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Year: 1871

The two young men, Miller and Kep'
ncdy, who We're committed to Jail few
weeks since for stealing DR.. Barnes
mare and colt. broke Jail and escaped
last Sunday evening The circum-
stances Of their escape are such as not
only to attach considerable blame to the
Sheriff and his deputy, who had them
in charge, but to arouse suspicious in
the minds of those best informed as to
the facts that the prisoners had an ac-
complicc in the person of one who oc-
cupies an official position.


The prisoners had been allowed to
occupy the main room !. the jail dur
ing the day time and evening, and while
there parties outside were allowed to
collect about the windows, and commune
cate with them for hours at time. It
seems that no effort was made by the
sheriff to prevent this. Furthermore,
persons were allowed to 60 into the jail
and visit with the prisoners. We arc
told that the mother of Kennedy was
with him nearly all day Sunday, before
the escape. 1t will be seen that every
desirable opportunity was offered to
furnish the prisoners tho necessary
means Of escape. An inch augur was
kindly provided them, with which they
bored around the lock Of tho door and
walked out. A great bluster of hunt
ing them was Of course made to keep
up appearances, if nothing moro. No
one can deny that proper care and pre-
caution on the part of the Sheriff would
have prevented the escape, for if they
had boen locked in their cells at dark
they could not have got away. 1t is a
little singular that only few days ago
the deputy sheriff was heard to suggest
that they might escape in the precise
manner they adopted.
Year: 1871

For the first time since little
"Dandy Jim" sat down in the "infants'
little chair and took up his little pen to
write little squibs for his little Rcg'ste,
he has this week let the TRANSCRIPT
alone. Como "Dandy' you are not
getting cross and sour are you? Take
courage, prick up and at it again.
Year: 1871

1T would seem that VIC have no
authorities at present to protect the
rights of citizens. Last evening just
before sunset four young men, one of
them too much intoxicated to know
what he was doing, paradcd themselves
about the streets with livery rig. yell
ing and whipping the horses and taking
especial pains to cross the track of
other carriages and intercept them. In
one of these maneuyers there came near
being a runaway. Is it not time such
disgraccful and dangerous proceedings
were stopped.
Year: 1871

We devote considerable space on
on our second page to chapter of
Mower County History. We ask for
it not only careful persual, but that
our friends preserve it for future re-
ference.
Year: 1871

The Registers Brownsville man
last week took column of that paper
to say that he was a rebel, joined the
rebel army from choice, and is still
rebel at heart This being a full and
complete admission of all We said of
him, the story now ends without any
'politieal significance" except that a
rebels affinity for rebel newspaper is
fully explained "Kindred spirits hold
sweet counsel together"
Year: 1871

1t is rumored that the Register and
Otmocrut arc soon to be consolidated
under new fusion management Mr..
Craig is heartily sick Of his job-fnds
ne has got into bad Company besides
having an elephant on his hands which
is fast crushing his feeble constitution
Year: 1871

beg to inform the public, that owing
to their inability to close out their en-
tire Retail Stock by January 1, they
have determined to extend the clos
ing sale thirty days longer. The re-
mainder of their Retail Stock will
be placed upon the counters at prices
less than original cost, and far below
those Of


ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY.
We shall inform the public through
the local columns of the special bar
gains which will be offered to close Ger
tain lines OF goods. Being determined
tosell the ENTIRE RETAIL STOCK
at any sacrifice, we shall mark our
goods ct prices BEYOND ALL COM
PETITION.
Year: 1871

Notwithstanding the hercu!em efforts
of the radicals of the Clayton school to
prevent the assembling of a colored
convention at Little Rock this summer,
we see that the colored people have
determined to act upon o'V advice, and
hold the convention on the 9th of July.
We cannot yet know whether they will
carry out our further suggestion, and
exclude white minstrels and brindle-
tails from their deliberations, but we
hope they will. They have frequently
told us that we had some influence,
but we were not sure of it before.
We have not been furnished with the
names THE delegates from this county,
perhaps the, have not been appointed
yet, and if not, we would again advise
the colored people that it is high time
they were doing so. We hope they
will send upa delegation of their wisest
and best men.
Year: 1871

Pretty GocD.-An exchange de-
scribing the Ignorance Of Northern pco-
pie in relation to the South, says, that
alta temperance convention in Vermont
one Of the "SisteriDg' alluded TO the
great increase Of drunkennes. among
the "black people" Of the South since
they were set free, when a pious broth
er arose and said he was not surprised
at it, as he had been credibly informed
that the white people had gin houses
on almost every plantation.
Year: 1871

beautiful ANSWERS n pupil 81
Able Sicord gave the following extras
ordinary answers;


What is gratitude?


