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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
Maine Municipal Elections.
PORTLAND, March 3,


Our charter election to-day resulted in
the choice of George b. Westcott, (Rep. }
for Mayor. Republican majority, 4l0,
against 80 last year.
LEWISTON, March 3.
The republicans carry the municipal
elections in this city aud Auburn. N.
w. Farewell is elected Mayor of Lewis
ton and Thomas Littlefeld, Mayor of Au-
burn. In Lewiston the chief issue en-
tering into the election was the Lewiston
a. Auburn railroad, in favor of whose
construction the city voted last spring.
Lewiston now elects leading friend of
the railroad enterprise, by vote of 1912
to 6S for all other candidates unanimous
ly favoring the road.
SACo, March 3.
AT the city election, to-day, the repub-
licans reelected Edward p. Burnham,
Mayor, by 294 majority, and carried ev-
cry ward in the city.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

There are over ninety cities and
towns in the United States which have
National Banks.
"A few days ago as George Payne
a young son of Norman Payne, Lynn,
Mass, was sliding down hill, he ran into
post and stuck sharp spike into his
chin, and the spike being very sharp cut
ITS way through his chin, across his
mouth. split his nose and protruded just
under his eye, in which condition he
hung until unlocked by his mother.
Governor Straw of New Hamp.
shire, is president of the New Hamp.
shire Fire Insurance Company, ex-gov-
ernor Weston is vice-president, aud they
are now OPPOSITION candidates for Cover.
nor at the next election. S. K. Mason
the liberal candidate, is the agent of the
Company at Bristol.
The Legislature of Massachusetts
~ ~ WV vi tNo W Ouo, nave StTuck
beer from the temperance law of the
state. Beer was conditionally excepted
but now it cannot be legally sold condi
tionally or otherwise. Members of the
legislature who had voted for the condi.
tional sale asserted that the practical re.
suit of the sale of beer was so bad. tina,
they now felt compelled to vote for it.
prohibition.
The Washington correspondent o
the Boston Herald gives the followinl
authorities for different ways of pro
nouncing Credit Mobilier," and peopl,
can adopt that which most pleases thei
! fancy:
John B. Alley-Credit Mo-beel.yia.
+, Judge Poland-Credit Mo-bil-air.
Oakes Ames-Credit Mo.bil-ay.
Gen. Banks-Credit Mo-bil.ly-a
a Sidney Dillon-Credit Mo-bil-eer
g Senator SYSTEMATICALLY NJ
lbill-ee-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
Centaur Liniment-

There is no pain which the Centaur LINN
will not relieve. no swelling it will not subdue
no lameness which il will not cure. This is 81
language but il is true. Where the parts are
gone, its effects are marvellous. 1t has prOdi
more cures of rheumatism, neuralgia, lock jaw
sy, sprains, swellings, caked- breasts, scalds bu
salt-rheum, ear-ache, &C., upon the human fra
and of strains, SPAWN, gals, &c, upon animal
one year than have all other pretended reme
since the world began. 1t is counter-irrsnt a.
healing pain relieyer. Cripples throw away
erutches, the lame walk, poisonous bites are ren.
ed harmless and the wounded are healed wtho.
scar. It is. no humbug, The recipe is publFl
around each bottle. Ii is selling as no article .
before Sold and it sells because il does just whai
pretends to do Those who now suffer from rheun
tism. pain or swelling deserve to suffer if they
not use Centaur Liniment. More than 1000 cert
Gates of remarkable cures, including frozen linz
ehroulc rheumatism govt, running tumors y
have been received. We will send circular 60.
tanning certificates. the recipe, &C., gratis 70 ~
one requesting it. One bottle of the yellow WI, VIZ
per Centaur Liniment is worth one hundred ao ,,
for spawned or sweenied horses and mules, "
screw worm in sheep. Stock-owners-this h N ~,
is worth your attention. No family should DC "
out Centaur Liniment. j. B. Ross 4 70. q
York. 4i-n
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
The Stokes Case.

