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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

1t would seem that if any license
system deserves to be called judicious,
and would commend itself to all per-
sons, it is that recently put in force
in New York. 1t forbids entirely the
sale of liquors on the Sabbath, the
selling of liquors in connection with
drugs and groceries, or between mid
night and sunrise, or by any known
criminal, or harbOrer Of criminals
Can any thing be more judicious than
that? The limitations as to times,
places, and persons, are such as should
commend themselves to the good sense
Of the people, if any license system
could commend itself. But do the
rumsellers and rumdrinkers Of New
York acquiesce in it, and thank the
Legislature for giving them judiciOus
license system, instead Of a hateful
law? BY no manner of means. The
tremendous opposition on the part OF
the liquor Dealers Association, and
the grog-8hop newspapers, such as
Herald and Times, are paralleled only
by the desperate hostility of the Bos-
ton Public Safety Association to the
prohibitory law Of Massachusetts,
No law can be made, that will suit
the men who sell and drink alcohol.
A..A-.,-x-, rrv-trurUr sure That nc
| license system can be made so Judi
cious as to command the support Of
the friends of temperance, except il
be as a stepping stone to something
more stringent. We do not believe
lit is right to license men to deal out
misery, pestilence, and death, to give
a man the privilege, torso much money
Of debauching the morals Of communl
ty, Of scattering the seed Of disease
around the land, Of impoverishing the
people, Of sending desolationand mis-
cry into families, Of multiplying the
inmates ofpoor-house, jails, and pris
ons, ard of thwarting every effort tt
promote the interests and happines
Of mankind. All that we believe t.
be wrong, totally wrong, and not to b.
made right by any legislation what
ever. Absolute prohibition is tn
only appropriate legislation in tn
case, and we propose to fight it out o
that line if it takes forever.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08
Ancient Oil Seekers.

The moderate fortune seeker some
times finds, to his surprise, that he is
only following in the footsteps ofraces
Of men who lived centuries before
him, and were doubtless as eager to
possess themselves of the wealth
which he covets as he is himself. The
copper miner of Lake Superior finds
that some earlier inhabitants Of the
continent, that the red men, perhaps
the mound builders Of the West. were
there before him, and have left rude
tools and other evidences Of system
attic efforts at mining. So the oil
seekers in Pennsylvania discover that
they are not the first to draw upon
the marvellous subterranean wealth of
that remarkable region. Petroleum
was known to white settlers of Penn
sylvania as long ago as the middle OF
the last century, and to the Indians
before that time; but there are indi-
cations that older races, who have
passed away, understood the value of
of these natural oil fountains of Ven
ango county. Along the Valley OF
Oil Greek, as we learn by q paper
in the oil regions, are clear traces OF
ancient operations. Over sections
embracing hundreds Of acres the sur
face Of the land was, at some remote
Iperiod, extensively excavated in the
form of oblong pits, from four by six
to six by eight feet in size. Some
are circular or oval in form, and
they are often from four to six feet
still in depth, Notwithstanding the
action of rain and frost for so many
years. They are found in the oil re.
gions and over the oil deposits, and
in no other place. The deeper and
larger pits appear to have been crib
bed up with timber at the sides, il
order to preserve their form, anC
better to adapt them to the end il
view. This cribbing was roughl,
done. The timber was deprived O
its bark, halved, and rudely adjusted
at the corners. Trees have beer
found growing in some of the pits +;
foot and half in diameter, which OIL
being felled, showed two hundred
concentric circles of growth, indicat
ing an antiquity antedating I'll,
earliest records of civilized life il
that region. These facts go to SHOW
that the busy region which modern
speculation has so filled with artificial
appliances for securing the oleaginou
riches that well up from the bowel
of the earth was in long past ag'
the scene of the active labors Of rae,
of men of whom history has no trace
but who were not deficient in enter
prise, and the story of whose lives ant
fortunes, if we only had it to read
would doubtless be full of rare anC
curious interest.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08
Latest from the Fenians.