Gratitudeis the memory OF the heart


What is hope?


Hone i. the bosom Of happiness.


What is the difference between hope
and desire?


Desire is & tree in leaf, hope is tree
in flower, and enjoyment is a tree in
fruit.
Year: 1871

Fifteen penitentiary conviets cscap'
ed from Tankersly's stone quarry on
last Saturday, twelve of whom we're
still at large at large at last accounts
If they had been where they ought TO
have been they would not be where
they are. Neither would Tankersly.
Year: 1871

"You must not play in the street
with the boys now, my dear; you are
nine years old" said an old lady to her
little grand daughter. "But grand
ma was the innocent reply, "the old
er l grow the better ! like the boys"
Year: 1871

We want more dogs-there are not
enough in town to support all the heas'
1t is shame thele is such small
number of dogs where fleas are so
plenty. Think of seventeen hundred
small dogs fighting brayely against an
army of ileas numbering as many NIL
lions. They can't hold out always.
If recruits do not arrive soon, the little
band of CANNES will certainly be an
initiated; and, in truth, charity and
the ordinary feelings OF humanity
would suggest that if they cant be
reinforced TO something like the mum,
Der of their antagonists, they had better
be sacrificed, and thus relieved from
their untenable and very embarrassing
position.


We see no hope for the dogs
Year: 1871

BELLOWS FALLs.-The ladies of the
Congregational Church and Society held
their annual festival and fair on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 18th, at Union Hall.


A great variety of useful and fancy ar
ticles were exhibited for sale, together
with ice cream and confectionery.


Supper was served in the hall at any
time during the evening. The hall was
beautifully decorated with flags and ever
greens, and the whole was gotten up in
splendid style and apparently to the satis-
faction of all-especially the ladies-as we
understand the receipts amounted TO two
hundred and fifty dollars.


Their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hamlin, was
present. and enjoyed the good time; his
genial phiz and social qualities is well cal
culated to impart united friendly spirit
to a congregation in whatever enterprise
they may undertake. All felt sit was
good to be there"


Bellows Falls maintains strict neu-
trality on the Railroad question.


Bellows Falls has for some time been
sorely afflicted by rum-selling and rum
drinking, but the friends of good order
and morality have taken hold of the work
of reform in earnest, and are holding
meetings once in two weeks to talk over
the evils of intemperance, and inviting
the unfortunate to come out and shake off
the oppressive yoke and stand up as men
again, and cautioning the young against
forming the habit. Their influence is
widely felt and radical change is being
effected. The matter is conducted with
strong, candid arguments, without engen-
dering hard party feelings. The work
goes bravely on,-at the present rate of
progress we may soon expect to see this
pleasant village stand in the front ranks
for temperance.


Our means of travelling is cross be-
tween wheels aud runners; two or three
inches of snow would give runners a de-
cided advantage.
Year: 1871

CATTLE DISEASE IN MAINE.-The
Legislature of Maine have appointed a
Cmmission TO take precautionary meas
ares in view of the appearance of the con-
tagious foot and mouth cattle die ease


Alarm and anxiety are already being
uauitested at the State borders among
the farmers, which feeling is spreading
into the interior. The Commission have
issued circular instructions, which will
be generally sent to all municipal author
tiles, requiring the isolation of all cattle
and forbidding them coming into Maine.
Year: 1871

of their imminent danger; aud to beseech
them, in this case, not to treat our fears as
vain and chimerical. Let US tell them that
though the ways in which they walk, may be
so pleasant, aud the companions of their
journey may be so delightful, that they cannot
believe in the ProPhesied evil; yet " hen their
ruin comes, those who tempted them, will
laugh at their folly aud scott ut their calamity
These will be the last to watch over them,
when the darkness of inebriety is on their
spirits, aud their external perceptions are SO
dulled, that not skill enough remains to shun
the harm that lies in their path.


