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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

80 Mrs Partington says she does wish
they would hurry up aud pass the silver
service bill in Washington.
A young Indianian proposed " &c
six young ladies just for fun, and was
considerably annoyed by being accepted
by all of them.
= Seventeen boxes of trout, en- route
for Boston. have been seized in Bangor.
Maine. The fish were caught in viola
ton Of the law that forbids all catching
Of trout in Maine between October and
February /.
& alifornia claims to have buried
the oldest man in the country-Hiram
Thacker of Shasta county, aged 12S
years. He was a native of North Caro-
ina, and married daughter of Daniel
Boone Of Kentucky.
Three men left Newburg, n. Y, at
quarter before IL o'clock, the other
morning, and arrived at Albany at 6
o'clock 10 the afternoon, having skated
the 80 miles between the two places-de-
Quoting an hour and quarter for stop.
pages-in five hours, making an average
speed of Is miles an hour.
Queen Victoria's lite was rendered
doubly burden during the illness of hel
eldest son by the incessant stream of To-
tions, decoetions, and indictments pour
ed in for the salvation of the Prince
One quack, more impulsive and confident
than the rest rushed into the royal pew
and made an incoherent appeal to the
good mother to accept his nostrum for
her sick son, and life would of certain
ty be assured.
"A sad tragedy occurred in family
named Hedgespeth, living in Gibson
county, Ind, last week. A son, 10 years
of age, who has always borne a very bad
character. had quarrel with his father
about dog and threatened to shoot him
Procuring a shotgun he proceeded tC
carry the threat into execution, but the
father rushing at him with chair Sc
diverted his aim that the charge entered
the head of his mother, producing in
slant death. The boy-murderer has beer
arrested and lodged in Jail.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

SHARP WoRK.-A merchant in Man
chester, England, recently wanted l 800
pieces of printed calico, of a particular
pattern, for shipment to America. At
FIVE o'clock one evening he went to Har-
penney. three miles from Manchester, to
see a cotton printer, who undertook TO
print the 1900 pieces in three colors,
and have them packed in cases ready for
shipment by noon on the following day.
This was done, and at three o'clock the
goods were at Liverpool, and at five
o'clock they were on board a steamer,
going down the Mersey on their way to
New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
National Union Republican COnyen'
ton.

We, the undersigned. constituting the
national committee designated by the
convention held at Chicago, on the Both
of May, 1868, hereby call convention
of the Union Republican party, at Phil
adelphia, on Wednesday, the 9th day of
June next, at II o'clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the offices of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. Each State
is authorized to be represented in the
convention by delegates equal to twice
the number of Senators and Representa-
tives to which it will be entitled in the
next national congress, and each organ
lied territory is authorized to send two
delegates. In calling this convention the
committee remind the country that the
promises of the Union Republican Con-
vention Of '66 have been fulfilled, the
States lately in rebellion have been res,
tored to their former relations TO the
government. The laws of the country
have been faithfully executed, public
faith has been preserved, and the nation.
al credit fully established. Government.
al economy has been illustrated y the
reduction at the same time Of the public
debt and of taxation and the funding oil
the national debt at lower rate of in.
terest, successfully inaugurated. The
rights of naturalized citizens have been
protected by treaties and immigration
encouraged by liberal provisions. The
defenders Of the Union have been grad
ually remembered, and the rights anc
interests O. labor recognized; Lawi
have been enacted and are being enfore
ed for the protection of persons and prop
erty in all sections. Equal suffrage hal
been engrafted on the national constitu
ton, privileges and immunities of Amer
lean citizenship have become part o
the organic law and liberal policy ha
been adopted toward all who engaged il
the rebellion. Complications in foreigl
relations have been adjusted in the inter
est of peace throughout the world
while the national honor has been main
tanned, corruption exposed, offenders pun
ished, responsibility enforced, and safe
guards established, and now, as hereto
fore, the republican party stands pledg
ed to correct all abuses and carry GU
all reforms necessary to maintain th
purity and efficiency of the public sci
vice to continue and firmly establis
its fundamental principles. We invit
the cooperation of all citizens of th
United States.
Signed by the Committee.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