A correspondent writes for tn e
Standard, from St. Adams, as follows
ST. ALBANs, June 5. The ball
seems to be fairly in motion, and is
fast rolling into Canada large body
of Fenians, who will be likely to ac-
complish something more than to get
up big scare. There is every reason
to believe, that an earnest strike is to
be made for the green flag of Ireland.
Arrivals here commenced last
Tuesday morning. and have contin-
ued with each train since. This
morning, four or five hundred came.
1t is estimated that in all, not less
than 1000 men have stopped here.
Each detachment, after its arrival
here, h a s remained in town a few
hours, very quiet and orderly, and
then as quietly moving away; no one
knows where, as some take one road
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

All State Bank bills, upon banks
out Of the county, should be passed
in to the merchants, as soon as the
25th inst, with whom they will not
be current after the Both inst, be-
cause such bills will not pass in Bos-
ton subsequent to that date, and our
merchants do not wish to accumulate
a currency which they will have to
send to the various banks from which
it was issued for redemption. Then
I get rid of your state currency at once
and save both yourselves and those
with whom YOU deal unnecessary
trouble.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08
Reported Specially for the Standard.
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFORD,
For the Week ending Wednesday, June 6. 1866
Amount of Stock at Market.


Cattle. Sheep. Shotes, Fat Hogs
Last week, 1867 58SS $50 800
One year go, 1861 2SIO 1000 800
PRICES.
BEEF-Per 100 lbs. on total weight of Hide,
Tallow and Meat, Extra, SAP 10000; First
quality, $l3,75 a S14,00; Second quality, $50
a S!5,o0; Third quality, 10000 10000; a few
choice single pairs 10000 S0O,OO some of the
poorest, Bulls, &C., $1,000 a Sl2 so.
Working OXen--Sl75 $500; handy Steers
beef.
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality, $50
80; extra, $50 500; farrow and dry, S35
Sheep-Per h., live weight. Northern, ga lie;
Western 6a7
Fat Hogs-Per h., 10 IA a 10 5-Scts., live weight;
Shotes-Wholesale, IL IL cts. retail, ia
10 IL cts, Suckers 20 a 25c sows IL lie.
Veal Calves-$5,OO $1,000.
Hides-Brighton, a. Lie. per h.; country lots,
I a cts.
Tallow-7 a9 cts. per ID.
Pelt Is + sl.5oa $3.50 each; country
lots, 5000 a 90.
Calf Skins-20 25c per h.
Shearlings-20a AIS each.
LAMBS-45 a so.
REMARKs.-There are 257 Northern, 40 East
ern, nearly 900 Western, and few State cattle,
&c, or 725 head less than last week. The quality
is not as good. There is no great difference in
price; but though not as good less allowance is
made for SIX, and fewer are sold at l3c or less
Nearly the whole of the Western are sold at Is IL
lac % to 80 SIX. Two lots of 20 each at IA l-2c
% SIX. The beef will cost butchers perhaps lac
or more per b. we fear than last week. The
stock was nearly all sold Tuesday.
The mutton market has been much depressed
during the last week; the result of an overstock.
Wy 4 n
The Northern were rather light generally. We
noticed at Cambridge in the yards of Rice &
Livingston and Mr.. J. p, Fowler, some very fine
yearlings from White Creek, N. Y, at a fraction
over S. per head, to dress some rs lbs. each. We
understand that the border troubles are detain
ing some hogs at Sarnia, and other ST ock at other
points. Although there is little change in prices
the market is evidently improving.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

PRETTY GOOD.-Dr. FL. who is pas
tor of an Orthodox church, had been
for some time annoyed by the forward
ness Of a lay brother to "speak.
whenever an opportunity was offered,
to the frequent exclusion of those
whose remarks had a greater tenden-
cy to edilication. This had been car
ried so far that the pastor, whenever
he stated that IAN opportunity would
now be offered for any brother to give
an exhortation," had always Il secret
dread ofthe loquacious member. On
one special occasion the latter pre-
faced d pr0sv, incohercut harangue
with an account Of a previous contro
yers} he had been carrying on with
the great adversary. MY friends,
said he, the devil and ! have beer
fighting for more than twenty minutes
he told me not to speak tonight, but
| determined | would; he said some
of the rest could speak better than l
but still | felt that could not kecI
silent; he even whispered that
spoke too often, and that nobody want
ed to hear me; but l was not to b,
I,,.t .,i,,"r chat way. uIId NOW I nuy,
gained the victory, must tell YOU al
that is in my heart" Then followed
the tedious harangue aforesaid. A.
they were coming out Of the session
room, the good pastor inclined hi
head so that his mouth approached the
ear of the militant member and wills
Ipered, "Brother, ] think he dcrH ,ra
right"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08
A JudioiOus License System.

