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HOTELS AND SALOONS.


+ O n G = o n ID II O 7 Il l..
iHE undersigned having leased and re-furnish
ed in good style the above wcll-known House,
situate
ANON @. I'll MOU NTAINS
in the borders of Columbia and sullivan counties,
iii one of the most beautiful and healhiul regions
IN the State; is lully prepared 10 accommodate
visitors and sojourncrs
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
The Fond and streams are well stocked with
delicious fish of many kinds including
Il q L 4 AN 7 l.,
and boats in good order win he kept iur the aC-
commUdation and amusement OF guests, either
for fishing or pleasure excursions upon THIS beau
tiful sheet Of water which Is
SEVERAL MILES - EXTENT.
surrounded by an extensive Forest, there Is aflor-
ded to the huntsmnn splendid field Tor his own
peculiar sports, and exercise with his
ID o q \ ID q L y.
His Iardcr will be always provided with the
deicnCtcS ui the season and hls Bar stocked with
PURE LiQUuRS. The House is large and cOnmO-
dious the Stabling extensive ana safe.
The House is reached from several points ON
the bloomsbury " Lackawanna railroad; and is
splendid place to pass the not months OF sum
mer. u. X. HAY lII RSl,
May IL, lSG7-m.
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A You've HERO.-The Leaven-
worth (kansas) Commercial relates
that four or five weeks ago, George
Wait, a youth of about eighteen yrs,
employed in one of the grading par
ties in advance of the Pacific Rail-
road, one morning, as he was engaged
about two miles and a half from camp,
discovered party of about thirty In
dams dash out of the timber, on
Smoky Hill, and make toward him
and another man, who was on foot
Wait was on mule) about a quar-
ter of mile nearer camp than he
was. He started to go toward camp,
but the Indians, by the superior fleet
ness OF their ponies, cut him off.
Young Wait now saw them divide in.
to two parties-one party going to-
ward his comrade & the other toward
him. He attempted to make the tim.
Der on Smoky Hill, but the Indians
were too rapid in their movements
for him. He had two navy revolvers
and resolved that the red skins should
pay for his scalp if they got it, and al
a fair price too. Soon they came
near, circling around him with savage
yells, and began shooting at him
The Indians seemed to be we'll armed
with pistols and lances, very few hav
ing bows and arrows. Wait return
ed the fire, and he says that severa
times they came so near that the Ian
ces nearly touched him. Indian afte
Indian fell before the unerring aim 0
Waits six-shooters, and the assault
ing party was getting smaller YER
rapidly, the dead Indians being car
ried away by the survivors, accordln,
to Indian custom. Soon he hear,
the shouts ofan approaching party Q
soldiers, and the Indians made a fina
dash to kill him, and one savag
came so near that the muzzles of thei
pistols nearly touched. Both free
the Indian fell from his horse morta
Ily wounded, while young Wait &c
only revolver ball in his side. In
few minutes the rescuing party cam
up and the Indians fled.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

FRANCE AND PRUssA.-Hon. j. G.
Blaine, Member of Congress from
Maine, who is now travelling in Eu-
rope confirms Cartoons impress
sions in regard to hostiIities between
France and Prussia. Mr.. Blaine,
writing to Governor Morrill, of Maine
says:
"The growth of Prussian power is
really quite marvellous, The results
of last years war elevated Prussia to
the front rank, and left Bismarck the
leading statesman Of Europe The
French are excessively sensitive on
this subject, and the only way for Ma
poleon to recover his leading position
is to fight for it, and fighting is not
only an expensive luxury but very
dangerous one to indulge in when
Prussia is the antagonist. The gen.
eral impression here among intelli
gent men is that war is quite inevita-
bic within the next year, but OF course
such opinions are speculative only
and not authoritative. When the issue
of peace or war hangs on the fiat Of
one man, it is very difficult for the
world at large to tell in advance
what is to take place. But one thing
is very manifest to the most superb
cial observer. and that is that Napo
leon has lost heavily by his Mexican
venture, and that he is pressed hare
to do something dashing and ever
desperate to wipe out the memory o
that great failure, and to bury out o
sight the CHASTITY corpse of Maximilial
He has a magnificent army and Their,
is no knowing what he may do wit
it one Of these days. | witnesses
J the review of one of his Corps d'Ar
NEE on the Champs Elysees, held il
) honor of the Sultan of Turkey. TIL
troops made most magnificent dis
play and looked to me as though the
, would be ugly customers to meet i
? battle.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

