Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-22
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous AteniS'
William Cullen Bryant, now IN
Spain. says the. population OF tina.
country is, as whole, the raggeaes'
that he ever saw in any part Oh Tue
world. oa-s-
Twenty million letters passed thro'
the Boston post Office last year, $780,
141 was received for box rents, $5O2,-
O41 for postage and stamps, and the
net receipts amounted to S404, 1867.
Minnesota boasts of $4,000 hor-
ses, 42l ,S42 cattle, 259,362 sheep,
and 2S6,417 hogs-worth altogether
s21 ,651,70 and there are in the
State 100000 acres of wild, unoc-
cupied land.
A New NAME FOR TREAsoN.-Ihe
military officer in command at Mooiie
would not permit funeral procession
conveying the body of rebel officer
killed in battle, to pass through the
grounds of the military post to the
Cemetery. At this, the Mobile Ad-
vertiser is very angry, declaring the
prohibition and indignity offered to
the remains Of "a brave man who had
died for his country"
The Advertiser mangles the true
reading which is "a brave man who
died in the ATTEMPT 20 DESTROY his
country"
THE LAST SUR8sEDEE We ara
told that q federal officer belonging 10
the garrison OF this place, was met a
few days ago while riding about the
suburbs by rusty looking specimen,
who came forward and offered to " sur
render" The officer asked if he had
killed anybody, or done any mischief
of any kind. The specimen said he
had deserted the Confederate army il
1861, but had heard of Gen. Lees
amnesty proclamation while hiding
about in the mountains, and had come
forward to give himself up, and be re
turned to service. Great surprise ant
CONSERVATION seized upon the speci
men when he learned that there wa
now no southern army, no southern
cause, and that all the battle flags ha'
been folded and put aside. The spt
cimen was treated to a dose OF amnes
ty oath and a pair of blue breeches
and went on his way rejoicing to Mort
Carolina, in which district" was hi
home when he left it six years agon,
Lynch6urgh Republican.
Hon. Luke p. Poland has been az
pointed Regent of the Smithsonia
Institute, to fill vacancy occasione
by the election of Hon. James v
Patterson to the Senate.
CATHOLICISM IN AUSTRALIA Au
tria there are 1928 monasteries wit
SO abbots, 65, 754 priests, $40 movie,
and 1917 lay brothers. There al
29o converts, containing 5,1l3 nun
BANKING EXTRAORDINARILY Il
night Of the 9Th inst. daring a
tempt was made to rob the lst \
tional bank of st. Adams by son
person or persons whose operation
clearly proved that they were an
thing but skilful "cracksmen."
The operator" has been caugh
lie gives his name as Luther Martl
carpenter and joiner; he has live
in town about year; previous
served in the 9Th Vt, enlisting fro
Colchester.
The entire booty of the thief W
revolver and some stationery al
stamps, though in an effort to Obta
entrance to the vault he broke o
quite piece of its outer iron do
when he changed front and opened
hole IN the rear wall Of the vault,
circumference four or five inches a.
TO the depth of couple of inches.
But his weapon of offense-by viii
he obtained entrance to the bank
prying up "a large front window
an axe, and discouraged at his slC
progress he left after nearly setti
fire to the building with a tallow G
which was his only guide star in ''pr
pecting. st. Alkans Messenger.
RoUGH.-The editor of the r.
land Courier is rather rough on
protested temperance man in r
land, going in on this strain: "
that leading temperance man in r
land, who got barrel of good whis
from Montreal few days ago by
press, chooses to send US one gall
Gust one gallon for our o,cn prir
use), we will keep dark; otherw
we shall assuredly notify his friel
Brother Atwater," and reluctant
he, undoubtedly, would be to expo
this case, consistency will compel h
to be impartial. If the whisky is l
first best, the Courier man do
want any,"
WOMEN WANTED IN CALIFORNIA,
The San Francisco Golden Era tt
discourses about CALIFORNIA; gre
est needs:
All Of US laughed and made mel
over MERGERS Importation of won,
a few months since, yet we laugh
at an attempt to supply one of G:
fornia's greatest necessities. Won
are needed in the interior of t
State. Women are needed in
city Of San Francisco. Women,
men, Of heart, brain, and soul, "
can be companions for man and l
sticks to hang dry goods on. Tn,
are men in this city starving for .su
mental starvation is meant here,