Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-05-27

JOHN BECkWlFH.-ln our obituary
column will be noticed the death of Hon.
John Beckwith, of Sutton, at the ad-
vanced aged Of 76. He was well known
in this section, and in fact, throughout
the State, as a public man, having for
forty-five years been more or less in pub
lie life. He was very active, energetic
and persevering. After the State Senate
was formed, Mr.. Beckwith, with Gov.
Palmer,we elected the first members of
that body, from this county. Mr.. b. was
a member of Caledonia County Bar, and
always attended the Courts, until within
year or two past. He was an active,
jealous politician--a kind parent, friend
and neigbbor-and leaves several child
rem to mourn his exit. Two or three of
his sons have become very prominent
public and business men, residing in
other sections of the country.-.Star.
A STEER.-Recently, Mr.. Benz. F.
Varnum of Peacham, sold steer of his
own raising, g years and 10 days old,)
for $l0S. No extra feed was give him,
until months before he was sold.-
Length, z feet 6 inches grit, 6 feet and
/ inches weight 1450 lbs.-lStar.
REWARD OF MERIT Certain par
ties helped home a poor unfortunate the
other night, who was so far gone in in
toxication as to be perfectly senseless and
incapable of managing himself in the
least, and received therefor as reward
of merit low style of abuse and OPP
probious epithets, from one of his female
relatives. Queer way of returning thanks
for kindness, BY splitting out insult from
bedroom window !-Batner,
Of Readsboro, on last week Monday,
captured an eagle in that town, which
measures seven feet from tip 70 tip of his
wings. He Is dark brown, and Bishop,
having wounded him in his wing, bad
quite scramble before taking him.-B.
! SCENE IN STowE.-CoPPERHEAD
| VIoLENcE.-The quiet village Of Stowe
was the scene Of unusual excitement on
the 7th and 9Th instants. II seems that
in the Universalist Society of Stowe,
there is a violent copperhead fiction, who
claim to hold the church, from the fact
that majority of the original associa-
/ ton which built the church, we're Of that
political faith. Rev. II. p. Cutting of
Williston, for some time past has filed
tue pulpit Of this church on alternate
Sundays. But Mr.. Cutting, having al
ways been an earnest anti-slavcry man,
and an untiring foe Of copperheadism in
every form, was decidedly distasteful to
the Vallandighami!es of Stowe, and they
have tried to Gust him. But the majority
of the good people of the Society liked
Mr.. Cutting and so stood by him. On
| the evening Of the 9TH the choir of the
church, according to their usual custom,
went TO The church for rehearsal but found
the edifce taken possession Ct by some
Of the copperheads, who we're armed
with bludgeons, The doors we're locked
and the choir refused admittance. One
of them, Mr.. Cutting, endeavored 10
get through the window, but was felIed TO
the ground by blow from one of the
copperheads. On learning of the VIC
lence shown by these rioters, a large num-
Der Of Mr.. Cuttings Pensioners pro-
ceeded to the church aud soon cleared it
Of its disorderly occupants. The next
forenoon Rev. Mr. Cutting was escorted
into the church by some two hundred of
his people. The whole affair is very
disgraceful one, and by all accounts the
copperheads of Stowe played a very dis
graceful part. The leaders of the rioters,
we are informed, were Mr.. Douglas,
First Selcctman, and West Matthews,
formerly of this village.--B Burlington
Times.
Maj. Chas. G. Chandler of the Tenth
Regiment, writes to the Messenger from
rife pit, under date of May 18th. He
says:
we have had eight days and hale in
succession, as we'll as almost every night,
terrible fighting and carnage, in all of
which we have been more or less engaged
and yet the regiment has suffered COM
paratively little and am yet unhurt, for
which trust / am thankful to Him who
watches over US. | have been in COM
mand of the regiment since Sunday