As some misrepresentation prevails
with regard to the present status of the
Stokes case, an explanation may prove
interesting. After Stokes was convicted
and sentenced to die as murderer, two
things were attempted almost simultane-
onsly by his counsel. One was a mo-
ton for new trial, which was denied.
The other was motion for a command,
directed to the clerk of the Court which
tried the prisoner, to send the record
therein TO the general term of the Su-
preme Court for review, and to order a
say of execution of the prisoner till this
review could be had. This motion was
granted. The general term" consists
of more than one Supreme Court judge
and generally of three. When the "gen.
eral term" has passed upon the point
raised by Judge Davis, there will yet re
main the right TO go to Court of APP
peals, and 80 let the decision be what il
may, Stokes has long lease of life.
Should Judge Davis be sustained both
by the general term" and the Court Of
Appeals in his point of law, new trial
must be granted S;okest, and it is doubt
ed whether another jury could be found
to convict him. The chances are many
that he will escape the death penalty.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

DIR. Wister's Bslsam of Wild Che
is "a combination and form inds
for healing and curing diseases Of tAr
lungs and chest. 1t cures cough
loosening and cleansing the lungs an
laying irritation; thus remoping
cause, instead of drying up the q
and leaving the disease behind.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

FoREwARNINGs OF CoNsUMPT
Remember that a cough, cold or .
other common affection of the thrOs
lungs always precedes Consumption,
that all these ailments are cured !
with absolute certainty, by Hake's II
Of Horehottad and Tar. Crittenton
9th Avenue. For sale by all Drugg
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in uippte
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
: Judge Poland is credited wit

= Judge Poland is credited with
mot that Cakes Ames can prove
thing with an abb Galley by. job
Alley is a very different type of a
from Ames. He is diminutiye an
cripple, but not less shrewd than Ri,
orous colleague.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

A girl of IL, with man of 38,
was recent elopement at Midland,
Mich.
They are giving balls in Wis
consin town to raise money to start a
newspaper.
Dog teams on the ice are all the rage
at Duluth, and they go ten miles an
hour, too.
- A generous Chicago gambler re-
turned to apoor woman the s75 he had
won from her husband, and another SIS
with it.
- An Omaha bride was married bare
foot, because her lovers kinsfolk dress
ed that way, and she did not wish to
seem proud.
- Two boys at Denver, Cal, made a
mistake in guns while playing Indian,
the other day, with the usual result.
= The Liberian Advocate, published
at Monrovia, Africa, fixes its subscrip-
ton price at " bushel of unhulled, red
ripe coffee"
The mortality of Dublin during
the year 1872 was excessive, rising to
20 per 1000, which is higher than any
city in the United Kingdom except
Cork.
= In 1872 upwards of 100000 pounds
of human hair were imported into Mar
settles. The stock came principally
from China. The utilization of pigtails
for European exquisites is curious re-
suit of Anglo-French victories in the
Empire of the Sun.
- Pleuro-pneumonia has been intro.
duced and rather widely spread among
the cattle of New Jersey by diseased
stock sent from the South. The State
agricultural society has asked the Leg
islature to appoint committee to consid-
er the best plan for suppressing the dis
ease, and act thereon. The authorities
already possess power to prevent further
importation of suspected stock.
- Seymour, Ind, doesn't propose to
be "ravaged" by smallpox, or anything
else. Her council has passed an ordi-
nance requiring citizens whose families
are afflicted with any contagious disease
such as measles, chicken-pox, whooping-
cough, mumps, ETC., to hang out a red
flag, the sick one to stay in confinement,
and, on recovering, to burn all of his or
her clothing.
= New York laws don't compel wife
to "cleave unto her husband" to any
great extent. Margarita Henne, not yet
10 married Charles Sigismund, recently,
and went home directly after the cere-
mony, and has not lived with him at all.
He "habeas corpussd" her and her
mother, in order to bring her to his arms,
but it don't work for, as her absentee
ism was entirely voluntary, the Judge
told him be couldn't help himself, SO he
grins and bears it.
The druggists of Springfield, Mass,
have curious practice of throwing CO.
logne water over their lady patrons by
means of vaporizer. The Springfield
bellies take very kindly to the odorous
shower, but q country girl who was thus
the other day did not COM
prehend the matter in that light. She
thought the clerk was trying to stupefy
her with chloroform, and ran screaming
into the street She afterwa ards return
ed with lawyer and the poor clerk was
in danger of lawsuit but finally paci-
fed the damsel by explaining this novel
courtesy of the trade" That clerk
won't waste cologne on country girls
.ny r,,nra
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
The Place to Purchase
Musical InStrunent'

