Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-09-22
State News.

near South Acwoth village, n. H., wer
startled on Friday evening of last weel
by t b!e announcement that bighwa
robbery had been committed in thei
midst upon Mr.. II. f. French. 1t ap
pears that he was robbed Of $3.50 whic
he had received that day from Mr.. Cum
mings, his employer, and for horse an
carriage he had sold, and was on his wa
home on the Cold River road, when h
was suddenly struck heavy blow, AM
then stabbed in the breast, which, how
ever, left only flesh wound. He wa
found in the road at about half pas
eight o'clock, nearly senseless, by gen
tleman who was passing, and whos'
horse sbeared one side on approaching
the wounded mao. His wallet was found
minus the money and still containing {
note of hand for $40, near where the as
sault was made. The alarm was imme-
diately given, and the selectmen have
offered $50 for the arrest of the robbeI
and Mr. French adds another fifty dol
lars to the same reward, but no clue to
the villain has yet been obtained.-Bel
(ot0S Fails Times.
FIRE.-A fire broke out at about bali
past 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, on
Canal Street, in the barn attached TO the
house occupied by Mcnamara, just north
Of Alfred Kemp's. The barn was full
IF hay and was totally destroyed, but
he engine company were on hand and
saved Kemp's house, and also McNama-
ra's house in very damaged condition.
The furniture was all saved. There
was an insurance of $50 on the furniture
and 5000 on the house. The total loss
must be some $500. 1t was insured In
the Connecticut River Mutual Fire In.
surance Company of this village, who
will lose about $3.50, the furniture being
saved, and is their FIRST loss for more than
a year. The origin of the fire is not
known, but as il started in the barn, and
as a small boy was found in it crouched
away in one corner all in a tremor OF
fright, with the flames rapidly approach
ng him, tits thought he might have been
playing there with matches, a plaything
which seems to be quite common for
young children now days, considering the
lumber of fires from this cause of late.-
There were a number of men entitled to
much credit for the energy with which
hey worked at the fire, and we could
mt notice in the garnet window of the
ouso next the barn, three returned sold
ers, at one time, who were licked by the
ameo from the barn, showing that they
re good fremen as well as good soldiers.
-BelloWS Falls Times.
THE Ninth VERMoNT.-A new mill
airy district has been created in Virginia
o f Princess Anne, Norfolk,
Iansemond, Southampton and Isle of
Wight counties, to the command Of which
Brevet Maj. Gen. Torbett has been as
igned. Among the troops ordered to
luty is the remaining detachment Of
he 9th Vermont Volunteers.
FoUNDLING.-Dr. i. d. Cox, a dem
list in Ludlow, a few nights since, was
weakened by the crying of an infant
On opening the out side door he found
| little female child in a basket, with all
he necessary "fxings," and the follow
Dg note.
"Dear Sir,-Please accept this little
child, as a present from its un,
Known mother, and rear it rs your own.
Give it your name, and let it be to you
rs though she was your own daughter
md may God in his goodness bless and
prosper you, is the prayer Of a mother in
rouble.
Born the 26th day of August, 1865"
RAPE.-An aggravated case of rape.
occurred in Westford, Sunday evening,
he particulars of which are given as fol.
ows:
GAS q little French girl of thirteen
ears was walking along one of the high
Ways in Westford, between nine and ten
}. m. Sunday, she was accosted by man
FAMED Stephen Billings, who invited
Ter to ride. The little girl accepted the
invitation, when Billings proceeded short.
= TO drive into the woods skirting the
Dad, where he violated the girls person.
lie then drove back into the main road,
where, by means of threats to take her
ife, he kept his victim quiet, until near
he residence of Mr.. Page. Here the
hild's hat blew off, which Billings insist
ID on recovering. He, therefore, got out
. do so, when the girl with commenda>
lie shrewdness, jumped from the wagon
md fed to Pages residence, where she
elated the'outraoe she had experienced ~