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Year: 1869

An act regulating the establishment and


maintenance of depots and stations on


railways.


II is herebg enacted, DC.


Sec. /. No railroad corporation shall
abandon any station or depot which is on
its road in this State, and owned by said
corporation, and which has now been, or
shall hereafter have been, established for
five years, except by consent of the Su-
preme Court within and for the county
in which the depot is situated, upon petit
ton and hearing, after such notice as the
said court may direct; which hearing
may be, upon proofs in court, or by ref
erence or commission, under the direction
of said court, as to said court may seem
meet. Upon granting or refusing such
petition, the court may award costs as
shall seem just, for or against any par
ties who present or resist such petition
and the accommodation furnished by the
stopping of trains at such stations shall
not be substantially diminished, as COM
pared with that furnished at other sta
tions on the same road, except upon the
consent of the court obtained as afore-
said; provided, however, that if any
railroad corporation, desiring to remove
or discontinue any depot on its road,
shall give notice of such intention by
publishing the same in newspaper, or
/ two newspapers, if so many there shall
be printed in the county in which such
depot is located, or if no newspaper be
printed in such county, then the publica
ton shall be in newspaper, or two
newspapers, if so many there be, in an
adjoining county, which notice shall bs
published three weeks successfully, and
the last publication shall be at least thir
Year: 1869

An act regulating mill and other dams.


II is hereby enacted, etc.


Sec. /. The county conrt at any stat
ed term thereof, or the assistant judges
of the same at any time between the stat
ed terms thereof, on application made to
them in writing by any person or persons
owning mill or other property liable to
destruction or damage by the breaking
of a mill or reservoir dam or on appli-
cation of the mayor and aldermen of
auv city or the selectmen of any town in
this State, six days notice to the opposite
party having been given, and the appli-
cant having given to the opposite party
satisfactory secarity for the costs result
ing from the application, appoint COM
mittee of three disinterested, discreet
men, who, after notice to the parties,
shall view and thoroughly examine such
dam.


Sec. 2. If in the judgment of the
committee so appointed, such dam is in
sufficient and unsafe, they shall deter
mine and direct what alterations, repairs
or additions are required to make 1t suf-
ficient and safe; and shall give written
direction to the owner thereof to make
such alterations or repairs within such
reasonable time as said committee shall
name in said writing; and they shall
make record of their doings, together


with such direction as they shall give, III
the town clerks Office in the town where
Year: 1869

An act to regulate railroad crossings.


1t IS hereby enacted, dc.


Sec. l. When any railroad shall cross
any highway in this State, and such
crossing may be considered unsafe or
dangerous to the public, three or more
freeholders in the town where such high
way is situated may make application
by petition in writing to the Supreme
Court in session for the county in which
such highway is situated, and the petit
ton, with citation for that purpose,
shall be served on the corporation of the
railroad SO crossing such highway, and
the town in which such crossing is situa-
ted, at least twelve days before the ses-
sion of said court; and the court shall
appoint three disinterested freeholders to
inquire whether said crossing is unsafe or
dangerous to the public, and whether the
same can be so made by changing the
location or otherwise, as that said railroad
may cross either above or below the high
way, or otherwise render such crossing
safe for the public.


Sec. 2. The commissioners shall give
notice to the petitioners and the railroad
CORPORATION interested, and the town in
which such crossing is situated, of the
time when they shall make inquiry and
hear the parties; and on the report Of
such commissioners the court shall have
full power to order what shall be done
and to make such further orders for OF
against teither the petitioners, the railroad
company or the town, and apportion the
expenses and tax costs as shall be JUS
between the said parties, and may issu'
execution therefor.


Sec. 3. If in the opinion of the com
missioners the highway should be alter
ed, the commissioners shall proceed il
the same manner, have the same power
and perform the same duties as commits
sioners of highways in laying out or al
tering such highway. The parties in
terested shall have the same right to ap
pear and resist the acceptance of the re
port, and be notified of the proceedings
as in the laying out of highways by com
missioners, and the court shall proceed
in the same manner and have the sam
powers and duties as upon reports of com
missioners of highways, and may orde
either party to complete such highway t
and from such crossing, when established
within such time as it shall deem Just
and may enforce all orders made unde
this act in the same manner as in tn
case of laying out, altering or establish
sng highways.


| Approved Nov. 16, 1868.