PROTECTION OF FREEDMEN. - On
the 18th inst. Gen. Ord, commanding
the Fourth Military District (Missis-
sippi and Arkansas,) issued an order
stating that information had reached
him that in some instances landhold-
ers were, without legal cause, but
upon frivolous pretexts, driving off
their laborers with a view to with.
holding from them their arrearages
Of pay or shares in the growing crops.
The General instructs Assistant Com.
missioners of the Freedmen's Bureau
to investigate the cases, and, where
an attempt to defraud the laborer is
found, to bring the offender to trial
before military commission. As
sistant commissioners are also in
structed to prevent the removal of
any crops, in cases where the shares
of crops are still due the laborers
from last year, until such shares have
been ascertained and assigned.
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For the Week endingWednesday, Aug. 2S, 1867

For the Week endingWednesday, Aug. Is. 1867
Amount of Stock at Market.
Cattle Sheep. Shotes. Fat Hogs. VeaIs
This week, 1915 1564S 400 23OO IS
Last week, 2274 1856 $50 1923 100
l year ago, 3l5l 1869 1900 1900 IS
BEEF-Per 100 lbs. on total weight of Hide,
Tallow and Meat, Extra, Sl2,75 a $500 Frs
quality, $1,000 5 1880; Second quality, ,O0
a $ll rs; Third quality, 1886 a Sl0,75; few
choice single pairs Sl3, la 10000 some of the
poorest, Cows, Bulls, &c, $3.50 $500.
Working Oxen--Sl75 1915; handy Steers
Sl37 $500, or much according to their value fcl
| beef.
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality, $50 q
S75 extra, $50 500; farrow and dry, $40 8
Stores-Thin young cattle for farmers-Year
| lingS, 10000 10000; Two-year-old, $50 a As.
| Sheep-Per b., live weight, 5 90 a &c; extra
0 90 600 cts. Sheep and Lambs, per head, il
lots, $500 $3.50.
Fat Hogs-Per h., Z ga a 90 cts, live
weight; Shotes-Wholesale, o a 0 0-0cts.; retail
600 00-0cts.; Pigs, 90 90 cts. per ID.
Veal Calves-S0,00 10000.
| HIdes-Brighton, 10 IL ii C. per h.; country
lots 10 10 l-2 cts.
Calf Skins-l6 lSc.
NATURALIZATION, s 90 a s ID cts per lb;coun
try lots, Z 0-0a l-2 cts.
Pelts-S0000 10000 each; country lots, 500, OF
10000; Lambs 81 O0c shorn 81 a O0c each
| Wool, 5000 5000.
| REMARKS The market is overstocked witt
both sheep and cattle, ard prices are lower. Th'
number of 200 head of cattle from Albany i
larger, we believe, than we have ever before re
ported. With the exception of halfa dozen pre-
MUM steers we hear of no sales over l3c per III
But the greatest decline is on ordinary stock
Mr. Quinan sold 81 two and three-year-od cat
tie for 3-4c. 40sk amounting to about S37 pc
head. Mr. Batcheder sold Is cows at &c 40sk
and at l0c 40sk. I; and II nice Western steers a
| ii lie, and good lots at II and II / 4c. Show
ing decline of IL TO 3-4c on ordinary stock an
perhaps more on poorer qualities. Choice West
ern steers made no competition and there is les
change in price.
The sheep dealers fare even worse than the Cal
, lie owners. Besides decline of SOC to 500 pc
head, there was much trouble in disposng of a
he various carloads vhlch make up the Is 600 q
, market Very few even of the coarse woole
stout lambs brought over $3.50, while fair los
were offered at $3.50 and 50 hour purchaser
Every sheep yard ut Cambridge was fall all til
l forenoon yesterday. and some stood in the ear
| yards, Sheep everywhere and the sheep deAie-
seemed To be all sellers. The market was SLOW
and we delayed so long TO watch the progre,
hat our remarks are consequently hurried of
short time, 1t is very bad market for the drove
D and many failed to dispose of their stock yestt
= day, and the prospect is of a very dul closing +
day. Butchers have no need of BUYING as dru'
ers are so dissatisfied with offers that they pre-
to have their droves marked on commission
Frank Riford sold 80 small lambs to Il. Goo
Z nough for S25, or SIC per head.
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No Wonder so many worthless
medicines are advertised for the cure
of various diseases, aud when tried,
/" found wanting" that the invalid
loses all faith in specifics. We have
yet to learn, however, of the first fail.
ure of Wistar's Balsam Of Wld Cher.
ry, to cure coughs. colds, and palmo.
nary disease.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