These, It seems to me. my brethren, are the
obvious duties to which We are all pledged
Let fOrtify ourselves. for their faithful per-
formance-and then, indeed, may our order
become what it is designed to be, rich bles.
sing. and crown of rejoicing, to all in our
midst!
Year: 1871

One Of the best books published the she II does not
consist o lot q dry dull Agriculture thst no one can be
n written BY Of greatest well ss
OF the simplest writers the world In his agreeable msnne


Farmers win gather from ts great deal Of vaqabe Information
reader will bnd
eeng fascinating from the pleasant style treating the Sarous oos


The Farmer will make Of dollars n he win only
practice book and other reaer chiefly people
win gather sensible pages advice plainly told that will be gold
them IN after life
Year: 1871

gold market steady and dull at 1881 1l3s un-
I'll after p. M, when sales made at I3, on the
report the specie in the Bank OF France had been
increased about 100000 francs. Early in the day the
prices sustained chiefly from the necessities of the
street interest which is considerable although the con-
tnued large exports OF specie and the boarding policy OF
Secretary Boutwell, naturally tend to higher premium.
Borrowers paid from fat to per cent for the use OF
gold while in single instance, per cent was paid for
carving The days business at the Gold Exchange
Bank was follows:
Year: 1871

The Board of Supervising Inspectors of
Steamboats, and Steamboat Boilers is to be
called in extra session in Washington as soon
as Mr. Boutwell, returns from his electioneer-
ing tour in Ohio, and then the question of i'm
proving the present mode of inspection will be
discussed, and the present very inadequate
laws in regard to the protection of life on
steamers will probably be revised. In the
meantime the trial of Jacob Vanderbilt,
Superintendent Braisted and Engineer Robin
son will probably be commenced in the
Court of General Sessions. The Inspector,
Matthews, who certified to the safety of the
boiler which hurled hundred souls out of the
world, is not, we believe, under indictment
anywhere, and has only been censured by one
coroners jury-that of Brooklyn. In the pop
ular clamor for vengeance that arose immedi-
ately in the wake of that terrible Westfield
disaster, the arraignment of Vanderbilt and
his superintendent and engineer and the In
spector was vocierously demanded, and the
three first were indeed hurried of to the
Tombs, and have since, been arraignsd at the
bar of General Sessions Now, however, that
the popular frenzy is over, cool judgment
will see that Vanderbilt was certainly not pere
sonaiiy to blame for any of the causes that
led to the explosion. no more Convincing
proof of this can be had than that he trusted
himself and his family on board the ill-fated
boat frequently, and that he had even been
aboard of her q few moments before the disas-
ter The parsimony that is so freely charged
against corporations is never likely to lead the
President of such a corporation into keeping
rotten boiler on board boat upon which he
travels. 1t may lead them to risk other peo-
ple's lives, but not their own. The great re-
sponsibility seems rather to rest with the In
spector, who, of all implicated, was the only
one who risked no precious bones Of his own
on the soundness of his inspection.
Year: 1871

upon the year 5,632 since the Creatlon; and
az there has yet been nothing produced in the
history of any other people to upset the re-
cord of Moses its authenticity is universally
accepted throughout the civilized world, and
it cannot be set aside without setting aside the
Christian dispensation. The New Testament
is but the fuflment of the Old Testament, and
thus Jews and Gentiles have common inherit
ance from the great lawgiver of Israel and
the divinely appointed founder of the Jewish
code of laws and religion.
Year: 1871

A CHANCE FOR Our BREADsTUFFs. Euro
pean kilograms represent that the wheat crop
in Great Britain is disastrously deficient. We
learn also that the crop in France is much
below the average, though that OF oats, rye
and other cereals is pretty good. In the case
of the British crop the deficiency arises
chiefly from an unfavorabe season. In France
it is the result of the war and interruption OF
agricultural industry. Unfortunate as this is
for the people of these countries it will be an
advantage to the United States, for there will
be a greater demand for our breadstufs. Hap
PLY we have enough to supply the wants
abroad and to spare.
Year: 1871

WHALES At NAHANT.-As party OF gentlemen
were cnjoying sail IN the yacnt Lille, q few days
SINCE they sighted TWO fn-back whaies when about
two miles out from Nahant, each measuring nom
fifty to sixty feet In length. Being curious 10 OBJ


tain q nearer view OF the big fish the party fol-
lowed them for half an hour, approaching 80 near
nj Csle time that when they rose To blow the spray
new in the faces OF those on board the yacht These
huge denizens OF the deep seemed 10 be enjoying
their visit to the bay very much, amusing them
selves with some pretty tall scouting throwing the
water to a height of fifteen or twenty eet. Those
who saw them say that they might have been easily
Year: 1871

