Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-01

The parties to the controversy are 'he
Methodist Episcopal churches, North and
South, and while this particular case only
involves a title to churh property In one
locality, (the comfy If Fauquier0 its
decision will have an influence upon other
suits, growing out of the division in the
church. Judge Alle,, Lee, Moncure'
Daniel and Samuels are present, and
some of the most eminent legal talent IN
the State is employedin the argument.
HoRRrBLE.-We barn from the Har-
risburg Telegraph thit a young lady IN
of Cumberland County, while sleighing,
one night last week, vas frozen to death.
She complained to her companion early
in the evening of beng very cold, but
there being no publichouse near they did
not stop. Soon after on coming to tav-
ern, she refused to get out, saying she
felt very comfortable and they drove on.
Arriving at home, sic had TO be assisted
out of the sleigh, in .stupor-ike manner,
and shortly afterwards expired.
81 The Chamber of Commerce of
New York is older than the republic, hay-
ing been established in 1853. 1t was in
corporated by George III.
81 A young woman was arrested last
week in St. Louis, for going to ball in
masculine attire, and fined $50. Deter
mined to be revenged, the next day she
made complaint against two young
bloods of that place, who had donned the
fashionable shawl for appearing in female
attire The Magistrate did not consider
the cases parallel
"a The Washington Correspondent
of the Courier and Enquirer telegraphs
as follows on Thursday evening:
"The nomination Of Mr.. Orr makes 10
change in the position of parties. He
gets only Mr.. Richardson's old vote. The
friends of Mr.. Banks are firmer than ever
The Know Notlings are still voting fol
Mr.. Fuller, although he has positively
declined.
The Presidents Message on Kansa
affairs is simply a sectional pro-slaver!
manifesto, which only aggravates existin:
disorder. Southern men complain tina
it endorses Squatter Sovereignty. North.
ern men denounce it as malignant at
tack on the Free State settlers"
RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH CANADA
The New York Chamber of Commerce
have adopted memorial to Congress
asking for the extensioa of the Reeipro
city Treaty with Canada to all articles
the growth, produce or manufacture c
either country, and for the mutual rigl
of the shipping of each country to partic
pate in the coasting trade of the othel
The present reciprocity is too much o
one side, and the principle, if it be goo
one, should be extended to the entire trad
as recommended in the memorial. Tn
trade with Canada, which before the treat
amounted to about 81, 100000, has grow
under it $30,900,000, an amount that
excelled only by the trade with Gree
Britain and Franee.-Proutdence Jou
"a Twenty-Six locomotives, it is salt
have been broken on the Western raj
road during the late cold and storm
weather.
"a According to all accounts the u;
Of laudanum has now become very pr
valent among the female sex of our pop
lation. A lady, writing to one of o.
New York journals, states that she h
recently discovered that five other fema
acquaintance, belonging to the mo
wealthy classes ia this city, are habitu
> partakers of it, and that, as a natural co
i sequence, it is fast destroying their me
= tai and physical powers.
II WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. A dispat
&c from jackson announces the election
i Jefferson Davis to the United States Sc
IL ate by So majority.
ce ST. LOUIS, Jan. %. The Santa
} mail arrived at Independence yesterds
n News from the territory unimportar
m business dull.
d A fight had occurred between the
,e pote Indians and the Mormons, provok
n by an attempt of the latter TO drive I
s former off their own lands. SIEVE
Mormans were killed and much prope
taken.
h.
m Ca The Austin papers state that G
H. Chambers has petitioned the Senate
nd charter company to run certain I
TO- chimes of his invention, which are said
IS be capable Of superseding railroads, CT
by sing bays, and even traversing oceans
ed e. 1t is reported from Washing