An act in amendment of section fifty-fiv


of chapter twenty-four of the Genera


Statutes, entitled " OF laying out an


discontinuing highways and bridges.


II is hereby enacted, etc.


Sec. L. Section fifty-fve of chapte
twenty-four of the General Statutes
hereby amended so as to read as follows
When any highway now or hereafte
laid out by the selectmen of any tow
Year: 1869

RECRUITS A party of army recruits arriv- ed from California on Saturday last-anothsr mere handful not sufficient to fill all the Vaean- cies occasioned by the discharge of others since the troops here were last reinforced. But small though the nurdber be we are still pleased to see them come, on the principle that "a half loafis better than no bread" :" and besides, if each soldier kill even one Indian during his stay of three years there will be some hundred and fifty of ye greasy pillagers who will have furnished our buzzards little diet ere the dawn of 1873.

 DlsoRDERLY For some six months our town has been free from disturbances, and in most other respects the general condition of sos ciety might, during that time, have done hon or to a town of a like population even in the best regulated State ofthe Union. During the past week however some Of disorders advo- cates have been doing their utmost to break up this tranquility and to establish roWdyism upon its ruins. During the entire night they indulge in the innocent amussmsnts of fig ht- ing and shooting throughout ths whole town. and like other noxiouS animals peculiar to this region retire to their dens at the approach of day. Now it appears to us that some effort should be made to capture couple of these rioters and hand them over to the tender mer- cles ofJustice Tunge. His mode of disposing of such individuals would doubtless have the effect of restoring and maintaining order.
Year: 1869

4 whining, peevish man, who was al
ways trying to get on the sick list, though
apparently as healthy as any man in the
army, went to the chaplain one day in
his doleful style, and requested that a
letter be written to his wife telling her
of his condition


Tell her, chaplain" said the soldier.
"that l am too sick to write myself, and
have got you. to do it for me. Tell her
that I should die to-day, but for the
desire have to wait and see her once
more before I die" The chaplain wrote
as directed, and after a few days he
called the would be-sick soldier to his
tent, and handed him this answer to his
moulnful letter: "Rev. -: Dear
Sir Tell John not to wait for me, as
have already commenced house keeping
with another mar" ,"
Year: 1869

SpoRrs AT ScIo-The following ac-
count of affairs at Scio is taken from the
Salem Tntonist Of the 5th. Said journal
was informed by the Lord Mayor of the
city IN the Forks of the Santiam, that
great excitement had existed in that
community few days previous, caused
by case of petit larceny Of the most
outrageous character. The particulars
in the case were recited thusly: 4 man
who was carrying half barrel of vinegar
through the principal business street, was
stopped and detained in conversation by
one Of the city officials until the load be-
came so weghty that he tired of it, set it
down, and walked into store near by to
rest and have the talk out. While the
owner was in the store "restine," some
one stole the barrel and rolled it away !;
some one else stole it from the first thief,
and the barrel kept changing hands until
it was finally slowed away under the true
owners bed without his knowledge
Sometime after, when his patience had
become entirely exhausted: search
warrant was issued, and the missing vim
egar barrel found, much to his astonish-
ment. alt is needless to say that the
community where such terrible state, of
things exist is strongly Democratic,
where everything goes y \ man living
in the Forks was lately found, at unusual
hours, in his neighbor's kitchen, and cx-
planned his position by statement that
he was searching for lost brindle COW !,
The appreciasive wits of Scio had an cx-
teusiye tin COW bell made and took it
over to present him, with due ceremony,
but report has it the man was too indig
nant to receive it-got mad. in fact"
When the Mayor left everything was
quiet at the ''Gem of the Forks
Year: 1869