Strokes IN PRIsoN, Stokes, the assas'
of Fisk, has been visited in Jail by re.
porter, who found him standing in front
of his cell, laughing and chatting gaily
with his brother, Coroner Shine, and Da-
vid Dryer, one of the keepers of the
| Tomhs. He was dressed as though he
had just stepped from boudoir. On a
handsomely frilled aud embroidered shirt
| bosom of immaculate whiteness glisten-
ed three magnificent diamond studs, and
on the little finger OF his left hand be
large and costly solitaire diamond ring.
He wore pair of lavender colored trous-
ers, and vest Of dark material, across
which was suspended gold chain of a
unique pattern. He wore silk velvet
dressing jacket, whose sleeves, pockets,
collar and lappels were trimmed with
pink silk, heavily quilted. His feet were
encased in silk stockings, and he wore a
pair of slippers richly embroi Tered with
gold lace. The reporter was introduced
to Stokes by Mr.. William Ollife, a per-
sonal friend of the prisoner, and who,
since the assassination, has been his CON
slant attendant. Stokes said that he
slept well, and that his appetite never
was better. His whole manner showed
that he is either an adept at dissimua.
ton, or that he does not realize his peril.
On shelf in his cell were arranged eight
bottles Of Murray Il Lanman's Florida
water, with which he battles. Standing
by the side of the Florida water were
several suspicious black bottles. The
assasslns cell is on the second tier, only
a few doors away from the cells of Will.
lam Foster and William McNevins. 1t
presents strong contrast to these two
McNevin's cell is filed with religious
emblems and books, and large crucifx
stands on his table. Fosters is plainly
but neatly furnished. While the report.
er was couVersing with Stokes, friend
handed him the evening newspapers, q
card with mourning edge, on which was
the name of Robert F. Stobo, and small
vial. " What have you got in the vial
Ed?' asked Keeper Dryer. "Only a
little bergamont sent me by friend, re-
piled Stokes. ooh ah thought il
was something else,' politely said the
keeper. Stokes laughed heartily, and
said, 1t might be nitro-glycerine; but
lam not ready for that Just yet. Oh, nc
indeed, not yet = DR.. Nealis then took
Stokes to the end of the corridor anc
there the two remained about ten mimi
ties in conversation. Keeper Dryer ther
said, ed, now comes the d sagreeablt
part of the business, / must lock VI
shop" " All right, replied Stokes, al
secthe boys in the morning" Stokes posi-
lively refuses to converse about the as
sassination, and says that his counse
have cautioned him against doing so.-
The friends of Stokes affect to feel nc
solicitude about the result and say tina
Stokes viii not lack money if that is wha
is needed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

\ REMARKABLE AcciDENT.-Miss
Mary Ellen Foy, young lady in the
Normal school, New York city, recently
had her throat cut, inside, by the core o.
an apple, and at last accounts was not
expected to live. She was eating the
apple, and while in the act swallowing
portion of the core, it cut the lining of
her throat and several arteries like
knife. Her classmates were astonished
TO see her fall over on the floor and vom.
il large quantities of blood. She was car
ried to the police station but little could
be done for her. Her mother, who had
been summoned, was not allowed TO re-
move her until next morning, for fear of
fatal consequences. The poor woman sat
in the station house watching her daugh-
ter all night. Next day she took her
home, where she has lain ever since, slow
ly wasting away. 1t is impossible for her
to swallow anything whatever, and her
stomach has become so contracted that
nothing can enter it. She is so weak
from loss of blood and starvation that
the physicians in attendance refuse to
perform any operation on her, or even to
insert a silver feeding tube below the
wound, as has been successfully done in
other instances where the mouth or throat
has been injured. They say she could
not survive an instant She was bright
amiable young woman, much esteemed
and beloved 10y all.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