Ofnearly all varieties as
Comets, Altos, Baritones, Bases, Conn
BASES, Orchestra Coronets; of Brass
or German Silver: Piston OF Rotary
Valves;
Drums. CYMBALs. Flutes. PICcoLos, FIXES, FLls
oLETs, CLARIoNETs, FRENCH and GERMAN Accos
DEoNs, NIoLISs and GUITARS, V1oLoNCELLos'
Double BBssEs, CoNCERTIyAs, FLUTISAs'
HARMoNICAs, BANJos, Music Boxes,
VIOLIN and GUITAR STRINGS. and
all Musical Merchandise, is the
we'll known store of
j. G. HAYNES & CO.,
80 CouRTST., topposite the Court House, Bostor
i7-l6-ly
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

Ca.toria is more than substitute for Castor J. !.
1t is the only safe article in existence when Is =
tain to assimilate the food, regulate the boSes,
wind-colic and produce natural sleep. IL cOntih
ant to take. Children need not cry and m ~
may rest. 4R
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

The Illinois House has indefinitely
postponed bill abolishing capital pun
nhment.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
Judge Poland.s speech.
SCENES DURING THE CREDIT MoBILIER
DEBATE.

| Judge POIand's speech.
SCENES DURING THE CREDIT MoBILIEE
DEBATE.
The Proceedings in the House on
Tuesday Of last week, drew the largest
crowd that has assem- bled at the capitol
since the impeachment of president
johnson. Not more than half the per-
sons who visited the building were able
to get in. Before 8 o'clock the corridors
we're densely crowded by persons anxi-
ously awaiting the opening of the doors.
The galleries on the east side of the hall
and on the right of the reporters gal
lery were reserved for families of men,
bers, and those to the right of the re-
porters' gallery were reserved for ladies.
Gentlemen were assigned to the north
gallery. When the doors were opened,
there was great rush, and it was not
more than five minutes before every seat
and all the standing room in the galleries
we're occupied.
About one-third of the members were
in their seats when the House was called
to order. The reading of the journal
was interrupted by a motion, which was
carried, that the ladies be admitted to
the cloak-rooms and to the area in the
rear of members desks. The area, the
lobbies and the cloak-rooms were speedi-
ly filled, and the tide was not stayed I'M
Ill the seats of the members we're invad-
ed by them. The scene at this time was
a notable one. The floor of the House
had assumed the appearance of the draw
iug-rooms at presidential levee. Chairs
even, were brought in the aisles, pro-
cedure seldom witnessed in the House.
The wives of members,o of cabinet officers
and the more the distinguished of
Washington society were seen upon the
flor. Such senators as were curious
enough to leave their chamber, were
obliged to be content with glimpse Of
the scene from obscure corners of the
lobby.
James Brooks entered late and took
his seat. There was deadly pallor up
on his face, and something of the APP
pearance of despair about him although
at times the sickly, placid countenance
was lighted up by quiet indignation,
as the argument against him proceeded,
and once he interrupted Mr.. Poland to
deny the date assumed by the committee
as the beginning of his term of office as
government director.
JUDGE POLAND PENS THE DEBATE.
Mr.. Poland of Vermont, then opened
the case for the prosecution in speech
reciting the facts and justifying the re-
port of the committee. After showing
by the testimony that, at the time of the
transactions, the stock of the Credi t
Mobilier was worth from 200 to 800 per
cent, he asked whether Mr.. Ames was
SO utterly insensible to the profit which
he could have derived from the stock,
had he chosen to sell it, that he prefer
red to let members of Congress have it
without any profit to himself. How
came his charitable disposition all at
once to be so extended in favor of mem
bers of Congress :? His ostensible business
in Washington that winter was his posi-
ton as member Of the House, but his
actual business was the peddling of ten
shares of stock apiece to members of Con.
gress.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
AN IMPORTANT CONGRESSMAN.