LARGE YIELD FROM one GRAIN
We are informed that on the farm of
Mr.. John Fry, ten miles southeast from
this city, from one grain of Australian
Club wheat, planted late this spring,
forty-six heads, containing 2,i19 grains,
all large and sound, were obtained The
usual amount Of wheat sown in this val
ley is from one to two bushels to the acre.
If the Australian Club should prove as
prolific in proportion to the amount of
grain sown as above, one bushel would
yield above two thousand bushels to the
acre! The bunch Of wheat above spoken
of was sown in the middle of the field,
and took its chances with the other wheat
This variety of wheat, we are told, is
more sought after than the white, maxim g
as good if not better -four, and in this
county has, so far as tried, yielded more
than double the amount produced by
Sonora wheat. Mr.. S. S. Markham in
forms US that field of ten acres on his
farm, sown with Australian Club, very
late, with all the drawbacks of the dry
season, produced forty five bushels per
acre; and he expresses the opinion that,
if it is put into the ground early and in
good shape, it will produce fifty bushels
per acre, year in and year out.
Year: 1869

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has issued the following order as to the re.
funding of taxes: "No claim or appica
tion hereafter made for the refunding of
taxes will be entitled to consideration by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue unless
the same shall be filed with the Commission.
er within two years after the date of the
payment Of the tax or in case of claims al
ready accrued
Year: 1869

There will not be another meeting of the
cabinet before the lst of September. The
President can not fill all his engagements
with the proprietors of the summer resorts
before that time. He will not visit White
Sulphur Springs, Va; he would not draw
enough visitors to make it an object for the
proprietor to feed him free.
Year: 1869

The temporary injunction issued against
the further proceeding of the ecclesiastical
court for the trial of Rev. Mr. Cheney, of the
Episcopal church, of Chicago, has been
made perpetual by Judge Jameson, Of
the Superior Court Bishop Whitehouse
will probably take az appeal to the Supreme
Court
Year: 1869

THE SUBSCRIBERS having formed n CO.


partnership in the Wagon and Carriage
business, respectfully announce that they are
now enabled t" furnish supply Of the Excelsior
Wagons for Farm and Freight uses, so Justly
celebrated for their beauty Of proportion, style
Of finish, ease Of draft, and durability in wear.
They will also furnish to order, at short notice,
Carriages Of any desired Style!


They are using nothing but the very best
thoroughly seasoned material, and employing
none hut suparisr worhmc AS their motto
Indicates, they propose to turn ont none but
Year: 1869

The following is Vice President Colfax's
address on assuming the chair as President
OF the Senate:


SENATORS: In entering Upon the duties
in this Chamber, to the performance of
which | have been called by the people OF
the United States, | realize fully the deli
cacy, as well as the responsibility, of the
position OF presiding over body whose
members are in so large degree my
seniors in age. Not chosen by the body
itself, shall certainly need the assistance
of your support and your generous for
beararce and confidence but pledging to
you all Q faithful and inflexible impartiali-
ty in the administration of your rule, aud
earnestly desiring to cooperate with you,
in making the deliberations of the Senate
worthy rot only of its historic renown,
but also of these States, whose commissions
you hold, | am now ready to take the
oath Of Office required by law.
Year: 1869

they are only true to thems res, should
inspire them with national pride. All di-
visions, geographical, political and re-
hgious, can join in this common senti-
ment.


How the public debt is to be paid, OF
specie payment resumed, is not so i'm
portant as that plan should be adopted
and acquiesced in A united determine
ton to do, is worth more than divided
counsel upon the method of doing. Leg
islation upon the subject may not be
necessary now, or even advisable but it
will be when the civil law is more fully
restored in all parts of the country, and
trade resumes its wonted channel.


1t will be my endeavor to execute all
laws in good faith, collect all revenues as
sessed, and to have them properly ac-
counted for and economically disbursed.
| shall, to the best of my ability, appoint
to Office those only who will carry out
this design.


In regard to foreign policy, would deal
with nations equitably as the law re-
quires individuals to deal with each other,
and | would protect a law abiding citizen,
whether of native or foreign birth, wher-
ever his rights are jeopardized or the flag
Of our country floats. would respect the
rights Of all nations, demanding equal re-
spect for our own. If others depart from
this rule in their dealings with US we may
be compelled to follow their precedent.