"A twelve year old Wisconsin boy
was allowed to play with his fathers
gun. His sister is much lamented.
On being discovered in hen-coop,
a Come clicut thief explained that he
was trying to find Encke's comet.
A writer from the African diamond
fields says ne attended dance where he
saw sign which read "No gentleman
allowed without pants"
The wife of Potter Palmer, who ex-
claimed in tragic accents, after the Chi
cago fire, A" am beggar," received on
New Years day in new $4,000 dress,
with $4,000 worth of finger rings, and
necklace worth $4,000
Mary Tinker, servant girl, was
burned to death at St. Louis on Wednes-
day by her clothes being drawn into the
open door Of stove, which she was pass
ing with baby in her arms. Her en-.
tire body was burnt almost to a crisp be.
fore her clothes could be stripped from
her. The baby was rescued unhurt.
John A. Coleman, the plucky Prov
idenee man who hes been fighting fol
four or FIVE years on quest on of pas
sengers' rights and wrongs, is still de
frauded of his triumphs. He has hat
several verdicts in his favor, the last en-,
giving him $500 and costs, but the rail
road makes the most of the laws delays
and has taken the case before our suprem,
court on law questions.
A servant girl in New York saw /.
man in the house coquetting with tn
spoons. She went and told the owne
thereof. He went and got a revolve
and policeman. The robber went an,
got out Of the window. The owner an,
policeman went and searched the house
They found a boarder in his own bed
room. In the dark the policeman knock
ed down the boarder with his club. tn
owner drew his revolver and shot the no
lieeman through the shoulder, the board
er knocked down the owner with chair
and then they found out that it WASH
lany Of them.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
HEARTH AND HoME.-A most excel,

HEARTH AND HoME.-A most excel
lent illustrated family newspaper is
Hearth and Home, published by those
well known publishers Orange Judd q
Co., 245 Broadway, New York. But
good as it has been during the past two
years of its existence, its enterprising
publishers announce still greater attrac-
tions in store for the coming year
Among the first class writers engaged
are Jean Ingelow, Edward Eggleston,
Mary E. Dodge, Louisa NJ Alcott, Ed
ward Everett Hale, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Rose
Terry, Maria R. Oakley, Lucia G. Run
kle. Besides these, Hearth and Home
contains a large amount of excellent
reading, editorials, literature, art, science
amusement instruction for the house.
keepers, the gardener, the farmer; cap
ital department for children and youth
the news of the day; financial and mar
ket reports, etc. Its engravings, costing
over $4,000 year, are of high order
of merit, unsurpassed by any illustrated
paper in the world Altogether, Hearth
and Home is such Journal as may be
safely and very probably taken into any
family. 1t is supplied at the low rate OF
So year four copies for Sill; and ten
or more copies for $3.50 each.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
The soNe MESSENGER for Deeembe

THE SONG MESSENGER for December
on our table, 1t contains the song of
Mrs. O'Leary' Cow, by P. Green" Ed
itorials on Adapting Hymns to tunes
" The Cabinet Organ in Play" reviews
of sheet music and books, (the editors
opinion, and not the publishers). Musi.
cal News. ETC., and variety of interest.
ing matter by Mr.. Geo. F. Root and 9th.
ers. Also new song, eye have done
it unto Me-" by Mr.. Root, a Christmas
anthem and several glees. Specimen
copies 10 cents. The Song Messenger is
now edited by Mr. w. S. B. Mathews
Editor of the late Musical Independent
Published by Root & Cady, Chicago, a
81 year. 10 all respects musical pa
per for the people.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
i" SLEEP, DOLLY, SLEEP p
TWEED DIMES WITH TREM.
1877 WEST STREET. Tuesday, 10. is