The symptoms of which ere, pain in the right
side running to the shoulder, loss of strength,
appetite and energy, q sense of oppression, low
ness of spirits, squesmishness OF the stomach
q yellowish coated tongue, restless ness, trlgnt-
mi dreams. all of which Weld to the Influence of
"TAYLORs STOMACH AND LIVER COR
RECTOR" of which enough should be taken to
cause speedy and free evacuation of the bowels
Year: 1871

Those that are subject TO it only know what
distressing complaint it is, and is very un-
welcome visitor At frat it causes dimness Of
vision, followed by a terrible pain, siekbets At
the stomach, and vomiting and then for g dsy
or two, a persou feels as though they had Mt
of siek ness One dose will cure when first at
tackled, and one to three bottles will effect per-
n manent cure.
Year: 1871

AIKEN at the sign Of the Golden Eagle is
selling all dress goods at cost.
All hosiery and gloves at cost.
All hannels at cost.
All oassimeres at cost.


ALI real and imitation laces at cost.
All fancy goods at cost.


All bleached and brown sheetings and
shirtings at less prices than they can be had
elsewhere.
Year: 1871

ARE you afflicted with pains in the side
o cough, or splitting OF blood, such are some
of the symptoms of consumption. Lose no
time in securing few bottles of DR.. Bells
invaluable remedy.


Inquire for the BAlsam of Alpine Moss.
See advertisement in this paper.
Year: 1871

Is the great remedy that Physicians appeal to
and use almost entirely in all diseases of the
Liver. There are thousands at the present time
that are suffering with the rheumatic P -ins IN
the joints, caused by the use of Calonel which
has created disease Of its own worse than that
which it was intended to cure. There il no
drug that leaves its mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps, there are times when
it can be given, and have a benifcial effect, but
should not be dealt out as it has been, and is at
the present time, by those that pretend to know
what they are doing, but in reality do not. The
Liver il more liable TO disease than any other
organ in the human system, and when that fails
to do its duty it leaves the weak points of the
body exposed, as the bile is not thrown of, but
taken up by the blood, as il passes through this
great filter of the system. and becomes impure.
Then follows 8 train of diseases, whose name is
Legion. There are many that suffer from pain
in the side and across the body, dull, heavy,
drowsy feeling, head ache, pain in the right side,
often severe pain in the bowels costiveLsts, fat
uence diarrhea, or less ind digestion, ioss oi
appetite, saIlow skin, white of the eyes yellow,


sinking Of fs'h, depression of spirits, at other
times a great craving for food. Some of these


symptoms are eauaed only by tOrpidity of the
Liver. 1t is Impossible to give all the symptoms
Of deranged Liver, and they are all euresble
without the aid of Calomel.
Year: 1871

An association of Congregation
al ministers met in Oswego, New
York, last week, and the points


of one unofficial report made at


the gathering are thus given by
the Binghamton Republican:


A few days ago, one Of the cler.
fgymen said, young man called
upon him and asked him to Gffici-
late at his wedding, saying that
fthe young woman whom he in,


tended to marry lived twelve miles
away, but the marriage was to be
at the house of her uncle, only


four miles from the minister's


house. The brevet groom gave a
moderate fee in advance, borrowed
the good mans buggy to bring
the intended bride to the rem
devious, and at the appointed
time the clergyman reached there,


as best he could, and found all


ready. But just then the young
lady concluded she would not be
married. The groom told the
minister that he thought he could
some day induce her to change
her mind, and if SO he should be
brought in. In few days he came
around, the "gal had come to her
oats" but he was afraid she might
retract again before he could take
her to her uncle's, and to avoid all
risk he had called in a clergyman
right there, and made all fast.
sand now, Elder" said he show
about that fee gave you; you
did not do the job?" The elder
.intimated that he had loaned him
his carriage gtatouitusly, andIhad
put in an appearance at the time
and place named, at some cost to


himself, and it was not his fault
that he did not do the job. "Well,


Elder" was the response, in tri


umphant tone; "and SO was l
there too, and itwasn't my fault
that you did not do the job, and |
want my money" And he got his
money.
Year: 1871