This is one Of the pet phrases of
the opponents Of the present anti
liquor law. Enter into debate with
them on any part Of the great subject
Of temperance, and sooner or later
they bring you round to this. 1t is
their panacea for all the evils that ac-
ompanyrum-selling andrum-drinking
Only repeal that odious prohibitory
law, and substitute for it "a .judicious
license system" and they would have
you believe that the day of milIenial
glory would speedily dawn upon the
world. "a judicious license system"
would command the moral support OF
the people; it could be enforced; it
would yield quite q revenue to the
State; it would limit the sale of
liquors to respectablepeople in short
there's no end to the blessings that
would result from this system.
! Bullet us turn briefly to one Of these
blessings. Is it quite certain that a
Ijudicious license system would com
mand the moral support Of the people
We have had experience Of several
license systems in Vermont. Time
was when any man, or any number OF
men, in any town, could have license
and when that liberty was used abun.
dainty. But that did not commend
itself to the judgement Of the people
and the right of sale was limited by
a license law, a little more stringent
but still pretty "liberal." Neither
, were the people satisfied with that
I They claimed the right, and the legis
= lature granted it, Of voting in eacl
county, whether license should bt
granted in that county. But expert
ment convinced them that this wa
! not what they wanted, and they de
manded the present prohibitOry law
which they endorsed by a popula
majority Of thousands. The presen
law is the only law which the peopl
have ever demanded, by numerous pc
!, titiOns and sanctioned by multitude
= Of votes. When have the people ez
pressed a desire to have it repealed
or to return to any Of the forme
e systems of licensing, or to any othe
imaginable system? The truth is
. that the only portion Of the people VIII
desire judicious license system, 0
- an injudiciOus one, are those who wis
either to sell or to drink alcohol
g liquors more freely than the presen
law permits them easily to do. An
they desire it, not that the cause {
= temperance may be promoted, but BIT
y cause a license system would be a
y approximation to absolute freedom,
4 step backward instead of forward :
0 They are the same persons who hav,
'e from time to time, resisted every move
y ment in advance, that has been a
: tempted by the friends Of Temperance
Not a single step forward has eve
been taken, at which these men hav
% not cried out, "too fast, too fast, your
II running the thing into the ground. y
y If a license system were on foot, the
rs would find as much fault with it, a
they do with the present law, an
would clamor for some law still MOI
Y. Miberal." No law would suit then
ne except one that was of no value to til
cause of temperance.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

All returns of income for 1865
should be made to the asst. assessor
at once as required by law. Delay
becomes neglect and neglect incurs
"a penalty.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

Gold is on the upward tendency.
1t ran as high in the market on the
9th inst, as ! .46 5.8.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08
OuI IIdsUUIgH correspondents
irasburph. Nav 81. 1866.

irasburgh, May 21, 1866.
MeSsrS. Editors We sustained a
great loss in the removal of the Stan
dard from this ancient burgh, to the
more modern tOwnof Barton. Il you
are disposed to shake your venerable
head, the heads though youthful, that
adorn the editorial are always veneer
able and look in somewhat blank
amazement and questioning, at my
ideas Of comparative dates, you need
not trouble yourself to examine town
records or look up your forgotten his
tory Of Vermont. III am not exactly
right in my chronologies, with all due
respect, bowling our lowest reverence.
| its none Of your business. | always
look upon MISUNDERSTANDING
Of all dates-as the older and more
honorable town, because, it has been
the county seat almost from the first
beginning Of our county, and its citi-
zens are solid and conservative -
whereas Barton has never been the
shire town, and its inhabitants are of
a more energetic and progressive
character. (In under voice. | hope
the people Of Barton, will not be of
Tended with my remarks We sus-
tanned, | say, very great loss in the
transfer Of the Standard, to the do
mains Of our proud neighboring rival;
for whenever any little Improvement
was going on in our village, it was duly
chronicled in full, in the columns of
the Standard, to our glory, and the
edifcation Of all mankind. The for
mer doughty editor of your Journal
if only as much as a few shingles were
put on leaky place in the roof of
some dwelling, or of an old barn or
shed, was so exhilarated, that like
Chanticleer on his--he could not
refrain from publishing the fact to the
whole county, and the rest of the
world. Now we have no one to recite
the tale Of our exploits. But merit
sometimes thrives best in obscurity.
Though our Standard has deserted
US, the tide OF civilization with us, is
not receding. These are the tokens
Of life and progress.
Mr.. Tappan Pearsons, is enclosing
his garden with new neat fence
1t sets off his garden, and that part
of the village, quite handsomely. 1t
is quite means of grace to look upon
it. He proposes to paint it, if his mon
ey holds out; which | hope will, for
his comfort and the good of the vii
lage. | havejust told friend Pearsons
that if we could make new man of
him, as efectually as he has made a
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-06-08