The proper treatment OF the original oc-
cupants Of this land-the Indians-is one
deserving care and equal study. and will
favor any course towards them which
tepds to their civilization, ChristianiZa-
. ton and ultimate citizenship.


The question of suffrage is one which is
likely to agitate the public so long as
portion of the citizens of the nation arc
excluded from its privileges in any State.
1t seems to me very desirable that this
question should be settled now. / enter
tain the hope, and express the desire,
that it may be by the ratification of the
10Th article of amendment to the Consti-
tuition.


In conclusion, ask patient forbearance,
one towards another, throughout the
land, and determined effort on the part
OF every citizen to do his share towards
cementing a happy Union, and l ask
the prayers of the nation TO Almighty God
in behalf of this consummation.
Year: 1869

While the Radical journals are howl
ing over STANTON and cursing every,
kody who does not Join in his gJorifca-
tion, would it not be we'll for them to
rebuke those in their own camp, who
have neither felt nor shown any respect
for the object of 50 much Radical ne VS.
paper adulation ? GRANT never appoint
ed STANTON Judge until he knew him
to have one foot in the grave. Even
then he hesitated, for such was his
hatred of the man that be disliked to
offer even so empty compliment as
the tender of place he knew the re-
cipient could never fill. The contemp-
tuous neglect with which the President
treated STANTON from the day of his
Inauguration down to the hour in
which he found the ExSecretsry's days
were numbered, shows the intensity of
his bitterness toward STANTON. Surely
if "the first soldier of the century" had
not thoroughly hated "the American
CARNoT," he would not have waited for
the shadow Of death to fall upon STAN
TON before he made that recognition OF
the latter's partisan services which he
was deemed to have earned, and which
was considered essential to the thorough
harmony Of the Radical party.


GRANT never signed STATIONS com
mission as Supreme Judge until after
STANToN's death. The forwarding oi
that commission to the family of the
deceased merely was the last act of al
empty farce. The appointment Wa,
made with the full assurance of the sp
pointee's early decease; confirmation
followed in the train of empty compli'
ment; the man i, dead before the
Judge is commissioned. Which j:
worsei to speak the plain truth about
a bad man, or insult bis friends and
family with deliberate and prenedi


tated je,tsi Is there nothing of the
"ghouw in GRANT,
Year: 1869

'Tis night--an autumn starry hour


The waning moon is in the West
DEVELOPS gem each lingering flower.


And the great world seems at rest.
Not all al rest-for, dreaming, I


Sit mid the shadows and the gloom,
And mise of loves long vanished by,


And hopes long buried in tho tomb.
Not of sweetheart or of kin,


Though those were loved full well,
But of the vain hopes shrined within


My young hearts secret cell
But days of health and days of youth,


Not long can shadowy dreams call back
And waking shows all forms Of, truth


Died long life'b beWildering track.
Sad, sad is memory's frequent glance


At scenes Of the days flown BY,
When dreamers wake from idle trance,


And think of the "Now" with u sigh!
But away all idle musings nor,


What is the buried Past to me?
wake from musing, and trow


There's happiness in days to be.
What is all evanished bliss


That men may lose who rest or roam,
To true affections tender kiss,


And other joys that hallow homer
Year: 1869

VVoULD inform the citizens of Dallas
w and the surrounding country, that
he is prepared 10 do all kinds of work in
his line. Will undertake brick and frame
buildings, furnishing brick and all mate
rial and in fact everything that is
necessary. e-rr. -- ysr-
Window Sash and Window Blinds,


Furnished to order at all times, and at
lower prices than have heretofore been had
in this place.


Estimates furnished for any work, and
Year: 1869

SERIOUS RAILROAD AcCIDENT.-On Sun
day morning, at a quarter-past s o'clock,
when the down mail train was approaching
Burkeville Junction, on the Danville road,
the engineer discovered man lying asleep
Just to the side, but very near the track.
He made every effort to check the train,
and blew the whistle repeatedly to awake
the man, but in vain, for the man was
struck by the locomotive and his right foot
and leg crushed horribly. He was taken
up and carried to Burkeville, where all
surgical aid was rendered him. At last ac-
counts he was doing well. His name is
William Branch, and he was employed as
hand OH the gravel train.
Year: 1869

Reporter beg your pardon u
trespass on your time, sir


Judge Packer am perfectly vii
ling 10 spare you so much time asmay
bo necessary TO DISCUSS questions
relating to the campaign in this State
and TO that extent you need not con
slider yourself trespassing. Beyond
that I have at present no time e
spare. without encruaching on th'
Sabbath, which / will not do.