1877 WEST STREET, Tuesday, 10, 1868,
Ny DEAR JOSIE james McHenry,
the partner of Sir Morton Peto, the larg-
est railway builder in the world, Mr..
Tweed, and Mr.. Lane will dine with US
at halfpast o'clock. l want you to
provide as nice dinner as possible. Ev-
erything went off elegantly We are all
safe. Will see you at six o'clock,
JAMES Fisk, JR.
DEER JOSIE Get ready and come TO
the Twenty,third street entrance of the
hotel and take me down town, and then
you can come back and get the giIls for
the Fulton dinner, to Gay. Yours truly,
SARDINEs.
This sweetness went along till about
1870 when an arrangement took
place and each called the other Snake
in the grass and other such Glove pats. ;"
Soon they begin to soften down again,
and 10 August Fisk addresses my dear
Josie" aud declares she is wrong when
she tells him he is tired of her." and
closes, glowing you as none but you, | am
yours, ever" but things are not all
smooth yet, and Fisk complains of her
attentions to Stokes, and Miss Mansfield
still rides her evident hobby for more
money, and while she intrigues for only
S25, 900, she also tries to divert him to-
ward another woman, for whom she ex-
presses great admiration (?) to which
Fisk responds, and confesses with cool
address but heart bursting with grief.
Here is sample:
MADAM You know I would not
wrong you, and | would take back all
my acts when there could be shadow OF
doubt that you was right and | was
wrong; and let me speak of the other
harsh letters / have written. | wrote
them because you had wronged me posi-
lively, because you had placed between
me and my life, my hope and my happi
ness an eterna! gulf, and l felt sore anC
revengeful, and on those letters am nov
the same. 1t would be idle for me Il
| hIltS uuShG uuOub AhCul VI dbOub US
when | could talk to you there. You
did not listen. | presume it TO be thu
same now, The entire connection is lik,
dream, fearful dream, from which
have awoke, and, while dreaming, sup
posed my soul had gone out and tn
awakening tells me | am saved, and
from the embers of the late fire, Their
shoulders no spirit of revenge towar,
you, for you acted right, and the wron,
only came to me from you because yol
did not act sooner.
This letter should remain and be real
only by you. Should you see fit to an
swer it, the answer will be the same wa
kept by me. There has been storm
The snip, noble steamer, has gone dow
The storm is over and the sea is smoot
again.
Little ships should keep near shore;
Greater ships can venture more.
My ship Is small and poorly Officer
ed"
/ am yours, ever. &C., &c,
, j. F., Jr.
flor THE
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

THE PUBLIC LEDER.-Geo. w. Childs
the enterpr;sing publisher Of the Public
Ledger of Philadelphia, has just issued
the Ledger Almanac for 1872, not to
sell, but which he generously presents to
all his subscribers. The circulation OF
the Ledger is almost half million per
week, and this annual is filled to over.
flowing with great variety of valuable
and interesting matter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The ladies
say that the February number is I'M
commonly good, especially in its Fashion
Plates, and Work Department, as we'll as
in its reading matter, and we are bound
to accept their verdict. Marion Harland
furnishes the reading story as usual, the
title this time being "Abigail's Waiting.
Its original matter and its selections OF
little gems are always admirable. L. A
Cooley, publisher; Philadelphia, Pa.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

SHEEP BREEDING. Gen. Flint, the
California sheep breeder, who has been
recently visiting this State, says that the
pre-, ent sheep stock of Vermont, viii
prove better than ever before, because
the poor sheep have been selected out Of
the hocks and killed. The General pur-
chased several Spanish merino bucks OF
L. S. Drew of South Burlington, Henry
Thorpe Of Charlotte, and Ii. n. Newell
of Shelburn, with view to improve his
California hocks.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

A WARNING 10 BOYS. This morning
a little boy went to the pump at the mar
ket place, and very toolishly touched
his tongue to the iron handle, to ascer-
tain, we presume, if it was cold, OF
course the result was not only fearful
but extremely painful. The tongue be-
ing very moist and warm, and iron being
a very good conductor Of heat were al
most instantly Withdrawn from the latter
by the cold handle, and it froze tight
The little fellow endeavored to withdraw
his tongue, but could not. Several gem
tleman went to his rescue, but it requir-
ed the most careful handling to loosen
the boys organ of taste from the iron.-
They elected saliva upon the handle,
and rubbed it with their hands fully Eve
minutes before the succeeded, and then a
piece of the skin of the tongue, about
the size of nickel cent, was left on the
handle, leaving the surface ofthe tongue
where it had come in contact with the
handle as white as though it had been
scared with red-hot iron. During the
time the boy was fast he gave vent to
his excruciating agony in loud and con-
tinuous screams.-Ne,U Albany Ledger.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

Brigham Young complains that he
has to board his own jailer.
A person looking at some skeletons
the other day, asked young doctor pres.
ent where be got them. He replied
We raised them"
= vice-President Colfax has stopped
smoking. If one so welded to the us,
of tobacco as he can give it up. surely
no one who wishes TO initiate his example
aeed hesitate to try.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
gelluws falls Jlmes,
BELLOWS FALLS, JAN, 10, 1872.