Mr.. Biggs, of Delaware, interrupted
Mr.. Poland, asked him to state whether
or not the evidence showed these leading
members, to whom Mr.. Ames was ped
ding livestock, knew it to be worth from
200 TO 300 per cent.
Mr.. Poland suggested that if he
would wait he Poland would get along
to that point. Qaughter)
Mr.. Briggs-We will wait patiently.
MR.. POLAND RESUMES HIS STORY.
Mr.. Poland went on with his argu-
ment, and said there was some balanc-
ing motive in the mind of Mr.. Ames
which induced him to let certain men
have this stock at 100 when he could
have got two or three or four times as
much. First, was there any possible
doubt about the motive of Mr.. Ames =?
He had designed to get this stock into
the hands of members, not merely to re-
ly on the feeling of gratitude which theg
might have towards him, because be had
given them something worth two or three
or four times as much as they had paid
for it, but he relied on something strong
er than that. Mr.. Ames had lived long
enough in the world to know that man
sometimes forgets kindness, that a mans
gratitude for kindly act does not last
always. He had read enough of scrip.
ture to know that "Where a mans treas
ure is there will be his heart also. :"
(Murmurs of applause.)
Mr.. Ames had avowed his whole phil.
osopby on that subject. He had said
that the difficulty is that you cannot get
man to give attention to thing unless
he has an interest to do so. He had.
therefore, to contrive some means or 9TH
er by which he could make the interest
of these leading men in Congress identi-
cal with his own, so that they should be
as watchful in relation to this matter as
himself Ames knew that himself and
his friends had started on a voyage
which sooner or later would be exposed.
de knew the nation had been by their
performances defaulted of millions, and
he understood it would be good thing
when that time came that he should have
if possible, some strong hackers, and he
had intended by his course of conduct
to provide himself with them. He had
done so for the very purpose and with
the intent to influence their action as
members of Congress on matters to come
before them. That was an act of bribery
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
A PERTINENT QUERY.

Mr.. Eldridge asked Mr.. Poland wheth-
er he meant that Mr.. Brooks should be
treated differently from any other mem
Der because he had been a Government
director.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07
MIR. BROOKS coNTRADIcTs.

Mr.. Brooks, interrupting. corrected
Mr.. Poland's statement as to his being
Government Director at the time OF
the Oakes Ames contract. That contract
was dated in August, 1867, was assigned
in October, 1867, and he (Brooks) was
not nominated till October, 1867, and
had not accepted the Office till January,
1868.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
A LEAD PENCIL RUN THROUGH A
MANS BODY.

A remarkable accident occurred
on New Years night, one the mar
ration of which would not be believ-
ed. Itappears that reliable parties
tell the story, and the man hurt has
been seen and interviewed. 1t ap-
pears that on the evening of the
day mentioned, William Lautier,
driver of engine No. 5, Jersey City
Fire Department started for supper,
his residence being in Sixth street
near Coles street. When near home
he slipped upon a piece of ice, fall
ing backward, and the flesh near
the shoulder-blade was penetrated
by the point of well-sharpened
lead pencil which stood upright i'm
bedded in the hard encrusted snow.
The pointed wooden dagger pierced
through his two coats, undercloth-
ing, and then through the whole
body, coming slightly out-the end
in his breast, near the armpit. He
ate his supper, and did not feel
much pain until two hours later
though he thought he felt a little
sore. He went back to the engine
house, and there and then he said
he thought he had broken a bone in
his fall. His coats were stripped
off. and then his friend saw the
sharp point of the pencil, protrud-
ing slightly, the other and unsharp-
ened end being imbedded in his
back. All who saw the sight were
astonished, as well they might be.
DIR. Reeves. was Immediately sent
tfor, and he and Foreman Hogan
had to take pinchers, and cut and
slash at the flesh before they could
get hold of the pencil so as to
pull it out. The Job of extracting
it was difficult. Lautier now lies al
home, weak in condition, though
he will recover. This must be SCI
down as the most remarkable cast
of staBbing, and of ''penciling by
the way" on record.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the House Thursday bills were
introduced to so amend the insur-
ance laws as to allow insurance COM
panies to invest assets in city and
first mortgage railroad bonds. Res
olutions were adopted favoring a
central judicial district. In the
Senate bill was introduced regu
lating the letter of State contracts
by giving trustees power to reject all
bids, and reducing the time of ad-
vertising for proposal to four weeks.
The interest bill was under con-
sideration during the most of the
morning session on Friday, pending
an amendment offered by Mr.. Jones,
of Licking, to allow parties to make
contracts at any rate of interest
agreed upon, and leaving the rate OF
interest at six per cent. in the alb
sence of contract.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
THE POSTAGE STAMP BIDS.

