Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-02


Wells, residing in the town of Beth
lehcm, a short distance from the city,
died rather suddenly, as the family
supposed from an attack of diarrhea.
To all appearances the child was dead :
and it was accordingly prepared for
the grave, and actually laid in the cot.
I'm. The coffin containing the body Il
was placed in the front room. after
having been thus arranged, and the
family retired. The funeral was to
take place the next day. During the
night, however, Mr.. Wells heard a
noise in the front room, and supposed Il
it was the cat or dog that had got in
there. He went in to drive it out
Imagine his surprise to find the body
Of the child turned in the coffin. He
raised it up, and the little thing open
ed its eyes, looked up and began to
cry. Life, animated life, was there
The fathers heart leaped with Joy
The mother again clasped her child to
her bosom. The physician was sent
for. and the whole neighborhood was
soon aroused. Nourishments were
administered, and the child is now do
ING well.
In recent address Gen Howard
stated that the Freedmen's Bureau is
now educating one hundred and fifty
thousand freedmen and their children.
it is proposed to establish a direct |
line Of emigrant packets between New
Orleans and Germany, for the pur-
pose Of attracting to that city a por-
ton Of the foreign emigration.
A woman near Louisville, Kentucky, |
named Margaret Stillman, recently |
gave birth to twins, and not caring to
keep them herself, she sold one for
two pairs of shoes, and the other for
s..
Acknowledgement Stansberry has
decided that soldiers bountieS may be
collected by agents, thus neutralizing
the order Of the Secretary of War,
and settling an important question.
One thousand persons have arrived
at Galveston and Houston, Texas, to
escape the guerillas who infest the in
terror Of the state which is represent
ed as in a terrible condition.
4 spirituaIist named Richard Ayers
OF Pittsburgh, Pa, who believed his
body was bewitched by evil spirits,
and wanted ito dispose of it that his
spirit might have fair play" hung him
self with clothes line, on Saturday
An Indian and a bear were found
lately near Tomah, Wis, locked in the
embrace of death. The bear had
been shot in vital part by the H.
dian. and the Indians skull had been
crushed by a powerful blow from the
bear.
We have more bad news from Lou
i~iana 1t is said that Gov Wells
intentions to remove the sherilS from
office, for refusing to discharge their
Gatics. will be resisted by the rebel
secret organization, who will attempt
to overpower the military and renew
thcmassacre OF UnioniSts.
David Bartlett, Watson, alias Ed
ward McGuire, alias Fairy Mcclure
and Oren Siums alias Rory Sims all
Of whom are notorious burglars, were
arrested in New York on Friday, on
a charge OF having robbed the Nation
al Village Bank of Bowdoinhan, Me.
on the night of the 22d Of June last
The st. Louis Democrat has at pres
en-. pending the following libel suits
Madame Cora James, $4,000; Frank
Blair, 100000; Edward Brooks
$4,000; T. A. Larkin, $4,000; j
O'Nei, $4,000; P. A. Rcrthold, S25,
600; total nominal value so far, $500,
600. Still the editor AYERS that ho
"don't scarce worth q cent
With reference to A. T. Stewart
proposition to provide model tene
ment houses at a cheap rate for tn,
laboring classes, a gentleman write
to the Tribune that he will furnisI
lots enough in New York on which t.
erect as many buildings for the pun
pose proposed, as the money otferet
by Mr.. Stewart will build.
Albert Lake, of Castleton, had hi
face burnt, his eyes shut up and hi
skull nearly fractured, while out shoo
iug ducks the other day, by the burs
ING of his gun, caused by loading
rifle with shot instead of bullet.
PIGEoNs.-AIthough the telegrap
lines are now so widely extended, til
employment Of carrier pigeons is NJ
altogether dispensed with. The DuE
ofRichmond objects to having Goo
wood Park disigured by posts an
wires, and consequently the Electr
Telegraph Company employ pigeon
to convey messages from GOOdwOC
to the telegraph Office at Chichest
during the races. AT the recent NEE
ing thirty pigeons were employed, al
the distance, six miles, was flown
about three minutes and quarter.
From Pennsylvania we learn tn
the full official vote for Governor
every county of the state except Pill
places Geary's majority in the sta
at 17,706. The total vote reach
nearly 100000.
The official vote of all but eie
counties gives the Union majority
the state of Indiana at 1905. {
Cro,-or in tho 4th Congressional {