ApPoNTED.-James Boswell has
been commissioned by the governor
to act as sheriff in place Of j. A. Ken
dali, deceased. The military" does
rule.
RoBBERY.--We learn that on Thurs
day morning last, the house of Carlos
Pierce, ESQ.,, of Stanstead, P. O., was
entered, and quantity of silver plate,
nice clothing and other valuables TAX
en- therefrom. The robbery was CON-
mitted about 8 o'clock, a. M, and
with dozen or more servants in the
house at the time. The property was
soon missed, the carriage was track
ed South, and the goods were found
afterward in Charleston, at the Buck
place. and were all recovered. The
thief was pursued awhile but the chase
was at length given up. A multitude
of rumors prevail as to how the thief
gained admission to the house. as well
as the amount of property taken, the
estimate running from $500 to $4,000
We have otter heard of great robber.
les of palatial residences, where the
thief carried off an enormous amount
of silver, Jewels and choice apparel
when upon thorough investigation
the plumber has been reduced to g
few plated spoons or the like. This
may perhaps be one OF those cases
The Journal which is always very mi
mute and explicit in its details Of eve
rything pertaining to the Pierce fami
ly will no doubt give US all the minu
tie.-Neaoport Erpress.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

A small riot occurred in Mott St.
New York, Friday evening, over the
arrest of a Fourteenth Ward bully.
An excited mob just such a crowd as
formed the rioters of 1865-collected
and for two hours after the streets
were filed with thieves and others
who had fiocked to the spot scenting
an opportunity to plumber.
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Local News.

The TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
In obedience TO the call issued in our
last paper few temperance men from
Greensboro, Craftsbury, Glover, AL
bany, Barton, Charleston, Browning
ton and from one or two other towns.
assembled in the Methodist church in
this village on Tuesday last. 1t or
ganised by choosing Mr.. John Crane
president, Messrs. |. G. Smith and
F. W. Kimball vice presidents, and J.
b. Robinson secretary. A committee
of one from each town represented
was chosen to report nominations to
the convention. During the deliber
atoms of the committee remarks were
made by MessrS. J. B. Robinson, A.
G. Robinson, E. W. Clark, |. K. Drew
and others, iavoring new nominations,
and by Gen. VIM. W. Grout in oppo-
sition thereto-as being i'll advised
and calculated to produce discord in
the republican party; he thought a
ticket here nominated would meet
with certain defeat; would inhame
old animosities and enkindle new ones
AS temperance man he deprecated
independent action because he belle
we'd it would work mischief to the
cause, the good of which all present
had at heart. His earnest advice Il
the assembly was to adjourn withou
putting q ticket in the field, but sait
if there were any rumies upon the re
publican ticket whom no temperate
man could conscientiously support, h
could scratch him and vote for bet
ter men.
The convention did not seem to ia
vor the generals notions, for when tn
committee reported the name of A. {
Babbitt for senator in the place of 3,
w. Simpson, it would not accept tn
report, but clamored for the blood o
new victims, and would not be apes
sed short of new ticket. After SON
wrangling the vast concourse patche
up the following to be supported |
all lovers of succotash:
For Senator's. II. Woodward c
Irasburgh, A. G. Rabbit of Green
boro.
For Judges-Benjamin Comings {
Greensboro, A. G. Robinson of Ba
ton.
For Sherin-John G. Boswell {
Barton.
For Judge of Probate-E. A. Ste
art of Derby.
For States Attorney. Ii. B
bee of Newport.
For Bailiff-Edward Hastings
Craftsbury.
The above is good temperan
ticket, though it could be bettered
that particular. We shall give it
aid or comfort, and never intended
And why? We will tell why in We
few words. The republican ticl
nominated at Irasburgh was done r,
ularly and fairly. If there was a
man, or set of men, in the county "
did not wish to support the nomint
discarded by this last convent
they should have had sprawl enou
to have attended their town eau,
and have selected a committee to s
them. Had they done this, had IL
taken the smallest interest in the ca
they claim to love so much, the C
vention at Irasburgh could have b
moulded to their will would have b
as " clay in the hands of the pott'
But they did no such thing; they
ferred to let things go by default,
now they grumble and growl at q
suit they might have defeated; b
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The Indian Massacre at Plum Creek.
HOW A NAN FEELS WHILE BEING