REAARKS.-Ne notice rather more change in
our prices, and an upward tendency. All kinds
of merchandise are held with considerable firm
ness, and there is a fair demand. Coffee quiet
but higher. Cotton firm at an advance; cotton
goods quite active and higher-prices having evil
IDENTIFY seen their lest point for the present. Fish
are quiet. Flour is gradually tending upward,
and good family brands are scarce, and stock
daily growing smaller. Corn arrives more freely,
and prices are hardly so firm. Oats firm and high
er. Rye scarce and wanted at an advance. Pork
in steady demand without change. Beef
and firm. Lard unchanged. Butter is gradually
falling, and purchases by the trade are only to
supply immediate wants. Cheese in fair demand.
Beans firm and higher. Potatoes scarce and firm
at fnll prices. Very little doing in grass seed
Sugar quite firm and higher.
The demand for domestic wool is good, and
he market is steady and firm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20
ConlNEa,s lNcuEsI.

rH Farat AccipgSf AZ yrv PARK -corouef Nan.
mann held an inquest yesterday The body OF ulslch
Gas, who was accidentally killed In tho Park on satur
day afternoon last Bridget Kelly, the first witness ex-
anhod, testified that che lived at No 10 wes,
eighteenth street, the deceased was q coachusn and
Thed at no ll2 10 the same street He lcn the house
aenui one ociock ON aiurday ani vas brougt, home
ytwoen frnr aud Eve O'Clock by tie Park police. he
me' VIII the secidcn, al uie lark Caroline Graz, Vie
ol we deceased, tcrtiHed that he a goodman the
employ Of Nc. narthod near Eighth avenue lie len
me s'nbe about three O'Clock 10 drive them out to
the iark Ahtuc past four O'clock 10 was BROUGHT In
W tse polio detd. The horses SHE'D and,f, causing
eceessd 70 fall over the horses, striking his bead
arEe si.nc He never spoke Afterwards The Jury rem
.etea w" Following verdict "ncceasef came 10 his
uca,n ~ compression q the brain caused By an acct
gust la @ =" s"'"ua'' nv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

There less frmness psrceptiblo In the wheat
ket, which continued quiet, the demand being con-
fined to tho most urgent wants Of milers The sales
900 bushels At 81 rs 81 IS for amber Stac
90 IS for new No. Milwaukee, and % % for mixed
spring The market opened dull and easier, but
closed steady At s2Kc. for mixed Western, with
sales OF 10000 bushels at $40. S2Xc. for
mixed Western, SOC. o 8lc. for inferior, aud
77hc. for damaged, and $50. for high mixed.
Oats advanced To- with moderate demand sales 90 900
bushels at l7c $50 for Milwaukee, SOC for state 43c
47c. for Chicago and SIC. 65c for Iowa Rye was
shade nrmer with moro doing, tho sales comprising
20 500 bushels cehy Western al 65c 90c and Canada
At 81 TO- Barley and malt were dun and entirely
nominal.
Corroy was in less active demand but prices with
out decided alteration though the tendency strongly
favor OF tho purchaser The sales were only $50
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, August lS--6 T. NJ.
BREADsTUrFs Receipts, II .430 bbls. -four $50 do
corn meal 430 bushels wheat 49, 1913 do corn 1881 do
oats 900 do rye and 100 do. matt. There reac.
ton in the market for State and Western -four prices
having declined l0c. 15c. per bb with limited de-
and the market closing very quiet at the concession
The sales confined to 5000 bbs. at the revised
quotations appended OF Southern -four We notice sales
Of 500 bbs the market being quiet and scarcely so rm
Canada continued dull and, in the absence Of sales,
prices wore nominaRy unchanged For rye flour aeood
demand prevailed at rathor higher prices Sales $50
bbls at Is IS So So Corn meal was quiet but prices
ware without material change. We Qnote.-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20
srA.yweATEse,s Confession.
lie Csnfcsscs to np Attempt TO MTurder His
IncIe'r Family by Poisoning aud to nm Acf Of
IuccOdinrf~ni.

