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

TORNADO IN MIssIssIppr.-Thc
lckshurgh Herald of the 9Th inst
furnishes details of the tornado which
swept across a belt of country ON
the lst inst, about seventy-fivc miles
north of Vicksburg. At island 97in
the Mississippi river, it made a path
way through the timber about four
hundred yards wide. All the build
lngs on the plantation of Mrs. Nelson
were prostrated. Mrs. Nelson was
fatally injured by falling timhers and
two of her children were badIv lurt
In Louisiana every plantation in Tho
neighborhood of MiIlikep's Bend Vas
more Or less damaged. The resi-.
dence of DR.. Dancy was blown down
Most of the quarters on the adioin.
ing places were also demolished.
SMALL BUSINESS. A resolution has
passed one branch of the Wisconsin
Legislature, directing the State Treas,
urer to pay members, and also the
Governors salary, in coin. LegisIa-
tors who cannot take pay for their
services in the currency which paws
the salary of the President and Cab
inet-which pays even foreigners the
interest on the Indebtedness to them
and which pays the farmer, the
mechanic, the landlord and the butch
er--had better resign. Their SER
vices are altogether too valuable to
be wasted in making laws to bind all
the rest of the world but themselves.
A soldiers widow, in Temple, Me,
Mrs. Mower, was unexpectedly visit
ed last Thursday, by the returned
soldiers in that town, in body, well
armed with keen axes, who made an
attack upon her wOodpilc, cutting
their way through it in a most cffcc-
tual manner. At the same time the
soldiers wives and daughters entered
the house. and deposited in the pan
try an abundant supply of family IA
tons. Mrs. Mowers husband sleeps
in the soldiers grave far away at the
South, but returned cOmrads are
watchful of the comforts of the sol
dicr's widow and children. Those
who remained at home and made such
high promises, might learn a lesson
from them.
The Tribune's special says; Those
who think the impeachment matter
, will die in committee, will be startled
when the cOmmittc reports. Parties
, are in Washington to testify to the
, restoration of plantations seized as
abandoned property to pardoncd rel.
, els by President Johnson at time
when the crops belonged to the les
Sec-thns ignoring contracts and in.
flicting great losses upon Union men.
; TIE Cairo. Ill.,. Democrat SAYS that
! at wedding party at the Louisiana
D Hotel, the bridegroom sampled wine
! until he forgot he was a newly mar
5 ried man, and went off to his old room
+ 70 bed and to sleep. About one o'clock
D in the morning the landlord happened
/ to pass the Young mans room and
noticed that he was in there asleep.
; and approaching him shook him vio-
Q lcntly and asked him what he was do-
ing there, and why he wa not with
his wife. He rubbed his ewes. aid
+ finally understanding what was going
;. on. exclaimed, .'Graci0us I'd forgot
about being married" The Young
: vile had waited until she had GOT dis
Il gUSted, and when the truant husband
made his appearance. she was dressed
ready to leave. The matter was
talked over, an finally amicabIy ar
: ranged.
V NEWSPAPER LAWS.--Postmasters
e arc required to give notice by letter
it when a subscriber does not take his
: paper from the Office and give the
= reasons for its not being taken
G Neglecting to do so, makes the post
It master responsible to the publisher
a for payment.
Il Any person who takes a paper reg
e ularly from the post-ofice, whether he
J. has subscribed or not, is responsible
&c for the subscription.
c The courts have decided that re
V tuSlng to take newspapers and peri
n odicals from the post-ofFice, or remov
Ii Ing and leaving them uncaIlCd foI
without settling arrearages, is prima
tacia evidence of intentional fraud.
5 Josh Billings says there is nothing
o. more touching in life than to see q
Ir poor but virtuous young man slug
; Cling with a moustache.
! Brigham Young is reported 10 b,
= seriously i'll.
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