The Maine Kennebec Journal was
out in leading editorial on Tuesday 10
favor of the denomination of Gen. Grant,
and says Maine will send unanimous
delegation in favor of Grant and Colfax.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

TRIcHTNA.-Mrs. Carl Martin, wife of
the man who died a few days ago at
Cleveland, O., from trichina spiralis, has
also died from the same disease. The
boy, six years of age, is in critical
condition. The girl, four years of age
will probably recover. The case creates
great interest among medical men, and q
large number of scientific men have Wis
tied the sick family.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

"A committee was recently appoint
ed to investigate the excessive chastise-
ment of pupil in a Michigan public
school. and reported that the punishment
was not actuated by malice, but occasion.
ed by an undue appreciation of the thick.
ness of the buys pantaloons.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

FIsK's PROPERTY. Mr.. John H. CO.
mer, the administrator of Colonel Fisk s
estate has been presented with bill for
S2500. the price demanded for allowing
Fisk to die in the Grand Central Hotel.
Mr.. Conner says that Fisk's personal
property amounts to scarcely 100000,
the lawyers and others having used up
his ill-gotten gains.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

Justnow acknowledgements through.
out the country very generally discard
the idea of nominating straight demo
cratic ticket for president and vice pres
iden, this year, and favor some moder-
ate republican. Go ahead
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

The national union republican conven'
ton. the call for which we publish this
week. is to be held at Philadelphia on
Wednesday. June 8, next, for the nomi-
nation of candidates for president and
vice president.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

RAILROAD AccIDENTs.-TheNe New York
Times figures up that the number ofrail-
road accidents in this country, which
were reported in the newspapers, for the
year ending Nov. /, was 107, as the re-
suit of which l91 persons were killed
and 254 wounded. As doubtless many
of the minor accidents were not reported
in the papers, the list is not complete
but it is appalling enough as it stands
OF the accidents reported 40 were coils
ions, showing a total Of los persons kill
ed and 211 wounded, and indicating AT
astonishing degree of carelessness, fol
when anything like the proper precau
tions are preserved, collision of train
is nearly impossible. The principal dis
aster of the year was at Revere, whil'
the New Hamburger, n. Y, tragedy
which occurred February 26. was mex
in magnitude Of its results.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

For coughs, bronchitis, and and con
sumption, in It's early stages, nolhin.
equals DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Di,
covery. 573
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

A HUGE PIE.-The largest chicken
pie ever made in New England, and per-
haps in the world, was exhibited at
Bridgeport at the Episcopal FAIR. An
mense crowd had assembled to witness
the unwilling. 1t required over one hun
bred large sized chickens, fifty pounds OF
folr and twenty pounds of lard for the
crust, special pan nine feet in diameter
to hold it, four stout men to carry, and a
w. Wallace was the only man in thC
city who had an oven large enough tC
bake it. 1t was whopper and no mis-
take. Whoever wants finger in tina
pie will no doubt have an opportunity.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19

Stokes WIFE.-The wife of Stokes
had just sailed from France, when he
killed Fisk, and will know nothing of
the murder till she arrives in New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
After this
MORE HONEY.
November IA, 1870.

November IA, 1870.
DEAR DoLLY:-Do you really wish
to see a "brigand at your house to-
night? If so what hour, or from what
hour and how late should 1 call? For
| might be able to come at eight, or per-
haps not until ten. Say what hour, and
how late is your limit after the time you
first say.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
TESTIMONIALS.

Fl regard Mr.. Eddy as one Of the moot copaJls ca
succesaHt practitioners with whom have had uftt
intercourse.
CHARLES MASON. com'r Of Pateuts,'
have no hesitation in assuring IN senturs q
they cannot employ man more r0agpefent AND trs
,coriAv and more capable of putting their spplir
lions ia form 10 secure for them early and
vorable consideration at the Patent Office.
EDMUND BURkE Z, tate Conf OF Patents
Mr.. X. IL. Eddy has made for me over I HINT
applications for Patents, having been successful
almost every case Such unmistakabte proof
great talent and ability his part. leads re-
ommend all inventors 70 apply to him TO FTpcJ
their Patents as they may be sure Of having O
most faithful attention bestowed on their
JOHN TAGYART.
Boston. Jan. /. 1872 l-a-