IuccnQtnFfSm.
from the Hartford Courant, August 1871
Three four days prior 10 the execution sarkwcather
wrote full confession OF his crimes and msdemcanors
David Calhoun ESQ., OF Manchester, associate COUNCIL
or his defense during his trial THIS confession Is OF
cc cp Ss, Ss has been held IN many MIND. as
su,pcl emovcs All u-as suspicion o. innocent S r par
@ ~ a Mr. eag g ~, ',.ss' Ssi ss
placing Ss summer q g ss% sos DC
homicide, all Of M. pucks6ds family were
taken Violently NJ tcsssssf with two or three work.
rest recovered though their lives ere at one time des-
paired Of post morem examination vas mace OF THO
and tho same poison was Afterwards discovered ,c IN
bread Az the bread was made BY a colorcd woman In
the employ Il In ne ,ami,y nsmcd Jane Fuller she was
by grand Jury, no evidence appearing arainst her
siarkwea'ler az this time was engaged eir in MARI
boro, and, appears really desired TO marry her hut
she thought he should wait until better able 10 support
wife Ihf day the Buci.land family poisoned lie
wrote TO her saying thai his Uncle auckland was sick
and couldni i've aud that after his death his prep nv
would come into his lAlbert'sl possession He would
then DC ~ condition TO marry.
%f R s9'b sS S4a p sSo.s ss' he he
property, and by rs destruction this pro.
which Aeai EXPECTED 3 obtain, was endangered yne
ssrles ~ SOC into other matters brlcEy--thc whole
covering w our pages Of legal cepand all will proba
friends Of lie executed man for revision before DO ne
ltnded 70 " ress and VIC cfogo present this morn.
in Jn's ~ ealing poinls--thoss which The public viii
be mots rl'issisf 70 learn.
We are ffe ihatdhis Important concession will satisfy
nany eh' aby disrosed people who have honestly be-
loved IL sffkweathcr was insane, that they have
been deceived Como &C them, who have thought the !
tssrw y rtlii.e som,'ines " y declarations con-
led ia ofteypse. We lave written from a knowledge |
Of ~ ngswnl have rct been vaie public, out of
charity tau outvlse until nov, willie llcse who als.
agreed wfh rs accepted statements of Siafwenther as
true which We ksg % be lsisa but the low las had lie
course, aff u bfrcd, ard mas all IL 4 that tic
words o. The mstfer TIE scofoid that be 'llrd IN
Tie hope OF salvsp, came froni contrite hesrt
srrkyur nt,A has Appeared among the poultry IN |
New jersey they're nri unable 70 stand, md in two
OF three dys nfo their heads, their beaks MI With
becoae humid and 10 bind alea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

Total (sevcnteen roadsl 81, 63S4N $40 10 sTl
In the miscellaneous shares there is little doing,
the chief activity being Boston waior Power, Quick
silver Marposa preferred and Western Union Telegraph
In coal stocks there is little doing, but quotations show
tendency to advances spruce Ill., Lehigh and Central
beng chiefly inquired for Railroad bonds Grm but
duh, and In bank shares there less than the usual
mount OF business dong.
Tho prices Of the leading stocks sold at the lrs
BON OF the Exchange zach saturday Of the last four
kaeks foiiovs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

Gold closed Saturday at i49,s or about the price
which It opened last Monday The highest point sfuoA
during the week was 1917 tho expectation oil trouble
arising out of the Rhensh boundary question oetween
Prussia and Franco The following the prices for
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

About $50 900 900 have been invested in the Lake 81
pcrior copper mines. The market value of the stock
representing this capital at the present time less than
1000 00O The copper product Of this region amounted
to 900 in 1862 900 in 1853, and $4,000
coo in 1905. Taxes and the high price Of labor and
supplies the great obstacles in the way of success at
the Lake mines
The Connecticut River Railroad Company have almost
finished the grading OF the second track between
Springfield and Cbcopec. This track will probably DO
in operation before next winter and next season may
possibly extended to Holyoke. The road, which cx-
tends from Springfield to Brateboro distance Of fifty
miles, has previously had not single milo OF double
frorLr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

Tho shipments OF specie from this port last week and
during the year to date compare follows with the cor
spending periods in 1854 and 1866
1894 1865 1896
Thirty.third week. $4s,0O9 SPAS, s55 Sill 900
Prev reported - 81 53l, 444 10 009, 200 51977,l LAG
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-20

Since January L.. $3l,oIgab5 SlSZo4ooo 9o1Vso, LOU
The business transacted at the SubTreasury In this CITY
yesterday was follows
Receipts 81 500 464 For customs. s64s 600
PAYMENTS ..... 23s7,474 Gold notes 657, OOO
Balaucp SIS, SIG G6A