HOW A MAN FEELS WHILE BEING
sCALPED. i
A correspondent of the Missouri
Democrat writes from Omaha stating |
that the remains of some of those who
were massacred by the Indians who
threw train off the track and set it
on fire had arrived there, and that on
the same train was man named
William Thompson, a native of Eng
land, who turned out to be one OF the
telegraph repairers reported killed.
He attracted agreat deal Of attention
from the very extraordinary fact that
he had been scalped. He appeared
to be suffering horribly, and was very
weak from loss of blood. He had
received gaping wound in the neck,
and a bullet in the muscle of his right
arm. A physician attended to his
wounds. In a pail of water was his
scalp, about nine inches in length and
four in width, somewhat resembling
drowned rat, as it foated, curled up,
on the water. His statement was as
follows:
about nine o'clock, Tuesday
night, myself and five Others left Plum
Greek station, and started up the
track on hand-car to hunt up where
the break in the telegraph was. When
we came to where the break proved
to be, we saw lot of ties piled on
the track, but at the same moment
Indians jumped up from the grass all
around and fired on us. We fired
two or three shots in return, and then
as the Indians pressed on US, we ran
away. An Indian on pony singled
me out, and galloped up to me. AZ
ter coming to within ten feet of me
he fired, the bullet entering my right
arm. Seeing me still run he "clubbcd
his rifle" and knocked me down.
He then took out his his knife, stab
bed me in the neck, and then making
a twirl round his fingers with my hair,
he commenced saving and hacking
away at my scalp. Though the pain
was awful, and felt dizzy and sick,
| knew enough to keep quiet. After
what seemed to be half an h our, he
gave the last finishing cut to the scalp
on my left temple, and as it still hung
a little, he gave it a jerk. | just
thought then that could have scream
, ed my life ont. can't describe it to
} you. 1t just felt as if the whole head
was taken right off. The Indian then
mounted and galloped away, but as
he went he dropped my scalp within
, few feet of me, which | managed tC
get and hide. The Indians were
thick in the vicinity, or then might
have made my escape. While laying
r. down | could hear the Indians moving
5 around whispering to each other, anc
! then shortly after placing instructions
on the track. After lying dowr
e about an hour and half, heard th'
t low rumbling of the train as it came
along, and | might have been able tt
5 flag it off had | dared"
l. The doctors in Omaha were to en-
n deavor to set on Thompson's scalE
y aud they expressed themselves conf
e dent of being able to do it well. A
l. he was a strong man it was expecte
l. that he would recover health an
p strength.
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UNION COUNTY TICKET.

For Senators,
LUTHER BAKER,
of Newport.
JAMES w. SIMPSON,
of Craftsbury.
For Assistant Judges,
BENJAMIN COMINGS,
of Greensboro.
E. o. BENNETT,
Of Charleston.
For Judge of Probate,
E. A. STEWART,
of Derby.
For States Attorney,
l.. FL. BISBEE,
Of Newport.
For High Sheriff,
JAMES BUSWELL,
of Barton.
For High Bailiff,
l.. P. GALLUP,
of Troy.
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RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 23.-Charles
Stuart was shot and killed night be-
fore last by Rev. Robert Gray in
Pulaski county. Mr.. Gray was in a
house barricaded to resist a mob of
negroes who had gathered around it,
and shot Stuart by mistake.
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MARRIED..

