Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-09
Miscellaneous Items,

was one Of the conspirators in the
assassination of President Lincoln,
and that Booth was the instrument
lie argues that Booths call upon
johnson just before the assassination,
was for the purpose of posting him,
and not for the purpose of ascertain
ing his mode of ingress and egress in
to his rooms, as was generally sup
posed. 1t is furthermore argued that
had the lights been extinguished in
the theater as arranged for, the assas-
sin Booth would not have been dis
covered, and that he would have been
rewarded by Johnson. This is GER
talnly serious charge, but we must
say thousands of loyal men are fear
| f-l +L~A Al l1-I wv
on other shoulders than Booths alone.
Johnson's treason to friends and prin-
ciples, have made all loyal men sus-
picious of him.-Missouri Enterprise.
The FARMINGTON MURDER.--The
murder of L. G. Thompson of Farm
ington, Conn, is still involved in mys-
terry. The police have little if any
clue to the guilty party, but they are
still hard at work. One of the latest
reports comes from Mr.. Henry Bar
bour, who states that att about 9 o'clock
on Saturday night, soon after the muir
der, man passed his house crying out
u have done it ! | have done it |
have killed himr' The man appear
ed excited, and Mr.. Barbour thought
he was crazy. A neighbor Of Mr..
Thompson drew $4,000 from a bank in
Hartford, on Saturday, and it has
been surmised that the murderer mis-
took Mr.. Thompson for this person.
One or more persons have been ar
, rested for the crime, but no one has
! been identified with it or held in GUS
tody.
, 1t frequently occurs that in seed
ing down land to timothy and clover,
both prove a partial failure the first
, year, and yield but scanty crop the
second year. Ny custom for many
years in such cases has been this :
= As soon as the grain is taken off
usually in August-and the deficiency
of grass discovered, to SOW liberal
. quantity of seed on the land and let
+ it go; and | never fail to get a good
! crop of hay the next summer.
: PoTAToEs. J. K. Davis, of
this place says that he has raised and
D sold this year, 1900 bushels of pota-
: toes Another man in Haverhill has
raised LOO. We guess they know
how to scratch gravel to some ad-
vantage.-OpiHion.
d Ine Prairie Farmer says that the
e hog cholera is raging in nearly every
s county of the State with great fatali
t ty. Northern Kentucky is similarly
d afflicted. No remedy seems to avail
d in checking its ravages.
/ A correspondent of the Maine Far
. mer sprinkled white pine saw dust up
. . on his onion bed when the plants were
u coming up, and also at each hoeing
Il and was not troubled by the maggot
@ Rattlesnakes are charming the tur
d keys in Pennsylvania.
: To CURE THE SCRATCHES-kee eel
! the fetlock clean with CASTLE soapsuds
- - ard then wash twice day with butter
=, j milk. Give them a good rubbing a
-, each time.
BRUSH DRAINS.-Where stones ar
scarce and tiles not easily obtained
d, brush drains are an excellent Substi
le tute. The brush, being excluded fror
RS the air, will last a long time.
lg
N The FORMATION OF UNION COUNTY
as The movement for a new Count
r. by the above name and to be forme
ne out of the Southern towns of Windso
H. County, and the Northern towns {
Is Windham County, was fairly inaugul
he ated in the Legislature last Wedne
in day. A bill to effect this was intrt
o. duced in the House by Maj. Round
no of Chester. The friends of the mea
Id ure wished it referred to select cor
I'm mittee of five. Its opponents wishe
nm it referred to the members from tt
}e. two Counties. A sharp little skirmis
a ensued. Messrs. Harris of Windhar
ed Herrick Of Brattlehoro, Johnson
| Rockingham, and Hubbard Of Stoc
IN bridge, spoke for the opponents of tt
Or. measure, and Maj. Rounds of Cheste
,ce for its friends, who carried the day
,le vote of nearly two to one. Th
of secures for the bill a favorable repo
ire from the committee, and although tt
ON subject has not been generally agit
The ted even in the two counties direct
bo' concerned, members in other parts I
no. tee State recognize large degree I
oo- Justice in the dernend for new cou
ty and it would not be surprising
oe- Union County becomes a fixed ia
of upon the map of Vermont at the pre-
of ent session. In the Senate the b
mi. was referred to special commit
nor without opposition.
,na A Pennsylvania farmer, who b
'no .1 trained and MIXED heifers for mo
rho M than fifty years, and never has a.
o .no trouble about their jumping, kicki
pn 90 or running: gives the Rural Americ
~ the following as the secret of his 81
10y 10y cess. When | intend to raise heit
ons JUG calf for mich COW, | always "rai
e0n : it by hand" and when feeding, f
- quently handle it by rubbingit it gent
a. : over the head and neck until it
G4i M comes tame and gentle. The ri
-. a bing is begun at the first feeding vi
), ~ : milk, and continued until ] quit Tee
ing it; | never afterward have a
trouble about milking them.