Reporter-I see il announced that
Gen. Grant is expected to spent
some time in this State during the
csnPAisn. Will his presence giv'
Year: 1869

PRESIDENT GRANT is still suffering severely
from neuralgia and toothache, from q cold
caught on his journey to Washington, and his
face is much swollen and infiamed, but he was
at the White House to-day attending to official
hustpass
Year: 1869

Mr.. PEABoDY's STATUE IN LoNDoN.-Ar. Pea
bodys statue cannot escape the fate of all London
statuary. If no fault is found with the sculpture
its position does not escape criticism. The Bull
der says:


'The committee went all the way to Rome to
get sculptor, Mr.. W. W. Story, who is An
American, land an able man, too,) aad could
not find founder to put the work into metal
nearer than Munich-Frederick Miller. After all
this long travel, and the expenditure ofsoms f3,
900, what is the result We answer, with regret
an entire mistake and disappointment-at least
for the present The excellent philanthropist sits
hatess in an ordinary library chair, without q
single touch of ideslity to make 1t other than
seated man most awkwardly placed among some
irregularly- shaped building apropos Of nothing
and square with nothing.


"The first impression on seeing tho figure is
that it is something up for sale the second, cs-
pecially if there be number of persons gathered
round about it, that it is an auctioneer, not for
sale, but selling. We are not joaking, neither
do we desire uselessly to find fault Our object
is improvement, if possible.


"The figure cannot remain where it ID. Before
the permanent pedestal is ready to be erected a
better site should be found for it, and care
fully-designed canopy should be put over the
statue. The stalwart form Of good George Pea
body, in his coat and trousers as he lived sitting
without his hat among the insurance ofiicss at
the back OF the Exchange, in peltng shower OF
pea-soupy fog, is q sight that surely cannot long
be endured, even in London"
Year: 1869

MARX TWAIN IN THE Holy LAND.-At one place,
during Mark Twain's Holy Land Expedition it
became necessary 10 travel on horseback, and
Mark purchased an ANIMAL which he describes
himself


l have horse now by the name of Jer-
leo. He is a mare. | have seen remarkable
horses before, but none SO remarkable as
this. l wanted horse that would shy, and this
cns fills the bill. had an idea that shying in
dcated spirit. If | was correct have got the
most spirited horse on the earth. He SHES at
everything he comes across with the utmost i'm
partiality.


He appears to have a mortal dread of telegraph
poles, especially and it is fortunate that these
are on both sides of the road, because, as it is
now, never fall off twice in succession on the
same side. If fell on the same side always it
would get 10 be monotonous after a WHILE
This creature has been scared at everything he has
seen except hsy-stack. He walked up to that
with an intrepidity and recklessness that were as
tonishing. And it would fill any one with ad-
miration TO see how ne preserved his selfposses-
sion in the presence of barley sack. This dare
devil bravery will be the death of this horse some
day.


lie is not particularly fast, but think he will
only one fault His tail has been chopped off, or
else be has sat down on it too hard some time or
other, and he has to fight the flies with his heels.
This is all very well, but when he tries to kick
fly off the top OF his head with his hind foot, it
is too much variety. He is going to get himself
into trouble that way some day. He reaches
around and bites my legs, too. do not care
particularly about that, only do not like to see
horse too socable.


think the owner of this prize had wrong
opinion about him. He had an idea that he was
one of those fiery, untamed steeds but he is not
of that character know the Arab had this idea
because when he brought the horse out for in
spection in Beirout, he Kept jerking at the bride
and shouting in Arabic "Hc, will you Do
you want to run away, you ferocious beast and
break your neck p when all the time the horse
was not doing anything in the world, and
only looked like he wanted to lean up against
something and think.