexington
on business. You see they lived about
twelve miles out of Lexington. One was
named Burr and The other Clark About
six miles from Lexington they passed q
tract of land belonging to a man named
Baker. 1t had brook running through a
gully on it.
Tom" says Burr, coming to the gully,
IF Baker wanted to build a pond all he
would have to do would be to threw a wall
across the gully"
YES" says Clark, "but Tom don't want
pond"
''WelI," replied Burr, raising himself up,
Il didn't say he wanted a pond, did II /
said if he wanted pond all he would have
to do would be to throw a wall across that
'FWen," exclaimed Clark, firing M in
his turn, 1" didn't say that you did saw he
wanted pond, did l! All that ] said was
that Baker didn't want any pond"
Well" shouted Burr, in an angry tone,
" l didn't say that you did say that | said
he wanted pond, did L! l said if-rF he
wanted pond, all he would have TO do
would be to thrOw wall across the gully"
Well" said Clark, now thoroughly en-
ragged, g you are blamed old fool, and |
won't ride with you any further. Stop the
wagon!"
So Burr stopped the wagon. said the
blue grass man, and Clark walked all the
way to Lexington. six miles, before he
would ride with him. That was seven
years ago, and the cussed old fools have
never spoken to one another since.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
4 Message from the Dead

The Bangor Commercial prints the fol-
lowing as a fact:
A former resident of this city some years
ago moved to Cincinnati and went into
business there. Some time since as he was
on his way TO his place of business at his
usual early hour in the morning, when going
past side street, one which he never had
occasion to use, he distinctly heard voice
which said, go down this street, but, not
being of superstitiOus turn OF mind, he
continued on his way for few blocks,
when the impression grew so strong that he
retracted his steps and went down the
street indicated by the voice. He had gone
but few rods, when the voice again said,
$50 in there" He looked, and found him-
self opposite a small third-rate hotel. Going
into the bar-rUOm, which opened on the
street, the first sight that met his astonish-
ed eyes was the barkeeper holding up a
coat OF a peculiar cloth and color for the
examination of a small knot of idlers. He
at once recognized the coat as belonging 10
a friend of bis whom he had last seen in
Maine during his visit home. Upon max
ing inquiries, he found that his friend lay
dead IN the house, and finding that there
was an evident disposition to plumber the
valuables and clothing of his dead friend,
he took charge of the body and saw it
properly buried, and the property sent
home to his mother. Had it not been for
his remarkable warning, the dead man,
dying among strangers, might have gone to
the dlsSecting room of the medical college,
and his effects to heartless thieves. What
makes the story the more wonderful is that
this gentleman had no idea that his friend
was in the city.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
OUR OWN.

If1 had known in the morning,
How YEARLY all the day
The words unkind would trouble my mind
That / said when you went away,
] had been more careful darling
Nor given you needless pain;
But we vex our own with look and tone
We might never take back again.
For though in the quiet evening
You may give me the kiss of peace,
Yet it might be that never for me
The pain of the heart should cease
How maHy 20 forth at morning
Who never come home at night
And hearts have broken for harsh words spoken
That SORROW can neer set right.
We have careful thought for the stranger,
And smiles for the sometime guest;
But oft for our own the bitter tome,
Though we love our own the best.
All the lips with the curve impatient!
Ali brow with the shade of scOrn
'Twere a cruel fate were the night too late
To undo the work of morn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02

From Governor Palmers Great Speech
1t there are men here who were in nv
division at Chicamauga, and were on the
left on that terrible morning they will re-
member that fearful fight that lasted for
three hours on that end of the line. when
the divisions of Baird and johnson and nv
own were resisting for three hours one of
the fiercest attacks that / ever witnessed in
any battle during the war. If you visited
that battlefield afterward you will remem-
Der that all the trees were torn and marked
with bullets. If you observed that bloody
field, you saw that there were hundreds of
men lying dead upon it, while more than a
thousand others were wounded. Who led
that charge on the rebel side that day +:
who was it who, when they were hurled
back, rallied them and threw them upon us!
e. LOngstreet.") Yes, LOngstreet; and vet
more than two years ago he was appointed
by General Grant to one of the most valu.
able offices in his gift, surveyor at New Or
leans. If General Grant can give a valu-
able office to LOngstreet, who hurled upon
US those masses, and who, when they were
driven back, reformed them and hurled
them upon us again, cannot you forgive
Horace Greeley for signing JEFF Davis bail
bond. Applause.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
The Blue and the Grnv,

From Governor Palnler's Great Speech
Who OF us is prepared to stop to discuss
the question as to whether this is a cOntrb-
Tersy. between the boys in blue and the
boys IN gray Suppose l were to tell you
seriously, not as men talk from the stump,
and you cOncede to that certain degree Of
license, but suppose [ were to meet any
gentleman here, and look him 10 the face
and say this is a fight between 1.-THE boys in
blue and the boys in gray" he would ask
me, "Where are the boys in blue and where
are the boys il gray e. You will find them
engaged i'll all the yocations of life, divided
and separated thinking earnestly and in
curing what they shall do for the country,
not having forgotten, but having ceased to
be soldiers, and being today citizens earnest
in the discharge Of their duties. am will
ing that during this canvass, any gentle-
man who has the time to fool away over
these dead issues shall do it. am willing,
if any of my political friends think thew
can get anybody's vote by the clamor. thew
shall do it. So far as l am concerned, I
mean to act with the men who agree with
me in regard to the duties l have to ger
form now.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
What, Leeds great gun z

