Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-03-18
coolest inhabitant" in this vicinity
Huntington Times.

of Topsham in this state and grad
uate of the University of Vernon
in lS49, was the conservative" o
Copperhead candidate for Governo
of Louisiana at the + &c en- stat,
election. He received 1868 vote
out of a poll of 10000. We wer,
sorry to see Mr.. Fellows running a
the candidate of those men in Louis
lana, who have an Incl bient sympath,
with the rebellion, and therefore W,
rejoice at his defeat. We know Mr.
Fellows to be a thorough union man
and it must be local issues entirely
that has thrown him into the hands
Of the copperhead faction of Louis
lana. We hope soon to hear of hin
in better political company,-Bari
ington Times.
SACRILEGIoUs.-The burglars who
are evidently bound on doing a gooC
business while in town, have neither
respect for persons or place. A few
night since they entered st. Joseph'i
Church, on Cough street, and stole I
beautiful wreath and the costly clotl
which covers the altar. Luckily
they were not able to discover where
the valuable sacramental vessels anC
costly vestments Of the church were
kcpt.-Burlingto@ Times.
Twenty-Five recruits, we learn
Lave died at the barracks in this
place during the winter. They were
of the average age Of IS years, five
of them below IT.
We understand that an order has
been issued to increase the size of
the Hospital in this place, so as to
hold one hundred more men, making
it capable of accommodating six
hundred.-Phoenir.
A COWARDLY OUTRAGE.-As Mrs.
Birdsall an elderly lady Of Rutland,
was returning to her nome on Tues
day evening Of last week, she was
by a young scoundrel, who
threw her down on the sidewalk,
and as she cried for help he said,
. Dam gen, # yon say ,coyd, | tcU
tW yoa." Fortunately her cries
brought help and the villain, whose
name was John Patch, fled. Next
lay he was arrested and held under
$500 bonds to appear at the next
-erm Of the Rutland County Court.
PoLICE.-Frank Allipau, Jr., had
severe "brick in his hat" Tuesday
evening, and took lodgings with
Sheriff Flanagan. Next morning.
le disclosed against John Kennedy
who keeps a "rum hole" near Cusick 81
on Lake Street. Kennedy
vas therefore brought before Justice
Iollenbeck Saturday and fined $10I
nd costs, amounting to $l6,66. John, |
ike most of his fellow law breakers,
vas "lush, and "ponied up the fine.
Darlington Times.
Mr.. EDITOR Your last issuecon
aimed an item stating that Mr.. Steb-
ins Of Brooklinc, recently killed
ow, fattened without meal, (nothing.
7as said as to pumpkins, oats, pota-
Oes, Or corn,) which dressed 915
ounds.-"Good for B rookline,"
losed the item. 1t may have been
God for Brooklinc. Now a word
IF Jamaica.
Mr.. John B Muzzy, though a young
IAN, is one of Jamaica's best cattle
reeders, recently sold yourg Mulch
ow to J. Jackson of Chesterfield,
I. H., which weighed, at the time of
he, 1915 pounds, live weight, her
ed having been simply hay and
Othiag else. How much would she l
ave weighed if properly "mealed ?"
ully for Jamaica, say ye.-K,- |
'hoenir. |
BURNED TO DEATH.-Mrs. Char {
tie Reynolds, aged rs years, was 9
rned to death in Orwell, Feb. Goth s
Ell clothes were set on fire by the q
milton Of some tar, heating on the '
owe. The flames were soon put out,
1t she was so badly burned that she i
red but few hours. L
The VERMONT RECOMMENDATION.
2, Walton writes to his paper as r
llows: :
Among recent things settled at \
ashington for the advantage of the :
ate, | think am safe in naming an =
der for three thousand Vermdat 4
rises for cavalry, to be delivered II :
and the granting of a
cond Vermont brigade in the army u
that is, as understand it, brigad- -
the Vermont regiments not en- !, "
aced in the lst brigade. The rule = =
to horses (their height was re- y
led so as to admit Vermont horses, g
sely, for everybody knows they =,
IL make the very best animals for =, II
in speed, of high u u