We copy the following from
the Meridian Democrat:


ga strong, healthy, young man
travelling from Tennessee to Tex
as in search of fortune, found
himself a few days ago in Homer,
Louisiana, and ] applied at the
livery stable for conveyance to
Minden, a distance of twenty-five
miles over a rough hilly road, and


finding that the expenses of the
trip, including his trunk which
weighed ninety pounds would a.
mount to ten dollars, he applied to
a workman for :he use of a few
tools and soon constructed a
wheelbarrow, upon which he
placed his baggage, and with his
own hands wheeled it TO Minden
before sundown, clearly showing
that "where there is a will there is
"a way At Minden be took the
stage and went on his way in
search Of. a fortune. { Such men,
who go to work to turn something
up, and not wait for something to
turn up, will be rich men and
law makers of the country
Look out for him in Texas"
Year: 1871

From the Bureau County (Ill.) Republican.


Among the many interesting


questions, presented for solution


to our courts, the one that heads


this article, was, a short time


since under consideration in our
County Court, rnder the follow
ing statement of facts. A claim
against an estate was presented
to the court for probate, which
iclaim was a note cf hand in the
usual form, except the part le-


lating or purportipg to relate to
interest, which was as follows, "at


ten pct inst annually" The on
ly question of difficulty to the
court and Of interest to the parties
was to find out what this singular
combination of words and letters


meant. Judge Smith held that


there were no abbreviations in
use representing the word "per
cent" or INTEREST" that the words


and letters ''ten pct inst,' as here
used meant nothing, and were
surplusage and so to be treated j;
that the note'was silent as to the
rate of interest it would draw,
and must be governed by the
statute which provides six per
cent per annum, in the absence
of any other rate specified; that
it was not the province Of the
court to supply words in a writ
ten contract, not there or legally
implied in the contract, and that
to do so would be to make a new
or different contract from the one
the parties had made; that these
words and letters had no meaning
any more than the words and let
ters, 'ten Ii. Y. z. inst" would
nave used IN nthe same place, and
gave judgment for the amount
due on the note, and interest at
the rate of 6 per cent per annum.
The correctness of this decision is
questioned by some. We do not
know whether it is right or not !;
but we do suggest that all persons
preparing notes should take time
to write them fully and plainly SO
as to leave no room for question
Of this sort TO arise.
Year: 1871

The trial of Crawford Black,
for the murder of McKaig, tue Sc
ducer of his sister, was brought
to a close in the Court of Fred
rick county, Md, on the 20th.-
The Baltimore Gazette thus des-
cribes the scene in the crowded
Court Room, when the verdict was
rendered: +


The foreman arose, amid al
most breathless silence, and said,
in a clear voice, a little tremulous,
mot guilty. A scene of the wild.
est excitement followed No
sooner had the words passed the
lips of the foreman than a shout
of heartfelt exultation arose from
the crowd. George Layman,
Sheriff of Allegheny county, a
stalwart mountaineer who sat
near the prisoner, seized him a.
round the neck, raised him up and
kissed him with fervent JOY. His
mother clung to him as if to save
him for her own embraces; a dozen
men rushed towards him to shake
him by the hand, and everything
indicated with what popular feel
ing the verdict had been received.
This scene lasted for a minute or
more.
Year: 1871

A gentleman, in bis eagerness
at the table to answer a call for
some apple-pie, owing to the knife
slipping on the bottom of the dish
found his knuckles buried in the
crust, when wag who sat oppo-
site him very-gravely observed,
whilst he held his plate: "Sir,
I'll trouble you for bit while
your hand is in"
Year: 1871

A Keokuk woman has made
application for a divorce from her
husband ON the plea that he is an
''infernal fool" The husband by
contesting the suit, has pretty well
substantiated the charge.
Year: 1871

) When Mrs. Jones chided her
daughter for allowing young
men to throw kisses at her, Ma
ry Ann declared that she was
quite aware Of her improperly,
and had never had a kiss thrown
at her that she did not throw
back.
Year: 1871

1t is related OF a certain traveller
that being in a wild country
where he could find no provisions
for himself or dog, he cut off the
dog tail and boiled it for his own
supper and gave the dog the bone.