What, Leeds great gunY"
"Any6Ody's great gun. Professor E. is
one OF the sOmebOdies."
What's become of Leedsl he ought to
be here tonight"
20, Leeds is off to Paris on some scien.
tifc mission. Don't you read the papers e.
mot very carefully, must confess But
you know / have been away out of the
reach of the papers. So Leeds is as poDu-
lar as ever. How ne did admire Mrs.
Meyer! Seems to me he ought to have had
her instead of Meyer. Meyers a good feI-
low, but you never hear anything from him.
A commonplace sort of person, while Mrs.
Meyer is really uncommon. The finest con
versatiOnist know"
Eyes, of course Leeds ought to have had
her, / always said so. Leeds is Just the
man for her-cOngenial tastes and all that
sort Of thing" Drake returned triumph
antly.
'There you go, Drake, With your congen-
ial tastes, etcs., and you are half wrong, as
usual Sometimes, when both parties are
similarly endowed, there is too much of
all that sort of thing; and if they don't
bore each other they are sure to quarrel.
That's the way. What woman like Mrs.
Meyer needs is appreciation, and she's got
it. You don't know anything about Meyer.
Meyer is a MAN and that's what not half
of us can say" And Matt Dunn, after re-
heving his mind in this energetic manner,
went in and joined the dancers, while
Drake went on with his theories, uncOn-
WINGED. So the world goes.
But still the band plays lie De8ir, and a
sweet voice says to a gentleman:
"Why don't you dance, Robert 20
Because ! am waiting for Mrs. Meyer,
Kate. viii she favor me 2" and he put out
his hand And down the elastic floor they
joined the walters, and the soft lace float
ed out its may clouds, and the soft hair
futtered its pennOn of curls, and the soft
hand lay like little bird in the larger hand.
Almost the picture of two years ago; but
the meaning changes with one of the waltz
ers-nOt one of the worlds changes, but
the hearts.
And still the hand nlaYs LIE Desir
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
THE SIGNING OF THE BOND.
BY GEORGE ALTRED TOWNSEND.

AtROcketts' pier the bugles blow,
The chattering hOrsemen ride,
And squadrons wheel with naked steel
BY James peaceful tide,
And up the sleeps of Richmond tower
The cOlumn flies at will,
As if traitdr ode to die
Up TOwOr w Tyburn hill.
poor old nan, grey. haired and bent,
Amongst the troopers rides
He sees the captured capital
Overlooking floods and tides, -.
Where, in his power, tn g. ahoaIus Dlo"'
Unfurled at his command,
That waved in sight OF washington,
And dyed the Rio Grande.
Now silently the people peer,
Who used to cheer his name,
As IL were time Of fear,
And his we're all the blame
They sOOD forget both fame and power
Who but disaster win,
And he who ruled, an empire's chief,
Must make his jail an inn.
They bring him to the traitors court
THIS old and broken man;
Aud cen the Judge looks down in grudge,
Like any partisan.
The lawyers wait TO tell his crimes,
The Jury hate, fOTewarned,
BY heaven it is fearful thing
To see a strong man scOrned.
Then one stepped out from all the throng
And said, This must not be,
Ny pen which wrote his cause unjust
Shall write his liberty.
On yOnder hill the grass is green
With pleasant springs increase,
So green be all the felds Of war,
And all our duty, peace.
eye dare not test him lest he scape;
Ye shall not keep him pent;
Each foe stands now citizen,
flock for every tent;
Let kindly law again prevail,
And victory do no crime,
For hand in hand we twain must walk
Down all the paths Of timer
They marveled much who loved him not,
This quaint old man to see,
Whose name the planter children knew,
An ancient enemy;
And though some Knocked his loving zeal
With many coarse retOrt,
He made the rebel chieftain feel
The North had still heart.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02

1t is not safe to trife with the affections
are expensive Commodities, and if damaged
have to be paid for at ruinOus rates. An
imprudent but wealthy bachelor of sixty
nine was wont to rise at six o'clock in the
morning to walk to the mill with Julia Val
lott. Julia became sick, and he gave her a
pair Of stout shoes, and lent her his book
of mortgages to read. Atterward he took
her to ride, and in an unguarded moment
the ardOr Of the venerable swain led him to
make proposals of matrimony. They were
accepted, and when the ancient lover, in
his cooler moments, desired to retreat, and
offered a dollar to settle with Julia, he
found himself caught in the gauzy meshes
OF Julia's web. A suit for breach of promise
followed, and $4,000 was allowed by the
Intelligent jury as the value of her venera-
BILE bachelor.