Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-08

A FREE SUFFRAGE FLEcTIoN.-

| A FREE SUFFRAGE FLEC1loNe
The first election held under the free
suffrage act in the District of Columbia
took place at Georgetown on Monday
last. OF the voters registered there
were about 1900 whites and 100
blacks. About $50 whites voted the
4 Union ticket The negroes voted the
i Union ticket solid and elected 1t oy
SO majority, and also elected I TO 4
of the councilmen. Some insults
were offered to the colored voters,
but there was no violence, there being
a large police force present during
the day. This shows where the freed
men vote and is an important Union
victory in the right place, and if it
works well in Georgetown, why will it
not work equally well in the entire
SOUTH
Coop FROM New HAMPsHIRE.-
The latest news from the political
campaign now going on in New Ham
pshire is cheering for the Union party.
The democratic candidate for Cover
nor has got out again and there was
, another joint discussion at Concord on
. Tuesday. The discussion was fine
success for the Union nominee and a !
dispatch from Concord says "the pop
ular current is Enthusiastically in favor
of Gen. Hartman who is gaining
votes wherever he speaks, whether
alone or in the joint debates"
GRANTS OPINIoN.-General Grant
is represented as saying recently -
+ The fighting is finished but the very
important matter of reconstruction is
: yet to be completed. | think if the
5 Southern States had accepted the
5 amendment, instead of rejecting it so
. hastily, they would have been admit
a ted by Congress in December; but
n now think they will have to take the
y amendment and manhood suffrage be-
2 sides. Congress will insist upon
y this"
y On Monday afternoon last a little
J. daughter OF Oliver Gabino, of Bur-
lington, was burned to death, in con-
+ sequence of her clothes taking fire
II while at The house of Mrs. Gravelin,
l. A man has been arrested in Hun
N gary for killing four children, and eat,
le ing their hearts raw.
A Chicago merchant was shot by
his son because he scOlded him.
~ A beggar woman in Quebec has ex.
- change a baby for a loaf of bread.
le Travelling on the Mississippi is
IL about as safe as running a black
p smith shop in powder magazine.
At late wedding in Petersburgh
Va, former husband of the bride of
d ficiated as the bride groom's attend
IL ant.
III There is a story ahOat of widow
s. who was SO incOnsolable for the loss
Of a husband that she took another tC
keep from ireIting herself to death.
Of
~ An old lady of seventy-one year,
~ fell down stairs in Utica, and broke
i" y, her neck, while trying to descend il
y the dark to relieve the watchers owe
her dead husband.
~, A member of the Kansas Senate
;. who had been pretty strongly advOca
- ting female suffrage, got a letter from
ar his wife the other day. Said his ten
NJ dcrhcarted spouse: sam, don't maxi
fool Of yourself!'
no A lecturer was dialating upon til,
20 powers of the magnet, defying an,
n one to show or name anything sur
NJ passing its powers. A hearcr demur
. ed, and instancsd a young lady wht
used to attract him thirteen miles ev
NV cry Sunday.
a young lady has kindly furnished
~ the Detroit Tribune with receipt fo
III keeping feet warm which she has trie(
n and knows to be effective. She SAYS
~ Il am troubled with cold feet, but
~ manage to keep them warm by lyine
= = in bed mornings until my mother ha.
"a built rousing fire and prepared IN,
!, breakfast. l then get up, place IN,
~ feet on the front of the stove, eat M
=" breakfast, read the news, and afteI
~ warming some aanuels and wrapping
- them about my poor feet return t.
bed, where Iremain until nearly noon
IN | repeat this every twenty-four hours
an A Main paper suggests that higl
in schools where yOnng ladies can b.
~ taught household duties, be establish
~ ed in that State, and F. W.-ft fol
10 wivcs-be Inscribed Oh the degrees.
~ WHERE DID THAT MAN GO TOP
u In certain hotel in Rutland, there i.
employed bar tender who is in the
habit of taking his "tod" pretty free.
Of ly, but always makes it a point never
is to drink in the presence of his employ
1t err. A few days ago, while he was in
10 The act of drawing his tod" prepar.
atory to taking a drink, his employer
came into the room rather unexpect-
W eddy. Finding himself caught in the
N act, as he set the tumbler and its con-
ID tents OH the counter, and casting his
,e eyes around with look of surprise,
Ii exclaimed, ",chere IN Munder did that
d man that Orderded that drink go to-"
c Up WITH THE TIMEs.-There was