In Glover, Aug. 9th, by Rev. N. w. Scott,
Mr.. Elijah Stone, and Miss Mary Salmon, both
of Glover.
In Washington, D. c., July 29th, Col. A. B.
Carey, US. Army, and Miss Laura M. Colby,
daughter of Hon. S. B. Colby, Register of the
Treasury.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

BUTTER.-A good supply of butter
was brought into market Tuesday, and
the best sold tor 25 to 26 cents per
pound.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

SIXTEENTH THOUSAND OF " NED Ne
WINS" The sixteenth thousand pam
phlet edition. of Rev. Henry Nor
gan's book, " Ned Nevins, the News
boy, or Street Life in Boston," is al
ready issued. Those who have not
heard Mr.. Morgan's popular lectures
on Street.-The" may find the gist of
the lectures here in cheap form.
Canvassers are said to do better with
this book than with any other in the
field. A lady in Terre Haute sold
100 copies, % in a. few hours. Price
in cloth, $3.50; pamphlet edition, Is
cts. Agents wishing territory may
apply to Rev. Henry Morgan, Boston
Mass.
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Agricultural Society.

Friend Earle The movement |
now in progress for the formation of
a County Agricultural Society seems
to promise to be successful. If there
are any questions about which there
may be difference of opinion they
can all be decided satisfactorily, as
papers are circulated in every town,
and every one who becomes a men,
Der has a voice in all the preliminary
arrangements. 1t is also for these
members in each town to choose who
they will have to work for their in
terests as director of the society, as
it is likely that such officers will be
chosen Saturday, August 81. There
seems to be an opinion prevalent that
horse trotting broke up the former
society and there is some opposition
to such department. Is it not more
reasonable to attribute the failure to
the fact that the fair and horse show
were separated-the fair the first day,
and the horse show the second. The
result was that those who exhibited
the first day were minus an audience,
as the people preferred to see the
show of horses. Now | see that 9TH
er successful societies combine them
so that each have their right. All
are shown the same days. 1t is not
strange considering the amount Of
capital invested in horses and then
usefulness. that great attention be
given them. Perhaps however, il
would be desirable to give greater
prominence to stock, carriage anC
draft horses, instead of the $40 spirit
But there is Que go ID thing, the mem
bers can control all this by voting.
The second bone of probable con
tention is the location. Any one whC
has shown choice stock and produU
in the rain, wind, dust and heat, know
that it would be more satisfactory t
, have such permanent pens, sheds an
> stables as generally appear on loca
ted fair ground. Now the enterpri:
- ing farmers of Jay, Holland, Westmor
= and some other towns, should raise a
many things to show as any othe
= towns, yet they do not expect fai
" ground located in either town, bu
" they should assist by their judgmer
=, in locating it in one of the centr;
, towns. The park at Newport, til
former fair ground at Barton Landing
are at such a distance from railroa
depots as to require transportation c
passengers, &c. Just Southwest {
Irasburgh village, is dry, level ira
= of land belonging to the estate of Il
~ late Hon. [. H. Allen, it could
easily transformed into a beautif
" Park or fair ground. But when tt
. question of location comes up, all tt
county should consider the Undue
ments that each central town W
~ give for the fair. But let no jealousi
~ deprive US Of good society, and
fair the present year. FARMER.
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ST. J0HNSBURY ACADEMY.
Tho Fall Term will commence
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 1867

And continue eleven weeks. Instruction will
be furnished. as usual, in all CT ASSlCAI,
and ENGLISH BRANCHES of study. In.
strucrion will be given in FRENCH nv
Mr.; AMEDEE FORGET, and in
PENCILING, Water Colors. and Oil
PAINTING. by MISS FIIZt
GLEASON,
Boarding, AMI rooms for self.boa,di,. ~
obtained at reasonable rates nv annl,; ~
-, the Subscriber.
~ HENRY G. IDE. Principal.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-30

The Carboa Hill coal mines were
sold at auction to-day for $4,000 to
John I. DAILY of New York.
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NOTICE

is hereby given that an application will be
L made to the General Assembly of the State
of ermont, at its next session, to annex Salem,
in Orleans County, TO the town of Derby in said
County.
August oath, lS67.-35w3