The bids for furnishing the Post
office Department with postage
stamps for the next four years were
opened yesterday by the Postmaster
General as follows: Continental
Bank Note Co., N. Y, $14.99; Chas.
Steele, N. Y, $3.50; Columbia
Bank Note Co., of Washington, d.
c., $1,000; American Bank Note Co.,
N. Y, 5000; Butler d Carpenter,
of Philadelphia, $22.OO per thousand
if delivered in Philadelphia, and
$1,000 if delivered in Washington
The award has not yet been made
1t is estimated that there will be two
billion nine million stamps required
in the term of the contract, although
it is understood that the proposals
shall include all of the stamps need
ed by the Department without refer
ence to the estimates.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
LITTLE STORY ABOUT A MERCH-
ANT AND A GRATEFUL ! HlEF.

The fund of incidents of the fire
is not by any means exhausted, and
new and interesting stories are told
daily. The Bulletin tells of a merch-
ant who was busy collecting togeth
er few valuables to carry away in
his arms, when a rough looking fel-
low came up with wagon and wish
ed to know if he didn't wish to hire
him for load. The merchant jump
ed at the offer and loaded the wagon
only to be informed after the man
had gone that he was a notorious
thief. Sure enough the next morn
ing the goods were not where he
ordered them to be left and he gave
them up for lost. Two days alter
wards, however, he was surprised by
the carter's appearance, who apologi-
zed tor not coming before by his in
ability to find the merchant, and,
handing him a key, told him the
load of goods was stored in the
room of hotel, where he would find
them. He told the man what he
had been told, and was still further
astonished when the man reminded
him that his good judgment when
serving on jury prevented his con
viction, in spite Of his bad reputa-
ton, of a crime which he had not
committed, and he added: "rve
been trying to get even with you for
more than two years, and never got
chance till last night, when l bor-
rored a horse and cart, and took
you goods out of the fire. There's
the key, and there's nothing to pay
Boston AdrertiSer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC MAN.

An exceedingly eccentrict man
just died at Hinesburg, Vermont, in
the person of Augustus McEwen
aged eighty-four. He had his grave
dug twenty years ago, and stoned
up and filled with earth that it
might be in perfect condition when
ever needed. Last fall he had the
earth dug out of it,saying he expect
ed to be laid there before the win
ter was over. His coffin was in read
iness seven years ago, and so arrang-
ed that he could lie on his side
with his knees drawn up, and he
said he slept in this condition in
life and wanted to sleep so in death
All his plans for the funeral were
made in advance, and among the rest
he selected four colored boys who
had worked for him more or less, as
hod their father before them, las pail
bearers. They were to carry the
body to the grave, which was on his
own farm, lower it to its last resting
place, fill the grave with earth, and
then walk back to the house, where
they were to find each a letter, seal
cd and directed to them, in whicl
was the money to pay for the las
service which he had required o
them. His friends took good car
to carry out his wishes.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
CHiSELHURST.

Chiselhurst, which for the second
time, within the brief space of two
years, in the cynosure of the intel
ligent world. is a parish in the coun-
ty of Kent, eleven miles southeast
from London. William Camden, the
famous British antiquarian, died
within its boundaries. The place
will become famous in history as
the spot were Louis Napoleon found
refuge after his downfall;and breath
ed his last. The villa chosen by
the late ex-Emperor, after the scept
er of France had been wrested from
his grasp, is described as a spot o
surprising beauty-the fitting
country seat of a prosperous prince
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
OHIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

The following professors have
been appointed for the Ohio Agri-
cultural College:
President, James W. Patterson, OF
Dartmouth College.
Department of Agriculture, Nor
ton S. Townsend, of Ohio.
Department of Physics and Me
chanics, T. C. Mendenhall, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Department of General and Ap-
piled Chemistry, Sidney S. Norton
Professor in Medical College, Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Department of Geology, Mining
and Metallurgy Prof. Edward Or
ton, Antioch College, o.
Department of English and Mod
ern Languages and Literature, j
Millikin, formerly Professor in Mi
ami University.
Department of Ancient Langua
ges and Literature, W. G. Williams
now Professor in the same depart
ment in the Ohio Wesleyan Univers
ity at Delaware.