Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-28
Miscellaneous Items.

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At a funeral in Brooklyn, lately, the b
nourners quarreled over the merits
Of the deceased, from words they {
came to blows, from blows to stabs, {
then the fight became general. and 1
sticks, whips, stones and knives were
employed, to the wounding of IA per-
sons, four of them seriously. Il
The Parisians spend $4,000, 900
francs annually for beef and mutton,
95,OOO,OOO for bread, and 100000
for wine ana beer.
An Italian poet has written poem
of nine hundred lines on strawber-
ries.
Mrs. Mehitable Radcliffe, an old Ia
dy of eighty four years, widow OF
VIM. Radcliffe, died in Portsmouth
Sunday week, after being confined to
her bed thirty four years.
A party of young people amusing
themselves at the house of Rev. Mr..
White, near Terra Haute, (Indiana)
lately, were very much frightened at
hearing frog croak in the stomach
of a young lady. A doctor was sum-
moned, who cut into the stomach, and
took out green. speckled frog four
inches long.
A traveller in Georgia saw five hun |
dred furnishing women, many with
babes at their breasts, seeking bread
and clothing at one station near Dali
las.
1t is a curious fact that all the fight
ing nations of ancient times have died
out or fallen into remarkable desue-
tude. They seem to have been con-
sumed by their fierce internal passions.
On the other hand, the Chinese, a
peaceful people, now numbers about
400,00O,000-a number sufficient, if
warlike, to sweep resistlessly over all
Europe.
There are 3637 homeopathic physi-
clans in the country now against 46
=. in lS4S, but the average of human
life isn't perceptibly longer.
1 An exchange says that cedar boughs
hung around the heads of horses in a
; stable, will effectually keep off flies.
In New York on Thursday the de-
cline in -four from the highest prices
, in May averaged fully four dollars a
barrel, and in wheat one dollar per
bushel. Thus has -four followed pork
and cotton in a great decline from
) prices which had been reached in an
j ticipation of deficiency in the sup
plies.
In recent proclamation, Governor
< Brownlow describes a murderer as
having large hair"
: CHICAG H., June 22.-About
:, $50 last evening fire broke out at
e the corner of Lake and Clinton streets
r and extended to nine buildings which
e were totally consumed. Some 90
e other buildings were more or less in
n iured A woman named Reunier was
Al burned to death in endeavoring tc
save the lives of others. a grea
number of families have been render
Z ed homeless. Loss estimated at abou
D. 100000, of which about $4,000 i;
le covered by insurance.
a UTICA, n. Y, June 23.-A destructive
81 fire occurred in the village of Camden
tn this afternoon. The Park Hotel, thu
d, Episcopal and Methodist Churche
r, and a number of other buildings wer
ct burned. Loss not less than $4,000
d. A COUPLE OF WOMEN KILLED b
he LIGHTNING. - BURLINGTON, Vt, Jun
i'll 13.-The wife and daughter of Nose
no F. Willis were instantly struck an
tn killed by lightning to-day, while stand
ed ing in the front door of the residenc
during a severe thunder shower
Five others were Frustrated by tn
of shock but not seriously injured.
ini The rates of wages paid in iii
ii, nois per day for ten hours work al
nd as follows:
gu Plasterers, $3.50; bricklayers, s.
?e- mechanics, SO; printers, So; planir
=. mill hands, $40 per week. A major
us ty of the men are willing to wo1
LIS eight hours day as follows: Plas
III. erers, 81; bricklayers, $3.50; an
"' under some circumstances, IS; ston
Oh cutters, 50, 30, and carpenters, 81, IS
'ss. A Philadelphia street organist, WI
was lately arrested, was found to ca
d ry $500 in greenbacks in be
Vi around his body.
ice
in E. r. Gard of Chicago has inven
he ed brick machine which beats an
on, thing yet seen, and made 44,500
'ck one day recently.
the
sss. Seven national banks, with c
curlation of $795,0QO have faile
OF and are in the hands of receivers.
ON
of A girl has been arrested in Ne
the ark, N. j., for trying to steal wats
lev fall from the head of another girl
ers the street.
his
,S;. About two o'clock on Tuesd
morning, Daniel Healey, a waiter il
Chicago restaurant, was found in O
low Of the rooms of the building, undou
for eddy trying to steal $4,000 in mon,
nd which he knew to be in possession
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