Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-04-29
State News.

received their State pay on Saturday
from Chas. L. Mead of Brattleboro, and
their United States pay on Sunday from
Lieut.. P. II. Morney, Assistant Mus
tering and Discussing Officer for this
State. The men were looking finely
and felt quite pleased to embark for the
seat of war.
An unfortunate affair occurred at the
camp the night previous. Private James
Sweeney of Co. B, succeeded in the
early part of the evening in running the
camp guard, and came down to the vii
lage, where he obtained some liquor.
He was found, aud brought back to camp
by guard sent for him, and was placed
in the guard house. As it was the last
night of the regiments stay here, the
guard had been doubled, and instructed
to strict performance of tn e r duties.
SweenY. who was excited by rum, soon
announced his intention of leaving the
guard house. Ho was warned of the
consequences but refused to heed the
caution, rushed upon one of the guard,
threw him off his balance, got by him,
and was passing the second, a young man
of 10 or 20 named Gokey, private of
Co. d, when he was met by his bayonet.
Sweeny received a stab through one lung,
but persisted in his attempt to escape,
and in all received five stabs before be
was stopped. The last one entering bis
right side near the small of the back,
passing into the vitals occasioning almo It
instant death. He was brought into the
guard house and expired in about five
minutes. A court of inquiry held, last
night we are informed, justified the
guard, Gokey, and he left with his regi-
ment Monday morning.
Sweeny was from Grand Isle, and has
not borne a good character. He was es-
pecially violent when intoxicated and
has been arrested repeatedly by our Of
fcers for disorderly conduct. He leaves
wife and one child.-Free Press.
Liquor SEIzURE.-Two boxes mark
ed glass, coming to the Express Office in
our village, directed to Mr.. Charles Ii.
Blake, the keeper of grocery, who had
been prosecuted for liquor selling, the
suspicion was excited that they might
contain liquor. A complaint was accor-
lingly made, and the liquor seized, on
warrant and taken before Justice Steele.
1t turned out that they contained two
ten gallon kegs, one of rum and the other
Of whiskey. Mr.. Blake appeared by
counsel and claimed the liquor as being
'or his own rivate use. The case
was tried by jury who disagreed. A
second trial was had with the same re-
suit. On Tuesday last third trial took
place, which resulted in the verdict by
the jury that the liquor was here for sale,
contrary to the law of the State. 1t was
therefore deemed contraband, and hand
ed over to the Town Agent. 1t appears
in evidence that the liquor was from
Messrs Towle & Seavy of Boston, who
sent it with instructions to the express
not to deliver it until the bill accompany
ing it-amounting to some $50 was paid
With these facts before them, it is DIFF
fcult to see how any jury could hesitate
to decide that the liquor was for sale con-
trary to law. The case was argued at
the last trial by Messrs. Parmenter of
this place, and Deane, Of Cavendish, for
Mr.. Blake, and by Mr., Farnsworth, of
our village, and Mr.. Denni5on, of Roy
alton, for the State, The argument of
the latter gentleman, exposing the subter-
fuges Of liquor sellers and the moral in
huence of the traffic, is spoken of as ad-
mirable. The friends of morality and
good order should be encouraged by the
result. Such trials cannot fail to aid in
educating tie community in the princi-I
Piles Of temperance Windsor Journal
BURLINGTON TOTAL ABSTINENCE
SocIETY.-Ai the temperance meeting
Monday evening Rev. Mr.. HoUGH of
Williston was the principal speaker. He
urged forcibly the Importance of the ex.
ecution of tho prohibitory law, and off
moral effort, side by side, and set forth
the advantage of total abstinence Socie-
ties. j. S. ADAMS Esq. stated as some
indication of life in the Law, that the
fines and costs paid into our County
Courts by convicted rumsellers since the
LIST of December last, amounted to up
ward of $500, while fines imposed with
in that time, yet uncollected, amounts to
over 500. This total of over 81, 500
would have been largely increased but
for the leniencY that nermitted common 3